Newegg on trial, day one: Picking a patent jury
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win some, lose some
Second anti-patent-troll bill shows up, and splits emerge on the first
A bigger review system for "business method" patents is out—in both bills.
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Newegg hurtles toward Texas showdown with famed “patent troll”
More than 120 companies paid up for using standard Web encryption. Newegg won't.
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Google Books ruled legal in massive win for fair use (updated)
Scans that show snippets are legal—they don't replace the full book.
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let's talk numbers
Apple to jury: Samsung owes us $380M for infringing our patents
Samsung says its phones were chosen because of differences, not similarities.
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Judge rejects patent troll’s request for no-media “gag order”
FindTheBest has the right to tell others about a $50,000 patent demand.
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ready to go
Apple and Samsung will duel again over patents in front of a jury
11 jurors were dismissed from the case after discussing it in a waiting area.
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groundhog day
Apple-Samsung retrial: Jury selection is underway
New proceeding focuses solely on what Samsung must pay for infringing patents.
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Copyright troll starts filing ADA lawsuits—without knowledge of his “clients”
Disabled "tester" didn't know Hansmeier sued small businesses in her name.
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Target of Silk Road murder-for-hire plot tells his story
47-year-old Utah grandpa liked Bitcoin, "never intended" to get into drug deals.
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Senator wants end to demand letters from “bottom feeder” patent trolls
The idea: create registry of patent demand letters to expose the worst trolls.
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Porn trolls slammed again: Minnesota judge calls in the feds on Prenda
Prenda Law is referred to investigators—and it must repay its victims.
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Prominent VCs join the fight in Congress to stop patent trolls
The issue is front and center, with a second hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
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big blue vs. the blue bird
On eve of IPO, Twitter reports patent threat from IBM
IBM says patents on URLs and ads are infringed, seeks "business resolution."
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got the goods
WaPo to gov’t: Our story on NSA Google spying was true, here’s proof
Newspaper published more NSA slides showing secret industry data formats.
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Netflix roasts Rovi’s “interactive TV guide” patents at ITC
A trade commission investigated Netflix, although it imports nothing.
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Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google
Rockstar paid $4.5 billion for Nortel patents and has launched a major attack.
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Feinstein debuts NSA “reform” bill that’s really about the status quo
A battle is brewing in Congress between surveillance reformers and hawks.
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Prenda Law’s “hacking” suit that named ISPs ends in total loss
Last year, the "copyright troll" took a long shot. Now it must pay about $70,000.
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Lawmakers blast patent trolls, but split on parts of a key bill
Suing hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets—trolls have won Congress' attention.
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New docs show NSA taps Google, Yahoo data center links
Tapping overseas cables grabs more data than the PRISM court-approved process.
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Qualcomm hit with $173M patent verdict—but plaintiff is the real loser
The payday wasn't enough, and ParkerVision may have more plans for its patents.
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Patent troll asks judge for gag order to silence opponent
Lumen View's lawyer says that its $50,000 demand must be kept secret.
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Finally, a bill to end patent trolling
Bipartisan bill has most of what reformers want—and a real chance of passing.
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top 5 reasons to ignore this document
Prenda-linked lawyer is incensed about financial data being revealed
The spreadsheet is fake, or maybe not. Or it's irrelevant. Oh, and it's stolen.