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One would not have expected this to happen after the recent loss Rambus suffered against NVIDIA, but the two appear to have decided to drop all actions and just sign a license agreement.
Long story short, NVIDIA and Rambus have signed a patent license agreement that covers a broad range of integrated circuit (IC) ... |
8 February 2012
10:02 GMT |
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Rambus is one of those companies that don't make products but own patents and often sue other companies over alleged infringement, but it looks like its own record isn't really spotless either. To put it in layman terms, Rambus has a habit of stocking up on patents and then waiting until a product suppose... |
22 December 2011
10:00 GMT |
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Seagate and Western Digital have been in arbitration over allegations of use of trade secrets and misappropriation of confidential information, but their quarrel may finally be at an end. Then again, maybe it isn't, since Western Digital can still challenge the decision of the arbitrator who issued the 'a... |
21 November 2011
11:07 GMT |
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Apple and Samsung have been clashing a lot in courts lately, after the former sued the latter for patent infringement because of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, and it seems like there isn't going to be any settlement between the two, not in Australia anyway.
The legal fight between Apple and Samsung hasn't... |
4 October 2011
07:17 GMT |
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Google has agreed to pay $500 million in order to a lawsuit brought by the US government in connection to its profits from ads for non-controlled drugs.The Justice Department initiated legal action against Google because the company agreed to display ads for Canadian pharmacies despite knowing that importing non-FDA-... |
25 August 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Google is expected to pay $500 million for showing ads to illegal pharmacies selling prescription drugs online. The company has been under investigation over the issue by the US Department of Justice and it seems that a conclusion has been reached.Google has already set aside $500 million anticipating such a fine. No... |
24 August 2011
12:11 GMT |
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The University of California at Los Angeles Health System (UCLAHS) has agreed to pay $865,500 in order to settle two potential violations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a... |
11 July 2011
13:19 GMT |
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Lime Wire LLC, the company behind the former LimeWire peer-to-peer file sharing application, has agreed to pay the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) $105 million in order to settle a 5-year-old copyright infringement lawsuit.Until last October, when it was shut down via court order, LimeWire was one of... |
14 May 2011
07:56 GMT |
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The IT industry is one place where lawsuits spring all the time, some of them lasting years, if not decades, and it looks like a fairly long one between three multimedia electronic companies has finally ended.With all the legal battles going on and sprouting up on the IT market, one could say it is a surprise if som... |
2 May 2011
09:25 GMT |
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Sony Computer Entertainment America, through its legal representatives, and George Hotz, best known under his hacker name of Geohot, have announced that they have settled the suit which they were involved in, registered with the federal court in San Francisco, California.
Sony says that the settlement includes con... |
12 April 2011
05:29 GMT |
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The Winklevoss twins have been unsuccessful in convincing a panel of judges that their original settlement with Facebook should be challenged since the company was allegedly undervalued when they made the deal. The judges disagreed and said that the settlement stands and they must make do with the $65-million worth o... |
12 April 2011
04:40 GMT |
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In a surprising move, renowned PS3 and iPhone hacker George Hotz agreed to settle the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Sony on terms that remain unclear.George Hotz, known online as geohot, was sued by Sony earlier this year after he reverse-engineered and published the private keys used by the company to si... |
12 April 2011
02:34 GMT |
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It seems that, of the many lawsuits sprouting left and right on the IT market, at least a few managed to get settled, in this case the one between a pair of e-book reader owners.Lawsuits are definitely not a new occurrence on any market, especially not the IT industry.In fact, they are fairly common and, ironically,... |
3 March 2011
03:38 GMT |
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Days after the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) imposed a $4.3 million civil penalty on a Maryland health care provider Cignet, Massachusetts General Hospital agreed to a $1 million settlement for potential HIPAA violations.Mass General, one of the largest hospitals in country, was accused of breachin... |
2 March 2011
04:58 GMT |
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Philadelphia-based Ascentive, LLC, a company selling PC optimization software has settled with the Washington Attorney General's Office over accusations of misleading advertising that borderline on scareware practices.Under the settlement, the company will refund $17.90 plus tax to around 5,500 of the over 19,00... |
6 January 2011
13:51 GMT |
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While Seagate and Western Digital get sued, another market leader, only in the field of PCs, decided to put an end to a lawsuit of its own by coming to a financial agreement with the Department of Justice and the FCC.As end-users may or may not know, Seagate and Western Digital were used by Rembrandt IP not too long... |
11 November 2010
09:56 GMT |
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US Search, a company specializing in people search and background checks, has settled charges brought against by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly offering a deceptive privacy-related service.According to the company, its solutions involve looking through criminal and court records, marriage records, d... |
24 September 2010
03:33 GMT |
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As some may or may not know, Mark Hurd, HP's former CEO, left the company some time ago, but was hired by Oracle soon after, prompting HP to start a legal action against him, action that has now apparently been dropped.Mark Hurd left HP after a fairly successful run because he was the subject of an investigatio... |
21 September 2010
04:24 GMT |
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The Federal Trade Commission has been on Intel's heels for quite some time, after charges arose that the latter had been using anticompetitive practices meant to stifle the marketing performance of rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices, NVIDIA and VIA, among others. The lawsuit had been going on since December 2... |
