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Technology - June, 2012

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• Judge Halts Samsung Smartphone Sales Over Apple Patents
• 3rd Circ. Says Sprint's $17.5M Class Pact Not Good Enough
• Hutchison's €1.3B Bid For Orange Draws EU Inspection
• Intel's €1B Antitrust Appeal May Test Standard Of Proof
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Open Up New Frontiers
• Florida Atlantic Targets Acer, Others In Monitor Patent Suits
• Telstra Data Breach Violated Aussie Law, Privacy Czar Says
• HTC Asks ITC To Reinstate 5 Patents In Apple Fight
• Apple V. Motorola: Implications For Patent Damages
• Samsung Must Pay $38M For Willful Infringement In Fractus Suit
• Microsoft Asks 9th Circ. To Spurn German Xbox, Windows Ban
• Toshiba, LCD Purchasers Close Cases In Cartel Trial
• Motorola Says Apple Ruling Not Relevant To ITC Xbox Case
• UK High Court Says Oracle Gets 1st Marketing Rights
• Cooley Helps IVP Close Biggest-Ever $1B Venture Fund
• E-Book MDL Arbitration Would Trample On Rights, Judge Says
• Senate Democrats Continue Push For Privacy Legislation
• Comverse's $46M ARS Suit Akin To Nixed Cases, Merrill Says
• ObjectVideo Ramps Up Patent Suit Against Pelco In ITC
• Apple's Trademark Fight In China: The Saga Continues
• Kodak Shareholders' Bid For Equity Committee Blocked
• Comcast Makes Concessions To End FCC Probe Of NBC Purchase
• Revamped Cybersecurity Bill Unlikely To Bridge Party Gap
• Air Force Needs $1B To Extend Disputed Tech Contract
• Microsoft Ruling Gives EU Ammo In Essential-Patent Cases
• NJ, App Developer Settle Over Collection Of Children's Info
• NEC Tells 9th Circ. Jaco Must Arbitrate Price-Fixing Claims
• EU Could Rain On Cloud Strategy With Too-Tight Data Rules
• France Telecom Sues Marvell Over Digital Data Patent
• Dolby Puts Up $110M For New SF Headquarters
• HTC Must Weather Smartphone Tracking Suit
• Internet Video Data Caps Hurt Competition, Lawmakers Told
• EU Hits Mitsubishi, Toshiba With Reduced Cartel Fines
• MacDonald Dettwiler Buys $875M Loral Satellite Unit
• HHS Needs Private Help For Health Info Network, Group Says
• Microsoft Loses Bid To Toss $1.1B EU Antitrust Fine
• Dissecting Da Silva: There Is A Science To It
• Samsung Tablet Sales Banned Over Apple Design Patent
• EU Court Ready To Decide €899M Microsoft Antitrust Fine
• Cable Industry Rep. Deflects Lawmakers' Antitrust Concerns
• Fed. Circ. Tightens 'Teach Away' Rule For Obviousness
• ITC Probes HTC, Others Over FlashPoint Imaging Patent Claims
• AOL Settles 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Copyright Suit
• Dish CEO Defends Hopper, Seeks Retransmission Rule Revamp
• Memory Card IP Antitrust Suit Time-Barred, Panasonic Says
• The In Re IPhone App Dismissal Order: Key Holdings
• SBA To Put Up $1.45B For 3K TowerCo Wireless Towers
• Boeing Pays $10M To Settle ICO Satellite Contract Fight
• Kodak Licensees Balk At Proposed Patent Sale Process
• Calif. Panel Puts Brakes On Driverless Car Bill Vote
• Apple V. Motorola's End Raises Standards In Smartphone Wars
• Apple-Motorola Wi-Fi Patent Ruling To Get 2nd ITC Look
• Microsoft Says Apple Patent Dismissal Precludes Xbox Ban
• SAIC Protests Loss Of $4.6B Defense Computing Contract
• Microsoft Puts Up $1.2B For Social Networking Co.
