An Australian federal court on Monday began hearing two patent infringement cases brought by Apple and Samsung Electronics that are anticipated to last for the next three months. Apple has sued Samsung for infringing numerous patents by producing smartphones and tablets similar in design to the iPhone and iPad. In response, Samsung brought a counterclaim [...]
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) on Friday upheld a ruling by its administrative law judge (ALJ) that Apple and Research in Motion (RIM) did not illegitimately use digital image preview technology patented by Eastman Kodak . Kodak had appealed earlier USITC rulings that neither Apple nor RIM had violated Kodak’s patent rights covering how [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday heard arguments in Association for Molecular Pathology v. US Patent and Trademark Office (AMP), an ongoing case that challenged a Utah company’s patent on two genes associated with breast and ovarian cancers. The three-judge panel is rehearing the case on remand from the US [...]
The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines announced Monday that it will investigate a recently discovered mass grave containing at least 30 suspected victims of the country’s military coup in the 1980s. The chairwoman of the Commission Loretta Rosales stated that it is too early to draw conclusions on the identities of the perpetrators. [...]
The Israeli government on Sunday requested that the Supreme Court of Israel block the planned evacuation of the Migron settlement in the West Bank . The court had earlier insisted upon an August 1 dispersal of the camp, but the government is hoping to delay that until August 30. The Israeli state is concerned that [...]
Massachusetts resident Rezwan Ferdaus entered his guilty plea in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Friday to charges of plotting to attack the Pentagon using small remote-controlled airplanes carrying explosives. Ferdaus was charged with six counts last year for his plot against the Pentagon and attempts to provide support to al [...]
Attorneys in two cases challenging the constitutionality of the 2006 renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) filed petitions on Friday with the US Supreme Court asking it to settle the issue in its upcoming term. The first case, Nix v. Holder , originates from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) using the Section [...]
The Obama administration on Friday amended regulations to offer same-sex domestic partners of federal employees some retirement benefits. The new regulation adds “same-sex domestic partners to the class of persons for which an insurable interest is presumed to exist,” which allows the employee to designate their partner as a recipient to their annuity after they [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on sulfur dioxide emissions that restrict levels to 75 parts per billion over a one-hour period. The lawsuit, brought by North Dakota, Texas and three other states, challenged 75 Fed. Reg. 35520 as unconstitutional because they [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii on Friday dismissed human trafficking charges against six executives and other business associates. The charges relate to a 2010 indictment that alleged the defendants enticed approximately 600 Thai nationals to come to the US by falsely promising them job opportunities and then forcing [...]
