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Technology - November, 2009

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• Beneficial Settles With CBS, Digg On Web Game Patent
• France Telecom Must Repay Up To €1.1B In Aid: Court
• Leighton Licenses RFID Patents To HID Global
• Starent Settles Shareholder Suit Over Sale To Cisco
• Supreme Court Turns Down Nacchio's Rehearing Bid
• Dell Drops USPTO Suit Over Assembly Patent Revival
• DA Nano, Cabot Patent Battle To Roll On
• Greenberg Tries To Boot Patent Malpractice Case
• How To Combat Digital Shoplifting
• France Telecom, TDC Merge Swiss Units In $2.3B Deal
• Former GlobeTel Exec Arraigned On Fraud Charges
• USPTO Rejects Trio Of Rambus Patents
• Quanta Ordered To Pay Ricoh $14.5M In Patent Suit
• EU Parliament Passes Telecom Reforms
• Sprint Cleared For $831M Acquisition Of IPCS
• Lexmark Fights To Revive Printer Cartridge IP Claims
• DISH Network, Sprint Protest DBSD Confirmation
• Atser Wins Partial Reversal Of Misconduct Ruling
• Music Licenser Chucked From Yahoo, Microsoft Suit
• Tech Cos. Appeal $1.8M Wells Fargo Arbitration Award
• Intuit, Newegg Added To Alcatel-Lucent Patent Suit
• Ericsson Adds Nortel's GSM Unit For $70M
• Ducking The Big Issues In Bilski?
• Calif. Appeals Court Lifts Judgment V. Winbond Cos.
• Sipco Sues Rivals Over Wireless Technology Patents
• Google Seeks A Voice In Wireless Patent Dispute
• FTC Clears Panasonic's $9B Acquisition Of Sanyo
• Sens. Prod EU To End Oracle-Sun Probe
• Injunction Against Infineon Reversed In Volterra Suit
• Recent Developments In Law Of Deepening Insolvency
• Windstream To Buy Iowa Telecom For $1.1B
• ProtoStar Satellite Asset Distribution Challenged
• EU To Accept Rambus' Offer In DRAM Probe: Report
• EU Drops Qualcomm Investigation
• Few Antitrust, IP Hurdles For Paid Internet Indexing
• Apple Shareholder's Derivative Suit Rejected Again
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Microsoft's En Banc Bid In Alcatel Spat
• ClearOne Wins Expansion Of Trade Secrets Injunction
• Microsoft Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Xbox 360 Card
• Creditor Dispute Over Charter Ch. 11 Plan Escalates
• KPN, IBasis Settle Dispute Over Tender Offer
• Nomadix Sues HP, iBahn, Others Over Wireless Patents
• Applied Optical In The Clear In Fiber-Optic Suit
• Motorola, RIM Hit With Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• Wal-Mart, Samsung, Others Sued Over Antenna Patent
• Ciena To Pay $769M For Nortel Optical, Ethernet Assets
• Xerox, ACS Shareholders' Pact Alters Merger's Details
• Ex-Salesman Hits Ritz Wireless With FLSA OT Suit
• Medical Ed. Co. Says Ex-Worker Stole Source Codes
• Fanuc, GE Units Settle Robotic Tech Patent Suit
• 2 Economists' Take On I4i V. Microsoft
• NetMass Settles Cloud Computing, Storage Suit
• Sprint Says DBSD Claim Decision Belongs With FCC
• Saxon Meets Economic Requirement In ITC Case
• Abstrax, Dell Settle Computer Assembly Patent Suit
• EU Extends Deadline For Oracle-Sun Merger Review
• Honeywell, ISPI Spar Over Bid-Rigging Allegations
• Hynix Received Subsidies In DRAM Market: DOC
• Aloft Drops One Patent Suit Against Oracle
• GSI Group Files For Ch. 11, Preplanned Reorganization
• MPC Liquidation Plan Repays Secured Claims In Full
• ITC Backs Deals In Machine Vision Software Spat
• Retalix Downs Investor Suit, Closes $33M Equity Deal
• No Summary Judgment In DirecTV Overtime Spat
• Spansion Plan Opposed Over $8M Unpaid County Taxes
• Quest Shareholders Drop Backdating Suit For $29M
• 5 Ways US Cos. Can Benefit From China's Stimulus Plan
• MTV Eyes RealNetworks' Majority Stake In Rhapsody
• IPhone Antitrust Plaintiffs Seek OS Source Code
• Panasonic, LG, Others Sued Over Optical Drive Patent
• Semtech To Buy Sierra Monolithics For $180M In Cash
• JPMorgan, ACS Resolve Part Of Tech Patent Case
• SEC Hits Ex-Tvia Execs For Revenue Reporting Fraud
• Ohio Class Says Alltel Bailed On Free Long Distance
• SanDisk Accused Of Spoliation In Earnout Suit
• Will Your IP License Survive A Restructuring?
