Typo Products LLC, the company founded by "American Idol" television host Ryan Seacrest, claimed in a San Francisco federal court that BlackBerry Ltd's patent claim to the former's iPhone accessory was invalid as the Canadian firm failed to adhere to requirements needed for patentability.
US District Judge Jane J. Boyle sided with hotel and online travel agencies named in the lawsuit and dismissed the claims made by plaintiffs on allegations that hotels and online travel agencies conspired to increase hotel room prices.
According to an email reportedly coming from former British prime minister Tony Blair to former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks, the ex-government head suggested that an independent review about the phone-hacking allegations should be conducted.
A group of major U.S. hotel chains and online travel companies on Tuesday won the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit accusing them of an industry-wide conspiracy to fix the online prices of hotel rooms.
