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Technology - August, 2011

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• PopCap Scores Reversal Of Rival's $6.7M Contract Win
• Microsoft Tracks Phone Users Without Consent: Suit
• ITC Launches Probes Into Memory, Lighting Patent Claims
• DirecTV's Bid To Nix Cancel Fee Action Put On Hold
• LCD Makers' Joint Venture May Face Antitrust Scrutiny
• Businessman Told To Pay $3M Over La. Bribe Scheme
• IBM Buys I2 To Boost Crime Fighting Technology
• Primary Global Exec's Insider Trading Trial Kicks Off
• Apple, RIM Hit With Suit Over Mobile Internet Patents
• LG, Panasonic, Others Sued Over TV Processing Patent
• MyLife Fraud Class Action Withstands Bid To Dismiss
• SEC Sues Ex-Syntax Execs For Fraud
• Acer Strikes $280M Deal In Windows Action
• AT&T Faces Uphill Battle In DOJ Antitrust Suit
• Sharp, Others Settle LCD Antitrust Claims For $388M
• Google Hit With Investor Suit Over Illegal Drug Ads
• SCO Can't Cash In On Novell's Unix Rights: 10th Circ.
• Verizon Tries To Dodge $115M Patent Verdict
• Jenner & Block Kicked Off Cablevision Access Rate Case
• Underwriters Could Be Targeted Over Longtop Collapse
• Ex-Akamai Employee Cops To Foreign Economic Espionage
• Samsung Asks ITC To Reject AUO's 'Boilerplate' IP Defense
• Ex-Fed. Circ. Chief, Others Blast Patent Reform
• Siemens Exits Acacia Software Patent Action
• Microsoft Asks ITC To End Game Controller Probe
• Oracle Hits HP Back With Fraud Claim Over CEO Deal
• Disgraced Mass. House Speaker Denied New Trial
• Samsung Strikes Deal In Smartphone Software IP Row
• Australia Says Telstra Must Rework Its Plans To Split
• HP Unit Joins Fight Over $12B VA Contract
• AT&T Says FCC Shouldn't Lump T-Mobile, License Deals
• Ceglia Forced To Give Facebook All Of His Emails
• Bristol-Myers Hit With IP Suit Over Data Encryption
• Ceglia Must Produce Files In Facebook Ownership Fight
• Motorola Patents May Not Be Google's Best Shield
• Credit Suisse Can't Nix Suit Over AOL Tie-Up Valuation
• Openwave Reaches $12M Deal In Myriad Contract Suit
• Innolux Infringed All Mondis Patent Claims: Judge
• Inventors Can Sue Hitachi, WD For Infringing Coating
• France Unveils Cookies, Data Breach Notification Law
• Dreier Trustee Settles Ponzi Claims For $40M
• Zynga Gets Green Light For Brazilian Copyright Suit
• Costco LCD Price-Fixing Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Microsoft, Others Sued Over Web Publishing Patent
• Ex-Mass. Speaker DiMasi Seeks Lenient Bribery Sentence
• Hackers Get Hands On Nokia Forum Users' Personal Info
• SEC To Target Longtop Over Shoddy Auditing
• The Latest (And Greatest?) Case In The AdWords Saga
• Microsoft Wants Lucent Patent Verdict Trimmed To $5M
• 10th Circ. Backs Qwest In Fight Over FCC Rule
• Storming Through Force Majeure Provisions
• Judge Chucks $38M Cadence Class Action Settlement
• High Court Shouldn't Revive Cellphone Emission Suit: US
• Judge Puts Hold On Teacher-Student Social Media Ban
• Ex-Marvell Manager Gets Bail In Insider Trading Case
• Trial Expedited In Apple's IP Fight With Samsung
• Asus, Westinghouse Sued Over LCD Patents
• Ireland Puts Facebook Privacy Rules Under Microscope
• Overheating IPad Class Action Gets Shut Down Again
