Intellectual Property

Tech legal news site Groklaw shutting down, citing email privacy concerns

Running Groklaw is impossible now due to government surveillance, according to site owner Pamela Jones

What litigation tells us about the dangers of IP theft

Apple asks appeals court to grant sales injunction against Samsung

A lower court misinterpreted the rules for allowing an injunction, Apple's lawyer argues

Apple and Samsung patent war returns Friday

An appeals court will hear arguments on an import ban of Samsung products, while the USITC considers a separate ban

Appeals court kicks back USITC decision in Apple case against Motorola

The court orders the commission to reexamine its decision in rulings that Motorola didn't infringe touchscreen patents

Music industry changes its tune in copyright lawsuit against YouTube channel Fullscreen

A new lawsuit takes a broader approach than the previous Viacom case against YouTube

T-Mobile USA sued over geolocation technology

More cases based on patents from Harris are anticipated, according to new owner

US vetoes import ban on Apple products

The Obama administration has vetoed a ban that affected certain iPhone and iPad models due to patent claim by Samsung

ITC expected to rule on Samsung sales ban next week

The US trade body says it will complete its investigation of alleged patent infringements on Aug. 9

EFF coalition calls for crowdsourcing effort to fight patent trolls

Electronic Frontier Foundation helps launch TrollingEffects.org