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NewsJudge says Apple, Motorola pursuing business strategy in court
A US court in Florida said that Apple and Motorola Mobility have no interest in quickly and efficiently resolving a patent infringement lawsuit, but...
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NewsGerman court invalidates Apple slide-to-unlock patent
A German court has invalidated an Apple patent for the slide-to-unlock feature on mobile phones, according to a published report. The Thursday ruling...
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NewsMicrosoft fined US$731 million by European Commission
Europe’s antitrust chief this week announced a €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft for its failure to include a browser choice...
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NewsTokyo court rules Apple doesn’t violate Samsung patent
A Tokyo court ruled Thursday that Apple did not infringe a Samsung patent, a small win for Apple in the continuing legal wrangling between the two...
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NewsApple to settle class action lawsuit on in-app purchases by minors
Apple has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that claimed that its app purchase policy did not prevent minor children from running huge...
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NewsAustralian court assigns second judge to Apple-Samsung trial
The patent trial in Australia between Apple and Samsung Electronics has become so complex that a second judge has been assigned to the case. It’s...
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NewsUS ITC will review Motorola, Apple patent dispute
The US International Trade Commission has decided to review a December ruling by an administrative law judge that Apple did not violate a Motorola...
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News 1Adobe CEO avoids questions over ‘Australia Tax’ controversy
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has refused to answer questions regarding the so-called ‘Australia Tax’ during a press conference in Sydney...
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NewsMacmillan will end e-book discounting ban in price-fixing settlement
The company that publishes books under the Macmillan imprint has agreed to allow discounting of its electronic books as part of a settlement with...
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NewsUS appeals court asks whether to limit software patents
Should an abstract idea written into software and run on a computer be patentable? That’s one question a US appeals court will consider Friday local...
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NewsApple victorious in privacy violation court case
Apple has been victorious in a case that saw a Californian man attempt to sue it for requiring customers to provide personal information in order...
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NewsApple sued in Belgium over guarantee misconduct
Belgian consumer organisation Test-Aankoop has sued Apple, accusing the company of violating Belgian guarantee law. The organisation sued Apple because...
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NewsDutch court: Samsung’s Galaxy Tabs do not infringe on Apple design right
Samsung’s Galaxy tablets do not infringe on an Apple design right, the District Court of The Hague ruled Wednesday in response to a request by Samsung....
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NewsJudge orders Apple, Amazon to settlement talks on App Store dispute
A federal judge in California has ordered Apple and Amazon.com to sit down and attempt to settle a lawsuit between them over Amazon’s use of the...
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NewsInstagram faces US class action lawsuit over updated terms of service
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Instagram over the company’s controversial update to its terms of service last week. The civil...
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NewsApple appeals denial of sales ban on Samsung phones
Apple has appealed a judge’s decision not to ban from sale in the US 26 Samsung mobile phones that were found to infringe on its patents. A...
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NewsHTC can’t clone Apple ‘user experience’ under patent deal
A patent agreement between Apple and HTC forbids the Taiwanese company from making and selling mobile devices that copy what is described as the “Distinctive...
