US ITC to Probe Samsung, Sony, Others Over creative Patent Violation

the united states worldwide change fee (USITC) is launching an investigation into mobile devices made by eight smartphone vendors inclusive of Samsung Electronics Co over an alleged patent violation, the trade panel stated on its internet site. The probe follows a complaint filed via Singapore-based totally creative generation Ltd and US-based totally creative Labs Inc that several handset makers have infringed on their patent, the ITC said in a announcement. The accused providers are ZTE Corp, Sony Corp, Samsung, LG Electronics Inc, Lenovo organization Ltd, Motorola Mobility, HTC Corp and…

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Dole below U.S. probe after lethal Listeria outbreak

Dole food Co Inc stated on Friday the U.S. branch of Justice turned into investigating a lethal Listeria monocytogenes outbreak connected to packaged salad products from its processing plant in Springfield, Ohio. Dole, the sector’s biggest fruit and vegetable producer, stated in a declaration the organization these days contacted the agency and “we are able to be … cooperating with the DOJ to answer questions and deal with any concerns.” Listeriosis outbreak hits five eastern provinces, 6 states Listeria, a not unusual bacterium that can be either innocent or pathogenic,…

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South Korea Clears Oracle of Anti-Competitive Acts After Software Probe

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on Wednesday Oracle Corp did not engage in anti-competitive behaviour following a probe over its practice of packaging new software upgrades into database management service contracts. South Korea’s antitrust regulator last year opened an investigation into the practice to determine whether it was using its dominant market position to shut out rivals. The US company controlled 58.5 percent of the domestic database management system market as of 2014, according to the FTC, marginally lower than 59.6 percent in 2011. The regulator said on…

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US Argues for ‘Modest’ Apple Help in San Bernardino Attacks Probe

Forcing Apple to help unlock an iPhone is a “modest” demand which may turn up vital evidence in a terrorist attack, the US government argued Thursday, upping the ante in its legal standoff with the technology giant. A brief filed by the Justice Department was the latest shot in a battle which has fueled intense debate on whether Apple must comply with a court order to help the FBI break into a phone used by one of the shooters in the December terror attack in San Bernardino, California. The filing…

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