Volume VII

Issue : 11: June 6, 2009

• Microsoft Found Guilty of Patent Infringement
• Craigslist Drops Erotic Services Ads
• Amazon Counters Infringement Suit with an Infringement Suit
• Blogger Lawsuits on the Rise
• Cancer Gene Patents Challenged as Unconstitutional
• Consumer Rights Groups and Small ISPs Appeal CRTC Traffic Shaping Decision
• Major Google Trade mark Policy Change

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Amazon Counters Infringement Suit with an Infringement Suit

In a continuation of the on-going legal battle between Amazon.com and Discovery Communications Inc., Amazon has filed a new infringement suit on May 15, 2009 in U.S. District Court (Seattle). Amazon, the world’s largest Internet retailer, is contending that Discovery (the network operator for Animal Planet TV) infringed four patents that allow consumers to conduct product searches or receive recommendations based on previous online purchases.

This new suit raises the bar in a legal battle that commenced in March wherein Discovery sued Amazon.com, alleging patent infringement. Specifically, Discovery claimed that Amazon had infringed patented technology in making the popular Kindle and Kindle 2 readers.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/technology/story.html?id=1612447

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR2009051903622.html