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IBM forced to pay $3 million bond to continue Papermaster case

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Nov 14 2008

The stakes keep getting higher and higher in the Mark Papermaster case.  Last week, a New York Judge ordered that Mark Papermaster quit working at Apple until further order from the court.  This week, that same court has ordered IBM pay a $3 million dollar bond in the event that Papermaster was found to be damaged by the suit.

The $3 million bond is designed to pay for any costs or damages that Papermaster might suffer if it’s later determined that IBM wasn’t entitled to an injunction.

Karas noted that district courts are allowed "wide discretion" in setting the bond’s dollar figure, then added: "Based on a careful reading of the letters sent by the parties to the court, which are being filed under seal, the court finds that a bond in the amount of $3 million is appropriate to guarantee payment of the costs and damages that defendant may suffer, if the injunction should not have been issued."

Papermaster,  today, counter-sued IBM saying  that non-compete clause he signed with IBM is irrelevant because:

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Psystar is dead

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Dec 15 2009

Apple won the permanent injunction against Psystar that it was seeking today.  According to Groklaw, it’s total, including Snow Leopard.  It also includes the Rebel EFI (which it is, as of this writing, still selling on its site) though Groklaw had this to say about the matter:

As for Rebel EFI, the judge while expressing that Psystar was not very clear about what it does, refused to exclude it from the injunction, and says Psystar continues to sell it “at its peril” at the risk of “finding itself in contempt if its new venture falls within the scope of the injunction.”

Only a clear explanation of the product, and discovery about it, can determine the matter, and Psystar is is free to bring a motion and submit to discovery about Rebel EFI, if it wishes to reopen the question. Since the injunction includes forbidding Psystar from “intentionally inducing, aiding, assisting, abetting, or encouraging any other person or entity to infringe plaintiff’s copyrighted Mac OS X software,” I’d think a reasonable person would find the injunction covers EFI as well.

Besides that, there is no ambiguity…

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Flash memory lawsuit hassles iPod, iPhone, Mac supply

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Jul 28 2009

Supply of flash memory as used in iPhones, some iPods and some Macs seems under legal threat under a new lawsuit bought by the US subsidiary of UK-based patent licensing company BTG International.

The company has filed suit in the patent holder friendly US District Court of Texas accusing Apple, Dell, and Sony of infringing five of its patents related to flash memory technology by using chips from Samsung Electronics.

The patents relate to electronically alterable non-volatile memory cell chips used in consumer electronics products. The company is seeking treble damages and a permanent injunction preventing imports of devices using these chips, including a ban on the import of iPhones and the BlackBerry Storm.

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Microsoft can continue to sell Word – for now…

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Sep 4 2009

Microsoft has secured court permission to continue distribution of Word in the US as the company faces an injunction to prevent the same.

Microsoft filed a motion to stay an injunction barring it from selling Word – an essential element of its Office suite with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on August 18. The company has secured the right to appeal a ruling that Microsoft wilfully infringed a patent held by another firm (i4i) for processing XML.