Apple vs HTC + S3 Graphics, Battle Map Drawn

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Florian Mueller has drown a battle map of Apple, HTC plus S3 Graphics that entered the same patent fight arena.
These patent law suits be it Apple vs HTC, Apple vs S3 Graphics or Apple vs Samsung are so complicated and I am glad FOSS Patents is there to shed some light on the facts (at the moment it is the only light I have with some sprinkles from other sites.)
In addition the the battle map, which reminds me of circuit diagrams I used to draw and etch during my early college days, FOSS Patents has contents to go along with it.
If you have any interest in these patent issues, FP is a must read.
FOSS Patents

HTC Patents, Patent Law Suits (Droid Wars ) Against Apple.

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FOSS Patents has found out all the details about the 9 patents acquired by HTC and is being used against Apple. FOSS Patents also have, as usual, valuable comments that only a person well versed in IP law could give. You will find the related post here.

These four patents were used in the new law suit against Apple in Dealaware;

• U.S. Patent No. 5,418,524 on a "method and apparatus for over-the-air upgrading of radio modem application software"; originally filed by Motorola, sold by Motorola to Google last year, then by Google to HTC on August 29, 2011 (recorded on September 1)

• U.S. Patent No. 5,630,152 on a "communication protocol between master and slave device with register information sharing"; same path as the previous patent

• U.S. Patent No. 5,630,159 on a "method and apparatus for personal attribute selection having delay management method and apparatus for preference establishment when preferences in a donor device are unavailable"; same path as the previous patent except that a company named Tudor Empire in California bought it from Motorola and sold it to Google; that may be an acquisition company owned and controlled by Google, or otherwise acting on Google's behalf

• U.S. Patent No. 5,302,947 on a "method and apparatus for loading a software program from a radio modem into an external computer"; same assignment path as the first two patents in this group

These were used in ITC complain and the existing Delaware lawsuit.

• U.S. Patent No. 6,473,006 on a "method and apparatus for zoomed display of characters entered from a telephone keypad"; originally filed by Phone-com, which assigned it to Openwave, then sold to a French company named Purple Labs, which sold it on to Myriad's French subsidiary (Myriad has Java-related litigation going with Oracle), sold by Myriad to Google last year and by Google to HTC on August 29, 2011 (recorded on September 1)

• U.S. Patent No. 6,708,214 on a "hypermedia identifier input mode for a mobile communication device"; the assignment history of this one mirrors that of the previous patent

• U.S. Patent No. 6,868,283 on a "technique allowing a status bar user response on a portable device graphic user interface"; originally a Palm patent, transferred a couple of times within the Palm group, then sold to Access (first the U.S. subsidiary, then the Japanese parent company), acquired by Google last year, sold and assigned to HTC on same dates as the previous patents in this group

• U.S. Patent No. 7,289,772, same title as the previous patent, originally filed by Palmsource, then sold to Access, Google and finally HTC along the same path as the previous patent

• U.S. Patent No. 7,020,849 on a "dynamic display for communication devices"; originally filed by Openwave, then sold to Purple Labs, Myriad France, Google and HTC along the same path as the first two patents in this group

HTC Sues Apple With Google Patents

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HTC is the first Android device make Apple sued in it's Droid Wars series and currently in the courts. HTC does not have a large enough patent portpolio to talk Apple in to a de. If HTC loses to Apple here, it could set a precedence for Apple to after other Android device  makers.
So it seems that HTC got nine patents from Google Patents which Google itself obtained earlier from Palm Inc., Motorola Inc. and Openwave Systems Inc. So using four of those patents (Motorola), HTC sued Apple today in federal court in Delaware, claiming infringement.
HTC also amended a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, alleging infringement of three patents first issued to Openwave and two others originally owned by Palm.
Bloomberg

Android Leads iOS in Ad Impressions, Millennial Madia.

Top 10 Countries By Mobile Ad Impressions.

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According to the company's monthly report, Android seems to be very impressive and leads that pack. Almost twice as much as the next contender, iOS. (Android has 54% and iOS 28% in the networks Ad impressions). Millenial is the third largest mobile ad network behind Google's AD MOB and Apple's iADs.

But Apple lead the connected device category and device manufacturer category. But at the rate companies like HTC and Samsung are rising, in no time Android will over take Apple in all fronts, at least it points that way.
Here are some facts from the Millennial monthly report (Available to download)

• Last month we continued to see increased platform and manufacturer diversity – emphasizing the importance of advertising across all platforms. While Android continues to lead iOS as the largest Smartphone OS on our network, iOS outpaced all other operating systems in ad requests with a 47% increase month-over-month.
  
• HTC grew 36% in January to claim the number two position in the Top 15 Manufacturers ranking. This growth is tied to the significant number of HTC devices represented in the Top 30 Mobile Device ranking.
  
• Apple, the leading device manufacturer on our network, represented 26% of the Top 15 Manufacturers impression share in January, a 24% increase month-over-month. Apple iPod Touch reclaimed the number two position on the Top 30 Mobile Devices ranking in January.
  
• Wi-Fi impressions experienced a 21% month-over-month increase. The increase in impression share of Connected Devices month-over-month contributed to the increase in Wi-Fi impressions.
  
• Symbian impressions grew significantly in January, increasing 24% month-over-month.

Millennial blog via Techcrunch

Apple Nokia Legal Battles Will Start This Week

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Nokia and Apple will present their arguments for the patents they own and the other violated to the ITC, International Trade Commission this week.
(The International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial agency, was set up to protect domestic markets from unfair trade practices. It has the power to ban imports of products found to infringe U.S. patents.)
Lawyer talking to Bloomberg thinks it is a contest between 800 pound gorillas;
“These are very well-known, deep-pocketed, high-end manufacturers, Usually you have one 800-pound gorilla going after a new entrant. Here you’ve got 800-pound gorillas fighting each other.” ” said Lyle Vander Schaaf, an attorney at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione in Washington, who handles cases before the commission.
Nokia sued Apple and Apple counter sued Nokia  in 2009. Nokia also had the first chance to present it's case to ITC.
“Apple was a decade late to market for mobile phones, You can undercut competition when you use the inventions of others.” said Patrick Flinn, a lawyer at Alston & Bird who represents Nokia,  in opening arguments today in Washington.
Apple also has other cases against HTC and Motorola in front of ITC, perhaps a part of battle to stem the growth of Android, the world's most popular mobile operating system.
You can read more about these legal battle at BloombergBW.