• Ricoh Printer Patent Case Stayed Pending ITC Action
• 5th Circ. Upholds AT&T Win In ERISA Dispute
• EU Signs Off On Avaya-Nortel Deal
• SEC Sues Big Apple Execs For CyberKey Fraud
• Sony Seeks Transfer Of New Digital TV Patent Case
• Telecom Files Ch. 11 Plan To Address $188M Ruling
• Humanscale Pares Keyboard Patent Claims
• Calif. Agency OKs Energy Efficiency Rules For TVs
• Orbis Balks At Canon's €730M Bid For Oce
• IPCS Settles With Shareholders Over Sprint Deal
• American Express To Buy Revolution Money For $300M
• Statek Appeals Denial Of $85M Claim In Coudert Ch. 11
• Stay Denied In Motorola Cordless Phone Patent Case
• JPMorgan, DataTern Resolve Dispute Over Web Patent
• $6.4B Xerox-ACS Merger Inches Forward
• Ex-Satyam Directors Try To Escape Investor Fraud Suit
• Interference By Samsung Was Not A Violation: Judge
• Ombudsman Faults EC Over Intel Probe
• TTM To Buy Meadville Circuit Board Unit For $521M
• Time Warner Ends Disastrous Marriage With AOL
• IPCS Shareholder Blasts Planned $831M Sale To Sprint
• McDermott Adds Darby & Darby Attys To NY IP Team
• Chinese Court Says Microsoft Violated Font License
• Intel Execs Face Shareholder Ire After AMD Deal
• Stanford Receiver Looks To Sell Sinking Investments
• $201M Offer For Silicon Storage Falls Short: Investor
• Sky Italia's Digital Key Sparks Antitrust Claim
• CenturyLink Sues Sprint Over VoIP Fee Contracts
• Broadcaster Inc. To Reclaim Shares In Settlement
• Applied Materials Plans To Buy Semitool For $364M
• Shanghai's First Use Of China's Anti-Monopoly Law
• ProtoStar Exec Incentive Plan Hits Turbulence
• AT&T Wants Age Discrimination Claims Tossed
• PowerASE Fights General Exclusion Order In DRAM Suit
• Lightspeed Hits Back At Bose Over Pilot Headsets
• HP, Others Sued Over Vapor Chamber Patent
• Apple Scores Copyright Win In OS X Case V. Psystar
• Microsoft, Novell OS Antitrust Conflict Heats Up
• PACid Refocuses Patent Case On Single Alcatel Unit
• Pioneer Seeks ITC Probe Of Honeywell GPS Systems
• Hitachi Plans To Raise $4.6B In Securities Offerings
• Judge Nixes Trial In Honeywell LCD Patent Suit
• Analog Devices Hit With Microphone Patent Suit In ITC
• Verizon Retirees File ERISA Action Over Idearc Plans
• Motorola To Buy Video-On-Demand Co. BitBand
• Canon Plans To Snap Up Print Maker Oce For $1.1B
• Google, Authors Guild Seek OK On New Settlement
• Logitech Sued Over Laptop Cooling Pad Patent
• Sprint Worker's FLSA Class Cert. Bid Denied
• Hitachi's Patent Suit Puts FEI Under The Microscope
• Sanctions Against Syntax-Brillian Asset Buyer Halted
• Microsoft Resolves Claims In DRM Technology Suit
• WilmerHale Antitrust Pro Named Intel's Top Lawyer
• Motorola Seeks Trading Info From Fired CFO
• 3Com Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $2.7B HP Deal
• Spansion Seeks Dismissal Of Samsung ITC Case
• Prophet Equity To Buy Silicon Storage For $201M
• Mass Engineered Targets 29 Cos. In Patent Suit
• ITC Hands Phicom Win In Probe Card Patent Case
• Insurer Fights Cox Communications Over $30M Policy
• WL Gore, Synovis End Feud Over Staple Seal Patent
