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Microsoft runs into Live trademark spat

News A company called Office Live has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Microsoft over the software giant's use of "Office Live" for its on-demand productivity tools. It initially filed its lawsuit against Microsoft in December in US... [26 Feb 2007]

Minority Report: The 10 worst things about Apple

Comment The world will not soon forget how back in 2004 the company took legal action against rumour site Think Secret for disclosing software and hardware details, and filed a series of lawsuits against a number of (unknown) individuals for disclosing... [05 Feb 2007]

Google to face new lawsuit over Gmail?

News On Tuesday, a Washington state judge ruled that a former Microsoft executive could do limited work for Google in China in a lawsuit filed by Microsoft against the search giant. Geico had complained that Google was responsible for trademark... [14 Sep 2005]

Excel finally gets registered

News Microsoft spokeswoman Stacy Drake said the company filed a trademark application for Excel in April, even though the name is already protected by something called common law trademark. Curiously, a glance at Microsoft's own trademark list shows... [12 Nov 2004]

Microsoft 'settles' with Lindows

News Microsoft filed a lawsuit claiming that Lindows.com was violating its trademark on the word 'windows'. In return, Lindows.com will change its name to Linspire and hand over to Microsoft the rights to a number of Web sites, including www.lindows.com. [19 Jul 2004]

Microsoft's "legal assault" on Lindows: The verdict is in

News Lindows filed a suit against Microsoft, claiming that its European lawsuits were breaking US law by overruling the authority of the US courts. Unlike the EU, the US courts have generally been favourable to Lindows, ruling that juries could consider... [06 Apr 2004]

Lindows vs Microsoft spat hits new turf

News The US suit, filed shortly after Lindows went into business, claims the company's name infringes on Microsoft's trademark for its Windows operating system. The suit makes trademark claims similar to previous cases filed in the United States and... [20 Feb 2004]

Microsoft has 'dubious' claim over Windows trademark

News In December, the Seattle-based giant filed a motion with a US court, claiming that the Lindows name infringed on its own Windows trademark. Coughenour questioned the validity of Microsoft's Windows trademarks, saying that the word was so widely... [18 Mar 2002]

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