WELCOME TO TMCnet LegalTechnology is playing an increasingly important role in the lives of consumers and businesspeople, and as a result we're hearing more and more about trends such as the rise of smartphones and network security breaches, as well as emerging technologies such as cloud computing systems and satellite-based TV. As that happens, complex and far-reaching legal issues arise in the private sector - such as patent litigation or problems that come with subscriber wars among carriers - as well as from regulators such as those at the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce. This Legal Technology Web site is your source for breaking news in all of those areas, featuring breaking news items, columns from industry experts, videos, podcast, white papers and case studies, as well as how technology is used within the legal vertical itself.Legal Featured ArticlesUPDATED 5:02 AM EST - May 20, 2013
When a Seattle bar announced, in no uncertain--or understated--terms, that it would not serve anyone wearing the Google Glass headset, it touched off something of a firestorm of concern about the device's privacy. Now, said privacy concerns have gone…
Nintendo has successfully defended its patent for the Wii remote against Motiva - for a second time. Motiva, a hardware company, has even gone so far as to file with the ITC for sanctions against Nintendo, but has not succeeded in taking the gaming c…
The latest organization to start accepting digital currency from BitCoin is Law 4 Small Business (L4SB), a law firm intended to meet the legal needs of small businesses while addressing their limited budgets.
L4SB offers small businesses contracts…
Steve Jobs was a highly feared CEO who brought glory to Apple. But now federal prosecutors are claiming he was also a key player in improper efforts involving publishing companies to raise the retail price of e-books in a corporate conspiracy.
Autocomplete was designed by Google to be helpful to users. It was never meant to be controversial, but simply to display terms that could be similar to what is being typed by users.
Yet the court system in Germany has found a lot not to like abou…
AirTight Networks has scored a limited victory in its continuing legal battle with Aerohive Networks over a patent dispute.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has turned down a request by Aerohive to re-examine AirTight's Marker…
California's Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a lawsuit against J.P. Morgan Chase, claiming the bank has engaged in widespread and illegal debt-collecting practices - in particular in credit card collection - against tens of thousands Califor…
Veveo added yet again to its patent portfolio as it has been granted two new patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This brings the total number of patents awarded to the company so far this year to nine, while bringing its…
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