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engadget.com - 11/4/2009

Spring Design vs. Barnes & Noble: all the nooks and crannies

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So we followed up with Spring Design to figure out what exactly its relationship with Barnes & Noble had been during the development of the Nook and why the company was suing , and, well, it's looking like B&N played some dirty pool here. You're looking at the actual NDA signed by ...

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engadget.com - 11/3/2009

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over the Nook

— engadget.com — We knew something was up with the Spring Design Alex dual-screen ebook reader the instant we saw... its hastily-prepared web site published the night before Barnes & Noble's Nook launch , and it appears that our hunch was right: Spring Design ... (more) Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over the Nook

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paidcontent.org - 11/3/2009

Spring Design Sues Barnes & Noble; Claims Breach Of NDA

— paidcontent.org — Somehow a lawsuit had to be lurking ... Barnes & Noble ( NYSE: BKS ), which took... a spin on the floor with just about everyone before announcing its own e-reader, is being sued by Spring ... (more) Spring Design Sues Barnes & Noble; Claims Breach Of NDA

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pcmag.com - 11/3/2009

Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook E-Reader - Reviews by PC Magazine

— pcmag.com — A California-based company filed suit Monday against Barnes and Noble, accusing the retailer of stealing its ideas... and using them for the Nook e-reader. Barnes and Noble copied features found in Spring Design's Alex e-reader and used them in its Nook ... (more) Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook E-Reader - Reviews by PC ...

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Spring Design reveal NDA details over B&N nook copy case
SlashGear — ... espionage claims being more like cases of trademark squatting these days, so to find something ostensibly as straightforward as Barnes and Noble’s alleged “copying” of Spring Design’s Alex concept is almost refreshing.  The startup claims B&N led them to believe that they were interested in producing the Alex dual-display Android ebook reader, before breaking off contact and then, shortly after, announcing the nook.  Now Spring Design has shared their NDA agreements and details of the lawsuit with Engadget. ...

Alex eBook Reader – Android Based with Dual Screen
Gadget Venue — ... we wrote about a couple of weeks back – see pending lawsuit). To save on battery life the colour screen is switched off when not used. Having web browsing available on the smaller colour screen also gives a better experience as it’s full colour and renders a lot quicker than the 3 frame per second speeds on the e-paper. ...