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Kai-Fu Lee trial to remain in Washington, for now
News A federal judge in San Jose, California has issued a tentative ruling that would put on hold Google's effort to move the battle over Kai-Fu Lee to California. Lee's employment agreement clearly states that the Washington courts will be the venue...
[October 14, 2005, 15:45]
Google upbeat over court ruling
News Tuesday's preliminary court ruling in the battle over Dr Kai-Fu Lee has been welcomed by Google. Kai-Fu Lee can immediately begin working for Google. The clash began when Kai-Fu Lee resigned from Microsoft to join Google earlier this year.
[September 14, 2005, 17:45]
Google ready to lose Microsoft battle
News When it hired Kai-Fu Lee away from Microsoft last month, Google anticipated the prospect of legal wrangling with its rival, according to court documents unsealed earlier this week. Lee's employment agreement with Google states: "If Microsoft...
[August 5, 2005, 12:25]
Ballmer 'vowed to kill Google'
News The allegation, filed in Washington state court, is the latest salvo in an increasingly nasty court fight triggered when Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee jumped to Google in July in what Microsoft claims is a violation of a one-year, non-compete...
[September 5, 2005, 9:05]
Microsoft vs Google returns to court
News Microsoft and Google are heading back to court on Friday in ongoing dispute over Kai-Fu Lee, a former Microsoft executive who quit in July to work for Google. Microsoft sued Google for hiring Lee to run its operations in China, alleging his new...
[October 14, 2005, 9:25]
Microsoft wins first round with Google
News Earlier on Tuesday, a Washington state judge ruled that Kai-Fu Lee could immediately begin recruiting staff for a Google development centre in China rather than wait until after a January trial, but severely limited the scope of his duties until...
[September 14, 2005, 7:50]
Google: Microsoft lawsuit could harm us in China
News Losing the services of Kai-Fu Lee for the rest of this year would have a profound effect on Google's recruiting efforts in China, the search engine company has argued in its legal battle with Microsoft.
[September 1, 2005, 10:35]
Google seeks early win in Microsoft battle
News Google has asked a federal judge in California to rule that Kai-Fu Lee's contract with Microsoft is unenforceable and that the researcher should be allowed to join Google unfettered by the terms of his employment deal.
[August 30, 2005, 9:20]
'Recycled' document could be key to Microsoft case
News Microsoft says it found a potentially important document in its case against its former executive Kai-Fu Lee and Google in the "recycle bin" of one of Lee’s computers. According to papers filed with a Washington state court by the software giant, a...
[August 11, 2005, 9:00]
Microsoft scores small win in Google battle
News Washington state Superior Court judge Steven Gonzalez on Thursday granted Microsoft's request for a temporary restraining order to prevent Kai-Fu Lee from violating his non-compete agreement. Google announced on 19 July it had hired Lee to lead a...
[July 29, 2005, 7:50]
Microsoft sues Google
Talkback In sueing Google Microsoft claims that Kai Fu Lee violated his "non-competition" promise. Hang on! What exactly are Microsoft competing with Google against? Not even through Bill's heaviest bouts of grandeur-delusion could Microsoft believe that...
[July 20, 2005, 11:22]
Microsoft wins first round with Google
Talkback Microsoft wanted to stop Kai-Fu Lee from working for Google at all, whereas Google seemed intent on honouring the non-compete clause and having him work in unrelated fields, at least for the first year.
[September 14, 2005, 13:17]
Microsoft wins first round with Google
Talkback Microsoft actually did not win anything - the Judge ruled that Kai Fu-Lee could go to China and start building a reserach centre there for Google, that he could recruit staff, deal with Govt.officials and talk to University Professors about...
[September 14, 2005, 11:41]
Google's new hire hits back
News Kai-Fu Lee, whose hiring by Google prompted a lawsuit by his former employer Microsoft, has denied the software giant's claims about his role in its business. Lee said he worked for a Microsoft subsidiary in China, but denied the company's...
[August 22, 2005, 9:35]
Microsoft settles Google lawsuit over executive hire
News Microsoft has settled its lawsuit with rival Google over the hiring of Kai-Fu Lee, an expert in speech recognition technology and the man who founded Microsoft's China research lab in the late 1990s. Google announced in July its planned to hire Lee...
[December 23, 2005, 9:50]
Dismissal hearing scheduled in Microsoft-Google case
News The next round in the legal battle between Google and Microsoft over former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee could take place on 14 October - unless the companies settle their dispute first. Google's suit seeks to invalidate a contract Lee signed...
[September 15, 2005, 10:20]
Microsoft moves goalposts in Google battle
News In a likely effort to remove local bias in favour of Google, Microsoft is attempting to shift Google's countersuit in the Kai-Fu Lee case from a California court to federal court. Late last month, Microsoft filed to switch to federal court Google's...
[August 10, 2005, 9:25]
Microsoft-Google battle kicks off
News Attorneys for Microsoft and Google faced off before a US state court judge in Seattle, Washington, on Tuesday, arguing whether former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee should be allowed to start work for the search company before a trial determines...
[September 7, 2005, 9:45]
Microsoft sues Google
News The suit was filed in a Washington state court against Google and Kai-Fu Lee, who until Monday was the corporate vice-president of Microsoft's Interactive Services Division. Google issued a press release on Lee's hiring and announced plans to open...
[July 20, 2005, 9:05]
Google wheels out big legal guns
News The addition of the Kekar & Van Nest attorneys is a further sign of the high stakes in the battle over former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee. Google hired Lee last month to lead a new research-and-development centre in China and serve as president...
[August 25, 2005, 15:55]
