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Google, Apple To Face Employee-Poaching Antitrust Case
Google, Apple and others fail to get conspiracy charges dismissed
Oracle: Google ‘Knew It Was Doing The Wrong Thing’
In the opening statement of its trial against Google, Oracle has argued the search giant was aware it was using proprietary technology without permission to build Android
Abortion Hacker Sentenced To 32 Months
James Jeffery pleads guilty to hacking BPAS website and records
Facebook Countersues Yahoo Over Patents
Facebook has hit back at Yahoo's lawsuit and filed its own countersuit, accusing it of infringing ten patents
EC Opens Motorola Patent Antitrust Investigation
Commission to see if Motorola abused its position through patent litigation
Microsoft Closes German Distribution Centre Over Patent Risk
Microsoft moves distribution to Netherlands over Motorola patent dispute fears
4G Auction Faces Legal Delay As Three Upgrades Network
3UK is about to upgrade its network capacity to buy time for legal action over the 4G spectrum auction, say reports
Facebook Condemns Employers Asking For Job Seekers’ Passwords
Facebook is officially pushing back against employers who want job applicants to disclose their Facebook passwords
Libel And The Social Media Is A Corporate Issue
On the Internet, everybody can hear you scream - or belch or break wind - because nothing is erased, not even libelous comments, says Eric Doyle
Analyst: Apple Deals A Blow To Motorola, Google In Germany
Apple's success in a German appeals court allows it to keep selling the iPhone and iPad, while putting additional pressure on Motorola Mobility and Google
High Court Ruling Permits Court Summons Via Facebook
UK judge sets precedent by allowing high court legal claims to be served through social networking site
ITC Dismisses HTC Patent Claim Against Apple
Taiwanese phone maker HTC has lost the latest leg of its increasingly bitter legal dispute against HTC
Google Promises Fair Access To Motorola Patents
Google has promised FRAND access to Motorola patents, but analysts say its stance hasn't changed significantly
Oracle Seeks New Trial In On-Going Legal Dispute With SAP
Oracle rejects a settlement offer and wants a new trial to "vindicate" the original jury and the company's intellectual property rights
Apple Fails In German Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N Ban Bid
A Munich court casts doubt on the validity of an Apple scrolling patent
EU Launches Investigation Into Samsung Patent Claims
The European Union is to investigate claims that Samsung is abusing its position as owner of patents for essential 3G technology
Apple Loses Dutch Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban Appeal
A Dutch Court rules that the design of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is sufficiently different from Apple's iPad
HP Settles Exploding Batteries Claim With £272,000 Penalty
HP settles over claims it knowingly sold batteries which could overheat and put users at risk
Megaupload Reveals The Need For User-Based Internet Legislation
Every cloud has a sinister lining or so the closure of MegaUpload and TV-Shack appears to indicate, writes Eric Doyle
Kodak Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Kodak has filed for chapeter 11 bankrupcy protection but vows to come out fighting in the end
Wikipedia 24-Hour Blackout Protests Anti-Piracy Laws
Wikipedia and others have shut down their Websites in protest against US anti-piracy legislation
Is Google Risking Anti-Trust Deliberately?
Clint Boulton examines an intriguing theory - that Google is deliberately provoking anti-trust investigation, in order to trap Facebook
Andrew Crossley Suspended For Two Years
Copyright "troll" Andrew Crossley has been suspended from practicing law for two years and ordered to pay costs
Jobs Mini Me Doll Sales Stopped By Apple Lawyers
The mini Steve Jobs replica doll has been pulled from the market after Apple lawyers threaten legal action
Judge Rules British Student Can Be Extradited
Richard O' Dwyer, who ran TVShack.net, loses appeal against extradition
EMI Sues Irish Government Over Piracy
Music industry accuses Ireland of not doing enough to protect copyright
Kodak Files Patent Lawsuits Against Apple and HTC
Struggling Kodak accuses mobile companies of violating image patents
Anonymous Outs Neo-Nazi Site Members
Anonymous Germany has launched a website to out neo-nazi site members as part of operation blitzkrieg
Apple To Sue Over Incredible Likeness Of Steve
Apple claims ownership of the rights to Jobs' likeness and will sue to protect it