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1. MicroUnity Sues Apple, Others Over Media Patents

Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010

MicroUnity Systems Engineering Inc. has fired off another infringement suit over media processing patents, this time targeting more than 20 technology heavyweights including Acer Inc., Google Inc., Nokia Corp. and Apple Inc.

2. Court Hangs Up On AT&T Phone Line Sharing Suit

Thursday, Mar 04, 2010

A federal court has dismissed a suit brought by an AT&T Inc. subsidiary seeking to bar the Michigan Public Service Commission from forcing the telephone company to agree to terms for sharing its lines with subsidiaries of rival Sprint Nextel Corp.

3. Apple, HP, Others Sued Over Memory Device Patent

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010

A handful of electronics giants including Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. are facing a new lawsuit from an arm of Acacia Research Corp., which has accused them of infringing a patent relating to the art of power management for computers.

4. Gryphon Sues Rival Over Do-Not-Call Patent

Thursday, Feb 18, 2010

Gryphon Networks Corp. has accused rival Contact Center Compliance Corp. of infringing a patent covering technology that helps businesses comply with do-not-call regulations.

5. HTC Settles In Minerva Mobile Media Patent Suit

Thursday, Feb 11, 2010

HTC America Inc. has become the latest cell phone manufacturer to settle a far-reaching infringement suit brought by Minerva Industries Inc. over patents related to mobile media technology.

6. Former Intel Exec Goel Pleads Guilty In Galleon Case

Monday, Feb 08, 2010

A former Intel Corp. executive pled guilty Monday to securities fraud in the massive insider trading case centered on hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, which regulators claim involves more than $25 million in ill-gotten gains.

7. USPTO To Re-Examine Key C2 VoIP Patent

Friday, Feb 05, 2010

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to re-examine a C2 Communications Technologies patent for Voice Over Internet Protocol technology at the request of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to challenging what it considers junk patents.

8. Claims In Minerva Mobile Media Patents Invalid: Judge

Friday, Feb 05, 2010

The intellectual property portfolio of Minerva Industries Inc. has taken a hit, with a federal judge ruling that claims in two of its oft-litigated mobile media technology patents are invalid for indefiniteness.

9. Tierra Hits Qwest, Others With VoIP Patent Suit

Monday, Feb 01, 2010

Level 3 Communications LLC, Global Crossing Ltd. and Qwest Communications International Inc. have been accused of infringing a patent for Voice Over Internet Protocol technology by Tierra Telecom Inc.

10. Fla. Court Says Insurance Covers Nextel Junk Faxes

Friday, Jan 29, 2010

A Florida court has found that liability for illegal faxing of unsolicited advertisements is generally covered by commercial insurance policies, potentially entitling a group of Nextel South Corp. junk fax recipients to insurance benefits from CNA affiliate Transportation Insurance Co.

11. 7th Circ. Remands Sprint Antitrust Texting Case

Friday, Jan 29, 2010

A federal appellate court has vacated and remanded a lower court's decision to return a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. in the text messaging antitrust multidistrict litigation to state court.

12. FCC Demands Fee Info From AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010

Federal regulators have launched an inquiry into the fees wireless providers charge users who terminate their cellular contracts before they expire, in the first action taken by the Federal Communications Commission's new Consumer Task Force.

13. DBSD Accuses Dish Of Bad Faith In Bankruptcy Appeal

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010

DBSD North America Inc. has urged a district judge to reject an attempt by Dish Network Corp., one of its secured lenders, to overturn orders confirming DBSD's Chapter 11 reorganization plan and setting aside Dish's vote against the plan.

14. DOJ Drops Text Message Rate Probe: Report

Thursday, Jan 14, 2010

The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly dropped its investigation into whether the country's largest wireless carriers plotted to fix prices for text messaging.

15. Slew Of Carriers Dismissed From DTL Patent Suit

Thursday, Jan 07, 2010

A district court has dismissed claims against 14 cellular service providers named as third-party defendants in a patent dispute between Digital Technology Licensing LLC and Kyocera Wireless Corp. over the design for a cell phone component.

16. DBSD Accuses Sprint Of Trying To Derail Ch. 11 Plan

Thursday, Jan 07, 2010

DBSD North America Inc. has called out Sprint Nextel Corp. over its appeal of a bankruptcy court order confirming DBSD's Chapter 11 reorganization plan, saying the telecommunications giant is picking a fight in order to extort more recovery than it is entitled to.

17. Google Declaratory Suit Over Mobile Maps Tossed

Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010

A federal judge has thrown out a declaratory judgment suit filed by Google Inc. against Emsat Advanced Geo-Location Technology LLC in a patent dispute over Google Maps, ruling that the issues would be better resolved in a related case brought by Emsat against T-Mobile USA Inc.

18. 11th Circ. Hands Sprint Contract Case To Fla. Court

Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010

A federal appeals court has certified several questions of procedural and substantive unconscionability in contract law to Florida's highest court, in a former Sprint Nextel Corp. customer's putative class action alleging the wireless provider charged its users for roaming fees on calls placed within the network's own coverage area.

19. DTL Settles Patent Case With 4 Cell Phone Carriers

Tuesday, Jan 05, 2010

Digital Technology Licensing LLC has reached settlements with four of the dozens of cellular service providers it named as third-party defendants in a declaratory judgment patent suit filed against DTL by Kyocera Wireless Corp. over a cell phone component.

20. Clearwire Hit With WiMax Patent Infringement Suit

Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009

Wireless Internet company Adaptix Inc. is suing Clearwire Corp. for allegedly violating one of its patents with Clearwire's WiMax high-speed Internet services.