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Technology - April, 2012

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• Apple Fights To Keep Co. Docs Out Of UMG Royalties Row
• Ex-Tech Exec Gets 22 Years For $31M Investment Scam
• LightSquared $2B Talks Extended As Falcone Rumors Persist
• LG Display Settles With 8 States, Consumers In LCD MDL
• Hedge Fund Sues CDC Software Over Alleged Smear Campaign
• FCC Says Data From Street View Was No Secret At Google
• Microsoft Enters E-Reader Fray With $300M B&N Nook Stake
• Supreme Court Frees Verizon, JPMorgan From Spinoff Suit
• Time Warner Field Technician Drops Class Wage Claims
• Ex-Sales Rep Hits Alaska Telecom Giant With OT Suit
• Kodak Wins Approval For $13.5M Retention Bonus Plan
• Semtech Filed Bogus Suit To Sink Merger, Rival Claims
• Investor Sues Google To Halt Stock Split
• 4th Hitachi-LG Exec Cops To Disk Drive Bid-Rigging Plot
• Ex-Squire Sanders IP Attorney Jumps To Carr & Ferrell
• ISPs Must Block File-Sharer Pirate Bay, Says UK Court
• Quinn Bolsters IP Group With Kenyon International Trade Pro
• Textron Can't Shoot Down EA's Case Over Chopper IP
• Case Study: Kappos V. Hyatt
• LG Unit Dropped From Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• Trustee Asks High Court To Let Nortel Pension Fight Proceed
• NJ Court Sinks Malpractice Claims Over Cablevision Suit
• FCC OKs Channel Sharing Among TV Broadcasters
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal In Apple, AT&T Antitrust Suit
• Licensing Co.'s Patent Claims Don't Apply To ASUS, Suit Says
• FCC Votes To Curb 3rd-Party Charges On Landline Bills
• Yahoo Calls Facebook's Patent Counterclaims 'Retaliation'
• Canon, Samsung Face ITC Probe Over Flash Memory Patents
• Oracle Prez Tells Jury Google Litigation Was Last Resort
• Judge Sinks Investor Suit Over $1B Oracle-ATG Deal
• Intuit Makes $424M Play For Cloud Firm Demandforce
• Google Faces Antitrust Probes In Argentina, Korea
• Judge Nixes Computer Exec's FCA Suit Over Non-US Sales
• LightSquared Bankruptcy Could Spell Harbinger Head's Ouster
• ITC To Probe Sony Over Claims 3-D Cameras Infringe Patents
• Dell Blasts $9M 'Take It Or Leave It' Freight Price-Fixing Deal
• TV Provider Capitol Receptive To $11M Bankruptcy Sale
• Phillips Nizer Brings Alston IP, Fashion, Tech Pro To NY
• LG, AT&T Targeted In Smartphone Tech Patent Suit
• Interpreting Sanctions For Privacy Abuses In Syria, Iran
• Perkins, Kirkland Rep Intel In $75M Deal For Wireless Patents
• ITC Judge Sanctions Apple In Motorola Patent Row
• House Clears Cybersecurity Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Mobile Payments Need Better Privacy Safeguards, FTC Says
• 2 Ex-Sun CEOs Differ On Google's Java Use In Oracle Trial
• Calif. Suit Says Apple Double Charged For ITunes Songs
• Google Seeks To Allay Privacy Fears Over Storage Service
• FTC To Use Light Touch In Mobile Payments Regulation
• FTC Enlists Paul Weiss Litigation Star To Lead Google Probe
• Google Denies Holding Up FCC's Street View Privacy Probe
• Texas Officials Ask High Court To Review Cable Franchise Law
• Olympians Say Samsung App Violates Image Rights
• Ametek Takes German Blower Maker Off Triton's Hands
• Oracle Loses Bid To Assert Patent In Google Android Trial
• Operationalizing Law Department Performance Metrics
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill Requiring Warrant For GPS Search
