Monthly Archives: December, 2019

Chinese Drone Taxi IPO Takes Flight

On December 12, EHang Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:EH), a Chinese drone and flying taxi company, raised $40 million for its IPO. The company offered 3.2 million shares...

Throop LLC Sues Microsoft for Patent Infringement

On December 16, plaintiff Throop LLC filed a complaint against defendant Microsoft (Throop, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation 2:19-cv-10604) for patent infringement. The complaint was filed in the...

Twitch Sued in Russia over Pirated Sports Content

On December 17, Amazon’s Twitch, a social streaming platform and gaming community, was nearly blocked in Russia for piracy allegations. A Russian court blocked...

Amazon Sued for Sale of Counterfeit Gear

On December 12, plaintiff Maglula Ltd. filed a complaint against defendant Amazon (Maglula, Ltd. v. Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com Services, Inc. 3:19-cv-00922) for counterfeiting and infringement. The...

NHTSA Investigates After Tesla’s 12th Autopilot Crash

On December 13, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is going to investigate the twelfth Tesla crash that could potentially be tied to the...

Conspirators Charged in $722m Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced in a press release on Tuesday that it had charged five people with...

New Orleans Declares State of Emergency After Cyberattack

On December 13, New Orleans suffered a cyberattack and as a result, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has declared a state of emergency. Suspicious activity was...

Return of the JEDI: Amazon Complaint Unsealed

Amazon Web Services (AWS) filed a bid protest against the Department of Defense in late November for the awarding of the Joint Enterprise Defense...