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Arguments presented in DVD cracking case
News Greene said the trial court, in granting the injunction, failed to consider that the ban violated Bunner's free speech rights. The Sixth District Court of Appeals in San Jose, California agreed with Bunner and reversed that injunction, so the DVD...
[May 30, 2003, 8:05]
Napster: Court deadline approaches
News But the efforts to enforce the injunction will likely continue to be controversial, analysts say. Under that injunction, the record companies must submit the names of songs and artists to be blocked, as well as the name of at least one specific...
[March 12, 2001, 8:06]
Windows XP could get early release
News According to some analysts, the action could make it more difficult for the Justice Department and 18 states to seek an injunction against Windows XP. The company is advancing its release schedule to ship Windows XP ahead of any possible injunction...
[August 8, 2001, 8:53]
Vonage hit by $58m payout to Verizon
News The situation came to a head some three and a half years later when the judge in the case was about to impose the injunction. In addition to the damages, Verizon is asking the court for an injunction.
[March 9, 2007, 7:44]
Google ready to lose Microsoft battle
News The merits of the case will be weighed at a preliminary injunction hearing 6 September, with a trial set for January. Lee on a paid leave of absence or consulting engagement for the duration of the injunction, up to twelve months from the date of...
[August 5, 2005, 12:25]
RIM cheers rejection of NTP patent
News NTP, a patent-holding company, successfully sued RIM for patent infringement and won an injunction, stayed pending appeal, to halt most sales of RIM's BlackBerry wireless email device and service in the United States.
[February 23, 2006, 8:15]
Microsoft fights antitrust charges
News Two days before Christmas, the judge granted Sun its request for a preliminary injunction compelling Microsoft to carry Sun's version of the Java Virtual Machine in Windows. I find it an absolute certainty that unless a preliminary injunction is...
[January 10, 2003, 16:04]
RIM creates patent 'workaround'
News The impasse revives the risk of a court injunction that would halt US sales of RIM's flagship wireless email device. NTP successfully sued RIM in 2002 for patent infringement, winning an injunction in 2003 to halt U.S.
[June 17, 2005, 10:30]
RIM denounces BlackBerry shutdown settlement offer
News Appeals of that decision have run their course, and on Friday the companies will appear in a Virginia court to argue over whether an injunction should be imposed on the sale of BlackBerry devices and software in United States.
[February 24, 2006, 8:00]
Cisco and Huawei mend fences
News Huawei said it voluntarily made changes to the products in question even before the courts issued a preliminary injunction order asking the company to do so in June. Under the terms of the agreement, Huawei will continue to abide by the terms of...
[October 2, 2003, 10:35]
Rambus wins $300m from Hynix in patent case
News Rather than face an injunction, defendants often agree to pay additional amounts to the plaintiffs through a licence. In the next phase of the trial, starting this summer, Rambus will seek an injunction barring Hynix from selling DDR, DDR2 and SDRAM.
[April 25, 2006, 12:20]
Did Microsoft and HP collude on Java?
News Quackenbush says Microsoft's failure to ask for a stay of Whyte's injunction or appeal immediately after the ruling says nothing about the merits of its case. At the same time, Quackenbush says Microsoft is complying with the preliminary injunction...
[January 15, 1999, 9:36]
Microsoft fires back at Sun in Java case
News On 21 January, Motz issued a preliminary injunction, ordering Microsoft to do two things: distribute Sun's version of Java with Windows and stop distributing its own implementation of the programming language.
[February 24, 2003, 8:10]
Vonage wins reprieve over customer sign-up
News The fact that they appear to have expedited that appeal suggests the possibility that the Federal Circuit was not so convinced by Vonage that it was prepared to permit the injunction to remain suspended for the entire period usually required for a...
[April 25, 2007, 8:52]
Vonage gets last-minute lifeline
News On 23 March, US district judge Claude Hilton said he would issue an injunction barring Vonage from using the technology included in the three patents. On the one hand, the judge could issue a stay on the injunction that would last a couple of weeks...
[April 4, 2007, 8:57]
Napster gets temporary reprieve
News The 9th Circuit Court has previously ruled that Napster's conduct required an injunction, and we expect them to do so again after a full review of the facts. The Recording Industry Association of America said it expected the injunction to be back...
[July 19, 2001, 10:58]
Palm accused of patent infringement
News Facing the threat of the injunction being reimposed, RIM settled the case in early March of this year. NTP is looking for an injunction on the sale of Palm products that allegedly violate its patents, as well as monetary damages.
[November 7, 2006, 8:36]
Unix decline extends SCO revenue drop
Talkback The limited discovery order expired when SCOG declined to file for a preliminary injunction by the deadline. Through that discovery, SCO said it found instances in which AutoZone mishandled SCO code, but that because it's now removed, SCO won't...
[June 2, 2005, 19:06]
Novell: SCO insolvency 'imminent' and 'inevitable'
News Contrary to SCO's assertion that a preliminary injunction should be denied because it may accelerate SCO's bankruptcy, SCO's imminent bankruptcy is a compelling reason to grant Novell's motion. When SCO goes into bankruptcy, it will not be because...
[January 11, 2007, 13:41]
RIM loses ground in patent dispute
News NTP said in a statement that Wednesday's rulings "permit the case to continue moving forward to address the remaining issues in this case, including reconfirmation of an injunction that prohibits RIM from selling, using or importing into the...
[December 1, 2005, 8:55]