• FCC Resumes AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Review
• Google Ordered To Turn Over Email In Oracle IP Feud
• Dish Settles Vt. AG's Suit Over Misleading Letter
• Lego, Optoma Strike Deal With Ogma In ITC Case
• Army Can't Cancel $27M Aerial Weapons Deal: Court
• Facebook, Parody Site Settle Trademark Battle
• Terra Execs Point To New Evidence In Acquittal Bid
• ITC Will Probe LED Claims In LG, Osram Patent War
• Panasonic Ducks Samsung Antitrust Suit Over Patent Deal
• Fulbright Atty's Sanctions Nixed In Perjury Accusation Row
• Judge Still Won't Nix Arbitration In Phone Keyboard Row
• Apple Likely Shielded From Any Suits Over Jobs' Departure
• Microsoft Hit With Class Action Over Xbox Texts
• ITC Takes Up InterDigital, Rovi Patent Probes
• Medtronic Insulin Pumps Open To Cyberattack: Hacker
• Apple Off The Hook In IPhone 'Glassgate' Class Suit
• Kodak, Sony, Others Sued Over Flash Media Reader IP
• Alleged $1B Intel Secrets Thief Must Pay For Own Atty
• Google Inks E-Book Deal With French Publisher
• Vizio, E&S Cut Deal In ITC Digital TV Probe
• Zynga Tries To Kick 'FarmVille' Copyright Suit
• Rambus Drops Memory Patent Dispute Against IBM
• ITC To Review Cross Match Scanner Patent Ruling
• Weil Gotshal Advises Verizon In CloudSwitch Buy
• German Court Affirms Samsung Tablet Ban For Now
• Hagens Berman Wants NY E-Book Actions Moved To Calif.
• WikiLeaks Says US Wants Web Host's Records
• FCC Floats Rule To Unmask 3rd-Party Phone Charges
• Smartphone Hackers Targeting Android, McAfee Says
• Apple Triumphs In ZapMedia Patent Suit Over ITunes
• AT&T Must Prove Need For $39B T-Mobile Takeover: FCC
• Groupon Can't Escape Alcatraz Google Ads Action
• Microsoft, Yahoo Dodge Suits Over Blocked Spam Mail
• US Wins Judgment In $40M OSHA Tech Support Bid Protest
• ITC To Probe MyKey Computer Forensics Patent Claims
• Connolly Bove Lures Drinker Biddle IP Pros
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Stance On Verizon Rate Hike Dispute
• HP Latest To Hit AUO With Price-Fixing Suit
• Embarq Triumphs In Internet Privacy Action
• Apple Wins Dutch Ban On Samsung Smartphone Sales
• Cellphone Service Providers Eye Legislation Nervously
• US Agrees To Pay $277M To Settle CSC's Contract Claims
• Google To Pay $500M To End Canadian Drug Ad Probe
• The Odds On Legal Internet Gambling
• HP, United Air Lines Exit TQP Data Patent Suit
• Apple Exits Eolas Web Patent Case
• P&G Hit With Trade Secrets Suit Over EA Alliance
• Canadian Judge Puts Brakes On DRAM Price-Fixing Suit
• Consumers Say ComScore Illegally Tracks, Shares Info
• AT&T, Best Buy Argue AUO Flat-Panel Patents Invalid
• High Court Rebuffs Wider Privacy Rights In Recent Term
• Motorola Solutions To Spin Off Wireless Broadband Units
• Apple Won't Pay Future Fees For Playlist Patents: Judge
• Debt Collection Co. Tries To Trim Wrongful Call Action
• Nortel Wins Approval Of $158M Sale To Genband
• Facebook Rolls Out New Privacy Controls
• Zoo Entertainment Settles $2M Video Game Royalty Row
• Oracle Exits Suit Over Call Center Patents
• The Alarming Lesson Of Winklevoss V. The Facebook
• Prison Telecom Says Rival Told Lies To Steal Customers
• Adobe, Google, Others Fail To Nix Web Patents
• Claims Purchasers Beware: Your Vote Might Not Count
