Apple and Samsung started a patent trial in Federal Court in Australia on Monday.

Kodak vows to appeal.

Research In Motion said it does not believe that the patent claimed by Mformation is valid.

The U.S. acting secretary of commerce sees a Silicon Valley patent office providing several benefits to the region's tech industry.

The compensation, revealed in court filings, seems 'enormous,' according to one observer.

Apple has been facing a growing number of legal challenges in China.

Apple has been granted a patent for the wedge-like design of its MacBook Air devices.

The legal battle had once threatened to ban sales of the iPad in China.

Judge Richard Posner's ruling 'with prejudice' means neither side can refile the case.

Kodak plans to complete the auction by August.

A Patently Apple értesülései szerint a kínai telekom-bürokraták a múlt héten megadták az Apple-nek az iPad forgalmazásához szükséges 4G és 3G licenceket. Ha a hír igaz, a gyártó az ázsiai országban is forgalomba hozhatja népszerű táblagépeit.

The jury deliberated for more than a week before finding no infringement on any claims related to two Java-related patents.

Kodak had asserted the patent in a complaint against Apple and RIM.

Judge Alsup's ruling means the issue of fair use will likely be put to a new jury.

The jurors will be given until Monday to try to agree on one final copyright issue.

The judge hearing the case told the court that Google lost money on Android throughout 2010.

The two research firms however disagree on whether Samsung has beaten Apple in the smartphone market.

The U.S. patent office issued a ruling in Oracle's favor, but too late for it to make any difference, a judge has ruled.

Facebook on Monday continued its latest spending spree by agreeing to pay Microsoft about $550 million for some 650 former AOL patents and patent applications.

Oracle and Google were in court Monday for the start of an eight-week jury trial over Google's use of Java in Android.