Seagate Files Lawsuit over Trade Secrets

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TSMC lawsuit alleges China chip maker
stole trade secrets

TSMC lawsuit alleges China chip maker
stole trade secrets 12/22/2003 05:26 PM
In it suit, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. alleges that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. infringed on TSMC patents and misappropriated trade secrets.

Amway Quixtar Kingpin Settles Lawsuit to
Avoid Multi-Million Dollar Charges of
Fraud, Copyright Infringement and Theft
of Trade Secrets

Amway Quixtar Kingpin Settles Lawsuit to
Avoid Multi-Million Dollar Charges of
Fraud, Copyright Infringement and Theft
of Trade Secrets 03/29/2005 03:55 AM
Maybe Dateline NBC got it right? It's a "dirty little secret" and once again, it's the public that's left in the dark about how the almighty dollar is made in this network marketing opportunity. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

"Trade Secrets"

"Trade Secrets" 09/17/2004 08:32 PM

Apple's "Trade Secrets"

Apple's "Trade Secrets" 03/14/2005 05:51 PM

Companies will simply slap "trade secret" protection on everything they do, and any reporter who gets a scoop on anything the company doesn't want the public to know about will be under a legal threat. By Dan Gillmor, Grassroots Journalism

SCO Sues IBM Over Unix Trade Secrets

SCO Sues IBM Over Unix Trade Secrets 03/11/2003 01:22 AM

Apple sues over trade secrets

Apple sues over trade secrets 01/05/2005 01:58 PM
Lawsuit adds credibility to several hot rumors including plans to offer cheaper Mac and its own line of office software.

Apple: 'Protection of our trade secrets
is crucial'

Apple: 'Protection of our trade secrets
is crucial' 12/19/2004 03:33 PM
Apple has confirmed that it is suing anonymous people who leaked information about an unannounced product on the Internet...

Appeal filed in suit on Apple's trade
secrets

Appeal filed in suit on Apple's trade
secrets 03/23/2005 04:52 AM
Houston Chronicle Mar 23 2005 8:59AM GMT

Journalists appeal Apple trade secrets
suit

Journalists appeal Apple trade secrets
suit 03/23/2005 05:21 PM
Online journalists who published trade secrets about Apple back in December filed an appeal Tuesday arguing that the ruling violated the First Amendment and that Apple should first subpoena its employees or use computer forensics to determine the sources of the leak. Apple filed a civil complaint against unnamed individuals who allegedly stole trade secrets and posted detailed information about an unannounced Apple product last December, and on March 11, a California judge ruled that Apple has the right to subpoena the records of the three Macintosh sites that published details on an unreleased Apple product. "The California courts have a long history of supporting and protecting the freedom of the press," attorney Kurt Opsahl said representing the journalists. "The Court of Appeal will now get the opportunity to correct a ruling that endangers all journalists."

Apple sues ThinkSecret for posting its
trade secrets

Apple sues ThinkSecret for posting its
trade secrets 01/05/2005 04:10 PM
Apple has filed a third lawsuit in less than a month, this time against the publisher of the Think Secret website and other unnamed individuals, alleging that recent postings on the site contain Apple trade secrets, according to court documents seen by CNET News.com. "Apple has filed a civil complaint against the owner of ThinkSecret.com and unnamed individuals who we believe stole Apple's trade secrets," Apple said in its statement to CNET. "We believe that Think Secret solicited information about unreleased Apple products from these individuals, who violated their confidentiality agreements with Apple by providing details that were later posted on the Internet." In its suit, Apple specifically lists certain articles that contain confidential information, though it does not confirm which of the article's details are true. For example, when mentioning the report that Apple plans a "G4-based iMac without display," Apple says the article "disclosed numerous confidential details regarding the technical capabilities of Apple's unreleased computer product as well as Apple's confidential marketing plans." The CNET report says similar confirmation is offered regarding iWork, which Think Secret said on Dec. 31 would be a suite of office software combining the company's Keynote presentation program with a new document creation application called Pages. "The postings on Think Secret included detailed technical specifications and product code names," the lawsuit maintains. "Apple had maintained and protected this Future Product Information as trade secrets." Apple also mentions articles that discussed updates to the company's iLife suite as having "disclosed various technical specifications regarding Apple's unreleased 'iLife '05' software product." This latest lawsuit is the company's third intellectual property suit in recent weeks. In other court cases, Apple is suing two developers who it says distributed prerelease versions of Tiger. In a separate action, it is suing unnamed individuals who leaked details about a forthcoming music device code-named Asteroid. Apple won court permission to issue subpoenas to Think Secret and two other Mac enthusiast sites in an effort to ferret out who leaked the information.

