During CES 2012, a company named ION Audio gained attention for showing off one of their newest products called the Guitar Apprentice. The Guitar Apprentice is a full-sized guitar, but it uses a lighted fretboard and the iPad to teach users how to play guitar. It certainly got my attention when I was walking on more »

Sony and LG have decided to make amends on a patent dispute. Back in February, LG filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission claiming Sony’s assortment of Blu-ray players violated eight of LG’s patents. Sony responded by claiming LG violated its patents in some of its mobile phones. The whole thing got so bad, PS3 consoles were seized in Europe by Customs.

A federal jury in Massachusetts return a mixed bag of results for Nuance in the company’s efforts to assert Vlingo had infringed on a Nuance patent. Vlingo aimed to invalidate the patent. Yesterday’s verdict was a good news/bad news for both companies. The jury validated Nuances patent. That’s good news for Nuance and less than more »

HTC and Apple are currently in a legal dispute. The International Trade Commission determined that HTC violated two of Apple’s patents. HTC is trying to overturn that preliminary decision based on evidence it claims to possess. Even Google said it will make sure HTC doesn’t lose this dispute. Even with all this going on, HTC is still willing to settle things with Apple amicably.

Lodsys has struck again. This time the patent holder is extending its ongoing lawsuit to a few more companies. Lodsys has been making headlines due its willingness to sue application developers for allowing in-app payments, something Lodsys holds a patent over. The last time we heard about Lodsys, the company was still targeting small Android developers. Now it’s going after bigger game companies such as Atari Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts and even Rovio Mobile.

HTC is in the midst of a legal dispute with Apple. An International Trade Commission judge recently ruled that HTC violated two of Apple’s patents HTC uses in its Android smartphones. Apple could demand royalties from HTC or request a ban on HTC Android smartphones entirely. HTC is going to appeal the ITC’s decision based on evidence it claims was discovered by a ITC staff attorney. Google will be there to back HTC during its appeal.

Apple has been carrying on a legal battle with Samsung and HTC lately. The latest ruling to come out of the proceedings has hit HTC right where it hurts the most. A judge for the International Trade Commission (ITC) has found HTC to be guilty of violating two Android-related patents that are owned by Apple.

Lodsys is not letting up with its constant threat of lawsuits. Lodsys has been targeting developers of both Android and iOS apps for allegedly infringing on a patent it claims to own involving in-app purchases. The latest recipients of Lodsys’ wrath are the developers of Star Traders RPG and Age of Conquest.

Lodsys, the company who at one point threatened to sue Apple App Store developers for allegedly infringing on its patents, has turned its attention to the Android developers. Lodsys claims that while companies such as Apple and Google have the right to use its patents for in-app purchases, that same courtesy does not extend to app developers who try to make more money from microtransactions.

With Samsung already marketing its Galaxy Tab and focusing on its successor and Motorola hard at work on its tablet, HTC is one of the few major manufacturers left without a tablet. However, according to a recent filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, HTC recently applied for a patent on the HTC more »