(Associated Press)

Ma Dongxiao, a lawyer for Proview--the company that, as you might remember, is suing Apple in China for infringing upon its "iPad" trademark--said this week that the two companies are likely to settle out of court. He also added that "Proview always expected to settle out of court from the beginning." I think something got lost in the translation there. What Proview to say was "Give us money and we'll go away."

(Reuters)

A preliminary ruling from a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission says that Apple infringed on a single patent held by Motorola Mobility, which covered eliminating noise and other interference during voice and data transmissions. Apple was also cleared of infringement on three other Motorola patents. Well, the company's still waiting for a final ruling on that last patent later this year--maybe Apple should try the old "three wrongs don't make a right" defense.

(AppleInsider)