Articles about legal issues – Page 13 of 14

Sprint CEO Hesse continues fight to block AT&T’s buy of T-Mobile

Dan Hesse once led AT&T Wireless. Now, as CEO of Sprint, he’s trying to block his former employer from buying… Read More

10 ways startups get into legal trouble (and how to avoid them)

You can screw up a startup in any number of ways, from hiring the wrong person to inking a bad… Read More

A sign of a bubble? Startup-related legal questions surge in Silicon Valley, Seattle

There are all multiple ways to measure if the startup tech market is booming: IPOs, venture capital, inflated valuations in… Read More

Microsoft signs Android patent deal with military contractor General Dynamics

Microsoft today made new progress in its Android patent campaign, announcing a licensing deal with General Dynamics Itronix, maker of… Read More

Google confirms FTC subpoena, says concerns are unclear

It’s official: Google just filed a public notice acknowledging that its business practices are under investigation by the Federal Trade… Read More

Q&A: i4i chairman adds up a $290M verdict vs. Microsoft

Earlier today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Toronto-based technology company i4i in a patent infringement lawsuit against… Read More

Apple calls Amazon’s Appstore ‘inferior,’ contends confusion will hurt Apple’s brand

The legal battle between Apple and Amazon.com over rights the phrase “app store” is starting to get more heated, maybe… Read More

Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in landmark i4i patent case: What it means

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected Microsoft’s appeal in a long-running patent dispute with Canadian technology company i4i, turning… Read More

Why Microsoft is still fighting a $1.3 billion European fine from last decade

It was like a blast from the past this morning to wake up to news that Microsoft was back in… Read More

Latest on ‘App Store’ battle: Will the reality distortion field extend to the courts?

The nuances of trademark law, or any law for that matter, can sometimes lead to statements that seem strange to… Read More

DOJ: Microsoft antitrust deal worked, just look at the company now

As we noted a couple weeks ago, Microsoft’s landmark U.S. antitrust settlement expires today. Much has changed in the decade… Read More

Google takes surprise $500M charge over DOJ ad investigation

Google’s Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, made public this afternoon, contains an unexpected $500 million charge… Read More

So this is how it ends: Microsoft antitrust pact winding down, quietly

It might be hard to remember just how big Microsoft’s U.S. antitrust case was in its day, in part because… Read More

Barnes & Noble: Microsoft wanted ‘shockingly high’ fees for Android in Nook

[Updated with Microsoft’s statement.] Barnes & Noble is rejecting Microsoft’s claims that the use of Android by its Nook e-reader… Read More

Court grapples with ‘cast of thousands’ in Paul Allen suit vs. Google, Apple and others

With more than a dozen lawyers looking on — representing Google, Apple, eBay, Yahoo, Facebook and other Internet titans —… Read More

Amazon.com tries to toss Apple ‘app store’ trademark suit, cites Steve Jobs in its own defense

Amazon.com today responded in court to Apple’s lawsuit over the name of its Android Appstore — calling the iPhone maker’s… Read More

Clearwire restores service in Seattle after outage

It’s been a tough few days for Seattle area high-tech companies. First, Amazon.com’s EC2 service went down, causing alarm among… Read More

Microsoft vs. i4i at U.S. Supreme Court: Future of patent law at stake

Microsoft and i4i L.P., a small Canadian tech company, will square off this morning in oral arguments before the U.S.… Read More

Judge to ex-Microsoft GM: You can’t take that job at Salesforce.com, either

A judge in Seattle today denied a former Microsoft general manager’s new attempt to carve out a role for himself… Read More

Blog fight: Google calls Microsoft ‘irresponsible’ for calling Google ‘misleading’

Two days after Microsoft called Google out for “misleading” the U.S. government about a security certification for a Google product,… Read More

Priceline founder Jay Walker pulls a Paul Allen, sues nearly every big name in tech

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen surprised many in the tech industry last summer when he sued some of the biggest names… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employee charged with stealing $450k from company

Federal prosecutors in Seattle have charged a former Microsoft business development director, Robert D. Curry, with three counts of wire… Read More

Microsoft calls Google out after U.S. disputes Google Apps for Gov’t security claim

Documents unsealed last week by a federal court, and posted online by Microsoft this morning, show the U.S. government disputing… Read More

SEC to review rules on how startups raise money

Guest Commentary: Breathtaking, front-page news in the Wall Street Journal this morning. Securities and Exchange Commission chief Mary Schapiro has… Read More

Seattle startup Dashwire inks licensing deal with Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures

Dashwire is a small mobile software company. But the Seattle upstart still has to worry about patent issues, and because… Read More

Google bids $900M for Nortel patents, but Microsoft already has them in the bag

[Post updated at 1:45 p.m. with clarification of Microsoft’s rights to these patents under a previous licensing deal with Nortel.]… Read More

Project Star Trek: Did Clearwire provide shoddy service to boost numbers?

Clearwire can’t seem to catch a break. The Kirkland mobile broadband company has compiled massive losses, churned through executives and,… Read More

Washington AG Rob McKenna is keeping tabs on AT&T’s planned buy of T-Mobile

One of the big fears surrounding AT&T’s proposed buyout of T-Mobile is that the deal will decrease competition in the… Read More

As ‘smartphone wars’ brew, RIM partners with Intellectual Ventures

We’ve seen plenty of litigation in the mobile industry in recent months, with Microsoft, Apple, Google and others engaged in… Read More

It’s official: Sprint says AT&T’s T-Mobile deal stinks

We knew that Sprint wasn’t happy about AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, based on comments by Sprint CEO Dan… Read More