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Microsoft founder fails in infringement lawsuit

21 December 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, has failed in his claim that a number of household names, including Facebook and Google, had infringed patents registered by his firm Interval Licensing....

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Microsoft and Motorola in spat over patents and technical standards

17 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft and Motorola have gone to court over a breakdown in their relationship over use of Motorola’s patented products. They had been working together to use Motorola’s patents to create technical...

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Apple sues Motorola for patent infringement

9 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg | 1 comment

Apple has filed a claim accusing Motorola of patent infringement in the use of software relating to display tools, including touch screens. The claim has been filed in the US District Court of Wisconsin,...

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Intellectual Property Office website struck down by Operation Payback

8 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The website of The Intellectual Property Office was down for a whole day, after it suffered a denial of service attack at the hands of Operation Payback. Operation Payback is an anonymous group dedicated...

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Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

20 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The Ministry of Sound has sent 2,000 letters out to people who it alleges have unlawfully infringed its copyright by downloading or uploading its tracks without permission. The letters ask for compensation...

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