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Microsoft faces Office Live lawsuit

February 23, 2007 A company called Office Live files trademark infringement suit over Microsoft's Office Live on-demand productivity tools. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live, lawsuit, Microsoft Office, on-demand, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft faces second WGA lawsuit

July 5, 2006 Plaintiffs in latest lawsuit say antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program acts as "spyware." TAGS: lawsuit, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft targets auctioneers of pirated software

October 31, 2006 Software giant plans to file more than 50 lawsuits worldwide against online merchants who allegedly peddle counterfeit software. TAGS: auction site, lawsuit, seller, online retailer, eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft sued over Vista branding

April 4, 2007 Class action suit claims software giant deliberately misled consumers with its marketing of the new operating system. TAGS: suit, Microsoft Windows Vista, lawsuit, class action, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft bows to the Belgians

October 20, 2006 Company agrees to remove links to articles from Belgian papers to avoid copyright lawsuit threatened by publishers. TAGS: lawsuit, newspaper, article, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., link

Google Scholar trademark case ends

July 20, 2006 American Chemical Society quietly settles dispute with over Google's search tool for scientific papers. TAGS: Google Scholar, lawsuit, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft seeks settlement in Google lawsuit

September 13, 2005 After a judge limits Kai-Fu Lee's duties, Microsoft offers to end the case involving its former executive. TAGS: Kai-Fu Lee, recruiting, Brad Smith, China, Google Inc., lawsuit, Human Resources, duty, general counsel, agreement, order, trial, Microsoft Corp.

Google loses French trademark lawsuit

June 28, 2006 Appeals court affirms lower court ruling that Google infringed trademark by selling keyword ads using word "Vuitton." TAGS: trademark, euro, lawsuit, Google AdWords, Google Inc., court, Microsoft Corp.

Lawsuit seeks to block Google settlement

May 12, 2006 Suit argues that affected advertisers would not be compensated enough by $90 million click fraud settlement. TAGS: click fraud, settlement, proposed settlement, advertiser, lawsuit, plaintiff, Arkansas, class action, lawyer, Google Inc., search engine, California, Microsoft Corp.

AT&T leaks sensitive info in NSA suit

May 26, 2006 AT&T lawyers publish confidential document that's not properly redacted: Simple copy-paste operation makes it readable. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., downtown, San Francisco, lawsuit, portion, attorney, lawyer, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Investor outlines SCO-Microsoft link

October 9, 2006 Microsoft exec discussed ways to "guarantee" $50 million investment in SCO by BayStar Capital, a firm partner says. TAGS: BayStar Capital, SCO Group Inc., declaration, investment, investor, lawsuit, Unix, IBM Corp., litigation, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system

Yahoo sued over alleged pay-per-click fraud

May 4, 2006 Suit claims Yahoo is charging for "premium" ads on sites that show spyware ads and sites that appear when surfers misspell URLs. TAGS: pay-per-click advertising, defendant, lawsuit, financial reporting, Yahoo! Inc., Expedia Inc., New Jersey, class action, spyware, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft puts cybersquatters on notice

August 22, 2006 Tech titan files three lawsuits accusing Web site operators of profiting illegally from domain names that use its trademarks. TAGS: domain name, operator, litigation, lawsuit, complaint, Microsoft Corp.

Collision course for Symantec and Microsoft

May 22, 2006 Its lawsuit against Microsoft could put the brakes on Vista as competition between the companies heats up. TAGS: Symantec Corp., intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., VERITAS Software Corp., lawsuit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Judge dismisses suit over Google ranking

July 14, 2006 Web site had sued the search giant after it fell to a "zero" ranking in the Google index. TAGS: PageRank, claim, lawsuit, Google Inc., Judge, complaint, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Google courts controversy

December 23, 2005 Search giant goes from being tech darling to being feared by rivals and challenged by critics. TAGS: stock grant, hiring, Google Inc., enterprise search, observer, controversy, satellite image, lawsuit, IPO, project, Sun Microsystems Inc., satellite, Microsoft Corp., video

Suit over poor Google ranking may go forward

June 30, 2006 Federal judge is considering issuing an order to allow KinderStart.com to amend its lawsuit against the search giant. TAGS: ranking, First Amendment, lawsuit, antitrust, attorney, Google Inc., federal judge, search engine, California, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Can Google keep a secret?

March 17, 2006 Google hasn't had much luck keeping secrets lately, and now it looks like feds will pry loose more info. TAGS: Usenet, excerpt, secret, Week in review, Google Inc., federal judge, lawsuit, government, archiving, search result, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, video card, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Year in review: Patent standoff wears on

December 27, 2005 Reform bill never makes it out of a congressional subcommittee, dashing tech companies' hopes for a speedy fix. TAGS: software patent, patent, lawsuit, Research In Motion Ltd., Linux, Microsoft Corp., HP
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