apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 11/14/2008
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IBM only had to pay a $350 filing fee to sue Mark Papermaster, the 25-year IBM ( IBM ) veteran hired by Steve Jobs last month to run Apple’s ( AAPL ) iPod and iPhone division.
It’s going to cost them a lot more to pursue the case.
Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas ...
informationweek.com - 11/14/2008
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informationweek.com —
Mark Papermaster, the microchip expert that a court
last week ordered to stop working at Apple while...
it hears a breach-of-contract suit brought against him by former employer IBM, has filed a lawsuit of his own against Big Blue. In court documents ...
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Revenge Of The Papermaster: Apple Exec Countersues IBM -
steampunkworkshop.com - 11/12/2008
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steampunkworkshop.com —
My goal with this project was to build
a retro keyboard that was fully functional and of...
a sufficient quality that it could be used everyday by a touch typist. In order to achieve this I chose a high quality (though widely available) keyboard as my ...
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Steampunk Keyboard Mod | The Steampunk Workshop
appleinsider.com - 11/13/2008
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appleinsider.com —
A series of statements made in court filings
by tentative iPod & iPhone chief Mark Papermaster and...
those who recruited him at Apple show that the company at first considered him a secondary pick. They also reveal that IBM's own management has ...
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Docs show Apple failed to find ideal successor for iPod ...
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Judge Orders IBM to Pay $3 Million Papermaster Bond
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Fortune points out that following Karas’ order, Papermaster’s legal team had filed counterclaims to IBM’s suit, admitting only indisputable facts, even denying that Papermaster had ever worked for IBM in the first place. While IBM and Apple make claims that they are not even in competition, it has been stated that Papermaster was not hired to do work that would conflict with IBM. Even if that were the case, Papermaster’s lawyers insist that IBM’s noncompetition agreement is inordinately broad. Moreover, his legal counsel argues that the ...
IBM ordered to ante up $3 million in Papermaster case
MacDailyNews —
... "Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas granted Big Blue the preliminary injunction it sought — based on a noncompetition clause signed in 2006 — and ordered Papermaster to stop working for Apple immediatel," Elmer-DeWitt reports. "On Tuesday, the judge ordered IBM to put up a [$3,000,000] bond to cover any costs or damages Papermaster might suffer should it turn out that the injunction should not have been issued," Elmer-DeWitt reports. More info in the full article here .
New Apple hire fights back in countersuit against IBM
AppleInsider —
... with, the laws of the State of New York." "Mr. Papermaster has no substantial relationship to New York, in that he has resided and worked in Texas for the past 17 years, and he is going to work for Apple, which is a California corporation," the suit says. "Mr. Papermaster therefore has the most significant contacts with Texas and California. Both states hold that such noncompetition agreements are unenforceable as a matter of public policy." On Tuesday, Judge Karas ordered IBM to put up $3 million bond to cover any costs or damages Papermaster might suffer should it turn ...
The Papermaster Chase, Redux
Digital Daily —
... to become its Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering, has filed a countersuit against his former employer in ...
Papermaster countersues; IBM to put up $3M
Between the Lines —
... New York state - Big Blue’s home turf - and not in Texas, where Papermaster was doing his work for Big Blue, or in California, where Apple is located. So, to be clear, there are three solid reasons right there why IBM is wrong to try to uphold that agreement and should let Papermaster start working on the iPod and iPhone for Apple ASAP - or so says Papermaster. Previous coverage: Could it be that the courts think Papermaster has some legitimate arguments. In related news, the courts have ordered IBM to cough up $3 milion for a bond ( ...
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IBM settles; Papermaster to join Apple in April
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 1/27/2009 —
In the end, they split it down the middle.
On Tuesday, International Business Machines ( IBM ) announced that it has resolved the lawsuit against a newly appointed senior vice president at Apple Inc. ( AAPL ) that was, for a brief moment last ...
IBM to keep tabs on Papermaster's new position at Apple
appleinsider.com 1/28/2009 — As part of his settlement with IBM last week, Mark Papermaster will be required to sign and submit court-governed declarations every few months saying he hasn't divulged any of the company's trade secrets while performing his new duties at Apple.
New iPod chief: Apple and IBM were never competitors
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 11/10/2008 — “I do not recall a single instance of Apple being described as a competitor of IBM during my entire tenure at IBM.”
I did mental double take when I read those words, and I suspect I was not alone.
They were filed in a U.S. ...
IBM Seeks Information From Apple Execs In Papermaster Dispute
cultofmac.com 12/2/2008 —
IBM is asking to interview several unnamed Apple executives in its court case to block former executive Mark Papermaster joining the Cupertino, Calif. based company.
According to court records filed with U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth ...
Papermaster ordered to halt work with Apple
macnn.com 11/11/2008 — Apple's newly-hired iPod chief has already been ordered to step down from his position until further notice, Reuters reports. A US District Court judge for New York state has declared that because Mark Papermaster may be in violation of a non-compete ...
Judge blocks employment of new Apple iPod guru
tgdaily.com 11/10/2008 — A U.S. District Court judge reportedly blocked Apple from employing
Mark Papermaster, a fomer IBM executive, because of concerns of a
violated non-compete agreement Papermaster has with IBM.
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