A New Jersey inmate who obtained a patent while serving a life sentence cannot sue hard-drive maker Western Digital Corp for patent infringement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said on Thursday.

Affirming a federal judge in California, the appeals court said Walter Tormasi lacked capacity to sue Western Digital because New Jersey has a ban on inmates operating a business without prior approval.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that now was not the time for the chamber

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco could return to a complete coronavirus lockdown as cases continue to spike, Moroccan King Mohammed VI said on Thursday, warning of severe economic repercussions.

The warning came as a jump in infections in the once bustling tourist hub of Marrakech strained health services and led to protests by medical staff in recent days.

New cases nationally have surged to more than 1,000 a day since Morocco lifted a strict three-month long lockdown in late June and hit a record high of 1,7

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc. asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to market a short-range interactive motion-sensing device that could help prevent children from being left behind in hot cars and boost theft-prevention systems.

The California automaker wants permission to use unlicensed millimeter-wave sensors that would operate at higher power

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber Technologies was criminally charged on Thursday with trying to cover up a 2016 hacking that exposed personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing company’s customers and drivers.

The U.S. Department of Justice charged Joseph Sullivan,

(Reuters) - Major news organizations are joining other companies in pushing for more favorable terms on Apple Inc’s ( AAPL.O ) app store, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a letter.

In a letter to Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, a trade body representing the New York Times Co ( NYT.N )

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Over 70 former Republican national security officials including ex-CIA and FBI chiefs will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday while launching a scathing indictment of President Donald Trump, calling him corrupt and unfit to serve.

LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey has found significant gas resources in the Black Sea, two Turkish sources said, a discovery which could help the country cut its dependence on energy imports if the gas can be commercially extracted.

President Tayyip Erdogan told energy executives on Wednesday he will announce “good news” on Friday that will herald a

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc ( UBER.N ) and Lyft Inc ( LYFT.O ) are preparing to suspend their ride-hailing services in California beginning on Friday morning unless a last-minute court ruling prevents them from being forced to treat their drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors.

Here are some of the other major legal challenges Uber faces around the world:

FRANCE

France’s top court in March recognized the right of an Uber driver to be considered an employee, a ruling that could upend