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Customized Ordering Gets Customized Patent Suits

Hyundai, Reebok, Puma, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Michelin are all being sued by the same company for patent infringement. The patent involves technology that allows customers to customize products on the companies' websites. But it's not just the scale of the suit that will get attention, but also the timing, and who's bringing it.

Copyright Suits for Using Faces on Google Maps?

The LA Times informs us that Google has added new cities to its “Street View” photos.

Competitor Keyword Suits Not Doing Well

Those bringing lawsuits claiming that bidding on competitor trademark keywords is a form of infringement aren't doing well in court. Though a few cases have made it past one court or another, those and others are getting caught up in the Second Circuit.

Courts Becoming Busy With Blog Lawsuits

March was a busy month for lawsuits involving bloggers and webmasters. The court system taking them to task for defamatory statements, with one case becoming the first to go to trial and result in a liability verdict. A legal system once tentative about taking on digital cases is braving the waters with more frequency. Most of the cases we've reported on have involved the statements of anonymous commentators, liability for which webmasters and bloggers have been repeatedly exonerated (or are expected to be). But these are different.

Take Two Looks To Squash Nuisance Suits

Noted video game opponent Jack Thompson is at it again, looking to block the distribution of Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV, both scheduled to be released later this year by Take Two. The popular game distributor, however, is now looking to launch a preemptive strike against Thompson to ensure timely release of these titles.

LeBron James Suits Up For MSN

Charles Barkley proclaimed that he wasn’t a role model, nor did he want to be one. LeBron James, conversely, is choosing to embrace the influential position he holds as a direct result of his NBA superstardom. The three-time all star for the Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Monday that he would be participating in a venture from MSN that will portray the basketball phenom’s journey from humble beginnings to athletic fame and fortune, all in a storybook format geared toward children and teens.

Online Libel Suits

t looks like the Supreme Court has ruled protection over online libel suits.

Another Geeks and Suits Rumble

It is a truth held to be self-evident among IT professionals: geeks are from Krypton, suits are from Uranus. The antipathy between members of the code is poetry tribe and the non-IT managers for whom they often work is so common and all-prevailing that it has even become a marketing cliche-like the obnoxious propeller head in the CDW commercials who is always one-upping the guys from the Dilbert cubicles.

The Suits vs. the Geeks

I'm sitting with a bunch of suits right now. It's the Savvis Web 2.0 conference. Almost all men. A large percentage of whom are older than me.

SEO Benefits for Online Shopping Sites

Having worked at a J.Crew store awhile back and now working as a project manager at a reputable SEO firm, I want to shine some light on how heavily branded and well-recognized retail shopping sites can benefit from SEO.