Tech Law

Now that summer is ending, brand owners need to think about which brand names they will opt out of registering for the .XXX top level domain name Sunrise B launch. As most people are aware, the .XXX registry will be the first TLD targeted at the adult entertainment industry. Trademark owners outsid...

The U.S. Department of Justice dealt a surprising blow to the proposed $39 billion merger between wireless providers AT&T and T-Mobile Wednesday when it filed a lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring the smaller company, claiming the deal would violate antitrust regulations. The proposed merge...

The U.S. Department of Justice dealt a surprising blow to the proposed $39 billion merger between wireless providers AT&T and T-Mobile Wednesday when it filed a lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring the smaller company, claiming the deal would violate antitrust regulations. The proposed merge...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to block AT&T's proposed US$39 billion takeover of T-Mobile. The civil antitrust lawsuit that Justice filed in Washington's federal court on Wednesday says the deal would substantially diminish competition in the wireless market. AT&T shares fell 5.5 p...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to block AT&T's proposed US$39 billion takeover of T-Mobile. The civil antitrust lawsuit that Justice filed in Washington's federal court on Wednesday says the deal would substantially diminish competition in the wireless market. AT&T shares fell 5.5 p...

When Google settled with the U.S. Department of Justice for $500 million over accusations that it allowed Canadian pharmaceutical companies to illegally place ads on its network, it may have thought its troubles with this issue were over. It was wrong. A shareholder has filed suit against the compa...

The cocooned gTLD has started to spread its wings, and soon it will show its colors and become a butterfly. Its well-guarded fuzzy and slow progress has finally propelled it to a much-anticipated metamorphosis, but the world still waits for some flying maneuvers. Mother ICANN has worked very hard to...

Google has agreed to a $500 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice for allowing online Canadian pharmacies to place ads through its AdWords program targeting consumers in the United States. The ads resulted in the illegal importation of controlled and non-controlled prescription dru...

A U.S. judge has ruled largely in favor of music locker site MP3tunes in the copyright infringement suit brought by record label EMI. Judge William Pauley on Monday ruled that MP3tunes did not promote infringement with its online music storage service. EMI did win a smaller victory, Pauley ruling th...

Technology analyst Scott Steinberg fields a viewer question on the latest approach to curbing online piracy: "Internet service providers policing pirates: What is Hollywood smoking? And does anyone really think that this will work?" Not really, suggests Steinberg. Enforcement would be costly and cum...

Apple's brand name is currently the most valuable name in the world. Google held that title for the last four years, and now Apple has finally surpassed it. The top 10 are all very familiar names: Apple, Google, IBM, McDonald's, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Marlboro, China Mobile and GE. So what'...

With one brief letter, the Federal Communications Commission has put a stop to any hopes that two pending AT&T deals -- its $1.9 billion purchase of spectrum licenses from Qualcomm and its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for about $39 billion -- will be easy to settle. In ...

With one brief letter, the Federal Communications Commission has put a stop to any hopes that two pending AT&T deals -- its $1.9 billion purchase of spectrum licenses from Qualcomm and its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for about $39 billion -- will be easy to settle. In ...

A war of words continues between executives at tech giants Google and Microsoft as accusations regarding patent bullying fly between the companies. The public dispute began Wednesday, when David Drummond, the chief legal officer at Google, posted a company blog missive accusing Microsoft, Apple and ...

Google's chief legal officer went on the offensive Wednesday, posting a company blog entry that attacked Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and other tech companies for securing patents and undertaking legal activity that would block the development of the Android platform. The post, penned by David Drummond,...