Apple-Samsung war rages on with new German lawsuits over 10 phones bit.ly/A3VAUh

Amid patent fight, RIM sues California lawyer for defamation bit.ly/w05t6W

Europe | Against the grain? The General Court pronounces on status of “Basmati” bit.ly/wDta7B via @Ipkat

Zappos, Amazon hit by lawsuit after a hacker attack on the online shoe retailer bit.ly/ADHl0e

Seven tips for protecting personal data online bit.ly/wIUz8H

Spying on cyber crime natpo.st/xvnpwq

Privacy law | Police ‘scrambling’ to justify lawful access laws natpo.st/AEG4CG

Analysis: BlackBerry licensing seen RIM’s likeliest scenario reut.rs/zORgSY

Even Big Companies Cannot Protect Their Data nyti.ms/xUngCH

More on the Kim Kardashian vs. Old Navy model lawsuit | Kim Kardashian’s Reputation On Trial in Old Navy Model Lawsuit bit.ly/yYjZqG

Political support for SOPA fades as protests darken Internet bit.ly/w5x7KL

Ontario Court of Appeal recognizes invasion of privacy as common law tort natpo.st/AgWvBr

What Is SOPA Anyway? A Guide to Understanding the Online Piracy Bill on.wsj.com/yJBGXc

Four reasons why the Web hates the U.S. anti-piracy acts bit.ly/xwrYyl

SOPA Update | U.S. online piracy bill headed for major makeover reut.rs/xgASO2

Hackers threaten to release Symantec source code Jan 17 cnet.co/uzxOOP

Defenses Against Hackers Are Like the ‘Maginot Line,’ NSA Chief Says on.wsj.com/x7VOOQ

Shopping site Zappos hit by hacker natpo.st/wwNR71

2012 Data Security Trends: A Look At The Risks Ahead onforb.es/AhpWPX

Koobface Gang Uses Facebook to Spread Powerful Worm nyti.ms/x1lijo

VQA forbidden fruit for Ontario’s non-grape winemakers natpo.st/xG52yz

Nevada State Bar Investigating Copyright-Troll Righthaven bit.ly/y2v9Gs

Phishers are posing as Facebook security on chat cnet.co/zlG9TZ

You can invest in stocks, bonds, real estate and now . . . lawsuits bit.ly/Aio6Ra

Argument for grocery stores? | Study finds that grocery store sales of wine are associated with lower traffic deaths read.bi/vZbdDU

Dutch court orders block on Pirate Bay website reut.rs/zebXC9

Sean Combs’ company sued over EMPRESS perfume trade-mark bit.ly/xAdA5g

US | Mega Brands sues Lego, seeks invalidation of US trademark for Lego blocks bit.ly/wWd9pw

Delhi Court allows web blocking rules bit.ly/zV08NG

UK student faces extradition on infringement charges bit.ly/yI5lsn

Microsoft Strikes Another Patent Deal With An Android, Chrome OS Device Maker: LG tcrn.ch/ynnX69

In the future, can you remain anonymous? cnnmon.ie/zk6L8R

Kodak sues Fujifilm, alleging patent infringement of digital imaging technology yhoo.it/xERkf0

Ex-Dow Scientist Gets 5-Year Term for Trade Secret Theft bloom.bg/zusbnA

Acacia Buys ADAPTIX (And Its 4G Technology Patents) For $160M tcrn.ch/w3IcmI

Canada | Libraries, archives take centrestage in copyright debate bit.ly/zz2zGd

Viruses stole City College of S.F. data for years bit.ly/z3R8CL

Will US trends show up in Canada? | Wine Sales and Distribution 2012 – A Look Forward (US) bit.ly/wtRh1X

White House criticizes online piracy bill bit.ly/xWPkYV

Apple Loses Ruling in Patent Case Against Motorola Mobility bloom.bg/ypILBG

Hacker says to release full Norton Antivirus code on Tuesday reut.rs/AeYE2A

Interesting discussion- is trademark infringement itself fraud? bit.ly/AifetS via @ lothar97

Bloomberg is reporting that Google+ search has been added to an FTC antitrust probe: bloom.bg/wZzRAC via @nickbilton

Canada | Bloggers, tweeters, rejoice! New law to lift ban on broadcasting early election results bit.ly/AmLG6Q

Change in Ontario liquor law allows hair salons & other businesses to obtain license to serve alcoholic beverages bit.ly/zlkfPP

More on Cegelia v. Facebook | Facebook Claimant Fined $5,000 for Failing to Produce E-Mail Accounts bloom.bg/x3uJw5

Web-Name Expansion Program May Spur Lawsuits, Internet Overseer’s CEO Says bloom.bg/yAxrUe

Licensing slip up: Velvet Underground sues over Andy Warhol banana bit.ly/zbL4VP

Stratfor Relaunches Web Site in Wake of Attack nyti.ms/wsU7BN

Why Are Lawyers The Only Ones Who Get To Do Pro Bono Work? bit.ly/z0HZTH

Apple Aims to Take On the Textbook Market nyti.ms/xrxkh4

Jamaica and the Madrid Protocol (for you trade-mark types) | Lawyers fear loss of income from trademark treaty bit.ly/AkZ7KC

