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Technology - August, 2010

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• Apple, Nintendo Sued Over Motion Detection Patent
• RIM, Intel Exit PACid IP Suits Over Network Encryption
• WorldCom Judge Weighs IP Claims Against Verizon
• L-3 Hits Sony With Image Sensor Patent Suit
• No New Trial For Acacia In Verizon, T-Mobile IP Win
• Oasis Sues AT&T, EMC Over Web Backup Patents
• ClearOne Wins Fee Fight With Ex-CEO In 10th Circ.
• Nokia Fails To Narrow Issues In Apple's ITC Suit
• Ajaxo Wins Royalties For E-Trade IP Theft On Appeal
• IBM Wins Commission Dustup With Employee
• HP To Cough Up $55M In Qui Tam Kickback Case
• Microsoft Takes $300M Loss In I4i Suit To High Court
• IP Storms Gather With Cloud Computing
• MoFo Reps Cogent In $943M Purchase By 3M
• Quest Hits Centrify, Likewise With Software Patent Suit
• LCD Cos. Want State Claims Nixed In Price-Fixing MDL
• Twin City Should Cover Ex-Exec's SEC Suit, Isilon Says
• SEC Sues 2 Former Dell Accounting Execs Over Fraud
• Fed. Circ. Narrows Scope Of Patent Misuse Defense
• MoFo Reps Intel In $1.4B Infineon Wireless Deal
• Toppan Wants Chubb Unit To Cover Suit Over Layoffs
• Thomson Hits Chimei With 337 Suit Over LCD Patents
• Bon Jovi, MLB, Skadden Altered Song Evidence: Suit
• Microsoft Founder Declares War Over Web Patents
• Altair Targets Green Lighting Co. Over LED Patents
• American GNC Seeks ITC Probe On Marine Autopilots
• HP Ups Bid For 3Par To $2B In War With Dell
• Optical Disk Purchasers File New Antitrust Complaints
• PBS Kids Sprout Settles PixFusion Image Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Clears Chinese Electrical Devices In 337 Suit
• West Triumphs In Phoenix Speech Recognition IP Suit
• Software Tree IP Claims Survive Red Hat Dismissal Bid
• Apple Hits Kodak With $1B Suit Over Digital Camera IP
• The Legal Market In Transition
• ProtoStar Inc. Disclosure Statement Approved
• Advertisers' Facebook Click Suit Moves Forward
• HP Races To Top Dell's Latest Offer In Fight For 3Par
• Apple, Others Sued Over Communications Patents
• GAO Calls On FCC To Probe Cell Phone Market
• Discover Deal Closes Out DataTern Database IP Suit
• General Dynamics Sues Orbital Over Purchase Pact
• Nokia Loses Bid To Cut Patent From Apple 337 Case
• Crafting The Laws Of A Virtual World
• Dechert Reps Court Square In $500M Fibertech Buy
• Online Game Cos. Clash Over 'Mafia Wars' Rights
• Facebook To Rival Website: We Own 'Book'
• 3 Firms To Split $1.2M Fee Award In AT&T Labor Suit
• Belden Cable Patent Invalidated In Spat With Superior
• Former Fujitsu President Files $4.5M Suit Over Ouster
• Sweat The Small Stuff — Nanotech Insurance Issues
• Xerox Settles ACS Shareholder Claims For $69M
• SanDisk Hit With Sanctions In Earnout Suit
• Ex-Client Slaps Troutman Sanders With $10M Fee Suit
• AUO Exec Loses Travel Pass Bid In LCD Antitrust Case
• Slaughter And May Rep Emerson In $1.5B Chloride Buy
• MedQuist, CBay Settle Spheris Asset Spat
• Rambus Fights To Block IBM Memory Patent
• Ex-Telco Exec Last Man Standing In SEC Case
• Chimei Goes After Sony Over More LCD Patents
• McAfee Shareholder Sues Over $7.7B Intel Deal
• Reed Smith Adds Nixon Peabody IP Strategist
• Cell Phone Locator Patents Survive T-Mobile Attack
• How To Fast-Track Your Patent App
• SCO Group Gets OK To Sell Software Business
• Implications Of The FTC's Intel Settlement
• GOP Sens. Demand Info About Sprint-Huawei Deal
• Lexmark Launches Offensive Over Ink Cartridge Patents
• Emulex Settles Shareholder Suit Over Broadcom Offer
• Claims Trimmed In Case Over Defective Electric Meters
• TV Installer Accuses Beazley Insurance Of Bad Faith
• ITC Won't Review MSI Dismissal In Richtek Probe
• ACTA Parties Herald Progress In 10th Round Of Talks
• HP Sparks Bidding War With Dell In $1.6B 3Par Offer
