Tech Law: Microsoft Loses, Laptop Vendors Sue NVidia, Google Trademark Suit, More
A look at highlights of the past week in the high tech legal world: courts, regulation, and lawsuits.
Small security company gets big patent infringement judgment against Microsoft – Security company Uniloc won a patent infringement suit against Microsoft after six years for a judgment of $388 million. Microsoft will appeal. [Source: Computerworld]
Laptop vendors suing Nvidia — Apple, HP and Dell are suing Nvidia over allegedly malfunctioning graphics processors. [Source: Computerworld]
Big class action trademark owners suit — Google, YouTube, AOL, MySpace, and others are facing a class action suit by Texas trademark owners. [Source: Technology & Marketing Law Blog]
L’Oréal loses suit against eBay — A French court found in favor of eBay in a trademark infringement action brought by L’Oréal. [Source: IPKat]
France passes Internet piracy law — France has passed a law allowing authorities to cut the Internet connections of people who illegally download files. [Source: Associated Press]
RealNetworks countersues Hollywood — RealNetworks is countersuing movie studios and the DVD Copy Control Association, alleging anticompetitive activity. [Source: Ars Technica]
Tune Hunter hunts Shazam users — Tune Hunter has filed a patent infringement suit against Shazam and such customers as Samsung, Apple, Amazon.com, Napster, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, LG Electronics, and AT&T Mobility. [Source: CNET]
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Erik Sherman is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Newsweek, the New York Times Magazine, Technology Review, the Financial Times, Chief Executive, and other publications. Follow him on Twitter.
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