Litigation articles

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  Google's chief legal officer calls for software patent reform

  By Nathan Ingraham on October 9, 2012 02:36 pm + 311 comments

  Google's been heavily involved in patent litigation lately, both directly and through lawsuits Continue reading…

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  Google settles with publishers after seven years of litigation surrounding its book-scanning service

  By Nathan Ingraham on October 4, 2012 10:50 am + 59 comments

  Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have just announced a settlement following Continue reading…

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  Federal judge approves settlement offer in ebook price fixing case

  By Dan Seifert on September 6, 2012 01:19 pm + 14 comments

  According to Bloomberg, a federal judge has approved a settlement offer by publishers in the civil Continue reading…

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  Judge to Apple and Samsung: what makes you so special?

  By Matt Macari on August 17, 2012 01:26 am + 215 comments

  We've seen the tone in the tech world's biggest patent case take a turn for the worse over the last Continue reading…

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  Taiwanese university sues Apple for Siri-related patent infringement

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 30, 2012 08:28 am + 33 comments

  Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has filed a Texas lawsuit against Apple over two Continue reading…

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  Motorola and Microsoft put lawsuits on pause while they wait for FRAND verdict

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 11, 2012 03:16 am + 23 comments

  Motorola and Microsoft are jointly filing to stay some patent-related litigation in the US in order Continue reading…

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  After months of litigation, Facebook's Sandberg and Yahoo's Levinsohn discuss the road ahead

  By Evan Rodgers on July 6, 2012 07:29 pm

  Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo's interim CEO Ross Levinsohn decided to sit down for an Continue reading…

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  In wake of Apple v. Motorola, Judge Posner speaks: 'it's not clear that we really need patents in most industries'

  By Evan Rodgers on July 5, 2012 04:34 pm + 257 comments

  When Richard Posner, a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, senior lecturer for Continue reading…

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  Motorola offers to settle with Microsoft over patent infringements

  By Sam Byford on June 20, 2012 10:00 pm + 51 comments

  In the face of a possible import ban from the ITC, Motorola Mobility is seeking to end its patent Continue reading…

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  Samsung owed compensation from Apple after winning 3G patent ruling in The Hague

  By Thomas Ricker on June 20, 2012 08:26 am + 84 comments

  The Hague District Court has ruled in Samsung's favor regarding a 3G patent asserted against Apple. Continue reading…