Apple is closing the gap to making full virtual reality a possibility. On July 24th 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company a patent for its groundbreaking 5 dimensional technology. The Invention will incorporate virtual reality gloves, next generation sensors and touch screens to better immerse a user.
The trademark dispute over the “iPad” name rages on in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) between Shenzhen Proview Technology and Apple Inc. However, the Cupertino-based producer of the ever popular iPod, iPhone, and of course the iPad won’t let its legal issues in China get in the way of the brand’s overall expansion into […]
Using a quote that he attributes to Pablo Picasso, the late Steve Jobs stated in a 1994 interview that “good artists copy, great artists steal.” It seems somewhat ironic that Apple Inc., the company he co-founded, now finds itself in an entrenched legal battle with Samsung over a number of alleged patent and trademark infringements. The twist? […]
Brian Chau is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Apple commenced legal action in the WIPO against several domain names with obvious similarities to Apple products that host pornography instead of Apple-approved content. The domains in question are iphonecamforce.com, iphonecam4s.com, iphonesex4s.com, iphonexxxforce.com, iphone4s.com and porn4iphones.com, as reported by Domain Name Wire. To succeed, Apple […]
Stephanie Roberts is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is enrolled in Professor Mgbeoji’s Patents class in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. On October 25 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Apple […]
Sara Hlobil is a student of Dutch Law at the University of Amsterdam on exchange at Osgoode Hall Law School and is enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. [IP Osgoode: We have […]
Alexander Melfi is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. At the last count, the number of lawsuits between Apple and Samsung in […]
Phil Goldbach is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., died on October 5, […]
Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Recently, Apple garnered unwanted attention when it was discovered by security researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden that the iPhone was recording location and time stamp data through its GPS and wireless internet capabilities and then backing up the information, unencrypted, whenever users synced […]
Robert Dewald is a J.D. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Canadian telecommunications giant Research in Motion (RIM), which manufacturers the popular BlackBerry, has reportedly offered information and tools to assist India’s government in monitoring encrypted emails and messaging services (Reuters). India, which had threatened to shut down the BlackBerry service, is the latest country to […]