Posts Tagged ‘court’
SMIC Reaches Accommodation With TSMC
November 12th, 2009
Chinese semiconductor foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has announced that it reached an agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited.
SMIC was previously found guilty of theft of trade secrets from TSMC by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, in the United States.
Under the settlement agreement, the two parties will implement mutual release of [...]
Asus, IBM Sign Agreement, End Legal Dispute
October 13th, 2009
Chinese PC maker Asus has jointly announced with IBM that the two parties have signed a cross-licensing agreement to enhance their cooperation and to end the protracted patent infringement dispute between the two.
The dispute between Asus and IBM started at the end of 2007 when IBM complained to the United States International Trade Commission and [...]
Follow-up: Youku.com Sues Sohu.com Over Reputation Assault
September 21st, 2009
Chinese video website Youku.com announced that it has sued Sohu.com at Beijing Haidian People’s Court for Sohu’s infringements of Youku’s copyrights and harming Youku’s reputation.
Prior to this, Sohu.com, along with Joy.cn and Union Voole Technology Company, initiated an anti-piracy alliance aimed at video websites in China. Sohu.com said it would initiate lawsuits against major Chinese [...]
China Unicom Qingdao Punished For Website Traffic Hijacking
September 15th, 2009
According to decisions recently announced by Qingdao Intermediate People’s Court, China Unicom Qingdao and Tsingtao Osun Network Technique Company were punished for hijacking traffic from other commercial websites.
This is the first time that a telecom operator has been punished for website traffic hijacking in China.
Reports in local media state that starting from February 2009, China [...]
Shanghai Launches First Internet Court In China
August 24th, 2009
Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People’s Court has launched the first Internet court in China to turn the traditional face-to-face trial into a “keyboard-to-keyboard” one of the information age.
This Internet lawsuit service platform covers various convenient legal services and the entire legal proceedings, including online registering, online inquiries, contacts with judge, online mediation, and online exchange of [...]
Taobao.com Sentenced For Pirated Internet Sales In China
July 7th, 2009
Beijing Dongcheng District People’s Court has sentenced Chinese online auction website Taobao.com and a Chinese seller surnamed Yang to pay CNY2000 in compensation to China Friendship Publishing Company for the sale of a pirated book on Taobao.
In its petition, CFPC claimed that it was the exclusive owner of the copyright of the book “Daomu Biji [...]
The9 Sues Blizzard Entertainment In Shanghai Over Online Game
May 27th, 2009
According to information from Shanghai’s court website, Chinese online game operator The9 is targeting the American game developer Blizzard Entertainment in two lawsuits which involve property loss compensation and commercial defamation, respectively.
While the court’s website at Hshfy.sh.cn shows the cases will soon be heard, and a representative from The9 has confirmed the news to local [...]
