Technology Archive » December, 2012

Technology - December, 2012

228 articles

• 9th Circ. Revives VeriFone Stock Inflation Suit
• Marvell Loses Mistrial Bid In Carnegie Mellon Patent Row
• DirecTV Faces Patent Suit Over 'Single Wire' License
• Fed. Circ. Sides With AT&T, Verizon In Caller ID Patent Row
• Netflix, Others Hit With Video Patent Infringement Suits
• 3rd Circ. Says Prior Patent Deal Blocks Spansion's Apple Suit
• Argo Digital Unit Wants Investor Fraud Suit Sent To Fla.
• E.ON Pays Arrow $110M To End Contractor Indemnity Battle
• HP, Others Hit With Derivative Suit Over $11B Merger
• Best Buy Drops Philips From LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Expedia Lands $632M Stake In German Hotel Site
• Microsoft Wins UK Bid To Invalidate Motorola Pager Patent
• Italian Court Voids Google Execs' Privacy Convictions
• Panasonic To Sell Sanyo Digital Unit To Japanese PE Firm
• RIM Will License WLAN Patents To End Nokia Suits
• Electronics Co.'s $30M Exports Broke Iran Embargo, Feds Say
• The Year The AIA's Post-Grant Processes Took Hold
• Act Quickly To Preserve Bid Protest Rights
• Arlington V. FCC Should Clarify Agency Deference
• Clearwire Investor Looks To Block $2B Sprint Buyout
• Apple Takes Samsung Injunction Bid To Fed. Circ.
• Bankrupt Video Game Maker THQ Gets Financing Lifeline
• Finjan Anti-Virus Patents Found Invalid In Symantec IP Row
• Ex-Banker Nabbed Over Role In $2B Olympus Accounting Scam
• FTC's Kids Privacy Update Sharpens Teeth Against Tech Cos.
• Cleary, Troutman Lead In Google's $2B Motorola Home Sale
• EU Poised To Launch Samsung Patent Antitrust Case
• 'Elder Scrolls' Defect Case Canned By 11th Circ.
• OneBeacon Must Defend Law Firm In Dish Malpractice Suit
• How They Won It: Gibson Dunn Hunch Nets Cablevision $700M
• Wilson Sonsini Expands China Practice With Beijing Office
• Kodak Sued Over Ownership Of 18 Patents
• EU Regulator To Probe Syniverse's $694M Mach Acquisition
• Texas Jury Determines Funai Infringed DVD Menu Patent
• Spain Fines Vodafone, Others €120M Over Abuse In Text Market
• Oracle Inks $871M Deal For Another Cloud-Based Software Co.
• 5 Hot Issues In IP Law For 2013
• EON Sues Apple, LG, Pantech Over Wireless Data Patents
• Beware Discovery In 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Perkins Coie DQ'd From Patent Dispute For Client Conflict
• USPTO Rejects Apple Patent In Samsung IP Row
• DataTern Must End Infringement Suits Against SAP Customers
• Google Antitrust Probes Likely To Stretch Into 2013
• Kodak, Samsung Reach $37M Deal Over Printer Supply Contract
• Nvidia Processors Infringe 3-D Patents, Suit Says
• KRC Inks Deals For $315M LinkedIn HQ, Salesforce High-Rise
• Time Warner Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Wage Suit
• FTC Expands COPPA's Reach In Long-Awaited Update
• AIA Rules Out All Private False Marking Cases: Fed. Circ.
