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Excel finally gets registered
News In July, the company ended a two-year dispute with Linux developer Lindows - now Linspire - by paying the company $20m to change its name. Curiously, a glance at Microsoft's own trademark list shows that company has not officially registered... [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]
Lindows to disappear in Europe
News The legal spat was settled in Europe when an attempt by Lindows to get the European rulings thrown out by a US court failed - meaning that a ban on using the word Lindows - too similar to the software giant's Windows - still stands in several... [08 Apr 2004]
Microsoft's "legal assault" on Lindows: The verdict is in
News Unlike the EU, the US courts have generally been favourable to Lindows, ruling that juries could consider the generic nature of the word 'Windows' outside the timeframe of when Gates and co started using it in the 80s when deciding if Lindows has... [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. Microsoft's actions in Canada are only about the Lindows name," the representative said. [20 Feb 2004]
Lindows wins in US court Microsoft ruling
News The legal battle with Microsoft that has seen Linux reseller Lindows running the gauntlet of the US courts over trademark infringement seems to be finally going in the open-source company's favour. Daniel Harris, Lindows' lead trial counsel, said... [11 Feb 2004]
Delay in Microsoft-Lindows legal battle
News However, in May last year, US District Judge John Coughenour denied the request to shutter the Lindows site, questioning whether Microsoft had the right to the word "windows. The legal dispute between Microsoft and Lindows reaches back to December... [26 Nov 2003]
Lindows looks to Apple for Microsoft lawsuit inspiration
News Lindows said it planned to use Microsoft's earlier material to bolster Lindows' own defence that Microsoft should not be able to control the use of the word "windows". Microsoft sued Lindows for trademark infringement in December 2001, claiming the... [04 Mar 2003]
Microsoft and Lindows get legal over 'windows'
News Microsoft and Lindows are set for a spring showdown over their respective uses of the word 'windows'. However, in March, US District Judge John Coughenour refused Microsoft's request to close the Lindows site, questioning whether the company even... [27 Jan 2003]
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. Microsoft's attempts to curtail the activities of Lindows.com have suffered a blow following a court ruling... [18 Mar 2002]
The Bloor Perspective: Ganging up on Microsoft, corporate honesty and a painful storage spat
Comment The Lindows case is intriguing because it does appear to be a rather fatuous situation where Microsoft has to protect the word 'Windows' against its similar-sounding opponent. Lindows founder, Michael Robertson, does not appear to disagree with the... [24 Feb 2002]
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