Southeast Texas News

Recent News About Cisco's

• Cisco reaches agreement with attorney in second Troll Tracker suit

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 @ 10:58am

  T. John Ward Jr. TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Cisco Systems has agreed to settle the second defamation lawsuit stemming from blog posts on the Patent Troll Tracker site. Terms of the Jan. 8 settlement were not released.

  ---

• Judge denies Cisco's request for documents to support attorney's defamation claim

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 @ 3:13am

  Eric Albritton TEXARKANA, Ark. � In a defamation suit pending in Texas, U.S. Magistrate Judge Don Bush recently denied Cisco Systems Inc.'s request for an attorney to provide documents, including medical records, to support his claims of mental anguish.

  ---

• Cisco Systems updates blogging policy in light of Troll Tracker defamation suits

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Wednesday, Mar 26, 2008 @ 8:57am

  TEXARKANA -- After two defamation lawsuits were filed against Cisco regarding the Patent Troll Tracker Web site, Cisco announced it has learned some valuable lessons and has amended its corporate blogging policy.

  ---

• Patent troll tracker sued for defamation

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Thursday, Mar 13, 2008 @ 6:52am

  TEXARKANA -- After a Chicago plaintiffs' lawyer offered a $15,000 bounty for the identity of a "patent troll" tracker, the blogger revealed his identity – Rick Frenkel, director of intellectual property at Cisco.

  ---

• Recent patent/copyright infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007 @ 6:12pm

  Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas

  ---

• Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Court

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Wednesday, Aug 8, 2007 @ 6:00pm

  Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division

  ---