8 posts and columns on license agreement

Salesforce.com Honored With Rare Microsoft Patent-Infringement Suit

in News on May 19, 2010 at 3:07 am PT

In a January Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Salesforce.com listed among its risk factors “a communication from a large technology company alleging that we were infringing upon some of their patents.” The company didn’t identify the source of that communication or the extent of its allegations, only that the two were in discussions and no litigation had yet been filed. Well, on Tuesday litigation was filed–by Microsoft.

Apple: Psyonara, Psystar

in News on November 15, 2009 at 8:23 am PT

Psystar’s ill-starred crusade against Apple has ended in a total rout. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup on Friday dropped the hammer on the Mac clone maker, granting Apple’s request for a summary judgment and denying Psystar’s counterclaim.
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Skype: A $1.9 Billion Legal Nightmare

in News on September 16, 2009 at 2:20 pm PT

EBay’s plan to sell a 65 percent stake in Skype to a group of private investors is going to be a bit more difficult to pull off than expected. This afternoon, Joltid, a company owned by Skype’s founders, filed a copyright suit against eBay and the consortium of investors that just paid $1.9 billion for a majority interest in it.

So Much for SamDisk

in News on September 4, 2009 at 5:57 am PT

It was fun while it lasted, but Samsung has abandoned its bid to buy SanDisk. In a regulatory filing made nearly a year after its $5.85 billion offer for SanDisk was rejected as too low, Samsung officially called off the effort, which, had it been successful, would have combined two of the largest flash memory producers into a single NAND monstrosity.
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The App Test: Rating Programs for Google’s G1

in The Digital Solution on October 21, 2008 at 4:30 pm PT

Today, people interested in seeing the first Google-branded consumer-hardware product will get to satisfy their curiosity as the company, joining with T-Mobile, unveils its $179 G1 handheld computer. This touch-screen device will compete with Apple’s iPhone, and it includes a key feature missing in the iPhone: a physical keyboard.

They Weren’t Kidding: Samsung Bids for SanDisk

in News on September 16, 2008 at 4:25 pm PT

Defying skeptics who had warned that a deal would face significant hurdles, Samsung this afternoon announced that it has offered to buy SanDisk for $26 a share in cash.

Speaking of "Destroying Competition," Meet Our Legal Team From Mortify, Debase and Demolish LLP

in News on August 29, 2008 at 12:09 pm PT

Apple legal has some interesting weekend reading ahead of it. Mac clone maker Psystar filed its 54-page countersuit against Apple late Thursday and, as expected, it accuses the company of restraint of trade, unfair competition, and other violations of antitrust law.

Speaking of “Destroying Competition,” Meet Our Legal Team From Mortify, Debase and Demolish LLP

in News on August 29, 2008 at 12:09 pm PT

Apple legal has some interesting weekend reading ahead of it. Mac clone maker Psystar filed its 54-page countersuit against Apple late Thursday and, as expected, it accuses the company of restraint of trade, unfair competition, and other violations of antitrust law.