Legal

USPTO reinstates three Apple patent claims — but not one key to $1.05B Samsung suit

The USPTO tentatively declared the 'overscroll bounce' patent invalid last year, but has now reinstated three of its 20 claims

Facebook dispute over Timeline trademark to go to jury trial

Facebook had asked the court for a summary judgement on the claims of plaintiff Timelines

Judge rules ReDigi music resale service infringes copyright

The Judge ruled that it was illegal to resell a pre-owned music file unless sold with the device onto which it was downloaded

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg scheduled to be deposed in employee antitrust case

The former Google executive is scheduled to give oral testimony in the high-profile "no-poach" case

DHS, FBI warn over TDoS attacks on emergency centers

Appeals court says Aereo streaming TV service doesn’t infringe

The New York service combines existing technologies that are legal, the court rules

U.S. patent office rebuffs Apple’s iPad Mini trademark request

No deal, says USPTO; 'mini' is 'merely descriptive' of the tablet's size

Hired guns suspected in South Korean cyberattacks

SAP sues to protect customers from patent suits

The vendor is seeking a declaratory judgment against patent holder Pi-Net International

U.S. Army, Target, others advertising on pirate sites