Technology Archive » June, 2009

Technology - June, 2009

209 articles

• Philips Settles With Atratech In LCD Patent Suit
• Ex-Qwest Accountant Fights SEC's Fraud Claims
• Alcatel, Pfizer Still Owe Landfill Cleanup Costs: EPA
• Antitrust Claims OK'd In Rembrandt Patent MDL
• Understanding The Objective Prong In Seagate
• Sun Resolves DataTern Fight Over Database Patents
• High Court Refusal Points Ricoh, Quanta Toward Trial
• Data Domain Shareholders Challenge NetApp Deal
• DOJ Continues Probe Into $7.4B Oracle-Sun Deal
• Deloitte Objects To BearingPoint Agreement
• Dish Wins Reversal On DirecTV Noncompete Contract
• Mintz Levin Snags Former Yahoo In-House Counsel
• Class Action Over Dell Printer Feature Dismissed
• Belkin Wins Bid To Move Patent Case
• N-Data, Dell Reach License Deal In Tech Patent Spat
• MasterCard Settles TQP Encrypted Data Patent Spat
• Nortel Allowed To Auction Wireless Business
• High Court Won't Hear Cablevision Copyright Spat
• IBM Loses Bid To Keep Former Exec From Dell Job
• Katz Appeals American Airlines Win In Patent Dispute
• Obama FCC Nears Completion With 2 New Nominees
• Network Solutions Settles Rich-Media Patent Suit
• Apple, Sirius XM Tied Into MP3 Player Patent Suit
• Qualcomm Sued Over Wireless Transmission Patent
• Toshiba, Sony Settle With Allstate Over Laptop Fire
• Honda Settles With Texas Audio Patent Holder
• EBay Sellers Demand Access To UK, Australia Docs
• New Plan Moves Tricom Closer To Reorganization
• Veteran Patent Litigators Launch IP Boutique In Texas
• Akin Wants $83M Bond Lowered In Malpractice Case
• Tyler Tech Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Sharp May Appeal ITC Ruling In LCD Dispute
• Comverse Exits Visual Voice Mail Patent Row
• Sharp Infringed Samsung's LCD Patent: ITC
• Google, Yahoo Can't Appeal Web Index Patent Ruling
• DOJ Can Copy Flat-Panel MDL Discovery Docs: Judge
• Toray Loses Sanctions Bid In Radio ID Patent Suit
• Porter & Hedges IP Head Jumps To Fulbright
• Toyota, Affinity Labs Settle Car Audio Patent Suit
• Master's Claim Construction Adopted In Xbox IP Spat
• Panasonic, PACid Settle Encryption Patent Dispute
• 3M Sues Rival Over RFID Patents
• Comcast Set-Top Box Actions Consolidated In Pa.
• R&D Org. Hits Samsung With 2 Cell Phone Patent Suits
• Nokia Siemens Inks $650M Deal For Nortel Assets
• Sage Software Is Latest To Settle Aloft Patent Suit
• RIM, Palm Sued Over Mailbox Processing Patent
• Ariz. Gets $4.4M In Microsoft Antitrust Settlement
• FCC Nominee Will Study Exclusive Wireless Deals
• American Express Faces Patent Suit Over Gift Cards
• Belden Wins More Discovery Time In Cable IP Spat
• Bankrupt Telecom Co. Sues Paul Weiss For $140M
• Verizon Settles EPA Regulatory Reporting Claims
• Epson Turns Sights On Online Ink Cartridge Sellers
• Korean FTC Targets Qualcomm Over IP Licenses
• NY Seeks Unredacted Settlement Docs In DRAM MDL
• FLIR Execs Win $1.6M In Fees In Trade Secrets Spat
• Motorola Prevails In ERISA Suit Over Telsim Deal
• Record Cos. Win $2M In File-Sharing Copyright Case
• FCC Told To Clarify Denial Of Verizon Immunity Bid
• Gibson Dunn Prevails In Flag Telecom Doc Spat
• GraphOn Patent Claim Against Juniper Sent To Texas
• Ex-Enron Broadband Exec Settles SEC Case For $1M
• Comverse Puts SEC Backdating Suit To Rest
• Persistent Pro Se Plaintiff Strikes Out In Sprint IP Suit
• Vonage Says Deal Pending In Shareholder IPO Suit
• Saxon Slaps Panasonic, Others With Patent Suit
• Netflix, Blockbuster Get Boost In Database Patent Spat