• Vizio, TPV Can't Touch TV Patent's Validity: Funai
• Dish's Discovery Wishes Denied In Spat With Insurers
• FTC Probe Persists Despite $1.25B Intel, AMD Deal
• Scottrade Seeks $13.8M For Hack Attack Losses
• Nortel's Escrow Agreement With JPMorgan Approved
• TeliaSonera-Alfa To Launch Joint Cell Phone Outfit
• Canadian Appeals Court Grants Cert. In DRAM Action
• SafeNet Settles SEC 'Non-GAAP' Suit For $1M
• United Technologies Buys GE's Security Unit For $1.8B
• Spring Seeks To Halt Barnes & Noble Nook Release
• Hartford Off The Hook For $1.4M Microsoft Judgment
• API Drops Thomson Reuters From Data Network Suit
• Overview Of Monday's Oral Arguments In Bilski
• W3i Keeps Up Fight For Coverage Of Billing Actions
• Rembrandt Tries To Revive Dial-Up Patent Claims
• Hewlett-Packard To Buy 3Com For $2.7B
• Philips, VW, Others Sued Over LED Patent
• Ex-CyberKey Atty Settles Insider Trading Charges
• Judge Signs Off On Graphics Properties' Ch. 11 Plan
• Antitrust Regulators Greenlight Avaya-Nortel Deal
• Vonage IPO MDL Plaintiffs Seek Approval Of $3.6M Deal
• Video Game Makers Hit With Voice Technology IP Suit
• RealNetworks Goes To Bat For DVD Ripper In 9th Circ.
• RIM Buying Back $1.2B Worth Of Shares
• Noteholders Withdraw Request For FairPoint Examiner
• Logitech To Purchase LifeSize For $405M
• 'Rock Band' Controller Patent Fight Heads To Tokyo
• Broadcom, Atheros Look To Invalidate CSIRO Patent
• Emulex Files Antitrust Suit Against Broadcom
• Aloft Asserts Newly Issued Computer Software Patent
• Cisco Unveils $5B Debt Offering
• Clearwire Sells $1.5B In Equity To Back WiMax Growth
• Video Game Buyers Seek Class Cert. In EA Suit
• Caltech, Canon Settle Camera Imaging Patent Dispute
• EU Deals Setback To $7.4B Oracle-Sun Merger
• Foley, DataTern Settle IP Malpractice Suit
• IBM Wins Partial Toss In Auburn Circuit Patent Spat
• Toshiba Dismissed From WIAV Wireless Patent Suit
• ITC Bans Import Of Samsung LCD Products
• Bilski Argument Puts Spotlight On Business Methods
• Google To Pick Up Mobile Ad Startup For $750M
• Comcast, NBC Deal Could Face Regulatory Battle
• Rockwell False Statements Cost N-Tron $35M: Suit
• Panasonic Unit Challenges JFTC Order Over CRTs
• EA Reels In Social Gaming Co. Playfish For $275M
• Tsera Settles With 2 More In Touch Pad Patent Fight
• Nichia Puts Heat On Jiawei In LED Patent Suit
• Merix Securities Plaintiffs Win Class Certification
• Motorola To Get $20M As Part Of WLAN Patent Deal
• Judge Nixes UBid Cybersquatting Suit V. Go Daddy
• Skype Founders, EBay Resolve Dispute Over Sale
• Yahoo Settles With Mary Kay Over E-mail Ads, Pop-Ups
• FCC Clears Way For $944M AT&T, Centennial Deal
• Realtime, F5 Networks Reach Deal In Data Patent Spat
• Ricoh Dismisses 2 Defendants From Drive Patent Suit
• Canadian PS3 Player Sues Sony Over Faulty Software
• Sony Latest To Be Sued Over Laptop Battery Life
• HBO Demands $6.4M From Charter For Affiliate Deals
• BT Sues MediaTek Over Data Transmission Patent
• Mitsubishi Reaches Patent Deal With NYC Prof
• EU Lawmakers Reach Deal On Telecom Reform
