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Technology - February, 2011

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• Judge OKs Investor Settlement In Qwest Merger Suit
• Samsung Wins ITC Ruling In Spansion Patent Fight
• Ex-Apple Manager Confesses To $2M Kickback Scheme
• Judge Hangs Up Motorola Securities Action
• DBSD Noteholders Try To Salvage Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Microsoft Exec Barred From Salesforce.com Job
• Fujifilm To Buy 2 Merck Biotech Units For $490M
• Hughes Investor Sues To Block $2B EchoStar Deal
• Sens. Start Debate On Latest Patent Reform Bill
• T-Mobile, Dozens More Hit With 3G Patent Suit
• Cox Hit With Suit Over Video-On-Demand Patent
• Amazon Hit With IP, Competition Suit Over Antennas
• AT&T, Sprint, Others Sued Over Locator Patents
• Case Study: In Re DBSD North America
• Huawei Invites US Probe To Dispel Security Fears
• Motorola Moves To Nullify TiVo DVR Patents
• Abbyy Takes Software Patent Suit To High Court
• IBM Didn't Infringe Data Encryption IP, Judge Rules
• Stay Remains In Investor Suit Over $25M Solar Venture
• Sprint Denied Appeal Of Bid To Dismiss Merger Suit
• JetBlue, Others Sued Over Tracking Patents
• Judge Lets SanDisk Flash Memory Antitrust Suit Stand
• FTC Clears Qualcomm's $3.2B Atheros Buy
• False Marking Constitutionality Debate To Rage On
• 5th Circ. Revives False Ad Action V. Software Co.
• Microsoft Secures ITC Probe Of TiVo Set-Top IP Claims
• Beckman Investor Sues To Block $6.8B Danaher Deal
• 9th Circ. Kills Dish's Injunction Bid In FCC Fight
• FTC Clears $166M Audiovox-Klipsch Deal
• Motorola Slapped Over 'Xoom' Trademark
• Md. Agency Reviews Policy On Facebook Prying
• ITC To Probe Sharp-AUO LCD Patent Dispute
• SAP Seeks To Slash $1.3B Oracle IP Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Microsoft Spell Check Patent Suit
• Pioneer Wins ITC Review Of Garmin Patent Ruling
• DLA Piper, Mayer Brown IP Attys Form Boutique Firm
• ITC To Revisit Samsung Capacitor Decision
• China Remains An FCPA Hot Spot
• Warner, Disney, Others Lose Australian Piracy Appeal
• Tech Entrepreneur Sues Gawker Site For Libel
• Ex-Embarcadero Exec To Pay In $14M Backdating Suit
• Crocs, Others Sued Over E-Commerce Patents
• CFIUS And Huawei Square Off
• Conexant Picks Golden Gate, Rejects $284M SMSC Bid
• Supreme Court Weighs Induced Infringement Test
• False Marking Qui Tam Provision Found Unconstitutional
• BearingPoint Sues DOI Over $47M Contract Claim
• Comcast, AT&T, Others Sued Over VoIP Patent
• Expert Networking Defendant Wins Bail Package OK
• Visa, Danaher Deals Get Early FTC Clearance
• Chinese Web Encyclopedia Seeks Baidu Antitrust Probe
• EchoStar Sued Over Data Communication Patent
• Motorola Unit Enjoined From Sharing Huawei Secrets
• Facebook, Others Sued Over Media Upload Patents
• Hitachi Fails To Shield Foreign Docs In LCD MDL
• Judge Allows Willkie To Keep Repping Lime Wire
• Fed. Circ. Affirms FedEx Win In Barcode Patent Suit
• High Court Denies Appeal Of Exide Trademark Ruling
• OnStar Wants Out-Of-State Claims Nixed In Mich. Suit
• Icahn Offers $1.9B For Mentor Graphics
• Philips Reports Possible FCPA Violations
• GAO Boots D&M Protest Of Navy IT Contracts
• Networks Win Shutdown Of Online TV Broadcasts
• Google Faces Renewed EU Antitrust Complaint
• A Primer On Coverage For Infringement Suits
• Microsoft, Motorola Patent Suit Goes To Wash.
