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MI5 and FBI warn businesses over mass Chinese IP theft
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Security

MI5 and FBI warn businesses over mass Chinese IP theft

The security services urged organisations to consolidate security practices and approach Chinese business relationships with caution
7 Jul 2022
IBM sues LzLabs for alleged patent infringement
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intellectual property

IBM sues LzLabs for alleged patent infringement

The Swiss-based company is also alleged to have swindled IBM's trade secrets to reap profits
22 Mar 2022
FTC sues to block Nvidia's Arm acquisition
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mergers and acquisitions

FTC sues to block Nvidia's Arm acquisition

Deal for the UK-based chipmaker is now subject to an administrative trial in August 2022
3 Dec 2021
AI cannot be the inventor of patents, UK court rules
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artificial intelligence (AI)

AI cannot be the inventor of patents, UK court rules

Case brought by Imagination Engines CEO Stephen Thaler is struck down in the Court of Appeal
24 Sep 2021
UK universities join forces to create startup investment group
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UK universities join forces to create startup investment group

Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield universities form 'Northern Gritstone' to fund businesses borne from academic research
26 Apr 2021
UK watchdog says Facebook's Giphy acquisition may stifle competition
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mergers and acquisitions

UK watchdog says Facebook's Giphy acquisition may stifle competition

The CMA says the deal may limit market access to a popular service
26 Mar 2021
Trump pardons convicted ex-Google engineer Levandowski
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intellectual property

Trump pardons convicted ex-Google engineer Levandowski

Driverless car expert "grateful for the opportunity to move forward" after his 18-month prison sentence is nullified
20 Jan 2021
Ex-Uber exec accused of stealing IP secrets to found London tech startup
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Ex-Uber exec accused of stealing IP secrets to found London tech startup

Lawsuit claims former exec stole trade secrets from a US-based logistical firm
29 Oct 2020
Cisco ordered to pay £1.46 billion in cyber security patent suit
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Security

Cisco ordered to pay £1.46 billion in cyber security patent suit

Judge ruled that the tech giant had "inconsistencies" in its evidence against Centripetal Network's case
6 Oct 2020
MarqVision detects counterfeit products with deep learning and AI
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intellectual property

MarqVision detects counterfeit products with deep learning and AI

Beta clients have experienced a 30-fold efficiency increase in anti-counterfeiting efforts
18 Sep 2020
Google caught 'red-handed' lifting lyrics data
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intellectual property

Google caught 'red-handed' lifting lyrics data

The tech giant has denied any wrongdoing but Morse code hidden in song lyrics says otherwise
17 Jun 2019
Most CEOs steal IP from previous employers
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information security (InfoSec)

Most CEOs steal IP from previous employers

Emotionally-driven decisions put companies at risk, finds security report
25 Jul 2018
Google readies itself for Android antitrust penalty
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Google readies itself for Android antitrust penalty

The European Commission is set to issue a record penalty to the tech giant tomorrow - reports
16 Jul 2018
User error: Businesses expose 1.5bn sensitive files
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data breaches

User error: Businesses expose 1.5bn sensitive files

Exposed confidential information is roughly 4,000 times larger than the Panama Papers leak
6 Apr 2018
Google and Microsoft agree to crack down on piracy
Piracy
intellectual property

Google and Microsoft agree to crack down on piracy

Tech firms sign up to voluntary code of conduct
21 Feb 2017
Apple's legal war against Qualcomm spreads to China
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Apple's legal war against Qualcomm spreads to China

Apple has sued Qualcomm Beijing for abusing its dominant position in the industry
26 Jan 2017
Apple and Samsung dispute moves to Supreme Court
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Apple and Samsung dispute moves to Supreme Court

Highest US court will decide damages over alleged design patent infringement
10 Oct 2016
Google's copyright victory should be thrown out, says Oracle
Court
public sector

Google's copyright victory should be thrown out, says Oracle

Google is "lying to the jury", company claims
18 Aug 2016
Axl Rose claims copyright in bid to remove 'fat' photos
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Axl Rose claims copyright in bid to remove 'fat' photos

Guns N Roses frontman demands Google removes gig pictures from web
6 Jun 2016
The Pirate Bay returns to its .org domain
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The Pirate Bay returns to its .org domain

Notorious file sharing site redirects users in the wake of fresh court action
25 May 2016
Apple pays $25 million to resolve Siri lawsuit
intellectual property

Apple pays $25 million to resolve Siri lawsuit

Siri's technology was patented years before Apple debuted it
20 Apr 2016
Facebook to pay significantly more in UK tax
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Facebook to pay significantly more in UK tax

Social network giant making tax changes to be “more transparent”
4 Mar 2016
Why ISPs are blocking ebook piracy sites
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Why ISPs are blocking ebook piracy sites

Publishers Association wins piracy site ban after millions of takedown requests
27 May 2015