• Judge Pares Down Microsoft Phone Tracking Class Action
• Texas Law Firm's Counterclaims Against OneBeacon Pared
• Lane Powell Brings In Tech Patent Atty From Kilpatrick
• High Court Won't Hear Row Over Nortel's $3B Pension Shortfall
• High Court To Hear Comcast's Class Cert. Appeal Post-Dukes
• S. Korea Fines Philips $1.29M In Wake Of EU Trade Pact
• Costco's LCD Cartel Suit Overreaches, Electronics Cos. Say
• Kodak Officers Win Access To $25M In Insurance Funds
• Cinven Enters Turkey With 2 Major Investments
• An EU Antitrust Update
• $2.3B Offer For Quest Trumps Insight, Vector Bid
• Dangerous Cyber Waters: You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
• Latham Lures IP, Tech Licensing Ace From Bingham
• Apple Strikes HTC With Antitrust Claims In Patent Quarrel
• EU Official Weighs In On Industry's Do-Not-Track Efforts
• Apple-DOJ E-Book Fight Gets June 2013 Trial Date
• Fox Gets Speedy Discovery In Dish Ad-Skipping DVR Suit
• Verizon Avoids Hidden-Fee Claims Over TV Protection Plan
• GCs Name Law Firms With Top Shelf Brands
• China, Brazil Strengthen Ties With Trade, Other Agreements
• HP Investor Suit Over Hurd's $40M Payout Dismissed
• America Movil Moves In On KPN With $1.6B Stock Buy
• MediaTek Makes $1.83B Offer For Rival Mstar
• Facebook Joins Calif. Pact Governing App Privacy Policies
• Eye On Tech Sector — 2012
• Apple Says Bankruptcy Court Can't Handle Kodak IP Row
• Google Ad Suit Heads To Australia's High Court
• DOJ Fights Apple's Quest To Speed Up E-Book Suit
• FTC Knocks Microsoft Tracking Move As Industry Crafts Rules
• 3M Picks Up $110M Tolling Unit From Federal Signal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Eatoni's Antitrust Suit Against RIM
• InNova Hits Facebook, 23 Others With Email Patent Suits
• DuPont Sues Solar Cos. Over Photovoltaic Cell Patent
• Faegre Baker Adds K&L Gates Software Patent Pro
• Texas Sues To Get Google Docs In Antitrust Probe
• Microsoft Rejects Motorola Royalty Offer Amid Patent War
• EU Panel Votes To Reject Global Anti-Piracy Pact
• Bloomberg, E-Trade, Others Face Stock Alert Patent Suits
• BDT Cleared In ITC Over 2 Overland Data Storage Patents
• Calculating Damages For Software Patents
• Calif. PE Firm Vector Snags $242M Stake In Technicolor
• Apple, Motorola Duel Over Injunctions In Phone Patent Suit
• Oracle CEO Ellison Acquires Hawaii's Lanai Island
• LightSquared Creditors Balk At Joining Committee
• Yahoo, Facebook Extend Settlement Talks In Patent Suit
• Air Force Ordered To Pay Phone Contractor's Atty Fees
• HTC Says Apple Suit Ruling Doesn't Affect New Imports
• $2.2B Insight-Vector Offer Wins Over Quest
• Toshiba Denies Ties To LCD Price-Fixing Plot
• Sony US Selects New General Counsel, CFO
• SK Hynix To Pay $248M For Silicon Valley Flash Chip Maker
• Samsung Takes A Bite Out Of Apple In Dutch Patent Battle
• Google Denies Authorizing Street View Data Grab In UK
• Someone Stole My Website: Another Way To Recover Domains
• Your Competitor Bribes The Government: What Do You Do?
