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The article discusses heightened activity of U.S. government antitrust enforcers in agencies such as the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as corporate mergers and acquisitions increased as of mid-2015. The article discusses a Justice Department lawsuit aiming to block the sale of U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co.'s appliance business to the firm Electrolux AB, an appeals court decision against U.S. consumer electronics maker Apple Inc., and a court win for the FTC concerning the possible merger of food firms Sysco Corp. and US Foods Inc.

The article discusses a lawsuit brought against computer manufacturer Apple Inc. by the U.S. Justice Department which alleges that Apple collaborated with publishers to fix electronic book (e-book) prices. Topics include Apple's initial goal of competing with Internet retailer Amazon Inc. over e-books, how the court's decision may set a precedent for corporate conspiracies, and whether Apple's actions violate antitrust laws.

The article discusses a patent-infringement suit filed by smartphone maker Apple Inc. against rival Samsung Electronics Co. that goes to trial on March 31, 2014. Particular attention is paid to the significant of Internet-search firm Google Inc. to the proceedings. Samsung claims it properly licensed from Google several of the software patents Apple has accused it of violating.

The article reports that on August 9, 2013 the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that certain smartphones and tablet computers made by Samsung Electronics Co. infringed on patents held by rival Apple Inc., and issued a ban on their importation and sale in the U.S. Additional information is presented about patent disputes that have embroiled the two firms.

The article discusses most-favored-nation (MFN) clauses in business contracts, reporting that a U.S. federal court has ruled that the electronics company Apple Inc. included a price-matching MFN in its electronic book contracts as a means of fixing prices. Debates pertaining to MFN clauses in the health care and auto collision repair industries are mentioned.

The article looks at the e-book industry as of 2013, previewing the U.S. civil trial of computer and electronics company Apple Inc. on a complaint of price-fixing brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. It notes that the publishers alleged to have colluded with Apple to raise e-book prices, including HarperCollins and Hachette, have accepted settlements in the case. The Apple iPad tablet computer is discussed.

The article discusses patent litigation among makers of smartphones that has generated tens of millions of dollars in legal costs but produced few material results. A $1.05 billion award Apple Inc. won against rival Samsung Electronics Co. in 2012 was later reduced by over $400 million. In May 2013 the European Union issued a complaint against Motorola Mobility for the latter's efforts to enforce an injunction against Apple. INSET: Smartphone Battles.

This article discusses the enforcement of design patents in the fashion industry, with a focus on a lawsuit between yoga-apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. and fashion house Calvin Klein Inc. over yoga pants designs. Topics include a discussion of intellectual property as it has historically been applied to the fashion industry, the history of design patent lawsuits, and the successful lawsuit won by technology company Apple Inc. concerning design patents of their iPhone smartphone.

The article profiles Harold McElhinny and Charles Verhoeven, lawyers who represent Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. respectively in a patent infringement lawsuit in California that alleges Samsung used Apple's smartphone and computer designs. The lawyers' legal tactics and opening statements are discussed, as well as their notable legal cases.

The article discusses the opening statements by patent attorneys representing the consumer electronics company Apple Inc. in a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics for alleged patent infringement regarding the design of the Apple iPhone. Topics include competition in the smartphone industry, Samsung's leading rank in the industry as of July 2012, and comments by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh.

The article discusses patent litigation between the consumer electronics companies Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc., arguing that the case is a proxy for a dispute between Apple and the Internet company Google, maker of the Android operating system. The article looks at Apple's litigation against Samsung and HTC, both of which manufacture Android smartphones, and argues that the Samsung case, which concerns both software and smartphone design, could set precedents.

The article discusses the international job market for contract lawyers fluent in multiple languages including Korean and Chinese. Topics include the usually temporary assignments for lawyers with foreign-language skills, the replacement of standard translators in favor of translators with legal skills, and contract attorneys hired by the consumer electronics company Apple Inc. during its patent dispute with the Korean company Samsung Electronics Co.

The article discusses Richard Posner, the U.S. federal judge and a vocal critic of patent laws as of 2012. Topics include his decision to dismiss the patent dispute case between consumer electronics company Apple Inc. and the telecommunications company Motorola Mobility, owned by the Internet company Google Inc.; his ruling that the companies cannot refile their claims; and debate in the U.S. regarding the patent system.

