EC accuses Rambus of 'patent ambush'
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The European Commission issued a preliminary opinion accusing Rambus of antitrust violations over its DRAM monopoly.
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Last week OPTi announced a patent infringement lawsuit against a bevy of chip companies. At issue are two patents for "Compact ISA-Bus" technology. Check out this and other original content from CNET's Blog network.
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STRASBOURG, France  - European Union lawmakers clashed on Wednesday over whether they had enough evidence to accuse their governments of colluding with the CIA on alleged secret flights of terrorism suspects in the bloc.
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After three years, fee falls to zero The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has told Rambus how much the memory technology developer may levy in royalties on SDRAM and DDR SDRAM devices for the next three years, after which the company may not charge any royalties at all. Rambus said it was "disappointed" with the ruling and stated its plan to appeal against the ruling.â¦
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Six months afterÂ U.S. regulators capped royalties that vendors must pay to Rambus, the European Union (EU) is taking a close look at the company's monopoly on the DRAM (dynamic RAM) chip market.
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A European high court fails to see the obvious. Quelle surprise!
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Defenders of financial rigour in the European Union attacked German calls for a radical dilution of the eurozone's budget rules at a lively meeting of EU finance chiefs.
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The goal is to make up for past anticompetitive practices, the Federal Trade Commission says; Rambus vows to appeal.
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The European Commission has received a  formal complaint that a levy on electronic gadgets to  compensate for private copying of music distorts the EU's  internal market, a top Commission official said on Wednesday.
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The documents in question were brought to court during Intel&#39;s legal battle with Intergraph. AMD believes they show its arch-rival to be guilty of anti-competitive behaviour, which is why it wanted the EC to take a look.
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said Wednesday it will defend itself against the latest allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation
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The Federal Trade Commission has imposed caps on royalty rates Rambus can charge for its patented technologies, following an August decision that the company monopolized the market. The company vows to appeal.
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European court rules Google violated copyright when it posted extracts from a Belgian newspaper.
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A lawsuit filed this week claims that Google, Yahoo, AOL, Amazon.com, Borders and IAC/InteractiveCorp violated a patent for an automatic message routing system held by Polaris IP.
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Brussels braces for the next battle Intellectual property lobbyists are warning that new plans to shake up Europe's policy on patents could put patentable software back on the menu, as well as upping legal fees and putting small businesses in jeopardy.â¦
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A fresh row is threatening to mar the first day in office of the new European Commission on Monday. France&#39;s commissioner Jacques Barrot is under fire for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement.
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European officials investigating the chip maker say they have a watertight argument for pursuing antitrust charges.