‘Happy Birthday’ Song Copyright Discord Ends on Harmonious Note December 11, 2015 By Andrew Chung A settlement has been reached in a U.S. lawsuit with Warner/Chappell Music over the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You”...
Apple Ordered to Pay $234M in U. Wisconsin Patent Infringement Case October 19, 2015 By Andrew Chung A U.S. jury has ordered Apple Inc. to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm more than $234 million...
Apple Loses Univ. of Wisconsin Patent Lawsuit October 14, 2015 By Andrew Chung Apple Inc. could be facing up to $862 million in damages after a U.S. jury on Oct. 13 found the...
Marvin Gaye Family’s Music Copyright Verdict Reduced July 17, 2015 By Andrew Chung A U.S. judge on Tuesday cut a copyright infringement verdict by more than $2 million against recording stars Robin Thicke...
House Committee Advances Patent Reform Bill June 11, 2015 By Andrew Chung A U.S. congressional panel on Thursday approved a bill aimed at deterring frivolous patent lawsuits, but which some critics say...
Sirius XM to Face Class Action in Turtles Copyright Suit May 28, 2015 By Andrew Chung A U.S. judge in California allowed a class action lawsuit to proceed on Wednesday against satellite-radio company Sirius XM Holdings...
Technology Firms Having Success Against ‘Patent Trolls’ October 27, 2014 By Andrew Chung and Dan Levine For two decades, companies that buy software patents to sue technology giants have been the scourge of Silicon Valley. Reviled...
Turtles, ’60s Band, Wins Classic Song Copyright Case Against Sirius Radio September 24, 2014 By Devika Krishna Kumar and Andrew Chung A U.S. judge has sided with members of the 1960s band the Turtles in their dispute with Sirius XM Holdings...