Daily Compliance News: April 24, 2025, The Made in Malaysia Edition
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Plaintiffs’ attorneys often hope to put a famous face on the business end of lawsuits against corporate defendants. The sight of a celebrity from the business world answering uncomfortable questions creates courtroom drama...more
On July 10, 2025, US District Judge David Dugan of the Southern District of Illinois (S.D. Ill.) granted without prejudice motions of Apple and two payment network providers to dismiss antitrust claims by a putative class of...more
The skies are darkening over the “walled garden” of Apple’s operating system. A Northern District of California court cleared the way for antitrust claims against Apple over its iCloud storage service on mobile devices. The...more
The Federal Circuit recently reversed a PTAB determination on remand that a patent was obvious over applicant admitted prior art (“AAPA”) in combination with prior art patents, holding that expressly designating AAPA as a...more
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Apple, Inc.’s motion to dismiss a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by a bipartisan coalition of 16 AGs and the DOJ. The complaint alleges that Apple...more
In a pivotal ruling for patent damages and standard-essential patent (SEP) litigation, the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million award against Apple in a long-standing dispute with Optis Cellular Technology, LLC. See Optis...more
On June 30, 2025, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Apple’s Motion to Dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) lawsuit accusing the company of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act...more
Apple Inc., et. al v. Gesture Technology Partners, LLC (March 4, 2025) (Moore (Chief Judge), Prost and Stoll) (on appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board) [WAIVER; OBVIOUSNESS] ....more
Apple has escaped a $300 million patent infringement verdict after a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated both the infringement and damages judgment because of faulty jury...more
The first quarter of 2025 brought a surge of high-profile merger activity in the technology and artificial intelligence (AI) space, offering an early test of how antitrust regulators under the new Trump administration will...more
On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) imposed its first ever fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple and Meta were fined for failing to comply with their respective obligations under the DMA,...more
Good Sunday evening from Seattle and for those of you celebrating, Happy Father’s Day. Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, June 13, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features an update on the DMA and...more
1. CONTENTIEUX EPILOGUE DE L’AFFAIRE DES COMPOTES - Par un arrêt en date du 8 janvier 2025, la Cour de cassation a mis un point final à la saga du cartel des compotes en rejetant les pourvois formés contre l’arrêt de la...more
The European Commission has determined that Apple infringed Article 5(4) of the DMA by imposing prohibitions and/or restrictions on the ability of app developers to promote offers on, direct (or “steer”) users to, and...more
Never underestimate an operating system update from any mobile phone manufacturer. This week, Apple issued iOS 18.5 which provides enhancements to the user experience, but also fixes bugs and flaws....more
Key Takeaways - - Apple's 27% off-app commission, restrictive link placement, and deceptive conduct with the court led to a finding of civil contempt, financial penalties, and a referral to the U.S. Attorney for potential...more
Several years ago, a federal judge in California issued a permanent injunction against Apple in the highly publicized lawsuit brought by Epic Games. That 2021 injunction was designed to put an end to Apple’s “anti-steering”...more
In two recent decisions, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings sought by Apple Inc. against Haptic, Inc. regarding U.S. Patent No. 9,996,738 B2. These...more
On April 30, 2025, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion by Epic Games, Inc. to enforce a 2021 injunction against Apple Inc., finding that a...more
The Indonesian government’s approach towards local content requirements in two industries – telecommunication devices and renewable energy – underscores its need for investment and illustrates how different standards may be...more
When Apple announced the iPhone 16 last year, it advertised that it would be “the first iPhone built for Apple Intelligence.” Apple touted several AI features and advertised that Apple Intelligence is “Available Now.” In...more
Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) was persuaded to consider the merits of three out of seven concurrent petitions for an inter partes review of a single patent due to the patent’s complicated claiming...more
Does anybody remember Napster? Launched in June 1999, the revolutionary peer-to-peer music sharing platform peaked at 80 million music lovers worldwide. It famously fell from greatness into bankruptcy three years later after...more
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