A Michigan man has been charged with criminal copyright infringement related to his operation of websites that illegally streamed live sporting event telecasts and pay-per-view events over the Internet, according to an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs …
As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S. cybersecurity analysts and experts. The aggressive, …
A folk artist expanding his home business built around the words “eat more kale” says he’s ready to fight root-to-feather to protect his phrase from what he sees as an assault by the second-largest chicken restaurant chain in the country, …
The costs associated with patent infringement litigation are high and rising, according to intellectual property insurance experts. In smaller cases, litigation costs can be as much as the value of the intellectual property (IP) asset being protected. In larger asset …
Cyber attacks traced to China targeted at least 48 chemical and military-related companies in an effort to steal technical secrets, a U.S. computer security company said Tuesday, adding to complaints about pervasive Internet crime linked to this country. The targets …
Samsung said it will file court injunctions in France and Italy seeking to block the sale of Apple’s latest iPhone amid an intensifying patent fight between the smartphone giants. Samsung plans to file preliminary injunctions in Paris and Milan asking …
Five federal search warrants executed in an intellectual property rights investigation related to counterfeit goods, in Tampa, netted 60,760 counterfeit items with a manufacturer suggested retail price of $28,386,757, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations …
The Federal Court of Canada awarded the largest judgment ever in a trademark counterfeiting and copyright case, with $1.4 million to Louis Vuitton and $1.1 million to its co-plaintiffs Burberry Limited and Burberry Canada Inc., for a total judgment of …
Sony Corp. believes it was targeted by hackers because it tried to protect its intellectual property, CEO Howard Stringer told a shareholders’ meeting at which he sidestepped a call for him to step down over the incident. Sony has been …