Samsung Loses Bid for Rehearing in Patent Appeal

Samsung Electronics Co. was rebuffed in its request for reconsideration of whether it infringed Apple Inc.’s patented designs for smartphones.

Airbus patents plane that could fly from Paris to Tokyo in three hours

Airbus has won a patent for a hypersonic passenger plane, but Concorde’s hydrogen-powered successor is unlikely to leave the drawing board any time soon.

Tobacco firms challenge plain packaging law

Two of the world's biggest tobacco companies have challenged the legality of the UK government's plain packaging regulations.

Apple wants retrial in Samsung patent case

Apple is requesting a retrial after a Californian jury ordered Samsung to pay the US company $119m (£71m) in damages for infringing two of its patents.

BlackBerry Takeover Bid Collapses; CEO Heins Ousted

BlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY), coping with the collapse of a $4.7 billion buyout by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FFH), will raise $1 billion in convertible bonds and seek a new chief executive officer for the struggling company.

Nokia M&A talk stirs share valuation rethink

HELSINKI: Investors alert to M&A speculation around Nokia are taking a fresh look at whether the struggling mobile handset maker's share price undervalues its assets and increasing signs of financial stability.