A ten-man jury will decide the fate of the smartphone giants
News Legal
Twitter Fights Order To Disclose Occupy Protester Tweets
The blue bird doesn’t snitch on its users
O2 Problem Raises Compensation Questions
Compensation for the O2 problem could be a legal minefield, and Patrick Clark says consolidation may make it worse
Judge Rules Microsoft Did Not Kill Novell WordPerfect
After eight years in court, the WordPerfect case is thrown out
The Pirate Bay Ban Fails
The peer-to-peer sharing traffic is back to its pre-ban levels
Dragon Systems Creators Sue Goldman Sachs Over $580m
The bank was paid $5 million for advice that led to Dragon's demise
Facebook Pays $10m To Charity To Settle Privacy Lawsuit
Social network makes donation after alleged violation of users rights to name and likeness in sponsored ads
Apple To Face Court Over User Tracking
A US federal judge rules that tracking accusations should be investigated
Assange Loses Latest Extradition Battle
European Court of Hunan Rights is Assange's last option, after a unanimous Supreme Court decision
Assange Appeals Against Third Extradition Decision
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief keeps fighting on, as Assange lawyers head back to court
EC Gives Google 2 July Deadline To Change Search
Search giant must find solution or face legal action in antitrust case
Twitter Bomb Joker Case Hits Stalemate
Two High Court judges have been unable to reach a decision in Paul Chambers' Twitter appeal, which will move to a three-judge hearing
HTC Devices Held At US Customs
Apple injunction sees HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE held by US officials
Oracle To Receive Just $150,000 In Java Patent Lawsuit
Google lost the battle, but it might win the war
Nokia Loses 3G Patent Appeal
IPCom wins legal victory over patent, despite EPO revoking it last month
Yahoo CEO Thompson Apologises Over Degree Accusations
Thompson says he is sorry about how false degree claims have affected company as Third Point begins legal action
Motorola Gets Windows 7 And Xbox 360 Banned In Germany
However US court rules injunction cannot be enforced...yet
Oracle Lawyers Focus On Google Internal Emails
Oracle's questioning in its Google lawsuit has focused on establishing whether Google's Android project leader knew the company needed a licence to use Java
Facebook To Buy 650 AOL Patents From Microsoft
Social network gets second chance to acquire portfolio in £310m deal
Google, Apple To Face Employee-Poaching Antitrust Case
Google, Apple and others fail to get conspiracy charges dismissed
Oracle: Google ‘Knew It Was Doing The Wrong Thing’
In the opening statement of its trial against Google, Oracle has argued the search giant was aware it was using proprietary technology without permission to build Android
Abortion Hacker Sentenced To 32 Months
James Jeffery pleads guilty to hacking BPAS website and records
Facebook Countersues Yahoo Over Patents
Facebook has hit back at Yahoo's lawsuit and filed its own countersuit, accusing it of infringing ten patents
EC Opens Motorola Patent Antitrust Investigation
Commission to see if Motorola abused its position through patent litigation
Microsoft Closes German Distribution Centre Over Patent Risk
Microsoft moves distribution to Netherlands over Motorola patent dispute fears
4G Auction Faces Legal Delay As Three Upgrades Network
3UK is about to upgrade its network capacity to buy time for legal action over the 4G spectrum auction, say reports
Facebook Condemns Employers Asking For Job Seekers’ Passwords
Facebook is officially pushing back against employers who want job applicants to disclose their Facebook passwords
Libel And The Social Media Is A Corporate Issue
On the Internet, everybody can hear you scream - or belch or break wind - because nothing is erased, not even libelous comments, says Eric Doyle
Analyst: Apple Deals A Blow To Motorola, Google In Germany
Apple's success in a German appeals court allows it to keep selling the iPhone and iPad, while putting additional pressure on Motorola Mobility and Google
High Court Ruling Permits Court Summons Via Facebook
UK judge sets precedent by allowing high court legal claims to be served through social networking site