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Cashing Out Start-Ups Gets More Complicated

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 16, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

For acquisitions of private companies backed by venture capital, it’s becoming increasingly complicated to collect cash after the deal has been signed. In contrast to a decade ago, when many such deals went through with little trouble, today’s venture-backed acquisitions are fraught with landmines that can result in delayed payments and reduced purchase prices long after the deal has been struck, say venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and deal attorneys.

SAP: Please Gag Oracle

John Paczkowski in News on October 26, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

With hearings in its intellectual property battle with Oracle set to begin on Nov. 1, SAP is steeling itself for what promises to be some raucous gladiatorial litigating. Last Friday, the company asked a California court to slap a gag order on Oracle’s legal counsel ahead of the trial, which will determine the damages SAP will pay for its TomorrowNow division’s admitted theft of Oracle intellectual property.

Google Asks Court to Toss Oracle’s Android Lawsuit

John Paczkowski in News on October 5, 2010 at 8:50 am PT

Silicon Valley’s latest Goliath versus Goliath battle is officially on. Google today responded to Oracle’s claims that its Android OS infringes copyrights and patents related to Java, which Oracle acquired as part of its purchase of Sun Microsystems earlier this year. This morning, the search sovereign filed an answer to Oracle’s suit, denying all seven of its patent-infringement charges, and asking that the company’s copyright-infringement claim be dismissed because Google feels it is “legally deficient.”

Report: Leaked Emails Zing YouTube in Viacom Copyright Suit

Peter Kafka in Media on October 6, 2009 at 6:17 am PT

Viacom has been rummaging through Google and YouTube records for more than a year as part of its $1 billion copyright lawsuit. Did it get what it was looking for? Maybe.