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Obama targets so-called patent trolls

Obama calls on Congress to make it tougher for patent assertion entities to threaten other businesses

By Grant Gross

Jun 4, 2013 3 mins

Intellectual Property Legal Manufacturing Industry

Report: US President Obama to announce measures against patent trolls

The president is expected to announce a package of proposals on Tuesday

By John Ribeiro

Jun 4, 2013 3 mins

Intellectual Property Legal Manufacturing Industry

Apple under the gun as US e-book trial starts

Apple faces off with DOJ alone after publishers settle antitrust charges

By Marc Ferranti

Jun 3, 2013 5 mins

Apple Legal Small and Medium Business

Prosecutor: Manning shared data without regard for national security

Bradley Manning's court martial begins at Fort Meade, Maryland

By Grant Gross

Jun 3, 2013 3 mins

Cybercrime Data Center Legal

EFF blasts proposed DRM features in HTML5

Watchdog group issues stinging rebuke to Web consortium

By Jon Gold

May 31, 2013 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Intellectual Property

Personal Audio defends its podcasting patent

A new challenge to the company's patent protects big companies at the expense of a small inventor, the company says

By Grant Gross

May 31, 2013 3 mins

Intellectual Property Media and Entertainment Industry Small and Medium Business

NZ ordered to return some seized material to Kim Dotcom

Computers and disks with information irrelevant to the case are to be returned, a court ordered

By John Ribeiro

May 31, 2013 3 mins

IPv6 Internet Service Providers Small and Medium Business

Dutch Supreme Court: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 does not infringe on iPad design

Apple's design right is valid, but the protection it offers is very limited due to earlier similar designs, the court said.

By Loek Essers

May 31, 2013 2 mins

Apple Intellectual Property Legal

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox requires account verification after Liberty Reserve shutdown

Non-bitcoin deposits and withdrawals through Mt. Gox must be made with verified accounts starting on Thursday

By Michael Kan

May 31, 2013 2 mins

Financial Services Industry Legal Technology Industry

Computer scientists oppose Oracle’s bid to copyright Java APIs

Some prominent scientists, including the inventor of JavaScript, have backed Google in its court battle with Oracle

By James Niccolai

May 31, 2013 3 mins

Intellectual Property Legal Oracle