Samsung, CSR, NFL, Elsevier, Motorola: Intellectual Property

Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) is being probed by European Union antitrust regulators over licensing of patents to other mobile-phone manufacturers.

Medtronic, Sequenom, Pfizer: Intellectual Property

Medtronic Inc. (MDT) will lose its bid for a permanent injunction barring NuVasive Inc. from selling spinal surgery devices that were found to infringe patents held by a Medtronic unit, a federal judge in San Diego said in a tentative ruling.

Medicines Co., Perrigo, Lauder, SOPA: Intellectual Property

Medicines Co., based in Parsippany, New Jersey, sued Schaumburg, Illinois-based APP in October 2009 IN Wilmington, Delaware, federal court alleging patent infringement for plans to market a generic copy of Angiomax. APP announced the settlement yesterday.

ZTE, Apple, Mega Brands, Aramark: Intellectual Property

ZTE Corp. (000063) , China’s second-largest maker of phone equipment, said it and Ericsson AB (ERICB) agreed to withdraw patent lawsuits against each other.

Apple, Danisco, Cypress, Google: Intellectual Property

Apple Inc. (AAPL) filed a lawsuit in Germany seeking to ban sales of Samsung Electronics (005930) Co.’s smartphone models, including the Galaxy S Plus and the S II.