• Kodak Hopes $525M Patent Sale Will Pave Path Out Of Ch. 11
• $330M Tech Co. Tie-Up Will Create 'Near-Monopoly,' FTC Says
• The Pace Of Privacy: A Look Back At 2012
• SEP Antitrust Analysis — More Complex Than It Seems
• Vringo Seeks New Damages Trial After $30M Win Over Google
• Apple Wins Latest Round In Motorola Smartphone IP Row
• Microsoft Service Agreement Focus Of European Inquiry
• Antigua Asks WTO To Drop $21M IP Protections For US
• Penguin Settles DOJ's E-Books Price-Fixing Case
• AT&T Unit Workers Win Class Status In Union Duties Suit
• Samsung To Nix Essential Patent Sales Ban Bids In EU
• Open Range Inks Deal With Lender To Wind Down Ch. 7
• AUO Exec Found Guilty Of LCD Price-Fixing
• Apple Loses Bid For Permanent Ban On Samsung Devices
• E-Pass, Moses & Singer Resolve IP Malpractice Suit
• US Urges Fed. Circ. To Weigh Abstract Patents Individually
• Privacy Policies For Apps: How To Comply With Calif. Law
• Emerging Trends In Nucleic Acids And Human Genome Work
• Jury Junks Fujitsu's Wireless Router Patent Suit
• DC Court Leaves Cellphone Search Question Up In The Air
• AUO Exec 'Passionately' Price-Fixed With Rivals, Jury Hears
• Reported Google-FTC Deal May Keep Future Case On The Table
• Partner Slaps VeriFone With $250M Suit Over In-Taxi Ads
• Elliott Management Offers $2.3B To Acquire Compuware
• Newman, Chiasson Found Guilty Of $70M Trades On Dell Tips
• Vt. High Court Upholds Electronic Search Limitations
• Hotel Entertainment, Internet Co. May Check Into Ch. 11
• Microsoft, Motorola Want More Docs Sealed In Patent Row
• Intel Prevails In Data Transmission IP Spat, Fed. Circ. Says
• Samsung Tells ITC That Import Ban Will Cripple Competition
• DC Circ. Tells FCC To Grant VHF Channel Move Between States
• Apple, Intel, HP Duck ITC Microprocessor Patent Row
• Investigator Prison Bound For Info Theft In HP Leak Probe
• Sprint Notches Clearwire Buy With Increased $2.2B Offer
• Rambus, PwC Off Hook In Securities Fraud Suit
• $80M SPAC Buys Digital Sign Maker 4 Weeks Before Deadline
• Sony Leaves Walker Digital's Patent Case Before ITC
• ITC Won't Nix Flash Memory Probe Against Dell, HP, Others
• Jury Awards Morpho $2M Over Airport Screener Patent
• Dish's Ad-Skipping DVR Must Be Banned, Fox Tells 9th Circ.
• Smart Tech Investor Suit To Gain Class Cert., Judge Signals
• China On Top Of US' Piracy List Despite Taobao's Exit
• Aetna Health Records System Infringes 10 Patents, Suit Says
• ISP Urges High Court Not To Review Patent Contract Case
• Paul Hastings Guides GI Partners On Data Center Purchase
• BearingPoint Trustee Wants Ex-Directors Held In Contempt
• 5th Circ. Paves Way For Form Of Caller ID 'Spoofing'
• Ericsson Can't Depose Airvana CEO Again, Judge Says
• Swiss Antitrust Agency Probes Expedia, Others
• Judge OKs $830M Kodak Financing Commitment Letter
• NDAA Cybersecurity Amendment Stokes Contractor Data Fears
• Senate Panel Advances Mobile-Location Privacy Bill
• Spansion's $24M Patent Settlement With Tessera OK'd
• French Antitrust Agency Slaps Orange, SFR With $240M Fine
• Shareholder Cries Foul Over Softbank-Sprint Merger
• Calif. Jury Says Apple, LG Don't Infringe Alcatel Patents
• Thrift Store Says Wood Herron Misled Copyright Office
• NY Hospitals Overpriced Contract Bid By $500M, Suit Says
