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Dutch police seize hidden online marketplace Utopia

Dutch authorities declined to say how the site was seized, if anybody was arrested and what was sold on the site

EU politicians split over digital copyright levies

An overhaul of EU copyright levies sparks debate

Apple monitor to stay in e-books case, with boundaries

An appeals court set boundaries for the antitrust monitor

Google subsidiary wins NASA lease to overhaul Moffett Field

Google will manage the federal airfield and restore a former airship hangar

Ransomware like Cryptolocker uses Bitcoin, other virtual currencies for payment

Google’s promises to EU not good enough for US consumer group

Google's rivals in the EU have not ruled out legal action against competition authorities

US DOJ closes Samsung standards-essential patent probe

The DOJ closed its investigation of whether Samsung was abusing patents to block competitors imports when an import restriction was vetoed

Judge rebukes Apple for invoking nationalist bias but denies Samsung a retrial

Apple's remarks in a patent trial suggested an 'American-versus-non-American theme' to the jury, Judge Koh said

Trial for alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht set for November

Ulbricht will plead not guilty to charges including narcotics conspiracy and computer hacking

Nokia and HTC bury hatchet in patent disputes

The two have been battling since 2012 and several HTC phones have been banned from sale in Europe