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Technology - February, 2012

235 articles

• Microsoft Lures Google Aggravator From FTC
• Internet Machines Wins $1M Verdict In Expansion Card IP Suit
• FTC Readies Online Disclosure Guidance For Advertisers
• Edison Ventures Amasses $249M For Tech Fund
• Parody Defense Rejected In CrackBerry Trademark Case
• AT&T's Data Mining Suit Against Line Lessees Survives
• Cloud Investor Emergence Capital Closes $250M Fund
• PE Firms Pour $100M Into Russian Cell Tower Co.
• Apple Accused Of Violating Network-Essential Patents
• Verizon Offers Refunds, Up To $7.5M Fees In Cramming Deal
• Fujifilm Seeks To Revive Camera Patent Suit Against Kodak
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Apple IBook Defect Class Action
• SNR Denton Snags Silicon Valley IP Pro From Howrey
• Cleantech Patents And Investment: What To Expect In 2012
• Essential Patents Aren't Weapons In Smartphone War: EU
• Judge's Recusal Revives Microsoft Online Privacy Suit
• Orbit One Seeks $10M Over Allegedly Defective GPS Parts
• Travelers Not Liable For Tech Co.'s Software Scuffle: Court
• Google Privacy Policy May Be Illegal, French Agency Warns
• 2nd Circ. Revives $85M Statek Claim Against Coudert In Conn.
• Google, Apple Street View App Flouts Imaging Patent: Suit
• Facebook Must License Patents Or Face Action, Yahoo Warns
• Cypress Ends Memory IP Claims Against HP, Motorola
• Judge Upholds Penalty For InnoLux CEO's Patent Criticism
• Couple Settles SEC's Dell Insider Trading Claims
• EA Lifted Textron's Chopper Trademarks In War Game: Suit
• US Needs New Acquisition Tactics For IT Contracts: Report
• Apple Flips German IPhone, IPad Ban In Motorola Battle
• AOL Still On Hook In Consumer Data Release Action
• European Mobile Giants Agree To App Privacy Standards
• ITC To Review Failure To Ban Infringing Circuit Breakers
• Microsoft Suffers Setback In Motorola Tech Royalty Fight
• Kodak Seeks To Slash Benefits For Some Retirees
• HP Says Snapfish Users Agreed To Info-Sharing Policy
• USPTO's Ruling On Oracle Patents May Stall Google IP Trial
• Japanese DRAM Maker Elpida Files For Bankruptcy
• IBM Strikes Licensing Deal To End BackWeb Patent Suit
• Entropic To Scoop Up Trident Set-Top Box Assets For $65M
• SNR Denton Boosts IP Group With 3 Buchanan Patent Experts
• Judge Won't Make FTC Enforce Google Buzz Settlement
• Broadcom Faces SEC Probe Over IP Litigation Reserves
• Judge's Comments Can Override Written Plea Deal: 3rd Circ.
