By Owen Wengerd on
Saturday, December 30, 2006 8:02 AM
Deelip Menezes comments on the ODA counterclaims:
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By Owen Wengerd on
Saturday, December 30, 2006 7:08 AM
Ralph Grabowski comments on the ODA counterclaims:
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By Owen Wengerd on
Saturday, December 30, 2006 1:09 AM
The Open Design Alliance has filed a response [42] to the Autodesk complaint [1]. The response denies most of Autodesk's claims and offers (7) affirmative defenses including a First Amendment defense. In addition, ODA charges Autodesk with (9) counterclaims alleging illegal business practices, concluding with a request for a jury trial.
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By Owen Wengerd on
Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:48 PM
Ralph Grabowski discusses the DWGCHECK system variable in AutoCAD. For viewers wishing to research this subject themselves, I have posted a DWG file created with IntelliCAD 2000...
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By Owen Wengerd on
Thursday, December 21, 2006 2:32 AM
The court has accepted [36] the revised schedule as stipulated [34], and set a February 20 hearing date to consider a preliminary injunction against ODA. Under the new schedule, ODA must file a response to Autodesk's complaint by December 29.
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By Owen Wengerd on
Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:25 PM
This discussion on the AUGI (Autodesk User Group International) forum requires a (free) membership to view:
2006-11-21: Autodesk sues ODA
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By Owen Wengerd on
Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:33 PM
Today Ralph Grabowski discusses the recently released TRO hearing transcript [35], Deelip Menezes thinks ODA walked into Autodesk's trap, and slashdot particpants opine about the lawsuit...
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By Owen Wengerd on
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:00 PM
In a stipulation [34] filed today, Autodesk and ODA have agreed to a proposed timeline that would push the preliminary injunction hearing to approximately February 19. Also of note is that ODA engaged Fenwick & West, LLP as lead counsel.
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By Owen Wengerd on
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:30 PM
The court has filed a transcript [35] of the November 22 TRO hearing proceedings. It is a 54 page document, but well worth reading if you're interested in the initial arguments and the nature of the judge's questions.
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By Owen Wengerd on
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 2:45 AM
Autodesk has partially withdrawn their previous opposition to the ODA request for a 30 day extension [32]. This follows on the heels of ODA's announcement that they have released all new DWGDirect libraries. Autodesk requests a December 29 deadline for ODA's response to the initial complaint, otherwise this paves the way for the court to approve the 30 day extension that ODA requested on December 7 [28].
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