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Firm stops file sharing after Megaupload case

FileSonic, a website providing online data storage, has disabled its file sharing services following a U.S.-led crackdown on a rival website and amid heated debate over Washington's attempts to clamp down on online piracy.
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UK student faces U.S. extradition in copyright case

A London court ruled on Friday a British student can be extradited to the United States for breaching U.S. copyright law by running a website that allowed users to access films and TV programs illegally.
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Finnish anti-piracy group says it got bomb threat

A Finnish anti-Internet piracy group said it received a bomb threat from hacking group Anonymous after it successfully forced a telecoms provider to block access to The Pirate Bay, a popular website for illegal downloading.
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Digital Music Service Grooveshark Sued by EMI

Grooveshark has been sued by the large record company EMI Group Ltd, which accused the popular digital music service of paying no royalties since entering a licensing agreement to stream music nearly three years ago.
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China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer

China became the world's top patent filer in 2011, surpassing the United States and Japan as it steps up innovation to improve its intellectual property rights track record, a Thomson Reuters research report showed on Wednesday.
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Apple Wins U.S. Patent Suit Against HTC

The California-based Apple is involved with numerous patent disputes world over with smartphone makers that run Android. Recently Samsung filed new claims against Apple over patent infringements in Germany.
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Apple in narrow win in U.S. patent suit vs HTC

Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in their smartphone patent battle after the International Trade Commission ruled HTC infringed on only one of four patents at the center of the case brought by Apple.
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ITC to review a ruling on HTC patent suit vs Apple

The International Trade Commission said on Friday it will revisit in part a decision by an ITC administrative law judge, who had found no violation by Apple of four HTC patents that include technologies for power management and phone dialing.
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EU Patent Dispute Outcome Limits DMD Opportunity for AVI Biopharma

Prosensa announced the outcome of the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office (EPO) ruling on dystrophin exon 51 skipping molecule. Wedbush Securities said the EPO decision, pending any appeal, may effectively prevent AVI BioPharma from marketing its lead exon 51 skipping molecule, eteplirsen, for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the European Union without a license
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WiLAN's 759 Patent Validated in U.S.

Canadian patent licensing firm WiLAN Inc said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) validated most of the claims in one of its key patents, bringing a re-examination process that began in January closer to completion.
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Apple loses tablet case against small Spanish firm

A small Spanish tablet maker has won a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc in a rare victory against the U.S. company in its global defense of markets for its iPads, a court document showed on Wednesday.

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