Articles Tagged with antitrust

Facebook Sued for Antitrust Violations Over Virtual Currency Updated: by

Last week, on October 26, Kickflip, Inc. (doing business as, and hereinafter referred to as, Gambit) filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging violations of federal antitrust laws. According to its complaint, Gambit was “a leading virtual-currency and payment-processing provider”…

Apple Seeks U.S. Discovery Against Motorola for German Patent Case Updated: by

On Monday, Apple filed an Ex parte application for discovery against Motorola Mobility ('Motorola') to defend against the Google subsidiary's patent claims in Germany. Motorola's claims allege that Apple's iPhone and iPad wireless devices infringe two of the company's European patents. One central Apple legal defense to Motorola's European patent…

Apple iPhone Antitrust Lawsuit Over Older Phones Seeks Unlock Codes, Damages Updated: by

A consumer Apple iPhone class-action antitrust lawsuit (read it below) accuses the Cupertino, California, company of conspiring to monopolize early iPhone purchasers' voice and data plans by locking them into exclusivity contracts with AT&T Mobility, in violation of federal antitrust law. The proposed class of plaintiffs includes consumers who bought…