Intellectual Property

Nokia Takes HTC, ViewSonic And RIM To Court Over Patents

Finnish manufacturer accuses competitors of 45 cases of patent infringement

13 years ago

Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online

13 years ago

Silicon Graphics Sues Apple, RIM, Sony

Former Silicon Valley pioneer Silicon Graphics has sued a number of IT giants over alleged infringement of its display technology

13 years ago

Apple Targets Google’s Nexus Flagship Phone In Latest Legal Battle

Apple US filing claims Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, Google's reference model, infringes on four key patents

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Founders Denied Appeal By Swedish Supreme Court

Swedish Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay defendants an appeal, finalising the fines and jail terms sentenced in 2010

13 years ago

Megaupload User Data Safe For “At Least Two Weeks”

Hosting companies Cogent and Carpathia agree to preserve user files for further two weeks

13 years ago

Megaupload Users’ Data Could Be Deleted By Thursday

Legitimate files on the Megaupload site may be deleted this week, say US federal prosecutors

13 years ago

New Zealand Court Denies Kim Dotcom Bail In Extradition Battle

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's fight against extradition to the US takes a blow after judge denies him bail

13 years ago

Comet Pledges ‘Vigorous Defence’ Against Microsoft Lawsuit

Electrical retailer Comet has pledged to defend itself after software giant Microsoft launched a lawsuit over recovery CDs

13 years ago

BT Sues Google Claiming Android Patent Infringements

A patent lawsuit by BT against Google's Android software seeks an injunction as well as damages

13 years ago

Cryptocard Buys GrIDsure Tokenless Patents

Tokenless authentication patents to help Cryptocard grow in SMB market

13 years ago

Samsung Attacks Apple In Australia, Japan

Samsung has filed for fresh injunctions against Apple in Australia and Japan after setbacks in the US and Europe

13 years ago

Quanta Computer Buys Microsoft’s ‘Android’ Licence

Another Android device maker agrees to buy a licence from Microsoft rather than meet the company in court

13 years ago

Lib Dems Seek To Repeal Parts Of Digital Economy Act

The Lib Dems have pledged to repeal some of the more controversial parts of the Digital Economy Act

13 years ago

Motorola’s Patents Are No Big Win For Google

Motorola's patents might come in handy, but they won't stop rivals from attacking Google and Android in court, says Clint…

13 years ago

Mobile Market Patent War Lawsuits Increase

Openwave has joined battle with Apple and RIM over IP infringements while WiLan sues the world again

13 years ago

Companies Buy Up .XXX Domains To Protect Brands

Businesses will have until 28 October to buy a .xxx domain for their trademark or opt out altogether

13 years ago

Patent Site Broadens Access To Review Process

The UK's Intellectual Property Office is trialling a social networking-style system for improving patent quality

14 years ago

IP Review To Recommend Digital Rights Clearinghouse

The Hargreaves report into IP reform looks set to propose a rights exchange to boost the UK's digital economy

14 years ago

HTC Pays $75m For Wireless Patents

HTC has paid a US firm for dozens of patents including 4G-related intellectual property

14 years ago

Google Looks To Buy Nortel’s Patent Portfolio

Google, needing patents to fend off intellectual property litigation, has bid £560 million for Nortel's portfolio

14 years ago

Independent Internet Watchdog Proposed By ISPs

ISPs suggest an independent internet watchdog with the power to blacklist websites

14 years ago

ISPs And Publishers Told To Work Out File-Share Plans

The government has formed a working group to find a way to block illegal file-sharing sites

14 years ago

‘Generation Gmail’ Threatens Corporate Data Security

People under the age of 25 send work-related emails from their personal accounts and leak company information

14 years ago

Cyber Crime Costs UK £27 Billion A Year

The shocking cost of cyber crime to the UK economy has been revealed in a new government and industry study

14 years ago

Whistleblower Sticks Label Firm With Licence Payment

A label-making company has paid out nearly £25,000 after a whistleblower told the BSA of unlicensed software

14 years ago

Nokia Admits Growing Counterfeit Phone Problem

Nokia has admitted that copycat mobile phones are a growing problem, especially in developing markets

14 years ago

Samsung, HTC Move To Reduce Smartphone Lawsuit Risk

Samsung and HTC have entered into a long-term alliance with Intellectual Ventures to license the company's intellectual property

14 years ago

Blackwave Delivers Internet Video To Juniper

Juniper is buying Blackwave's intellectual property to bulk up its growing Internet video delivery capabilities

14 years ago

Final Text Of ACTA Released

Negotiators have published a finished text of the controversial treaty, after ironing out final details

14 years ago