Google Wins Copyright Scanning Case Against Authors; Judge Finds ‘Fair Use’ November 15, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Google Inc. on Thursday won dismissal of a long-running lawsuit by authors who accused the Internet search company of digitally...
Supreme Court Upholds $11.5M Proposal System Patent Claim Against Hyundai November 12, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Hyundai Motor Co. unit’s appeal of an $11.5 million award in a patent...
Bill to Curb ‘Patent Trolls’ Introduced in Congress October 24, 2013 A U.S. congressman, who has led the charge against frivolous patent infringement lawsuits, introduced a bill on Wednesday to curb...
Ex-Players Oppose NFL Image Rights Settlement October 17, 2013 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg Years away from the field, former National Football League players including Jim Brown, Preston Pearson and Reggie Rucker are set...
Questionable Software Patents Main Reason for Rise in Lawsuits: GAO August 23, 2013 By Susan Decker Software patents are the biggest reason behind a rise in litigation over inventions, especially against companies that use the technology,...
College Athletes’ Claims Over Video Game Images Delayed August 22, 2013 By Karen Gullo Electronic Arts Inc. won a court ruling that puts on hold claims accusing the company of profiting from using likenesses...
Retired Players Sue NFL Over Use of Images in Films August 22, 2013 By David Voreacos The National Football League was sued by 10 retired players, including Curley Culp and John Riggins, who claim the NFL...
Wells Fargo Insurance Launches Intellectual Property Financial Protection Products August 5, 2013 Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Co. has launched two new insurance products from its Professional Risk Group,...
Court Dismisses Class Action Status in Google Digital Books Case for Now July 1, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Monday said a lawsuit against Google Inc.’s effort to create the world’s largest digital books...
Trade Panel Action Could Thwart ‘Patent Trolls’ June 26, 2013 A U.S. trade panel that deals with patent infringement cases took a step on Monday that could rein in companies,...