7 posts and columns on filings

HP Plans Another Probe Into Hurd Departure

in Enterprise on January 19, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

A new set of independent lawyers may be tapped to revisit the circumstances of how Mark Hurd came to resign as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, court filings show.

Myte, Gyst and Veer: Who’s Doing Palm’s Branding, Chaucer?

in News on December 17, 2010 at 8:12 am PT

Companies often file trademarks on brands that they never end up using, so this trio of USPTO filings, made by Hewlett-Packard on December 10 isn’t exactly remarkable. But it is interesting in that the marks for which the company has applied–“Gyst,” “Myte,” and “Veer”–sound suspiciously like the names of Palm products.

D8 Video: Richard Rosenblatt Reveals (Some Of) Demand Media’s Mysterious Business Plan

in D8 on June 4, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

Is Demand Media really a content farm? Or just a domain harvester? Both, of course. But CEO Richard Rosenblatt walked through some of the details onstage at D8. So what about that reported IPO? Rosenblatt won’t say a word about that…

HTC May End Up Bringing Knife to Apple Gun Fight

in Mobile on March 8, 2010 at 4:08 pm PT

When Apple first filed suit against HTC, I speculated that one reason Cupertino might have chosen the company as a target is that as a contract manufacturer, HTC may lack the strong patent portfolio needed to defend itself. It seems this is indeed the case. A Deutsche Bank analysis of yearly patent filings by Apple, HTC and Google reveals that Apple is by far the leader and HTC the laggard.

Is the YouTube Case Finally Ready to Start Moving Again?

in Media on January 7, 2010 at 1:11 pm PT

Nearly three years after Viacom sued Google over copyright infringement, the case may finally be ready to start moving again. Both sides have asked a federal court for summary judgment, which means there’s an opportunity for the legal system to actually make a decision in what could be a landmark case.

When Entrepreneurs Attack! All 10 New Skype Lawsuit Filings!

in News on October 14, 2009 at 8:05 am PT

Earlier today, Joost and Joltid attacked! The pair of companies, which are controlled by Skype co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, filed a motion for preliminary injunction against former Joost CEO Michelangelo Volpi and Index Ventures, where Volpi now works as a partner, asking that he not use knowledge or confidential information he got at the video start-up in current dealings with the Internet telephony giant. Here are 10 filings made today related to the injunction!
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Apple FCC Docs Hint at iMac Refresh

in News on October 2, 2009 at 3:02 pm PT

It’s looking more and more likely that Apple is planning a fall refresh of its iMac line. Last week we heard rumors that some new all-in-one, dual-core desktops were already rolling off the assembly lines of Apple’s manufacturing partners. Now comes word of Federal Communications Commission filings that confirm the existence of the new wireless mouse and keyboard that might be paired with them.
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