Courts

Decisions by courts across the world have a major influence on the content of products and how they are marketed. This section will discuss key court cases.

Feds Eye Trade Compliance Violators
Those valves you shipped overseas may seem harmless to you, but to the federal government it may be considered a security threat and an expensive mistake.

RF Micro Devices Inc. felt the sting of the federal government's export control laws in August when the semiconductor components manufacturer agreed to pay $190,000 for allegedly shipping modems to China without a license.

The Greensboro, N.C., company provides technologies for wireless communications devices used in various industries, including aerospace and defense. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) cited the manufacturer for knowingly exporting the unlicensed products on 14 occasions.

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Courts Articles & News

EU Tells Alcoa to Repay Italy State Aid

Claims company received subsidized electricity prices for two smelters

11/20/2009

Brazil Gets Approval for Sanctions on U.S. Over Cotton

Source says Brazil granted WTO permission to impose sanctions for unfair cotton subsidies.

11/19/2009

EU Mishandled Intel Case

An ombudsman said the commission failed to make a proper note of a key meeting with Dell in 2006 relating to the Intel investigation.

11/18/2009

High Quality Patents -- The Objective Analysis

As we strive for the high quality of patents sought by President Obama's Strategy for American Innovation, we should thus strive equally to avoid subjective judgments of what does or does not qualify as a patent-worthy invention.

11/16/2009

Intel to Pay AMD $1.25 Billion in Antitrust Case

Companies also agreed to patent rights from a new five-year cross license agreement

11/12/2009

China's Top Chip Maker to Pay $200 Million to TSMC Over Trade Secrets Dispute

TSMC said Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) had caused it more than one billion dollars in damages.

11/10/2009

Court Rules Tyson Foods Violated Labor Laws

Company didn't pay employees at Alabama plant for applying safety gear

11/5/2009

Toyota Recall Related to Floor Mats

Letter to customers cites no other vehicle defects

11/3/2009

Court Bans Russian Carmaker from 'Copying' GM Daewoo Models

The court banned TagAZ Korea from using or passing on trade secrets and from producing or selling engines and knockdown modules of its C-100 sedan.

10/28/2009

U.S. Unit of Sony is Under Investigation

Looking into antitrust issues

10/26/2009