• Setting Defaults For Online Privacy
• A New Frontier In Reasonable Royalties: Market Research
• NJ Bill To Regulate Cellphone, Laptop Insurance Advances
• Army Seeks New Video Games For Virtual Training
• IBM Reseller's Attys Sanctioned In Monopoly Case
• Fed. Circ. Backs Apple's Right To Seek Samsung Injunction
• NY Assembly Passes Anti-Cramming Bill For Phone Charges
• GM, Chrysler, Garmin, Others Face Nav System IP Suits
• Paramount Hit With $10M Suit Over Game Development Deal
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-IBM Privacy Chief To Data Team
• Sprint Says $300M FCA Suit Misapplies Tax Law
• Software Co. Citrix Must Pay $10M To SSL Over Patents
• FCC: Taking Into Account Environmental Impact Of ASRs
• Saving On Insurance: Big Brother In The Driver's Seat
• Sprint To Pay $19M To End Picture Messaging Charges Suit
• 'Big Reveal' Roundup: 8 Tips For Reviewing The New GTLDs
• Kodak Wants Apple Claims Tossed So Patent Sale Can Proceed
• 5th Circ. Upholds Halo's Ch. 11 Stay Exemptions
• Index Launches €350M Fund With Eye On Tech Sector
• Sen. Prods Google, Apple Over 3-D Mapping Technology
• Software Co. Eatoni Pushes To Revive RIM Antitrust Suit
• Ex-AT&T Employee Cops Plea To Illegal Tipping Charge
• MacroSolve Targets JPMorgan, LinkedIn Over Mobile App IP
• Dish Says Ad-Skipping DVR Copyright Suit Belongs In NY
• Intel Beefs Up Mobile Arsenal With $375M InterDigital IP Buy
• Nelson Mullins Adds Partners From Greenberg, K&L Gates
• Minn. Court Lets AT&T Build Cell Tower In Wilderness Area
• Vodafone Gets Go-Ahead For $1.6B CWW Takeover
• Privacy Code Of Conduct For Mobile Apps May Be Tall Order
• FCC To Consider Reviewing Cellphone Radiation Standards
• NJ Assembly Panel Advances Data Breach Penalty Changes
• Small-Bookstore Group Rips DOJ's E-Book Antitrust Deal
• Facebook Points Finger At Nasdaq For Botched IPO
• Baker Botts Concealed Patent Work For Rival, Axcess Says
• ITC Clears AUO, Others In LCD Patent Probe
• McCarter & English Brings Day Pitney IP Trio To NY
• Brocade Drops Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-Employee
• Apple, Motorola Can Vie For Injunctions In Smartphone Row
• Kleiner Perkins Seeks Arbitration Of Bias Suit
• Inside The DOD's Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Program
• Nokia Sells Luxury Phone Unit To EQT In Cost-Slashing Push
• New $2.15B Bid For Quest Tops Insight's Offer
• Senate Bill Seeks End To Cramming, Pushes FCC To Action
• Vista Equity Partners Adds Bullhorn Inc. To Software Buys
• Mexico Approves Iusacell-Televisa Deal After Concessions
• Hitachi-LG Exec Wins Lowered 7-Month Bid-Rigging Sentence
• New Web Domains Present IP Headaches For Brand Owners
• DOJ Needs Collusion, Dominance To Make Cable Antitrust Case
• Microsoft's Emotion-Sensing IP Flies In Face Of No-Track Move
• Google Exits, Apple Remains In App Data Tracking MDL
• Travel Sites Deny Liability For $60M In SF Hotel Taxes
• House Dems Ask FCC, DOJ To Probe Verizon Spectrum Buy
• Dolby Says Monster Can't Split Headphone Logo In Two
• Bankrupt LightSquared Gains Access To $190M From Lenders
• Norwest Firms Up Health Industry Foothold With 2 Buys
• Kodak Judge Won't Say Apple Doesn't Own Patents
• Brocade Allowed To Pursue Trade Secrets Suit Against Rival
• Wolf Greenfield Lands IP Pros From Kirkland, WilmerHale
• LLR Partners Invests in Facebook's Messaging Provider
• Ad Regulator Tells Comcast To Halt Xfinity 'Fastest' Claims
• Verizon Freed From Allegations It Secretly Overbuilt NY Tower
• Extending Export Controls To The Cloud
• 9th Circ. Reopens Arbitration Fight In AT&T False Ad Suit
• Apple Blasts Motorola's Stance On Essential Patents
• Lawmakers Spar Over Motorola's Xbox Patent Suit In ITC
• USPTO Says Use Of Copyrighted Materials Vital To Patent Apps
• VeriFone Takes $15.4M Hit In CardSoft Patent Verdict
• FCC Info Prompts UK To Reopen Google Street View Probe
• Whistleblowers Score $14M Of $64M Accenture FCA Deal
• FCC Mulls Privacy Concerns Posed By Carriers' Data Mining
• WilmerHale Adds Tech M&A Partner In Silicon Valley
• BMC Urges Shareholders To Reject Elliott Director Picks
• Accel Invests $30M In Canadian Retail Software Co.