• Social Media, Securities Law And Private Companies
• Facebook Settles Some IP Claims With Brazilian Site
• Ill. Law Firms Seek $1.7M From NeoMedia For IP Cases
• Microsoft Wins Access To Datel Xbox Docs
• DLA Piper Atty To Lead Kaye Scholer M&A Group
• Sprint Agrees To Drop Excess Insurers From Suit
• AAI Seeks Close Scrutiny Of Google-ITA Deal
• Inventor Can't Assert 2,000 Patent Claims: Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Paul Weiss Malpractice Suit
• AT&T, Tech Workers Reach $12.5M Deal In FLSA Suit
• CSR To License Wi-LAN Bluetooth Patents
• Oracle Data Sealed In Software Contract Fraud Suit
• HP Investor Wants Report That Led To Ex-CEO's Exit
• FTC Clears Cargotec's $190M Navis Buy
• Judge OKs $3.25M Settlement In GSI Shareholder Case
• HP Moves To Strike Action Over Faulty Computers
• Activision Exits Software Activation Patent Suit
• NeXedge Sues Freescale Over Memory Chip Patent
• Sony Ducks Most OS Claims In PS3 Action
• Taming The Wild West Of IP Protection
• Sharp Accuses Sales Rep Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Expert Network Scheme Suspect Fights For Release
• GAO Rejects Distributed Solutions' Protest Costs Bid
• Telecom Co. Close To Antitrust Breach: EU High Court
• EchoStar Abandons Plans To Take Control Of TerreStar
• Flir Settles ICx Shareholder Suit With Extra Info
• Sprint, HTC Accused Of 4G Fraud In Class Action
• Hitachi Invalidates MIT Disk Drive Patent
• Panasonic Settles Sprawling IP Fight With Freescale
• Some Infringement Claims Lifted In EMC-Authenex Spat
• GoToMeeting Maker Sued Over Videoconference Patent
• IBM Loses Bid To Enforce Noncompete Against HP Hire
• Microsoft, Therasense And Burdens Of Proof
• Satyam Coughs Up $125M To Exit Securities MDL
• No Antitrust Woes Yet For Apple Subscription Plan
• Centillion V. Qwest: The Evolution Of System Claims
• Apple Hit With Privacy Class Action Over Apps
• IDT Hit With $9M Verdict In Gift Card Patent Suit
• Paul Weiss, MIG Spar Over Limitations In 2nd Circ.
• Senate Eyes Online Piracy Bill In 2011
• Free Speech Defense Stays Dead In 'Band Hero' Suit
• TerreStar Parent Seeks Ch. 11 On Heels Of Subsidiaries
• FCC Split On Predictions For Net Neutrality Rules
• Judge Sinks Antitrust Suit Over VeriSign Web Market
• Microtune Execs Escape SEC Backdating Claims
• Sierra, Novatel Hit Back At MSTG Over 3G Patents
• $217M ARS Suit Against Deutsche Bank Gets Go-Ahead
• Huawei Asks White House To Rule On 3Leaf Buy
• Energizer Strikes Deal Over Expired LED Patent
• Veritec Sues Aurora Over Rights To Banking Software
• Spectrum Wins $1.2M From Air Force Over Info Release
• IP Trade Group Asks USTR To Put Countries On Notice
• VoIP Cos. Say Google Used Secrets In EBay Venture
• S. Korea Fines Samsung, Others $50M For Price-Fixing
• Exec Out On Bond In Navy Contract Kickback Case
• Class Asks Court To OK T-Mobile Sidekick Settlement
• Nano-Cosmetics: Beyond Skin Deep
• Jailed Qwest Ex-CEO Gives Up Appeal In 10th Circ.
• Vodafone, Orange Face €63M In Antitrust Fines
• Marvell Faces Infringement Suit Over Hard Drive IP
• AT&T, Verizon Sued Over Smartphone Mapping Patents
• Video Game Attys Hit Start On Bar Association
• FTC Clears SMSC's $248M Bid For Conexant
• Clearwire Beats Sony Injunction Bid In Logo IP Suit
• Canon, Samsung, Others Sued Over Data Exchange IP
• McDermott Reps Motorola Mobility In Software Co. Deal
• Cablevision, FCC Square Off Over Service Withholding
• Palantir, I2 Settle Trade Secrets, Copyright Case
• SRI Sues Symantec Again Over Network Intrusion IP
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps EchoStar In $2B Hughes Deal
• Ex-Trident CEO To Settle Derivative Suit For $9.4M
• GAO Denies CGI's Protest Over $230M CMS Contract
• Russia's Big 3 Telecoms Told To Divulge Roaming Fees
• Pols See Security Risk In Chinese Co.'s 3Leaf IP Buy
• CDC's $41M Settlement Offer Over Failed IPO Rejected
• Temasek Pays $2M Fine For Indonesian Antitrust Claims
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Search Patent Win For Google, AOL
• Ericsson Offers EU Remedies On $65M Nortel Deal
