Nokia files patent infringement suit against HTC
May 24, 2013
Finnish telecommunications company Nokia filed suit against Taiwanese company HTC Thursday for selling products in the US that infringe Nokia's patents on mobile technology. Three patents in question involve program products typically used in hand sets for a mobile phone. Thursday's suit brings the....... [more] 
Tenth Circuit hears Hobby Lobby appeal of health care ruling
May 24, 2013
Hobby Lobby, Inc. requested an exemption from the mandate to provide employees with coverage for contraceptives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in an en banc hearing before the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Thursday. The Green family, founders of Hobby Lob....... [more]
Federal judge gives preliminary view that DOJ will prevail in Apple antitrust case
May 24, 2013
US District Judge Denise Cote expressed a tentative view on Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would be able to show at trial that Apple knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to raise the prices of e-books with five publishers. She said her view was based largely on mater....... [more]
Vermont became first state to outlaw fracking
May 18, 2013
On May 18, 2012, Vermont became the first US state to ban hydraulic fracking when Governor Peter Shumlin signed Bill H. 464 into law. Hydraulic fracking is a method used by many major oil companies to extract natural gas and obtain shale oil and gas by using an extremely pressurized mixture of water....... [more]
Federal judge denies class action certification in Google copyright case
May 16, 2013
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday denied a motion to certify a putative class action against Google's YouTube involving copyright owners from around the world. Named plaintiffs included the English Premier League, the French Tennis Federation, the N....... [more]
Wells Fargo ordered to pay $203 million for misleading customers
May 16, 2013
A federal judge on Tuesday reinstated a $203 million penalty against Wells Fargo in a class action suit alleging that the bank affirmatively misled customers and then charged excessive overdraft fees. Rather than processing purchases in a chronological order, as is the common practice, the bank proc....... [more]
Germany court orders Google to remove defamatory autocomplete results
May 14, 2013
The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe on Tuesday ordered Google to remove defamatory autocomplete results if notified. The plaintiffs, an unidentified company selling nutritional supplements and its founder, claimed when their names were entered on Google's German-language website, autocomplete....... [more]
Supreme Court rules for Monsanto in seed patent dispute
May 13, 2013
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Bowman v. Monsanto that a farmer who buys patented seeds may not reproduce them through planting and harvesting without the patent holder's permission. Monsanto holds a patent on genetically-modified seeds that utilize Roundup Ready technology. The se....... [more]
Federal appeals court splits on patentability of software and business methods
May 11, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday ruled per curiam that an abstract idea is not patentable simply because it is tied to a computer system. Analysts say the ruling could have severe implications on software and business method patents. In the case, CLS Bank v. Alice Corporatio....... [more]
DOJ filed discrimination suit against Arizona sheriff
May 10, 2013
On May 10, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a discrimination suit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona against the Sheriff's Office of Arizona's Maricopa County and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The claim alleged that Sheriff Arpaio and his office unlawfully and systematically disc....... [more]
Italy appeals court upholds Berlusconi tax fraud conviction
May 8, 2013
A Milan appeals court on Wednesday upheld the tax fraud conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, affirming his four-year sentence. He was convicted in October on charges that his media empire Mediaset purchased television rights for US movies through offshore companies and fal....... [more]
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