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Mitsubishi Agrees $33M Deal

by Bob Raikes

Mitsubishi has finally settled a US class action over a CRT pricing cartel by agreeing a $33 million agreement with indirect buyers of the CRTs, after agreeing a deal with direct buyers for $75 …

Tags:CRT| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Samsung Continues to Fight Legal Battle with Huawei

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has asked a California federal judge to block Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei, from enforcing an injunction it won in China last month, ordering Samsung to stop making or selling devices that infringe two …

Tags:3G & 4G| Huawei| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Samsung and Best Buy Sued by Consumers in Illinois

by Andrew Fenn

A pair of consumers went to Illinois Federal Court last week to file a lawsuit against Samsung and Best Buy. The litigants allege that the two companies sold PDP TVs in 2012 that they …

Tags:Best Buy| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 05| warranty

HP

Judge Gives Green Light on HP Defective Display Claim

by Andrew Fenn

After holding up Hewlett-Packard’s $6.5 million deal over laptop computers with allegedly defective screens, due to concerns that claims would exceed available funds, a California judge approved the settlement Friday, calling the 90% return …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04| warranty

3M Files Patent Violation Lawsuit Against Elo

by Andrew Fenn

3M and 3M Innovative Properties have filed a patent infringement lawsuit in federal district court in Wilmington, Delaware, against Elo Touch Solutions. The suit alleges that certain Elo Touch projected capacitive products infringe 3M’s …

Tags:3M (MMM)| ELO| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Metal Mesh| Patents| Touch| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Qualcomm fined €997 for Apple Exclusivity Deal

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has been fined €997 million ($1.2 billion) by the EU for a deal that the company made in 2011 that rewarded Apple for an exclusive agreement with the firm for LTE baseband modems.As …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Apple CEO Receives Criminal Complaint from Consumer Group

by Andrew Fenn

The latest in a long line of complaints and legal filings against Apple regarding the company’s slowing of older iPhone models, Apple CEO Tim Cook has had a criminal complaint filed against him by …

Tags:Apple| Korea| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 03| warranty

The Lights Go Out in Paris

by Bob Raikes

Hat tip to Invidis for bringing attention to a legal dispute in France involving JCDecaux, Publicis, SOMUPI, Exterion Media and Clear Channel and the outdoor advertising landscape in Paris. There is a legal dispute …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| France| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Vol 25 - Issue 02

TiVo Files Two New Lawsuits in Fight Against Comcast

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has filed new lawsuits in an ongoing legal battle against Comcast. The International Trade Commission recently came down on TiVo’s side, agreeing that Comcast had violated two of its patents with its Xfinity …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| STBs| Tivo| Vol 25 - Issue 02

LeEco Chairman Misses China Return Deadline

by Andrew Fenn

Following a period of financial uncertainty and legal struggles, LeEco chairman Jia Yueting has refused a demand from regulators to return to China. Jia is said to owe hundreds of millions of dollars in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 25 - Issue 01

ECJ Backs EC and SES View on OTT

by Bob Raikes

SES said that it welcomes appeal decisions by the European Court of Justice that support complaints by the European Commission about state aid to the DTT industry in Spain. (Spanish Subsidies Were Illegal, Says …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| SES| Spain| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Ultravision International Wins LED Patent Infringement Lawsuit

by Andrew Fenn

The US Court for the Eastern District of Texas has awarded Ultravision International a judgement in a lawsuit against Shenzhen Only. Shenzhen Only was accused of infringing two patents protecting Ultravision’s Modular LED Display …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Patents| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 45