Google defies FBI, asks federal judge to challenge ‘national security letters’

Google is resisting a national security letter (NSL) from the FBI demanding that it offer up private information about its users.

Apple gets spanked by yet another judge in iPhone location/privacy suit

“Luckily for the plaintiffs, Apple has provided more than enough evidence itself to suggest to the court that it has not fully complied with the court’s order,” Grewal wrote. “In light of Apple’s performance in this case, the court cannot rely on its representations that this time it really has or will produce all responsive documents.”

Dutch judge agrees with Samsung: iPad’s rounded corners are not unique

Rounded corners are not patentable in Holland.

Judge to Google, Oracle: tell me which bloggers you’ve paid

Oracle v. Google re: Java found a way to get interesting again. A couple of months after Oracle's billion-dollar fishing expedition went bust when Google's Android was found not to infringe on Java patents, the judge has asked both parties which bloggers they paid.