UK Firm Files Patent Suit Against Major Web Retailers

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UK firm files patent suit against Apple,
Microsoft

UK firm files patent suit against Apple,
Microsoft 07/20/2004 05:44 PM
ZDNet Jul 20 2004 10:25PM GMT

Gateway Files Patent Suit Against H-P
(AP)

Gateway Files Patent Suit Against H-P
(AP) 05/10/2004 09:44 PM
AP - Gateway Inc. said Monday that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard Co., alleging that the computer hardware and software company violated five of its patents.

LG Files Patent Suit Against Matsushita

LG Files Patent Suit Against Matsushita 01/03/2005 05:56 AM
Hankooki Jan 3 2005 8:39AM GMT

TSMC files another patent suit against
SMIC

TSMC files another patent suit against
SMIC 08/23/2004 08:30 AM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), of Hsinchu, Taiwan, has expanded its patent-infringement fight against rival contract chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) by filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

MicroStrategy Files Patent Suit Against
Rival

MicroStrategy Files Patent Suit Against
Rival 12/11/2003 01:13 PM
SiliconValley.Internet.com Dec 11 2003 12:36PM ET

S Korean Firm Files Anti-trust Suit
Against MS

S Korean Firm Files Anti-trust Suit
Against MS 04/12/2004 08:49 PM
Financial Express Apr 12 2004 11:37PM GMT

Gateway files patent suit against
Hewlett-Packard

Gateway files patent suit against
Hewlett-Packard 05/10/2004 09:55 PM
San Francisco Chronicle May 11 2004 2:00AM GMT

Drive maker files counterclaims in
patent suit

Drive maker files counterclaims in
patent suit 08/18/2004 02:31 PM
Cornice blasts Seagate's suit over patents for tiny hard drives used in portable gadgets.

German Firm Files Trademark Violation
Suit Against Google

German Firm Files Trademark Violation
Suit Against Google 05/24/2004 06:40 PM
BizReport,United States-40 minutes agoA German company is suing Google Inc. over allegations the Internet search engine allows rival companies to buy ads using trademarked ...

Toronto firm slaps Intel with US$500M
patent suit

Toronto firm slaps Intel with US$500M
patent suit 05/21/2004 01:05 AM
ITBusiness.ca May 21 2004 4:52AM GMT

South Korean firm files anti-trust suit
against Microsoft

South Korean firm files anti-trust suit
against Microsoft 04/12/2004 03:41 AM
AFP via Yahoo! Apr 12 2004 7:38AM GMT

South Korean firm files anti-trust suit
against Microsoft (AFP)

South Korean firm files anti-trust suit
against Microsoft (AFP) 04/12/2004 02:11 AM
AFP - South Korea's top Internet portal has filed an anti-trust suit against US software giant Microsoft, alleging it broke fair trade rules by bundling its instant messenger service with its Windows XP platform.

Magnequench International Files Suit
Against Microsoft and Philips; Patent
Infringement Alleged

Magnequench International Files Suit
Against Microsoft and Philips; Patent
Infringement Alleged 07/14/2004 11:56 AM
Magnequench International, Inc., the patent holder and a world leader in the manufacturing of specialized magnetic powders and magnets, today filed suit in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis against Microsoft and Philips, alleging patent infringement of its magnetic powders in their products. The suit is part of a major effort to eliminate patent infringement of magnets used throughout the electronics industry.

CyberMonday Midday: Microsoft Settles
Patent Suit with InterTrust; Wireless
Sees Patent Tech as Growth Key: Re

CyberMonday Midday: Microsoft Settles
Patent Suit with InterTrust; Wireless
Sees Patent Tech as Growth Key: Re 04/12/2004 07:26 PM
AVN Online Apr 12 2004 11:05PM GMT

WebPosition Finds Amazon Tops Search
Engine Rankings Among Major Retailers

WebPosition Finds Amazon Tops Search
Engine Rankings Among Major Retailers 12/28/2004 06:57 PM

Online Retailers Sued For Violating
Patent On Tracking Visitors

Online Retailers Sued For Violating
Patent On Tracking Visitors 09/15/2004 01:39 PM
The latest in an incredibly long line of silly patent lawsuits comes from BTG (who already has a series of silly patent lawsuits against Microsoft and Apple for a patent on "updates over the internet), who is suing Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Netflix and Overstock for violat ing their patent on tracking the path a visitor takes through their websites. Once again, you have to wonder how this could ever have been approved as a patent. Looking at the actual patent, it seems likely that just about anyone who uses any kind of advanced log file analysis software probably violates this patent. How dare you analyze how visitors use your site without paying extra!

Major Web sites hit with gambling suit

Major Web sites hit with gambling suit 08/03/2004 07:49 PM
Google, Yahoo and others violate California's ban on advertising and promoting illegal Internet gambling sites, Superior Court lawsuit says.

Major Web sites hit with suit over
gambling ads

Major Web sites hit with suit over
gambling ads 08/03/2004 09:28 PM
Google, Yahoo and others violate California's ban on advertising and promoting illegal Internet gambling sites, lawsuit says.

