Court Ruling in Georgia Upholds School’s Use of Publication Excerpts May 16, 2012 A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses...
AIG Alleges Ex-Air Lease CEO, Employees Stole Trade Secrets April 25, 2012 By Grant McCool American International Group Inc. has sued the co-founder and former chief executive of its aircraft-leasing unit, Steven Udvar-Hazy, accusing him...
40 Million U.S. Jobs Tied to Intellectual Property Protection: Report April 12, 2012 By Doug Palmer U.S. movie studios, drug manufacturers and other companies that depend heavily on copyrights, patents and trademarks to protect their creative...
Reebok, Nike Settle Suit Over Tebow Apparel Sales April 10, 2012 By Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel Reebok International Ltd. agreed to settle a lawsuit by rival Nike Inc. and will stop selling New York Jets football...
Viacom Wins Reversal in Landmark Copyright Case vs. Google’s YouTube April 5, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel and Yinka Adegoke A U.S. appeals court has revived lawsuits by Viacom Inc., the English Premier League, and various film studios and television...
Facebook Launches Patent Counterclaim Against Yahoo April 4, 2012 By Alexei Oreskovic and Dan Levine Facebook fired back on Tuesday in its legal battle with Yahoo by accusing the Web pioneer of infringing 10 of...
‘Tebow-Mania’ Kicks Off Nike Damages Claim Against Reebok March 29, 2012 By Grant McCool Nike Inc. is accusing Reebok of trying to score an illegal Tim Tebow marketing touchdown. Nike sued its rival in...
Yahoo Sues Facebook Over 10 Patents March 12, 2012 By Alexei Oreskovic and Dan Levine Yahoo Inc. sued Facebook Inc. over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, opening the...
China Higher Court Hears Apple’s iPad Trademark Claim February 29, 2012 By Lee Chyen Yee and Huang Yuntao Lawyers for Apple Inc. argued for its right to use the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday, as a higher...
Social Media Patent War Looms as Yahoo Threatens Facebook February 28, 2012 By Dan Levine Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially engulfing social...