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Apple Doesn’t Own iPad Trademark in China

It must really suck to be the person in charge of securing trademarks for Apple right now. Apparently, Apple thought that it had the trademark for the iPad name in China. Or at least it thought its team of legal ninjas could beat down the Chinese opposition that owned the…

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December 7th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Lawyer Suspended for Spending Too Much Time Playing His Video Games

Addicted To Video Games

So we’ve seen and heard of people who were incapable of going about their everyday lives because of an addiction to something. For many, it’s alcohol. For some, it was drugs. But for this certain guy, it was video games.…

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August 29th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Nevada Passes Legislation Allowing Google’s Driverless Cars to Cruise State Highways

Google Driverless Car

I think you can agree with me, people are generally stupid. Put stupid behind the wheel and you get an idiot driver that will text, eat, and read all while doing 80 MPH down the highway in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Google is looking for a way to combat the accidents all…

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June 27th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Spread a Virus in Japan and Get Thrown in the Slammer

That’s right, you read that right: if you’re caught with a virus on your computer, then you’ve got to shell out $6,200 in bail or spend three years in jail. This only applies if you’re in Japan, that is. So if you’re not living in the Land of the Rising…

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June 18th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Nvidia Settles Faulty Gpu Class Action, Admits No Wrong

nvidia_gpu_litigation

I always get a kick out of companies that realize they can’t defend themselves in court and end up settling without admitting guilt. If they weren’t guilty, I hardly think most companies would offer to pay out. NVIDIA has been fighting a class action over allegedly defective MCPs and GPUs…

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October 1st, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

National Pork Board Threatens World Supply of Unicorn Meat

We all know the slogan for pork – The Other White Meat…. Apparently, the legal firm retained by the National Pork Board, Faegre & Benson, has zero sense of humor and taken offense to a fake product ThinkGeek has on their website.

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June 23rd, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

South Korean Gamers Get Midnight Ban

south korea ban gaming internet addiction

It looks like South Koreans won’t be able to play video games during the wee hours of the night. There is going to be an enforced ban, which will start at midnight.

The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided that gaming addiction has gotten to epic…

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April 15th, 2010 by: Range

Oh, L’Ironie: French Anti-Piracy Group Pirated Font for Its Logo

hadopi logo comparison

Last year, a law was passed in France that, simply put, allows the government to screen the Internet usage of its citizens (supposedly) to watch out for copyright infringement. Using a three strikes rule, French citizens who are accused of online piracy for a third time will be sent to…

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January 13th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Patent Application Could be Trouble for Zune

tunA interface from patent application

While Microsoft is touting the wonders of the music sharing features of the new Zune… media player, I’m quite familiar with a project in which a team from the MIT Media lab developed a similar wireless music sharing capability a couple of years ago. The team filed a patent application

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August 26th, 2006 by: Technabob

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