Samsung has been criticizing LG's 3D TVs for its low quality in various electronics departments at the mall. 3D TV, which provides more voluminous 3D like images, is becoming a hot topic among electronics companies. LG Electronics have requested Samsung to stop such allegations, but Samsung responded by stating that "LG has done worse," and Samsung refused to follow LG's request.
Two heavy weight fighters are finally at one another. Viacom, the owner of Paramount Pictures and cable-TV networks including MTV and Comedy Central, filed a lawsuit against YouTube, now owned by Google, in 2007. The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District Court of New York for "massive intentional copyright infringement." Both sides have kept thems
The Associated Press reported this week that Hewlett Packard Co. agreed on a settlement with three companies for infringement of the patent for ink cartridges. The details of the case have been reported by "Korea IT Times.com."
Lately, LG Electronics seems to be getting in a lot of legal trouble around the world. For instance, after losing the patent battle against Whirlpool for its refrigerator system.
On March 11, two law firms Yoon & Yang, or (Hwawoo under Korean name) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Gibson Dunn) jointly hosted a seminar on "International Antitrust/Competition Seminar." The seminar was held at Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry for an entire day. "Since 1997, 90 percent of the fines from Department of Justice in the U.S.
Lawyers representing the city and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue, recovery and debris removal workers reached a tentative settlement that will give them a range from US$575 million to US$657 million. If the judge approves the settlement the federal taxpayer-funded WTC Captive Insurance Co. will pay it.
On March 12, Whirlpool Corp. won over the patent dispute against LG electronics in District Court in Delaware. The patents were regarding "an in-the-door ice system for side-by-side refrigerators," according to the companies. Whirlpool Corp., who manufactures and markets large home appliances, was awarded almost $1.8 million in damages by the jury.
On March 10, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) fined Korea's two largest airliners Korean Air and Asiana Airlines a total of KRW 11 billion for abusing their market dominance by preventing low-cost companies from selling cheap tickets through travel agencies. Korean Air was hit with KRW 10.4 billion and rest of the fine went to Asiana Airlines.
In 2008, two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Sony America and its game designer David Jaffe in U.S. District Court of California for copyright infringements. In the lawsuit, Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Dath submitted a screenplay to Sony Pictures in 2002, but the ideas were declined.
Hewlett-Packard Co. filed a 28-page federal lawsuit against several manufacturers from Taiwan and Hong Kong for the potential infringement of the company's "printer cartridge patents and selling products stolen from H-P." The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. This is the "latest case of a U.S.
Apple announced on March 5 that its long awaited Wi-Fi versions of iPad will be in stores in the United States less than a month from now, April 3 to be exact. The models that can connect with AT&T's 3G wireless data network will arrive in late April. Customers can pre-order the iPad on Apple's Web site starting next Friday.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has finally disclosed details of a patent reform agreement. "Patent reform legislation has been introduced in each of the past three Congresses and has remained contentious as the technology and pharmaceutical industries fight over major provisions," one resource says.
On February 12, 2010, the Chairman of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), Chung Ho Yul, participated in the top-level round table discussion during the International Cartel Workshop co-sponsored by International Bar Association (IBA) and American Bar Association (ABA). He and many other global companies are very concerned about the recent rise of cartel or antit
On February 24, Prisco Electric Co., Inc., a home electronics retail store, filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit against Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Toshiba Corp., LG Electronics Inc., Hitachi Ltd., and other several subsidiaries in the U.S.
On February 25, The European Commission announced that it is investigating several auto suppliers on suspicions of anti-competitive practices on electrical distribution sectors. The commission stated that it has "reason to believe that the companies concerned may have violated European Union antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices."
In recent years, one of the most popular video games has been Guitar Hero, published by Activision Publishing, Inc. The game generated fortunes for the company, but now it may have to regurgitate it all back. That's because a group called "Patent Compliance Group (PCG)" has filed a qui tam action against the company in the Texas Northern District Court on February 12.
An adult website and magazine publisher Perfect 10 have sued Google Inc. and Amazon.com. The pretty dismal lawsuit by Perfect 10 argued that they both violated copyright law by indexing Perfect 10 photos posted on unauthorized websites. Perfect 10 said, "The pictures can be viewed with Amazon.com search sites A9.com and Alexa.com." Only Amazon.com Inc. settled with Perfect 10 Inc.
SK Telecom announced its newly adopted payment rate starting this March. The rate will be measured by KRW1.8 per second, instead of KRW18 per 10 seconds. This payment adjustment is expected to save about KRW16.8 billion per month for every SK Telecom customer.
In response to Apple's "iPad," Samsung Electronics, Inc. hopes to launch a Tablet PC as early as this May, a Samsung analyst says. While Microsoft, HP, LG Electronics, and Google are also expected to come up with comparable technology, Samsung may be the first among them to compete against Apple.
Virgin mogul Richard Branson recently introduced his latest luxury addition to his collection . A deep-sea submarine called "Necker Nymph" is "an underwater plane that can dive up to 40 meters below the surface." His collection famously includes a private island, a super-yacht, and a spaceship. Riding Necker Nymph will feel like "flying underwater" and it can perform "dolphin-like flips" with a co
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