INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

It's not open to the public quite yet but trademark holders can register for domain names to protect misuse of their name on the new adult network.

A Sichuan, China-based food company whose logo looks strangely similar to Apple's logo is now in big trouble because Apple has complained of infringement of trademark.

The Star Wars Blu-Ray changes that director George Lucas plans to roll out soon are causing a frenzy on the Internet. Ironically, Lucas spoke to Congress in 1988 warning against the dangers of using technology to alter creative works.

Software maker Openwave Systems filed a complaint against Apple and Research In Motion on Wednesday, alleging infringement of five of its patents relating to mobile Internet technology.

Peru's government and miners are discussing the implementation of at least two different rate scales for a new royalty payment system

China's telecom giants are building up a war-chest of patents to help give them an edge in the legal battles raging between the world's smartphone makers, aided by Beijing's push to transform the country from workshop to innovator.

The bubble in mobile phone technology patent values may just have popped.

Kodak's patent auction can benefit shareholders as well as the U.S.

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday won a motion to have a patent lawsuit brought against it by Motorola Mobility moved to its preferred federal court in its hometown of Seattle.

Tanzania plans to conclude negotiations with mining companies early next month to allow the government to raise royalty payments on gold exports to 4 percent from 3 percent.

A U.S. trade agency will review Apple Inc's patent-infringement complaint against Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp.

Corrupt practices, nepotism, imagery and an inadequate education system responsible for lack of scientific spirit

Lady Gaga has been sued for ripping off a song from Chicago-based singer Rebecca Francescatti. Francescatti claims that Gaga's song is similar to a song she recorded in 1999 called 'Juda'.

Apple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in U.S against fake identical Apple stores in China.

Britain said Wednesday it will introduce a digital exchange where licenses for copyright works may be bought and sold, as part of a revamp of its 300-year-old copyright laws.

A federal judge on Monday placed an injunction on unlicensed video-on-demand service provider Zediva, siding with a copyright infringement complaint filed by the major studios in April.

Two fake Apple Stores have been shut down by the Chinese government because they have no business license to run and not because of piracy or copyright concerns.

An HTC spokesperson told Bloomberg that the company is willing to negotiate with Apple before both companies? United States International Trade Commission (ITC) rulings against each other finalize.

The International Trade Commission on Monday upheld a decision by one of its judges that Eastman Kodak did not infringe Apple Inc patents for digital cameras.

Apple Inc won a preliminary ruling from a U.S. trade panel that Taiwanese handset maker HTC Corp infringed on two of the California company's patents.

In response to Apple's legal challenge, Grace Lei, HTC's general counsel, said in a statement Tuesday that HTC is disappointed that Apple is suing its competitors instead of competing fairly in the market, reported by Agence France Press.