Intellectual Property

Nokia wins German patent injunction against HTC over power-saving technology

Nokia's victory is insignificant because it applies to handsets that are no longer imported into Germany, opponent HTC said

US defense scientist bought pirated software from Russians, Chinese, DOJ says

The pirated software was used to design components for military helicopters, including the president's Marine One fleet

Huawei wins German sales ban on 4G ZTE base stations

ZTE will appeal the ruling and said it was confident that the court decision won't affect any ZTE business operations

Tech companies tell Congress to target patent trolls

Some question whether new action is needed to curtail patent infringement lawsuits

Google wants companies to cross-license patents

Google offers four options for patent cross-licensing between companies

Pirate Bay conviction for assisted copyright infringement was justified, EU human rights court rules

The decision to declare the application inadmissible was taken unanimously, the court said

Apple patent targets social network stalkers and spammers

Third mobile-phone-unlocking bill introduced

Momentum to overturn the Library of Congress' decision seems to be building

HBO seeks to alleviate ‘Game of Thrones’ piracy by making the show more accessible

In an attempt to curb pirates from downloading "Game of Thrones," HBO is making new episodes of the show more accessible

Second Apple-Samsung lawsuit in California to go ahead

The judge had earlier said she might consider putting the case on hold pending resolution of an appeal in another lawsuit