Articles about legal issues – Page 9 of 14

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures settles with Microsemi, turns them into a customer

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures has entered into a settlement agreement with Microsemi, resolving the patent suit that it filed against… Read More

FTC closes Google investigation, says search giant will change business practices

The Federal Trade Commission has closed its antitrust investigation into Google, announcing what regulators describe as “landmark agreements” to change… Read More

Legal lessons from Amazon’s ‘noncompete’ battle with Google

As Geekwire reported last week, a federal judge in Seattle has pretty much rejected Amazon’s recent attempt to restrict what… Read More

Judge: Former Amazon sales VP can work for Google with minimal restrictions

A federal judge in Seattle has largely rejected Amazon.com’s attempt to restrict the work of former Amazon Web Services global… Read More

Trulia takes aim at Zillow patent suit: ‘Abstract ideas and principles are not patentable’

San Francisco online real estate company Trulia has filed its initial response to Zillow’s patent lawsuit, arguing that the case… Read More

MOD Systems founder wins reversal on mail fraud conviction, loses in other areas

The continuing saga of MOD Systems co-founder Mark E. Phillips, who was sentenced to four years in prison in July… Read More

A first: AG sues Florida firm for blasting residents with unwanted text message spam

Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna has filed a lawsuit against Florida-based Dinav Holding, which allegedly sent tens of thousands… Read More

Yikes, somebody else is suing The Oatmeal now

Matthew Inman, the Seattle-based webcomic artist better known as The Oatmeal, responded to a threat of litigation earlier this year… Read More

Amazon settles suit over alleged manipulation of IE browser settings

Amazon.com has entered into a settlement agreement in a 20-month-old case which alleged that it circumvented a user’s attempts to block… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola patent trial begins, with brief Xbox ‘Durango’ mention

The patent trial pitting Microsoft vs. Google’s Motorola Mobility is getting underway in federal court in Seattle, with a standing-room-only… Read More

Jeff Bezos says patent fights may ‘stifle innovation’

The smartphone patent wars are impacting nearly every technology giant, from Samsung to Google to Microsoft to Apple. Now, Amazon.com’s… Read More

MetroPCS shareholders file suit over T-Mobile deal, call it ‘drastically undervalued’

Big mergers usually bring out the lawyers, and so it’s not a surprise that one of the highest-profile wireless transactions… Read More

A brassiere brouhaha: British man in patent fight with Seattle startup JoeyBra

JoeyBra founders Mariah Gentry and Kyle Bartlow — who met at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business —… Read More

Driverless cars: Looking under the legislation’s hood

So driverless cars are to be street legal in California! I thought it would be fun to look “under the… Read More

Trulia CEO Pete Flint on the IPO, competing with Zillow

Trulia certainly didn’t disappoint in its Wall Street debut. The San Francisco online real estate company raised $102 million; soared… Read More

Microsoft claims another patent win vs. Google’s Motorola

A court in Germany has ruled that Motorola infringed on a Microsoft patent, prompting the Redmond company to call again… Read More

Wapple vs. Womple: What’s really in a name?

A few weeks ago, we wrote a story about Womple, a new startup out of Bellingham that’s developing easy ways… Read More

Zillow sues Trulia for patent infringement, escalating bitter real estate rivalry

We’ve commented in the past on how San Francisco-based Trulia appears to follow in the wake of its larger Seattle-based… Read More

In ongoing battle versus media powerhouses, streaming video service Ivi loses appeal

Seattle streaming video startup Ivi Inc. has been hit with another setback in its battle against some of the country’s… Read More

Questions I’d ask before listing a startup on FundersClub

Every day I engage with at least one person about how startup investing will change because of the JOBS Act.… Read More

Politicians look to leash patent trolls with new SHIELD Act

Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio is sick and tired of patent trolls, and he’s not going to take it anymore. DeFazio… Read More

Russian ‘cyber bandit’ arrested for attacks on Amazon.com

A 25-year-old Russian man has been arrested for masterminding two denial-of-service attacks on Amazon.com, attacks that occurred in the summer… Read More

No joke: Justin Bieber, Paul Allen’s Vulcan sued over loudness at Portland concert

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been tied up in all sorts of lawsuits during his technology career. That just goes with… Read More

What’s positive about Washington’s new Social Purpose Corporations

Suppose you are the CEO and board chair of a company that is in the process of a sale transaction.… Read More

FunnyJunk lawyer ends bizarre lawsuit against The Oatmeal, still claims victory

One of the strangest legal cases we’ve seen in some time is now over. Charles Carreon, an attorney for the… Read More

Patent holding firm settles with Boeing for $10 million

Pendrell Corp., the Kirkland patent holding firm led by former Clearwire execs, said today that it has withdrawn a petition… Read More

Oh, no, now the FunnyJunk lawyer is reportedly suing The Oatmeal’s charity picks

The legal squabbles between Matthew Inman, the Seattle based Web comic better known as The Oatmeal, and Charles Carreon, the attorney… Read More

Barnes & Noble swipes at Amazon, raises objections to DOJ e-book settlement

Barnes & Noble today jumped into the complex legal battle over the future of electronic book publishing, raising objections to a… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold on the hot seat at D10, defends unpopular stance on patent licensing

Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold has taken plenty of knocks during his long career, but none probably as public as… Read More

Microsoft user agreements will block class-action suits

In the future, if you have a problem with a Microsoft consumer product and want to take the company to… Read More