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Facebook’s Meta Name Faces Trademark Issue With PC Maker
Arizona-based Meta PCs filed a trademark for its name in August, placing it potentially on collision course with Meta/Facebook
Intel Says Qualcomm Forced It Out Of Smartphone Modem Market
'Brazen' licensing practices allowed Qualcomm to skew market in its own favour, Intel alleges ahead of antitrust appeal set for early next year
HTC Halts UK Smartphone Sales Amid IP Dispute – Report
Intellectual property dispute with German firm results in HTC stop offering its phones for sale in the UK
US Start-Up Accuses Top Huawei Executive Of Conspiracy To Steal Trade Secrets
The confrontation between Huawei and a start-up co-founded by one of its ex-employees arrives amidst broader trade tensions with China
Samsung Not Involved After Alleged ASML Theft
South Korean giant says it respects intellectual property and is disappointed at certain media reports
Apple’s £21bn Patent Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Arrives In Court
The row focuses on Qualcomm's lucrative licensing practices for patents and its dominant smartphone modems
Microsoft Rolls Out Juggernaut Blockchain Payments System For Gaming Industry
The new blockchain-based offering, backed by services giant EY, is expected to turn into one of the world's biggest enterprise blockchain deployments
Apple Opens Office Near Imagination’s Headquarters As Dispute Intensifies
Apple is setting up an office a few miles from Imagination Technologies' premises, fuelling concerns it could poach key staff
Imagination Says Apple Plans To Stop Paying iPhone Royalties
Imagination's shares plummetted on the news that Apple plans to stop using the British company's graphics technology in its iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches
Microsoft Launches Programme To Combat Rising Cloud IP Concerns
The use of cloud platforms are on the rise, but so is the number of IP and patent infringement lawsuits
Facebook Takes £400 Million Hit Over VR Lawsuit
Oculus co-founders found guilty of violating non-disclosure agreement with ZeniMax in the company's early days
What Oracle Vs Google Teaches Business Owners About IP Law And Social Media
Business ideas that require use of social media require extra legal attention, IP law expert warns
Ericsson And Apple Settle Patent Litigation
The settlement will see Apple pay Ericsson an undisclosed proportion of its revenues for every iPad and iPhone
Google Looks To Buy Patents Before Trolls Get Them
Google will launch a limited-time marketplace inviting patent holders to sell their intellectual property
Google Finally Settles Rockstar Patent Row
Google and Apple-backed Rockstar didn't disclose terms of the agreement, as disputes continue with Samsung, HTC and others
Supreme Court Ruling Will Help EU Software Providers Patent In The US
Intellectual property lawyer Karl Barnfather says tougher software patents will benefit businesses based in the UK
Lord Younger: Intellectual Property Enforcement Will Get Tougher
Minister for Intellectual Property says UK leads the world in IP protection, but there’s always more to do
UK To Allow Copying Digital Media For Personal Use
The government appears to be fighting against restrictive DRM measures by relaxing copyright rules
Cisco, Samsung Reach Patent Deal
The agreement between Cisco and Samsung follows similar arrangements between Cisco and Google and Samsung and Google
Rockstar Group ‘In Talks’ To Sell Patents
Rockstar, backed by Apple, Microsoft and others, is reportedly interested in selling off some of the technology patents it acquired from bankrupt Nortel
Google Deepens Open Source Ties With OIN Membership
Google is accepted as a full member of the Open Invention Network, that seeks to protect open source patents
US And China Cooperate To Seize 243,000 Counterfeit Devices
A flood of fake Apple and Samsung smartphones stopped at the border
UK Government Unveils £2.5m Piracy Police Unit
The City of London Police will host the new Intellectual Property Unit
Google Makes Open Source Patent Pledge
Google has promised not to sue open source developers and distributors over a list of 10 patents related to MapReduce, implemented in Apache Hadoop amongst others
Report: Apple Joins With Google To Bid For Kodak Patents
Apple and Google are offering Kodak more than $500m for about 1,100 imaging patents in an increasingly hostile intellectual property environment
US, Europol Seize Domains In Cyber Monday Swoop
Annual Cyber Monday roundup of fraudsters goes global
Nokia Takes HTC, ViewSonic And RIM To Court Over Patents
Finnish manufacturer accuses competitors of 45 cases of patent infringement
Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online
Silicon Graphics Sues Apple, RIM, Sony
Former Silicon Valley pioneer Silicon Graphics has sued a number of IT giants over alleged infringement of its display technology