• False Ad Claims Survive In Suit Over Buggy IPhone Upgrade
• Smartphone Wars To Rage On, Despite Apple CEO's Distaste
• AUO, Toshiba Settle Consumer Claims In LCD MDL
• Apple's Siri, Others Rip Off Voice Command Patent, Suit Says
• EPO Finds IPCom Patent Invalid In Nokia Wireless IP Fight
• Freescale, Funai End Chip Patent Fight In ITC
• Fed. Circ. Nixes ZapMedia's ITunes Patent Suit Against Apple
• Oracle Atty Suggests Google Felt Heat From IPhone Release
• Nike, Apple Duck Antitrust Claims In IPod Fitness IP Row
• HP Promotes Deputy To General Counsel, Executive VP
• Temp Agency Puts Up $1M To Quell Juniper Workers' OT Claims
• ISPs Can Share User Data With Copyright Holders: EU Court
• Sony, Others Can't Nix Conspiracy Claims In Disk Drive MDL
• Google, Banksy-Linked Artist Accused Of Ripping Off Photos
• Mistrial Declared In Book-Cooking Case Against Vitesse Execs
• Outdated Telecom Law Shortchanges Consumers, Senators Hear
• Mayer Brown Snags EU Antitrust Vet From Hunton & Williams
• Fried Frank Lures IP, Tech Deals Expert From Patterson
• Trustee Slams Kodak's $13.5M Retention Bonus Plan
• Linex Drops Apple, HP Wireless Patent Claims In ITC
• Apple Ran Afoul Of Motorola Wi-Fi Patent, ITC Judge Says
• Online Gambling: The Geolocated Road Ahead
• Microsoft, Others Escape MedioStream's Video Monopoly Suit
• Judge Sides With Apple Over Discovery In Samsung Patent Suit
• Resetting The ITC Test For Domestic Industry
• ITC Judge Says Microsoft's Xbox Infringes 4 Motorola Patents
• Oracle Attys Grill Google Exec Over Java License Emails
• Wireless Cos. Slam Calif. Bill Limiting Cellphone GPS Searches
• Facebook Boosts IP Defenses With $550M Microsoft Patent Buy
• Oracle, Hitachi Latest Targets In Data Storage IP Row
• Obama Orders Sanctions For Privacy Abuses In Syria, Iran
• Ex-AUO Exec Says He's Not Liable For Price Fixing Outside US
• Davis Wright Adds Ex-MoFo Patent Pro In San Fran
• Takeaways From Rosetta Stone V. Google
• Game Over For Data Retention Suit Against Sony
• Vodafone Eyes Lighter Data Load With $1.7B C&W Deal
• Texas Firm Sues For Its Share Of $44M Wellogix Award
• States Eye New York AG As He Tests Limits Of FCA
• YouTube Ordered To Stem Music Copyright Violations
• LCD Price-Fixing Trial Gets Split In Two
• LightSquared Cuts Deal On $337.5M Inmarsat Payment Plan
• Shareholder Claims $341M Merger Undervalues SureWest
• Lessons From Voom V. EchoStar
• SanDisk Ditches Licensee's Antitrust Claims For Now
• Firms Spar For Lead Role In Suit Over $2B Quest Buyout
• Ex-LatiNode VP Gets 2 Years For Telecom Bribery Scheme
• Aussie High Court Says ISP Not Liable For Users' Pirating
• Nokia Barred From Selling 3G Phones In Germany
• TPG Won't Top SS&C's $897M Bid For GlobeOp
• Seeking $40M Payback, SBA Asks To Take Over Venture Firm
• GTLDs: A Revolution For Consumers?
• HIPAA Enforcement May Finally Be Getting Tougher
• M2 Ponies Up $200M For Primus' Australian Division
• Samsung Returns Fire, Claiming Apple Infringes 8 Patents
• Judge Pulls Plug On Faulty Panasonic Plasma TV Claims
• LCD Makers, Consumers Oppose Split Trial In Price-Fixing MDL
• Virgin Mobile Arbitration Pacts Sink Deposit Refund Class
• Apple, Google Can't Dodge Anti-Poaching Conspiracy Suit
• Baker Botts Nabs Orrick IP Atty For Silicon Valley Office
• What Makes A Chemist An Inventor?
