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Appeal underway against Eolas ruling
News Microsoft filed its appeal, as the US Patent and Trademark Office is pursuing a re-examination of the UC patent. The contents of the appeal were what we expected," university spokesman Trey Davis said.
[June 9, 2004, 9:05]
What happens if Microsoft loses appeal?
Talkback You correctly state three options MS has if they lose the appeal. A failed appeal needn't be Microsoft's downfall, but I'm kinda hoping they fail just to see whether in the grand scheme of things the boat is really genuinely rocked this time.
[September 24, 2009, 9:48]
Supreme Court to review Microsoft patent appeal
News Andy Cuthbert, a Microsoft associate general counsel, applauded the high court's acceptance of the appeal. The earlier appeal ruling caused concern because it "imposes liability on any company that does research and development in the US, but doesn...
[October 30, 2006, 12:53]
Microsoft set to appeal EC ruling
News Microsoft will appeal the European Commission's record €497m fine and ask the courts to suspend the antitrust sanctions imposed on it until a final judgement is reached. As part of the appeal process Microsoft will ask the European Court of First...
[March 24, 2004, 15:55]
Kazaa owner denied office-raid appeal
News Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE) have been denied application for leave to appeal the Anton Piller orders that facilitated raids on the companies' premises. The Sharman parties argue that "substantial injustice" was caused...
[October 8, 2004, 12:20]
News Burst: Kids appeal for new homes via Net
News Six children, ranging from two to ten years old, made a direct appeal for new homes from the pages of Derbyshire County Council's Web site. The council hopes this move will prompt more people who are thinking about adoption to get in touch.
[October 14, 1999, 11:01]
Contractors lose IR35 appeal
News The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday morning that IR35, the controversial tax on self-employed contractors, is not illegal, rejecting claims from the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) that the legislation broke European law.
[December 21, 2001, 10:55]
European Patent Office scotches appeal for review
News The European Patent Office has declined a request from the UK Court of Appeal to clarify European software patent law. Court of Appeal judge Lord Justice Jacob asked the European Patent Office (EPO) to review the rules on software patents, saying...
[March 22, 2007, 8:35]
Government stands firm over 3G licence appeal
News Government officials are insisting that last year's 3G licence auction was not unlawful, as BT and One2One try to persuade the Court of Appeal that they were treated badly. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which ran last year's auction...
[June 19, 2001, 15:41]
Nasa hacker loses extradition appeal
News Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking into the computer systems of Nasa and other US governmental organisations, has lost his appeal against extradition to the US, but according to his lawyers the judges in the appeal court "definitely left...
[April 3, 2007, 14:16]
Red Hat to appeal Swiss Microsoft decision
Blog Open source services vendor Red Hat is to appeal a Swiss government agency's decision to plump for using Microsoft products, without seeming to consider any others. The Swiss Federal Bureau for Building and Logistics awarded Microsoft a three-year...
[May 26, 2009, 17:26]
Pirate Bay confirms it has filed appeal
News Administrators of the court in Sweden did not immediately respond to requests to confirm the filing of the appeal. Days after four defendants in the high-profile Pirate Bay case were found guilty of violating copyright law, the website implored...
[April 21, 2009, 9:53]
Microsoft loses appeal in Office patent spat
News When the district court makes that determination, any party believing itself aggrieved by that order may appeal to this court," the court said in its ruling. A US appeals court has upheld a ruling that Microsoft's Office software infringes on a...
[June 19, 2006, 9:50]
Microsoft to appeal Japanese antitrust ruling
News Microsoft on Monday said it will appeal a ruling by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission that the software maker's contracts with computer makers violate that country's antitrust law. The decision to reject the ruling follows Microsoft's decision to...
[July 27, 2004, 10:15]
Demon founder loses RIPA appeal bid
News Clifford Stanford, the founder of Demon and Redbus, has been denied the right to appeal against his conviction for illegally intercepting emails, according to Out-Law.com. On Thursday, the Court of Appeal upheld Judge Geoffrey Rivlin's ruling that...
[February 3, 2006, 14:50]
Microsoft prepares EU appeal
News Microsoft plans to file next week its formal appeal of a European Union ruling that the software giant violated antitrust law and should be fined and made to curtail its business practices. Microsoft had vowed to appeal as soon as the decision was...
[June 3, 2004, 9:15]
Supreme Court declines Microsoft appeal
News The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Microsoft's request to hear an appeal of its antitrust case. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant had appealed not on the merits of the case but because of comments that US District Judge Thomas...
[October 9, 2001, 15:53]
NASA Hacker McKinnon gets appeal extension
Blog This follows McKinnon being denied the right to appeal to the UK Supreme Court, which would normally trigger a fourteen day window for an appeal to the European Court in Strasbourg. Home Secretary Alan Johnson has agreed to delay the final deadline...
[October 18, 2009, 13:37]
Venezuela and India appeal OOXML ratification
News After the two-month appeal period, we now have four appeals — Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela," Jonathan Buck, the director of communications for IEC, told ZDNet.co.uk on Monday. The process is open, and countries have the right to appeal.
[June 2, 2008, 13:43]
BT and One2One lose 3G appeal
News Leave to appeal to the House of Lords was refused, but the two companies are thought likely to petition the Law Lords. BT and One2One have failed in their attempt to change the terms of payment for third-generation mobile phone licences.
[October 17, 2001, 12:43]
