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UK Supreme Court Rules AI Cannot Be Patent Inventor

Landmark ruling. American computer scientist loses bid to overturn UK's refusal to register two patents invented by a 'creativity machine'

12 months ago

Amazon Wins $274m Tax Battle With EU

Defeat for European Commission after court rules Amazon does not have to pay 250m euros in back taxes to Luxembourg

1 year ago

Judge Overturns Centripetal Patent Fine Against Cisco

Networking giant Cisco defeats $2.75bn patent ruling for Centripetal Networks, after five years of courtroom battles

1 year ago

US Judge Blocks Montana’s TikTok Use Ban

Legal victory for TikTok after US judge blocks Montana's first ever state ban on the use of short video-sharing app

1 year ago

UK’s CMA Wins Appeal To Investigate Apple

Apple's mobile browser and cloud gaming services will be investigated after the CMA won an appeal on Thursday

1 year ago

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao To Remain In United States

Judge sides says former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao must remain in the US whilst he considers he request to return…

1 year ago

Apple Setback In EU $14 Billion Tax Row

Legal setback for Apple as it seeks to avoid to paying over $14 billion in back taxes, after EU clampdown…

1 year ago

John McAfee Prison Death Appeal Rejected By Spanish Court

Appeal to reopen investigation into prison death of anti virus pioneer John McAfee is rejected by court in Spain

1 year ago

Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive

Amazon wins interim court ruling that it isn't very large online platform (VLOP) under European Union rules

1 year ago

Apple Ordered To Face Apple Pay Antitrust Lawsuit

US judge orders Apple to face antitrust lawsuit by payment card issuers for over the Apple Pay mobile wallet

1 year ago

Judge Looks To Decertify Google Play Class-Action Lawsuit

US federal judge says class-action lawsuit targeting Google Play should be decertified, amidst broader antitrust fight

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sent To Jail Over Witness Tampering

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail in the US after judge revokes his $250 million bail over witness tampering

1 year ago

Microsoft Blow As FTC Files Activision Appeal

FTC files rare appeal against court ruling, allowing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard to go ahead

1 year ago

Judge Declines FTC Injunction In Microsoft Activision Blizzard Purchase

Federal judge in San Francisco denies FTC preliminary injunction to halt Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard by 18 July

1 year ago

Judge Blocks Biden Officials Communicating With Social Media Firms

Win for US republicans, after federal judge restricts some Biden officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies

1 year ago

Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit To Break Up Meta

US Federal Appeals court dismisses antitrust attempt by US states to breakup Facebook parent Meta Platforms

2 years ago

Google To Face Trial Over Sonos Patents, Judge Rules

Bitter patent battle between Sonos and Google to continue, after judge rules the later must face trial on 8 May

2 years ago

Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case

US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence

2 years ago

Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase

US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Bond Backers Revealed

As Sam Bankman-Fried faces questions over his use of a VPN, the identity of the $250 million bond guarantors are…

2 years ago

Court Rules Celsius Network Owns Customer Crypto Assets

Legal setback for customers of bankrupt Celsius Network, after US judges rules firm owns most of the deposited cryptocurrency

2 years ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Released On $250m Bail, To His Parents

Sam Bankman-Fried has been freed on $250m, but must remain under strict supervision at parents’ California home

2 years ago

Intel Stung By $948m Verdict In VLSI Patent Trial

Federal jury orders Intel to pay VLSI Technology $948.8 million for infringing a VLSI patent, but Intel “strongly disagrees” and…

2 years ago

Texas Social Media Law Enforcement Paused By Federal Appeals Court

Federal appeals court pauses Texas social media law’s enforcement, as case heads to the US Supreme Court for ruling

2 years ago

Judge Delays Trial, As Musk Says Twitter Won’t Take Yes For Answer

Elon Musk says Twitter won't take yes for answer, as judge rules he must complete acquisition by 28 October to…

2 years ago

Sentence For Capital One Hacker Slammed By US DoJ

“This is not what justice looks like,” says DoJ official, as judge issues probation sentence for hacker Paige Thompson (aka…

2 years ago

Former Uber Security Boss Found Guilty Of Breach Concealment

Jury finds former head of security at Uber guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report massive data breach in…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Lawyers Appeal To Remove SEC Tweet “Muzzle”

Legal fight by Elon Musk continues, as he seeks to free himself from the 2018 agreement with the US SEC…

2 years ago

Florida Seeks Supreme Court Ruling On Social Media Law

US state of Florida seeks Supreme Court ruling on its controversial social media law that stops platforms from banning political…

2 years ago

EU Top Court Rules German Data Law Illegal

Germany's data retention law ruled illegal by top EU court, except in cases of serious national security threat

2 years ago