• How To Respond To ICANN's New GTLDs
• Why Every Company Needs A Geolocation Policy
• Patentability Of Predictive Analytics Post-Prometheus
• Kodak Floats Bidding Procedures For Patent Auction
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Microsoft Patent Win Over Intellivision
• Google, AOL Accused Of Infringing Ad, 'Snippets' Patents
• Small Biz Group Claims DOD Is Shielding HP Contract Docs
• Imation's DVD Patent Suit Victory Vacated By Fed. Circ.
• Quinn Emanuel Brings On Pro IP Litigator From Latham
• Google Reaches Deal To Digitize Books In France
• Cooley Adds Partner To Growing Shanghai Office
• Schemer Gets 7 Years For $60M Fraud Victimizing Verizon Unit
• ITC Judge Chucks 5 HTC Patent Claims In Apple Imports Row
• Apax, JMI Put Up $1B For Energy Software Co.
• Outsourcing Governance: The Value Of A Written Record
• Google Gets Apps Contracts In Line With EU Data Regs
• Microsoft Atty Slams Google-Motorola On Patent Tactics
• Tech Giants Back FTC On Essential Patent Injunctions
• Apple To Pay $2M To Australian Regulator Over 4G Mix-Up
• Google Must Commit To Antitrust Remedies By July, EU Says
• MMO Game Co. Nexon Buys $686M Stake In Korea's NCsoft
• Networks Blast Dish Bid To Kill Calif. DVR Copyright Cases
• Google Partially Wins In Swiss Street View Privacy Row
• Duane Morris Snags MoFo IP Partner In San Diego
• The Whole Is Not Always The Sum Of Its Parts
• Modernizing E-Discovery In The FTC
• FTC Opposition To Import Bans Plays Murky Role In IP Debate
• Ex-Pegasus CEO Gets 21 Years For $35M Stock Fraud
• China Floats Plan To Increase Internet Regulation
• Ex-All Star's Game Co. Seeks Ch. 7 After $75M Loan Default
• Fed. Circ. Finds SanDisk Filings Bungled Patent Links
• DOJ To Push For Stiff Sentences In AUO Cartel Case
• Fed. Circ. Flips Qualcomm Win In Logistics Patent Row
• HTC Faces Probe Over Smartphone Circuit Patents
• Investor Sues Sprint Over Alleged $100M Sales Tax Dodge
• Trial Axed In Apple, Motorola Smartphone Patent War
• 9th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In EDS Workers' OT Suit
• Outlining Data Protection In Outsourcing Agreements
• Judge Combines SMS Price-Fixing Cases Against AT&T, Others
• B&N Says E-Book Deal Turns DOJ Into Publishing Watchdog
• What Happens On Facebook Stays On Facebook
• Lessons From China's Approval Of Google-Motorola Deal
• Goldman, Leap Fend Off Investor Suit Over Short-Swing Trades
• Apple, Microsoft Import Bans May Hurt Competition, FTC Says
• Mobile Co.'s Learning App Collects Kids' Info, NJ Says
• Calif. Firm Touts 'Strong Demand' For $205M Tech Fund
• FCC Chief Targets Barriers To Wireless Medical Technology
• Microsoft, Motorola Denied Quick Wins In IP License Fight
• Apple, Motorola Clash Over Damages-Free Smartphone Trial
• Hitachi-LG Exec Seeks Reduced Sentence In Bid-Rigging Case
• XO Shareholders Say Icahn Usurped Them To Seize Co.
