Latest Apple Headlines

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Apple Seeks $180M More in Patent Damages from Samsung

Dec 29 2015 // Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more.In court papers...

Judge Dismisses California Suit Against Apple Over Worker Searches

Nov 9 2015 // Apple Inc. persuaded a judge to throw out a lawsuit by employees of the company’s retail stores in California seeking back pay for time spent in “demoralizing” security searches when they left work for...

Illinois Health Officials: 70 Suspected Ill from Apple Cider

Nov 8 2015 // Health officials in two western Illinois counties say the count of people with suspected illness linked to apple cider has risen to 70. The Quincy Herald-Whig reports that’s the updated tally from the health...

Apple Ordered to Pay $234M in U. Wisconsin Patent Infringement Case

Oct 19 2015 // A U.S. jury has ordered Apple Inc. to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm more than $234 million in damages for incorporating its microchip technology into some of the company’s...

Univ. of Wisconsin Seeking $400M from Apple in Patent Dispute

Oct 15 2015 // The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing arm is seeking $400 million from Apple Inc. for infringing the school’s patent on microprocessor technology.The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is owed that...

Apple Loses Univ. of Wisconsin Patent Lawsuit

Oct 14 2015 // Apple Inc. could be facing up to $862 million in damages after a U.S. jury on Oct. 13 found the iPhone maker used technology owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing arm without permission in chips...

Intellectual Property News: KitKat, Williams Sonoma, Whole Foods, Skechers, Segway, GoDaddy, Apple

Sep 18 2015 // This wrap-up of recent intellectual property cases covers chocolate bar shapes, cookware designs, sneaker similarities, Korean TV copyright device, Quizno’s commercials, personal transporter technology, Oscar award...

Automakers Seek to Limit Data Sharing with Tech Partners

Jul 20 2015 // Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc. and Google Inc. through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers...

California Judge Rules Apple Workers Can Sue as a Class Over Searches

Jul 17 2015 // For California workers seeking to be paid for time spent getting bags searched after their shifts end, state law may provide the remedy that federal law doesn’t.On Thursday, a judge in San Francisco said that Apple...

Auto Makers Seek to Limit Data Sharing with Tech Partners

Jul 10 2015 // Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc and Google Inc through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers do...

Intellectual Property: Newegg Loses Patience; Apple Wins New Damages Trial; Jawbone Targets Fitbit

Jul 9 2015 // Newegg Inc. has been waiting for almost two years for a Texas federal judge to make a final ruling on a patent lawsuit it lost. On Monday it stopped waiting and asked an appeals court to force the judge into action.Newegg...

Miami Pop Artist Britto Charges Apple with Copyright Infringement

Apr 22 2015 // Artist Romero Britto is suing Apple Inc. and a design firm in Miami federal court, accusing them of misusing his color-splashed images and distinctive style in marketing campaigns.The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from...

IBM, Apple Release 10 Apps for Insurance, Banks, Retail, Other Businesses

Dec 10 2014 // Five months after Apple Inc.’s partnership with International Business Machines Corp. was announced, the companies are unveiling the initial fruits of the deal: 10 applications made for governments and businesses.The...

Conn. Fines Apple Store Contractors for Lacking Workers’ Comp Coverage

Jun 6 2014 // The Connecticut Department of Labor is fining three out-of-state contractors working at an Apple Store in West Hartford for not having worker’s compensation insurance coverage for their employees.The case has...

Individual or Corporate? Two Visions of the Sharing Economy

May 30 2014 // Google’s driverless car and Apple’s deal to buy Beats Electronics, primarily for its streaming music service, represent the latest moves in a battle between two visions of the sharing economy: One in which the...

Jury Affirms Samsung Must Pay Apple $119M in Damages for Patent Infringement

May 6 2014 // A U.S. jury on Monday left the total damages Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. must pay Apple Inc. unchanged at $119.6 million, after additional deliberations in a trial where the South Korean smartphone maker was found to have...

Washington Apple Crop Tops $2B in Sales

Nov 11 2013 // An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, but it sure lines the pockets of Washington’s apple growers.Apples were worth more than $2 billion to Washington farmers in 2012, the first crop in state history to cross...

Connecticut Announces Its 3rd Licensed Captive Insurance Company

Oct 16 2013 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced last week that the corporate owner of one of the largest grocery store chains in New York City is setting up its captive insurance subsidiary in Connecticut.The Red Apple Group,...

50 Top Apps for Independent Agents

May 14 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. But when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...

Feds Rule Apple Did Not Violate Google Patent

Apr 23 2013 // Apple Inc scored a win on Monday when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate a Google patent to make the popular iPhones.Apple had initially been accused of infringing on six patents for...