Intel files to block VIA chipset customers. intel files to block via chipset customers. In separate suits filed in San Jose, Singapore, and London, Intel has charged Via, board maker First International Computer, and several of FIC's customers with violating Intel patents....

Rambus patents may hang on filing dates. rambus patents may hang on filing dates. According to EBN's Jack Robertson, the results of the first trial to bring antitrust charges against Rambus Inc. may depend on determining the actual date when the company filed applications for its synchronous-interface patents. While the original patent application date was 1990, before its attendance of JEDEC meetings, Rambus says that amendments filed in 1997 and 1998 cover the controversial technologies. Infineon says Rambus failed to disclose it had filed the SDRAM patent claims during its four years of membership in the Joint Electron Devices Engineering Council (JEDEC) from 1992 to 1996....

40 million US taxpayers file online. 40 million us taxpayers file online. The US Internal Revenue Service reports that almost 40 million US taxpayers filed electronically this year. The US Internal Revenue Service reports that almost 40 million US taxpayers filed electronically this year. Official projections had run a few million higher but the total was up from the 30.7 million returns filed last year....

SiS awarded victory in patent infringement complaint filed by UMC. sis awarded victory in patent infringement complaint filed by umc. Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) announced on May 7 that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has awarded it victory in a patent infringement complaint filed by United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) on January 26, 2001. Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) announced on May 7 that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has awarded it victory in a patent infringement complaint filed by United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) on January 26, 2001....

Seagate Files IPO Application. seagate files ipo application. In a gutsy move in the sluggish technology market, Seagate Technology Holdings has filed an S-1 with the S.E.C. In a gutsy move in the sluggish technology market, Seagate Technology Holdings has filed an S-1 with the S.E.C. to raise as much as $1 billion in an initial public stock offering. According to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Seagate's investors include a group led by well-known venture capitalist Roger McNamee and financier David Bonderman, who previously took Seagate private in 2000. ...

SiS: Application for new process verification already filed. sis application for new process verification already filed. Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) on October 30 clarified that it has filed an application this week for the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to verify its new process, refuting United Microelectronics Corporation's (UMC) speculation that it has still not made the move. Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) on October 30 clarified that it has filed an application this week for the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to verify its new process, refuting United Microelectronics Corporation's (UMC) speculation that it has still not made the move....

Genuity Files for Bankruptcy Protection. genuity files for bankruptcy protection. Genuity, Inc., a telecommunications company and major provider of the backbone fiber optics for the Internet, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, November 27, 2002. Genuity, Inc., a telecommunications company and major provider of the backbone fiber optics for the Internet, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, November 27, 2002. While Genuity managed to pay back more than $200 million and negotiated for months with lenders and with Verizon, a settlement was not reached prior to Genuity's filing for bankruptcy. As part of the bankruptcy filing, Genuity has agreed to transfer its assets to Level 3 Communications, Inc. of Broomfield, Colorado in a deal reported to be worth $242 million....

VIA files new legal complaint against Intel. via files new legal complaint against intel. Following its November 12 charge, VIA Technologies on December 24 filed another complaint against Intel with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC), accusing the chip giant of unfair competition. Following its November 12 charge, VIA Technologies on December 24 filed another complaint against Intel with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC), accusing the chip giant of unfair competition....

Apple Files "Chameleon" Computer Patent Application. apple files. Color Kinetics, a Boston-based start-up company that specializes in light-emitting-diode technology previously filed Patent Application 20020113555 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on December 20, 2000, for a "lighting entertainment system."...

3Com files patent infringement lawsuit against D-Link Systems. 3com files patent infringement lawsuit against d. 3Com on January 9 announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against D-Link Systems in Wilmington, Delaware. 3Com on January 9 announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against D-Link Systems in Wilmington, Delaware....