trademark infringement
Photos: Firefox through the ages
Photo It was released in September 2002, but the name triggered a trademark infringement challenge from Phoenix Technologies. Mozilla is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Firefox 1.0, released 9 November,... [10 Nov 2009]
Why Microsoft Word won't disappear after 'landmark ruling'
News Interestingly, though, one of the company's biggest projects was its 2001 overhaul of the US Patent and Trademark Office's own website for patent submissions. As part of a patent infringement case that... [13 Aug 2009]
'Apple-clone' bankruptcy protection filing: Less cash for Apple?
News Apple sued Psystar last year for copyright and trademark infringement for selling Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware. In this case, that could mean an accelerated version of the copyright case brought by... [27 May 2009]
Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment In addition to fake brands and trademark infringements, another area of concern for brands is grey market trading, where goods are imported and resold for highly inflated prices. Liability vs responsibility Auctions... [22 Jul 2008]
Legal risks in naming wi-fi networks
News Hurst added that the simple act of naming a public wi-fi network - a decision often not given much thought - could potentially open up the network owner to other complaints, such as 'passing off' and trademark... [04 Jun 2007]
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. Office Live, based in the... [26 Feb 2007]
Apple and Cisco kiss and make up
News Apple and Cisco Systems have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone. Cisco sued Apple for trademark... [22 Feb 2007]
Tech giants cheer patent system overhaul
News Such a change has already earned backing from Jon Dudas, chief of the US Patent and Trademark Office. It would also curb the amount of damages for winners of infringement suits. The US patent system... [07 Aug 2006]
More security industry consolidation
News To date CipherTrust is probably best known in the industry for its litigation rather than its technology, having fought rivals CyberTrust and IronPort over claims of trademark infringement. The continued... [12 Jul 2006]
Apple gets Creative with patent suit
News Creative's complaints centre on a patent describing a system for organising music and songs used in its Zen MP3 player, which the US Patent and Trademark Office awarded it last August. Faced with a patent... [22 May 2006]
Apple wins court battle with Beatles' record label
News Today the High Court in London ruled that Apple Computer was not liable for trademark infringement because the use of the Apple logo on its iTunes Music Store was not associated with the music it was... [08 May 2006]
Visto triumphs in Seven patent suit
News The dispute isn't over yet, as Seven plans to appeal the verdict and to continue challenging the validity of the patents in question through US Patent and Trademark Office re-examinations. Wireless email vendor Visto has... [02 May 2006]
Google under pressure as keyword lawsuit gets the nod
News A court has ruled that a lawsuit over a company purchasing a rival's trademark as a search keyword should go to trial, in what could be the first case to scrutinise the trademark... [30 Mar 2006]
BlackBerry quash: Final rejection for NTP patent
News The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rejection of one of the five patents at issue in NTP's long-running case against BlackBerry maker RIM. NTP, a patent-holding company, successfully sued RIM... [23 Feb 2006]
Free speech at risk online, says study
News A similar "chilling effect", the report said, is taking shape through so-called takedown notices, a tactic in which copyright and trademark owners send letters to ISPs pressuring them to remove sites the owners... [06 Dec 2005]
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