• AUO Execs Can't Leave US Amid Antitrust Case: Judge
• Software Co. Blasted With $5M Suit Over 'Jedi' Marks
• Suit Claims $247M FLIR-ICx Deal Cheats Shareholders
• E&Y, Blue Coat Execs Settle Backdating Suits For $4M
• The Importance Of Monitoring Social Media
• Oracle, I2 Software Dispute Remains In Eastern Texas
• Delta, Ambit End In-Flight Wi-Fi Patent Spat
• Sony, Others Settle In PACid Encryption Patent Suit
• Toshiba Exits Spat Over Volume Control Patent
• MoFo Reps Intel On $7.7B McAfee Deal
• Apple Supplier Exec In Kickback Probe Steps Down
• Calif. High Court Snuffs Out Intel Trade Secrets Suit
• Blank Rome Out As Counsel In Contract Suit V. J&J Unit
• Solectron Investors Win Cert. In Suit Over $3.6B Merger
• 9th Circ. Remands Mercury Backdating $29M Fee Award
• Dell Fails To Compel Arbitration In Defective Laptop Suit
• Microsoft Bid To Nix Voice Recognition IP Survives
• Microsoft, GM Back Cisco On Patent Indefiniteness
• 5 Steps To Cost-Effectively Stop Online Brand Abuse
• Damages Issues Narrowed In SAP, Oracle Suit
• Bryan Cave Reps Windstream In $782M Q-Comm Buy
• Panasonic Latest To Exit VoxPath Patent Spat
• Verizon To Pay FairPoint $3M In Lease Deal
• SanDisk Says It Didn't Infringe Shea Storage Patent
• RIM Can't Shake Kodak's Smartphone ITC Case
• 5 States Join Chorus Of LCD Price-Fixing Plaintiffs
• Morgan Lewis Advises Phoenix In $139M Marlin Deal
• Garmin, Nike, Others Out Of WebMap Patent Suit
• Augme Wants Orrick Sanctioned In AOL Web Patent Suit
• Dr. Pepper, Staples Hit With Procurement Patent Suit
• Hulu, WildTangent Get Web Media Patent Suit Nixed
• Nokia Fights Apple Bid To Add Patents To ITC Case
• Comcast Wins $13M Cable Costs Spat With Mass. City
• Acacia Unit Sues Garmin, Others Over Map Patent
• Silicon Labs Targets Airoha Over Wireless Patents
• Apple Sues Indicted Manager Over Trade Secret Breach
• Apple Strikes Deal In EMG Touch Screen Patent Spat
• Coating Co. NCoat Enters Ch. 11 With $900M In Debt
• Morgan Lewis Wins Bid To List Fraud Suit Witnesses
• DirecTV Fails To Strike Class Claims In FLSA Suit
• Debevoise Reps Dell In $1.15B 3Par Purchase
• WTO Rejects EU Duties On High-Tech Goods
• Fujitsu, Mobile Storage Settle Disk Drive Patent Suit
• ITC Opens 337 Probe Into LG Digital TVs
• Rambus, Nvidia Reach Patent License Deal
• USPTO Rejects Sidense Memory Chip Patent
• Patent Suit Sanctions Against McKool, Sidley Tossed
• Arguments Against Fixed Fees, And Why They're Myths
• Discovery Feud Heats Up In Suit Over Faulty Dell PCs
• TruePosition's $43M Win Upheld In Cell Phone IP Suit
• Nike, Capital One, Others Sued Over Web Sales Patent
• RIM, AMD Get Claims Trimmed In Xpoint Patent Suit
• Cravath Advises IBM In $480M Unica Acquisition
• Oracle Says Google Android Software Infringes Java IP
• HP Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over CEO Departure
• Ex-CA CEO Kumar Can't Cut Down 12-Year Sentence
• Mirror Worlds Patent Suit Against Apple Gets Trimmed
• Sharp Loses Bid To Escape Anvik LCD Patent Spat
• Deep Nines, McAfee Settle Network Security IP Spat
• VirnetX Sues Cisco, Apple Over Communications IP
• Wash. AG Latest To Accuse LCD Makers Of Cartel
• Panasonic, JVC Units Exit 337 Probe Over Circuits
• Samsung Cuts Deal In DVD Auto Play Patent Suit
• Safe Harbor Protection For Online Service Providers
• Viacom Appeals Ruling For Google In YouTube Case
• Pegasus Again Loses Appeal Of Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Scorned Axcelis Investor Loses Doc Access Appeal
• ITC Explains Mixed Ruling In Rambus-Nvidia IP War
• Telco Exec Can't Escape SEC Kickback Action
• Publisher, YouTube Settle Over Media Leak In IP Suit
• Cell Phone Patent Suit V. Motorola, Nokia Survives
• Apple Japan To Replace Overheating IPod Batteries
• Ore. Joins NY, Fla. In Suing LCD Cos. For Price-Fixing
• Can Legal Precedent Keep Up With The Internet Age?
