I2 sues SAP over patent infringement
128316
(InfoWorld) - I2 Technologies accused SAP of patent infringement in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. A maker of SCM (supply chain management) software, i2 claims that SAP has infringed seven patents granted between 1998 and 2006. The alleged patent infringements, listed in the lawsuit that i2 filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, relate to SCM models and tools in areas such as managing factory planning systems, negotiating and tracking the sale of goods and allocating manufactured product to sellers. "We are currently looking into this," said SAP spokesman Frank Hartmann. "That's all we can say at the moment." In a statement, i2 said the lawsuit against SAP is "critical" for the Dallas CRM (customer relationship management) vendor to protect its patented innovations.
578213
The world&#39;s largest computer software manufacturer filed suit Tuesday in US District Court against a local software retailer it claims is selling and distributing counterfeit software labels.
424003
The chances of a user being sued for intellectual property (IP) infringement related to software usage are slim, industry observers say. But that may change, as some companies hoard patents for the express purpose of using them to extract money from sellers and users of software.
365503
A Taiwan-based contract manufacturer of laptops sold under the Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other brands is facing a patent-infringement suit from LG Electronics, which accuses Quanta Computer of four violations.
379484
Second time in less than a month AMD has been accused of patent infringement for the second time in less than a month. Having found itself on the receiving end of a lawsuit from intellectual property holder Opti earlier this month, AMD was this week threatened by MicroUnity Systems Engineering.â¦
326627
TOKYO - Japan's Toshiba Corp. filed patent infringement lawsuits in Japanese and U.S. courts on Monday against South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc., it said Tuesday.
71566
The world-leading business software group, Germany&#39;s SAP, on Tuesday rejected accusations by its US rival Oracle that it had stolen software, but admitted &quot;some inappropriate downloads.&quot;
362999
(InfoWorld) - Computer peripheral maker Belkin said Friday it has settled a patent infringement complaintÂ brought against it by software giant Microsoft. "We are glad to have reached a settlement and we are satisfied with the outcome," said Belkin spokeswoman Melody Chalaban, who declined to provide details of the settlement terms. On Aug. 1,Â Microsoft filed a patent-infringement complaintÂ with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that said Belkin was importing products that infringed on a Microsoft patent for peripheral device technology. According to Microsoft, Belkin uses a technology called "U2" in several of its mouse products. Microsoft's patented U2 technology enables a peripheral to automatically sense whether the device is being plugged into a PS2 or USB (Universal Serial Bus) port on a computer and then make the connection. Microsoft filed the complaint after failing to reach agreement in licensing discussions with Belkin over more than two years, said Tom Burt, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for Microsoft, in an e-mail statement when the ITC complaint was filed. Microsoft said it filed the complaint with the ITC rather than in a U.S. court because it wanted to prevent Belkin from bringing infringing products into the U.S. in the first place. Although Belkin is a U.S. company, the products in question are manufactured outside the country, Microsoft said.
698690
Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, took legal action earlier this week against two European manufacturers for allegedly infringing on technology patents and registered designs.
48820
Patent infringement decision leads to one of the largest patent decisions in history.
558092
Procter &amp; Gamble Co. this week filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Coca-Cola Co. that claims the beverage company infringed on three P&amp;G patents.
8031
'Sprint and Verizon got nothin' on us' Yet another big-name telco has sued Vonage for patent infringement.â¦
389253
Class action suit accuses the software giant of violating state's business code.
537809
Internet phone service provider Vonage  Holdings Corp.  on Monday said it has been served with a  patent infringement lawsuit filed by two units of Verizon  Communications Inc. .
689380
Oracle's lawsuit against rival SAP will move finally to trial on February 9, 2009 -- almost two years after the suit was initially filed, SAP said Tuesday.
25095
A&#160;class-action suit filed against Apple&#160;alleges the company unfairly uses technological restrictions with its iPod line and iTunes Music Store to beat out competitors.
112622
The flash memory maker filed three patent infringement suits against companies that make, sell and import flash storage products.