Carnegie Mellon University has been awarded $1.5bn by a federal judge who ruled in their favour in a patent infringement case against the Marvell Technology Group.

Start-Up NY initiative announces first eight campuses to benefit from tax free zones for startups.

Ohio State University investigates startup for alleged copyright infringement and violation of trade secret information.

Michigan spin-off Alertwatch gains FDA clearance to sell its patient monitoring services.

The University of California wins battle with Thomson Reuters for the right to not disclose the investment performance of venture capital funds within its portfolio.

A new finance measure should become effective by mid-2014, under which French companies or French subsidiaries of global companies will be incentivised to make riskier investments in small, innovative businesses.

One in three startups and 70% of VCs face accusations of patent infringement, according to report.