Appeal filed in Apple trade secrets suit

Appeal filed in Apple trade secrets suit 03/23/2005 08:02 AM
San Jose Mercury News Mar 23 2005 10:14AM GMT

Appeal Filed in Apple Trade Secrets Suit
(AP)

Appeal Filed in Apple Trade Secrets Suit
(AP) 03/22/2005 09:33 PM
AP - Online journalists who published secrets about Apple Computer Inc. filed an appeal Tuesday in a case that could have broad implications for the media.

Trade secrets trump journalism? Apple
gets favorable ruling

Trade secrets trump journalism? Apple
gets favorable ruling 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
Apple wins another round in its ongoing battle against Mac news sites over leaks about upcoming products.

Mac sites file appeal in Apple trade
secrets suit

Mac sites file appeal in Apple trade
secrets suit 03/22/2005 09:06 PM
Two Mac sites accused of publishing Apple trade secrets filed an appeal Tuesday in their case with the company...

Toshiba ordered to pay Lexar $380M in
trade secrets suit

Toshiba ordered to pay Lexar $380M in
trade secrets suit 03/24/2005 07:44 PM
A California Superior Court jury has ordered Toshiba Corp. and one of its U.S. units to pay Lexar Media $380 million in a fight between the two companies over the theft of trade secrets.

Google files IPO, shares secrets

Google files IPO, shares secrets 04/29/2004 04:31 PM
ZDNet Apr 29 2004 8:30PM GMT

News Organizations Support Bloggers In
Apple Trade Secrets Case

News Organizations Support Bloggers In
Apple Trade Secrets Case 04/11/2005 07:31 PM

More than a half-dozen news organizations are supporting three online journalists who published articles about a top-secret technology product that Apple says was protected by trade secret laws. By Rachel Konrad, Associated Press

News Organizations Support Bloggers In
Apple Trade-Secrets Case (TechWeb)

News Organizations Support Bloggers In
Apple Trade-Secrets Case (TechWeb) 04/13/2005 04:21 AM
TechWeb - Eight of California's largest newspapers and The Associated Press have submitted a court brief seeking to overturn a court ruling ordering three bloggers to reveal their sources to Apple Computer.

HP files lawsuit over discounts

HP files lawsuit over discounts 09/02/2004 11:43 AM
Computer maker sees to recover $8.6 million in pricing discounts granted to a hardware reseller in Tennessee.

SCO Files Lawsuit Against Novell

SCO Files Lawsuit Against Novell 01/22/2004 06:11 PM
theWHIR Jan 22 2004 10:04PM GMT

Rambus files antitrust lawsuit

Rambus files antitrust lawsuit 05/05/2004 06:22 PM
Rambus Inc. continued its legal onslaught against computer memory vendors Wednesday by filing an antitrust lawsuit against four companies, accusing them of banding together to eliminate competition.

