Supreme Court Will Hear Apple-Samsung Patent Damages Dispute October 11, 2016 By Andrew Chung After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in the bitter patent dispute between...
Integro Launches Cyber Risk Practice Focused on ‘Knowledge Assets’ July 26, 2016 International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers has started a new cyber risk practice focused on exposures beyond...
Idaho Investment Firm at Heart of Trade-Secret Lawsuit July 21, 2016 By Rebecca Boone An Idaho-based software company is being sued after it hired two former employees from another company. The lawsuit, brought by...
Citigroup Sues AT&T, Says It Owns Trademark to ‘Thank You’ June 16, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel Citigroup Inc. sued AT&T Inc. on Friday, saying the phone company’s use of “thanks” and “AT&T thanks” in a new...
Copyright Claim Targets Justin Bieber’s ‘Sorry’ Vocal Riff May 31, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel Canadian pop star Justin Bieber and the co-writers of his 2015 smash hit “Sorry” are being sued for allegedly stealing...
Jury Sides with Google; Oracle Loses $9 Billion Copyright Claim May 27, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Google won a jury verdict that kills Oracle Corp.’s claim to a $9 billion slice of the search giant’s Android...
Miami Artist Lawsuit Against Apple, Design Firm Dismissed May 26, 2016 A lawsuit filed by artist Romero Britto against Apple Inc. and a design firm claiming misuse of his distinctive images...
Stakes Are High at Google vs. Oracle Copyright Trial #2 May 10, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Oracle Corp. and Google are stepping before a jury a second time with potentially $9.3 billion on the line, and...
Cheerleader Uniform Case Tests Copyright Protection for Designs May 3, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a clash between rival makers of cheerleading outfits to clarify the scope of...
Jury to Decide If Led Zeppelin Ripped Off ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Licks April 12, 2016 By Edvard Pettersson Led Zeppelin founders Jimmy Page and Robert Plant lost their bid to avoid a trial that may rewrite the history...