• Intel, Others Face Patent Suit Over Microprocessors
• SEC Seeks Tough Penalties For Alleged Dell Inside Trader
• Osram Sues LG, Samsung In S. Korea Over LED Patents
• Internet Security Co. Accused Of Hacking Retailer's Site
• Ex-Veritas CFO Wants More Claims Cut In SEC Fraud Suit
• OneBeacon Sues Texas Law Firm Over EchoStar Sanctions
• Verizon Managers Sue Over Unpaid Floating Holidays
• Israel OKs Google Street View, With Conditions
• Banks Escape Class Action Over $660M Smart Tech IPO
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $6.8M IP Award Over Claims Construction
• Motorola, Microsoft Train Fire On Experts At ITC Trial
• ConnectU Founders Want More Info On Zuckerberg IMs
• No End In Sight For Retransmission Battles
• Sprint Fails To Nix Liens On TerreStar's FCC Licenses
• Sony's Sobering Cybersecurity Situation
• Ex-Cabletron Exec Can't Shake SEC Claims
• Apple Can't Shake $8M Verdict In Playlist IP Fight
• Hotels.com Escapes Database Access IP Suit
• Motorola, Microsoft IP War Kicks Off At ITC
• HP Unit Looks To Defend $12B VA Tech Contract Award
• EU Objects To $4.3B Western Digital, Hitachi Deal
• Qimonda Settles GE Unit's Lease Claim For $15M
• Fed. Circ.'s Latest Restriction On Method Patents
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Unisys, Fidelity ERISA Suit
• IDT Must Pay $10M In Gift Card Patent Suit
• Blank Rome Scores IP Pro From Vorys
• German State Doesn't 'Like' Facebook Analytics Policy
• HP, Hartford Snuff $3.4M Suit Over Printer Fire
• In Search Of Meaningful Market Definition
• Gibson Dunn Reps HP In $10B Deal For Software Co.
• Apple Seeks EU Ban On Galaxy Sales In New Samsung Suit
• Hagens Says Latest E-Book Suit Gets It Wrong
• Juniper Faces Class Actions Over Alleged Misstatements
• Google Mulls Belgium Settlement Deal Over Street View
• No Conflict In $50M Army Internet Contract, Winner Says
• San Juan Fires Back Against Pay Phone Antitrust Claims
• FINRA Clarifies Brokerage Social Media Rules
• Ceglia Must Surrender Emails, Hard Drives To Facebook
• Dell Latest To Settle Walker Product Package IP Suit
• Groupon Defends Privacy Policy To Lawmakers
• IRI Barred From Marketing Software In Syncsort Fight
• Computer Contractor Settles FCA Suit For $2.3M
• Tech Co. Seeks To Defend VA's Award Of $12B Contracts
• AAI Rips AT&T's Proposed $39B T-Mobile Buy
• Rovi Sues Sharp Over Programming Guide Patents
• DOD To Share Cyberthreats With More Contractors
• YouTube Settles Copyright Feud With Music Publishers
• Torys Reps Wi-LAN In $490M Offer For Mosaid
• Court Upholds $95M Jury Verdict For SynQor
• Microsoft, CBS, Others Dropped From Web Tracking Suit
• Verizon, Sprint, Others Sued Over Modem Patent
• Verizon Threatens To Suspend Striking Workers' Benefits
• Apple Sued Over Software Repair Patent
• HTC Seeks New ITC Probe In Apple Patent Battle
• Brocade Loses TRO Bid In Software Trade Secrets Suit
• AT&T Workers' Identity Theft Claims Preempted By NLRA
• Motorola Sued Over Workers' Chemical Exposure
• SEC Seeks Repayment From Accused GlobeTel Fraudsters
• Schwab Settles Web Communication Patent Claims
• ITC To Review HP Printer Cartridge Patent Ruling
• GAO Denies Protest Of $320M IRS Web Design Contract
• Zynga Sued Again Over Gaming Technology