5 August 2010
08:52 GMT |
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The ongoing legal battle between the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and CPU giant Intel Corp. may finally come to a conclusion if the reports circulating on the Internet are anything to go by. The FTC accused the company, back in December, of engaging in illegal means of stifling competition on the CPU and GPU market... |
22 July 2010
05:59 GMT |
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Microsoft has settled with 21 UK retailers that were caught pirating its software. The PC shops preloaded unlicensed Microsoft programs on computers or sold them directly to customers.Microsoft is clamping down on piracy in the United Kingdom and the latest it has to show for it is a list with the name of 21 independ... |
7 July 2010
05:19 GMT |
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While AMD is saying that NVIDIA likes to bribe game developers, the Santa Clara GPU maker is appearing on TV and answering questions concerning the ongoing litigations with Intel over NVIDIA's rights to manufacture chipsets. Recently, NVIDIA Chief Executive Officer Jen-Hsun Huang agreed to an interview with For... |
9 March 2010
10:30 GMT |
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Rambus has sued quite a number of companies, such as NVIDIA, Micron, Hynix and Samsung. When NVIDIA won a victory in its litigation with Rambus back in November, the latter did not seem in any way willing to halt its efforts. In a stunning turn of events, the story of Rambus' legal actions has developed in a rat... |
20 January 2010
05:55 GMT |
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Heartland Payment Systems has reached a settlement with American Express, following the major security breach suffered by the company last year. According to the agreement, the payment processor will pay $3.6 million to the card brand.Heartland Payment Systems is a Princeton-based provider of payment processing servi... |
21 December 2009
09:41 GMT |
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Only a month ago, end-users worldwide likely could not believe it when Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices announced settlement of all cross-patent and antitrust disputes. Still, the deal was made and now, just four weeks after it was decided, Intel is already delivering on the agreement: it has paid AMD the $1.25... |
14 December 2009
11:11 GMT |
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Rambus has finally seen the end of the three long years of being under the sharp eye of the European Commission. The technology-licensing company has been under investigation since 2007, when certain DRAM makers filed complaints it, concerning, among other things, Rambus' participation in the Joint Electron Devi... |
9 December 2009
08:19 GMT |
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is now in the process of getting a divorce from his wife of many years, former actress Veronica Lario. The procedures were initiated by Lario, who blamed Berlusconi entirely for the failure of the marriage. Not only that, but she is so determined to have him pay for the humili... |
27 November 2009
09:51 GMT |
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Skype's legal troubles may finally be heading towards a resolution, as the parties involved are closer to a settlement. But, as expected, there are a couple of concessions that the company had to make in order to make things work. The agreement is between Skype's founders, the ones behind all of the lawsuit... |
4 November 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Debbie Rowe has once again and for the last time “sold” her children, a new report says, having signed off her parental rights to Katherine Jackson in exchange for a check of $4 million. The two initially met to talk keeping Michael’s three children away from their grandfather, Joe, and eventually e... |
14 July 2009
10:58 GMT |
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TJX, the parent company of Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and other big retail chains, has settled with Attorney Generals from 41 U.S. states regarding what was once considered the biggest data breach in history. The company agreed to a total of $9.75-million payment that would cover investigative costs ($1.75 milli... |
26 June 2009
04:26 GMT |
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This will be one of the most expensive divorces in the history of showbiz, Mel Gibson having an estate estimated at over $900 million a couple of years ago. However, the amount that Robyn, Mel’s wife for almost three decades, will get with the settlement will never be revealed to the media, since the couple has... |
11 June 2009
11:12 GMT |
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After months of debating on what was in the best interests of Yahoo! and on who should occupy the privileged chairs on the board of directors, Yahoo! and Carl Icahn have announced they have reached a settlement. Today's press release clearly indicates that the company's representatives and the investor who ... |
21 July 2008
08:59 GMT |
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The bitter, ridiculous and occasionally fierce divorce battle between legendary ex-Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, former soft porn and glamor model Heather Mills is finally over - in a very unexpected and dramatic fashion. The divorce settlement was announced today, and to her obvious annoyance, H... |
18 March 2008
12:03 GMT |
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Brit Brit is stepping up - and appears to be trying to put the VMAs behind her. She's certainly had enough publicity and media attention to last her 10 lifetimes, so she has decided on a very sensible move - which is, trying to keep her custody battle with ex hubby K-Fed as private as possible. This is why she d... |
14 September 2007
08:52 GMT |
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Yes, you can say it again: it's been a rough couple of months, what with having to deal with Britney and her social downfall (the crotch shots, the three visits to rehab, the rumors about her sexuality and the final outburst, when she whooped a paparazzo and his innocent SUV - it's called collateral damage ... |
30 March 2007
06:10 GMT |
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Well, RIAA haven't quite paid attention to all recommendations people all over the web kept on giving them, especially that of suing dead people or Jesus. Instead, they found again another hobby of theirs: suing children! Now, filing a case against some rebel millionaire child is one thing, but they can't r... |
27 March 2007
03:02 GMT |
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OK, so I promise I will try and quote as little as possible from the most recent RIAA release. "Again RIAA, aren't they bored yet?" might you ask just for me to say they're not bored at all but seemingly more and more interested in topping with honey the crap they're bathing in.The President and the CE... |
19 March 2007
07:46 GMT |
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