San Diego – The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s top industrial research organization, is planning to adopt three main strategies to assist smartphone maker HTC Corp and other Taiwanese IT firms in defending themselves in international patent lawsuits.
As its first step in its campaign to provide new legal strategies for local high-tech businesses
Los Angeles – A Los Angeles fashion house retailer has recently been faced with some hell on wheels, so to speak. Design company, Wildfox Couture is being sued by the Hells Angels for alleged copyright infringement over the unauthorized use of its name on a t-shirt.
The woman’s t-shirt, a cotton crew neck tee, reads: “My
Los Angeles – Parody site Lamebook and social networking site Facebook have reached a settlement in a trademark dispute that erupted last year. Lamebook, a regularly updated blog that re-posts funny and lame Facebook updates, pictures, and conversations, will be allowed to retain its name but must add a disclaimer to its website stating that
Orange County – Officials at the Irvine, California-based In-N-Out fast-food chain have confirmed that they have filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against an alleged copycat burger joint on the east coast.
The defendant is Maryland-based Grab-N-Go Burger, which uses a red logo with a yellow streak through the letters. Facebook photos of the restaurant portray a red
San Diego – Samsung is getting creative in its defense in a patent infringement dispute with Apple. It is using scenes from the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Last month, Apple filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tablet and some smartphones based
Los Angeles – A Brooklyn heavy metal band is suing the New Jersey Devils for $10 million in a copyright infringement case over a song. Rob Traynor, lead singer of Black Water Rising is claiming that the professional hockey team used one of the band’s songs in a video without authorization. The lawsuit was filed
San Diego – In its ongoing efforts to trounce trademark infringement, Apple is suing two sellers of knockoff Apple accessories that are based in the New York borough of Flushing, Queens.
Apple is accusing the defendants, Apple Story and Fun Zone, of selling unauthorized iPod, iPhone, and iPad accessories which are illegally branded with Apple’s
Los Angeles – A federal appeals court has upheld an earlier decision from a U.S. District Court, which found that the Minneapolis-based Fair Isaac Corporation’s (FICO) trademark was not infringed on by a competitor. In addition to reaffirming the lower court’s ruling, the federal court ordered the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cancel
San Diego – Major music labels achieved a major victory in the copyright wars when, in May, Limewire agreed to pay $105 million to settle a copyright infringement suit. As federal copyright laws have become much stricter and the entertainment industry much more litigious against infringement, many saw this victory as an end of a
Los Angeles – Microsoft was recently awarded a design patent for the slider design on smartphones that Nokia may use to create unique devices. Unlike the usual slider phone designs, the new patent is for a phone that allows the keyboard to sit flush with the screen when opened, which would allow users to type more