• NY AG Test-Drives False Claims Act With $300M Sprint Suit
• Case Study: Viacom V. YouTube
• Lawmakers Amend Cybersecurity Bills With Votes On Horizon
• Hachette, HarperCollins Look To Exit Apple E-Books Suits
• LG, Others Face ITC Probe Over Video Conferencing Patents
• Verizon Blasted For Tying Spectrum Sale To $3.9B Cable Deal
• Locke Lord Nabs Seyfarth Partner For Corporate Group
• Judge Taps Mediator In Nortel Worker Benefits Dispute
• Rambus Should Get Limited Review Of Patent Case, ITC Told
• Beyonce Can't Sidestep Suit Over Video Game Deal
• Toshiba, Samsung, Others Targeted In Thumb Drive IP Blitz
• Avista Unit Pays $1.5B To Acquire Cable Provider Knology
• Judge Defers Decision On Kodak Equity Committee
• US Cable Industry Like A Cartel, 9th Circ. Hears
• Philips Flees Walker's Blu-Ray Infringement Claims In ITC
• Microsoft Founder Says USPTO Backs Web Patents In IP Row
• Justices Reject USPTO Call For Limits On IP Evidence
• The Enforceability Of Facebook's Terms Of Service
• Jaco's LCD Price-Fixing Suit Stays Alive
• Docket Diving: Strategic Uses Of Online Docket Info
• Calif. Bill Barring Agency Oversight Of VoIP Earns Panel's OK
• Oracle Breached Contract When It Ditched Servers, HP Says
• Apple Says IPhone Antitrust Suit Is Nothing Without AT&T
• Carrier IQ Cellphone Privacy Cases Combined In Calif.
• Apple, Samsung To Discuss Deal In Touch-Screen IP Battle
• Google's Street View Eyed For Further Probes
• Nokia Says Interdigital Fee Order Excessive
• 5th Circ. Dials Down Retirees' ERISA Row Against AT&T
• First Round Capital Preps For $135M Fundraising
• Google TV In Europe: New Privacy And Monopoly Concerns
• House Cybersecurity Bill Backs Off On IP Theft Provisions
• Oracle, Google Square Off On Day 1 Of Android IP Trial
• Contractor Strikes $2M Deal In FCA Case Over Fake Goods
• NJ Consumer Watchdog Relaxes Font Rule For Ad Disclaimers
• Apple Pans Image Of Kindle As 'Mortal Threat' In E-Book MDL
• Retirees Win Right To Form Committee In Kodak Bankruptcy
• Plaintiffs Make 2nd Bid To Split LCD Price-Fixing Trial
• FCC Fines Google For Blocking Street View Probe
• Moses & Singer Tolling Deal Valid In Malpractice Row: Judge
• Microsoft Asks ITC To Pause Ruling In Motorola Xbox IP Row
• ABA Panel Finds Electronic Search Decisions Lacking
• Technical Glitch Reveals Private Info To ICANN Applicants
• Kodak Retiree Committee Bid May Be Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
• Nvidia Says Defective Graphics Card Suit Lacks Standing
• Google, Oracle Feud Over Jury's Charge In Android IP Row
• French Group Unveils Guidance For Targeted Ad Cookies
• Judge Sends Trimmed Comcast Antitrust Suit To Trial
• Vodafone, Others Face EU Probe Of UK Mobile Wallet Venture
• Apple Says DOJ E-Books Collusion Claims 'Simply Not True'
• Apple Can Intervene In Lodsys' IP Suit Over Game Apps
• DOJ Demands Sentencing Date For AUO LCD Price-Fixers
• MSTG And The Discovery Of License Settlement Agreements
• Apple, Publishers Unlikely To Cave On E-Books Soon
• Dechert Leads France Telecom In $2B Egyptian Mobile Co. Offer
• Ex-Nvidia Analyst Turned Insider Tips Informer Dodges Jail
• Bankrupt CDC Corp. Settles $63M IPO Row With Evolution
• Reed Smith Snags Startup Pro For Silicon Valley Office
• Dish Network's Union Threats Violated Labor Laws, NLRB Says
• ITC To Probe Funai, MediaTek Over AV Product Patents
• Consumers Say Samsung Knowingly Sold Defective TVs
• Apple, HTC, RIM, Samsung Sued Over Touch Screen Patents
• Apple, Samsung To Mediate Part Of Smartphone Patent War
• US V. Nosal — Implications For CFAA Cases
• US Judge Shields Microsoft From Threat Of German Ban
• Ad Regulator Says Oracle Should Ax IBM Comparison Claims
• Ex-Gateway CFO Settles SEC Fraud Suit
• Kodak Rails Against Investors' Call For Equity Committee
• Google Wins 2 of 3 Jury Instructions For Oracle IP Trial
• Consumers Say 9th Circ. Cable Ruling Limits TV Choices
• Memorylink's IP Row With Motorola Killed In Fed. Circ.
