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50 Top Apps For Independent Agents

Apr 22 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. And 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...

Apple CEO Cook Calls Lawsuit ‘Silly Sideshow’

Feb 13 2013 // Apple CEO Tim Cook calls a shareholder lawsuit against the company a “silly sideshow” but says he is open to looking at the shareholder’s proposals for sharing more cash with investors.Last week, investor...

Worker’s Injury Sheds Light on China’s Workers’ Comp System, Apple Contractor

Oct 12 2012 // Apple Inc.’s largest contract manufacturer has been pushing for a Chinese worker left brain-damaged in a factory accident to be removed from the hospital in a case that throws a harsh new spotlight on labor rights in...

How Apple Outsmarted Samsung in Patent Dispute

Aug 27 2012 // In August 2010, just a few months after Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy smartphone, a team of Apple Inc. lawyers flew to South Korea.Apple’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, had already told Samsung executives at...

In Apple v. Samsung, Attention Turns to Alchemy of Damages

Aug 23 2012 // Between the hotshot designers and brainy engineers Apple Inc. questioned for three weeks in the company’s bitterly fought patent battle against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a marketing expert from MIT took...

Jury to Begin Deliberating Patent Disputes Between Apple, Samsung

Aug 22 2012 // Apple Inc.’s worldwide legal crusade against the Android mobile operating system drew toward a climax on Tuesday as the iPhone maker’s attorneys accused Samsung of taking a shortcut by copying Apple’s...

Apple Claims $2.5 Billion Damages in Samsung Patent Case

Jul 25 2012 // Apple Inc. claims it is entitled to $2.525 billion of damages in its high-stakes battle against Samsung Electronics Co over patents for technology used in smartphones and tablets, such as the iPhone and iPad.The estimate...

Judge Who Nixed Apple-Motorola Trial Questions Need for Software Patents

Jul 5 2012 // The U.S. judge who tossed out one of the biggest court cases in Apple Inc.’s smartphone technology battle is questioning whether patents should cover software or most other industries at all.Richard Posner, a...

Apple Pays $60 Million to Settle China iPad Trademark Dispute

Jul 2 2012 // Apple Inc. has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world’s most valuable technology company engaged in a protracted legal tussle with a...

Apple Pays $60 Million to Settle China iPad Trademark Dispute

Jul 2 2012 // Apple Inc. has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world’s most valuable technology company engaged in a protracted legal tussle with a...

Cold Snap Bruises Bitterroot Apple Growers

May 29 2012 // Apple growers in the Bitterroot Valley say a cold snap at the same time apple trees were in full bloom and at their most vulnerable will likely dent this year’s apple crop. Al Pernicle of Al and Mary Pernicle’s...

Is There a Bad Apple in Your Bunch?

Apr 2 2012 // I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.” While it’s certainly true when speaking about fruit, does the concept apply to work teams as well? Can one team member...

China Higher Court Hears Apple’s iPad Trademark Claim

Feb 29 2012 // Lawyers for Apple Inc. argued for its right to use the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday, as a higher court began a crucial hearing that could result in sales of the wildly popular tablet computer being halted...

6 Things I Learned from Reading Steve Jobs Authorized Biography

Feb 24 2012 // The first lesson learned from Walter Issacson’s best-selling biography, Steve Jobs (Simon and Schuster), is that you should have started your agency in a garage with a guy called “Woz.” If you did, stop...

China’s Trademark System Baffles Foreign Firms

Feb 16 2012 // China’s trademark system is a minefield of murky rules and opportunistic “trademark squatters” that even the world’s biggest companies and their highly-paid lawyers find hard to navigate, as Apple...

Chinese Firm Claims It Owns Apple’s iPad Trademark

Feb 14 2012 // A Chinese tech firm that says it owns the iPad trademark, plans to seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc.’s computer tablets from China, a lawyer for the company said.If successful, the move could deal a blow to the...

Six Things I Learned from Reading Steve Jobs Authorized Biography

Jan 23 2012 // The first lesson learned from Walter Issacson’s best-selling biography, Steve Jobs (Simon and Schuster), is that you should have started your agency in a garage with a guy called “Woz.” If you did, stop...

Chinese Court Rejects Apple Lawsuit over iPad Name

Dec 7 2011 // A court in southern China has rejected a lawsuit by Apple Inc, accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad trademark, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest move in a protracted tug-of-war over the...

BlackBerry Maker Scrambles to End Global Outage; Repair Damage to Brand

Oct 13 2011 // The company that makes the BlackBerry smart phone is working frantically to end a three-day global service disruption that has frustrated millions of its customers and pumped up pressure on its management to make sweeping...

Fake Apple Store Cuts to Core of China’s Risk to Brands

Jul 22 2011 // A fake Apple store in China, made famous by a blog that said even the staff working there didn’t realize it was a bogus outlet, is probably the most audacious example to date of the risks Western companies face in...