Clone Lawsuit Alleges Cloning! Ah, the irony. A Chinese company by the name of Shenzhen Great Long Brother Industrial Co is preparing to sue Apple if the iPad enters the Chinese market. This company...
The North Face Sues The South Butt A popular outdoor product company, The North Face, is suing a student-founded start-up company, The South Butt, for trademark infringement. The North Face complaint includes...
Twitter Sued for Patent Infringement A Texas-based company called TechRadium filed suit against Twitter Tuesday, August 4, 2009, in the Southern District of Texas, alleging patent infringement. TechRadium is...
Microsoft Emotiflag Patent Microsoft managed to land a patent grant for emotiflags this past week despite well-known prior usage. The IP team member at Microsoft who received the Notice of Allowance...
Yep, still polar opposites. The lawsuit brought by The North Face against The South Butt continues, with a scheduling conference held yesterday, January 27, 2010. Both poles, er, sides agreed to a preliminary injunction hearing on April 12, 2010. A mediation is also purported to be scheduled prior to that hearing. More to come as details unfold!