The man facing a police investigation over the construction of the CTV building has been awarded a US patent for a invention he's accused of stealing from a friend.

Food manufacturing giant Sanitarium risks tarnishing its brand image through its dispute with a South Island shopkeeper.

A Kiwi inventor has been awarded more than $1 million in damages after a court ruled an American company copied his patented champagne bottle opener.

The founder of Wikipedia is leading calls for search engines and social media sites to take themselves offline for an entire day over pending US legislation.