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Even more examples of ill-informed thinking lurk in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the SOPA/CISPA/PIPA redux
Patent assertion entities are trying to extort settlements from small businesses, witnesses tell senators
Backed by Apple and Microsoft, Rockstar Consortium is latest patent troll on the block, with sights set on Android universe
WTO decision over online gambling is giving nation of Antigua and Barbuda unprecedented freedom to do as it will with U.S. copyrights
New iteration of patent reform bill aimed at neutralizing trolls has bipartisan and industry support, but some business groups are uneasy
Legal protection of trade secrets on a state-by-state basis has created enforcement problems. Now push is on for federal legislation
Competitor Apple saw a similar import ban overturned by the U.S. president
EFF and others are irked by the decision to include video content-control extensions as part of the HTML5 spec proposed by Google, Microsoft, and Netflix
The highly confidential information may have included documents on Apple's patent licenses
The costs of patent trolling often aren't directly visible, but the benefits of fighting back are coming to light