Nokia’s “Ovi” hits a snag in Brazil.

Nokia’s “Ovi” hits a snag in Brazil.

Ah the classic story of two companies battling it out over naming rights. Today’s match up has Nokia with their “Ovi” mobile store pitted against Brazil and their ringtone/SMS news alert service dubbed “Ouvi”. Off the bat it’s worth noting that both Ovi and Ouvi are pronounced exactly the same. Nokia does have the deeper pockets as the company currently known as “Ouvi” is much smaller and therefore has less cavernous...

Facebook getting sued by owner of overly vague, overly infringed patent.

Facebook getting sued by owner of overly vague, overly infringed patent.

Copyrights are quickly becoming a joke these days as more and more “no-names” are coming out of the woodwork and suing multi-million dollar companies for…you guessed it…multiple millions of dollars. Facebook has been through their fair share of lawsuits. Though, if you own or manage a large successful company, lawsuits are a given. The latest legal venture for Facebook is rather pointless and again highlights the growing pains the U.S. copyright...