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Apple suit foreshadows coming products

January 5, 2005 Company sues Mac enthusiast site and others, lending credibility to hot rumors surrounding product plans. TAGS: trade secret, Apple Computer, article, suit, Apple Macintosh

Dell calls on HP to investigate spying charges

June 1, 2007 Hewlett-Packard says it discussed allegations that employees spied on rival, but Dell wants more thorough investigation. TAGS: allegation, HP, trade secret, investigation, request

Apple gets tech support in court

April 28, 2005 Intel, Genentech and BSA file briefs backing Apple's subpoena of records from a Web site that published confidential product info. TAGS: Genentech Inc., trade secret, First Amendment, Apple Computer, appeals court, record, Intel, alliance, intellectual property, California, e-mail

Former software chief admits stealing trade secrets

December 10, 2005 In a 3-year-old criminal case, guilty pleas by former software execs offer glimpse into world of corporate espionage. TAGS: trade secret, plea, Nike Inc., espionage, Computer Associates International Inc., password, San Francisco

Apple goes to court to smoke out product leaker

December 21, 2004 Mac maker wants enthusiast sites to turn over documents related to leak about unreleased product. TAGS: trade secret, Apple Computer, worker, Apple Macintosh, document, laptop computer

Microsoft vs. Sendo: It's over

September 13, 2004 The companies settle a lawsuit in which the software giant was accused of poaching smart-phone trade secrets. TAGS: Sendo, trade secret, expertise, general counsel, smart phone, Microsoft Corp., mobile phone

Apple argues for blogger records

April 20, 2006 A California appeals court will decide whether the computer company can gain access to data that could unmask leakers. TAGS: electronic record, trade secret, journalist, Apple Computer, lawyer, California, Apple Macintosh

Judge denies AT&T request for closed hearing

May 17, 2006 Company's trade secrets, he says, can be protected in opening hearing in lawsuit alleging AT&T illegally cooperated with NSA. TAGS: AT&T Corp., trade secret, NSA, attorney, telecommunications company, Judge, San Francisco, document, telecommunications

Yahoo claims start-up stole trade secrets

February 28, 2006 Former Yahoo employees talk on IM about taking proprietary data to new job before they leave, lawsuit alleges. TAGS: trade secret, Yahoo! Inc., lawsuit, business development, start-up, IM, cell phone

Motorola settles suit with Nortel's new CEO

November 1, 2005 Mike Zafirovski will pay $11.5 million to Motorola and refrain from disclosing its trade secrets to Nortel. TAGS: Nortel Networks Corp., Motorola Inc., trade secret, settlement, CEO

EFF appeals Apple fan site ruling

March 23, 2005 The confidentiality of journalists' sources is at issue in the trade secrets case. TAGS: trade secret, journalist, Apple Computer, reporter, protection

Student seeks legal help in Apple case

January 18, 2005 The student who runs Mac enthusiast site Think Secret says he'll need help defending himself against a suit filed by Apple. Photos: Mac Mini TAGS: trade secret, Apple Computer, Apple Intel Mac Mini, lawsuit, Apple Macintosh, student, help

The fear war against Linux

May 19, 2003 Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince people that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., trade secret, Unix, computer science, Intel Itanium, Linux, AT&T Corp., university, patent, information technology, HP, IBM Corp., Intel, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Time to crack down on tech at work?

June 14, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says employers have their work cut out in setting workplace rules around new gadgets and communications technologies. TAGS: blogging, employer, trade secret, blog, policy, expectation, IM, workplace, privacy, activity, Real-Time, U.S.

Sun countersues start-up Azul

May 4, 2006 Server maker argues Java hardware Azul infringed six patents and got trade secrets by hiring Sun employees. TAGS: Azul Systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., trade secret, patent, Java, hiring, start-up, server

SCO warns of IBM lawsuit risks

March 31, 2003 The company says its billion-dollar lawsuit alleging that IBM misappropriated trade secrets will be costly and could have other consequences. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Morgan Keegan Co., trade secret, IBM Corp., shareholder, suit, lawsuit, Utah, Unix, Linux, intellectual property, attorney

Apple suit tests First Amendment

January 10, 2005 Lawsuit against Web site that published details of forthcoming Mac products raises touchy free-speech questions, media experts say. A new iMac for under $500? TAGS: First Amendment, trade secret, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh

Media groups, ISPs side against Apple in dispute

April 11, 2005 California appeals court urged to overturn ruling that would let the company subpoena records from Mac enthusiast site. TAGS: brief, trade secret, First Amendment, Apple Computer, journalist, Internet Service Provider, record, service provider, Apple Macintosh, California, e-mail

Harvard student finds lawyer to defend Apple suit

January 19, 2005 The 19-year-old publisher of Mac rumor site Think Secret says he has found a lawyer to "help defend these crucial freedoms." TAGS: lawyer, First Amendment, trade secret, article, Apple Computer, freedom, student, suit, Apple Macintosh, California

Hollywood group drops DVD-copying case

January 23, 2004 A request by the DVD Copy Control Association to California courts marks the close of the last prominent legal battle over DeCSS code. TAGS: DeCSS, DVD-copying, trade secret, attorney, Hollywood, appeals court, First Amendment, DVD, code, protection, decision, intellectual property, California
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