• Gateway Wins D&O Coverage Fight With Travelers
• Freescale Sues Vizio, Others Over Circuitry Patent
• Groupon, Others Sued Over Customer Profile Patents
• Same Discovery, Different Media
• Apple Slapped With $25M IPhone Tracking Suit In S. Korea
• Hulu Sued Over Streaming Video Patent
• NebuAd To Donate $1.7M To End Web Snooping Suit
• $12.5B Motorola, Google Merger Sparks Class Action
• AT&T Sues Alleged Data Miners In Caller ID Scam
• Panasonic, Sanyo Exit Video System Patent Suit
• European Ban On Samsung Tablet Sales Lifted, Mostly
• DOD To Probe Research Agency's Contracts For Conflicts
• No Class Cert. For Landowners In PG&E Cable Use Suit
• Hitachi Avoids Sanctions In Defective TV Class Action
• Software Co. Promotes Groupon Name Change In TM Fight
• IBM Wants Call Center Worker Class Decertified
• Skadden Reps Permira In $440M Renaissance Buy
• Staples Faces IP Suit Over Data Security Patent
• Facebook Reveals 'Fake' Contract In Ownership Suit
• BellSouth Managers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• CyberSource Credit Card IP Invalid, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• Google Has Made Privacy Strides, But Work Remains: UK
• Covington, Katz Get OK To Settle Heller Suits For $8.5M
• ITC Won't Sanction Microsoft Over Google Source Code
• Google, Others Back Fed. Circ. Joint Infringement Rulings
• HTC Targets Apple Devices In Latest Patent Suit
• Mexican Price-Squeeze Tie-Breaker
• Google Walking Tightrope With $12.5B Motorola Buy
• PNY Sues For Coverage Of Forex Claims Against Ex-CFO
• Motricity Faces Investor Suit After Stock Plunge
• ITC Will Probe Samsung Claims Against Osram In LED Fight
• Pizza Chains, GrubHub Sued Over Dining Sales Patent
• Former Brocade CEO Settles SEC Backdating Suit
• Class Certified In Suit Over Software 'Time Bomb'
• MyLife Execs, VC Firm Exit Class Action
• FCC Tells Telecom To Refund Customers For Provider Switch
• Seagate Workers Can Bring Age Bias Action Over Layoffs
• Verizon, AT&T, Others Sued Over High-Speed Internet IP
• Renesas Slaps Vizio With Patent Suits Over TV Imports
• AT&T Targets Consumers Fighting $39B T-Mobile Merger
• Luxpro Competition Suit Against Apple Survives
• Interpublic To Sell Half Its Facebook Stake For $133M
• FTC To Crack Down On Privacy Policies In Mobile Apps
• NLRB Drawn Into Verizon, Union Labor Fight
• HP Sales Commissions Class Action Gets The Boot
• Netflix Says Baker's Wal-Mart Work Dooms DVD Class
• Isys, Google Resolve 'Chromebook' Trademark Fight
• Canon Exits Video, Digital Signal Patent Suit
• Oracle Asks To Investigate Google Ad Sales
• Job Applicants Can't Sue For Retaliation: 4th Circ.
• Vostu Dodges Brazilian Injunction In Copyright Battle
• 6th Circ. OKs Conviction In $9.5M Iraq Telecom Deal Case
• Sony, Walker Strike Deal In Product Package IP Suit
• LinkedIn Pulls Plug On Social Ads Over Privacy Concerns
• NZ Fines Vodafone Over Misleading Cellphone Promos
• Navigating The New GTLD Landscape
• NY Price-Fixing Claims Kept Alive In LCD MDL
• Verizon Wins Injunction Against Striking Workers
• B&N Settles Suit Over Online Music Patent
• Sony Offers Aussie PlayStation Users Free ID Protection
• 11th Circ. Deems AT&T Class Action Waiver Valid