• Exposing Online Service Providers To Criminal Liability
• AUO, Execs Lose Bid To Toss LCD Price-Fixing Convictions
• Hynix Loses Bid To DQ Patent Holder's Adduci Counsel
• Kodak Noteholders Want To Grill Execs Over IP Mistakes
• Antitrust Enforcement: What To Expect In The Next Year
• Does A Lump Sum Payment Cover All Future Patent Use?
• ITC Judge Says LG, InterDigital IP Row Can Be Arbitrated
• High Court Has 2nd Chance To Hear Patent Malpractice Issue
• Ex-Vitesse Execs Push For Acquittal Following Fraud Mistrial
• Google's Storage Services Infringe Data Cache IP, Suit Says
• LG, Netflix, Others Face ITC Probe Over Rovi Patent Claims
• At Trial, HTC Says Intellect Wireless Patents Unenforceable
• 1 Motorola Patent Remains In Apple Smartphone Countersuit
• Google Scoops Up Social Site Meebo
• Advisors In $1.5B Knology Deal Had Conflict Of Interest: Suit
• Oracle Snaps Up Social Media Analysis Co.
• Authors Say DOJ's E-Book Antitrust Deal Favors Amazon
• Canon Cut Off Equipment Cos. After Xerox Unit Buy, Suit Says
• Apple Can't Block Samsung Tablet Without Fed. Circ. Ruling
• The Competitive Importance Of Serving Consumers
• Time For A UK Cookie Audit
• Hitachi, Renesas Settle Price-Fixing Suit Over Patent Deals
• Does Kappos V. Hyatt Apply To Interference Appeals?
• Cable Maker Belden Offers $332M To Link With Miranda Tech
• Apple Wants Kodak Patent Fight Out Of Bankruptcy Court
• Motorola, Apple Bids To Bar Damages Could Nix Patent Trial
• Networks Must Persuade Judge That Ad-Erasing DVR Kills TV
• Oracle Slams Lodsys For Threatening Software Clients Over IP
• Comcast, Time Warner Stash Ex-Customer Info, 2 Suits Say
• Judge Nixes Microsoft Contract Suit Over Eolas Patent Blitz
• Canada's Bell, Others Pay $1B For Data Center Network Q9
• 8 Trends In Venture Capital 2012
• ITC To Weigh Nokia's Phone, Tablet IP Claims Against HTC
• Google Calls Intuit Worker's Anti-Poaching Pact Suit A Rehash
• Salesforce To Spend $689M On Social Marketer Buddy Media
• Legal Considerations For mHealth Stakeholders
• Making Your Website More Interactive: 4 Questions To Ask
• TiVo Sues Cisco Over Alleged DVR Patent Infringement
• Nokia, RIM, STMicro Face ITC Probe Over Caltech Sensor IP
• High Court Declines Motorola IP Malpractice Suit
• Comcast Slams British Telecom Over Networking Patents
• Android Ruling A Sweeping Win For Open Source Software
• Microsoft 1st To Unveil Default Do-Not-Track Browser
• Judge Bars 'Colorful' Steve Jobs Quotes From Patent Trial
• Financial Industry Backs House Cybersecurity Bill
• Cathas Targets Apple, Amazon, Others In Web Patent Blitz
• Thayer Forms PE-Backed Hospitality Investment Venture
• LG Hit With Patent Suits Over LCD Television Circuit
• Palm, Sprint Settlement Over Phone Data Loss OK'd At Last
• Sonicview On The Hook For $65M In Dish Piracy Case
• Debevoise Guides Verizon In $612M Buy Of Hughes Telematics
• Authors Win Class Cert. In Google Books Copyright Battle
• Case Study: Wagamon V. Dolan
• Ubisoft Wants 'Assassin's Creed' Copyright Claims Offed
• Pros And Cons Of Computer-Assisted Review