Fish & Richardson filed a patent infringement lawsuit in a Virginia court on behalf of Rembrandt Social Media. Facebook is being sued over the use of the "Like" button and other features on the social network. Rembrant is suing the social network on behalf of deceased Dutch programmer, Joannes Jozef Everadus van Der Meer. The lawsuit says Facebook infringed upon two Rembrandt patents and another by social media firm, Add This.

In Spain, a new website wants to not only fill that void, but to become the go-to science publication in the Spanish-speaking world. Launched last year, Materia is devoted to science, environment, health and technology. And they have plans to create special content for tablets and smartphones, organize conferences and events related to science, and request donations from readers.

The majority of young people in the UK prefer to use a computer to watch catch-up TV rather than a set-top box. A new survey of 2,148 people from YouGov, for FirstSource Solutions, found that 54% of 18-24-year-old Britons would rather watch catch-up TV on their computers than by any other method. Taking into account all age groups, 30% who would rather watch catch-up TV on a computer, with 19% across all age groups having a preference for set-top boxes.

The latest figures detailing the financial performance of Newsquest, the UK regional newspaper arm of the US publisher Gannett, appear to have escaped everyone's attention. They help to reveal the story behind the company's continuing wage freeze and so, for the record, here they are. In the final three months of 2012, Newsquest's total ad revenue went down by 5.3% compared to the same quarter the year before. Classified property ads were especially badly hit, down 9.1%. By contrast, online revenue rose by 8.8%.

An online retailer backed by the former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has teamed up with the owner of Cosmopolitan magazine to launch new shopping websites. Hut Group and Hearst Magazines UK will launch magazine-branded online shopping sites that will sell products selected by the editors. The websites will begin to go live this week, with Men's Health one of the first to launch. Cosmopolitan and Elle websites will be added through the spring.

Google is partnering with the U.K. satellite-TV box Freesat to offer an HTML5 YouTube app starting in March, the companies announced Monday. Freesat, which is backed by the BBC and U.K. TV network ITV, is a set-top satellite TV box that offers 180 channels and doesn't require a monthly subscription. YouTube will be available on the premium internet-connected version of the box, which costs GBP279 (USD $438.70) and offers HD recording and on-demand viewing.

FilmOn.com, the firm founded by controversial billionaire Alki David, has added hundreds of new channels to its video streaming platform as it looks to further disrupt traditional TV. FilmOn users can now stream BBC One, ITV and Channel 4 for free on the site, along with around 200 other live channels. FilmOn now claims to be the "world's largest free provider of internet television", with more channels and video on-demand than rival streaming services TVCatchup and Netflix combined.

The Russian government blocked access last week to a blog-hosting site that publishes the work of two prominent independent journalists who are often critical of the Kremlin, reports Mike Rispoli at Access. The site, LJRossia.org (LJR), was added to the country's official "internet blacklist." Two journalists who run blogs on LJR are Andrei Malgin, who has been very critical of the government, and Vladimir Pribylovsky, who has been targeted for publishing a database of government misdeeds and for disclosing official documents that expose corruption.

The European Union (EU) is planning to fight against any move to dilute theproposed changes to a EU draft regulation which will force US tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft to follow a European standard across the world. Google, Facebook and Microsoft are likely to face tougher regulations that may force them to adopt clearer or stronger privacy settings, and make them transparent about what they are doing with a user's data.

The supermarket giant has launched a beta site, called Clubcard TV, which currently features family movies including Care Bears, Batman and Superman cartoons. The site lists a range of comedy, drama, kids TV, romance, thrillers and documentaries to be made available. It states: "Clubcard TV is a 'thank you' to our customers - there are no charges, contracts or subscriptions." The service is currently being trialled among Tesco staff before being rolled out for public beta.