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Technology - September, 2012

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• Motorola Can't Block German Xbox Sales, 9th Circ. Says
• FTC Head Defends Involvement In Do-Not-Track Process
• FCC Gets Ball Rolling On Spectrum Auctions
• Former Mercury Execs Can't Shake SEC's Backdating Suit
• Whirlpool, LG Close Out Refrigerator Patent Dispute
• Kodak Seeks More Time To Craft Restructuring Plan
• Insurers Fully Covered Vicor In $50M Ericsson Deal: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Tells Judge To Review Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban
• Hogan Adds Ex-Sprint Spectrum, Competition Ace
• Sony, Olympus Form $641M Venture To Focus On Med Sector
• Earlier Class Accord Bars Phone Bill Cramming Suit: Judge
• Sigma Analyst Pleads Guilty In Insider Trading Case
• Crown Castle Puts Up $2.4B For T-Mobile Cell Tower Rights
• Comcast Needn't Turn Over Data To Directory Co.: 11th Circ.
• Video Game Co. Seeks ITC Review Of Nintendo's IP Win
• LG Accuses Samsung Of Infringing OLED Patents In Korea
• Miss. AG Fights Appeal To Move LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Elpida Pledges Patents To Back $51M Apple Supply Deal
• Latham Lands Ex-Kilpatrick IP Pro For DC Office
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover CDC In PE Firm Row
• WIPO Off Hook For Tech Shipments To Iran, North Korea
• Concepcion Sends Sprint Rates Row To Arbitration In Calif.
• The Ins And Outs Of The GTLD Program
• Microsoft To Face Charges In Europe Over Browser Tying
• Armstrong Teasdale Defeats Patent Malpractice Suit
• Elpida, US Creditors Spar Over Court Liaison Appointment
• DHS Falls Behind Schedule On $1B In IT Contracts
• ACLU Sues DOJ, DHS For Access To License Plate Scanner Info
• Judge Rules Current Comcast Antitrust Deal Unenforceable
• Despite Complaints, FTC Unlikely To Budge On COPPA Rule
• Developer's Google Subpoena Nixed In Blog Defamation Row
• AT&T Settles Its Claims In Caller ID Scam Case
• Sony Units Get Plug Pulled On Customer Data Suit
• Avago Targets Optoelectronic Cos. In ITC Patent Suit
• RadioShack, AT&T Dodge Data Overage Charge Suit
• Akamai Decision Has A Silver Lining For Some Defendants
• A 'Trial Penalty' For AU Optronics
• HP Beats Investor Claims Over Ex-CEO's Severance
• Latham & Watkins Dodges Malicious Prosecution Case
• Brazilian Electoral Court Orders Arrest Of Google Exec
• Apple Shareholders Join Push For Cybersecurity Disclosures
• Oracle Counsel 1 Of 2 New White & Case M&A Partners
• Verizon Protest Upends $1.6B Federal Wireless Contract
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Maintain Ban On Samsung Tablet
• 3Taps Lodges Antitrust Claims In Craigslist Copyright Row
• Canadian Websites Leaking Users' Personal Info, Watchdog Says
• NLRB Judge Shoots Down 'Chilling' Social Media Policy
• Searching Google For Anti-Competitive Conduct
• Fundamental Research Can Still Implicate Export Controls
• King & Spalding Lands IP Deals Pro From Davis Polk
• Fuhu Targets Toys R Us Over Kids Tablet Trade Secrets
• 4 Tips For Banks To Fend Off Mounting Cyberthreats
• Apple Likely To Win Samsung Ban, But Devil's In The Details
• $500M AUO Price-Fixing Verdict Highlights Risks Of Trial
• Apple's ICloud Trademark Challenged By Co. Named ICloud
• Music Exec Strikes Back At DOJ Over E-Books Appeal
• NY Town Can Block T-Mobile Tower At Girl Scout Camp
• Rajaratnam Prosecution Cooperator Dodges Jail
• Solyndra To Auction Factory, HQ With $90M Stalking Horse
• Costco Can't Prove Losses From LCD Sales, Judge Says
• Verizon Pays $510M To Settle TiVo, ActiveVideo Patent Suits
• Rambus' Royalties From Hynix Reduced Over Destroyed Docs
• DOJ Wants More Info On DigitalGlobe's $900M GeoEye Buy
• Uncertainty For Computer-Based Means-Plus-Function Claims
• Apple Wants $700M More From Samsung In Patent Battle
