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Facebook and Washington State Take on a Clickjacker By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 27, 2012 They accuse Adscend Media of duping users into "liking" scammers pages. Tags: Facebook, clickjacking, lawsuits Kodak Sues HTC, Apple over Patent Infringement By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 11, 2012 The mobile patent wars continue to escalate. Tags: patent infringement, lawsuits, Kodak A Dispute Over Who Owns a Twitter Account Goes to Court By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 26, 2011 An upcoming court case could set a precedent about whether employees who tweet on behalf of employers can keep their Twitter handles. Tags: Twitter, lawsuits Microsoft Wins Partial Ruling Over Motorola Mobility By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 21, 2011 An ITC judge finds that Motorola's smartphones violate one Microsoft patent, but not six others. Tags: Microsoft, Motorola, patent infringement, lawsuits Facebook Users Can Sue over 'Sponsored Stories' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 19, 2011 A judge has ruled that a lawsuit related to Facebook's practice of selling ads which tell users which products their friends "like" can proceed. Tags: Facebook, lawsuits Apple Loses iPad Lawsuit Against Small Spanish Tablet Maker NT-K By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 03, 2011 The David-and-Goliath tale could have implications for Apple's ongoing lawsuits against Samsung. Tags: lawsuits, Apple iPad In New Antitrust Case, All Eyes Will Be on Bill Gates By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 18, 2011 The former Microsoft CEO is scheduled to testify in a lawsuit brought by Novell. Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits Oracle Settles U.S. Agency Overbilling Case for $199.5 Million By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 07, 2011 The settlement is the largest ever obtained under the False Claims Act. Tags: lawsuits, Oracle Samsung Targets iPhone 4S Sales Ban in France, Italy By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 05, 2011 Immediately after Apple launched the latest iPhone, Samsung began asking courts for a sales ban. Tags: patent infringement, lawsuits Samsung Seeks Sales Ban on Apple's Next iPhone By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 19, 2011 Company executives say they plan to sue as soon as the iPhone 5 is released in Korea. Tags: lawsuits, iPhone 5 Apple Wins German Ban on Samsung Tablet By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 09, 2011 Samsung will still be able to sell the Galaxy Tab in other European countries. Tags: tablet PCs, lawsuits Apple Sues to Ban Sales of Samsung Phones and Tablets in Japan By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 08, 2011 The iPhone maker is extending its fight against Galaxy products to another country. Tags: lawsuits Facebook Offers Court 'Smoking Gun' Against Paul Ceglia By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2011 The social network has submitted evidence that it claims proves that Paul Ceglia doctored the contracts which appear to give him a 50 percent share of the company. Tags: lawsuits, Facebook Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Tracking in Korea By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 15, 2011 The iPhone maker has already paid out about $1,000 to one "victim." Tags: Apple, lawsuits Apple Denied Injunction in Amazon 'App Store' Battle By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 07, 2011 A judge rules that the name "App Store" is "more descriptive than it is distinctive." Tags: Amazon, lawsuits, Apple Oracle Calls HP Itanium Lawsuit a 'Publicity Stunt' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 30, 2011 Oracle says the Itanium platform "has no future" and accuses its former partner HP of lying to its customers. Tags: server, lawsuits MasterObjects Sues Microsoft Over 'Instant Search' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 20, 2011 A small search developer claims it originated 'instant search' features in your favorite search engine, and wants the big players to pay up Tags: search, lawsuits, Microsoft, MasterObjects, patents Will Google be Lawyered to Death? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 06, 2011 The sheer level of litigation aimed Google’s way is breathtaking. Tags: European Union, Google, search, Microsoft, lawsuits Microsoft Sues TiVo for Patent Infringement Again By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 26, 2011 DVR creator TiVo finds itself in Microsoft's legal sights over four patents. Tags: software, Microsoft, TiVo, patents, lawsuits Why Privacy Lawsuits against Apple Matter to Google By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 29, 2010 The difference in the two companies' business models will determine to what extent they will be affected by looming court decisions. Tags: privacy, lawsuits, iphone apps, Apple, Google Paul Allen Refiles Massive Patent Suit Against Tech Heavies By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 29, 2010 As expected, Microsoft founder resubmits his patent infringement claim against Google, Apple, Facebook and others after a judge's initial dismissal on the grounds that the claims were too vague. Tags: lawsuits, patent infringement, Google, Apple, Paul Allen Judge Tells Microsoft Co-founder to Refile Suit By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 13, 2010 A federal judge tossed out the patent lawsuit filed by one of Paul Allen's companies because it lacked enough detail. Tags: patents, lawsuits, Paul Allen, Microsoft, licensing Supremes to Hear Microsoft's i4i Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 29, 2010 Microsoft's appeal to the Supreme Court over a patent infringement judgment is accepted. Tags: lawsuits, patents, Microsoft, XML, i4i HP Settles E-Rate Fraud Case With Feds for $16M By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published November 11, 2010 Computing giant agrees to pay $16.25 million to settle fraud allegations that included lavishing city officials with gifts such as yacht trips and Super Bowl tickets in exchange for sales contracts under a federal telecom subsidy program. Tags: telecom, lawsuits, DOJ, HP, FCC Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Video Patents By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 10, 2010 Just over a month since Microsoft sued Motorola for patent infringement, the software maker is back in court, this time suing over Motorola's refusal to license some of its patents at what Microsoft considers fair rates. Tags: