Microsoft Doesn't Own Explorer Name -- Trial Approaches
News Despite an arguable success against the monolithic American Justice department, Microsoft has failed to settle with Synet, a small Internet company that owns -- and can prove it -- the term 'Internet Explorer'.
[June 29, 1998, 15:48]
A Year Ago Today: MS Sued Over IE Name
News Internet Explorer, Microsoft's flagship browser, may have to be renamed if court action by Illinois ISP Synet Inc is successful. There's also a federal trademark registration pending which, says Synet, prevents the use of the name by anyone else in...
[August 15, 1997, 9:44]
Microsoft Sued By Minnow Over Internet Explorer Name
News Internet Explorer, Microsoft's flagship browser, may have to be renamed if court action by Illinois ISP Synet Inc is successful. There's also a federal trademark registration pending which, says Synet, prevents the use of the name by anyone else in...
[August 15, 1996, 6:00]
US Report: IE Lawsuit Settled
News After testimony yesterday, Microsoft offered the trustees of SyNet $5m (£3m) to settle the lawsuit, and the trustees accepted. Dhiren Rana, who owned the once thriving SyNet service and who sued Microsoft in late 1995, was not immediately available...
[July 3, 1998, 6:28]
Quotes Of The Week, August 12-16
News Synet founder Dirhen Rana on Microsoft's alleged hijacking of the Internet Explorer name. "We'd been using that since before Microsoft was in the Internet business and they just didn't want to know. They threatened that they'd get a cancellation of...
[August 16, 1996, 12:09]
