In the latest chapter of this saga of alleged corporate espionage, the small wireless technology company has accused Motorola of stealing trade secrets and destroying the evidence. The dispute involves Lemko's confidential position-determining entity (PDE) source code, which locates cell phone users in an emergency.

At risk drug launches, in which a generic manufacturer launches its version of a brand-name drug without a finding that the brand manufacturer's patent is invalid or not infringed, amount to a high-stakes game of chicken by the generic. They're rarely attempted--and the fate of Dr. Reddy's version of Allegra-D shows why.

A federal district court jury in Virginia's Eastern District sided with a group of wireless carriers and a data card maker in a spat with patent holder Acacia Technologies.