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• Nokia files another ITC complaint against Apple in US

  Nokia has filed a new round of complaints against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and with a Delaware court, the Finnish phone maker said on Tuesday.

• RIAA thinks LimeWire owes $75 trillion in damages

  The music industry wants LimeWire to pay up to US$75 trillion in damages after losing a copyright infringement claim. That's right . . . $75 trillion. Manhattan federal Judge Kimba Wood has labeled this request "absurd."

• Trade commission revives Kodak complaint against Apple, RIM

  Apple received good and bad news from the U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday.

• Google Books settlement proposal rejected

  A proposed agreement drafted by Google, authors and publishers to settle their yearslong copyright litigation has been rejected, a major setback to Google's ambitious plans to build a massive marketplace and library for digital books.

• Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble over Android

  Microsoft has filed a patent lawsuit against bookseller Barnes & Noble, accusing the company of running infringing software on its Android-based Nook e-reader.

• Man who stole Goldman Sachs code gets 8-year sentence

  A former Goldman Sachs computer programmer has received a stiff prison sentence for stealing source code used in the company's high-frequency trading system.

• Android violates Linux license, experts claim

  Google's Android mobile operating system's usage of the Linux kernel may violate open source licensing with a misappropriation of Linux code that could bring about the "collapse of the Android ecosystem," some intellectual property experts are charging.

• Baidu's online library accused of piracy by Chinese authors

  An online library operated by Chinese search engine giant Baidu is drawing criticism that its becoming the next online hotbed for pirated works.

• Google, Amazon face lawsuits over search

  Software development company MasterObjects sued Amazon and Google this week, charging the companies with infringing on a patent for technology that presents possible complete search terms as users type in a search bar.

• Senate passes patent bill, but kills limits on damages

  The U.S. Senate has passed an overhaul of the U.S. patent system, but has removed some controversial provisions limiting damage awards in infringement lawsuits.

• Defense contractor charged with stealing secrets on laptop

  A former engineer with U.S. military contractor L-3 Communications is facing as much as 20 years in prison on charges that he illegally exported military data to China.

• Customer sues Infor after ERP license audit

  A New York manufacturer is suing ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Infor following a dispute over whether it should have to pay nearly US$150,000 in additional license fees.

• AU returns fire at Sharp with LCD display patent suits in US

  Taiwan's AU Optronics, one of the biggest LCD screen makers in the world, said Thursday it filed two separate lawsuits in the U.S. against Sharp, alleging the infringement of nine LCD screen-related patents in all.

• US Senate begins debate on patent reform

  The U.S. Senate is debating an overhaul of the nation's patent system this week, but several technology groups have opposed the bill, saying it would hurt innovation and overload the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

• PlayStation 3 consoles seized amid patent dispute

  Sony PlayStation 3 consoles are being seized across Europe as a consequence of an ongoing patent dispute between it and rival LG, the Guardian newspaper has reported.