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Sharp LCDs face US ban
While Samsung televisions may see the same 25 June 2009 10:14 GMTSome Sharp Aquos televisions and LCD monitors may be banned in the US as they infringe a Samsung patent, a recent ruling states.
Samsung has won a US International Trade Commission ruling over a patent dispute between the two companies, although with only one... -
Rapidshare fined 24 million euros
Company ordered to filter content 24 June 2009 16:02 GMTFile-upload site Rapidshare has been fined 24 million euros by a court in Hamburg, Germany, after being sued by collections society GEMA - the German equivalent of the PRS.
The site is also now forbidden from making any of 5000 music tracks from GEMA’s collection... -
Psystar files for bankruptcy
Apple lawsuit due a delay as financial backers to be revealed 27 May 2009 8:43 GMTMac clone maker Psystar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida, a development that is likely to slow down Apple's legal case against the company for making unauthorised PCs running Apple's operating system.
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Pirate Bay bias judge judged by another biased judge
Are there any Swedish judges who aren't connected to pro-copyright organisations? 22 May 2009 9:39 GMTThe judge appointed to decide whether or not Tomas Norström (the judge in the Pirate Bay's trial) was biased or not has been removed due to accusations of bias.
Yes, you read that right. New judge Ulrika Ihrfelt's task was review whether Norström's claims of... -
Microsoft ordered to pay out $200 million
Loses another patent infringement case 21 May 2009 18:01 GMTMicrosoft has been hit with a second guilty verdict - and heavy fines - for patent infringement in as many months.
Following the $388 million the software giant has been ordered to pay Uniloc over issues with an anti-piracy solution, a federal jury in Texas... -
Major labels demand extra fines for the Pirate Bay
Universal, EMI, Sony and Warner want cash for every day site continues to operate 20 May 2009 14:36 GMTDespite the Pirate Bay four being found guilty of "assisting making available", remember that the site itself was never on trial. No mention was made of shutting it down, so it's still there, happily ticking over, with 20 million peers seeding Sims 3 leaks and Dangermouse...
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Apple sued over Shazam music identification app
LG, Amazon, Samsung and Motorola also targeted in lawsuit 15 May 2009 17:15 GMTA company called Tune Hunter has filed a lawsuit in Texas Eastern District Court which alleges that a large number of companies are infringing on its patent for a music identification system.
Shazam, Samsung, Apple, Amazon.com, Napster, Motorola, Gracenote,... -
Toshiba sues Imation, others over infringement
DVDs patents allegedly encroached 15 May 2009 14:23 GMTToshiba has announced it is suing Imation, and others, over alleged infringements of some of Toshiba's DVD patents via products sold in the States under the Imation and Memorex brands.
The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District... -
Intel hit with record EU fine for anti-competive practices
Chipmaker fined over a billion euros for "serious and sustained violation" 13 May 2009 14:03 GMTIntel has been hit with record fines by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices.
The chipmaker has been fined 1.06 billion euros, around £950 million, for bribing companies to use its products over those of rival AMD.
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Apple sued over MagSafe Power Adapters
"Dangerously frays and sparks" claims class action lawsuit 6 May 2009 11:50 GMTApple is facing another lawsuit in the States, this time a class action effort that sees the company accused of negligent design and manufacture of its MagSafe Power Adapter for its MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
A trio of plaintiffs - Naotaka Kitagawa, Timothy... -
Google and OHA sued over Android name
Could the platform be forced to rebrand? 1 May 2009 13:06 GMTGoogle could be forced to rename its Android operating system and platform if an Illinois-based software developer gets his way in court.
Erich Specht, owner of Android Data Corp, is suing Google - and 46 other companies that are members of the Open handset... -
Qualcomm and Broadcom reach settlement
End to all legal battles 27 April 2009 12:38 GMTQualcomm and Broadcom have announced that they have entered into a settlement and multi-year patent agreement.
The agreement will mean the dismissal of all litigation between the companies, including all patent infringement claims that were ongoing at the... -
Apple guilty of wilful patent infringement
Ordered to pay out $19 million 27 April 2009 10:37 GMTApple has been found guilty of patent infringement and ordered to pay $19 million in compensation in a Texas court.
