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Google Joins Consortium To Combat Patent Litigation
Unified Patents, backed by Google and NetApp, aims to help organisations pool their resources to dissuade attacks by patent litigators
Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us
Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine
Aaron Swartz Prosecution Team Threatened And Harassed
US court filing reveals impact Swartz’s suicide had on prosecution
EC Takes Interest in Apple Antitrust Claims
Operators raise concerns about strict iPhone contracts, but no formal investigation launched
SFO Fears It Could Be ‘Conflicted’ In HP Autonomy...
Investigation thrown into confusion over SFO's £4.6m contract with Autonomy
French Authorities Say Skype Must Register As Telco
Skype to be investigated after failing to respond to regulator's requests
UK Serious Fraud Office Investigating HP Autonomy Acquisition
SFO confirms that it is investating alleged accounting mispractices
Kim Dotcom Plans To Sue New Zealand’s Government Spies
Government Communications Security Bureau might find itself in court after wiretapping Dotcom’s communications
Shareholder David Einhorn Withdraws Apple Lawsuit
Lawsuit abandonded after Einhorn and Greenlight Capital win injunction against shareholder vote
Judge Cuts $1.05 Billion Award In Apple-Samsung Dispute
Judge Lucy Koh has reduced the damages award against Samsung by $450 million, saying legal errors were made in formulating the original $1.05 billion figure
Court Orders Three More Torrent Websites Blocked In The UK
High Court orders ISPs to block access to Kickass-Torrents, Fenopy and H33T
London Lawyers Join Kim Dotcom’s Defence Team
Amsterdam & Partners will work for free, at least until Dotcom gets his money back from the US authorities
Microsoft, NetApp and EMC Join Oracle’s Gang Against...
Oracle gains more support in the $1 billion Java lawsuit appeal
Lord McAlpine Ends Legal Action Against Some Twitter Users
Users with fewer than 500 followers who reteweeted allegations won't be sued, Sally Bercow is less lucky
HTC Likely To Settle Power Optimisation Patent Case Against Nokia
HTC doesn’t deny it used a battery-related patent without a license
UK Users Sue Google Over Safari Tracking
A group of users have begun coordinating legal actions against Google over its alleged tracking of desktop and mobile Safari users
IT Life: Tech On The Right Side Of The Law
The legal side of tech is no mystery to Duncan James of UK law firm Clarion
Go Daddy Sued For Hosting ‘Ex-Girlfriend’ Porn Site
Plaintiffs demand the hosting company shares responsibility for violating their privacy
Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Defends Her Office
Carmen Ortiz says she recommended a reduced sentence of six months in a low security setting
AMD Sues Former Employees, Says They Spied For NVIDIA
Chipmaker claims VP Robert Feldstein recruited “double agents”
US Authorities Deny Kim Dotcom’s Megaupload Entrapment Claims
A court filing says federal agents didn’t trick Kim Dotcom
Judge Rules Nortel Management ‘Not Guilty’ Of Fraud
The court couldn’t prove that CEO Frank Dunn defrauded the company
Chinese Pirate Admits Selling Software Worth $100M
Xiang Li sold software that retails for thousands of dollars for as little as $20
Austrian Judges Question The Validity Of EU Data Retention Directive
Keeping all customer data could be in breach of European constitution, says Austrian court
Crown Prosecution Will Avoid Dealing With Internet Trolls
New guidelines make sure that jokes posted on Twitter don’t land people in court
John McAfee Returns To The US
After three weeks in the jungle and a week in prison, McAfee goes to Miami
European Parliament Votes In Favour Of Patent System Reform
The new rules will make patents more accessible to smaller businesses
John McAfee Obtains Leave To Remain In Guatemala
The eccentric millionaire will stay in the country until his appeal against deportation is settled
Leveson Calls For Tough Internet Privacy Laws
The man in charge of the inquiry into press standards wants to stop Internet trolls