Hynix Semiconductor just announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed all but two of the more than 400 patent claims brought by Rambus against the company, finding that Hynix's single data rate (SDR) and double data rate (DDR) dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices do not infringe Rambus' patents....

Judge dismisses Streisand's $10M suit. judge dismisses streisands. A Los Angeles judge Wednesday dismissed a $10 million lawsuit filed by Barbra Streisand against a multimillionaire who posted photos of her Malibu estate on a Web site documenting erosion along the California coast. A Los Angeles judge Wednesday dismissed a $10 million lawsuit filed by Barbra Streisand against a multimillionaire who posted photos of her Malibu estate on a Web site documenting erosion along the California coast....

Federal Trade Commission judge dismisses suit against Rambus. federal trade commission judge dismisses suit against rambus. A lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Rambus has been dismissed, according to a statement released by the company. A lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Rambus has been dismissed, according to a statement released by the company....

SCO suffered its first major defeat Wednesday in its legal wars against Linux-using companies, when DaimlerChrysler was granted all of the important points in its motion to dismiss SCO's case. SCO suffered its first major defeat Wednesday in its legal wars against Linux-using companies, when DaimlerChrysler was granted all of the important points in its motion to dismiss SCO’s case. Judge Rae Lee Chabot of Oakland County Circuit Court in Michigan all but dismissed The SCO Group’s case after a hearing, which, according to at least one eyewitness, took only about 20 minutes....

Rambus patent claims against Infineon dismissed. rambus patent claims against infineon dismissed. US federal judge dismissed the patent infringement claims filed by Rambus against German memory chipmaker Infineon Technologies, the companies said Tuesday. US federal judge dismissed the patent infringement claims filed by Rambus against German memory chipmaker Infineon Technologies, the companies said Tuesday....

Dell dismisses talk of AMD PCs as 'rumor'. dell amd rumor. Dell on Monday dismissed as 'rumor' a report that it has notified Taiwanese PC contract manufacturers to ready production lines to produce Dell PC systems using microprocessors made by Advanced Micro Devices.. Dell on Monday dismissed as ’rumor’ a report that it has notified Taiwanese PC contract manufacturers to ready production lines to produce Dell PC systems using microprocessors made by Advanced Micro Devices....

Case dismissed: Settlement with NTP for $612.5 million puts RIM in the clear. settlement in rim ntp case. Minutes after statements were issued by both companies, Reuters reported that US District Judge James Spencer effectively endorsed the settlement, dismissing the case....

MSI and Gigabyte dismiss merger rumors. msi gigabyte dismiss merger rumors. Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology today dismissed rumors that the two motherboard makers have been in talks of a merger. MSI chairman Joseph Hsu dismissed a media report circulating in China that cited a senior MSI executive, Henry Lu, as claiming the company had started contacting Gigabyte five years ago over a possible merger....

Firm sues dismissed "iPod Addict" over lost profits. dismissed worker suit. A US worker, dismissed over allegations that he spent his time at work listening to his iPod and making personal calls instead of building business, is being sued by his former employer for lost profits. A US worker, dismissed over allegations that he spent his time at work listening to his iPod and making personal calls instead of building business, is being sued by his former employer for lost profits. US Card Partner Services is seeking $90,000 in pay in addition to $210,000 in lost income from Drew Scopelliti, a former sales director at the card affinity firm prior to his dismissal last July....

US dismisses Google complaint, says IE 7 plays fair. ie7 google row. US government regulators on Friday dismissed claims that Microsoft's newest browser, Internet Explorer 7, gives the company's own search engine an unfair advantage. US government regulators on Friday dismissed claims that Microsoft’s newest browser, Internet Explorer 7, gives the company’s own search engine an unfair advantage, knocking aside objections that Google recently raised....