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9 Dec, 2007 5:02 pm
... December 7, 2007 EPO Press Release reads as follows: EPO revokes Amazon's "Gift Ordering" patent after opposition hearing The so-called
"Gift ... today after a hearing involving three opposing parties and the patent proprietor, Amazon Inc. The patent relates to a method for purchasing goods over the Internet to be sent as gifts ... contested patent is European Patent EP 0 927 945, granted
to Amazon Inc. on 23 April 2003. This patent relates to an invention in the field of
computer-implemented inventions ...
9 Dec, 2007 6:12 am
... in an opposition proceeding today [7 December 2007] after a hearing involving three opposing parties and the patent proprietor, Amazon
Inc. The patent relates to a method for purchasing goods over the Internet to be sent as gifts. The contested patent is European Patent EP ...
patentability and exclusion lies. What the EPO has also failed to say is that this may well not be the end of the story. Amazon now have about
2 months to decide whether they want to appeal the decision. If they do, the final ...
28 Sep, 2007 2:39 pm
I had no idea books get listed on Amazon so early, but they do! Essentials of Corporate Fraud is listed there with the official publish date of
March 14, 2008. My final manuscript got a big thumbs-up from my editor, so we are rolling right along.
3 Aug 3:43 pm
... two customers filed a class action suit in a Seattle federal court over Amazon.com's remote deletion of copies of George Orwell's 1984 from
their Kindle ... violated these promises. The plaintiffs have alleged several legal theories against Amazon.com, including breach of the Terms
of Use, damaging the plaintiffs' computers in violation of CFAA, trespass ... contacted at (310) 785-5371 or DJohnson@jmbm.com. Notes: Fn1 Gawronski v. Amazon.com, Inc., U.S.D.C., Western District of Washington. Fn2 Copyright ...
25 Apr, 2008 12:27 pm
This afternoon I was cruising Amazon.com, and found my name in the acknowledgments of a book. I HAD NO IDEA! It is so touching to be thanked in
this way, by someone who is both a business associate and a friend. Rebecca Ryan, the head of Next Generation Consulting, helps companies attract and retain young talent. Specifically,
she's an expert on Generation X (GenX) and Generation Y (Millenials) and helps management come to terms with the fact that it's not the same business world as it used to ...
20 Jul 5:48 am
... been considered a reason the Kindle is better than competing ebook readers. But did Amazon have the contractual right to do what it did?
The first thing to note is that you don' ... agreement can be amended at any time without even any notice to you. Amazon may simply argue that
its recall of the books was an amendment of the agreement. Second, what are you going ... individual to bring a solo action prosecuting his or her rights." Amchem Prods.,
Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 617 (1997) (quoting Mace ...
29 May, 2008 4:54 am
... "direct[] shoppers to what is known as a mirror website, a site hosted by Amazon." Gerlinger v. Amazon.com Inc., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. May 27, 2008) [Slip Opn., at 6029-30]. The class action alleged that
Amazon would sell and ship the books, but Borders would receive a commission for ... any injury. On the contrary, defense declarations
established that "the prices [plaintiff] paid for books purchased from Amazon after the agreement became effective were the same, or even
lower, than the prices ...
6 Aug 4:12 am
... A. Bruguier, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Amazon. com, Inc. and
Amazon Digital Services, Inc., the plaintiffs sued Amazon
for trespass to chattels, conversion, breach of contract, violation of the Washington Consumer ... 1984 from Kindle. The 18-page complaint was filed July 30. Buyers of the Kindle
electronic book reader agree to Amazon's terms of service, which enables the Delaware corp. to modify, suspend or discontinue the service
without liability to consumers ...
18 May 12:21 pm
By Eric Goldman Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2009
WL 1334364 (C.D. Cal. May 12, 2009) This long-running case is working its way through ... and post-remand July 2008 rulings. Last week's ruling involves A9, Amazon's search subsidiary, that Perfect 10 sued for republishing allegedly infringing Google syndicated search ... (c)(3) takedown notices, concluding that:
1) The 512(c)(3) notices sent to the parent Amazon did not confer knowledge to the subsidiary A9. 2) The November 2008 notice sent to ...
1 Jul 12:34 pm
... , 2009), read opinion here. In this letter decision, the Chancery Court grants a Motion to Dismiss claims that Amazon.com, Inc. brought against Basis Technology Corporation in connection with the preferred shares that Amazon. ... of
Incorporation as a result of the issuance of additional shares that allegedly circumvented an anti-dilution provision that Amazon.com had
negotiated. The Certificate of Designation in the Certificate of Incorporation (the "Charter") included anti-dilution protection for ...
