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By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (NasdaqGS: AAPL - news) responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies ...

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc(AAPL.O) scored a win on Monday when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate a Google(GOOG.O) patent to make the popular iPhones. Apple had initially been accused of ...

* Z.F. Meritor made claims on heavy truck transmissions * Eaton appealed to Supreme Court By Lawrence Hurley and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a jury verdict against electrical and ...

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust regulators are likely to scrutinize new forms of advertising as they mull the planned purchase by television rating giant Nielsen Holdings NV of Arbitron Inc, which dominates radio ratings, legal ...

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The current acting head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Teresa Stanek Rea, is the frontrunner to be named to the post permanently, according to patent experts and people briefed on the matter. The ...

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev have agreed to conditions that will allow the beer giant to expand its stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo, according to court documents and company statements issued ...

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust regulators said on Tuesday they would pounce on Google Inc. if they learned that the company, which dominates Internet search, violated the law after reaching an antitrust settlement in January.

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The menus offered to children by most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much salt or fat, and often not a hint of vegetables or fruit, according to a study by the Center for Science in the ...

By Diane Bartz — The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday over whether big drug companies can settle patent litigation with generic rivals by making deals to keep cheaper products off the market. US and state regulators say the practice ...