• Swiss Competition Agency Fines Swisscom $216M
• Pension Fund Fights SEC's Proposed VeriFone Deal
• BearingPoint Disclosure Statement Gets Court OK
• JDA Snaps Up I2 Technologies For $434M
• AT&T, Sprint, Others Hit With Cell Phone Patent Suit
• Iron Mountain, NetMass Settle Backup Patent Suits
• Right Of Publicity Consent In The Age Of Podcasting
• Innurvation, Freescale Settle Chip Patent Row
• Hitachi Suit Over Mistaken Benefit Overpayment Nixed
• Ceridian Seeks Sanctions In Trucker Fleet Card Suit
• 10th Circ. Grants Attys' Fees To Qwest In Contract Suit
• Palm Loses Bid To Stay Patent Suit Until ITC Ruling
• Photographers Can't Join Google Books Suit: Judge
• Panasonic Announces $4.5B Tender Offer For Sanyo
• ProtoStar Creditors Fight $210M Sale To Intelsat
• Patent Holder Pulls Microsoft To Texas For IP Dispute
• Computer Makers Feared 'Wrath Of Intel': Cuomo
• Internet Censorship Could Violate WTO: Study
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Vivendi Collusion Case
• Fujifilm Convinces Judge Honeywell LCD Patent Invalid
• Lack Of Jurisdiction Dooms Navaera Contract Suit
• Verizon Wins ERISA Dispute Over Pension Plan Error
• MIG Creditors Ask To Sue Over Poison Pill Provisions
• SMIC Stole Taiwan Semiconductor Trade Secrets: Jury
• 1st Circ. Affirms T-Mobile Unit Win In Zoning Spat
• Panasonic, Toshiba Resolutions End ITC's LED Probe
• 7 Tech Cos. Settle Tsera's Touch Pad IP Claims
• What Employers Need To Know About Social Media
• Dell Laptop Battery Complaint Fails Under CAFA: Judge
• FairPoint Noteholders Ask For Ch. 11 Examiner
• Final Approval Sought For $118M Broadcom Deal
• Imation Units Are Part Of Philips Deal: Fed. Circ.
• Emcore Asks ITC To Bounce Avago Patent Expert
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of HP CEO Compensation Suit
• Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Online Map Patent
• Supreme Court Braces For Bilski Battle
• Cooley Lures Pillsbury Venture Capital Guru
• Shareholder Plaintiffs Drop Inphonic Securities Suit
• Judge Slams Door On ATI Crash Sensor Patent Suit
• Ex-Qwest Accountant Slams SEC's New 'Evidence'
• Qualcomm Staffers' Lies Led To Scandal: Counsel
• FTC Extends Scrutiny Of MDS' $650M Sale To Danaher
• Barnes & Noble Accused Of Stealing E-Reader Design
• RIM Struck With Patent Suit Over Storm Touch Screen
• Windstream To Acquire NuVox For $643 Million
• Former Enron Broadband CFO Evades Prison Time
• Microsoft Loses 2nd Bid To Nullify WebXchange Patents
• Phone Radiation Suits Against AT&T, Others Kept Alive
• Cable Subscribers Fight Dismissal Of Bundling Action
• FSI Hit With Fine Over Valve, Pump Export Violations
• RealNetworks, Implicit End Data Packet Patent Fight
• 6th Circ. Affirms SBC Sales Reps' $6M Award
• PerkinElmer Had Duty To Promote Printing Unit: 1st Circ.
• ITC To Give Tessera DRAM Action A 2nd Look
• MP3tunes Founder Appeals Inclusion In Copyright Spat
• ALJ Reaffirms Carsem Infringement In Amkor 337 Suit
• BearingPoint Shareholders Slam Ch. 11 Plan
• Casio Dismissed From Communications Patent Suit