Microsoft, Justice Department face off, but hearing ends without a decision
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Federal court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson concluded the hearing in the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Microsoft without a ruling. Judge Jackson asked tough questions to both sides in the two-hour hearing before adjourning abruptly and declining to comment on the length of his deliberation. He asked Microsoft lead attorney Richard Urowsky whether Microsoft's Internet Explorer package can be purchased separately. The government's charge that Microsoft violated a 1995 consent decree hinges on whether the software products are separate or 'integrated.' Judge Jackson also posed tough questions to Justice Department attorney Phillip Malone. The US in Oct 1997 charged Microsoft with illegal use of its OS software to influence Internet software, and the case's outcome may impact electronic commerce.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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Microsoft gets quick hearing on bundling
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Microsoft won the right to an expedited hearing on its bid to overturn a District Court injunction to unbundle its Windows OS and Internet Explorer browser products, according to a federal appeals court ruling. The ruling signals a procedural victory for Microsoft but does not signal a successful appeal. The ruling, signed by President Reagan appointee Douglas Ginsburg and President Clinton appointee Judith Rogers, established a Jan 29, 1998, deadline for Microsoft to file briefs on its appeal. Other conditions call for the Justice Department to respond by Mar 2, 1998, and a Microsoft response by Mar 9, 1998. Microsoft claims that District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson overstepped his authority in separating Windows and Internet Explorer until a three-judge panel hears the case in summer 1998.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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Who owns the name 'Internet Explorer'? (Hint: Not Microsoft); Mr. Rana gets a trademark, makes it a federal case; When cola is not Coke
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The US Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that Microsoft is not the legal owner of the Internet Explorer name. The name is owned by Dhiren Rana, the founder of SyNet, a defunct software company in IL, which began using the Internet Explorer name in 1994. Microsoft is preparing to enter a civil trial in which it will face charges that it stole the name for its own use. The software giant is claiming that the term Internet Explorer is generic and unprotectable. According to Microsoft, it is a commonly used term and should be kept available for the public and industry to use. It is estimated that removing the software code that displays the Internet Explorer name on Windows products, would cost Microsoft approximately $30 million.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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