• Facebook Dropped From Mobile Technology IP Suit
• Dish Network V. DBSD And Recovery Gifts
• SanDisk Fights Fee Requests Over Media Player Patents
• Mazda, ViewSonic Sued Over Traffic Alert Patents
• IPad Overheating Class Action Tossed
• NTP Tries To Save Wireless E-Mail Patents On Appeal
• Sony Hits LG With 3 Display Device IP Suits
• Verizon Workers Urge High Court To Take ERISA Suit
• EU High Court Affirms Activision Antitrust Fine
• Kyocera Denied Stay In DTL Cell Phone Patent Suit
• The Latest Litigation Front: Behavioral Advertising
• Northrop Revives JMOL Bid In Pegasus Copyright Suit
• Fed. Circ. Sends Bluetooth Patent Suit To Texas
• Convicted Chinese Co. Fined $2M Over Chip Exports
• Canon, Others Win Sanctions In Camera Patent MDL
• Employees Challenge Nortel's $38M Deferred-Pay Grab
• Fla. Judge Won't Rehear Alcatel-Lucent RICO Suit
• MSI, IBT Bio Software Patent Deal Too Broad: Judge
• Google, Others Say Prior Art Voids Data Storage IP
• Maintaining The Standard Of Proof On Invalidity
• Judge Lifts Stay As EchoStar Trims DVR Patent Claims
• Shareholder Consent Is The Key To Forum Selection
• Waiver Knocked Down In Seagate Age Bias Action
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2
• Judge Nixes Trend Micro Suit Over Software IP
• Visa Buys E-Commerce Platform PlaySpan For $190M
• 4 Charged In Expert Networking Trading Scheme
• Paul Hastings Leads Facebook In Office Move
• EBay Atty Tapped As Wikimedia's Top Lawyer
• Man Gets 2 1/2 Years For Corning Trade Secrets Theft
• Navy Engineer, Contractor Charged In $10M Scheme
• LCD Cos. Move To Stay Fla., Mich. Consumer Claims
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Adelphia Fraud Claims Against Banks
• Paul Hastings Reps Kratos In $270M Herley Buy
• Disney, Warner Go After File-Sharing Site Hotfile
• Clearwire Director Departs Over Antitrust Worries
• Judge Halts Richtek Suit For Patent Re-Examination
• Ex-Primary Global Executive Fights Trading Charges
• Google In Talks To End EU Antitrust Probe
• Harris Sues Teledyne Over Wireless Data Patents
• US To Settle Over Research Lost In Shuttle Disaster
• HP Hits Back In Ex-Workers' Sales Commission Action
• Telkom Can't Shake S. Africa Antitrust Case
• Noteholders Challenge $1.1B Dish Bid For DBSD
• LG Asks ITC To Probe Sony TVs, Blu-Ray Players
• Case Study: Centillion V. Qwest
• Cypress To Settle SRAM Antitrust MDL For $1M
• BellSouth Allowed To Deny Credits To DPi: 4th Circ.
• IBM Defenses May Get New Life In TecSec Patent Spat
• White House Unveils Plan For 3-Track Patent Model
• Ill. Top Court Rejects Gateway Arbitration Clause
• Judge Nixes Deal In Hughes Internet False Ad Action
• Dataflow Claims Steelmaking Software Doesn't Infringe
• Software Co. Lands TRO In Trade Secrets Suit
• Samsung Can't Stall ITC Memory Probe For Holiday
• Fortinet Drops IP Fight Against Ex-Exec, Rival Co.
• IconFind Hits Google With Search Patent Suit
• Feds Want Chinese Co. Fined $2M In Export Scheme
• Wii Infringes Motion-Sensitive Sound Patent: Suit
• Facebook Ducks Contempt Motion In Patent Suit
• American, UPS Hit With Data Encryption IP Suits
• A Review Of 2010 Criminal Antitrust Enforcement
• UK Cell Spectrum Trading Plan Includes Antitrust Check
• Wang Hartmann Drops Suit Over BiTEK Legal Fees
• Brocade Strikes Deal Over PACid Network Patents
• Wi-LAN Slaps HTC With Wireless IP Suit
• Interlocutory Appeals And Twombly In 7th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Investor's Suit Over E&Y Merger Fraud
• SanDisk Reaches Flash Licensing Deal With Imation
• City Stonewalling In Pay Phone Suit, Plaintiff Says
• DC Circ. To Verizon: We'll Pick The Judges, Thanks
• SEC Opens Probe Into CSC Accounting Adjustments
• Venable Scores Howrey Patent Expert
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1
• Wi-Lan Settles With Netgear, Others In Wi-Fi IP Suit
• Dish Network Floats $1B Deal To Pull DBSD From Ch. 11
• Edwards Angell Scoops Up DC Telecom Boutique
• Sipco Sues Ingersoll-Rand, Others Over Wireless IP
• Tech Process Claims Post-Bilski: RCT V. Microsoft
• Investor Sues Over Verizon's $1.4B Bid For Terremark