• TravelCenters Unit Sues Patent Cos. Over Truck Stop App
• Judge Tosses Class Action Over AT&T's U-Verse
• LG Hit With ITC Suit Over LCD Backlight Patent
• Priceline Founder's Co. Says Xbox, PlayStation Violate IP
• LG, Samsung, Others Probed Over Alleged LCD Price-Fixing
• Adobe, IBM, Others Sued Over Networking Patents
• Tips For Reducing Liability When Moving To The Cloud
• Ceglia Told To Turn Over 'Smoking Gun' In Facebook Row
• IDT, Phison Settle Clock Signal Patent Fight
• Janus Ruling Revives China Expert Auditor's Dismissal Bid
• HP Fails To Shred Printer Defect Class Action
• HTC Pays $300M For Control Of Dr. Dre Headphone Biz
• Stragent Targets Intel Over Network Processor Patents
• RIM Must Tread Carefully In Aiding London Riot Probe
• Google Dodges Suit Over Advertising Pricing Discounts
• Google Wants Microsoft Sanctioned In Motorola ITC Case
• EFF Asks Fed. Circ. To Deny Akamai, McKesson IP Claims
• CenturyLink Says Dish Broke Contract By Withholding Fees
• Gawker Tech Blog Won't Face Charges In IPhone Case
• Nortel Settles ERISA MDL For $21.5M
• Ex-Marvell Manager Arrested In Insider Trading Probe
• Sony, LG Settle Patent Suits
• UMG Wants To Bully Grooveshark Out Of Business: Atty
• EA, Atari Back Apple Bid To Intervene In Lodsys IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Cisco Win In Spam Fee Patent Suit
• Bank Sues NetApp To Probe Gov't Contract Misconduct
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over $160M Biometric System
• Seiko Epson Settles LCD Patent Suit With Mattel, Others
• Privacy Advocates Urge Canadian PM To Drop E-Spy Bills
• Get Ready For Cybersecurity Laws
• Jury Finds Vlingo Didn't Infringe Nuance Speaker IP
• Activision Wants Docs Back In 'Call of Duty' Suit
• Yahoo Sued Again Over Botched Alibaba Deal Cover-Up
• Apple, Publishers Accused Of E-Book Price-Fixing
• Samsung European Tablet Sales Barred In Apple IP War
• CORRECTED: Chunghwa Gets OK For $10M Deal In CRT Price-Fixing Case
• E&Y To Face Suit Over $2B Broadcom Backdating Scheme
• Wolfram Launches Preemptive Suit Over Lodsys Patents
• Acer Settles Class Action Over Windows OS On Laptops
• FCC Links Reviews Of AT&T's Qualcomm, T-Mobile Deals
• Research In Motion Sued Over Alleged Stock Inflation
• South Korea Eyes Safeguards For Personal Data Online
• Verizon Sues To Curb Union Strike Tactics
• USPTO Upholds Uniloc Security IP Amid Microsoft Row
• Zynga Dropped From Game Fees Suit
• S1 Investor Sues Board Over Rebuff Of $540M ACI Offer
• Sony Data Breach Suits Consolidated In Calif.
• A New Way To Win Patent Claim Construction
• Attys See Lessons In NLRB Social Media Stats
• Paetec Investor Sues To Block $2.3B Windstream Deal
• Firms May Hesitate To Disclose Data Breaches: Panel
• Qualcomm, Spansion Take Chip Patent Row To High Court
• Biamp Can't Appeal Trade Secrets Loss: 10th Circ.
• Zynga Tries To Nix $13M Stock Buy Suit
• Google Illegally Shares Android Users' Personal Info: Suit
• Dutch Competition Regulator Holds KPN, Caiway Deal
• AT&T Boosts Voice Mail Security After News Corp. Scandal
• JPML Won't Join Privacy Suits Against Apple, Google
• ITC To Probe HTC Over New Apple Patent Claims
• Calif. Jurors Must Stop Tweeting Or Risk Prison Time
• UW Waived Immunity In Phoenix IP Suit: 7th Circ.
