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HP settles suit against ex-chief Hurd

...executive Mark Hurd, now co-president of Oracle, have come to an out-of-court agreement in which he will return HP stock Read more

21 September, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Apple and Samsung head for talks in patent row

...desire for the companies to try to settle some of their differences out of court. Earlier this month, Koh ordered the companies to pare down... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Steven Musil
Ten open-source fallacies that need nailing

Ten open-source fallacies that need nailing

...illegal. But fortunately, all that changed when the SCO case was thrown out of court. The use of open-source software does not break any... Read more

29 July, 2011 by Jack Wallen
Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

...there. Transmeta sued Intel for intellectual property infringement, and got a substantial out-of-court settlement. In 2009, it sold itself to another, mysterious company... Read more

4 December, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

My fight with Microsoft: why APIs need to be free

With Oracle choosing APIs as a legal battleground on which to tangle with Google's Android, I'm reminded of another time... Read more

18 April, 2012

Australia's CSIRO nets £142m in Wi-Fi settlement

...CSIRO) has been awarded more than AU$220m (£142m) in an out-of-court settlement in the US concerning its patented Wi-Fi technology... Read more

2 April, 2012

Judge presses for settlement in Oracle-Google case

...last autumn — seems to think there is still a chance to settle out of court anyway.Oracle is suing Google over Java-related patents and... Read more

28 March, 2012 by Rachel King

The first micros: Intel 4004's forgotten peers

The 4004 chip is 40 today, so it's about time it had a mid-life identity crisis. Its creation story is well known —... Read more

15 November, 2011
LegalGlossary 1.0

LegalGlossary 1.0

...A term that describes a number of methods used to resolve disputes out of court, including negotiation, conciliation, mediation and the many types of arbitration... Read more

19 March, 2011
The Book of Nonsense. 1.0

The Book of Nonsense. 1.0

...tutoring Queen Victoria in drawing before his improper behaviour had him thrown out of court Read more

18 September, 2010
GynnMethod Bar Exam Review, MBE 1.0

GynnMethod Bar Exam Review, MBE 1.0

...are the terms on the contract? 2. In Evidence, what is an "out of court statement offered to prove the matter asserted"? 3. In Constitutional... Read more

26 August, 2010

Fortinet settles GPL violation suit

...Since starting the project in 2004, Welte has negotiated more than 30 out-of-court settlement agreements. ZDNet UK recently spoke to Welte about his... Read more

26 April, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

FTC case against Intel 'weak' - analyst

...weak case is behind yesterday's decision by the FTC to an out-of-court deal with Intel, according to Erika Klauer senior analyst with... Read more

9 March, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Sun and Kodak settle out of court

The case over several delegation patents owned by Kodak has been settled out of court for less than 10 percent of Kodak's initial demand... Read more

8 October, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Spam case - Virgin settles out of court

...who was charged with spamming Virgin Net customers in April was settled out of court last week. Mr Paris has agreed not to open any... Read more

26 May, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

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@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

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