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• Patent transactions increasingly involve antitrust issues

  May 08 2012 Patent transactions of increasing value are attracting the attention of antitrust regulators, necessitating the use of antitrust experts in a field that previously had... more

• Integreon launches first LPO facility onshore in the UK

  Jan 28 2012 Legal services outsourcing firm Intergreon has launched its first centre in the UK, offering temp paralegal services to clients from its new base in Bristol. The... more

• Wipro to provide LPO services to Microsoft

  Jun 21 2010 Wipro Technologies, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) division has entered into a partnership with Microsoft Corporation to provide global Legal Process Outsourcing... more

• Microsoft appoints new international head of IP

  Jun 01 2010 Microsoft has appointed Mark Cohen, previously a counsel at Jones Day’s Beijing office, as the director for international intellectual property. Cohen has worked... more

• Microsoft outsources legal work to India with CPA Global deal

  Feb 18 2010 Microsoft has entered into an agreement with legal outsourcing provider CPA Global to offshore legal work to lawyers in India. The technology giant began a pilot... more

• Small design firm sues Microsoft over Bing name

  Dec 18 2009 The Simon Law Firm represents Bing! Interactive Design in a suit against Microsoft Corp., alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition and tortious interference... more

• Microsoft cuts back legal budget by 15 percent

  Oct 07 2009 US software giant Microsoft's legal department has seen its legal budget cut by 15 percent over the last one and a half years, leading to a 5 percent reduction in... more

• Skadden, Sheppard Mullin, Perkins Coie advise on Microsoft-Yahoo search deal

  Jul 30 2009 Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to a deal under which Microsoft's Bing search engine will power Yahoo's search site, and Yahoo will sell search advertising services... more

• Microsoft Ordered to Pay $200 Million in Patent Dispute

  May 21 2009 Recently, the Eastern District of Texas' reputation as a plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction has taken a few hits. Well, here's some news that will help restore its... more

• K&L Gates loses legal-services contract with Microsoft

  May 14 2009 K&L Gates has lost its status as one of Microsoft's preferred legal providers. K&L Gates, which was the product of a merger between international law firm... more

• Chinese lawyer puts Microsoft in the hot seat

  Aug 27 2008 Dong Zhengwei, a partner with Beijing-based Zhongyin law firm, has attracted the attention of multinational corporate executives and the legal community alike. One... more

• Microsoft Fined A Record $1.39 Billion By EU

  Mar 01 2008 European Union regulators fined Microsoft Corp. a record 899 million euros ($1.35 billion) for failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust order to stop overcharging for... more

• Cadwalader and Simpson Thacher scoop Microsoft bid for Yahoo!

  Feb 05 2008 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has assembled a top tier M&A team to help Microsoft win its $44.6bn battle for Yahoo! The firm's three-partner team is led by global head of... more

• Opera files antitrust complaint with the EU

  Dec 14 2007 The complaint describes how Microsoft is abusing its dominant position by tying its browser, Internet Explorer, to the Windows operating system and by hindering... more

• Judge Rules Lawyers Should Get $4 Million In Wisconsin Microsoft Case

  Nov 29 2007 A Wisconsin circuit court judge said Monday that lawyers from a Minneapolis law firm should get $4.2 million in fees and expenses to resolve a nearly yearlong dispute... more

• Ruling expected Monday in Microsoft Wisconsin legal fees fight

  Nov 25 2007 A legal fight over lawyers fees, churning in a lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. in Wisconsin for nearly a year, is expected to be resolved Monday when a judge issues... more

• CFI upholds Microsoft fine

  Sep 18 2007 The European Union’s Court of First Instance (CFI) has backed Microsoft’s record €497m fine from 2004 in a landmark antitrust decision that is a boon to Europe’s... more

• Microsoft patents watermark technology that may lock down DRM-free music

  Sep 13 2007 Microsoft has won a patent for a digital-watermarking technology that could be used to protect the rights of content owners even when digital music is distributed... more