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Microsoft hit by another patent dispute
News Microsoft has been ordered to pay VirnetX $106 million over a VPN patent.
By Stuart Turton Published
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Judge freezes Apple and Nokia case
News A Delaware judge has told Apple and Nokia to hold fire until other related cases are concluded.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Chinese firm claims Apple is guilty of iPad 'plagiarism'
News Great Loong says the iPad's design is a copy of its own P88, and threatens legal action against Apple if the tablet ever launches in China.
By Martin James Published
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Microsoft pulls Word-related versions of Office from sale
News Microsoft is forced to temporarily withdraw its software after missing a deadline to purge all versions of Word of an offending piece of XML editing.
By Martin James Published
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Cybersitter sues Green Dam creators for $2.2 billion
News US software firm Cybersitter says China's Green Dam web censorship program stole 3,000 lines of its code, and it's launched a lawsuit seeking £1.4 billion worth of compensation.
By Martin James Published
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Privacy groups take legal action against Facebook
News Controversial changes to Facebook's privacy settings have prompted high-profile privacy groups to file complain to the US Federal Trade Commission.
By Martin James Published
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MPs join protesters to show support for McKinnon
News Home Office protest pushes for Home Secretary Alan Johnson to reconsider Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US for hacking.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Sun wins trademark case in UK
News Sun Microsystems has won a trademark case against M-Tech Data in the UK as well as a counterfeiting suit against Sun Valley Technical Repair in the US.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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McKinnon files another appeal as extradition looms
News Hacker Gary McKinnon's lawyers have filed a judicial appeal to avoid extradition.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Facebook users can 'opt out' of Beacon settlement
News Facebook users have until February to 'opt out' of the settlement, which sees the site shut down Beacon and start a privacy foundation.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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No change as MPs debate McKinnon case
News Home Secretary Alan Johnson hasn't shifted his opinion over Gary McKinnon's extradition.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Hacker Gary McKinnon to be extradited to the US
News Home Secretary Alan Johnson has refused to take action to keep McKinnon in the UK, despite the admitted hacker's Asperger's Syndrome.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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