you may scarcely be held accountable — in a court of law , anyway — if you ’ve lose track of the various pieces of pending litigation involve Apple and rational property . Fortunately , our crack legal team * here at Under the Gavellivesto keep you updated on the ins - and - outs of the judge system . ( I ’m serious . If they do n’t keep you updated , kaput . )

As consecrated watchman of sound affairs , you may recall that in OctoberMotorola lodge suit against Apple over patent of invention infringement , followed presently thereafter bya cause move in the other counselling . While the U.S. International Trade Commission hasalready expressed its plan to investigate Motorola ’s suit against Cupertino , the government agency said latterly last week thatit would also be looking into Apple ’s claim as well .

In particular , the ITC will be examining smartphones , their operating organisation , and other applications programme software . Apple has bespeak a cease and desist society be issued to Motorola should the accusation pan out . But before that can pass , one of the eubstance ’s six judges will schedule a hearing and settle whether or not there ’s a violation . As common , the means has determine a goal of finish up its investigation within 45 twenty-four hour period of its start . Of course , given that the ITC isalreadyinvestigating Apple , it also seems possible that the two company will come to some sort of arrangement before direct to courtroom .

But Motorola is n’t the only company Apple is locking horns with ; it ’s also engaged in a back - and - Forth River with HTC over its Android smartphones . As in the Motorola case , the ITC is investigating allegations of patent of invention infringement leveled by each party againstthe other . The two firms are due to meet in the court in February .

eventually , there ’s some news on the front of the pillowcase that — with apologia to Helen of Troy — launched a thousand causa : Apple ’s dispute with Nokia . A hearing of Nokia ’s allegation against Apple set out on Monday and is scheduled to go forward until December 9 .

According to Bloomberg , Cupertino has hired itself a detention centre of preeminent patent attorneys to serve as outside counsel for the case , including Robert Krupka of Kirkland & Ellis , William Lee of WilmerHale , and Matt Powers of Weil , Gotshal & Manges LLP . If you do n’t chance to have their lawyer trading cards at hired man , just do it that they ’ve represented backbreaking batsman like Broadcom , Merck and , yes , even Apple itself . The company has also hired an in - house IP specialist , Noreen Krall , who formerly served as Sun ’s chief IP advocate and as an intellectual property attorney at IBM .

Of course , that ’s only a abbreviated overview of the latest development in the involved internet of cerebral property lawsuits , which we previously summed up inthis diagram . eternal sleep assured that we will be work out night and mean solar day * * to bring you the latest news as it breaks .

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