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  Marvell hit with $1.17 billion damages verdict in patent infringement case

  By Ben Kersey on December 27, 2012 08:56 am + 54 comments

  A jury in Pittsburgh has found chip manufacturer Marvell guilty of infringing on several hard drive Continue reading…

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  European Union formally accuses Samsung of antitrust violations in patent investigation (update)

  By Bryan Bishop on December 21, 2012 12:58 pm + 111 comments

  We heard yesterday that the European Union was going to be bringing charges against Samsung for Continue reading…

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  Mojang's Notch and investor Mark Cuban donate $500,000 to EFF for patent reform

  By Adi Robertson on December 19, 2012 06:02 pm + 8 comments

  Successful internet entrepreneurs Mark Cuban and Markus "Notch" Persson have each donated $250,000 Continue reading…

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  Apple and Google benefit as Kodak sells patents for $525 million

  By Adi Robertson on December 19, 2012 08:42 am + 24 comments

  Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy in early 2012, has successfully sold off its imaging patent Continue reading…

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  London 'crime unit' to target downloaders as part of UK copyright and patent initiatives

  By Bryan Bishop on December 18, 2012 08:44 pm + 19 comments

  Vince Cable, the United Kingdom's Business Secretary, announced a set of new intellectual property Continue reading…

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  Samsung drops Apple injunctions in Europe

  By Aaron Souppouris on December 18, 2012 07:41 am + 161 comments

  Samsung has today announced it will drop its injunction requests against Apple for Continue reading…

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  US jury says iPhone infringes on three MobileMedia patents

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 13, 2012 11:10 am + 165 comments

  A jury in a US court in Delaware has just ruled that Apple's iPhone infringes on three patents held Continue reading…

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  Samsung piles pressure on LG with LCD patent lawsuit

  By Sam Byford on December 13, 2012 02:18 am + 21 comments

  The battle in South Korea between Samsung and LG has taken another turn, with the former filing a Continue reading…

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  FTC and Google reportedly close to settling patent antitrust investigation

  By Bryan Bishop on December 11, 2012 03:03 pm + 9 comments

  The United States Federal Trade Commission has been looking into Google's use of Motorola's patent Continue reading…

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  EU votes to create unified patent system in 2014

  By Adi Robertson on December 11, 2012 10:48 am + 36 comments

  The European Parliament has voted to create a unified patent system for its member states, a big Continue reading…