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Jury rules against NXP in patent dispute with BlackBerry

NXP had alleged that versions of BlackBerry smartphone and its PlayBook infringed its patents

By John Ribeiro

Apr 8, 2014 2 mins

Data Center Intellectual Property Legal

Movie studios sue Dotcom, Megaupload for copyright infringement

A civil suit alleges that the now-defunct file-sharing site made over US$175 million illegally

By John Ribeiro

Apr 8, 2014 3 mins

IPv6 Internet Service Providers Small and Medium Business

Apple-Samsung jury discovers joys of subroutines, class libraries

Technical talk marked a day focused on the specifics behind one Apple patent

By Martyn Williams

Apr 7, 2014 3 mins

Android Intellectual Property iPhone

Social network acted like a jerk, faces FTC complaint

A social network labeled people as jerks and charged them to contact customer service and change their profiles, the agency says

By Grant Gross

Apr 7, 2014 3 mins

Data Center Government Legal

US Supreme Court declines to hear NSA surveillance case

Activist and former US prosecutor Larry Klayman had appealed directly to the Supreme Court

By Grant Gross

Apr 7, 2014 2 mins

Cybercrime Government Telecommunications Industry

This week in Apple v. Samsung: a ‘holy war’ for $2 billion

The trial began with Apple asking for $2 billion and executives taking the court behind the scenes of iPhone development

By Martyn Williams

Apr 4, 2014 4 mins

Android Intellectual Property iPhone

Apple designer’s court testimony recalls birth of iPhone

Greg Christie talks of the first two years of iPhone development, before the phone was announced

By Martyn Williams

Apr 4, 2014 7 mins

Android Intellectual Property iPhone

A day into the trial, Apple and Samsung already annoying each other

Apple has complained that Samsung's opening statement was 'irrelevant, misleading, and even untrue'

By Martyn Williams

Apr 3, 2014 3 mins

Android Intellectual Property iPhone

Music piracy battle erupts in Russia as major labels sue large social network

Sony, Universal Music and Warner are going after vKontakte, alleging wholesale copyright infringement

By Loek Essers

Apr 3, 2014 3 mins

Data Center Intellectual Property Legal

Supreme Court could limit software patents in Alice case

Justices appear to look for a way to provide some guidance on what computerized business methods are patentable

By Grant Gross

Apr 2, 2014 7 mins

Enterprise Applications Intellectual Property Legal