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Cisco, EFF call on Congress to target patent-troll demand letters

Patent assertion entities are trying to extort settlements from small businesses, witnesses tell senators

By Grant Gross

Nov 7, 2013 4 mins

Government Intellectual Property Manufacturing Industry

Google ordered by French court to block Max Mosley sex party photos

Mosley wants his past acts to be forgotten, but Google says the court wants it to build a censorship machine

By Peter Sayer

Nov 7, 2013 3 mins

Cybercrime Legal Small and Medium Business

Silk Road online drug marketplace resurfaces

The new website comes about a month after the original Silk Road was shut down by the FBI

By John Ribeiro

Nov 7, 2013 3 mins

Cybercrime Malware Small and Medium Business

Dutch civil society groups sue government over NSA data sharing

They seek a court order to prevent Dutch intelligence services from using data obtained by other foreign agencies

By Lucian Constantin

Nov 6, 2013 3 mins

Cybercrime Government IT Legal

Huge damage award at stake as Apple, Samsung return to court next week

Judge ordered partial retrial to recalculate damages applied to Samsung infringement

By Martyn Williams

Nov 6, 2013 2 mins

Apple Data Center Legal

Thumbing nose at Oracle, Rimini Street to file for IPO

The pending Oracle intellectual-property lawsuit isn't stopping Rimini Street from taking steps to go public

By Chris Kanaracus

Nov 6, 2013 2 mins

Enterprise Intellectual Property Technology Industry

Google’s secret proposals leaked as dismay over EU antitrust inquiry grows

The latest proposals give Google less room for maneuver, but rivals are still not happy

By Jennifer Baker

Nov 6, 2013 5 mins

Data Center Legal Small and Medium Business

EMC sues startup for stealing trade secrets through staff hires

Pure Storage counters that the suit is a "sideshow" to real competition between Pure and EMC over all-flash storage

By John Ribeiro

Nov 6, 2013 3 mins

Enterprise Enterprise Storage Intellectual Property

Apple opens the books on government data demands, claims privacy is paramount

The company says it has never received an order under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act

By Martyn Williams

Nov 5, 2013 3 mins

Apple Data Center Legal

County seeking new software vendor to replace SAP system

Marin County will favor 'tier two' ERP vendors in the second go-round

By Chris Kanaracus

Nov 1, 2013 5 mins

CIO ERP Systems IT Strategy