Judge directs truce talks in Apple-Samsung patent fight
The chiefs of iPhone-maker Apple and smartphone giant Samsung were to be in patent war truce talks on Monday at the direction of a judge who asked them sidestep a court battle.
May 21, 2012 |
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China firm seeks settlement in iPad row: lawyer
A Chinese computer company which sued Apple over the rights to the iPad trademark in China is now in talks for an out-of-court settlement, a lawyer for the firm said Monday.
May 07, 2012 |
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BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill
Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Apple, Samsung chiefs to meet on patent disputes
The chiefs of iPhone-maker Apple and smartphone giant Samsung have agreed to meet in the coming months to try to resolve patent disputes before the matters go to trial, legal filings showed.
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Australian WiFi inventors win US legal battle
Australian government science body CSIRO said Sunday it had won a multi-million-dollar legal settlement in the United States to license its patented technology that underpins the WiFi platform worldwide.
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Calif. settlement will fund car charging network
(AP) -- An energy company accused of artificially inflating the cost of electricity, leading to California's power crisis a decade ago, agreed to pay a $120 million settlement that will fund 10,000 electric car charging ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Conservatism saved Iceland from catastrophe
The people of medieval Iceland survived disaster by sticking with traditional practices, an innovative new study suggests.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Archaeologist uses computers and satellite images to search for early human settlements
A Harvard archaeologist has dramatically simplified the process of finding early human settlements by using computers to scour satellite images for the tell-tale clues of human habitation, and in the process uncovered thousands ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 19, 2012 |
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WTO chief plays down China rare earth row
The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday played down a dispute over China's controls on exports of rare earth minerals, saying it was unlikely to escalate into a trade war.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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WTO action filed on China's rare earth controls
The United States, European Union and Japan teamed up Tuesday to lay assault to China's controls on exports of rare earth minerals, which are crucial in high-tech manufacturing.
Mar 13, 2012 |
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BP settlement over US spill will not end legal drama
Oil giant BP's agreement of a $7.8 billion settlement for victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will not end its legal headaches or erase the disaster for some US southern coast residents.
Mar 03, 2012 |
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Proview seeks to regain global rights to iPad name
(AP) -- Proview Electronics says it is now seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition, hoping to have a 2009 sale of the trademark ...
Feb 28, 2012 |
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BP, plaintiffs focus on Gulf oil spill settlement
(AP) -- Nearly two years after his brother Gordon was killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, Chris Jones had planned to drive in from Baton Rouge with other relatives to attend the start of the ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Gulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks
(AP) -- A judge is pushing back the federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing ...
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Apple settles iPhone 4 antenna lawsuit: report
Apple has reached a settlement over a class-action lawsuit filed over the antenna problem which dogged the 2010 launch of its iPhone 4, according to a statement published.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 21, 2012 |
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