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Judge sets the date for Patent Smackdown 2: The Damages

Apple and Samsung go toe-to-toe again in November

30 Apr 14:04

BT unleashes SIP licensing troll army

Small players collateral damage in Google-versus-BT patent drone-war

30 Apr 00:04

Harassed Oracle worker to appeal costs, damages decisions

Lawyers 'incredibly supportive concerning my legal fees'

29 Apr 05:23

Chinese cops shutter PRC's biggest pirate movie site

Symbolic move but country remains an IP Wild West

29 Apr 04:22

Microsoft off the hook for billions in Motorola Mobility payout

Court case hinges around patents used in Xbox

26 Apr 16:06

Apple loses again in Chinese App Store copyright case

Beijing judge throws the book at Cupertino as writers triumph

26 Apr 03:56

Apple slips Antennagate victims $15 each. The lawyers get $16m

But hey, don't forget the free iPhone 4 case, right?

24 Apr 12:18

Australian Federal Police claim arrest of 'LulzSec leader'

Updated Suspect is IT pro with access to government data at work

23 Apr 23:25

White House backs US web sales tax - eBay hits panic alarm

Think about what you're doing here, wails net bazaar

23 Apr 16:53

Apple fanbois' accidental bonking ruled too obvious by watchdog

Googorola touchscreen fumble patent cry rejected by ITC

23 Apr 14:29

Retailers: You could get the chance to TEAR UP Penguin ebook contracts

EU competition commitments opened up to market testing

23 Apr 08:38

Brussels accuses chip makers of collusion

Smart card silicon market under investigation

22 Apr 23:56

German watchdog whacks Google with PIDDLING FINE over Street View slurp

'Discount rate' punishment won't deter ad giant, rages Hamburg commish

22 Apr 14:59

Harassed Oracle employee wins case, cops huge legal bill

'A very high price to pay for her victory' says Judge

22 Apr 05:58

UK's first copyright swap-shop for cat pics (etc) still yonks away

You know you need to buy the rights for that, yes?

18 Apr 08:23

UK Supreme Court backs news leech in copyright fight

But asks EU court to give final say on browser cache scuffle

17 Apr 15:31

NZ plans interception law refresh

Dotcom bust leads to spooks' charter

16 Apr 22:29

Now draft biz guillotine law triggers info privacy watchdog

Data revealed during insolvencies sparks Euro ire

15 Apr 07:00

Judge scolds Apple, Motorola for using court as 'business strategy'

Fed up with 'obstreperous and cantankerous conduct'

11 Apr 18:54

Google submits 'formal commitments' to EC over search

Now will you pull out the probe?

11 Apr 14:25

Remember Streetmap? It's suing Google in a UK court

Files complaint to 'protect its business'

11 Apr 14:07

Your consent 'almost always' needed when firms use your data to profile you

Watchdog, er... reassures Euro punters

10 Apr 08:44

US judge: no class action against tech giants' 'wage-control pact'

Disgruntled unpoached bods can continue battle, however

8 Apr 20:20

Get lost, drivers: Google Maps is not for you – US judge

California clamps down on furtive fingering

8 Apr 17:46

Apple handed victory in Samsung text-selection patent case

Full ITC panel to decide in August if Sammy's kit should be banned

5 Apr 23:36

GPs blow whistle to watchdog on patient record privacy threat

Docs fear they'll break data protection laws

5 Apr 08:38

Australian Feds charge 17-year-old 'Anon' with four crimes

Ten years in chokey on the cards for defacement and intrusions

5 Apr 05:14

Rackspace sues 'the most notorious patent troll in America'

Sounds like a job for SHIELD

5 Apr 00:25

Swedish judge explains big obstacles to US Assange extradition

Wikileaker's bizarre bonking behaviour revealed, along with likely legal escapes

4 Apr 03:14

Major blow for Apple: 'Bounce back' patent bounced back by USPTO

Finality isn't final, art wasn't prior, wails Apple

3 Apr 13:27

Copyright troll Prenda refuses to explain legal strategy

Principals invoke Fifth Amendment right to silence

3 Apr 00:23

Federal lawyers, MIT threatened following Aaron Swartz' death

Persecuted prosecutors get guillotine decap postcards

2 Apr 12:58

Judge: Facebook must see Timelines Inc in court over trademark

Just want to punch you really hard in the Face ... bitch

2 Apr 11:43

Texas judge sends Uniloc packing in Rackspace patent suit

Turns out floating-point numbers aren't patentable

28 Mar 20:51

EMC, Carbonite fight off patent pursuer

Troll kicked off the backup cloud

27 Mar 21:51

Free speechers want into Apple and Samsung sealed court filings

Want everything but the formula for Coke, complains beak

27 Mar 15:08

Cyberwar playbook says Stuxnet may have been 'armed attack'

Would you rather be shot, blown up, stabbed - or hacked?

27 Mar 13:04

US democracy activists lose case against Baidu and China

Manhattan court is not the place to sue a country, says judge

26 Mar 05:09

Nokia deflates Google's video codec thought bubble

VP8 proposals face fight from the Finnish

25 Mar 03:10

News scraper Meltwater loses US court case

Paltry traffic ruled no compensation for lost fees

22 Mar 18:04

Apple exec says music labels, Hollywood, 'old fashioned' on copyright

Head of Apple Australia says music, movies, price gouging is Big Content's fault

21 Mar 23:26

Google extends trademarks-in-ads policy to whole world

Insert usual blather about search quality and choice as motive

21 Mar 07:15

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