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US Supreme Court will hear vaccine lawsuit - 10 Mar

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case which will decide whether a federal law on vaccine injuries, shields vaccine makers from product-liability lawsuits. The case involves Robalee and Russell Bruesewitz who allege...

HP sues over printer cartridge patents - 10 Mar

Hewlett-Packard has filed a patent suit accusing four companies based in Hong Kong and Taiwan, of infringing patents related to print cartridges. HP has also accused the companies, which include Microjet Technology of Taiwan...

IBM backs patent reform compromise - 10 Mar

IBM has endorsed the compromise on US patent reform legislation announced by the Senate, saying that the most significant reform of the country's patent laws in more than 50 years will bolster US competitiveness in the global...

Brazil targets patents in US trade war - 10 Mar

Astellas sues OSI Pharma in takeover bid - 10 Mar

Hologic to pay J&J US$12.5m to settle patent suit - 10 Mar

KV Pharmaceutical's unit pleads guilty to FDA charges - 10 Mar

Facebook patents news feed - 10 Mar

TiVo cleared to collect over US$300m after appeals court victory - 10 Mar

Two out of three for Rambus in patent office ruling - 10 Mar

Judge puts brake on Apple-Nokia patent dispute - 10 Mar

EPO elects president fourth time round - 04 Mar

Student to pay US$28k for file sharing - 03 Mar

Publishers win injunction against file sharing website - 03 Mar

IIPA calls for open source to be part of US copyright watchlist - 03 Mar

US still has doubts over Google book deal - 03 Mar

US Supreme Court revives US$18m freelance writer's settlement - 03 Mar

Government won't disconnect file sharers - 03 Mar

Leaked ACTA documents prompt EC censure of three strikes laws - 03 Mar

EMI files 'Down Under' copyright appeal - 03 Mar

Whistleblower site back online as Microsoft withdraws complaint - 02 Mar

Makers of 'World of Warcraft' lose Chinese copyright case - 02 Mar

YouTube 'dancing toddler' suit to go ahead - 02 Mar

Consumers routinely breach copyright laws says survey - 02 Mar

iiNet wins Australian downloading case, film studios file appeal - 01 Mar

Pubs in line for 20 million pound refund following copyright ruling - 01 Mar

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Shifting sands of software patentability

The field of software patents has been in a state of flux for at least the past 20 years. This is despite calls from those affected by software patents for greater legal certainty and for harmonisation across different...

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Virtual worlds, real risks, real money

Although drawing lines with respect to internet-related themes is hardly possible, a definition of User Generated Content appears to be an inevitable starting point for a proper assessment of this phenomenon. Emphasising...

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Bitter aftertaste for Starbucks

The fight over dark roast coffee trademarks continues as Wolfe’s Borough Coffee, Inc., doing business as Black Bear Micro Roastery (Black Bear), and Starbucks Corporation and Starbucks US Brands, LLC (Starbucks) return to...

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