Amazon Launches App Market, Gets Sued By Apple
Amazon has entered the mobile app market, but not without stepping on Apple's toes.
i4i Fires Back At Microsoft Ahead Of Supreme Court Patent Fight
In a closely-watched patent case before the Supreme Court, i4i has fired a brief at Microsoft saying that the latter wants to overturn a century of precedent in patent law.
New Patent Law Won't Curb Tech Lawsuits
Congress is preparing to pass the first major changes to patent law in more than a half a century, but some experts say it may not make much difference in the spate of technology company lawsuits.
U.S. Supreme Court will settle recopyright law debate
The U.S. Supreme Court has admitted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a music professor of University of Denver, who has challenged a 1994 recopyright law that removed thousands of foreign works from the public domain and gave them copyright protection.
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ChaCha Sues HTC Over ChaCha Phone
Texting answering service company doesn't like HTC using their name for a phone.
Rapper Bun B threatens T-shirt makers with lawsuit over unlicensed design
Rapper Bun B has threatened legal action against the designers of a line of T-shirts bearing his likeness and that of his late UKG bandmate, Pimp C
Sony Stops One Hacker, But Others Appear
Sony Computer Entertainment America won a preliminary injunction against a hacker who publicized a method for allowing Playstation 3 consoles to install non-Sony operating systems. But others might still tinker with their machines.
Geohot appeals for donations to fight Sony
Has created a detailed blog appealing for money
Lawsuit accuses Google of stealing trade secrets
NEW YORK, Feb 14 - Technology communications company VoIP Inc sued Google Inc. in New York Supreme Court on Monday, accusing the Internet giant of stealing its trade secrets related to online voice technology.
Ford sues Ferrari over 'F-150' name on race car
Ford Motor Co sued Ferrari for trademark infringement after the Italian sports care maker named its 2011 Formula 1 racing car the F150.
MPAA warns Google on infringement notices
Google stands the risk of being disconnected from its primary source of bread and butter, the internet, if there is any bite to Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) warning that chides Google for copyright infringement.
Sony on a legal hunt to stall PS3 hackers
They are naming almost all the behind the scenes hackers in their bid to stop further damage to PS3
Britain wants international rules on cyberspace
Britain, worried about a growing threat from cyber espionage and cyber crime, offered Friday to host an international conference to tackle such issues.
Senate panel backs patent overhaul bill
A bill to reduce the likelihood of massive damage awards in patent disputes took a step forward on Thursday with approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Google accuses Bing of cheating
Google has accused Bing - the search engine from Microsoft - of cheating.
Lawyer withdraws from illegal file-sharing cases citing death threats from hackers
A lawyer of UK-based law firm ACS: Law has withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers, citing death threats from hackers.
Sony wins temporary injunction against PlayStation hacker Hotz
Sony Computer Entertainment America has won a temporary restraining order (TRO) against hacker 'Geohot' who circumvented PlayStation 3 (PS3) hardware security measures to run unapproved code on the game console.
Distraught Howrey mulling merger with Winston & Strawn?
Howrey is reportedly mulling a tie-up with Chicago-based intellectual property (IP) specialist Winston & Strawn and the top bosses of the two law firms are in discussions whether a merger would make sense.
Wi-LAN reports more deals, expects to avoid court
Wi-LAN has reached settlements with six companies in a wireless patent dispute and expects to reach deals with six others involved in the case before the February 2 trial date, the patent-licensing company said on Monday.
Exclusive: U.S. asks about search fairness in Google/ITA
The U.S. Justice Department's review of Google Inc's planned acquisition of airline ticketing software company ITA Software is focusing on making sure ITA's products remain available, even to Google's rivals, according to a source close to the deal.
Mylan, Pfizer settle patent disputes over Lipitor, Caduet
U.S. generic drug maker Mylan Inc has settled two U.S. patent disputes with global pharma giant Pfizer Inc, which will enable the former to sell the generic versions of cholesterol drug Lipitor and combination blood pressure and cholesterol treatment Caduet.
Apple awarded patent for 'Magic Glove' and real-world gestures like OK and hitchhiker
Apple is due to take gesture-based navigation to the next level, as a recently awarded patent to Apple illustrates a technology that can interpret real-world gestures on touch and hover sensitive devices.
Huawei Wins Bid To Stop Motorola-NSN Deal
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei won a partial victory in its fight to block Motorola's $1.2 billion sale of assets to Nokia Siemens Networks, as the court granted an order to stop the transfer of Huawei's intellectual property.
Howrey antitrust, IP practices take beating as top lawyers quit
A top antitrust partner at Howrey is leaving the law firm, adding to the growing number of top lawyers who have quit the firm in recent months.
Microsoft offers olive branch to hackers of Windows Phone
Microsoft has decided to go the exact opposite way from Apple with regard to jailbreakers of the Windows Phone. Microsoft is awarding hackers of its Windows Phone 7 a t-shirt and a free phone.
Kodak loses a round in suit against Apple, RIM
A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has issued an initial determination that Eastman Kodak Co's patent claim against Apple Inc and Research In Motion Ltd is invalid, Kodak said.
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