Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
The three patents in question are related to LG's LTE technology.
The patents in question affect the majority of TVs sold by Hisense in the United States, LG alleges.
Samsung heir-apparent JY Lee made his first court appearance in nearly two years and faces possibly a heavier sentence than before.
Companies must get consent from parents or legal guardians to collect data from those under the age of 14 in South Korea.
Huawei had an internal reward program for employees who stole trade secrets and a company engineer attempted to probe an Apple supplier for information on its latest smart watch, a report from The Information claims.
Samsung Electronics and Banolim, a rights group formed by family members of ex-Samsung employees who died from cancer, have finally agreed on a settlement that will be announced in October.
Tumblr has agreed to better monitor illegal porn distribution with South Korean authorities after initially refusing to do so.
Prosecutors have raided the offices of Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
LG Group's headquarters has been raided by prosecutors for alleged tax evasion.
South Korean prosecutors have arrested the boss of cryptocurrency exchange Coinnest for embezzlement and fraud.