Intellectual Property
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AMC and others have buried the hatchet with an author who claimed that a spin-off of the network’s wildly popular TV show “The Walking Dead” ripped off his zombie comics, according to a Wednesday filing in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Apple Inc. will have to face a suit alleging the “home” button on certain iPhones and iPads infringes patents held by a Korean company, after a California federal judge on Friday shot down the Cupertino-based tech behemoth’s bid to have the case dismissed as baseless… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Qualcomm traded blows once again with Apple on Friday in a smartphone patent trial in California federal court, claiming an Apple lawyer made an “utterly baseless” accusation of witness tampering against the San Diego-based tech giant and its counsel from Quinn Emanuel… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Some of the most powerful companies in the music streaming business, including Google, Spotify and Pandora, announced on Thursday that they will challenge the Copyright Royalty Board’s ruling last year ordering streaming services to pay more in so-called mechanical royalties to songwriters and publishers… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Apple hit back Thursday against what it called an “improper and inflammatory” attempt by Qualcomm to undermine the Cupertino-based tech giant’s opening statement in a closely watched smartphone patent infringement trial that kicked off this week in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 