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Pocket Lint: Spring Design Sue Barnes & Noble Over Nook ebook
Oops! We all noticed they looked similar and if this is true will B&N survive that lawsuit?
“We showed the Alex e-book design to Barnes & Noble in good faith with the intention of working together to provide a superior dual screen e-book to the market.” said Spring Design Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Eric Kmiec in a statement.
According to the company who say they showed Barnes & Noble the Alex in Sprint 2009, “the lawsuit asserts Barnes & Noble misappropriated trade secrets and violated the parties’ non-disclosure agreement when it copied Alex’ features into its recently announced Nook e-book.”
Update! Spring Design seeks injunction barring Nook sales
However, it turns out that the lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Jose, Calif., seeks both monetary damages as well as a halt to sales of the Nook.
According to the lawsuit, a copy of which was seen by CNET News, Spring Design says it is seeking “preliminary and permanent injunctive relief… restraining and enjoining B&N from use or disclosure of Spring’s confidential information or trade secrets, including the sale of the Nook.”
Tags: eBook Commentary, Nook
