April 17, 2017
Unwired Planet LLC on Monday announced that it settled its patent infringement suit with Apple Inc., just as a California federal trial was set to begin, ending more than four years of litigation that Apple said was frivolous and Unwired said was worth an estimated $33 million.
April 05, 2017
Unwired Planet told a California federal judge Wednesday it plans to seek $33 million in royalties from Apple in an upcoming infringement trial over three of its wireless, location and voice recognition patents, saying the amount is reasonable considering Apple wants $400 million from Samsung for infringing similar smartphone patents.
March 31, 2017
A California federal judge ordered Unwired Planet LLC on Friday to turn over to Apple Inc. documents from its U.K. patent suit against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Google Inc., finding that the information is relevant to an upcoming trial over wireless and voice recognition patents.
March 21, 2017
Apple Inc. on Monday urged a California federal court to compel Unwired Planet LLC to turn over documents related to a patent trial in the U.K., arguing that the information is relevant to an upcoming California trial between the parties over wireless and voice recognition patents.
August 28, 2015
A California federal judge on Friday refused to award Apple Inc. $15 million in attorneys' fees in an infringement suit brought by patent holding company Unwired Planet LLC over voice recognition technology, holding there was nothing exceptional about Unwired's conduct during proceedings that warranted the amount.
August 17, 2015
Apple Inc. on Friday fired back at a Nevada patent holding company's challenge of the tech giant's request for $15 million in attorneys' fees and costs in a dispute over voice recognition patents, saying the company's "everything but the kitchen sink" litigation is tying up the court system.
July 28, 2015
Patent group Unwired Planet LLC told a California federal judge on Monday that there was nothing "exceptional" in its litigation against Apple Inc. that would justify the $15 million in attorneys' fees sought in a patent dispute over cellular and voice recognition patents.
June 22, 2015
Apple Inc. urged a California federal judge on Friday to award $15 million in attorney fees and costs in a patent dispute over cellular and voice recognition patents, saying a Nevada patent holding company's "everything but the kitchen sink" approach of frivolous litigation should be deterred by the court.
May 29, 2015
A California federal judge on Friday signed off on a joint stipulation by Apple Inc. and a Nevada company to render final judgment on four disputed cellular and voice recognition patents so their owner can appeal the decision more quickly.
May 26, 2015
A California federal judge ruled Friday that Apple Inc. does not infringe on three cellular and voice recognition patents held by a Nevada company, but allowed a case on a fourth patent to proceed.