• Emdeon Investor Fights $3B Blackstone Buyout
• Powerline Hits Cisco, Others With Networking IP Suits
• Facebook Ramps Up Lobbying Over Privacy
• 2011 — The Year Of The Breach
• Apple Says Parents Responsible For Kids' App Purchases
• Terra Execs Convicted In Haiti Teleco Bribery Scheme
• Oracle Wants Motorola Witness In Google Android IP Row
• Belden Sues LS Cable Over Data Cable Patent
• Apple Targeted In Patent Suit Over Booting Method
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives AMD Sabbatical Pay Action
• US Asks Judge To Approve $37B Comcast-NBC Merger
• Facebook Says Ceglia Faked Contract In Ownership Fight
• Ex-Cisco Engineer Charged With Hacking
• 'Spam King' Nabbed By FBI On Facebook Fraud Charges
• RCN, Paxfire Accused Of Intercepting Web Searches
• Panasonic, Others Face IP Suit Over RAM Technology
• Chinese Cos. Can't Beat $2.2B Suit Over Code Theft
• Nanometrics Sues KLA Over Semiconductor Patents
• Intellect Wireless, AT&T Settle Messaging Patent Suit
• Mondis Wants $9.3M Added To Innolux Patent Award
• Oracle Strikes 1st Over Cloud Computing Patents
• Tech Co. Fights To Revive Hulu IP Suit In Fed. Circ.
• Retaliation Claim Subject To 4-Year Limit: 9th Circ.
• France Opens Apple Investigation Over IPhone Tracking
• Panasonic Gets Fish Kicked Off Antitrust Class Action
• Spotify, Others Sued Over Web Tracking
• Ropes & Gray Reps Blackstone In $3B Emdeon Buyout
• Fiserv Settles In Gemini Customer Service IP Suit
• Judge Tosses Optical Disk Drive Antitrust MDL
• Social Network Quepasa Sent Spam Texts, Suit Says
• Atari Claims Trading Co. Botched Media Deal
• Google Says Apple, Microsoft Trying to Sink Android
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive $500M Telecom Antitrust Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Porn Site's Injunction Bid In Google Row
• HP Taps Drinker Biddle Gov't Affairs Pro For Deputy GC
• R&L Takes Qualcomm Patent Claims To Fed. Circ.
• FTC Clears $1.6B Blackboard Sale To Providence
• ITC Judge Overseeing Kodak's Camera IP Case Retires
• IBM Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Mainframe Resales
• McAfee Sounds Alarm Over Hacking Threats To Data
• Microsoft Double-Bills Xbox Live Subscribers: Suit
• Qimonda Strikes $35M Deal In WARN Act Suit
• UK To Create Digital Copyright Marketplace
• S. Korea Fines Apple For Tracing IPhone Locations
• FTC Patent Expert Joins Google Amid Agency Probe
• Germany Gets Tough On Facebook's Facial Recognition
• Mainframe Software Cos. Drop IBM Antitrust Claims In EU
• AT&T Unit Faces FMLA Suit Over Absence Policy
• Motorola Hit With Patent Suit Over Headset Technology
• Heightened Standard For The Entire Market Value Rule?
• Sharp, Others Settle DVD Auto Play Patent Battle
• Verizon Hit With $115M Verdict In Video Patent Row
• RIM Settles In SmartPhone's Bluetooth Patent War
• Amazon, Others Hit With Online Inventory Patent Suit
• Contested IT Contract Needs New OCI Review: Judge
• Apple Sued Over 'She & Him' Photo In IPhone Ad
• Gerber Settles Suit Over $282M Sale To Vector
• Film Studios Bag Injunction Against DVD Streaming Co.
• SAP Sues To Block Wellogix From Asserting New Patent
• ITC To Probe Apple's IP Claims Against Samsung
• Antitrust Investigations: Is Facebook Next?
• ADP, Exxon Unit, Others Sued Over Transaction Patent
• Microsoft Tweaks Geolocation Service To Protect Privacy
• EADS To Buy Satellite Co. Vizada For €673M
• America Movil Offers To Buy Telmex For $6.5B
• Dell, Sony, Others Roped Into Display Patent Battle
• IT Workers Tell 9th Circ. EDS Owes Them Overtime
• Facebook Patent Invalid, Phoenix Media Says
• S1 Investor Demands Review Of $540M Rival Offer
• Judge Won't Seal Google Email In Oracle IP Fight
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Rejection Of NTP Email Patents
• Spain Competition Watchdog Probes Oracle After HP Push
• Segan Sues Zynga Over Online Game Technology
• Alcatel-Lucent, Others Sued Over Fiber Optics IP
• Skadden Reps Windstream In $2.3B Paetec Network Deal