Volume V

Issue : 19: November 22, 2007

• Montreal Police Charge Man Under New Anti-camcording Law
• YouTube Served with Court Order from India
• Two Charged with Illegally Hacking University Grade Database
• Staples Business Depot Sued for $10 Million for Copyright Infringement
• Tiffany Sues eBay over Counterfeit Sales
• Personal Data on Millions Lost by UK Government Department
• California Lawsuit Against ISP for Limiting P2P Downloading
• University Sues Google for Patent Infringement

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University Sues Google for Patent Infringement

Boston’s Northeastern University and its exclusive licensee, Jarg Corporation, have sued Google Inc. in the Northern District of Texas for patent infringement. The suit alleges that Google’s search services infringe US Patent No. 5694593 relating to information retrieval using “fuzzy queries” processed by distributed, networked computers. The inventor is an Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern and a founder of Jarg. The suit seeks damages and an injunction.

Northeastern has commenced the suit in a plaintiff-friendly judicial district renowned for its swift docket and large jury awards. Google has yet to substantively respond to the complaint.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7425738

http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-txedce/case_no-2:2007cv00486/case_id-106532/