• Microsoft Won't Budge On Do-Not-Track Plans Despite Backlash
• Judge Punts On Apple's Bid To Bar Samsung SEP Claims
• Audax Announces 2 Investments After $1.25B Fund Close
• Brinker Revives Wage Action By Cell Tower Techs
• Apple IPhones Flout Patents Tied To Sony, Nokia, Jury Says
• FIS To Buy Back $200M In Stock From Warburg Pincus
• A Patentability Test For Computer-Implemented Inventions
• Apple Says USPTO's Tentative Patent Rejection Not Important
• Nokia Hit With ERISA Action Over 'Risky' Stocks
• Ex-Mizuho Banker Gets 32 Months For Inside Tips To Lovers
• EU OKs Apple's, Publishers' E-Book Price-Fixing Settlements
• Sprint Offers $2.1B For Remaining Clearwire Stake
• Prudence Is The Right Answer To 'Search Neutrality' Claims
• Why The FCC Matters To Medical Devices
• A Fresh Look At Diversity In ADR
• FCC Opens Spectrum, Paving Way For Dish To Go Wireless
• EU Unitary Patent System Has Major Cos. Wary
• Wyndham Case Could Boost FTC Commish's 'Unfairness' Fight
• Nanya Can End DRAM Patent Case Against Elpida, ITC Says
• Trend Forecaster Gets Google Blogger Sites Shuttered
• Viacom Can't Claim IP Indemnity From Harmonix Shareholders
• Nationwide Class Certified In Software 'Time Bomb' Suit
• Kodak Tells Fed. Circ. Digital Camera Patent Is Valid
• FCC Chair Says Stakeholder Input Will Shape Spectrum Auction
• EC Approves $1.7B Austria Telecom Buyout, With Conditions
• Nintendo, Sony, Others Targeted Over User Interface Patents
• Apple Looks To Boot ITunes Double Charge Case
• SanDisk Founders Take Flash Drive Patent Case To High Court
• 5th Circ. Won't Apply E-Privacy Law To Cellphone Search
• A Novel Decision On Software Co-Owners' Copyright Rights
• Florida Exits Cathode Ray Tube Price-Fixing MDL
• Wi-LAN Says RIM's Bluetooth Products Infringe Patent
• Fed. Circ. Revives Nissim's Claim In DVD Filter Patent Deal
• China OKs E-Security Joint Venture, With Conditions
• Belden Pays $516M For Broadcast Parts Maker PPC
• Tech Co. Mobbles Accused Of Children's Privacy Violations
• Simpson Thacher Aids Siris Capital Units In $862M TNS Buy
• Gogo Denies Class Claims Of In-Flight Internet Monopoly
• Get Ready For SEC Conflict Mineral Rule Compliance
• FTC's 2nd Privacy Report Turns Up Heat On Kids' Apps
• Philips Battles Italian TV Magnate At Trial Over $258M Loan
• Open Range DIP Lender, Trustee Spar Over Stimulus Deal
• Apple, Google Joint Bid Tops $500M For Kodak Patents
• Class Definitions Differ In Texting Antitrust Suit: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Invalidity Appeal In Gift Card IP Suit
• Japan-Backed Fund To Lead $1.8B Renesas Bailout
• Samsung-Led JV Wins $3B Saudi Arabia Power Plant Contract
• Bingham Guides Honeywell's $600M Deal For Intermec
• Innovation, Development And The In-House Patent Program
• Calif. AG's Delta Privacy Suit Puts Other Cos. On Notice
• Equant Says It's Not Liable For $108M In Back Rent
• Verizon Workers Can't Stop $7.5B Pension Plan Transfer
• DOE Wants To Block Deposition On Stake In A123 Assets
• Law School Friends Deny IBM Tip Trading Charges
• EU Regulators To Pressure Google On Privacy Policy Reform
• ERISA Suit Slams HP Stock Offering Following Major Losses
• Apple, Others Face New Wi-LAN Suits Over Wireless Patents
• Comint Loses Appeal Of $500M DOD Contract In Fed. Circ.