Major explosion at plastics firm

Major explosion at plastics firm 05/11/2004 07:58 AM
A number of people are feared dead and others trapped in a huge explosion at a plastics factory in Glasgow.

MCI Files Suit Against Ex-CEO Ebbers

MCI Files Suit Against Ex-CEO Ebbers 07/09/2004 08:01 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 10 2004 0:10AM GMT

Firm Settles Spyware Suit for $7.5m

Firm Settles Spyware Suit for $7.5m 06/17/2005 04:37 PM
Internet marketer Intermix Media, which was sued in April by New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer for installing spyware and adware on computers that came in contact with its advertisements, has settled the case for $7.5 million. Intermix also said it would stop distributing its adware.

RIM, NTP Settle Patent Suit

RIM, NTP Settle Patent Suit 03/17/2005 03:23 AM
The BlackBerry maker will pay NTP $450 million to settle a long-standing patent dispute.

Cisco hit with patent suit

Cisco hit with patent suit 06/24/2004 06:18 PM
Washington Times Jun 24 2004 9:11PM GMT

MLB Online Hit With Patent Suit

MLB Online Hit With Patent Suit 09/09/2004 06:33 PM
Not sure what the deal is today with companies who have been using bizarre interpretations of intellectual property to their advantage suddenly getting hit with intellectual property lawsuits. First, we had the RIAA get sued for patent infringement and now MLB Online is getting sued for patent infringement over some patents concerning the real-time display of game information online. Not surprisingly, it's a small patent hoarding company rather than a company that is actually doing any innovating. Of course, MLB.com doesn't exactly have a sparkling record when it comes to intellectual property freedom. You may recall that they wanted to stop all other sites from reporting in-game data (facts) because they seemed to believe they owned all the rights to in-game data. Of course, you can't copyright facts. Once again, though, this lawsuit is unlikely to make MLB.com realize some of the problems with the way intellectual property is dealt with these days.

MS settles patent suit

MS settles patent suit 12/24/2003 09:21 PM
USA Today Dec 24 2003 8:06PM ET

IE patent suit heats up

IE patent suit heats up 07/20/2004 07:38 AM
ZDNet Jul 20 2004 11:51AM GMT

RealNetworks Files Suit Against
Microsoft

RealNetworks Files Suit Against
Microsoft 12/19/2003 11:28 AM
ZDNet reports that RealNetworks filed suit against Microsoft on antitrust charges alleging that Microsoft "pursued a broad course of predatory conduct...

Rambus files antitrust suit

Rambus files antitrust suit 05/05/2004 06:31 PM
CNET May 5 2004 11:06PM GMT

RealNetworks files suit against
Microsoft

RealNetworks files suit against
Microsoft 12/22/2003 02:02 AM
iafrica.com Dec 22 2003 1:03AM ET

Massachusetts files suit under Can-Spam

Massachusetts files suit under Can-Spam 07/02/2004 03:03 PM
Spurred by a glut of e-mail advertising low mortgage rates, the case is considered the first state suit filed under the new federal law.

SEC Files Suit Against Former Gateway
Execs

SEC Files Suit Against Former Gateway
Execs 11/13/2003 07:39 PM
TheStreet.com Nov 13 2003 6:34PM ET

iTunes customer files suit

iTunes customer files suit 01/06/2005 07:20 AM
CNN Money Jan 6 2005 11:45AM GMT

Man With Shy Bladder Syndrome Files Suit
(AP)

Man With Shy Bladder Syndrome Files Suit
(AP) 05/19/2004 07:24 PM
AP - A man who says he was fired by Caterpillar Inc. because he wasn't able to urinate for a drug test sued the equipment giant Wednesday, alleging discrimination.

FTC Files First Suit Over Do-Not-Call
Violation

FTC Files First Suit Over Do-Not-Call
Violation 05/05/2004 12:51 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 5 2004 5:01PM GMT

AG Files Suit Against Internet Phone Co

AG Files Suit Against Internet Phone Co 03/22/2005 05:11 PM
AP via Newsday Mar 22 2005 9:32PM GMT

Major VC firm raises one of biggest
funds since dot-com bust

Major VC firm raises one of biggest
funds since dot-com bust 02/19/2004 04:10 AM
SiliconValley.com Feb 19 2004 7:42AM GMT

Microsoft, Fairfax Firm Settle Suit

Microsoft, Fairfax Firm Settle Suit 05/25/2004 11:41 PM
Washington Post May 26 2004 4:22AM GMT

Google Settles Patent Suit: Wow

Google Settles Patent Suit: Wow 08/10/2004 05:29 AM

CBS MarketWatch: Yahoo, Google settle legal dispute. As part of the agreement, Google agreed to issue Yahoo 2.7 million shares of its common stock in payment for the license, according to a Google filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

So it looks like there really was something to Overture's complaint (Overture was purchased by Yahoo) that Google was infringing. The size of this settlement tells you that Google was very afraid. The quick calculations that everyone has done about the value of the settlement also tell you something about companies' claims that they can't properly value stock options on financial statements. It's only when you can hide the money from investors that it's an issue, apparently.

Adobe reveals patent suit

Adobe reveals patent suit 07/08/2004 01:48 PM
A small software maker claims Acrobat uses its technology.
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