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Yahoo Threatens Patent Lawsuit Against Facebook
Yahoo says Facebook infringed between 10 and 20 of its patents
Motorola Forces Apple To Disable Push Notifications In Germany
iCloud and MobileMe notification features deactivated for German customers amid ongoing patent dispute
Shanghai Court Sides With Apple In iPad Trademark Battle
Proview Technology's attempt to block sales of the tablet in Shanghai fails
Google Hit With Lawsuits Over Safari Tracking
Google is being sued in the United States over its placement of online ad cookies in the Safari browser
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Granted Bail By New Zealand Court
Dotcom to be placed under house arrest as fight against US extradition continues
Apple Wins Slide-To-Unlock Patent Claim Against Motorola
Who would have thought that swiping a finger across the screen could cause this much commotion and expense
Apple’s Samsung Lawsuit Covers Eight Patents And 17 Products
Apple has broadened its patent claims to cover a wider range of Samsung mobile products
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
Intel Settles New York Antitrust Lawsuit
Intel and the NY Attorney General have settled a lawsuit over Intel's alleged pressure on PC makers not to use AMD chips
Montblanc Files Lawsuit Against Google Over Misleading Adverts
German maker of watchesand writing instruments takes Google to court over counterfeiters abusing AdWords program
Apple Keeps Samsung At Bay In German Courts
Apple and Samsung continue to battle in courtrooms worldwide but the Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban still holds strong in Germany
Judge Dismisses Oracle Fraud Claim Against HP
A US judge has rejected a claim by Oracle that HP fraudulently concealed plans to hire Leo Apotheker as CEO
Kodak Files Patent Lawsuits Against Apple and HTC
Struggling Kodak accuses mobile companies of violating image patents
Google Loses Email Exclusion Battle In Oracle Java Patent Infringement Trial
The Oracle v Google patent infringement trial is set for March and the judge has ruled out several contentions but not the Lindholm email
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
Juniper Sues Palo Alto Networks For Patent Infringement
Juniper Networks has hit out at Palo Alto Networks, alleging it willfully infringed upon six Juniper firewall patents
Oracle Seeks Early Trial Against Android To Stop Developer Drift
Oracle has asked for a trial as early as January in its case against Google, because Java is losing ground to Android
Novell-Microsoft WordPerfect Lawsuit Ends In Mistrial
An antitrust case rooted in the mid-1990s has floundered after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision
BT Sues Google Claiming Android Patent Infringements
A patent lawsuit by BT against Google's Android software seeks an injunction as well as damages
Yahoo Wins Massive Payout Against Spammers
Yahoo has been awarded a staggering $610 million in damages against spammers, but will it collect?
Intel’s New York Antitrust Charges Dismissed
A judge has reportedly dismissed some antitrust claims against Intel filed by the NY Attorney General
Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets Go-Ahead In Oz
Apple loses patent battle against Samsung's tablet in the Australian federal court
Google Sued By Max Mosley For ‘Orgy’ Search
The former head of FIA, Max Mosley wants Google to remove damaging search results proactively
HP Seeks EU Help In Oracle/Itanium Support Case
European regulators have been asked to investigate Oracle's decision to end Itanium support
Bill Gates to Testify in Novell Case
Bill Gates is to testify in court over Novell's allegation that Microsoft unfairly crushed WordPerfect
HP Paying Intel To Prop Up Itanium, Says Oracle
Oracle has accused HP of secretly paying off Intel to continue development of the Itanium platform
Rambus Loses Suit Against Tech Rivals
A business model based on litigation is risky - Rambus loses more than half its stock value
Lawsuits Against Amazon Treble in 2011
Amazon has been sued 11 times over 30 different patents in 2011, a three-fold increase from last year
BlackBerry Users Sue Research In Motion
RIM is in the embarrassing position of being sued by its own customers for the recent service outage