Ta Chong Bank (“the Bank”) filed a complaint wherein it asserted several claims against Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. (“Hitachi”). Those claims were based on the Bank’s interest in the accounts receivable of a third party, CyberHome Entertainment, Inc. (“CyberHome”), pursuant to certain factoring agreements entered into by those entities. […]
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A federal judge has ruled invalid part of a patent for powering Ethernet devices that Network-1 Security Solutions Inc. has asserted against several network technology companies, including Cisco Systems Inc. and Netgear Inc. Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday largely […]
Law360, New York (October 19, 2009) — Global networking provider D-Link Systems Inc., the sole remaining defendant in a suit brought by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization over a wireless local area network patent, has joined 3Com Corp., Nintendo of America Inc. and others on the sidelines. The […]
Law360, New York (September 25, 2009) — Enterasys Networks Inc. ana txtreme Networxs inc., tne final two defendants In Fenner Investments Ltd.’s patent suit over Ethernet switches, have reached a settlement with the plaintiff, drawing the case to a close. In a notice filed Sept. 24 In the U.S. District […]
For Fish & Richardson, the Scott Harris saga is a dark chapter in firm history. Harris, readers of this column will recall, is the former Fish principal fired by the firm when it was revealed that his patents were being asserted against some big companies. In the ensuing litigation, Fish […]