According to a new infringement lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court (read it below), the Google Wallet app violates a Canadian resident's U.S. patent. Plaintiff Peter Sprogis holds U.S. Patent No. 7,298,271 for a "Method and apparatus for providing awards using transponders." The '271 patent abstract describes a customer loyalty program using…
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Yesterday, Santa Monica company EMG Technology, LLC filed a lawsuit against Google Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging a patent violation. According to the complaint, Google's Chrome Mobile browser infringes on United States Patent No. 7,441,196, entitled "Apparatus and Method of Manipulating a…
Today, the Justia Law, Technology & Legal Marketing Blog will begin a new series of articles focused on useful legal-related smartphone applications. As my colleagues have mentioned, the United States Supreme Court is back in session this week, and as such it seems fitting to begin our App of the Week…
Internet legal privacy issues are getting a lot of attention these days. One federal law, the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act ('ECPA'), is facing many requests for changes, with apparent agreement on revising it.