• Apple Patent Tentatively Rejected By USPTO, Samsung Says
• Video Tech Co. Faces Derivative Suit Over Accounting Methods
• A Snapshot Of The New USPTO Dallas Office
• Kodak Deal With CVS Over Kiosk Agreement Gets Judge's OK
• Apple Seeks Boost To Samsung's $1B Patent 'Wrist Slap'
• Calif. AG Sues Over 'Fly Delta' App's Privacy Policy
• FTC Mulls Policy Changes To Rein In Large Data Grabs
• Customs Backs Open Source Software In US Contracts
• AUO Execs No Longer 'Fugitives' After Bail Extended
• FTC Says Motorola Should Not Get Apple Ban In SEP Case
• House Dem Pushes For Health IT Funding, New FDA Office
• Kodak, Others Hit In Image Scanning Patent Suit Blitz
• Samsung Files Apple-HTC Deal It Says Weakens Sales Ban Bid
• Recent Life Sciences Patent Cases: Sound The Alarm?
• Northrop, CRGT Settle $2.4M Fray Over Army Software License
• Senate Committee Tackles Mobile Location Privacy Bill
• UK Watchdog Clears Apple Of ICloud False Advertising Claims
• 10 Tips For Law Firms Buying Cybersecurity Insurance
• FTC's Tough Message On Standard-Essential Patents
• Google Looking For More Space At Chelsea Market
• Bondholders Say Elpida IP Deals Benefit Micron, Not Creditors
• NYT, CNN, Reuters, Others Hit With Cloud Patent Suits
• DOJ Economist Says SEP Licensing Can Hurt Competition
• AUO Execs Guilty Of Price-Fixing Now 'Fugitives,' Judge Says
• Apple, Samsung To Clash In Court Over $1B Patent Verdict
• RIM Wins Arbitration In BlackBerry Service Outage Row
• Google, EU Antitrust Talks Continue With No Deal Yet
• Sports Fans Get OK To Bring Antitrust Suit Against NHL, MLB
• DOJ Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss Music Exec's E-Book Appeal
• HannStar, Chunghwa Lose Bid To Shake Price-Fixing Claims
• Apple Accused Of Infringing DVD-Viewing Patent
• Samsung Says ITC Ban In Apple Fight Would Hurt Consumers
• Technician Sues Dish Over Employee Background Checks
• FBI Arrests Rogue Trader For $1B Apple Stock Fraud Scheme
• EU Slaps Philips, LG, Others With $1.9B Fine For CRT Cartel
• Jones Day Goes After Ex-Client Vizio For $6.7M In Fees
• Tech Giants Debate ITC Import Bans Over Essential Patents
• AUO Exec Was LCD Rivals' 'Man On The Inside,' Jury Told
• Bahraini Telecom Puts Up $1B For CWC Monaco, Islands Biz
• FTC Nominee Vows Not To Vote On Google Antitrust Case
• Jury Convicts Spammer For Role In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Circuit City Trust, Toshiba Settle $92M In Claims
• Calif. Drone Bill Seeks To Address Privacy Concerns
• Samsung, Like Apple, Asks Fed. Circ. To Seal Info In IP Suit
• DC Circ. Denies Verizon's Appeal Of FCC Data-Roaming Rule
• EU Data Protection Overhaul Is Pro-Business, Official Says
• Qualcomm Offers Up To $120M For Stake In Struggling Sharp
• Takeaways From FCC's Ruling On Opt-Out Confirmation Texts
• Motorola Can't Use SEPs To Ban Microsoft Products
• GOP Concerns May Put Damper On ECPA Reform Momentum
• Sony Can't Shake Blu-Ray Automatic Playback Patent Suit
• Judge Bars AUO Exec's Death Threat Email In LCD Trial
• Elpida Says IP Deal Foes Seek To Ax Reorganization Plan
• Ericsson Takes Samsung Wireless Patents Battle To ITC
• SanDisk Sues Zurich Over $63M Power Loss Coverage
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Hitachi's TV Tariff Appeal Rebuffed By High Court
• Philips, Best Buy To Settle LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• BT Blocked From Moving Patent Fight With Comcast
• Jury Should Decide Emulex Chip Infringement, Fed. Circ. Told
• Computer Sciences Gets $1B In Credit Unit Sale To Equifax
• Study Criticizing Android Apps Was Pretty Lame
• Nokia Siemens Sells Optical Fiber Unit To PE Firm