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HTC Halts UK Smartphone Sales Amid IP Dispute – Report
Intellectual property dispute with German firm results in HTC stop offering its phones for sale in the UK
Samsung Not Involved After Alleged ASML Theft
South Korean giant says it respects intellectual property and is disappointed at certain media reports
Raspberry Pi Signs Darktrace To Safeguard IP
Two Cambridge firms sign deal to protect precious intellectual property and guard against cyber threats
Nokia’s Ultrafast Routers Tackle Rising Bandwidth Challenge
New IP routers promises petabit-class performance to deliver required bandwidth for Internet of tomorrow
Apple & Nokia Settle Patent Infringement Dispute
Apple agrees to pay Nokia for its intellectual property and the two firms will work together on digital health
Nokia Acquires Deepfield For Network Insights
Trump won't like that. Finnish networking giant acquires US firm for its networking insights
Cisco: Global IP Traffic To Grow Threefold By 2020
Study also predicts smartphone traffic will overtake PC traffic by 2020, as 52 percent of the globe gets online
What Oracle Vs Google Teaches Business Owners About IP Law And Social Media
Business ideas that require use of social media require extra legal attention, IP law expert warns
BT Brings IP Telephony To All With ‘Plug And Play’ Cloud Phone
BT Cloud Phone offered to SMBs as company announces 1,000 new apprenticeships and graduate jobs
ARM Acquires Duolog For SoC Expertise
ARM continues to cherry pick technologies after acquiring an Irish IP integration tools provider
F5 Networks Updates Big-IP For SDN Push
F5 Networks released updated versions of its Big-IP software platform and hardware portfolio
Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online
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
Megaupload User Data Safe For “At Least Two Weeks”
Hosting companies Cogent and Carpathia agree to preserve user files for further two weeks
Megaupload Users’ Data Could Be Deleted By Thursday
Legitimate files on the Megaupload site may be deleted this week, say US federal prosecutors
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
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
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
SAP Fine Slashed To $20m In Oracle Copyright Case
SAP's big break of a $1.28bn reduction in its fine for intellectual property infringement has Oracle bristling
Mobile Market Patent War Lawsuits Increase
Openwave has joined battle with Apple and RIM over IP infringements while WiLan sues the world again
Hargreaves Report Demands Copyright Overhaul
Britain's IP framework is unsuitable for the digital age and must be updated, according to a new report
Google’s Antipiracy Measures Will Never Be Enough
Whether or not Google is doing enough to combat piracy, the firm will pay because everyone wants their pound of flesh, says Clint Boulton
Cisco Targets Midmarket With Two UC Platforms
Networking giant Cisco is looking to the midmarket sector with two new unified communication platforms
Europe Calls For Tougher IP Laws
The European Commission believes that its own laws to combat online piracy are not tough enough
Concerns Raised Over OpenSUSE Spin-Off
Linux version OpenSUSE could move to its own foundation, in Attachmate's acquisition of Novell
SMBs Adopting VoIP And IP PBX Despite Concerns
Voice over IP and IP PBXs are being increasingly adopted by small to medium businesses, a report claims
Cameron’s IP Rethink Gets A Mixed Reception
The government has launched a six-month review of the IP laws, following a promise given by David Cameron yesterday
Video: Virtualisation Benefits Exposed At IP Expo
Cutting hardware and saving energy pale beside the simple savings in admin time, say IT managers
Swiss Court Outlaws IP Address Snooping
A ruling by the Swiss Federal Court adds to the debate over whether IP addresses should count as personal data