Back on October 20, I noted...

Spring Design Dual Screen eBook Reader (1 grayscale, 1 color) + Web Browser Intrigues Me

...as well as...

Barnes & Noble Nook eBook Reader May be a Serious Kindle Competitor

Looking at the similarity between the Spring Alex ebook reader and the B&N Nook, I assumed that the Nook was simply a rebranded Spring Alex. Based on this BusinessWire item...

Spring Design Files Lawsuit against Barnes & Noble: Nook Violates Alex Intellectual Property

...I guess I assumed incorrectly. The second sentence of the first paragraph of this article reads: 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.

Ack...