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RAMBUS suffers major legal setback, stock drops 39 percentToday

Today was a tough day for memory maker RAMBUS. A US District Judge ruled its patents unenforceable against Micron, and its stock tanked 40 percent in a little over an hour.

36 companies named in parental control infringement lawsuitToday

A patent holding company that holds the license to two patents covering various forms of parental controls has sued just about any company that offers these controls for video content.

Microsoft, Symantec, more sued over OS permissions patentToday

A small Texas firm has filed a lawsuit against more than 20 companies, including Microsoft, AVG, and Novell, for violating its patents over data permissions and application authentication. It is unclear whether the firm may actually have a leg to stand on, but it certainly didn't show restraint when picking who to face off against in court.

The pre's got Mojo: a developer speaks about Palm's new SDKToday

Ars talks with a developer who has used the SDK for the newly announced Palm pre. The takeaway is that Palm, unlike Apple, is extremely dedicated to easy development of mobile applications using open standards.

RIAA drops Atlantic v. Brennan; defendant never showed upToday

When a defendant failed to show up in court, the RIAA wanted a default judgment. But the judge refused (twice), and the recording industry has at last dropped the case altogether.