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Article | 5/05/2011 Oracle subpoenas Apache Foundation in Google suit
Oracle has subpoenaed the Apache Software Foundation in connection with its ongoing intellectual property suit against Google, the open-source group <...
Article | 4/05/2011 FTC settles data breach charges against two firms
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will require two companies -- one providing payroll and human resources services and another providing immigration l...
Article | 30/04/2011 SAP won't pay $1.3B to Oracle until case is over
Oracle will have to wait a bit longer to get its hands on the US$1.3 billion awarded to it last year by a jury in its corporate theft lawsuit against ...
Article | 30/04/2011 Oracle, Google move to streamline Java lawsuit
Google and Oracle each submitted proposals on Friday to reduce the number of claims in their Java patent infringement lawsuit, which could help bring ...
Article | 29/04/2011 Lawsuit: Trial version of CAD software includes spyware
A trial version of a 3D CAD software package includes "phone-home" functionality that allows the vendor to contact downloaders months later and demand...
Article | 27/04/2011 Customer fights subpoena in Oracle-Rimini suit
Oracle has subpoenaed scores of Rimini Street customers in connection with its intellectual property suit against the third-party software maintenance...
Article | 22/04/2011 Groups push for additions to Google Buzz settlement
A coalition of privacy and consumer groups is pushing for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to add conditions, including requiring that Google get opt...
Article | 21/04/2011 Oracle-Google case could be decided by November
The judge hearing Oracle's Java patent lawsuit against Google hopes to get the case wrapped up before the end of November, he said Wednesday, but it w...
Article | 21/04/2011 Cisco accused of orchestrating engineer's arrest
Cisco Systems orchestrated the arrest of Multiven founder Peter Alfred-Adekeye last year in order to force a settlement of Multiven's antitrust lawsu...
Article | 20/04/2011 Former engineer who sued Cisco now faces criminal charges
A one-time Cisco engineer who had sued his former employer, alleging it monopolized the business of servicing and maintaining Cisco equipment, has bee...
Article | 20/04/2011 FTC takes action against 'fake' news sites
Several websites apparently featuring news reports that show the weight-loss benefits of acai berry products aren't what they appear to be, the U.S. F...
Article | 19/04/2011 Apple sues Samsung, says it copied iPad
Apple has sued Samsung for allegedly copying the iPad, iPod and iPhone with its Galaxy Tab and Galaxy handsets.
Article | 14/04/2011 DOJ gets court permission to attack botnet
The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation have obtained a temporary restraining order allowing them to disrupt a compute...
Article | 14/04/2011 Motorola Solutions, Huawei settle dueling lawsuits
Long-time partners Huawei Technologies and Motorola Solutions have agreed to settle trade secrets lawsuits against each other, the companies announced...
Article | 13/04/2011 New York man pushes ahead with Facebook ownership claims
A New York man who claims he's entitled to a sizable stake in Facebook has amended his initial complaint, adjusting his ownership claim and providing ...