• Kyocera Hit With Patent Suit Over Mobile Routers
• RIM, Motorola Phone Patent Spat Stayed For Re-Exam
• Settlement OK'd In AT&T Techs' Overtime Suit
• Record Labels Win Permanent Ban On Madster
• Obama Taps IBM Bigwig To Head USPTO
• PCTEL Hit With Cell Interference Device Patent Suit
• Insurer Aims To Cap Coverage For Sprint D&O Claims
• USPTO Won't Help T-Mobile, AT&T In Patent Spat
• Metromedia Says $188M Ruling Forced Ch. 11 Filing
• Shareholder Suit Over Microsoft's Yahoo Bid Nixed
• Dorsey Backs Out Of Airbiquity-AT&T Patent Dispute
• Google, Yahoo, AOL Hit With Data Patent Suit
• Autodesk, SIIA Targeted In Software Copyright Spat
• Bid For Equity Committee Nixed In Charter Ch. 11
• Hasbro, Others Seek To Toss Sales Patent Suit
• TTAB Won't Let Motorola Trademark Phone Chirp
• Adelphia Creditors Told To Revise Claims V. Goldman
• Info Recovery In Large And Small Businesses
• Visa Escapes Credit Card Text Notification Suit
• Sharp Settles Dispute Over LCD Projector Patents
• Microsoft Suit Targets 'Click Fraud'
• Oracle Investor Suit Tossed For Meritless Claims
• EMC Info Processing Patent Infringement Suit Ditched
• Puzzlemaster Targets Apple Over IPhone Game
• Samsung Infringes Sharp LCD Patents: ITC Judge
• Patent Claims Tossed In O2 Micro Suit Over Converters
• Philips Accuses Pulse Oximeter Patent Rival Of Tying
• Aloft, Yahoo, Google Set To Mediate IM Patent Spat
• US Trustee Balks At Charter Ch. 11 Plan
• Supreme Court Won't Hear FCC Franchise Rule Appeal
• $83M Bond Sought In Akin Gump Malpractice Case
• ValueClick Strikes $10M Deal In Securities Action
• Calif., IBM Granted Most US Patents In 2008
• Insurers Say Web Spy-For-Profit Suit Not Covered
• Vitesse, KPMG Settle Negligence Suit For $22.5M
• Nokia Last To Settle Phone Touch-Screen Suit
• 9th Circ. Tosses FLSA Class Action Against T-Mobile
• Axed Workers Are Owed Vacation Pay: Mass. Court
• Rambus Offers To Trim DRAM Royalty Rates In EU
• Microsoft To Pay Up To $100M In Miss. Antitrust Deal
• Falling Demand Sends MagnaChip Parent Into Ch. 11
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover $6M Spam Ruling
• $3M Added To Vicor Award In Payout Coverage Spat
• Google Told To Hand Over Docs In Toolbar IP Spat
• Muslim Workers Denied Class Status In Title VII Suit
• PBGC Moves To Take Over Milacron Retirement Plan
• Vizio Wins Temporary Stay In Digital TV Patent Spat
• Facebook Policy Spurs Dash To Defend Trademarks
• Judge Gives Nod To $586M Deal In IPO Action
• Humor Rainbow Strikes Deal In Online Dating IP Suit
• Sirius XM, Others Hit With Satellite Distribution IP Suit
• Microsoft Escapes Payout For S. Korea Market Abuse
• Charter Objects To Certification Of Overtime Class
• Aeropostale, Coach, Others Sued Over Sales Patent
• TI Denies Having Contract With Bankrupt Visteon
• HP Loses Bid To Send Acceleron Spat Back To Del.
• Microsoft Drops Browser From EU Windows Release
• Samsung Semiconductor Patent Suit Kept In Wis.
• Marvell Settles Shareholder Litigation For $72M
• IBM Software Patent Spat Moves From Texas To Neb.
• Charter Shareholder Demands Equity Committee
• 9th Co. Exits Finoc Broadband Data Patent Suit
• DOJ Expands Probe Of Google Book Deal
• Sen. Calls For More Text Message Service Competition
• EU Polls IT Firms On Microsoft Antitrust Solutions
• Olympus Sued Over Slide Scanner Patent
• Former Lehman Clients Ask For $190M In ARS Suit
• Banks Object To Tricom's Plan, Disclosure Statement
• Cell Phone Spyware: Absurd? Or a New Concern?