• Microsoft Defends Xbox In Motorola Patent Battle
• Judge Misread Noncompete In Wi-Lan Case, 2nd Circ. Told
• Motorola Row Forces Apple To Nix Push Service In Germany
• CORRECTED: Feds To Pay Whistleblower $5.2M More In Verizon Case
• Former Flextronics Exec Exits SEC Suit Over Insider Tips
• Kindle Screen Savers Violate Tech Patent: Suit
• Proview Brings IPad Trademark Fight With Apple To US
• Cisco Snaps Up Optical Network Tech Startup For $271M
• IT Co. Says McGuireWoods Bungled Fujitsu Secrets Case
• Feinberg Day Ousted From IP Suit For Prior Toshiba Work
• Dell Can't Ax Ex-Weil Attys From Web Security Patent Case
• Apple Can Still Sell IPads In Shanghai: Chinese Court
• Oracle Patents At Heart Of Google IP War Rejected
• Google Enlists Ex-House Rep. To Lead Policy Push
• Sony, Philips Dodge $43M Fine In French Price-Fixing Suit
• Retailer's Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL Time-Barred
• UK Web Co. Keeps 'Wapple' Mark Despite Apple's Protest
• Kodak Secures ITC Probe Of Apple, HTC Over 5 Patents
• 2 Steps To Avoid Waiver: Lessons From HTC V. IPCom
• Are Those Real? Counterfeit Concerns For Contractors
• Privacy Bill Of Rights Could Fuel Class Actions: Experts
• The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery
• FCC Chief Pushes Cos. To Adopt Cybersecurity Standards
• Microsoft Files EU Complaint Against Motorola, Google
• State AGs Skeptical Of Google's New Privacy Policy
• Calif. AG, App Giants Unveil New Privacy Blueprint
• Comcast Dials Up Another Patent Suit Against Sprint
• Sharp, Toshiba, Others Caught In Flat-Panel Patent Blitz
• Judge Narrows Jaco's Targets In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• T-Mobile Wants FCC To Block Verizon's $4B Spectrum Buys
• Garmin Scores Win In Triangle GPS Patent Row
• Federal Needn't Cover IBM's ERISA Settlement: NY Court
• Google Wants Authors Guild Deleted From Books Action
• Plaintiffs' Experts Will Testify In LCD Screen MDL: Judge
• Google Accused Of Secretly Tracking Apple Browser Users
• Hynix Denied Review Of Rambus Patent Row By High Court
• A Corporate-Friendly Breed Of Private Cloud Services
• Deal Market Trends For 2012
• Google Slams Oracle Expert's Damages Report In IP Row
• Settlement OK'd In Apple IPhone 4 Antenna MDL
• Apple Didn't Step On HTC Smartphone Patent: ITC
• Harbinger Investors Sue Fund, Falcone Over LightSquared Loss
• IBM Defeats Inventor's Trade Secrets Suit
• Comcast Targets Sprint In Wireless Patent Suit
• Pryor Cashman Nabs IP Partner From Milbank Tweed
• GAO Kills General Dynamics' Protest Of $244M IBM Task Order
• Bird & Bird Tightens Africa Ties With Tunisian Alliance
• FTC Told Google Violated Buzz Settlement
• Swiss Regulator OKs Apax's $2B Mobile Co. Buyout
• An Intellectual Asset Management Program For SMEs
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• Greek Telecom Co. Hellas Files Ch. 15 To Block NY Suits
• Apple Moves To Take Bite Out Of App Privacy Uproar
• MTI Sets £150M Goal For University Tech Spin-Out Fund
• Apps For Kids Lack Sufficient Privacy Disclosures: FTC
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Consumers' HP Laptop Defect Action
• Judge Says Ex-GlobeTel CEO Should Pay $2.7M
• HP Rips $9M Deutsche Bahn Deal In Price-Fixing Action
• AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile Sued Over Wireless Tech Patents
• CORRECTED: TerreStar Networks Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• LG Can't Bid Adieu To Sony's LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Facilitating The Federal Transition To The Cloud
• China's Competition Cop Probing Google, Motorola Deal
• Motorola, RF Micro Accused Of Flouting Circuit Patents
• No New Trial For Worker Class In AT&T OT Action
• Judge Trims LG Smartphone Defect Class Action
• Kodak's $950M DIP Agreement Gets Green Light
• Reps Want Answers From Apple After App Privacy Snafu
• Taleo Investor Sues To Halt $1.9B Oracle Deal
• Consumer Group Wants Google CEO To Testify On Privacy
• Ex-McAfee GC Will Pay Fees To End Backdating Battle
• Canopy Co-Founder Gets 13 Years For $93M Investment Scam
• Underwriters Want Motricity Investors' IPO Suit Tossed
• Cisco To Appeal EU Approval Of $8.5B Microsoft-Skype Deal
• HP Faces Lawsuit Over Server Management Patent
• Apple Seeks OK To Sue Bankrupt Kodak Over Patents
• Why Competition Fails In The Online Advertising Market
• Steve Jobs — Not The Best Patent Litigation Role Model
• Rader Fishman Hit With Malpractice Suit Over IP Fight
• IBM Joins Samsung Bid To Clarify Kodak DIP Request
• SAC Ramps Up Apple Stake To $433M In 4th Quarter
• Canada Rolls Out Controversial Online Surveillance Bill
• ITC To Probe Innolux Over Video Display Patents
• Antitrust Claims Survive In Software Secrets Theft Suit
• EU Court Upholds Czech Fine On Equipment Cartel
• Bradley Arant Snags 4 Attys For Ala.
