Lawsuits

Google sued over Chromebook name

Just days before it is to launch the first Chromebooks, Google is being sued over the name it has chosen for its new Chrome OS powered devices. ISYS Technologies filed an injunction in a Utah district court, alleging that the name is “confusingly similar” to that of the ChromiumPC, a desktop computer running Chrome OS and just announced by Xi3, […]

Microsoft sues Motorola over Android smartphones

Microsoft today sued Motorola, citing patent infringements in Motorola’s Android smartphones. The nine patents in question focus on the user experience. According to Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing: “Microsoft filed an action today in the International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against […]

Google responds to Oracle lawsuit

Google has responded to Oracle’s lawsuit over Google Android. Its statement is short but suggests that this could be in the courts for a while: We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit. The open-source Java community goes beyond any one corporation and works every day to make the […]

Oracle sues Google over Android

Oracle today announced that it was suing Google over patent and copyright infringement in Google’s Android mobile operating system. “In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement,” said Oracle spokesperson Karen Tillman. Oracle claims that a total of seven patents it inherited when it purchased Sun are […]

Rogers Wireless sues Bell Mobility over network speed claims

Only days after losing a lawsuit and being forced to remove claims of “the most reliable network”, Rogers is suing Bell Mobility over its new ad campaign that claims that “the largest, fastest, and most reliable network.” Rogers is accusing Bell of exactly what TELUS accused it of: “false or misleading advertising” Rogers wants Bell to stop using the terms […]

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark

Yesterday, the news was that Cisco and Apple were in discussions over the use by Apple of the name iPhone for its new mobile phone and a final agreement was expected shortly. Today, the news is not quite so optimistic with Cisco filing a lawsuit against Apple today for the infringement of Cisco’s registered iPhone trademark. “Today’s iPhone is not […]