4 Dec, 2007 5:55 pm
... injunction motion. See the revised opinion. In the original Ninth Circuit Perfect 10 v. Amazon ruling, the court put the burden on the
plaintiff to disprove fair use as part of its PI obligations. ... the burden of proving fair use, see Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510
U.S. 569, 590 (1994), the defendant is responsible for introducing evidence of ... the burden of proving fair use. See Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569, 590 (1994). Because "the burdens at the preliminary injunction ...
25 Sep, 2008 4:43 am
... Corp.'s "Best Global Brands 2008" survey. Like last year, Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com, Inc., and
Starbucks Corp. were the only three Seattle-based brands to make ... at an incredible $59,007,000,000, a 1% increase over last year. Amazon.com
had the best year of the three. It moved up to No. 58 from No. 62. Its ... best percentage increases on the list. Not surprisingly, financial brands Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc. (-21%), Morgan Stanley (-16%), and Citigroup (-14%) were among the worst performers. ...
12 Oct 1:12 am
This morning I stumbled across Baghdasarian v. Amazon.Com, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92777 (C.D.
Cal. July 6, 2009) - a class certification decision ... Central District of California. In that case, the plaintiff sought certification under the deception prong of the UCL for
Amazon's alleged practice of retaining a portion of shipping fees that were unilaterally set by ... each class member to prove Defendant's
liability. See Klay v. Humana, Inc., 382 F.3d 1241, 1255 (11th Cir. 2004). Common questions ...
10 Apr, 2008 11:56 am
The product rankings on Amazon are of limited usefulness, basically because they're updated every hour, and a sale of one or two books can bump
you up far. My book, Essentials of Corporate Fraud, just jumped back up to #1 on the list of Auditing books. (For now, anyway.) It's fun to watch my book go up! Click on the graphic
below to see the evidence full size! ShareThis
6 Apr 2:51 am
... John Hendricks, Michael Asmussen and John McCoskey]. Hendricks is the founder of Discovery. In March of 2009 Discovery Communications Inc.
said the Kindle electronic book readers from Amazon.com Inc. violate an invention represented among
their eleven current patents, listed here. Discovery sued Amazon in Delaware. Discovery spokeswoman Michelle Russo said the company is seeking
"fair compensation" through damages, future royalty payments and legal ...
29 May, 2008 8:43 pm
... he can show that he suffered actual damages, according an opinion issued this week by the Ninth Circuit. In Gerlinger v. Amazon.com,
Inc., plaintiff challenged an agreement under which the book retailer Borders Group, Inc.'s web site
directed shoppers ... on the ground that plaintiff could not show that the prices he paid for books increased as a result of the agreement. In fact, Amazon offered evidence that book prices declined after the agreement became effective. Without proof of an "injury-in- ...
26 Apr, 2008 1:58 pm
As the Essentials of Corporate Fraud book tour rolls on, we're back at #1 in the Auditing category on Amazon.com! ShareThis
29 Sep 3:59 pm
... deletion of the George Orwell works 1984 and Animal Farm from Kindle devices. See Gawronski v. Amazon.com, Inc., Western District of Washington, No. 09-cv-01084. The settlement not only provides substantial compensation for ... these books from Kindle devices
purchased or being used in the U.S. That's a big mouthful. However, from my visit to the Amazon.com site this afternoon, it appears that this
language is still included in the current terms of service for the Kindle. So this appears to mean ...
16 May, 2007 11:42 am
By Eric Goldman Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.,
CV-05-04753-AHM (9th Cir. May 16, 2007) In yet another lengthy and highly ... also erred in its secondary liability analysis because it failed to consider whether Google and
Amazon.com knew of infringing activities yet failed to take reasonable and feasible steps ... Due to this error, the district court did not
consider whether Google and Amazon.com are entitled to the limitations on liability set forth in title II of the DMCA. The question whether ...
25 Sep, 2007 7:59 pm
... " TV Show with Steve Murphy. He is closely following this story about how Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store Tuesday with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying. The store,
Amazon MP3, lets shoppers buy and download individual songs or entire albums. ... Music Group and EMI Music have signed on to sell their tracks
on Amazon, as have thousands of independent labels. The company said several smaller labels are selling their ...
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