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Germany Bans Sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1

September 9, 2011 8:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

A German court has sided with Apple to uphold a preliminary injunction of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1...

FTC Clamps Down On Acne Cure Apps

September 9, 2011 8:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Developers who said apps could treat acne have agreed to drop their marketing claims to settle charges from the FTC.

Congress Sends Patent Overhaul Bill to President

September 9, 2011 8:01 am | by Jim Abrams, Associated Press | News | Comments

Congress has given the U.S. patent system its first major overhaul since the age of the transistor radio...

Google Gives HTC Patent Ammo in Apple Suit

September 8, 2011 8:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Google is working behind the scenes to protect its Android platform from patent lawsuits.

Sprint Sues to Block AT & T, T-Mobile Deal

September 7, 2011 8:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Sprint joined the Justice Department's efforts to block AT&T's $39 billion buyout T-Mobile USA yesterday...

Samsung Yanks Tab 7.7 from IFA Floor

September 6, 2011 8:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Samsung is having a hard time pitching its Galaxy Tab 7.7 at the IFA electronics conference in Berlin...

San Francisco Police Help Search for Lost iPhone

September 6, 2011 8:13 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

San Francisco police officers helped Apple investigators look for a missing iPhone prototype that was left in a city restaurant in July...

WiLAN Strikes at 8 Tech Companies Over Patents

September 2, 2011 8:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

WiLAN is suing Apple, Alcatel-Lucent, Dell, HP, HTC, Kyocera, Novatel Wireless and Sierra Wireless for patent infringement.

2 Calif. Men Charged with Selling iPhone Prototype

September 2, 2011 8:14 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Two Northern California men are charged with misdemeanors for selling a lost Apple iPhone 4 they found last year in a bar.

Openwave Slaps Apple, RIM with Patent Suit

September 1, 2011 8:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Openwave Systems is suing Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) over patent infringement...

DOJ: AT & T, T-Mobile Merger Violates Antitrust Laws

August 31, 2011 8:35 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The Justice Department moved today to block AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA with a federal antitrust lawsuit...

Months of Delays Ahead in Kodak, Apple ITC Case

August 31, 2011 8:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Kodak's legal challenge against Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) could drag on for months...

Samsung's Patent Troubles Mount with Netherlands Injunction

August 24, 2011 8:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Samsung ran into more trouble in Europe today after a judge in The Hague granted Apple a preliminary injunction...

HTC Lobs New ITC Complaint at Apple

August 17, 2011 8:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

HTC fired off another shot yesterday in its ongoing legal tussle with Apple over patents used in its Android-based smartphones.

South Koreans Sue Apple over iPhone User Information

August 17, 2011 8:07 am | by Kelly Olsen, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

A group of some 27,000 South Koreans is suing Apple for $26 million for what they claim are privacy violations...

FTC Fines App Developer for Violating Children's Privacy

August 16, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

W3 Innovations has agreed to pay fine to settle FTC charges that its apps violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Patent Pirates & the Duel with Android

August 15, 2011 8:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Oracle is suing Google, Microsoft is suing Motorola Mobility and Apple is suing a whole slate of companies, including HTC and Samsung – and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Hackers Protest BART Decision to Block Cell Phones

August 15, 2011 8:24 am | by John S. Marshall & Paul Elias, The Associated Press | News | Comments

San Francisco's mass transit system prepared for renewed protests Monday, a day after hackers angry over blocked cell phone service at some transit stations broke into a website...

FCC Stalls Review Clock on AT & T, QCOM 700 MHz Deal

August 9, 2011 8:28 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC has pushed out its review of AT&T's $1.9 billion bid to buy Qualcomm's valuable 700 MHz spectrum from its defunct Flo TV...

Google Android Offensive Continues with Volley at Microsoft

August 5, 2011 8:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Google's irate missive against Apple and Microsoft yesterday was met with a quick reply from Microsoft...

Google Berates Apple, Microsoft for 'Hostile' Patent Campaign

August 4, 2011 8:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Google's top lawyer harangued Apple and Microsoft in a post on the company's official blog yesterday...

South Korea Fines Apple over iPhone Data Collection

August 4, 2011 8:02 am | by Kelly Olsen, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

South Korea's communications regulator fined Apple's local operation 3 million won ($2,830) for what it says is the illegal collection of iPhone user location information.