• Spansion, Samsung Revive Flash Patent Fight
• DirecTV Loses Bid To Dismiss Charter Attack Ads Suit
• Yahoo To Exit Online Advertising Patent Dispute
• Nokia Settles Typhoon Touch-Screen Patent Spat
• Novatek Wins Bid To Toss Honeywell LCD Patent Suit
• States' Arbitration Powers In Telecom Deals Limited
• Comcast Loses Bid To Block Experts' Declarations
• Vizio Antitrust Suit Joined With Funai Patent Suits
• Antitrust Claims Stand In Madden NFL Games Suit
• Vizio Sues LG In High-Def TV Patent Dispute
• Chrome Doesn't Infringe Invalid Aloft Patent: Google
• Novatel Bid To Toss Securities Suit Gets 2nd Look
• Rambus Asks To Drop Patents From Nvidia ITC Case
• Staying On Top Of Electronic Data In IP Cases
• HP Unit, MetroPCS Settle Prepaid Phone Patent Suit
• Microsoft Fights To Overturn $200M Patent Verdict
• NJ Verizon Workers Lose Unemployment Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Rebuffs Mercedes Tele-Aid Cert. Appeal
• Intel Shareholder Suit Against Execs Tossed
• Real And Present Danger: Patent Litigation In China
• Antitrust Claims V. Web Site Registry Co. Revived
• Qwest Loses Bid To Decertify Class In FLSA Suit
• Microtune Execs Win Bid For Andrews Kurth Docs
• Vonage Investors Get One Shot At Negligence Claims
• IT Workers Win Conditional Cert. In RFA Overtime Suit
• T-Mobile, Others In Hot Water Over 2001 Meeting
• Canadian Bank Can Access DataTreasury Suits Info
• Agilent Patent Has Priority Over Affymetrix: Fed. Circ.
• GSK, Inventor Urge Fed. Circ. To Review Tafas V. Doll
• Russian Competition Agency Targets Microsoft
• Dish Network Wins Pause In TiVo DVR Patent Appeal
• Claim Trimmed From Adobe Trade Secrets Suit
• UK Orders Capita To Sell Off IBS Software Unit
• AT&T, All Telecom Cos. Off Hook In Wiretapping MDL
• Marvell Trade Secret Saga Comes To Abrupt End
• Genentech — Where Do We Go From Here?
• Dell, HP, Others Sued Over Virtual Desktop Patent
• $70M Spansion, Samsung Patent Deal Rebuffed
• Obama To Tap McDowell For 2nd FCC Term
• McDermott Woos Back IP Counsel From Tech Co.
• 2nd Circ. Sends Investor-Citigroup Spat To Ga. Court
• Privacy And Employer-Issued Electronic Devices
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Adobe In Copyright Suit
• TiVo Wins Contempt Ruling, $103M In Dish Dispute
• DOJ Probes Recruiting Practices At Google, Yahoo
• Ex-School Superintendent Indicted Over E-Rate Bribes
• AU Optronics Settles Honeywell LCD Patent Suit
• Citrix Wins Dismissal From Remote Access Patent Suit
• Final Judgment Set At $71M In Cornell, HP Patent Suit
• SEC Bars Mercury Ex-CFO From Accounting Practices
• Cellular Cos. Accuse Tendler Of Inequitable Conduct
• Deutsche Loses Out On $47M From Genuity Ch. 11
• Plaintiffs Fail To Alter $90M Micron DRAM Settlement
• Nvidia Wants To Stop Insurer's Defective-Card Case
• Tessera, Motorola Settle Semiconductor Patent Fight
• Former IFreedom Exec Awarded $4B In Labor Spat
• Ex-Philips Employee Enjoined In Noncompete Dispute
• Calif. Court Strikes Blow To EMC Exec's Move To HP
• Game Over For V-Chip Patent Claims Against Nintendo
• USPTO Initially Rejects Rambus Patent Claims
• Facing Takeover, Emulex Calls Broadcom Dishonest
• GraphOn Settles Patent Case With Google
• Business Methods After Bilski
• Hitachi Cuts Claims In Plasma Patents Battle With LG
• Ex-Enron Broadband CFO Pleads Guilty To Falsifying
• Aloft, Palm Settle Patent Claims Over Smartphone
• 3rd-Party Microsoft Claims Survive In Web Patent Suit
• IP Attys Hail Cert Grant On Bilski
• Court Revives Vehicle Simulator Trade Secret Suit
• Eastern Texas After TS Tech, Awaiting Genentech
• Seiko Epson Hit With Antitrust Claims In Patent Case
• Sony, Others Sued Over Integrated Circuit Patent