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Appeal Underway Against Eolas Ruling
News Microsoft has filed a brief asking the US Court of Appeals to overturn a $565m (£307m) patent-infringement judgment. The 174-page document, filed on 3 June, attacks a US District Court decision that said Microsoft violated a patent, owned by the...
[June 9, 2004, 9:05]
IR35 Battle Moves To The Court Of Appeal
News Our members decided to fund an appeal against the High Court decision because we believe we have a good case and we want to fight for our right to run small businesses," Jane Akshar, chairman of the PCG, said.
[August 28, 2001, 10:18]
EU Court Crushes Microsoft's Antitrust Appeal
News In its ruling, the Luxembourg-based Court of First Instance upheld European Commission claims that Microsoft abused its dominant position in the operating-system market. The court ruling is.welcome for its confirmation of the Commission's decision...
[September 17, 2007, 9:21]
Virginia Court Rejects Spammer's Appeal
News The facts of the case were undisputed in the appeal, according to court documents. The American Civil Liberties Union, Rutherford Institute and United States Internet Service Provider Association each filed friend-of-the-court briefs in favour of...
[September 7, 2006, 9:30]
Another Judge Rules For Program Patentability
News Symbian has won a High Court appeal against a ruling that said it could not patent part of its mobile operating system. Patten's ruling drew an immediate response from UKIPO, which said it would take the case to the Court of Appeal.
[March 25, 2008, 15:41]
Intel To Appeal Itanium Injunction
News A US District Court judge issued an injunction Wednesday that bars Intel from making and selling its Itanium processor, but immediately suspended that order to allow the chip maker to appeal the ruling.
[October 31, 2002, 10:34]
Aussie Mod-chip Veto Criticised
News The ACCC, which had appeared for the defendant Eddy Stevens in both the original court case and the appeal as an amicus curiae (friend of the court), said the ruling meant consumers would suffer a loss of choice.
[August 1, 2003, 12:05]
Consultants Await Latest IR35 Tax Ruling
News Consultants working in the UK are anxiously awaiting what could be a landmark ruling in a High Court case that ended on Friday. He lost his claim and took his appeal to the High Court, with the financial assistance of the PCG.
[March 5, 2003, 12:01]
Demon Founder Loses RIPA Appeal Bid
News On Thursday, the Court of Appeal upheld Judge Geoffrey Rivlin's ruling that Stanford had not been legally authorised to intercept emails destined for John Porter, Dame Shirley Porter's son. The Lord Chief Justice at the Court of Appeal upheld...
[February 3, 2006, 14:50]
Lindows-Microsoft Battle Cleared For Trial
News Last week, an appeals court declined to hear Microsoft's motion to appeal that ruling. Linux software maker Lindows said on Monday that an appeals court had turned away an appeal from Microsoft in the two companies' ongoing trademark spat, setting...
[May 25, 2004, 11:15]
Appeals Court Reaffirms Microsoft Settlement
News A US Appeals Court on Wednesday upheld Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general, rejecting Massachusetts' appeal for stiffer penalties.
[July 1, 2004, 9:30]
Intel Defeats Intergraph Claims
News Wednesday's ruling calls into question an unusual settlement, whereby Intel agreed to a nonrefundable $150m payment to Intergraph if a court found that the Itanium infringed on Intergraph's intellectual property, with another $100m possible if...
[February 12, 2004, 7:25]
PCG: New Case Law Will Defeat IR35
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has predicted that it can still save its members from the IR35 tax, despite Friday's defeat at the Court of Appeal. In Friday's verdict, the Appeal Court Judges criticised the absence of relevant case law...
[December 21, 2001, 13:33]
Microsoft Asks For Emergency EU Order
News Microsoft plans to ask a European court in the next few days for an emergency order blocking a ruling imposed in March that levied a heavy fine and required that Windows be offered without a media player.
[June 25, 2004, 9:35]
Microsoft: We'll Comply With EU Ruling
News The move follows Microsoft's failed appeal to the European Court of First Instance to get the EC sanctions suspended until the full appeal against the competition ruling is heard next year. If the court rules in our favour we'll get them [the...
[December 22, 2004, 14:45]
EFF Appeals Apple Trade Secret Decision
News The judge delayed his order from taking effect for seven days in order to give the EFF time to appeal the ruling to a higher court. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said Tuesday that it has appealed a court ruling that could force Apple fan...
[March 23, 2005, 11:55]
Microsoft Prepares EU Appeal
News Microsoft's appeal will be to the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. We look forward to filing our appeal and believe we have a very strong case to present to the court," Desler said. Microsoft is also expected to ask the Court of First...
[June 3, 2004, 9:15]
Google Suffers Blow In Belgian Copyright Case
News A Belgian court on Tuesday ordered the search giant to refrain from showing excerpts of articles from French- and German-language Belgian newspapers on Google News and Google's web search site for Belgium, reaffirming an earlier ruling by the same...
[February 14, 2007, 7:48]
Hyperlinks Remain Legal After Scientology Defeat
News On Friday, the Dutch Court of Appeal in The Hague, Netherlands, denied the Scientologists' latest appeal in an online copyright dispute that dates back to 1995. In denying the appeal, the court also overturned two previous rulings that lower courts...
[September 9, 2003, 9:05]
EU Upholds Microsoft Penalties
News Bo Vesterdorf, the court's president, said that Microsoft must comply with penalties the European Commission imposed in March even as the company's appeal wends its way through the system. The software maker said that despite the ruling it was...
[December 22, 2004, 9:55]
