An Indian panel Friday revoked a patent granted to Swiss giant Roche for a hepatitis C drug, marking the latest setback for global pharmaceutical firms in the country's $12-billion medicine market.

US tech giant Apple has until Saturday to re-write an "inaccurate" statement relating to its patent dispute with South Korean rival Samsung, judges have ruled.

US tech giant Apple has until Saturday to re-write an "inaccurate" statement relating to its patent dispute with South Korean rival Samsung, British judges have ruled.

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom Thursday revealed plans to relaunch his file-sharing empire in January on the anniversary of his arrest in New Zealand on online piracy charges.

The State Department said Wednesday it was reviewing the US embassy in Hanoi's use of a popular Vietnamese website amid concerns the site is riddled with pirated material.

Google shares were suspended for more than two hours after an erroneous early release of its disappointing third quarter results shocked the market and sent the Internet giant's stock price tumbling.

Google on Thursday reported a sharp drop in third-quarter profits, in disappointing results which sent the Internet giant's stock price tumbling after an erroneous early release.

Apple lost a British court appeal on Thursday against a ruling that Samsung's Galaxy tablet is not "cool" enough to be confused with the iPad.

French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent drew a line Tuesday under its legal battle with Parisian footwear designer Christian Louboutin and his iconic red-soled shoes.

For centuries, Indian housewives have used homemade remedies based on cow's milk to cure constipation -- but in 2009 Swiss giant Nestle applied for a patent to protect a similar product of its own.

A US appeals court Thursday lifted a sales ban on Google-branded Samsung smartphones in a patent fight with Apple, saying there was no evidence sales were driven by features copied from the iPhone.

A US appeals court Thursday lifted a sales ban on Google-branded Samsung smartphones in a patent fight with Apple, saying there was no evidence sales were driven by features copied from the iPhone.

US drug giant Pfizer said Friday it will appeal against an Indian ruling overturning a patent for a cancer drug, saying the decision raises questions about intellectual property protection in India.

US drug giant Pfizer said Friday it will appeal against an Indian ruling overturning a patent for a cancer drug, saying the decision sparks questions about intellectual property protection in India.

Google and US publishing firms announced Thursday that they had reached a settlement in a long-running copyright case over books and journals digitized by the Internet giant.

Google and US publishing firms announced Thursday they reached a settlement in a long-running copyright case over books and journals digitized by the Internet giant.

Google-owned Motorola Mobility withdrew a patent complaint filed with a US commission but remained quiet Tuesday as to the reason for the legal ceasefire.

A judge on Monday lifted a ban on US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 computers as the South Korean firm added Apple's new iPhone 5 to a patent brawl between the two market rivals.

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG on Wednesday said it was "disappointed" with an Indian ruling that allows a local firm to produce a cheaper copy of its patented drug Nexavar for liver and kidney cancer.

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Thursday criticised raging patent disputes in the global mobile industry, warning that they stifled innovation and reduced consumer choice.