The article discusses competition between the consumer electronics companies Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. regarding sales of smartphones as of July 2012. Topics include Apple's lawsuit against Samsung for allegedly copying patented designs, the increasing occurrence of patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S., and comments by spokespeople representing the companies. INSET: What's On the Line.

The article looks at photographic equipment company Eastman Kodak Co. and its effort to sell many of its patents as it goes through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. It reports the price that buyers are willing to pay for its patents may fall in the aftermath of its July 2012 loss in an International Trade Commission action it had brought against smartphone manufacturers Apple Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd. for patent infringement.

The article discusses a settlement between the Internet company Google Inc. and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for Google's alleged abuse of the privacy settings of customers of the consumer electronics company Apple Inc. Topics include Google's privacy practices, online privacy violations, and Google's use of a software code that tracks users of the Safari Web-browser by Apple.

The article considers an antitrust action filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against high technology industry firm Apple Inc. and five publishing companies charging them with conspiring to fix prices of electronic books. Law professors who specialize in antitrust refute criticism that the suit unfairly benefits electronic commerce firm Amazon.com Inc., noting that the law prevents firms from uniting against a competitor regardless of the size of the entities involved.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has informed high technology firm Apple Inc. and five large publishing companies including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Group and HarperCollins Publishers that it intends to file an antitrust action against them for colluding to raise prices of electronic books. It is reported that unnamed parties among Apple and the publishers are in negotiations for a settlement.

The article reports that high technology industries firm Apple Inc. has filed a U.S. patent infringement complaint against Samsung Electronics Co. Apple has asked the court to block sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone charging that its operating system software violates Apple patents related to the iPhone smartphone.

The article reports that Paul Allen, co-founder of software company Microsoft Corp. has filed a patent-infringement suit against several technology companies including Internet search firm Google Inc. and household electronics manufacturer Apple Inc. Allen alleges these and other companies use technology based on patents awarded to the now-defunct Interval Research Corp., a laboratory Allen financed.

The article reports that Apple Inc. has filed two patent-infringement suits against HTC Corp. Apple alleges that smartphones manufactured by HTC, including several that run an operating system from Google Inc., violate 20 Apple patents. Apple and Google compete against each other in the smartphone market.

The article reports that Smartphone company Samsung Electronics Co. is ready to pay compensation to Smartphone company Apple Inc. after denial of its latest appeal in the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California and mentions the views of Samsung spokeswoman Danielle Meister Cohen, on the same.

The article offers news briefs on topics including the ruling on patent infringement case of computer firm Apple Inc., purchase of music publication owner Pitchfork Media Inc. by mass media company Condé Nast, and the decline in revenue of rail company CSX Corp. in the third quarter of 2015.

The article reports on a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which gives consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. entitlement to an injunction barring rival Samsung Electronics Co. from using phone features that violated Apple's patents.

The article reports on a public statement from Fred Anderson, the former chief financial officer of Apple Inc. In the statement Anderson alleged that the company's CEO Steve Jobs misled him about board actions on stock options awards. The impact the statement could have on the company, and on Steve Jobs' involvement in an options backdating investigation being conducted by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, is discussed.

The article reports on Apple Computer Inc.'s acknowledgment that while it had backdated stock options, Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a special internal investigation. The author discusses both the Apple probe and the federal investigation of the options backdating. The implication of Apple's statement that Jobs helped pick favorable dates for some option grants is also discussed.

The article discusses a lawsuit filed by Creative Technology LTD against Apple Computer for patent infringement. The lawsuit alleges that Apple's iPod was based on Creatives' earlier Zen portable music player, launched in 2000, two years before the iPod came to the market. The article discusses Apple's commercial success in marketing the iPod music player.

The article reports on the move of athletic products company Nike Inc. and consumer electronics manufacturer Apple Inc. to settle a class action lawsuit filed by consumers in the U.S. over their Nike+ FuelBand fitness-tracking device collaboration.

The article reports that the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2013 ruling which found consumer electronics company Apple Inc. to have conspired with publishers to fix the price of electronic-books.

