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  • November 14, 2007

    SercoNet, NetGear Cut Off Networking Patent Case

    A federal judge on Monday signed off on a joint motion of dismissal between home network maker Netgear Inc. and its rival SercoNet Ltd., effectively ending a patent battle that allegedly encompassed over 45 Netgear products.

  • November 14, 2007

    TJX Cos. Faces Suit Over Gift Card Technology

    A Chicago, Ill.-based patent-holding firm is continuing its crusade over its prepaid phone and gift cards patent in its latest infringement suit against discount chain store operator TJX Cos. Inc.

  • November 15, 2007

    CEO Blunders Spur Whole Foods To Revamp Policy

    After its chief executive got into hot water for making a number of online posts trashing its rival, Whole Foods Market Inc. has revised its company policy prohibiting its top executives from posting anything on the Internet about the natural foods retailer.

  • November 15, 2007

    Tech Firms Take On U.K. Software Patent Restrictions

    A group of small technology firms is gearing up to challenge the U.K. Intellectual Property Office’s patent restrictions on computer-implemented inventions in the High Court next week.

  • November 14, 2007

    Antitrust, Patent Groups Weigh In On Quanta Case

    Adding another amicus brief to the heap in Quanta Computer Inc.'s Supreme Court case against LG Electronics Inc., the American Antitrust Institute weighed in Tuesday on what say a patent-owner should have in downstream use of its licensed patents — and on how that say affects the market.

  • November 13, 2007

    EU Proposes Single Telecom Market

    The European Commission's long-discussed plan to fully deregulate the telecom industry in Europe may finally be realized, now that regulators have proposed the creation of a single market for telecom services.

  • November 13, 2007

    EU Broadens Review Of Google, DoubleClick Merger

    Deciding that the merger could potentially hurt competition for online advertising revenue, the European Commission on Tuesday revealed that it had launched a full-scale antitrust investigation of Google Inc.'s proposed buyout of online advertising firm DoubleClick Inc.

  • November 12, 2007

    OpenTV Agrees To Settle Interactive TV Patent Suit

    OpenTV Inc. and Liberate Technologies Inc. have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over patents related to interactive television. Liberate Technologies admitted that OpenTV's patents are valid, enforceable and infringed and agreed to drop all of its counterclaims against OpenTV.

  • November 12, 2007

    South Korea Probes Samsung Over Bribes

    South Korean officials said Monday that they were probing accusations of bribery at Samsung Group after a lawsuit with related accusations was filed last week.

  • November 12, 2007

    DOJ Prosecutors Stand By Nacchio Conviction

    The U.S. Department of Justice defended its insider-trading criminal case against the former chief of Qwest Communications International Inc., asking an appellate court to uphold a district court jury's April conviction of Joseph Nacchio.

  • November 12, 2007

    AMD Attorney Stokes Fire In Intel Antitrust Saga

    Insisting that the material is still private, a lawyer for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is attempting to block Intel Corp.'s attempts to get its mitts on a study that claims $60 billion of the company's profits over the past decade originate from anti-competitive conduct.

  • November 12, 2007

    Rare Employment Agreement Order Ousts Patent Suit

    An agreement an inventor inked with his former Silicon Valley employer, promising to hand over all his rights to the technology relevant to its business that he invented while there, has cost his co-inventor a patent suit against licensees of the electronic design automation system he helped create.

  • November 12, 2007

    AMD Sued By Former Worker Over Birth Defects

    A former Advanced Micro Devices Inc. employee has filed suit against the microprocessor maker, claiming she was wrongfully exposed to hazardous chemicals while pregnant, which caused multiple birth defects in her son.

  • November 12, 2007

    FCC To Issue New Rules Restricting Cable Giants

    The Federal Communications Commission may soon impose new regulations on the cable television industry, after determining that the last 11 years of deregulation have led to cable companies becoming too powerful and higher cable bills for consumers.

  • November 13, 2007

    AT&T Wins Dismissal Of Putative ERISA Class Action

    A federal judge has granted AT&T Corp. summary judgment in an ERISA suit brought by four retired management employees seeking recovery of plan benefits on behalf of a proposed nationwide class.

  • November 12, 2007

    Telstra Strikes $4.4M Deal On Shareholder Suit

    Australian telecommunications giant Telstra Corp. has agreed to dole out up to $4.4 million to bury a shareholder class action, reportedly becoming the first company in the country to pay to settle breach of fiduciary duty accusations.

  • November 12, 2007

    Software Co. Updates Suit With Trade Secret Claims

    DVD software maker MedioStream Inc. filed a vastly expanded complaint against a slew of technology giants on Friday, contending that the firms infringed on its patents and two companies had misappropriated its trade secrets and stolen its employees as well.

  • November 12, 2007

    Namibia Delays Comverse CEO's Extradition Hearing

    The fight to get former Comverse CEO Jacob “Kobi” Alexander back to the United States from Namibia to stand trial on criminal options backdating charges is not getting any easier for federal prosecutors, who may not see Alexander until the end of 2008 thanks to a recent decision by a Namibian court.

  • November 12, 2007

    Plaintiffs Consolidate Charges In TFT-LCD Case

    The plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation over thin film transistor liquid crystal display products have filed a consolidated class action complaint that accuses a dozen companies of operating a global cartel to fix the prices of LCDs sold in the United States.

  • November 9, 2007

    EU Official Blasts U.S. Online Gambling Ban

    The European Union's top trade official continued to lambaste the U.S. de-facto ban on online gambling during a visit to the U.S. capital, saying it discriminated against European companies.