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RSS sueMiFID: The unanswered questions
News Titterington said if customers realise they're not getting the best deals - something MiFID is aiming to reduce - they could potentially sue. Confusion continues to reign over the exact requirements of MiFID - and the implications of non-compliance... [08 May 2007]
Microsoft signs patent pact with Samsung
News As with Microsoft's recent deal with Fuji Xerox, the software maker specifically notes that the deal will allow Samsung to offer products using Linux without concern that Microsoft will sue it or its customers. [19 Apr 2007]
HP patently displeased with Acer
News In a clash between two of the world's biggest computer companies, HP is suing Acer for patent infringement. The complaint, filed yesterday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, seeks to prevent Acer from selling computers in... [28 Mar 2007]
Microsoft swaps patents with Fuji Xerox
News Last November, Microsoft signed a deal with Novell that guaranteed that it would not sue Novell, or those who use its Linux distribution, for patent infringement. Microsoft said late on Wednesday that it has inked a patent swap deal with Fuji Xerox... [22 Mar 2007]
Ballmer fires off Linux patent warning shot
News It also involves a "patent co-operation agreement", under which Microsoft and Novell agreed not to sue each other's customers for patent infringement. In a clear threat against open source users, Ballmer repeated his earlier assertions that open... [21 Feb 2007]
Yahoo! remodelling itself on its users
News Meanwhile, chief financial officer Sue Decker is leaving that post to oversee the revenue-generating advertising group, a move analysts have interpreted as grooming her for the CEO position. users are likely to see less entertainment programming... [07 Dec 2006]
Yahoo! shakes up its execs
News Meanwhile, chief financial officer Sue Decker will take over a reorganised advertising business unit but will continue to serve as CFO until a replacement is found, the company said. Yahoo! s chief operating officer and the head of its... [06 Dec 2006]
Qualcomm: 'We'd consider Nokia venture and WiMax buy'
News The patent spat, which has seen Qualcomm sue Nokia in the US and the UK and Nokia also get litigious, relates to GSM patents set to expire in April. While the acrimonious patent negotiations between Nokia and Qualcomm trundle on, Qualcomm CEO Paul... [05 Dec 2006]
Leader: Unjust extradition laws must be amended
Leader To rub salt in the latter's wound CA may also now sue Kumar for his legal expenses. In this post-Enron era the prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of white collar crime and corporate fraud is something still high on the agenda for the US... [22 Nov 2006]
Microsoft to pay Novell $308m for Suse deal
News However that will be offset by Novell payments of at least $40m over the course of the deal to ensure Microsoft won't sue Suse customers for patent infringement. Under the agreement, Microsoft directly provides Suse Linux customers a covenant that... [08 Nov 2006]
EC Vista antitrust concerns fleshed out
News Licence holders must agree to a "covenant not to sue" people who use XPS. A senior Microsoft executive has revealed details of the European Commission's antitrust probe into its upcoming Vista operating system. [25 Oct 2006]
Microsoft cuts licensings cords on Sender ID
News That means Microsoft will not sue anyone who creates products or services based on the email tech. Microsoft's Sender ID email authentication technology can now be used without fear of the software behemoth's intellectual property lawyers. [24 Oct 2006]
Music industry launches fresh file-sharing assault
News In other news, Universal has announced it is to sue two video sites, Bolt.com and Grouper, which it says have breached copyright by uploading videos from their artists. Music industry body the IFPI has announced a new wave of lawsuits against music... [18 Oct 2006]
Sony recalls own batteries - Toshiba to sue?
News Rumours are also rife that Toshiba is set to sue Sony, after it was forced to recall 340,000 laptop batteries made by Sony. Sony is recalling 90,000 of its Vaio laptop batteries across China and Japan following recent battery recalls from other... [17 Oct 2006]
Break in Connexion from December
News Among the carriers affected will be Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS and Korean Air, which has threatened to sue over the closure of the Boeing subsidiary. Connexion by Boeing, the soon to be defunct in-flight wi-fi service, has announced to... [13 Oct 2006]
