Petters takes stand in own defense at trial, says he didn’t knowingly defraud anyone

Petters, on witness stand, denies knowing of fraud

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Pair of computer programmers charged with helping Bernard Madoff conceal massive Ponzi scheme

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A history of Intel and AMD’s legal battles

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Patent case before Supreme Court could have major implications for software

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UW-Madison’s patenting arm agrees to settle lawsuit against Intel over processor technology

UW-Madison's patenting arm settles suit with Intel

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison's patenting arm has settled its infringement lawsuit against computer chip maker Intel Corp. involving technology used in a popular computer processor.

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EU court adviser says Google ad keywords do not infringe EU trademarks

EU adviser: Google ads don't infringe trademarks

BRUSSELS — A European Union court adviser said Tuesday that Google Inc. does not violate luxury goods makers' trademarks when it sells brand names as search keywords that trigger its lucrative advertisements.

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Company owned by Skype founders files copyright lawsuit that could throw wrench in Skype sale

Skype founders file lawsuit against eBay

SAN FRANCISCO — A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay Inc. — an action that could crimp eBay's plans to sell Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors.

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Top copyright cop opposes Google book deal; company tries to soften objections with concession

Top US copyright cop opposes Google book deal

SAN FRANCISCO — The nation's top copyright official has joined the mounting opposition to a class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.

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NY judge sentences former Monster president to 2 years in prison for stock option fraud

NY judge gives ex-Monster exec 2 years in prison

NEW YORK — The former president and chief operating officer of the online job services company Monster Worldwide has been sentenced in New York to two years in prison for stock options fraud.

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Japan to order Qualcomm to stop abusing market dominance in violation of antitrust law

Japan to order Qualcomm to stop unfair practices

TOKYO — Qualcomm Inc. has been notified that Japanese regulators plan to order the U.S. wireless chip maker to stop abusing its market dominance in violation of antitrust law, an official with the Fair Trade Commission said Monday.

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