Intellectual Property

Cyber criminals are targeting small UK businesses who are more vulnerable and less likely to have sufficient security in place.

In what is seen as a blow for Google, Hon Hai Precision has agreed a worldwide patent deal with Microsoft covering all Android and Chrome smartphones, tablets and TVs.

Bank vice-president accused of hoodwinking investors in bogus Montenegro property scheme.

AstraZeneca maintains that the decision will not affect the company's 2013 revenue guidance.

UK intelligence agencies and private companies collaborate on Cyber Security Strategy.

Retailer in technology and licensing talks with Ocado on plans to launch online offering in 2014.

The Defcad website will allow users to search for and download 3D printing blueprints for guns and drugs.

Google Maps faces German ban if patent infringement judge rules in Microsoft's favour.

Nokia has sided with Apple in Samsung legal battle, stating to US court sales injunctions on infringing products should be allowed.

NBC crime series scriptwriters unlikely to be sued over episode that mirrors stars' domestic violence.

Judge who made Apple publicly acknowledge Samsung did not copy the iPad is hired by Samsung in new patent lawsuit.

Cameron will meet Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and expected to seal joint cyber taskforce agreement.

Oxford University is testing a self-driving car which uses lasers and cameras to memorise regularly traveled roads

The Judge in the historic patent dispute between Apple and Samsung in the US has turned down Apple's application for an increase to the $1bn fine, but has also ruled out a re-trial.

UK tax authority identifies increase in amount of tax large UK companies have underpaid, says report.

The semiconductor and hard drive manufacturer Marvell is seeking to overturn a $1.17bn fine imposed on it for infringing patents held by a US university.

Samsung has said it will withdraw an injunction request on Apple products in the UK and four other European countries, hours after a US court rules Samsung products cannot be blocked from sale.

Apple and Samsung meet in a California court again on 6 December, as Samsung attempts to have its $1bn fine for patent infringement decreased or overturned.

Newspapers in Germany could soon be allowed to request royalties from news aggregators like Google News for any content shown, but what does that mean for the UK?

Ericsson has sued Samsung, claiming it has tried and failed for two years to come to reasonable licensing agreements with the Korean company.

Canada's Supreme Court rules Pfizer’s original patent application incomplete.

The Gabon government moved to seize Kim Dotcom's Me.ga domain, but the address has since been taken over by Omega.

iPhone users in the US can continue to jailbreak their iPhones legally but those doing the same to their iPads will now be breaking the law.

'Mole' inside Dyson said to be Chinese but Germany-based Bosch denies claim.

WTO upholds its ruling that China's import duties on certain US steel products are not in line with international trade practices.

Starbucks made £398 million in sales last year yet paid noting in UK corporation tax.

Canada cleanest place in the world to do business, says fraud survey.

OnLive, a cloud gaming service which has recently lost half of its staff, has sold its remaining assets for just $4.8m

Motorola removes Android smartphones and tablets from sale in Germany because it cannot defend itself in patent lawsuits.

ZTE joins Huawei in denying allegations of espionage by US Select Committee on Intelligence.