Legal / Regulatory

IBM has patented the design for a data privacy engine for protecting personal data as it is transferred between countries, including across private clouds. IBM's new patented Data Privacy Engine...

Palo Alto Networks has agreed to pay $175 million to Juniper Networks to settle patent litigation between the firms.  Under the terms of the settlement, Palo Alto Networks will make...

The European Commission and the 5G PPP Association signed a contract to create a 5G public-private partnership (PPP). The 5G PPP will further develop 5G technology to prepare for the...

The High Court of Justice in London ruled that two patents on DSL management technologies held by ASSIA are valid and that British Telecom infringes one of the patents. The...

The European Commission published the recommendations of a study, carried out by Ecorys Netherlands, that evaluates which sectors of the telecoms market should be could be regulated ex-ante by national...

The European Commission adopted its most ambitious plan in 26 years of telecoms market reform with the goal to "reduce consumer charges, simplify red tape faced by companies, and bring...

The European Commission initiated unannounced inspections at the premises of a number of telecommunications companies, saying it has concerns that the companies may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit...

A jury in Pittsburgh awarded $1.169 billion to Carnegie Mellon University in a patent infringement case against Marvell Semiconductor. Carnegie Mellon University said case deals with fundamental technology for increasing...

Ofcom, the official regulator for the UK, published final regulations and a timetable for the 4G mobile spectrum auction. Ofcom has set  the reserve prices for the spectrum at £1.3...

The European Commission outlined its ambition to drive European business and government productivity via cloud computing.  The EC believes cloud computing could deliver a net gain of 2.5 million new...

Broadcom and Emulex announced a partial settlement and worldwide patent license agreement relating to the patent litigation in the U.S. Federal District Court. Broadcom will dismiss certain infringement claims against...

Quantance, a venture‐backed semiconductor startup based in Silicon Valley, has begun sampling its third‐generation chip to several major players in the LTE supply chain, including baseband/transceiver chipset providers and handset...

Quantance, a venture‐backed semiconductor startup based in Silicon Valley, has begun sampling its third‐generation chip to several major players in the LTE supply chain, including baseband/transceiver chipset providers and handset...