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		<Location>San Francisco Bay Area</Location>
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		<generated-date>Tue May 14 01:28:30 PDT 2013</generated-date>

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			<Headline><![CDATA[Facebook sued over 'like' button]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[Facebook is facing legal action over its use of the &apos;like&apos; button and other features of the social network]]></Description>
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			<Date>2013-02-11 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Morning</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21411622]]></URL>
			<importance>3.0</importance>
			<Location>Netherlands</Location>
			<x>52.132633</x>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Apple denied Samsung sales ban]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[A US judge has rejected Apple&apos;s plea to ban sales of Samsung&apos;s smartphones that violate its patents]]></Description>
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			<Date>2012-12-17 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Evening</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[High Tech Business]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20765334]]></URL>
			<importance>4.0</importance>
			<Location>San Francisco Bay Area</Location>
			<x>37.7749295</x>
			<y>-122.4194155</y>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Japan supports Samsung in Apple dispute]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[A court in Tokyo has ruled that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on patents held by Apple, a victory for the South Korean company]]></Description>
			<Text><![CDATA[]]></Text>
			<Date>2012-08-30 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Evening</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[High Tech Business]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19433019]]></URL>
			<importance>4.0</importance>
			<Location>Tokyo</Location>
			<x>35.6894875</x>
			<y>139.6917064</y>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[Samsung plans to challenge a U.S. court ruling that recommends more than $1 billion in damages to Apple over a patent dispute]]></Description>
			<Text><![CDATA[]]></Text>
			<Date>2012-08-24 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Evening</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[High Tech Business]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/25/tech/mobile/apple-samsung-case/index.html?hpt=wo_c1]]></URL>
			<importance>2.0</importance>
			<Location>South Korea</Location>
			<x>35.907757</x>
			<y>127.766922</y>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[A US jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit]]></Description>
			<Text><![CDATA[It said several of Samsung&apos;s devices had infringed Apple&apos;s software and design patents]]></Text>
			<Date>2012-08-24 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Afternoon</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[High Tech Business]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19377261]]></URL>
			<importance>1.0</importance>
			<Location>San Francisco Bay Area</Location>
			<x>37.339386</x>
			<y>-121.894956</y>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Apple 'settles China iPad case']]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[Apple has agreed to pay $60m to Chinese firm Proview to settle a dispute involving rights to the &apos;iPad&apos; name, a court in China has said]]></Description>
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			<Date>2012-07-01 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Evening</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[Lawsuit Settled]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18669394]]></URL>
			<importance>3.0</importance>
			<Location>China</Location>
			<x>35.86166</x>
			<y>104.195397</y>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Apple faces patent and 4G payouts]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[Apple has been ordered to pay damages to rival Samsung Electronics by a court in the Netherlands]]></Description>
			<Text><![CDATA[]]></Text>
			<Date>2012-06-21 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Morning</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18529756]]></URL>
			<importance>4.0</importance>
			<Location>Netherlands</Location>
			<x>52.132633</x>
			<y>5.291266</y>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Facebook and banks face lawsuit]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are being sued by disgruntled shareholders]]></Description>
			<Text><![CDATA[]]></Text>
			<Date>2012-05-23 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Morning</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[Bank]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18180861]]></URL>
			<importance>4.0</importance>
			<Location>San Francisco Bay Area</Location>
			<x>37.7749295</x>
			<y>-122.4194155</y>
			<image><![CDATA[images/icons/3/p/m.gif]]></image>
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			<Headline><![CDATA[Apple and Samsung chiefs to meet]]></Headline>
			<Description><![CDATA[The chiefs of Apple and Samsung have agreed to meet in a bid to resolve a patent case between the two in a California court]]></Description>
			<Text><![CDATA[]]></Text>
			<Date>2012-04-17 00:00:00</Date>
			<TimePeriod>Afternoon</TimePeriod>
			<Topic><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]></Topic>
			<URL><![CDATA[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17751806]]></URL>
			<importance>4.0</importance>
			<Location>San Francisco Bay Area</Location>
			<x>37.7749295</x>
			<y>-122.4194155</y>
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