Monthly Archives: April, 2020

Facebook, Instagram Sue Over “Ad-Cloaking”

Social media titans Facebook and Instagram have filed a complaint against Basant Gajjar, doing business as LeadCloak, for breach of contract. Facebook claims that...

Universities and Tech Companies Pledge to Allow Free IP for COVID-19 Uses

Various technology companies and universities have united, agreeing to make intellectual property available at no cost for use in the fight against the COVID-19...

FCC Approves Google Request to Use Undersea Cable

On April 8, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Google’s request to operate a section of the U.S.-Asia undersea telecommunications cable. The Justice Department...

VOIP-Pal Expands Patent Infringement Campaign, Suing Amazon, Google, and Apple

After suing Facebook for patent infringement over WhatsApp, VOIP-Pal sued Amazon, Google, and Apple a few days later for patent infringement over devices using...

Court Rules in Favor of Air Booking Merger

The District Court of Delaware ruled in favor of the merger of Sabre and Farelogix in a Justice Department antitrust case. Judge Leonard P....

Nuro Allowed To Test Driverless Vehicles In California

Self-driving delivery vehicle startup Nuro was approved to test its driverless vehicles in California. Nuro and Alphabet’s Waymo are the only two companies to receive a...

Shareholder Brings Fraud Suit Against Zoom Over Encryption and Privacy Issues

Stockholder Michael Drieu filed a class action complaint against defendants Zoom Video Communications, Inc., et al. for violating federal securities laws. The suit comes...

JUUL and Altria Face Class Action Antitrust Lawsuit

Customer Douglas J. Reece filed a class action lawsuit against JUUL and Altria on April 7 alleging that anticompetitive agreements between the two companies...