Technology Archive » February, 2008

Technology - February, 2008

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• Rohm, O2 Micro Settle Suits Over LCD Technology
• Covad Directors Settle Derivative Suit For $7M
• Microsoft Marketed Vista To Help Intel, E-Mails Say
• FCC Re-Imposes 30% Limit On Cable Operators
• ITC To Weigh Sharp's Patent Claims V. Samsung
• Monetizing New Media In The Converging Marketplace
• Fed. Circuit Reverses DRAM Patent Suit Dismissal
• Clear Channel Deal Prompts Suit Against Wachovia
• Jury Hands Akamai $45M Verdict In Infringement
• Digital TV Cos. Sue In Germany Over MPEG-2 Patents
• BlackBerry Maker Prevails In U.K. Patent Clash
• Faro Tech. Strikes $7M Class Action Settlement Deal
• Yahoo Faces Shareholder Suits After Microsoft Bid
• EBay Buys MercExchange's Patents In Settlement
• DRAM Antitrust Plaintiffs File 3rd Amended Complaint
• ITC Won't Review Ruling In Nokia, Qualcomm Fight
• Watchdog Demands Records From Google, DOJ Exec
• Ex-McAfee Exec To Lodge Arbitration Claims
• News Corp. Gets FCC OK For DirecTV Sale
• Acacia, Toshiba Settle Spat Over Image Technology
• EU Slaps Microsoft With €899M Fine
• Decide On Me-Too Evidence Case By Case: Justices
• Tessera's ITC Case Stayed For Re-Examination
• Hedge Fund Sues Rival For 'Corporate Espionage'
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling For Microsoft
• Microsoft Targets Avistar Patents For USPTO Review
• Study Advises Tweaking Toxicity Rules For Nanotech
• Seoul Semi Seeks To Reverse LED Patent Verdict
• Possible $2B EU Penalty Looms Over Microsoft
• Jailed Stock Options Administrator Settles Charges
• Patent Suit Takes Aim At AmEx's ExpressPay
• Caller ID Patent Holder Is Sour On Apple's IPhone
• High Court Denies Cert In Seagate Case
• Microsoft Marketing Suit Gets Class Action Status
• Bluetooth Parties Seek Stay Amid Settlement Talks
• Microsoft Gets Veritas' Infringement Claim Tossed
• KLA-Tencor Execs Spared Grilling By Ex-CEO
• Winston & Strawn Hires 3 To Enhance IP Practice
• Judge Grounds Safeflight's Patent Case
• For The 2nd Time, Judge OKs $35M Veritas Deal
• ITC Investigates Whirlpool Infringement Complaint
• Yahoo Slapped With 2nd Suit By Miffed Shareholders
• Ring Plus, Cingular Gear Up For Ring-Back Trial
• Dell's Co-Defendant In Tablet PC Patent Suit Settles
• Samsung Hit With AMD Semiconductor Patent Suit
• Companies Sued Over Retractable USB Cable Patent
• Microsoft Bows To EU Call For More Interoperability
• Federal Circuit Affirms Judgment Against Nazomi
• Challenges To FCC Media Ownership Rules Set To Roll
• EC Probe Preceded Intel Response To Pending Case
• Competition Regulator Fines Samsung $12M
• Data Networks Hits HP With Patent Suit
• Court Consolidates CRT Price-Fixing Class Actions
• Comverse Backdating Suit Partly Survives Dismissal
• ST's Bid For Injunction V. Tessera Fails, Again
• Federal Circuit Yanks Garage Door Opener Stay
• Sandata Loses Bid To Toss Infocrossing Counterclaims
• Comcast Hit With Stock Option ERISA Suit
• AMD Wants Record Set Straight In SGI Suit
• Sony Agrees To Pay €47M Antitrust Fine: Report
• High Court Won't Hear Patent Dispute Against Intel
• Motorola, RIM Begin Mobile Phone Patent War
• Seagate Loses 2nd Bid To Toss Age Bias Plaintiffs
• DirecTV Sued Over Speech Recognition Technology
• Fenwick & West Nabs 3 From Orrick For Seattle Site
• AT&T Settles VoIP Suit, Gets Patent License
• Broadcom Wins Judgment In Video Patent Case
• ITC Judge Rules For SMC In Patent Infringement Claim
• $100M Buyout Eyed To Revive SCO Group
• Oracle, SAP Trade Secrets Feud Sent To Mediation
• Weighed Down By Debts, Charys Files For Chapter 11
• Qualcomm, Nokia To Agree On Terms Of Battle
• TomTom Sues To Protect Vehicle Navigation Patents
• Man, Not Fund, Becomes Lead BigBand Plaintiff
