Motorola scores rare win in Microsoft patent disputeIn an ongoing dispute over patents, while Microsoft has been leading the wins in the running battle, Motorola Mobility won a rare victory against the software giant.October 5, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
EU sends Motorola antitrust charges over Apple patent litigationThe smartphone making division of Google is sent a formal list of complaints by the EU for allegedly abusing its position in the market over recent patent litigation with Apple.May 6, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
Google's privacy policy doomsday goes ahead despite warningsMarch 1st: the start of a new month, and a new era in Google's history. A new privacy policy is set, but Google faces continued pressure from governments to roll back the decision.February 29, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
Congress considers forbidding sales bans on essential patent productsCongress will consider later today whether there are antitrust concerns relating to U.S. sales injunctions on products that infringe standard-essential patents.July 11, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
ITC rules in Apple's favour in HTC patent disputeHTC has lost another battle with the U.S. ITC after it lost a patent dispute case with Apple. It comes only months after Apple won a patent case against HTC for infringing its patents.February 19, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
U.S. to launch criminal inquiry into eBay-Craigslist disputeU.S. Justice Dept. is to investigate whether eBay 'misappropriated information' from Craigslist to set up its own rival classified advert service.September 13, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
Twitter sues third party over 'tweet' trademarkTwitter is suing a third-party developer over the use of the word "tweet". After years of allegedly owning it, Twitter wants it to call its own.September 11, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
Vringo, ZTE butt heads in U.K. court over patent claimsPatent hoarder buys technology portfolio from ailing phone maker, and turns the technologies into a super-weapon to fire at its competitors. Rinse, repeat: What a surprise.October 8, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
Yahoo's revolving door of CEOs: What happens next?Yahoo is in a panic. Its revolving CEO door spins yet again as Scott Thompson leaves the company. Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn has challenges ahead. Here are some of them.May 13, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
AMD alleges former managers copied 100,000 confidential files before joining NvidiaAMD believes that a former vice-president and three managers handed trade secrets to Nvidia, after they jumped ship to join a rival hardware-making firm.January 15, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Legal