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Judge rules for RIM in patent suit
News RIM said a US District Court judge has ruled that the company's products do not infringe on a Glenayre patent related to battery technology, a charge Atlanta-based Glenayre made in a 1999 suit against RIM.
[July 10, 2001, 9:54]
Judge opens up Unix code for SCO
News A judge overseeing the legal fight between the SCO Group and IBM over Linux and Unix on Tuesday ordered Big Blue to show all versions of its two Unix products, AIX and Dynix. Although US Magistrate Judge Brooke Wells denied SCO's request for access...
[January 20, 2005, 14:20]
Judge raps eBay over fraud
News Ebay was criticised by a UK judge on Monday for not doing enough to protect its users from the dangers of fraud. Judge Richard Bray said it was "hardly surprising" that eBay was targeted by criminals, given the measures it has put in place to...
[December 7, 2004, 16:00]
Judge clears way to antitrust verdict
News In a move that could bring Microsoft and the Justice Department closer to an approved settlement deal, a federal judge said on Tuesday that both parties had complied with laws governing antitrust settlements.
[July 3, 2002, 7:59]
Judge rules against release of ID card review
News Judge Stanley Burnton overturned the decision by the Information Tribunal that the ID card gateway reviews should be published. Ruling against the tribunal's decision, the judge found that it had relied on the findings of a report on the...
[April 15, 2008, 8:31]
Judge grants Microsoft more time on Java
News US District Judge Ronald Whyte granted Microsoft Corp.extra time to make some of its products compliant with Sun's Java. Microsoft is also required to prove that it did not increase production of certain non-compliant products after the Judge's...
[January 27, 1999, 16:12]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge to rule on bundling issue
News The judge overseeing the landmark Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial is expected to rule on a government motion that could settle, once and for all, one of the most bitterly fought disputes of the entire trial -- whether or not Microsoft's browser is...
[January 28, 1999, 9:26]
Judge upholds patent ruling against Microsoft
News A Chicago federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $512m (£278m) patent verdict against Microsoft that could ultimately force major changes in many of the most common Internet software products. Judge James Zagel said he saw no reason to overturn an...
[January 15, 2004, 7:25]
US Report: Judge opens Gates' deposition to public
News In a surprising move, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on Tuesday ruled that the public and the media can attend all future depositions being conducted in the U.S. Judge Jackson this afternoon issued a stay on all future depositions --- including the...
[August 12, 1998, 10:16]
Judge prevents SCO selling off assets
News A bankruptcy court judge has denied a request by the SCO Group to sell off part of its business, a move that could have helped it pursue court cases against Novell and IBM. On Wednesday, US bankruptcy court judge Kevin Gross denied both motions.
[August 6, 2009, 15:33]
A Year Ago: Judge Jackson drops hammer on Microsoft
News Judge uses "harsh language" in ruling Microsoft a monopoly in PC operating systems. Microsoft wielded monopoly power to stifle competition and innovation, the judge in the company's antitrust case ruled Friday.
[November 7, 2000, 6:05]
Judge throws out MS school deal
News A federal judge in Baltimore on Friday rejected a controversial settlement that would have ended more than 100 private class-action lawsuits against Microsoft. In his 21-page ruling, US District Judge J.
[January 14, 2002, 8:40]
Judge rules DVD-copying program is illegal
News After eight months of deliberation, a San Francisco federal judge has ruled that software company 321 Studios' popular DVD-copying products are illegal. In a ruling released on Friday, Judge Susan Illston granted Hollywood studios' request for an...
[February 23, 2004, 7:50]
Judge: Kazaa can be sued in US
News A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that record companies and movie studios can proceed with a lawsuit against the parent company of Kazaa -- the most popular online file-swapping service -- in the United States.
[January 13, 2003, 8:00]
Judge to weigh Microsoft's wish for delay
News A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Microsoft and nine states to appear at a hearing next week to discuss a delay to the next phase of the landmark antitrust trial. On 21 December, Microsoft asked US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to extend...
[January 3, 2002, 8:57]
Judge gives green light to 'Vista Capable' lawsuit
News A US district judge in Seattle has ruled that consumers can move ahead with a class-action suit against Microsoft over how it advertised computers with Windows XP as capable of running Vista, according to an article by the Associated Press.
[February 25, 2008, 8:59]
Judge
Talkback The judge has since given judgment in the Aerotel/Macrossan case (see http://www.patent.gov.uk/2006ewcaciv1371.pdf) where at paragraph 20 he said - Fourthly despite the fact that such patents have been granted for some time in the US, it is far...
[February 15, 2007, 10:11]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge quizzes MS witness over testimony
News With no more than a marker and a pad of paper, Schmalensee sketched for Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson a series of elementary economic relationships familiar to most freshman economic students. The assertion drew a question from the judge.
[January 22, 1999, 10:25]
Judge: Computer code is more potent than the law
News Australian high court judge Justice Kirby has said computer code is more potent than the law, and legislators are powerless to do anything about it. Technology has outpaced the legal system's ability to regulate its use in matters of privacy and...
[February 22, 2008, 9:17]
Judge rules file-sharing tools are legal
News A federal judge in Los Angeles has handed a stunning court victory to file-swapping services Streamcast Networks and Grokster, dismissing much of the record industry and movie studios' lawsuit against the two companies.
[April 28, 2003, 7:56]
