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Consumers withdraw US lawsuit against Google over Android app limits

by Dan Levine |Apr 4, 2015

The lawsuit argued that Google requires Android handset manufacturers favour Google's apps such as YouTube and restrict competing apps like Microsoft's Bing search.

Subrata Roy was jailed in 2014 for contempt charges after failing to comply with a court order.

Sahara case: US authorities probe alleged forged letter from Mirach

by Dan Levine |Feb 19, 2015

US authorities are probing Mirach Capital amid allegations that it forged a bank letter to Sahara as part of negotiations to raise bail money for Sahara chief Subrata Roy.

Microsoft, Samsung settle contract dispute over patents

Microsoft, Samsung settle contract dispute over patents

by Dan Levine |Feb 10, 2015

The lawsuit claimed Samsung still owed $6.9 million in interest on more than $1 billion in patent royalties it delayed paying. Samsung has countered that the Nokia acquisition violated its 2011 co...

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Apple, Google settle US poaching lawsuit for $415 million

by Dan Levine |Jan 16, 2015

The settlement is $90.5 million more than a previous deal which a US judge rejected last year as too low.

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European Parliament may propose Google break-up in draft resolution

by Alexei Oreskovic |Nov 22, 2014

European politicians have grown increasingly concerned about Google's and other American firms' command of Internet industry, and have sought ways to curb their power.

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Google approaches US Supreme Court over Oracle copyright fight

by Dan Levine |Oct 9, 2014

Oracle sued Google in 2010, claiming that Google had improperly incorporated parts of Java into Android, for which Oracle is seeking roughly $1 billion on its copyright claims.

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Google seeks to dismiss US antitrust lawsuit over Android

by Dan Levine |Jul 12, 2014

Two smartphone customers filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Google Inc in May, arguing that the way Google licenses Android to smartphone companies is unfair to Google's competitors for sea...

Apple, Google settle smartphone patent litigation

by Dan Levine |May 17, 2014

The companies said the settlement does not include a cross license to their respective patents.

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Patent suit: US jury asks Samsung to pay USD 120 million to Apple

by Dan Levine |May 3, 2014

The jury found the South Korean smartphone maker had infringed two Apple patents. But the fine is far less than Apple had sought and marks a big loss for the iPhone maker in the latest round of its mo...

Apple, Samsung spar over potential US ban on smartphone sales

by Dan Levine |Jan 31, 2014

At a hearing in federal court in San Jose, California, Samsung attorney Kathleen Sullivan told U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh that the injunction would give the iPhone maker an opening to come back ...