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iPhone and iPad users sue Apple over privacy issues

Complainants seek ban on passing of user information without consent and monetary compensation.

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Google, blogger sued by restaurant for S$2.5mil

Indian restaurant seeks to order to remove offending articles from Google and other popular search engines

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Ex-Apple employee pleads guilty in kickback scheme

He allegedly used his position to help suppliers negotiate favourable contracts with Apple.

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Apple, book publishers facing potential US suit: WSJ

Several of the parties allegedly held talks to head off an antitrust case.

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Lawmakers ask app makers for privacy information

The letter came after several popular apps, were found accessing and uploading address book data from users' iPhones without permission.

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US regulators call for tighter online privacy rules

Companies should give consumers the option to decide what information is shared about them, and with whom.

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Japan lawyer calls for Google autocomplete change

The Tokyo District Court approved a petition by the man to have his name delinked from autocomplete suggestions.

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Google found guilty of false advertising in Australia

Adverts using keywords for Honda, Harvey World Travel and more were published by Google.

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Judge throws out Proview's iPad suit vs Apple

Last week, judge Mark Pierce dismissed the case, agreeing with Apple's argument that the two parties had agreed to settle any disagreements in Hong Kong.

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Lawsuits mount over Facebook IPO debacle

More than a half-dozen law firms specializing in investor complaints said they were launching class action suits against Facebook.

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LinkedIn sued for $6.3m in class-action lawsuit

Encrypted passwords of 6.5 million of LinkedIn's users were stolen and posted on the Web on June 6.

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Apple faces new copyright suit after Proview

The developer of Xiao i Robot is asserting that Siri has violated one of its patents.

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Taiwan's HTC files patent suit against Apple

Apple and South Korean giant Samsung are also engaged in a slew of patent suits against each other in international courts.

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Steve Jobs shouldn't influence upcoming Apple/Samsung trial: Judge

Jobs' statement about Google's Android operating system will be barred.

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Apple estimates $3.18b damages in Samsung battle

A high-stakes battle over patents for technology used in smartphones and tablets, such as the iPhone and iPad.

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Apple expert shines light on Samsung sales in US

Apple's legal battle with its fiercest business rival, which has transfixed the global mobile industry, moved into a technical damages-estimate phase this week.

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Apple, Samsung make final pitch to US jury

Apple says Samsung copied iPhone, Samsung countersued over patents.

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Apple, Samsung infringed each other's patents: S. Korea court

The court ruled that Apple breached two Samsung technology patents, and ordered it to pay 40 million won ($35,242) in damages, court officials said.

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Samsung blasts Apple verdict, says 'not final word'

Verdict will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices, said Samsung.

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Samsung to fight jury verdict in San Jose

Company says it will make utmost efforts until US judge’s final ruling.

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Apple did not violate Samsung patents: US trade judge

Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad said a judge.

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Samsung 'disappointed' at US judge's tablet decision

Samsung Electronics said Thursday it was "disappointed" at a US judge's refusal to lift a ban on US sales of its tablet computer as it fights a long-running global legal battle with arch-rival Apple.

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Apple seeks more damages in wake of win against Samsung

But in a court document filed late Friday, Apple said it "is requesting an amendment to the existing verdict and a total judgment" of more than US$707 million.

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Samsung files lawsuit against Apple over iPhone 5

In a statement, Samsung said: "...we have little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights."

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U.S. court clears Samsung phone, hands Apple setback

A U.S. appeals court overturned a pretrial sales ban against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy Nexus smartphone.

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US ITC judge says Samsung infringed Apple patents

Samsung was found to infringe an Apple patent that helps the touchscreen interpret whether the user wants.

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Facebook takes another shot at settling privacy lawsuit

The judge is considering to preliminarily approve their second attempt to settle violating privacy rights lawsuit.

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iPhone 5, Galaxy S3 added to US patent battle

The judge granted motions to add them to a patent infringement suit.

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Google should not be accused of 'unfair' acts: Lawmakers

They asked the FTC not to accuse the company of 'unfair' acts if it believes it broke antitrust law.

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Microsoft vs. Google trial over patents finishes up

The trial examined how much of a royalty Microsoft Corp should pay Google Inc for a license to some of Motorola's patents.

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HTC 'happy' with Apple settlement, slams media estimates

HTC and Apple announced a global patent settlement and a 10-year licensing agreement.

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Apple seeks to add more products to Samsung patent lawsuit

Apple Inc has asked a federal court to add six more products to its patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co.

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Mexican court enters preliminary $3.3b judgment against Yahoo

This is for a breach of contract involving a yellow pages listings service.

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US agency makes initial ruling against Apple 'pinch-to-zoom' patent

Apple's claims were rejected on the grounds that prior patents covered the inventions.

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Instagram sued over contract changes

Facebook said the complaint was "without merit." "We will fight it vigorously," the social network added.

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Apple loses another copyright lawsuit in China: Xinhua

Apple is to pay compensation to eight Chinese writers and two companies for violating their copyrights.

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US ends long Google probe with only mild reprimand

US regulators concluded that Google had not manipulated its Web search results to hurt rivals.

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Chubby Checker sues HP over penis-measuring app

The "Chubby Checker" app claims to allow a person to determine a man's penis size.

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HTC smartphone maker settles US software security case

HTC failed to take adequate steps to eliminate security flaws that put millions of users' data at risk, said the Federal Trade Commission.

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Japan court rejects Samsung claim against Apple

The Tokyo District Court ruled that Samsung has no rights over data transmission technology used.

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EU regulator monitors Apple iPad and iPhone distribution

The European Union is looking into potential antitrust violations involving the distribution of Apple Inc's iPhones and iPads, after receiving what sources said were informal complaints from telecoms operators.

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Baidu, China win dismissal of US censorship lawsuit

The lawsuit was brought by pro-democracy activists who claimed that China's largest search engine operator, as well as the country itself, should be punished for censoring them over the Internet.

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ITC judge says Samsung infringes key part of Apple patent

If it is upheld, the ITC can order any infringing device to be barred from importation into the United States.

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Google rivals may be quizzed on antitrust offer this week

Google's rivals could get the chance to ramp up pressure for tougher concessions from the search giant when they are asked, possibly as early as this week, to study its proposals for ending an EU antitrust investigation.

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FoxConn to pay Microsoft royalties for Android devices

New licensing agreement protects Foxconn from a lawsuit over its production of devices using rival Android and Chrome.

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Judge tosses Viacom copyright suit against YouTube

The entertainment giant accused YouTube of knowingly profiting from pirated video clips.

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Samsung, LG urged to cooperate on OLED

Both display makers claim dominance over this next-generation display technology and are in a related legal dispute.

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Judge sets new trial dates in Apple vs. Samsung patent battle

The court will not permit Apple and Samsung to expand the scope of the damages trial by relying upon new sales data, new products and new methodologies or theories, the order said.

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