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  • July 26, 2007

    Nanotechnology Stays Off Label: FDA Report

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that products made with nanotechnology don't need special labels or tailored regulations—at least not yet.

  • July 26, 2007

    SafeNet CFO Indicted For Fraud, Conspiracy

    A former executive of SafeNet Inc. was arraigned Thursday on charges stemming from an options backdating scandal that rocked the software company last year.

  • July 26, 2007

    BellSouth Must Comply With Telecom Rule: Court

    BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. will have to comply with a state utility commission's rule requiring to open its services up to smaller competitors, an appeals court has ruled, overturning a district court decision declaring the rule invalid.

  • July 26, 2007

    Rambus Attacks Samsung’s Move To Block Deposition

    Rambus Inc. has challenged Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s efforts to shield a chief executive at Samsung’s research unit from becoming involved in Rambus’ memory device patent suit.

  • July 25, 2007

    EDS Asks Court To Toss Claims In 401(k) Suit

    Technology services company Electronic Data Systems Corp. filed a motion Tuesday urging a court to dismiss its employees' ERISA claims, arguing the plaintiffs' third amended class action complaint does not conform with prior court rulings.

  • July 25, 2007

    Computer Sciences Backdating Case Tossed—Again

    A court dismissed a derivative shareholder suit against Computer Sciences Corp.'s diretors over alleged options backdating on Wednesday for the second time, saying that the plaintiffs had failed to show that it would be futile to ask the company's board of directors to file a suit.

  • July 26, 2007

    Tech Firms Bid For Stay In DRM Patent Feud

    A slew of technology giants have asked a federal court to stay proceedings in a legal battle with an individual inventor's patent covering digital rights management technology, arguing that an upcoming reexamination of the patent will likely invalidate all asserted claims and moot the case entirely.

  • July 25, 2007

    SEC Settles Backdating Case, Sues CEO

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission capped off its investigation into backdating of stock option grants at KLA-Tencor Corp. by reaching a settlement agreement with the company and filing civil charges against its former chief executive.

  • July 25, 2007

    EU Proposes Deregulation Of Radio Spectrum

    As part of an ongoing effort to create a single market for telecommunications services, the European Commission has proposed a plan that will lift restrictions on use of the radio spectrum for wireless services.

  • July 25, 2007

    Amp'd Mobile Starts To Wind Down Services

    Mobile phone carrier Amp’d Mobile LLC’s days are numbered, as the bankrupt company told customers Tuesday that it could potentially cut off service on July 31.

  • July 25, 2007

    Bancorp Sues Metlife Again, Over Insurance Patent

    Three months after defeating a patent infringement claim from Bancorp Services LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has been hit with another lawsuit from the patent-holding company over insurance policy management systems.

  • July 25, 2007

    Toshiba Accused Of Dodging Sanctions In Patent Suit

    A move by a subsidiary of electronics giant Toshiba Corp. to avoid a jury trial in a patent infringement case has been slammed by its rival as a blatant attempt to sidestep harsh sanctions imposed by a judge.

  • July 25, 2007

    Judge Refuses To Go With Feds In Spying Case

    A federal judge has refused to dismiss lawsuits filed by several states to discern whether wireless communications companies violated state law by allegedly providing information to the federal government.

  • July 25, 2007

    Apple Accuses Plaintiff of Lying About Patent

    Apple Computer Inc. has asked a federal judge to review documents belonging to a company suing the tech giant for patent infringement to determine if they may have helped further fraud, exempting them from attorney-client privilege.

  • July 25, 2007

    CAFC Revives Cybersettle's Patent Suit

    Cybersettle Inc. has suffered a blow in its battle to protect its patent for an online dispute resolution system capable of multiple rounds of bidding, with the Federal Circuit vacating a lower court's judgment that a rival had infringed the technology.

  • July 25, 2007

    Court Denies Cox's Motion To Dismiss

    In a patent dispute between licensing company Hybrid Patents Inc. and cable companies Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Cox Communications Inc., a judge has denied a motion by Cox Communications to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.

  • July 25, 2007

    Acer Wants To Halt HP Patent Suit

    After winning a stay of one patent infringement suit filed by Hewlett-Packard Co., Taiwanese computer maker Acer Inc. has sought to stay a second suit filed by the computer giant until the International Trade Commission rules on a related case.

  • July 24, 2007

    Court Tosses Fraud Suit Against Ernst & Young

    Auditor Ernst & Young has prevailed in an appeal brought by shareholders of electronics company Applied Tactical Systems Inc., with a panel of Third Circuit judges affirming dismissal of securities fraud claims against it.

  • July 24, 2007

    Zagat, Others Sued For Infringing Reservations Patent

    Patent licensing company Online Reservations LLC has fired off a lawsuit against a group of restaurant booking services, including OpenTable Inc. and Zagat Survey LLC, accusing them of infringing its patented system for reserving tables over the Internet.

  • July 24, 2007

    Charter Communications Wins Patent Dispute

    Cable operator Charter Communications Inc. won a longstanding patent dispute involving high speed cable Internet access on Monday, when a jury returned a verdict rejecting claims that Charter infringed three patents held by Hybrid Patents Inc.