INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Eastnan Kodak shares plunged 60 percent after reports it was heading for bankruptcy filing.

Microsoft and Samsung agreed Wednesday to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies.

An Australian court could rule next week on an injunction sought by Apple to bar the sale of Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy 10.1 tablets in the country, a federal court judge said on Thursday.

Shares of Eastman Kodak plunged as much as 24 percent Monday on fears the photography giant may be running out of cash -- yet intellectual property investment banks such as MDB Capital of San Diego, Calif., have estimated the Kodak patents could be valued around $2 billion.

Consumer electronics giant Samsung said this weekend that its popular Galaxy S2 smartphone sold over 10 million units globally, making it the most-sold Android phone in the world, but it still has a ways to go before it catches up to Apple.

Consumer electronics giant Samsung said on Sunday that its venerable Galaxy S2 smartphone reached 10 million units sold globally, making it the most sold Android phone and positioning it for a bout with Apple.

Two days of negotiations between the CEOs of Oracle and Google before a federal magistrate appear to have helped Google, court filings indicate.

Apple Inc has been granted 40 patents in China, which will help the maker of iPhones and iPads gain more intellectual property protection in the country, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.

Jefferies performed a deep dive on 1,400 patents to determine the firms with essential LTE patents, in consultation with industry experts.

About 2.8 million jobs, both in manufacturing and high-tech fields, have been lost as a result of the growing U.S. trade deficit with China since Beijing's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, said an EPI study, which was denounced immediately by the US-China Joint Business Council.

In China, he has surprised and charmed the nation by his humility and ordinariness.

A federal magistrate has ordered more negotiations between the CEOs of Oracle and Google in an effort to prevent a trial on Oracle’s claims of patent infringement.

China must reduce barriers to foreign companies if it is to meet its own development goals, the U.S. ambassador said in Beijing on Tuesday in a speech that reflected foreign investors' growing frustration with the pace of economic reforms in the country.

President Barack Obama is expected to make a raft of recommendations for changing tax law on Monday, in addition to his new proposed tax on the rich -- known as the Buffett tax after billionaire Warren Buffett -- which was disclosed on Saturday.

President Barack Obama will unveil a plan to cut the U.S. deficit by about $3 trillion over the next decade with nearly half of the savings coming from tax increases.

Nearly right after reports surfaced that Apple lost another prototype -- this time the anticipated iPhone 5 -- the company is taking steps to ensure it keeps things safe, moving to create a global security force.

Shortly after reports surfaced that Apple lost another sensitive prototype -- this time the iPhone 5 -- the company is taking steps to ensure it keeps its devices safe.

An Illegal theme park based on the most popular and grossing smartphone and tablet game from Rovio, Angry birds, has opened in Changsha, Hunan province in China.

Samsung filed an appeal against a German court's ban on its Galaxy series of tablets and stepped up its offensive against Apple, filing suit in Australia.

Samsung has filed a countersuit against Apple for patent infringement on September 16 in Australia, where the South Korean company was prohibited from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet.

Research In Motion's dismal quarterly results, the latest in a string of disappointments by the BlackBerry maker, could prove a boon to prospective buyers eyeing its treasure trove of wireless patents.