Microsoft ends patent dispute with TomTom
Microsoft has announced that they are now ending their patent dispute filed against TomTom.
Microsoft said that TomTom would be paying them an undisclosed amount for this settlement.
Microsoft had filed the lawsuit against TomTom last month claiming their products were infringing on Microsoft’s owned patents.
TomTom responded with a [...]
TomTom files a patent lawsuit against Microsoft
Navigation device maker TomTom has revealed that they have filed a lawsuit against US based software giant Microsoft.
Incidentally, the two companies are already involved in a similar lawsuit filed by Microsoft sometime back.
Not many details are available on what kind of a lawsuit TomTom has filed [...]
Satyam Computer face multiple fraud related lawsuits in USA
The problems for Satyam Computer are multiplying by the day.
The latest news in the market is that the Indian IT company faces multiple lawsuits in the USA claiming that the company duped thousands of American investors out of billions of dollars.
Vianale & Vianale LLP’s counsel Keneth [...]
RIM sues Motorola for blocking new hirings
Blackberry maker Research in Motion has filed a lawsuit against the US based mobile phone maker Motorola.
RIM is claiming that Motorola is blocking current and ex-employees from joining them.
The lawsuit further accuses Motorola of unfair competition.
Incidentally, this lawsuit comes just months after Motorola had filed a lawsuit against [...]
Wal-Mart Stores to pay big to settle 63 lawsuits
Wal-Mart Stores has announced that they are going to pay as much as $640 million to settle around 63 lawsuits filed against them related to wage-and-hour violations.
This settlement would end legal disputes which have been going on for years.
Wal-Mart said that the final amount to [...]
Sony Music Entertainment sued by U.S. Government
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan has filed a lawsuit against music industry giant Sony Music Entertainment.
The lawsuit claims that the company is violating federal rules aimed at protecting the online privacy of children.
It said that the company is enabling minors to register on its music websites without a proper [...]
Yahoo sued by DivX over advertising deal
Problems keeps on piling up for internet media company Yahoo as they now faced a lawsuit from DivX.
DivX has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo related to an advertising deal signed between the two companies.
They filed this lawsuit as Yahoo is planning to end their two-year advertising services agreement.
The company [...]
Mformation Technologies suing Research in Motion for patent infringement
Mformation Technologies has announced that they have now filed a lawsuit against Research in Motion for patent infringement.
Research in Motion is the company behind the hugely popular Blackberry platform and mobile devices.
Mformation is claiming that RIM infringes on two of their owned patents in their products and [...]
Nokia to pay $2.5 billion to Qualcomm
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has revealed that they would be making an upfront payment of $2.5 billion to wireless technology company Qualcomm.
This payment would be part of the settlement with the company related to royalty disputes.
Nokia did not give out many details on this new arrangement with [...]
Nike sues Wal-Mart for Patent Infringement
Nike does not sell its products in Wal-Mart as they believe it would devalue their brand.
The company has however sued the US based retailing giant for patent infringement.
Nike is claiming that Wal-Mart is selling shoes which resemble their patented designs and technologies.
The company claims that some models of shoes being [...]
