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News Azamat Rahmonov, Shohruh Fayziev, Joao Dos Santos Cruz and Paulo Jorgi were sentenced to a total of more than 13 years in prison, having pleaded guilty to charges relating to the case at an earlier hearing at Southwark... [17 Nov 2009]
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White Paper As the legal community relies increasingly on electronic documents, court reporters and other professionals are exposed to the doubled-edged nature of the digital age. The web-based, virtual world means new levels of... [01 Oct 2009]
Microsoft wins U-turn in $388m lawsuit
News A federal court on Tuesday reversed an earlier ruling that Microsoft's product activation technology infringed on a patent held by Uniloc, overturning a $388m verdict in the case. In a ruling on Tuesday,... [30 Sep 2009]
Gary McKinnon
AS Profile The latest development in the case was the Home Office's decision it would be unlawful for the Home Secretary to halt the proceedings, given a High Court decision to allow the extradition in July. The US... [29 Sep 2009]
Microsoft files lawsuits in malicious-ad crackdown
News Microsoft has tried to work with ad networks to thwart such "malvertising" in the past but this is the first time it has gone to court. Microsoft associate general counsel Tim Cranton said in a blog posting: "Our filings... [18 Sep 2009]
Skype founders vs Skype: 'You've violated our patents'
News Just the latest in an ongoing licence dispute between the popular VoIP service and its developers, the lawsuit, filed in Northern California US District Court, seeks an injunction and damages, which Joltid "reasonably... [17 Sep 2009]
Judge upholds Microsoft infringement of date-picker patent
News A federal appeals court on Friday affirmed a lower court ruling that Microsoft infringed on a patent owned by Alcatel-Lucent but said the jury award of $358m in damages was excessive. The US... [14 Sep 2009]
Microsoft accused of 'scare tactics' as judge grants a stay in Word case
News Microsoft's scare tactics about the consequences of the injunction cannot shield it from the imminent review of the case by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal on the September 23 appeal," i4i Chairman... [04 Sep 2009]
Amazon steps up Google Books criticism with court filing
News Amazon's opposition was made public last week when it joined the Open Book Alliance, but the company filed its own brief with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday arguing against making... [03 Sep 2009]
'You can't sell Word' ruling: Microsoft files formal appeal
News We believe the court erred in its interpretation and application of the law in this case and look forward to the September 23 hearing before the US Court of Appeals," a Microsoft... [27 Aug 2009]
SCO Group wins copyright appeal against Novell decision
News But the appeals court overturned that decision, based in part on a close reading of the Unix asset purchase agreement, sending the matter to trial for a decision. The appeals court did uphold a ruling... [26 Aug 2009]
Microsoft looks to reverse 'you can't sell Word' ruling
News We firmly believe that the US District Court made the right decision on the merits of the case," i4i chairman Loudon Owen said in a statement. A federal appeals court has scheduled a... [24 Aug 2009]
Microsoft makes 'emergency' appeal to halt Word injunction
News Microsoft on Tuesday asked an appeals court to halt an injunction that would force the company to stop selling Microsoft Word in its current form. In its "emergency motion", made Tuesday, Microsoft asked an appeals... [19 Aug 2009]
Why Microsoft Word won't disappear after 'landmark ruling'
News We are disappointed by the court's ruling," spokesman Kevin Kutz said. The appellate court has the option of holding off on the injunction, but is not compelled to, as Microsoft makes its appeal. The... [13 Aug 2009]
Microsoft can't sell Word anymore, rules judge
News Judge Leonard Davis of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction that "prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that have... [12 Aug 2009]