• Intel, IBM, Others Infringed ALD Tech Patent: Suit
• IP Due Diligence: Tips For Emerging Growth Cos.
• Ex-Rutgers Player Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive EA Suit
• IBM Can't Depose Gov. In $1.4B Contract Case: Ind. High Court
• Google Loses Bid To Disqualify Pepper In Digitude IP Row
• DOJ, EU Give Go-Ahead To Google's $12.5B Motorola Tie-Up
• RIM Looks To Revive Stalled Kodak Patent Suits
• 'FarmVille' Maker Zynga Zinged With Patent Suit
• Attachmate Beats Novell Investors' Suit Over $2.2B Deal
• Asus Hit With Class Action Over Tablet's Alleged Defect
• HP, Others Cribbed Business Software Patents: Suit
• Preempting Patent Litigation With 3rd-Party Submissions
• B&N Asks ITC To Reconsider Patent Misuse Defense
• Kodak Execs Misled Investors On Road To Ch. 11: Class Action
• Apple Says Motorola's iPhone Claims Breach Licensing Deal
• ISPs Are Not Broadcasters, Canada's High Court Rules
• WildTangent Asks High Court To Clarify Bilski Decision
• Apple Targets New Samsung Devices In IP War
• Info Gathering In The Google Age: Notes On The SCA
• EU Antitrust Chief Vows To Stamp Out Patent Abuse
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• Sony Blocks Suit Over PlayStation Arbitration Rules
• Honeywell, Furuno Wind Down Navigation Patent Cases
• Lawmakers Interrogate Google Over Privacy Policy Changes
• Google, Others Triumph In Web Browser Patent Trial
• Google Says Most Authors Support Book-Scanning Project
• Intel Ends Antitrust Fight With NY AG For $6.5M
• Sony Escapes ITC Probe With Camera Patent Settlement
• Oracle Engineers To Be Deposed In Android IP Battle
• Venue Can Be Game-Changer In Data Breach Suits: Report
• Covington Scores Wilson Sonsini Corporate Team
• Google Pledges To Maintain Motorola's Patent Practices
• German Court Rejects Ban On New Samsung Tablet
• Oracle Builds Cloud Services With $1.9B Taleo Buy
• Montblanc Demands Google Reveal Knockoff Sites' Owner
• Kodak Cuts Digital Photo Business With Eye On Ch. 11 Exit
• GSA Details Security Roles For Cloud Computing Acquisitions
• Cybersitter Ends $2B Code Theft Case Against Lenovo, Others
• Gov't Go-Between Sues HP For $10M Over Loss Of Income
• Google's Privacy Changes Violate FTC Buzz Order: EPIC
• Citi Takes Last Off-Ramp Before Eolas Patent Trial
• Facebook CEO Won't Be Deposed In Mobile Web IP Suit
• AOL Dupes Customers Into Paying For Checkup Program: Suit
• Software Co.'s Free Scans Overstate PC Threats: Suit
• Ex-Motorola Engineer Convicted Of IP Theft
• Apple Slams Kodak Request For ITC Infringement Inquiry
• Atlanta Firm Ponders Potential Kodak Securities Fraud Case
• 5th Circ. Frees Courts To Pick Fee Method In Class Deals
• Wireless Co. Hits Ericsson With $330M Trade Secrets Suit
• Rambus Inks Patent Licensing Deal With Nvidia
• Motorola Faces Suit Over Android Touchscreen Technology
• Benefit Corps. — A New Structure For The New Economy
• Fujitsu Reaches Deal To Exit Videoconferencing Patent Suit
