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Microsoft Updates IE After Patent Spat

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:55:00 +0000

Microsoft on Tuesday made broadly available an Internet Explorer update related to a high-profile patent spat with a start-up backed by the University of California. The update changes how the browser handles... Read more...

Apple win in logo spat 'unlikely'

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:22:18 +0000

It is unlikely that Apple will win a logo registration dispute with China's Trademark Appraisal Committee (TAC) because the Apple logo under discussion does not have a bite taken out of it, according to experts.... Read more...

Microsoft-Lindows spat heads north

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:31:28 +0000

Microsoft has expanded its legal battle against Linux seller Lindows, suing the software maker for trademark infringement in Canada. A Microsoft representative confirmed that the suit was filed late Wednesday in the... Read more...

Lindows-Microsoft legal spat builds

Mon, 10 Nov 2003 19:17:00 +0000

Lindows.com reported Monday that Microsoft proffered legal papers seeking to disavow California class-action settlement claims submitted via the Linux distributor's MSfreePC Web site. In a motion filed with the Superior Court of... Read more...

Sonicblue, TiVo settle patent spat

Sat, 09 Nov 2002 15:22:30 +0000

Sonicblue and TiVo announced late Friday that the two companies will dismiss their patent infringement claims against one another. The two companies filed lawsuits against each other in the United States District Court for... Read more...

Freeserve goes legal in AOL VAT spat

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:17:23 +0000

Freeserve is taking HM Customs & Excise to court in an atempt to overturn a loophole in tax law resulting in AOL's exemption from paying VAT in the UK. The ISP, Britain's... Read more...