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China court rules against Microsoft in licensing infringement case
November 17, 2009
[JURIST] The China Beijing No 1 Intermediary Court ruled on Monday that US software giant Microsoft [corporate website] had infringed upon the patent rights of local Chinese company Zhongyi Electronic [corporate website]. Zhongyi Electronic provided Chinese fonts for Microsoft to use in its Windows....... [more] 
Supreme Court hears business method patent, Eighth Amendment cases
November 9, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Monday in three cases. In Graham v. Florida [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court heard arguments questioning whether the Eighth Amendment [text] ban on cruel....... [more]
Federal judge allows challenge to human gene patent
November 3, 2009
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] on Monday denied [opinion, PDF] a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging patents on human genes, allowing the case to proceed. The suit was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and th....... [more]
France constitutional court approves Internet piracy law
October 23, 2009
[JURIST] The French Constitutional Council [official website, in French] on Thursday approved [judgment, in French] a controversial Internet piracy law [JURIST news archive] that would restrict access to individuals who use the Internet to violate intellectual property laws. The bill was approved by....... [more]
Nokia sues Apple alleging iPhone patent infringement
October 22, 2009
[JURIST] Finnish telecommunications company Nokia [corporate website] filed suit [press release] Thursday against Apple [corporate website] in the US District Court for the District of Delaware [official website], alleging that Apple infringed 10 of its patents on its iPhone. The patents cover wirel....... [more]
France parliament gives final approval to controversial Internet piracy law
September 23, 2009
[JURIST] The French parliament gave final approval Tuesday to a new version [text, in French] of a controversial Internet piracy law [text, in French] that would suspend users' Internet access after the third violation. The bill was approved by a joint legislative committee of the National Assembly....... [more]
ECJ advisory opinion finds Google ad system does not violate trademark law
September 22, 2009
[JURIST] Google's AdWords, a system that causes advertisements to be shown alongside natural search results on Google [corporate website; JURIST news archive], does not violate EU trademark law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] said in an advisory opinion [materials; press rele....... [more]
DOJ urges federal judge to reject Google book search settlement
September 20, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] filed a statement of interest [text, PDF; press release] Friday urging the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] to reject a class action settlement [Authors Guild backgrounder] in a copyright suit [c....... [more]
France lower house approves new version of Internet piracy bill
September 16, 2009
[JURIST] The French National Assembly [official website, in French] voted 285-225 Tuesday to approve a new version [text, in French] of a controversial Internet piracy law [text, in French] after portions of it were rejected [decision, in French; JURIST report] in June by the Constitutional Council....... [more]
Facebook sued in California court for violating privacy rights
August 20, 2009
[JURIST] Five Facebook [social networking website] users have filed suit [complaint; case materials] in the Superior Court of California for Orange County alleging that the social networking site violated their privacy. Among the claims put forth in the suit filed Monday are that Facebook disseminat....... [more]
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