Intellectual Property
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Tinder co-founder Sean Rad violated trade secret protection agreements by making copies of his work emails and other documents, Tinder owner Match Group Inc. and its parent company said in a suit filed in New York state court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Google LLC scored a win in its fight with Israeli company Spring Ventures Ltd. over the technology behind the search giant’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” feature, when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Tuesday said Spring Ventures’ patent for web searches without exact site addresses is invalid due to obviousness… Read this piece in its entirety…
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would allow the federal government to participate in oral arguments in a copyright dispute between tech companies Oracle Corp. and Rimini Street Inc. that could clear up a circuit split over how costs are awarded in such cases… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A jury verdict that awarded $145 million to licensing firm WiLAN Inc. after its victory in a patent dispute with Apple Inc. was slashed to $10 million Thursday by a California federal judge, who questioned WiLAN’s methodology for calculating damages… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A group of the most powerful companies in the media industry including Disney, Netflix and Amazon have asked a California federal judge to punish a businessman accused of copyright infringement for his purported “abandonment of his discovery obligations,” according to a Wednesday filing… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 