intellectual-property

In a complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission, Sony has accused rival LG Electronics of infringing on seven of its patents, including one for photo-based caller ID technology.

A former Goldman Sachs computer programmer has been convicted of stealing trade secrets and property in an effort to help a Chicago-based startup develop its own high-frequency securities trading operations.

Late last month, Somali brigands in a dinghy hijacked the Maran Centaurus, an American-bound tanker carrying millions of barrels of crude oil, in the latest episode of escalating pirate attacks off the coast of the failed, anarchic East African state. But that event won't come up at Tuesday...