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Still more protection needed from patent trolls in the EU, tech vendors say

Tech vendors want the E.U. to adopt their proposals to curb patent trolls

By Loek Essers

Feb 25, 2014 3 mins

Apple Cisco Systems Intellectual Property

US carriers said to have rejected ‘kill switch’ technology last year

Phone companies weren't interested in installing a kill switch system

By Martyn Williams

Feb 24, 2014 5 mins

IPv6 Manufacturing Industry Small and Medium Business

Mediation fails to bridge Apple and Samsung’s patent divide

A full day of talks attended by the CEOs of both companies didn't bring agreement that would stop a March jury trial

By Martyn Williams

Feb 22, 2014 2 mins

Android Intellectual Property iPhone

Dropbox changes its terms of service to stop class-action lawsuits

The cloud storage firm gives customers 30 days to 'opt out' of the new terms

By Lucas Mearian

Feb 21, 2014 3 mins

Data Center Legal

White House takes steps against patent trolls

The Obama administration launches a website to help businesses that receive demand letters

By Grant Gross

Feb 20, 2014 3 mins

Intellectual Property Legal Manufacturing Industry

China probing allegations that Qualcomm overcharged local clients

Regulators are also investigating U.S. company InterDigital for overcharging clients

By Michael Kan

Feb 19, 2014 2 mins

Data Center Intellectual Property Legal

White House defers to FCC on further action on net neutrality

In response to a petition, the White House said the Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency

By John Ribeiro

Feb 19, 2014 3 mins

Government Legal Telecommunications Industry

In win for US, New Zealand court upholds search warrants on Megaupload founder Dotcom

The appeal court, however, ruled that the sending of copies of data seized to the U.S. was unauthorized

By John Ribeiro

Feb 19, 2014 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Intellectual Property Legal

Apple gets a patent for health-monitoring ear buds

The system could also control mobile devices through gestures

By Lucas Mearian

Feb 18, 2014 3 mins

Apple Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

German publishers join collecting society to collect money from Google

The publishers are demanding compensation based on a new but controversial online copyright law

By Loek Essers

Feb 18, 2014 2 mins

Data Center Intellectual Property Legal