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Revenge Of The Papermaster: Apple Exec Countersues IBM -
Revenge Of The Papermaster: Apple Exec Countersues IBM -
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 filed Thursday, Papermaster argues that the ...
   IBM must put up $3 million in Papermaster case
IBM must put up $3 million in Papermaster case
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com — $3 million bond 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 ... (more) IBM must put up $3 million in Papermaster case
Mark Papermaster trial between Apple and IBM gets ugly
Mark Papermaster trial between Apple and IBM gets ugly
blogs.computerworld.com — The Mark Papermaster saga is getting crazier and crazier. As of today, Papermaster "will immediately cease his... employment with Apple Inc. until further order of this court," U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York, said today in ... (more) Mark Papermaster trial between Apple and IBM gets ugly
The Papermaster Chase: IBM exec was not Apple's first pick
The Papermaster Chase: IBM exec was not Apple's first pick
arstechnica.com — Court documents reveal that Mark Papermaster was not Apple's first pick to replace iPod VP Tony Fadell,... and that his experience with POWER was not critical to Apple's decision to offer him a job. Read More... (more) The Papermaster Chase: IBM exec was not Apple's first pick
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IBM sues Papermaster, Papermaster sues IBM
Macsimum News — ... Mark Papermaster, the former IBM employee that a court last week ordered to stop working at Apple while it hears a breach-of-contract suit brought against him by his former employer, has filed a lawsuit of his own against Big Blue, reports InformationWeek. ...

Apple's Papermaster countersues IBM
CNET News - Apple — ... Information Week spotted the court documents filed late Thursday in federal court in New York claiming that IBM's noncompete agreement with Papermaster shouldn't apply to his potential ... ...

The saga continues: Apple’s Mark Papermaster countersues IBM
MacDailyNews — ... 'any trade secrets that Mr. Papermaster possesses would lose their value prior to the expiration of a year,' the countersuit claims," McDougall reports. "Papermaster is asking the court to declare his noncompete deal with IBM invalid and to release him to work for Apple. Also Thursday, the court ordered IBM to post a $3 million bond to cover any costs or lost wages incurred by Papermaster if IBM does not prevail in the lawsuit, which is ongoing," McDougall reports. Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Ken" for the heads up.] ...

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