June 24, 2026
A federal magistrate judge has recommended letting Samsung escape a lawsuit alleging the location-based services on its mobile devices infringe Mullen Industries patents, finding that claims of the patents were invalid under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice standard.
March 10, 2026
Ahead of a planned April trial, a Texas federal judge has sanctioned Samsung for withholding its revenue-sharing agreements with Google from Mullen Industries, which claims location-based services on the Korean tech giant's mobile devices infringe its patents.
June 26, 2025
The acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director rejected 21 petitions for Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews on Wednesday, and the board's acting deputy chief judge denied another 12 where the acting director recused herself for the first time.