The article discusses the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' upholding of a 2013 ruling that consumer electronics company Apple conspired with publishers to fix digital book prices with the launched of the iPad tablet in 2010.

The article reports the move by technology firm Apple Inc. as of mid-June 2015 to revoke the authority of audio-equipment maker Monster LLC to produce licensed accessories for Apple devices after the lawsuit filed by Monster and its chief executive officer against Apple unit Beats Electronics LLC.

The article reports that a jury ruled in favor of consumer electronics company Apple Inc. in a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of violating antitrust laws by suppressing the competition for its iPod music players.

The article reports on the Northern California court's ruling in favor of Apple involving allegations that the consumer electronics company violated antitrust laws in 2006-2007 with its digital music player iPod.

The author discusses reasons why Apple Inc. should win its appeal over an antitrust lawsuit related to its e-books business, iBooks, which includes the failure of federal Judge Denise Cote to consider the case's other complexities including examining the publishers' interest in balancing e-books and traditional books.

The article reports that U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers declined to throw out a class-action lawsuit concerning pricing of computer company Apple's portable media player iPod but ordered the plaintiffs' lawyers to identify class representatives who had purchased one of the iPod models involved in the case.

The article reports on a recorded deposition that featured the late Steve Jobs, co-founder of consumer electronics giant Apple Inc., heard by a jury in a class-action suit over the pricing of digital music player iPod, and mentions the efforts of its executives to protect its digital music systems.

The article reports on the statement issued by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in December 2014 concerning the antitrust suit against consumer electronics developer Apple Inc.

The article reports on the use of statements made by Steve Jobs, the late chairman of consumer electronics firm Apple Inc., in the class action antitrust lawsuit involving the Apple iPod portable music player and iTunes media library.

The article reports that a probe conducted by regulators from the European Union (EU) discovered that tax deals granted to consumer electronics company Apple Inc. in Ireland and automotive company Fiat SpA amount to illegal state support, focusing on the effect this will have on other businesses.

The article discusses an investigation by the technology company Apple Inc. regarding reports that suggest vulnerabilities in its iCloud Internet storage service were exploited by hackers to access the accounts and publish nude photographs and videos of celebrities such as actress Jennifer Lawrence.

The article discusses requests from electronics company Apple to ban smartphones and tablets made by electronics company Samsung that infringe on Apple's patents, focusing on a judge's denial of the ban as well as past hostilities between the two companies.

The article reports that computer technology company Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. have agreed to dismiss all litigation between them related to patent disputes involving Apple Inc.'s iPhone in courts outside of the U.S., which include South Korea, Japan, and Australia.

The article presents electronics industry-related news briefs as of June 18, 2014, stating that computer company Apple Inc. reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit concerning the pricing of electronic books, and home automation company Nest Labs is re-releasing its smoke and carbon-dioxide alarm Nest Protect without a defective feature.

The article states that Tom Dunham, the jury foreman in the patent trial between computer company Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., said the introduction of search company Google Inc. in the case has led him to question Apple's true motivation in suing Samsung.

The article examines the patent infringement lawsuit by high technologies industries firm Apple Inc. against Samsung Electronics Co., noting that each firm's market share of smartphone sales has declined since the suit over smartphone software was initially filed.

The article reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, has reversed a district court ruling dismissing a patent infringement suit brought by high technology industries firm Apple Inc. against rival smartphone maker Motorola Mobility.

The article reports that e-mails from computer company Apple Inc. marketing chief Phil Schiller revealed during a trial over Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple's patent dispute reveal that he considered firing the company's advertising agency TBWA\Media Arts Lab.

In this article the author discusses aspects of a patent infringement trial that began on March 31, 2014 involving technology company Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics, focusing on Apple's accusations that Samsung infringed software patents used in smart-phone operating systems.

The article discusses a 2014 lawsuit between consumer electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co. and computer manufacturer Apple Inc. over alleged patent infringement by both parties.

The article discusses the 2014 settlement for consumers who purchased electronic books (e-books) from retailers including Amazon.com following a civil antitrust lawsuit against publishers including Simon & Schuster Inc. and electronics company Apple Inc. for colluding to raise e-book prices.