Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’

MICROSOFT COULD BE AFFECTED BY APPLE, HTC LAWSUIT

Sunday, March 7, 2010 17:04

Microsoft has the potential to be affected by Apple's patent-infringement lawsuit against HTC, an analyst suggested to eWEEK. Apple sued HTC on March 2 for the alleged violation of 20 patents related to the iPhone's interface, architecture and hardware. HTC is also a partner with Microsoft on the software giants ...

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TIVO EMERGES VICTORIOUS IN DVR PATENT LAWSUIT

Friday, March 5, 2010 15:47

After a protracted legal battle that began in 2004, a U.S. District Court ruling says Dish Network and sister company EchoStar infringed on TiVo's digital video recording (DVR) technology. - TiVo Inc., a creator of television services and advertising solutions for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced the U.S. ...

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APPLE’S HTC LAWSUIT COMES AS ANDROID ADOPTION INCREASES

Friday, March 5, 2010 4:04

Apple has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against HTC, one of the primary manufacturers of smartphones that run Google Android. If Apple succeeds in what could be a protracted lawsuit, it could temporarily dampen the Android-equipped devices in the U.S. market at a time when some data shows Android enjoying an ...

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10 THINGS APPLE’S HTC LAWSUIT TELLS US ABOUT IPHONE, ANDROID

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 21:57

News Analysis: Apple is suing HTC for allegedly violating several patents related to both its iPhone and operating systems. The lawsuit tells us quite a bit about Apple, its recent years of success and how it will use more than 20 years of development work to protect its current intellectual ...

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GOOGLE BACKS ANDROID AND HTC, APPLE MAY FORCE HTC TO REMOTE CRIPPLE SMARTPHONES, AT&T CEO SAYS IPHONE IMPORTANT FOR SOME TIME

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 16:25

Google has announced that it is backing HTC and Android in the patent feud between Apple and HTC. Google wasn't named in the suits, but HTC builds its Nexus One device. A patent expert is warning that if Apple wins its patent suit against HTC, HTC could be forced to remotely ...

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FUSION GARAGE’S JOOJOO ENTERS FULL PRODUCTION, DESPITE LAWSUIT

Thursday, February 4, 2010 17:38

Fusion Garage announced that its controversial JooJoo tablet PC has entered full production, with devices expected to reach consumers by the end of February. The move comes days after Fusion Garage moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by TechCrunch, the publishing entity founded by Michael Arrington, which alleges ...

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COURT DISMISSES FUCKED UP/XIU XIU ROLLING STONE CAMEL AD LAWSUIT

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 16:20

Back in 2007, Rolling Stone printed an issue with a four-page fold-out section called "Indie Rock Universe," listing off tons of indie bands and interspersing the music chatter with ads for Camel cigarettes, which touted Camel's commitment to independent labels. This didn't go over ...

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FUSION GARAGE MOVES TO DISMISS CRUNCHPAD TABLET LAWSUIT

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 16:14

Fusion Garage filed a legal motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, who insists that the company ripped off the design for his never-released CrunchPad for its JooJoo tablet PC. In the filing, Fusion Garage describes the legal action between the two entities as ...

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NOKIA, APPLE FIGHT CONTINUES WITH NEW PATENT LAWSUIT

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 22:35

Nokia, after filing a complaint against Apple with the International Trade Commission on Dec. 29, files a lawsuit with the Delaware district court. The lawsuit echoes the ITC complaint in that it alleges that Apple is infringing on seven Nokia patents with products such as the iPhone 3G and MacBook ...

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SERBIA FILES GENOCIDE LAWSUIT AGAINST CROATIA

Monday, January 4, 2010 16:03

Serbia has filed its genocide countersuit against Croatia on Monday before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The suit was submitted by Serbia’s legal representative Saša Obradović.

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SIGOURNEY WEAVER IN $5M LAWSUIT

Monday, December 28, 2009 11:06

‘Alien’ star Sigourney Weaver has been dragged into a 5 million dollar court battle between two high-powered Manhattan cosmetics executives. Anthony Minuto filed the lawsuit against his former business partner, Vincent Longo, the renowned makeup artist, and owner of cosmetics company Vincent Longo Inc. Weaver, 60, and Hermes CEO Robert Chavez, ...

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REAL ESTATE COMPANY SUING NICOLAS CAGE FOR $36.7 MILLION

Saturday, December 26, 2009 10:51

Another day, another lawsuit for Nic Cage: Nicolas Cage has hit with $36.7 million lawsuit from a real estate company after failing to repay more than $5 million in loans. Lawyers for Red Curb Investments have alleged that the City of Angels star, his former accountant and a mortgage broker defrauded ...

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“NO RUSH WITH GENOCIDE LAWSUIT AGAINST CROATIA”

Friday, December 25, 2009 9:10

President Boris Tadić says Serbia “would wait a while longer” before submitting its genocide lawsuit against Croatia to the International Court of Justice, ICJ. Commenting on the information that Serbian legal team has finished work on the lawsuit, which accuses Croatia of genocide against its ethnic Serbs, ...

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COMCAST SETTLES P2P CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 20:57

Cable giant Comcast agrees to pay $16 million to make a 2007 class action lawsuit go away. The lawsuit claimed Comcast blocked or throttled peer-to-peer traffic in violation of Comcast's user's agreement, charges the FCC subsequently investigated. The FCC found the company in violation of its network neutrality principles. ...

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TOM CRUISE WIRETAPING SPY LAWSUIT

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:09

Tom Cruise won’t be gleefully leaping on top of any sofas when he gets word of a new lawsuit with his name on it: A Los Angeles magazine editor has slapped the Mission Impossible actor with a $5 million suit over allegations Cruise hired shamed private investigator Anthony Pellicano to ...

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LAWSUIT SETTLED OVER BUSH MISSING E-MAILS

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 21:39

With the cooperation of the Obama administration, Executive Office of the President agrees to restore 94 days of missing Bush era e-mails. The Bush White House failed to recover or restore the missing e-mails and knowingly continued to use a broken system for preserving electronic records. - ...

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LAWSUIT SETTLED OVER MISSING BUSH E-MAILS

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 21:39

With the cooperation of the Obama administration, the Executive Office of the President agrees to restore 94 days of missing Bush era e-mails. The Bush White House failed to recover or restore the missing e-mails and knowingly continued to use a broken system for preserving electronic records. - ...

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WAITRESS SUES SOHO EATERY AFTER SNUBBING DATE WITH OWEN WILSON

Monday, December 14, 2009 11:18

A popular New York City eatery is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who alleges her hours were cut after she snubbed a date with celebrity customer Owen Wilson. The Wedding Crashers star was dining at Manhattan’s Cafe Habana when he reportedly asked out waitress Monica Mateo. The spunky ...

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EX-WIFE SUES NICOLAS CAGE OVER HOUSE SALE

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:33

Nicolas Cage’s ex-wife Christina Fulton has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house. In the legal papers filed at Los Angeles on Dec 8, Fulton claims Cage bought her a house in Los Angeles in 2001 in return for ...

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TRAVIS BARKER SETTLES PLANE CRASH LAWSUIT

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 0:54

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has reportedly settled a lawsuit stemming from a September 2008 South Carolina plane crash that killed four people. Barker has settled the lawsuit against several companies, including Learjet, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the owners of the plane and its contractors, The Associated Press reports. ...

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