• DOJ Sues Apple, Publishers For E-Book Price-Fixing
• Satellite TV Techs Win Cert. In OT Suit Against UniTek
• CVC Drops $644M On Hong Kong Telecom Unit
• Activision Exec Understood Tax Shelter Risks, Banks Say
• USPTO Rules Under AIA Would Burden Patentees, Groups Say
• Twin City Dodges Most Claims In Isilon's $5M Coverage Suit
• Judge Rejects McAfee Pop-Up Ad Class Action Settlement
• TE Connectivity To Rake In $404M From Sale Of 2 Units
• Adduci Mastriani, Patent Holder End $100M Malpractice Suit
• Bloomberg Says Comcast Favors NBC News Stations
• Greenberg Traurig Grabs Goodwin VC, Tech Ace
• Australia OKs Foxtel's $2.7B Austar Buy After Concessions
• Kyocera, IHI, Mizuho To Build Japan's Biggest Solar Farm
• Spotlight On China's Antitrust Enforcement In 2011
• Skype, Sony Pulled Into Data Encryption Patent Row
• Weil Takes Back IP Litigator From Fish & Richardson
• AOL Patent Buy Gives Microsoft A Leg Up In Patent Wars
• Latham Sued By Ex-FLIR Execs Over Trade Secrets Row
• Tech Startup Founder Settles $7M Investor Fraud Case
• Settlement Negotiation Docs Not Privileged, Fed. Circ. Says
• 4th Circ. Denies Google Quick Win In Rosetta Stone IP Suit
• Verizon Faces Class Action Over Purported DSL Speeds
• Grassley Won't Lift Hold On FCC Nominees
• India Tech-Buying Rules May Breach WTO Pacts, Group Says
• Verizon, AT&T, Others Fixed Text Message Rates, Suit Says
• Insurance Implications Of Online Terms And Conditions
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Intuit's Win In Quicken Patent Suit
• Microsoft To Pay $1B For 800 AOL Patents
• Cerberus Shells Out $950M For AT&T's Yellow Pages
• DC Seeks An End To 10-Year FCA Whistleblower Battle
• SanDisk Defeats Antitrust Suit Over USB Drive IP Licensing
• MPAA Backs Porn Video Website In Infringement Fight
• Ex-Nvidia Analyst Seeks Probation In Insider Trading Case
• Google To Give Users More Info On Privacy Policy In S. Korea
• Apple Urges Fed. Circ. To Reconsider Samsung Device Ban
• EU Hackers Would Face 2 to 5 Years Under Cyberattack Bill
• JOBS Act — A Game Changer For Emerging Growth Cos.