• UTStarcom Strikes Deal In Wi-LAN Wireless IP Suit
• DirecTV Exits Rembrandt's Appeal Of Dial-Up IP Suit
• Epson, Others Settle In CWC Online Sales Patent Suit
• Facebook Fighting Remand Of Suit Disputing Ownership
• 7th Circ. Says Verizon Can Fix $1B Error In Benefit Plan
• Bankrupt SCO Group Seeks Sale Of Software Business
• Venable Snags Corporate Partners From DLA Piper
• RIM CEOs To Face Deposition In Data Security IP Row
• Fla. AG Targets LCD Cos. Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• Korean Police Investigate Google Over Wi-Fi Snooping
• I2 Sues Palantir Over Alleged Trade Secrets Theft
• Investors Back Out Of Synchronoss Securities Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives Medical Software Patent — For Now
• Google, Yahoo Didn't Infringe Messaging Patent: Jury
• Opening The Door For Software Patents In Europe
• Parallel Ends Web Patent Suits Against Netflix, Orbitz
• Spansion Hits Samsung, Others With 337 Complaint
• Pension Fund Barred From Seeking $3B In Nortel Ch. 11
• Google, Verizon Net Neutrality Plan Exempts Wireless
• Simpson Thacher, Sullivan Rep Skype In $100M IPO
• FreshLoc Sues Again Over RFID Tracking Patents
• Threatening The Telecom Detente
• HP CEO Quits After Sex Harassment Probe
• Cuomo Files Suit Over Alleged LCD Price-Fixing
• DirecTV Didn't Infringe Recognition IP: Fed. Circ.
• Freedom USA Dropped From Internet Machines IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds AT&T Win In Ring-Back Patent Suit
• Seagate, Acacia Unit Settle Online Video Patent Suit
• Nat'l Union, Nvidia End GPU Litigation Coverage Row
• FCC, DOJ To Improve Coordination On Telecom Deals
• 9th Circ. Grants NDS $18M In Fees In EchoStar Suit
• Cisco Seeks Rehearing On Router Patent Indefiniteness
• When You And Your Contingency Fee Client Disagree
• SAP Won't Fight Liability In Oracle Copyright Battle
• Dish Network Fights DBSD Plan Cramdown In 2nd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Nixes FCC Objections In Airadigm Ch. 11
• Dell Settles Virtual Desktop Patent Suit With Lochner
• Ex-Google Worker Wins Day In Court In Age Bias Fight
• AT&T Fiber Optics IP Case Remains In Eastern Texas
• Sharper Image CEO To Settle Avoidance Suit For $3M
• Court Nixes Elan's Attack On Apple Touch-Pad Patent
• Avago Hit With Antitrust Claims In Duplexer IP Suit
• NBC, ABC, Others Slapped With Digital Video IP Suit
• RIM, Wal-Mart, T-Mobile Named In Modem IP Suit
• Dell Takes Fight Against Battery Duties To Fed. Circ.
• Tiny Particles, Big Coverage Issues?
• Microsoft, Salesforce Settle Cloud Computing IP Spat
• Companies Still In The Dark On Conflict Minerals Law
• Apple Swings At Elan In ITC Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Finds AOL's 'Advertising.com' Mark Generic
• 4th Chi Mei Exec To Serve Time For Price-Fixing Plot
• AOL Dropped From Electronic Messaging Patent Suit
• Google's AdWords Don't 'Confuse,' Court Explains
• Google To Allow Trademarked Ad Keywords In EU
• BetaNet, Siemens Resolve Remote Software IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Halt Interference Over Allvoice Patent
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $2.8M Patent Verdict Against Sprint
• Spotlight: M&A Trends In China
• Intel Strikes Deal In FTC Antitrust Action
• FTC Weighs In On TiVo, EchoStar DVR Contempt Fight
• OUII Fights Ruling That Cognex Uses Disputed Patents
• Court Seeks More Details In Intel Trade Secrets Case
• 5th Circ. Says Utex Can't Alter AT&T Contract
• IBM, Dell, Others Fail To Nix Blade Server Patents
• MTS Pays $7.5M To Nix Hysitron IP, Lanham Claims
• DOJ Wants More Info On Comtech's $473M CPI Buy
• Littelfuse, Sensata Face False Patent Marking Suits
• HP Strikes Deal With DOJ On Kickback Claims
• Google, Yahoo Lose Bids For Judgment Before IP Trial
• OPTi Says SIS, Via Infringe 'Presnoop' Tech Patent
• United Arab Emirates To Block BlackBerry Services
• Apple Patent Claim Nixed In ITC Spat With Nokia
• Class Claims AT&T's High-Speed DSL Is Defective
• Lightspeed Infringes Bose Headset Patent: Judge
• Conn. AG Probes Apple, Amazon E-Book Deals
• Cisco Escapes Atwater's Digital Network Patent Suit
• Verizon Fails To Squash Cable Installers' OT Claims
• ProtoStar Files New Ch. 11 Plan With Creditor Support
• Microsoft Wins Bid To Toss Xbox Network Patent Spat
• Barnes & Noble Says Xerox, Alcatel Patents Invalid
• Avoiding Antitrust Violations Under Obama