Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, a move that is heating up a disagreement between the two over patent royalty payments.
According to reports, Microsoft and Samsung signed a contract in which Samsung agreed to pay patent royalties to Microsoft. But after Microsoft’s decision to acquire Nokia’s …read more
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but not necessarily mightier than the table saw. On July 15, 2014, in SD3 v. Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-191 (E.D. Va.), District Judge Claude M. Hilton dismissed antitrust claims by SD3 and Sawstop against several manufacturers of …read more
On July 28, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission accepted, subject to final approval, settlements with InstantUPCCodes.com (“Instant”) and Nationwide Barcode (“Nationwide”), two of the leading barcode resellers, and their principals, Jacob Alifraghis and Philip Peretz, who operate Instant and Nationwide, respectively. In its complaints, the FTC alleged that the …read more