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. Seeks Removal of
$10 Million Theft of Trade Secrets
Action from "Rocket Docket" of Eastern
Virgina

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. Seeks Removal of
$10 Million Theft of Trade Secrets
Action from "Rocket Docket" of Eastern
Virgina 06/01/2004 02:39 AM
Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. Seeks Removal of $10 Million Theft of Trade Secrets action, filed against it by a former supplier based on Jacuzzi's alleged copying of the suppliers product, from "Rocket Docket" of Eastern Virgina to the Federal Central District of California where reports of multi-year delays in complex civil trials due to enormous caseloads are common. [PRWEB Jun 1, 2004]

Microsoft rival files antitrust lawsuit

Microsoft rival files antitrust lawsuit 12/19/2003 05:08 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 19 2003 3:54PM ET

RealNetworks Files Antitrust Lawsuit
Against Microsoft

RealNetworks Files Antitrust Lawsuit
Against Microsoft 12/19/2003 02:25 PM
BizReport.com Dec 19 2003 12:50PM ET

Company Files 'Pay Per Click' Ad Lawsuit

Company Files 'Pay Per Click' Ad Lawsuit 04/06/2005 04:38 AM
AP via Newsday Apr 6 2005 8:55AM GMT

News agency AFP files lawsuit against
Google

News agency AFP files lawsuit against
Google 03/22/2005 03:49 PM
The French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has filed a lawsuit in the District Court of the US District of Columbia against the search engine operator Google. The object of the agency's lawsuit is to stop Google from borrowing without permission headlines, texts and pictures from the agency for its news pages Google News. AFP is suing for what amount to 13.2 million euros in damages. The agency is claiming to have asked Google repeatedly to remove the content in question, with the company having failed to react to the requests, however.

News source: heise online

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Company Files 'Pay Per Click' Ad Lawsuit
(AP)

Company Files 'Pay Per Click' Ad Lawsuit
(AP) 04/05/2005 08:01 PM
AP - A Texarkana gift shop that advertises on the Internet has filed a lawsuit against America Online, Google, Yahoo and other Web-centered companies alleging they knowingly overcharged the shop and other companies for "pay per click" advertising.

Apple files lawsuit over Internet leak
of new products

Apple files lawsuit over Internet leak
of new products 12/19/2004 02:50 PM
Apple Computer Inc. is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet, Reuters is reporting today. According to Reuters, Apple said in the seven-page civil complaint which it filed on December 13 that it did not know the "true names or capacities, whether individual, associate, corporate or otherwise," of the defendants. Once they have been discovered, the Cupertino, California-based company said it would amend the complaint. The complaint alleges that “an unidentified individual, acting alone or in concert with others, has recently misappropriated and disseminated through Web sites confidential information about an unreleased Apple product. To succeed, Apple must develop innovative products and bring those products to market in advance of its competitors. If Apple competitors were aware of Apple's future production information, those competitors could benefit economically from that knowledge by directing their product development or marketing to frustrate Apple's plans.” "Apple has filed a civil complaint against unnamed individuals who we believe stole our trade secrets and posted detailed information about an unannounced Apple product on the Internet," the company said in a statement provided to Reuters. "Apple's DNA is innovation and the protection of our trade secrets is crucial to our success."

MicrosStrategy Files Patent Lawsuit
Against Rival One Day Before Merger
Complete

MicrosStrategy Files Patent Lawsuit
Against Rival One Day Before Merger
Complete 12/11/2003 12:01 PM
theodp writes "Alleging that Cryst al Decisions willfully infringes on its patents for asynchronous control of report generation using a web browser, management of an automatic OLAP report broadcast system, and providing business intelligence web content with reduced client-side processing, MicroStrategy has filed a lawsuit seeking treble damages, attorneys' fees, and an injunction preventing Crystal from making, using, or selling Crystal Reports. The lawsuit comes just a day before an $800 million merger of Crystal Decisions and MicroStrategy rival Business Objects is supposed to close, and only a week after MicroStrategy was granted one of the patents in question."