• FTC Warns App Marketers Of Potential FCRA Violations
• Mexico Antitrust Regulator Rejects Iusacell-Televisa Deal
• IP Attys Blast USPTO's Supplemental Exam Rules
• Subcontractor Escapes Aquilent Suit Over VA Services
• Bankrupt CDC Corp. Seeks $250M Sale To Stalking Horse
• Purging Slavery From Calif.'s Supply Chain
• Zynga Can't Shake Contract Claims In 'FarmVille' Suit
• Intel, Raytheon Strike Superfund Cleanup Deal With EPA
• With No Deal Over $267M US Loan, Open Range Seeks Ch. 7
• The End Of Saving Greenbacks To Patent Greentech
• Judge Cuts LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against Samsung
• Oracle Rejects $272M SAP Award, Seeks New Trial
• 10th Circ. Boots Out Investor Suit Against Level 3
• Motorola Admits Reselling Xoom Tablets With User Data
• ReDigi Avoids Shutdown Injunction In Capitol's MP3 Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Keep Google Email Secret In Oracle IP War
• MP3 Players By Apple, Others Infringe Playlist IP: Suit
• Canon, Others Off Hook In Video Imaging Patent Row
• Patently Unfair
• Schiff Hardin Advises Consolidated In $341M Telecom Buy
• Trends In M&A, Spin-Offs, Hostile Deals And PE
• Apple Wins Temporary Stay Of Sales Ban In Motorola Suit
• Baker Brings High-Flying Crowell IP Litigator To Costa Mesa
• Case Study: In Re Nortel Networks
• Haitian Telecom Exec To Plead Guilty Over Terra Bribes
• Ex-Qwest CFO To Pay $2.7M To Exit SEC Fraud Case
• Samsung Says 3G Suits Comply With EU Antitrust Law
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• Hutchison Whampoa Dials Up $1.7B Austrian Mobile Co. Deal
• Google Defies EU Watchdog's Call To Delay Privacy Policy
• Buyer Beware: Facebook's No Stranger To Litigation
• Google Addresses Some Privacy Concerns Before House Panel
• Motorola, Investors Reach $200M Deal Over 3G Phone Delays
• Google Silenced In Capitol Records Suit Over Used MP3s
• Crossroads Tangles With 5 Rivals Over Data Storage IP
• Alcatel-Lucent Exits InNova's Email Patent Suit
• EMC, Authenex Settle Patent Fight Over Password Technology
• HP Recalls Fax Machines Over Fire Risk
• EPIC Seeks Public Release Of Google's Privacy Report
• Qualcomm Discloses Feds' FCPA Investigation
• Apple's Bid To Arbitrate Antitrust Claims To Face Challenge
• Mitsui Taiwan Must Stay In LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Ford, UPS, 8 Others Hit With Call Center Patent Suits
• Senate Panel To Examine Verizon Wireless Spectrum Deals
• Facebook Taps Fenwick & West To Assist With $5B IPO
• Microsoft Ads Blast Google's New Privacy Policy
• Kappos Says Prior Use Rule Shouldn't Be Changed For Now
• German Court Refuses To Ban New Samsung Tablet, Phone
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Claims In Sony Controller Suit
• King & Spalding Snags 2 Class Action Pros From McKenna
• Cox, Comcast Sued In On-Demand Patent Blitz
• B&N's Patent Misuse Defense Booted In Microsoft's Nook Suit
• JDA Software Reveals SEC Accounting Investigation
• Mitigating Risk In Mass Nano Torts