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Google infringed on Oracle copyright, jury finds

The jury in the copyright phase of the epic court battle has decided that Google did infringe on Oracle's copyright in... Read more

8 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Apple settles lawsuit over MagSafe cord glitch

The deal puts an end to a court battle over Apple's MagSafe power adapter, which the plaintiffs claimed sparked... Read more

9 November, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Apple brings Nokia patent battle to UK courts

...the UK over nine unspecified patents, in an apparent continuation of a court battle that has been raging in the US for the last year... Read more

29 September, 2010 by David Meyer

Mono team ports Android to C#

...a way around Android's current legal difficulties, specifically Google's epic court battle with Oracle over Android's Java implementation. "Unlike Sun with Java... Read more

2 May, 2012

Apple wins iPad trademark battle in Shanghai

...Apple won a key court battle in Shanghai on Wednesday that will allow the company to keep... Read more

24 February, 2012 by Don Reisinger

LCD firms pay out $388m over price fixing case

...the companies, spells the end of what has been a four-year court battle over the allegations. It is also the latest payment the companies... Read more

8 December, 2011 by Don Reisinger

HTC weighs pulling out of S3 Graphics buy

...s patents to provide it with some legal cover in its ongoing court battle with Apple over intellectual property related to features found in touchscreen... Read more

24 November, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Apple sues Samsung in the UK over Android

...iPhone, infringe on Samsung's patents. Apple is also engaged in High Court battle with HTC, another major Android device manufacturer. Separately, Samsung has lodged... Read more

14 September, 2011

Judge overturns Oracle's $1.3bn award against SAP

...US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton overturned the award in a long-running court battle between the two enterprise software makers. In the suit, Oracle argued... Read more

2 September, 2011 by Rachel King

Apple eyes $1bn outlay into Sharp for iPad screens

...unnamed sources quoted by Reuters, would come as Apple is fighting a court battle with key supplier Samsung over patents. "We think it is highly... Read more

17 August, 2011

Wikileaks' Assange granted bail

...molestation and rape. Tuesday's hearing was the second round in the court battle over Assange, who was denied bail in the same court a... Read more

14 December, 2010 by Karen Friar and Tom Espiner

Java spat brews up court battle

Sun and Microsoft are to meet in court in a case about whether or not Bill Gates' company tried to drive Java out of existence Read more

3 December, 2002 by Declan McCullagh

Extradition hearing begins over Nasa hacker

Gary McKinnon has begun what could be his final battle to avoid extradition to the US and the threat of decades in prison Read more

14 February, 2006 by Colin Barker

RIAA gets legal support for file-swap fight

Law professors and copyright organisations have signed up as 'friends of the court' in the RIAA's continuing battle against file-swapping Read more

27 August, 2003 by John Borland

Apple Computer wins court battle with Beatles

Apple Computer has triumphed in its latest court battle with The Beatles' record label, Apple Corps, over the use of... Read more

8 May, 2006 by Sylvia Carr

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