AMS Files Lawsuit Alleging Patent
Infringement of Online Ringman

AMS Files Lawsuit Alleging Patent
Infringement of Online Ringman 03/17/2005 03:46 AM
Auto Remarketing Mar 16 2005 10:56AM GMT

AmericanFone, LLC Files Lawsuit Against
iPayments, Inc for Interfering with
Business Operations

AmericanFone, LLC Files Lawsuit Against
iPayments, Inc for Interfering with
Business Operations 09/07/2004 03:03 AM
Seeks compensation from Ipayments for Tortuous Interference with AmericanFone’s credit and debit card processing [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004]

Las Vegas swingers club owner files
lawsuit over Internet access

Las Vegas swingers club owner files
lawsuit over Internet access 07/22/2004 06:03 AM
Kvbc.com - Thu Jul 22, 08:03 am GMT

Defining Trade Secrets, Not Defining
Journalists

Defining Trade Secrets, Not Defining
Journalists 03/24/2005 02:23 PM
In the Apple vs rumor sites case, the press has built it up as a question of whether or not bloggers deserve the same protections as journalists (which many have extended to mean "are bloggers journalists?" -- which is a silly question, when you think about it). However, in the decision concerning subpoenas, the judge clear ly avoided the issue for a good reason. It really had little to do with the case at hand. Instead, the question is what's the definition of a trade secret? The judge made it clear that if this was a trade secret violation, then any journalist would be just as guilty -- since this isn't so much about "whistle-blowing" as it is about revealing product data before it was to officially be released. Of course, that complicates matters. What if the process of whistle blowing also involves revealing trade secrets? In most cases, it does. It seems like, for now, the test being used is whether or not it's a public safety or health issue, in which case it becomes protected whistle-blowing. If it's just product data, then it might not be protected.

Rambus Files Anti-Trust Lawsuit; Hynix
Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies,
Micron Technology, Siemens AG cit

Rambus Files Anti-Trust Lawsuit; Hynix
Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies,
Micron Technology, Siemens AG cit 05/05/2004 09:17 PM
Linux Electrons May 6 2004 1:27AM GMT

Object Management Group™
(OMG™)

Object Management Group™
(OMG™) 05/24/2004 06:24 AM
Object Management Group™ (OMG™)
http://www.omg.org/

Founded in April 1989 by eleven companies, the Object Management Group™ (OMG™) began independent operations as a not-for-profit corporation. Through the OMG's commitment to developing technically excellent, commercially viable and vendor independent specifications for the software industry, the consortium now includes approximately 800 members. The OMG is moving forward in establishing the Model Driven Architecture ™ as the "Architecture of Choice for a Connected World" ™ through its worldwide standard specifications including CORBA ®, CORBA/IIOP™, the UML™, XMI™, MOF™, Object Services, Internet Facilities and Domain Interface specifications. The OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA with a subsidiary in Japan. The OMG has international marketing offices in Bahrain, Brazil, Germany, India and the UK, along with a government representative in Washington, D.C.

The OMG was formed to create a component-based software marketplace by accelerating the introduction of standardized object software. The organization's charter includes the establishment of industry guidelines and detailed object management specifications to provide a common framework for application development. Conformance to these specifications will make it possible to develop a heterogeneous computing environment across all major hardware platforms and operating systems. Implementations of OMG specifications can be found on many operating systems across the world today.

The OMG's series of specifications detail the necessary standard interfaces for Distributed Object Computing. Its widely popular Internet protocol IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) is being used as the infrastructure for hundreds of technology companies. OMG specifications are used worldwide to develop and deploy distributed applications for vertical markets, including Manufacturing, Finance, Telecoms, Electronic Commerce, Real-time systems and Health Care.

OpenOffice World-Readable Temporary
Files Disclose Files to Local Users

OpenOffice World-Readable Temporary
Files Disclose Files to Local Users 09/10/2004 01:05 PM
Jérôme (Sep 10 2004)

Seagate Floats -- for a Day

Seagate Floats -- for a Day 09/07/2004 02:04 PM
Seagate Technology offers a better than expected revenue and earnings forecast; the stock should still be avoided.

Seagate ups Q1 estimates

Seagate ups Q1 estimates 09/07/2004 10:54 AM
Expects good quarter

Seagate to cut 2,900 jobs

Seagate to cut 2,900 jobs 06/03/2004 12:18 PM
Hard drive manufacturer Seagate Technology LLC will lay off about 7 percent of its global workforce, or about 2,900 employees, under a restructuring plan announced Wednesday.
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