Yahoo reported today that a federal civil court in Mexico City has passed an initial judgment of $2.7 billion USD against it over alleged breach of contract leading to lost profits.
The online search pioneer and one-time leader said it received a non-final verdict from the 49th Civil Court of the Federal District of Mexico City.
Worldwide Directories and Ideas Interactivas had filed a lawsuit against Yahoo for alleged claims of breach of contract, breach of promise, and lost profits from …

Ericsson has revealed plans to sue Samsung of infringement after its negotiation for a patent licensing agreement fell through.
The Swedish telecommunications firm accused the South Korean tech giant of patent infringement on technologies it claims are essential to several telecommunications and networking standards.
Ericsson said Samsung turned down its offer to sign a Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing agreement after two years of negotiations.
“Ericsson has …

A recently closed Seattle court trial on Microsoft and Motorola Mobility patents will see both tech firms submit closing arguments as written legal briefs with the judge not passing on a verdict until next year.
The last day of testimonies saw Motorola’s expert witness testify against Microsoft. He claimed the latter could earn about $94 billion in revenue by 2017 from hardware that uses Motorola’s unlicensed patents.
Reuters said Michael Dansky attested that Microsoft hardware, which …

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) wants to reexamine a recent court ruling that found Apple innocent of infringing four Samsung patents.
Samsung has lobbied the commission to review the patent infringement trial despite the ITC ruling in September that stood in favor of Apple’s innocence.
“Samsung is pleased that the Commission has agreed to review the initial determination in its entirety,” said Samsung.
“We remain confident that the Commission will reach a …

HTC and Apple have signed a settlement to drop all existing lawsuits against each other and a ten-year licensing agreement to use each other’s patents. The licensing agreement includes current and future patents held by the Taiwanese and the American tech giants. Terms of the settlement are undisclosed.
“HTC is pleased to have resolved its dispute with Apple, so HTC can focus on innovation instead of litigation,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC.
“We are glad to have reached a settlement …

Apple’s revised message to Samsung has appeared in UK papers.
On Thursday, November 1, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales ordered Apple to rewrite its original message to the South Korean smartphone maker. The American tech giant wangled words from the first version to take a jab at its rival for releasing products nowhere near the iPad and for losing similar patent infringement cases in other courtrooms.
While Apple claimed it would take two weeks to create a revised copy …

For over a year, Google has been the target of U.S. and European antitrust investigations, but now the search company has fired back. In a report commissioned by Google and released today, two acclaimed antitrust experts dismiss Google’s critics’ claims as lacking any compelling legal or economic argument for a government antitrust case.
What Does the Chicago School Teach About Internet Search and the Antitrust Treatment of Google? is the work of Judge Robert Bork and Professor …

In a somewhat unsurprising move, Apple will oppose Samsung’s motion to allow sales of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the US.
According to Bloomberg, Samsung needs to wait for at least one week before Lucy Koh, the US District Court Judge who handles both companies’ patent infringement cases in the country, will reconsider the preliminary injunction.
In a court filing, Apple contended a lift in the sales ban of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices will confuse consumers and disturb the local …

Apple has urged its lawyers to sue a Polish grocery store because its name could confuse people.
Having the name of “A.pl” for any kind of marketplace is apparently sufficient ground to get Apple’s attorneys invovled nowadays.
We have yet to receive word from Apple on its latest constrictive action, but have asked the relevant questions related to the matter.
Meanwhile, Radoslaw Celinski, CEO of A.pl, told Reuters in an interview that Apple’s filing is “ludicrous”.
With the …

LG snatched organic LED (OLED) trade secrets from its fellow South Korean and rival smartphone maker, according to an injunction filed by Samsung.
For several years, both companies have been making OLED display technology as a popular choice of major OEMs for smartphone screens because of its low power consumption and bright color intensity.
However, Samsung apparently found sufficient evidence to incriminate LG for seizing its trade secrets by baiting former employees to work for the company, …