Articles about legal issues – Page 11 of 14

This is the 40-year-old actress suing Amazon for revealing her age

The 40-year-old actress who sued Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for revealing her age disclosed her identity in a court… Read More

Amazon.com settles patent dispute over Kindle Fire

Amazon.com has settled a patent infringement suit brought against the online retailer by Smartphone Technologies, a subsidiary of Acacia Research,… Read More

AT&T paying TiVo at least $215M in settlement over Microsoft-powered TV system

Updated with Microsoft response. TiVo says it will receive $215 million, and probably much more, under a settlement with AT&T… Read More

Kindle case maker calls Amazon.com a corporate bully in federal lawsuit

M-Edge Accessories, a 50-person Maryland maker of sleeves and protective cases for electronic reading devices, is suing Amazon.com for patent infringement,… Read More

Is Google playing unfair in online travel?

One of the big fears over Google’s purchase earlier this year of ITA Software was that the search giant would… Read More

What’s in the cards for DoubleDown as online gambling talk heats up?

It is looking increasingly likely that Americans — at least in some states — will soon be able to wager… Read More

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh calls SOPA ‘cancer to the free web,’ threatens to ditch GoDaddy

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh is threatening to remove the company’s 1,000 domain names off of GoDaddy after the huge Internet… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola: The 13-year-old patent filing in the middle of a smartphone war

The year was 1998. Bill Clinton was president, the original PlayStation was going head-to-head with the Nintendo 64, and a… Read More

AT&T considers next move amid messy bid for T-Mobile

AT&T today issued a statement on its bid for T-Mobile, saying that it has asked the court to stay the… Read More

Apple slapped with patent suit by Seattle maker of mobile caller ID products

Cequint, the maker of caller ID products for mobile phones, has sued Apple for patent infringement. The Seattle company, which… Read More

DOJ wants delay of AT&T case

U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle said today she is considering a request by the DOJ to dismiss or postpone… Read More

Rematch: David Boies vs. Microsoft in Android case

Well, this should be interesting. David Boies, the lawyer who represented the U.S. Justice Department in its landmark antitrust case… Read More

FCC: AT&T buy of T-Mobile would cost jobs, lessen competition

A 157-page report from the Federal Communications Commission indicates that AT&T’s proposed $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile would drastically reduce… Read More

Facebook slapped on the wrist in FTC privacy settlement

The Federal Trade Commission this morning announced a proposed settlement with Facebook to resolve a series of charges over its… Read More

Looking to salvage bid, AT&T may seek buyer for up to 40 percent of T-Mobile’s assets

Facing U.S. government roadblocks, AT&T is considering selling up to 40 percent of T-Mobile’s assets in order to preserve its… Read More

Gates spars with lawyer over Windows 95, jurors yawn

It must have pretty exciting for jurors in Salt Lake City to see Bill Gates arrive to testify in Novell’s… Read More

FCC plans hearing on AT&T’s $39 billion offer for T-Mobile

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to ask for an administrative hearing on AT&T’s $39 billion bid for… Read More

Bill Gates takes stand to testify in Windows 95 antitrust case

Well, it’s actually happening. Bill Gates has taken the witness stand in Salt Lake City, Utah, this morning to testify… Read More

Apple turns up heat on Amazon over use of ‘appstore’ for Kindle Fire

Apple’s attack on Amazon.com and its use of the phrase “appstore” continues. The Cupertino, California maker of the iPad and… Read More

Seattle man sues Facebook in latest online tracking complaint

A lawsuit filed in federal court in Seattle this week is the latest to accuse Facebook of tracking its users’… Read More

Amazon scoffs at suit by actress upset over age disclosure

Amazon.com says that the Texas actress who is suing to prevent her age from being displayed in the company’s IMDb… Read More

Entrepreneur alleges that Benchmark stole his idea

Entrepreneurs sometimes fear pitching their ideas to investors out of concern that the business concepts will get stolen. There’s not… Read More

Intellectual Ventures and LG Electronics reach patent deal

Intellectual Ventures has just added another big company to its stable of patent licensees, announcing a patent agreement with consumer… Read More

Ouch: Amazon.com hit with more than eight patent suits in 55 days

Amazon.com’s corporate lawyers are going to be pretty busy in the coming weeks. According to the company’s quarterly report released… Read More

Another day, another Android licensing deal for Microsoft

Microsoft today announced its 10th Android patent licensing agreement in the past 18 months, sealing a deal with Taiwan-based electronics… Read More

Texas actress sues Amazon for displaying age in IMDb listing

In the annals of litigation, this has to be one of the stranger cases involving Amazon.com. A Texas actress is… Read More

Bill Gates slated to testify in Windows 95 antitrust case

They say the wheels of justice turn slowly, but this is getting a little crazy. Microsoft has listed Bill Gates… Read More

Intellectual Ventures sues Motorola over six patents

Motorola has been sued for patent infringement by Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue-based company run by former Microsoft technology chief Nathan… Read More

Former Paul Allen security guards file lawsuit, allege unethical behavior at Vulcan

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his private investment arm, Vulcan, have been sued by four former security guards at the… Read More

Pendrell forks over $90 million for ContentGuard, gobbling up more than 250 patents

Pendrell Corp., the Kirkland company formerly known as ICO Global, today announced that it is paying $90.1 million in cash… Read More