Microsoft, video, Motorla, lawsuits, Xbox Google Sues Interior Department Over Mail Contract By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 02, 2010 Nobody likes coming in second place but what if you weren't even allowed in the race? That's Google's complaint against the U.S. Department of the Interior. Tags: lawsuits, Email management, Microsoft, Google, cloud computing DOJ Settles With Tech Firms Over Hiring Practices By David Needle | Article Published September 24, 2010 The agreement was reached with six high-profile Silicon Valley tech firms: Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit and Pixar. Tags: lawsuits, Google, Apple, DOJ, IT hiring trends HP, Oracle Settle Lawsuit Over Ex-CEO Hurd By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published September 21, 2010 Computing giant settles its feud with Oracle over outgoing CEO Mark Hurd, agreeing to drop its lawsuit and restore corporate ties. Tags: Oracle, lawsuits, HP, data storage management, Hurd HP Fires Back, Sues Oracle for Hiring Hurd By David Needle | Article Published September 08, 2010 The computer giant files a civil complaint against its former CEO to protect its trade secrets. Tags: HP, Oracle, Larry Ellison, Hurd, lawsuits DoJ Sues Oracle Alleging Software Contract Fraud By Larry Barrett | Article Published July 29, 2010 Justice Department claims the company defrauded the federal government on a software contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars over an eight-year span. Tags: DOJ, software licenses, fraud, lawsuits, Oracle Reinventing Dell One Executive at a Time By Rob Enderle | Article Published June 30, 2010 An industry analyst opines that sometimes it’s the things you didn’t know about a company that redefine it in ways you couldn’t have imagined. Tags: marketing, PC, Dell, lawsuits, PC hardware VirnetX's VPN Patents Declared Valid: USPTO By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 23, 2010 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ruling may send a message to IT decision makers and technology buyers about patented technologies licensed from third parties. Tags: Microsoft, patent violation, VirnetX, VPN, lawsuits SIIA Extends Piracy Dragnet to Europe By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 22, 2010 The trade association filed its first software piracy lawsuits in Europe in its latest effort to protect member companies from being ripped off on eBay. Tags: piracy, lawsuits, software, SIIA, eBay Microsoft Settles Patent Row with BackWeb By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 04, 2010 Sometimes it just makes sense to settle lawsuits than to fight them out for years in the courts. Is that the message that Microsoft is sending lately? Tags: lawsuit, Microsoft, lawsuits, patents Microsoft Hits Salesforce With Patent Infringement Suit By Andy Patrizio | Article Published May 19, 2010 Salesforce is accused of infringing on nine Microsoft patents, but what they are exactly is not disclosed. Tags: Microsoft, on-demand, lawsuits, Salesforce, CRM Microsoft Pays $200 Million to Settle Patent Tiff By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 17, 2010 Microsoft has had a hard time lately winning over juries in patent disputes. In the VirnetX case, the software titan decided to settle out of court. Will that become a pattern? Tags: lawsuits, VirnetX, patents, Microsoft, intellectual property Microsoft Strikes Out With The Patent Office By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 12, 2010 The software giant once again fails in its legal battle against a small Toronto company over an XML editor that it has long since removed from its word processor. Tags: i4i, patents, Microsoft, lawsuits, software Court Denies Rehearing of Microsoft's I4i Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 02, 2010 Microsoft's request for an 'en banc' rehearing by the appeals court regarding i4i's patent infringement verdict against the software giant is turned down. So what's next? An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court? Tags: lawsuits, patents, Microsoft, appeals, i4i Court Dismisses Novell Suit Against Microsoft By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 31, 2010 With a federal judge tossing the last two of six accusations by networking software firm Novell against Microsoft, is the case finally over? Tags: lawsuits, antitrust, Novell, Microsoft, WordPerfect Novell Beats SCO in Unix Jury Trial By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 30, 2010 Jury finds that Novell still holds the key Unix copyrights, putting the brakes on SCO's legal challenge, but it still might not be the end for SCO. Tags: Unix, SCO, Linux, Novell, lawsuits Microsoft Sued Over Zune FM Radio Patents By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 26, 2010 What does an eye doctor with a penchant for inventions have to do with Microsoft's Zune, and will the company ante up with him in a patent dispute or fight to the finish? Tags: Microsoft, windows phone 7 series, Zune, patents, lawsuits Microsoft King of the Patents Hill for Third Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 22, 2010 In the annual race to win as many patents as possible, Microsoft ends up in front at least in the software category. So how valuable are those patents to a company the size of Microsoft? Tags: Microsoft, lawsuit, lawsuits, IEEE, patents Microsoft Sued Again After Infringement Verdict By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 20, 2010 Just a day after losing an infringement suit regarding its use of virtual private networking patents that belong to holding company VirnetX of Scotts Valley, Calif., Microsoft gets sued again about the same patents, only this time the infringing products include Windows 7. Tags: patent, VirnetX, patent lawsuit, Microsoft, lawsuits Microsoft Dealt Another Setback in i4i Patent Case By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 12, 2010 In latest setback in patent case, appeals court reiterates that Microsoft's infringement was "willful," while both sides wait to see if the court will agree to hear Microsoft's en banc appeal. Tags: Microsoft, patent lawsuit, i4i, lawsuits, XML Microsoft Loses Office i4i XML Patent Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 22, 2009 Analysts say patent litigation may just be the new cost of doing business in an increasingly complex product environment. Tags: lawsuits, patents, Microsoft, i4i ISPs' Denial of Deal With RIAA Won't Quell Rumor By Chris Nerney | Article Published March 27, 2009 ISPs' Denial of Deal With RIAA Won't Quell Rumor Tags: RIAA, music industry, Copyright, Comcast, ISPs, lawsuits |