Opti Inc, a technology company based in Palo Alto, filed the lawsuit against Apple in January 2007.
A jury has now found that Apple... -
Pocket-lint readers say no prison for Pirate Bay four
Over three-quarters of you disagree with jail sentence 24 April 2009 16:36 GMTThe majority of Pocket-lint readers have shown their support for The Pirate Bay four.
In our recent poll we asked if you agreed with Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde's 1-year jail term for breaking copyright law.
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Pirate Bay judge accused of bias
Retrial demanded 23 April 2009 14:59 GMTNews is coming in from Sweden that the Pirate Bay case could see a dramatic retrial, following revelations that the judge was allegedly biased.
These allegations come from a Swedish radio station which has revealed that the trial's judge, Tomas Norstrom, is... -
The Pirate Bay four found guilty
Facing a year in prison and fines 17 April 2009 10:39 GMTThe verdict is in for The Pirate Bay trial in Sweden and the individuals behind the multi-million user file-sharing site have been found guilty.
A Swedish court found Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde guilty of breaking copyright... -
Microsoft guilty of willfull patent infringement
Ordered to pay $388 million to Uniloc 9 April 2009 9:46 GMTMicrosoft has been found guilty of wilfully infringing another company's patent.
In a lawsuit that dates back to 2003, a Rhode Island jury has ruled in favour of Uniloc and ordered Microsoft to pay $388 million in damages.
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Apple faces touchscreen legal battle
Sued by Elan over alleged patent infringement 8 April 2009 16:13 GMTApple is facing a new patent infringement lawsuit over touchscreens. Taiwanese company Elan Microelectronics has sued Apple via a San Francisco court.
"We couldn't find a common viewpoint with Apple, so we decided we had to take action", an Elan company spokesperson... -
Microsoft and TomTom settle
Patent infringement issues resolved 31 March 2009 8:56 GMTMicrosoft and TomTom have announced that they have settled their respective patent infringement cases against each other.
Microsoft says the cases have been settled through a patent agreement under which TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage under the eight... -
BackWeb files lawsuit against Microsoft
Patent infringement claims for Windows Update 23 March 2009 13:52 GMTBackWeb Technologies, a San Jose-based tech company, has announced that it is suing Microsoft for patent infringement.
BackWeb has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in San Fran, California seeking damages, an injunction and a declaration by... -
TomTom files countersuit against Microsoft
Patent infringements galore 20 March 2009 11:07 GMTFollowing Microsoft's lawsuit against TomTom for what the software giant said was the infringement of eight Microsoft patents, TomTom has filed a countersuit.
TomTom says that Microsoft infringes on four of its patents in Microsoft Streets and Trips. The GPS... -
iPod touch explodes in child's pocket
Apple facing lawsuit over melted spandex pants 13 March 2009 17:06 GMTApple is facing a new lawsuit, accused of "gross negligence and recklessness" and conducting themselves "maliciously and fraudulently" over a supposedly exploding iPod touch.
The case has been filed in the States, in the Southern District of Ohio, by a Cincinnati... -
Microsoft files patent infringement action against TomTom
Wants TomTom to take a license 26 February 2009 9:04 GMTMicrosoft has filed a lawsuit against TomTom for patent infringement after apparently trying for more than a year to "engage in licensing discussions" with TomTom.
The company has issued the following statement from Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president... -
Music-sharing websites to be blocked in Ireland
Irish music industry threatens ISPs with legal action 25 February 2009 16:09 GMTIrish internet users will soon be blocked from accessing popular music sharing websites, after pressure from the country's music industry was placed on service providers.
Eircom, the country's biggest internet provider, has agreed to start blocking its internet... -
Intel joins Dell in protesting Psion's "netbook" trademark
"Simply extensions of the notebook category" 25 February 2009 15:33 GMTWe brought you the news that Dell has filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark office to request that Psion's ownership of the word "netbook" as a trademark be cancelled, and it seems Intel is now on the case too.
Intel has filed a complaint...
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