Microsoft's Word Patent Appeal

An appeals court just set the hearing date for Microsoft's appeal of an injunction against them selling new products of Word for September 23, 2009. HP and Dell are filing amicus briefs on Microsoft's behalf, arguing the injunction would hurt business.

Preferred vs. Common

Professor Stephen Brainbridge wrote a terrific blog on In Re: Trados Incorporated Shareholder Litigation, No. 1512-CC (July 24, 2009), analyzing the duties a director owes to preferred shareholders vis a vis common shareholders. The court held that directors owe duties to common shareholders are common law in nature, where preferred shareholders are usually contractual in nature. If common shareholders and preferred shareholders have divergent interests, directors should favor common law shareholders.

iPhone Threat to National Security

Apple has argued that if you jailbreak their iPhone it could be used as a weapon for mass technological destruction to bring down every cell tower in the United States.

Schmidt resigns from Apple board

Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple's board of directors citing a conflict of interest. And that has nothing to do with the Federal Trade Commission's investigation of Apple-Google collusion in the marketplace.