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U.S. appeals court grants Apple's request to pause smartwatch import ban

This illustration photo shows an Apple Watch 9 displaying the blood-oxygen level detection settings, in Los Angeles, on Tuesday. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

U.S. appeals court grants Apple's request to pause smartwatch import ban

December 27, 2023 • The stay temporarily halts an import ban on some watches as Apple appeals a U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that it infringed on the patents of medical technology company Masimo.

Education

University Says Missouri Professor Stole — And Sold — A Grad Student's Work

February 28, 2019 • The student's work allegedly led to a newly approved drug "expected to compete for a substantial portion of a multi-billion-dollar annual market," the University of Missouri system says.

The Tinder-Bumble Feud: Dating Apps Fight Over Who Owns The Swipe

In dueling lawsuits, Match, which owns Tinder, alleges that Bumble infringed on Tinder's intellectual property — while Bumble says that argument is bogus. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption

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Business

The Tinder-Bumble Feud: Dating Apps Fight Over Who Owns The Swipe

October 30, 2018 • The companies are battling over whether Bumble swiped Tinder's features. Their dispute sheds new light on how the patent system is grappling with invention on the Internet.

The Tinder-Bumble Feud: Dating Apps Fight Over Who Owns The Swipe

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What's In A Design? A Smartphone Battle In The Highest Court

Samsung and Apple, two smartphone giants, have been battling each other — not just in the marketplace, but in the courts — since 2011. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images hide caption

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Law

What's In A Design? A Smartphone Battle In The Highest Court

October 11, 2016 • The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that pits Samsung against Apple — and could have major repercussions for tech products across the board.

Bodybuilders Beef Over A Workout Supplement — And A Stanford Patent

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All Tech Considered

Bodybuilders Beef Over A Workout Supplement — And A Stanford Patent

July 8, 2016 • Two bodybuilders go at it in a legal battle that reveals how university patents for federally funded research can end up in unexpected places.

Bodybuilders Beef Over A Workout Supplement — And A Stanford Patent

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