• Intuit Wins Trademark Suit Toss After Discovery Wrongs
• Air Force Wrong To Disqualify HP From Contract, Judge Says
• Google, LinkedIn, Others Hit With Encryption Patent Suits
• CenturyLink Accused Of Falsely Advertising Internet Speed
• AT&T, Verizon, Others Accused Of Networking IP Infringment
• YouTube Ruling Makes Copyright Safe Harbor Harder To Find
• Ex-Intel Worker To Plead Guilty In $1B Trade Secret Theft
• Google Defends New Privacy Safeguards To French Watchdog
• Ex-Syntax Head To Pay $11.6M In SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Samsung Will Scrap Some 3-D TV Claims, Ad Regulator Says
• Harbinger Head Pondering Bankruptcy For LightSquared
• Quest's $2B Sale To Insight A Fraud Cover-Up, Investor Says
• ITC To Probe Apple, Sony, Others Over Display Patents
• 2nd Circ. Revives Viacom's $1B YouTube Copyright Suit
• Kids' Apps: Privacy Disclosures Are Not Child's Play
• Sony Loses Bid To Toss LCD Patent Suit
• Predictive Coding — Cost Savings If Investment Is Made
• Rambus Appeals Loss In $4B DRAM Antitrust Case
• San Juan Off The Hook In Pay Phone Antitrust Suit
• T-Mobile Asks FCC To Halt Verizon's Spectrum Buying Spree
• Ad Industry Pushes Back Against Commerce Privacy Codes
• Patent Mistake Kills $1.8B Suit Against Nikon
• High Court Asked To Hear Telecom Spying Immunity Suits
• USTR Telecom Report Questions Local Manufacturing Mandates
• 10th Circ. Nixes Claims That EMC Sold Faulty Products To US
• Kodak Seeks Retiree Committee, Sinks Bid To Cut Benefits
• Mobile Ad Industry Bows To Privacy Push With Tracking Tool
• The Aftermath Of Google's Latest Privacy Blunder
• Viasystems Buys DDI For $268M To Grow Defense Business
• Vector Claims New Evidence In Fight Over $307M Citi Sale
• Tech, Life Sciences Cos. Vulnerable To Activist Takeovers
• TripAdvisor Boards Google Antitrust Train With New EU Claim
• Facebook Strikes Back At Yahoo In Patent Dispute
• Sony Cameras, Phones Infringe 3-D Patents, Israeli Co. Says
• Motorola, HTC Face ITC Probe Over Touch-Sensitive Phones
• Dutch Co. Says RIM's BlackBerry Violated Circuit Patents
• Antitrust Division's Pound Of Flesh: AU Optronics' Impact
• Google Responsible For Deceptive Ads, Aussie Court Says
• Joint Development Agreements — From Honeymoon To Breakup
• Xerox, Others Hit With IP Claims Over Printers, Cameras
• Skyworks' Defective Parts Cost Motorola $20M, Suit Says
• EU Launches 2 Antitrust Probes Into Motorola Over Patents
• Google Wrong On Wi-Fi Wiretap Claim, EPIC Tells 9th Circ.
• Sony Hurls New Cartel Claims At Hitachi, Toshiba In MDL
• Verizon Persuades Judge To Alter Tone In $93M FCA Case
• Latham Attracts IP, Life Sciences Transaction Pro From Wilson
• Ericsson Denies It Swiped Airvana's Hardware Designs
• Oracle, Google Headed To Trial In Android-Java Feud
• Motorola Demanded $4B For Annual IP Licenses, Microsoft Says
• AboveNet Investors Sue To Block $2B PE-Backed Merger Offer
• Google Nicked In-Use Android Mark, 7th Circ. Hears
• Uniloc Hits Rosetta Stone, TI, Others Over Piracy Patent
• Office Depot Drops LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against Samsung
• ITC Will Reconsider Infringement Findings In LCD Probe
• Apple Updates EU Warranty Disclosure After Backlash
• Greenberg Traurig Touts New Tech Patent Pro In Austin
• CSIRO To Rake In $230M After WLAN Patent Settlements
• Venable Snags Cybersecurity, IP Pro From Tech Co.
• CVC, ValueAct Quit Takeover Talks With Misys
• Coudert Brothers — Lessons For Litigators