intellectual property lawsuits
Indemnification Becomes Open Source’s Nightmare and Microsoft’s Blessing
White Paper Download this free Yankee Group Report to read about software license indemnification and how it can help your company mitigate the threat of lawsuits related to intellectual property... [02 Sep 2008]
Yahoo! China sued by record labels
News A music industry body is launching a series of lawsuits against Yahoo! China spokesman told Reuters: "Yahoo China respects intellectual property rights and supports the fight against... [07 Mar 2007]
IBM still lording it over patents
News Meanwhile IBM has shown continued willingness to launch patent infringement lawsuits. IBM has made various attempts to put the open source realm at ease, for example, by sharing some patents with open source projects and... [11 Jan 2007]
Alcatel slaps Microsoft with patent claims
News Alcatel has filed two lawsuits against Microsoft alleging infringement of seven of its patents. An Alcatel statement said: "This lawsuit was initiated to preserve Alcatel's rights to fair compensation for its... [24 Nov 2006]
Red Hat does freebie Linux legal protection
News Faced with new competitive challenges from Microsoft, Novell and Oracle, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. Mark Webbink, Red... [06 Nov 2006]
IBM sues Amazon over IP infringement
News IBM has filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Amazon.com, accusing it of exploiting Big Blue's intellectual property (IP). Dr John E Kelly, senior VP of IBM technology and IP,... [24 Oct 2006]
Microsoft grapples with mystery DRM cracker
News Just as in the recording industry's many lawsuits against accused file swappers, it targets an unknown individual or individuals, whose true identity will be sought in the course of the case. Bonnie MacNaughton, a senior... [27 Sep 2006]
Vonage slapped with yet another patent suit
News The internet telephony provider has also been gearing up to defend itself against several investor lawsuits. Vonage's strategic plan also includes a concerted effort to grow, create and acquire other significant... [11 Jul 2006]
Patent system 'is stunting invention'
News Last year, Microsoft estimated that it spends around $100m per year on patent lawsuits. The leader of a wide-ranging review of the UK's intellectual property legislation has vowed to... [03 Mar 2006]
DRM usage laws needed, MPs told
News Sony has now withdrawn CDs containing the rootkit DRM, after a storm of controversy, threats of boycott and a flurry of lawsuits. She added: "Whilst we recognise the value of... [18 Jan 2006]
IBM looks to open source to boost patent quality
News Patents have been the source of several lawsuits and a number of intellectual property licensing firms have emerged. IBM is expected to announce today that it won more US patents than... [10 Jan 2006]
Leader: Tis the season to be litigious
Leader These lawsuits are very, very unlikely to have any impact on the end user, apart from the odd price rise or two if you're unlucky. Visto announced it's taking legal action against Microsoft, claiming the software... [15 Dec 2005]
Microsoft joins the book search bandwagon
News In the wake of lawsuits filed against Google, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would join a competing and less controversial library book digitisation project sponsored by Internet Archive and Yahoo! [26 Oct 2005]
Patent crisis is a myth, says ex-Microsoft exec
News Patent litigation represents only three per cent of federal lawsuits and there has been a steady decline in the number of lawsuits filed per patent, Myhrvold said. Patents are the least litigious part of... [24 Aug 2005]
Amazon ends patent dispute with $40m
News In its lawsuits, Soverain alleged Amazon used its technology dating back as far as 1998 for the ecommerce giant's websites either directly, or indirectly, via Amazon customers. Wolanyk said: "Soverain's... [12 Aug 2005]
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