• Openwave Backdating Claims Fall Short, Again
• Google, Microsoft Face Patent Suit Over Ads
• Intel Shareholders Blame Execs For Antitrust Woes
• Polycom Nets $14M From Videoconferencing Patents
• Lonestar Hits Panasonic With Infringement Suit
• Browser Software Infringed Northbrook Patents: Judge
• U.K. Gets EU Thumbs-Up On Telecom Deregulation
• SRAM Complaints Partially Tossed
• Cox Faces Suit Over Video-On-Demand Patents
• FormFactor's Patent Suit Stayed During ITC Probe
• U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
• Judge Says No To Injunction Against Tessera
• Microsoft, Lucent Both Denied Motions In Patent Spat
• Court Remands Baseball Simulation Patent Suit
• Yahoo's Snub of Microsoft Elicits Shareholder Suit
• HP's Patent Claims V. Tandberg Dwindle To One
• SGI Wins On Validity But Drops Patent Claims
• Ex-Enron Broadband CFO Gets Conviction Tossed
• N-Data: Expansion Of FTC's Antitrust Authority
• Hedge Fund Sues Transmeta, An Acquisition Target
• EU Antitrust Watchdogs Raid Intel's Munich Office
• Senate Backs Bush On Eavesdropping Program
• ITC Clears Belkin Of Infringing ATEN's KVM Switch
• Judge Slashes $1M Off ESpeed Patent Damages
• Video Giants Sued Over Data Packet Technology
• SEC Bars Ex-PwC Accountant For One Year
• Federal Circuit Reverses Patent Ruling Against IXYS
• Sprint Nextel Workers Sue For Unpaid Commissions
• Samsung Sued Over Defective Blu-Ray Players
• Dell Loses Online-Buying Patent Case Against Lucent
• Cisco, Networking Cos. Face Power Patent Suit
• Health Care Software Companies Face Patent Suit
• Court Upholds Terms Of Microsoft Settlement
• Microsoft's Bid For ISO Approval Prompts EU Probe
• Trade Secrets Suit Against Microsoft Heads To Trial
• Rambus Takes Aim At FTC Before Appeals Court
• UK-IPO Reverses Course On Software Patent Policy
• Fair Use Act Threatens Innovators' Rights: Advocates
• Judge Nixes Nichia's Bid For Injunction On LEDs
• Federal Circuit Affirms Kodak's Patent Win
• IBM Engineer Takes Aim At Law Firms In Patent Suit
• Court Tosses Omnicom Shareholder Suit
• Walgreens, OfficeMax Pulled Into Web Patent Suit
• First DRAM Price-Fixing Criminal Trial Starts Up
• Co. Retooled, Resold GoPhones Abroad: AT&T Suit
• EPA Nanomaterials Program: Issues, Strategies
• Judge Tosses One Patent From Akamai V. Limelight
• Wisconsin University Sues Intel For Infringement
• Semiconductor Cos. Clash Over Philips-AT&T Pact
• Ex-KPMG Director Settles In Peregrine Case
• Amp'd Suits Seeks $10M In Pre-Bankruptcy Payments
• GotVoice, Klausner Ink Patent Pact To End Lawsuit
• Pending Case Buys SCO 120 More Days Of Exclusivity
• Cable Companies Sue FCC Over Analog Rule
• FTC Invokes Novel Theories In Standard-Setting Case
• SEC To Mull Over Qwest Fraud Case Strategy
• SRAM Cos. Ask Judge To Consider DRAM Ruling
• EDS Sues Mobile Phone Cos. Over Prepay Patents
• Fry's Resists Paying Fees In Intel Antitrust Case
• Oracle Claims Broader Infringement Scheme By SAP
• Mosaid Settles With 2 Defendants In DRAM Dispute
• Lack Of Standing Halts Quantum's Infringement Suit
• Reed Smith Adds Three New Partners To L.A. Offices
• Baker Donelson Welcomes IP, Technology Attorney
• Approval Unlikely For Google-Yahoo Pact: Experts
• Ciena To Pay $7.7M And Drop Out Of Patent Spat
• Verdict On CA's "Unfair" Contract Tossed On Appeal
• Platforms Wireless Can Rebrief SEC Claims: Judge
• Bankruptcy Puts Excel-Invidos Patent Spat On Hold
• HP India Exec To Face Suit Over Employee Murder
• Agilent Hits Ex-Employees With Trade Secrets Suit
• Foundation Targets Online Gaming Patent
• XM Settles Copyright Feud With Sony BMG
• Patent-Holding Co. Refiles Cisco Infringement Suit
• Trek Memory Stick Patent Revoked In U.K. High Court
• Tough Regulatory Exam Awaits Microsoft-Yahoo Deal