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Ford sued by Eagle Harbor Holdings for patent infringement

, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Ford has a lot of cool tech inside some of its late model vehicles. The tech ranges from its Sync system that is powered by Microsoft and Nuance to tech for checking blind spots, stability control, and more. Ford has found itself embroiled in a lawsuit alleging patent infringement by a tech firm called Eagle Harbor Holdings. Eagle Harbor claims that it was in talks in 2002 with Ford to integrate tech using some of its patents into Ford vehicles. Read The Full Story

Apple found to infringe on two S3 Graphics patents

, Jul 4th 2011 Discuss [14]

Apple always has a few irons in the patent suit fire. It's battling Samsung right now over alleged trademark and patent infringement for instance. Samsung has recently said it's not copying, but competing with Apple in that ongoing case. Apple also apparently had a legal action going on with S3 Graphics over patents that Apple allegedly infringed on. Read The Full Story

Publisher sues Apple over iBooks trademark

, Jun 16th 2011 Discuss [3]

The busiest people in the Apple corporate structure have to be the legal team. These guys and gals are constantly fighting off suits and filing suits for one reason or another. The legal team at Apple only recently settled with Nokia for patent infringement and now another suit has been filed against the corporation. A publisher in New York filed a trademark infringement suit against Apple this week. The publisher is John T. Colby. Read The Full Story

Class action suit filed against Apple for iPhone location tracking

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [8]

I use an iPhone and I will be the first to say that the thought of my iPhone tracking my movements is irritating. There is really no need for my iPhone to be storing where I go throughout my day. I also have to wonder if this extra tracking that is unneeded was turned off if my iPhone would run longer on a charge. I guess with all the press of the iPhone tracking and storing user movements, it was inevitable that a class action suit would be filed against Apple. Read The Full Story

Text messages marketing Robots movie worth $200 each

, Dec 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

It's been a long time since the Twentieth Century Fox animated flick Robots hit theaters. During the time the movie was being marketed hard by the moviemaker, the company used text messages that were unsolicited to get people to see the flick. Read The Full Story

Amazon wins one battle in the war with NC over tax money

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

For months now, Amazon and the state of North Carolina have been fighting over the desire of NC to charge back sales tax on purchases that residents of the state made on Amazon. Amazon has been fighting the request of the state in court to provide detailed information on purchases made by NC shoppers. Read The Full Story

Apple sues HyperMac accessory maker for using MagSafe and iPod cables without permission

, Sep 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

You may have seen the line of HyperMac accessories for Apple gear before, the stuff is actually made by a company called Sanho Corporation. Apple has filed a suit against Sanho for allegedly violating Apple patents by making accessories that use the MagSafe and iPod cable designs without permission. Read The Full Story

George Lucas finally sues Jedi Mind

, Aug 24th 2010 Discuss [1]

When George Lucas and his film company sued Wicked Lasers simply because one of the company's new lasers looked like a light saber from the Star Wars films there were a lot of us out there who were surprised. Lucas ultimately dropped that case and has finally got around to filing a suit against a company called Jedi Mind. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review- Week 26 2010

, Jul 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Happy Fourth of July to readers in the US and welcome to another Week in Review! Apple announced on Monday that it had sold a whopping 1.7 million iPhone 4 smartphones in three days. I knew they would sell a lot of the things, but didn’t think it would be that many. Monday we posted up our review of the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. We liked the device, but it had some occasional issues with CPU lag to sour the overall enjoyment somewhat. Read The Full Story

SFLC files suit against Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse and more

, Dec 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

Lawsuits seem to be unending in the technology world. The latest suit names Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, and 11 other companies as defendants. The suit was filed by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) in New York City. Read The Full Story
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