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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Compuware v. IBM (Copyright Infringement and Antitrust)
In 2002, Compuware sued IBM for copyright infringement, unfair competitive acts, and other anti-trust abuses. Compuware alleged that IBM stole a computer code from them for use in IBM’s File Manager and Fault Analyzer tools. IBM agreed to license $140 million of Compuware software over the next four years and offer to purchase $260 million of select Compuware services over the next four years.
- Misconduct Type
- Intellectual Property
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 3/22/2005
