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Lodsys scrambling to keep Apple out of patent suit with iOS developers

The latest filings in the patent dispute case seem to suggest that Lodsys can’t find a good legal reason to keep Apple out of the lawsuit Lodsys has brought against app developers on Apple’s iOS mobile platform. The story comes from law site Groklaw, which analyzes Lodsys latest filing (availab ... Full Article »

August 30, 2011 2:29pm

Apple files second motion for a place in Lodsys suit against iOS developers

The saga of patent suits brought against app developers by tech firm Lodsys continues, this time with the company fighting hard to keep Apple out of the legal battle. Apple filed a second motion in the case this week asking for a judge to allow it to take part in the defenses of several app develop ... Full Article »

August 9, 2011 1:05pm

Lodsys brings patent claims against Angry Birds creator, big App Store names

It seems tech company Lodsys is pretty confident in its iOS patent case, because it has just grabbed a stick and poked every bear in the proverbial woods. Lodsys first popped up a couple months back, when it started sending claims to indie developers in the iTunes App Store claiming they needed to ... Full Article »

July 26, 2011 7:42am

Apple files motion to join developers in Lodsys suit

It’s official – Apple (AAPL) wants in on the legal action between patent holder Lodsys and several iOS developers over the use of in-app purchases in iPhone and iPad apps. Apple has filed a motion to join the lawsuit as a co-defendant with seven iOS developers being sued by Lodsys, according to ... Full Article »

June 10, 2011 2:59pm

Lodsys fires off patent lawsuits against seven developers

It seems the time for amicable discussion between Lodsys and the iOS app developers is over. Lodsys owns a patent on the technology Apple (AAPL) uses to complete in-app purchases in its apps. Apple pays a licensing fee to Lodsys to use that technology, but Lodsys doesn’t collect anything from app ... Full Article »

June 1, 2011 7:25am

Update: Apple tells Lodsys that license applies to developers

This is an update to an earlier story originally published at 1:11pm CST: Apple has apparently sent a letter to Lodsys addressing the patent infringement claims the company is making to developers selling apps in the iTunes App Store. According to the letter, which Macworld published, Apple says ... Full Article »

May 23, 2011 1:11pm

More developers being sued over app tech patents

The mobile app space is getting more volatile, thanks to yet another round of patent lawsuits from another technology company that’s going after app developers. This latest batch comes from a U.S.-based company called MacroSolve, according to the U.K. paper The Guardian, which has already issued ... Full Article »

May 20, 2011 7:17am

Apple looking into Lodsys’ in-app purchasing patent claims

Apple is reportedly investigating claims by Texas tech company Lodsys over in-app purchases – claims which aren’t being levied against Apple, but against independent developers of apps on Apple’s iOS platform. So far, about a dozen such legal claims have been issued to small developers, accor ... Full Article »

May 17, 2011 12:50pm


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