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Build-A-Bear, Maker of Warren Buffett’s Squishmallows Face Off in Court

Warren Buffett is taking on Build-A-Bear. Jazwares, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned maker of the popular Squishmallows plush toys, sued Build-A-Bear Workshop on Monday, calling its new Skoosherz plush toy line “knockoffs” that infringed its intellectual property rights. Not to be outdone, …

German Court Rules Against Intel in Patent Row Over Chips

A court in Germany has issued an injunction against the sale of some of Intel’s chips, in a patent dispute between the U.S. tech giant and a U.S. rival that filed the complaint. The regional court in Dusseldorf ruled in …

Tobacco Giants’ Patent Settlement Clears Path for Smokeless Products

Tobacco giants Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc settled a series of patent suits that clears a path for both firms to bring their cigarette alternative products to US and European markets. The accord ends legal challenges …

Google Settles AI-Related Chip Patent Lawsuit That Sought $1.67B

Google on Wednesday reached a settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit over chips that power the company’s artificial-intelligence technology, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court. The settlement comes the same day that closing arguments were scheduled to begin …

Apple Resumes Sale of Watches After Appeals Court Lifts Ban

Apple Inc. said it would put its latest smartwatch models back on sale in its US retail stores Wednesday after it won a court ruling in a patent fight, providing a quick reprieve for its $17 billion business. The company …

Alibaba Must Face Lawsuit Over Counterfeit Squishmallows

A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Alibaba’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged sale by various merchants of counterfeit versions of the popular children’s toy Squishmallows on its online platforms. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said …

Supreme Court Rejects Teva Challenge to $235 Million GSK Award in Patent Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc’s challenge to a $235 million award to GlaxoSmithKline LLC in a patent dispute over generic drugs involving a heart medication. The justices turned away Israel-based Teva’s appeal …

High Court Rejects Charter Appeal Over Patent Verdict

Charter Communications Inc. unit Time Warner Cable must pay $140 million in damages for infringing five Sprint Corp telecommunications patents after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Time Warner’s appeal in the case. The justices declined to …

IRobot Sues Hoover, Other Competitors over Robotic Vacuum Patents

IRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba robotic vacuum, brought a string of lawsuits on Monday accusing rivals including The Hoover Co and Black & Decker Corp of using its patented technology without permission. Bedford, Massachusetts-based iRobot filed lawsuits in …

Supreme Court Will Hear Apple-Samsung Patent Damages Dispute

After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in the bitter patent dispute between the world’s two top smartphone manufacturers over the amount Samsung should pay Apple for copying the iPhone’s distinctive look. The …