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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!
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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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