Amazon Is First Big Retailer to Back Hollywood Film Format bloom.bg/zgCNbp

BlackBerry-maker RIM awaits judge’s verdict on BBM trademark battle bit.ly/xMlf9S

IBM breaks U.S. patent record, with a little help from Canada natpo.st/xHLtbL

Canada | Force firms to disclose data breaches, report urges natpo.st/zMCMyU

Bethesda Settles With Interplay, Takes Back Fallout Online Rights bit.ly/yxikBV

Who are you really following on Twitter? bit.ly/woIFuO

New Fight Breaks Out Over Digital Rights to Old Books on.wsj.com/zO9Ojr

Banks Unite to Battle Online Theft on.wsj.com/wE6J10

Is It Time For Computers To Have Their Own .Data Domains? tcrn.ch/y7gjL8

Apple won’t settle cheaply in Android patent suits, says analyst cnet.co/zaYyYn

SEC Push May Yield New Disclosures of Company Cyber Attacks bloom.bg/xgcoOQ

Kodak sues Apple, HTC over digital image patents reut.rs/yr1oBf

Mystery Buyer Wins Auction for Copyright Troll’s Domain bit.ly/wpTxpf

IP news on Microsoft, Yahoo, Corbis, Yves St. Laurent, Elisa bloom.bg/wYNf3e

Cheque scams now targeting intellectual property lawyers http://bit.ly/xiGWAd

Facebook Says Privacy Advocates Should Applaud Timeline, EPIC FTC Probe Unnecessary tcrn.ch/yxh0vY

Infographic: How To Keep Yourself Safe From Facebook Cybercrimes bit.ly/xAA4Vc

Marketing, data & privacy | Big Data is watching you bit.ly/xBxwRr

French court frowns on Google autocomplete, issues $65,000 fine bit.ly/woY1TV

EMI sues MP3 reseller ReDigi cnet.co/yqcn8K

U.S. Ambassador Threatens to ‘Downgrade’ Spain over Online Piracy Laws ti.me/zjJHs9

Symantec Confirms ‘Segment’ of Source Code Was Stolen nyti.ms/z9p3xU

Digital music sales top physical sales cnnmon.ie/xvi8o0

Roseman: Anti-virus scam is epidemic in Canada bit.ly/wKqKWi

Article on Canada’s Bill C-311 | Wine bill would get rid of Prohibition-era trade barrier bit.ly/yRxtOM

Sir James Dyson: China Stalls IP Reform at Its Own Peril bit.ly/Ad10Gt

Hackers Threaten to Post Source Code for Symantec Product nyti.ms/zTthIt

Ottawa prepares to launch anti-spam centre natpo.st/xUSjgT

One Man’s Fight With Google Over a Security Warning nyti.ms/zER3Up

Digital music service Grooveshark sued by EMI reut.rs/yyS9eI

Full Album Sales Showed a Little Growth in 2011 nyti.ms/y1Clyn

Apple patent application details password-protecting power adapters cnet.co/wW7tX0

ICANN pushes ahead with January 12 launch for new top-level domains bit.ly/xvNaQJ

ICANN brushes off criticism of plan to expand Internet domains bit.ly/zOjjCM

This Exec Was Forced Out Of His Job For Uploading His CV Onto LinkedIn read.bi/xF3Oh1

‘Ramnit’ malware targets Facebook, steals 45,000 passwords natpo.st/wf17xd

Apple and Elan settle touch patent dispute to the tune of $5 million bit.ly/wvBvUR

First scent mark registered in Argentina bit.ly/zUZUof

Which authors’ works enter the public domain this month? A worldwide guide cot.ag/yG9Ild

Microsoft gets patent for game console DVR technology bit.ly/yb62te

The Case of the Unfortunate Underscore: How Twitter Verified the Fake Wendi Over the Real Wendi dthin.gs/ywqwHj

Apple reportedly putting DMCA squeeze on App Store pirates bit.ly/wEgePv

File-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden bit.ly/wOALhl

Apple wins patent for iOS list editing cnet.co/xJDNz2

Judge Not Convinced By Apple’s Trade Secrets Argument, Unseals Psystar Docs bit.ly/A7KZAm

Former cop now busts bad guys digitally bit.ly/w1Fs3P

Kodak Reportedly Preparing For Bankruptcy Auction Of Patents tcrn.ch/x5GKAr

Survey on who is more susceptible to online scams cnet.co/zJqhCC

Three New Ways to Protect Your Identity in 2012 onforb.es/zPHOij

Microsoft sues UK retailer for selling fake Windows CDs reut.rs/zFnNmr

Spam Finds New Target on.wsj.com/zXjqN4

Twitter fooled by Fake Wendi Deng bit.ly/zZxlxu

AT&T to pay $215 million to TiVo to settle patent suit | ti.me/zAYJvz

GoDaddy’s patent portfolio still growing, but no offensive action yet bit.ly/shKduE

Apple Seen Hurting Shareholders Pursuing Jobs’s Patent War: Tech bloom.bg/vX7v1Q