• Fox Presses Judge To Block Dish Ad-Skipping Service
• Verizon Unit Awarded Some Atty Fees In Calif. Wages Suit
• Alcatel-Lucent Unit Reaches $4M Deal To Quash FCA Suit
• Skyhook Sues Google Again Over Wireless Location Patents
• Feuding Attys Sanctioned In Dish Trademark Dispute
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. To Help Nix Tablet Ban In Apple Row
• German Court Hands Loss To Apple In Samsung Patent Fight
• Privacy Law Reform Stalls In Senate Committee
• Apple Loses Bid To Trademark IPhone Music Icon
• USPTO Prior Art Crowdsourcing Site May Have Limited Reach
• Patton Boggs Adds Former Netflix Lobbyist To DC Roster
• Congressman Floats Agencywide IT Acquisition Reform
• Obama Admin's Welfare Waiver Rule Snubbed By House
• Verizon Claims FCC Reached Too Far With Data-Roaming Rule
• Germany Fines Siemens, Others €24.3M For Collusion
• Sprint Pays $1.5M To Settle Right Of Way Suit
• Microsoft's German IP Win Opens Door For Motorola Sales Ban
• Most Parties In Facebook IPO Suits Want Cases Merged In NY
• EU's Almunia Calls For End To Smartphone IP War
• Lessons From Google's Restrictions On Anti-Islamic Film
• Samsung To Rope IPhone 5 Into Apple Smartphone Patent War
• Actress Can't Make Google Pull Anti-Islam Film From YouTube
• Microsoft Wades Into Motorola's DVR Patent Row With TiVo
• AU Optronics Fined $500M, Execs Jailed For LCD Price-Fixing
• Realtek Hits Chipmaker, Hard Drive Co. With ITC Suit
• Google, Apple Slammed With Suits Over Mobile Web Patents
• 5 Tips For Startups Facing 'Patent Troll' Suits
• Apple's EU E-Book Deal Doesn't Signal US Settlement
• Sen. Asks Fortune 500 Cos. To Speak On Cybersecurity
• Actress Sues Google, Producer Over Anti-Islamic Film
• Wireless Co. Hits Amazon, Sony, Others With 3G Patent Suits
• EU Antitrust Head Dampens Hope For Hutchison-Orange Deal
• McDermott Lures Fenwick Patent Pro In Silicon Valley
• EA's Use Of QB's Image Not Free Speech, 3rd Circ. Hears
• GoDaddy Hit With Customer Suit Over September Outage
• Credit Card Group Issues Guidance For Mobile Payment Apps
• Key Provisions From FTC's Marketing Guide For Apps
• LCD Cos. Escape Retailers' State Price-Fixing MDL Claims
• Toshiba, LG Among Targets Of New Ill. CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• A Look At 16 Years Of EEA Prosecutions
• Apple, Publishers Offer EU E-Book Antitrust Fixes
• LG Can't Escape LCD MDL Despite Coming Clean To DOJ
• British Watchdog's Audit Lauds Google's Privacy Changes
• Virtual Educator K12 Can't Close Book On Investor Suit
• AUO Blasts DOJ's Bid For $1B Fine In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• LightSquared Lenders Seek Right To Pursue Harbinger Claims
• DOJ, Publishers Buck Music Exec's Bid To Appeal E-Book Deal
• PE Firms Key As Alibaba Secures $8B Yahoo Share Buyback
• US Court Extends Oversight Of Micron's $2.5B Elpida Buy
• Net Neutrality Groups To Challenge AT&T's FaceTime Plan
• Facebook, Apple, Others Targeted In Spate Of Cloud IP Suits
• Designing Health Care Apps: 4 Privacy Considerations
• ITC To Investigate Satellite Tracking Patent Imports
• Google's Motorola Secures ITC Probe Of Apple Devices
• Lenovo Buys Another Tech Co. To Grow Cloud Offerings
• FRAND And A Patent Owner's Right To Injunctive Relief
• Samsung Can't Kill Galaxy Tab Ban In Apple Feud, For Now
• Hogan Lovells Lands 5 IP Aces In San Fran, Silicon Valley
• FTC's Rosch Rips Agency's Privacy Enforcement Methods
• Mobile Privacy Bill Would Make Lapses Much More Expensive
• Judge Adds $5M To Citrix's $10M Penalty Over SSL Patent
• 2nd Circ. Suspends Authors' Copyright Case Against Google
• DHS Prevails, But Must Pay Fees In Body Scanner FOIA Suit
• VirnetX Refiles Apple Internet Patent Case With ITC
• Former Argo Digital Execs Accused Of Defrauding Investors
• In 1st AIA Review, Garmin Wants Speed-Warning Patent Axed
• Firm Says OneBeacon On Hook In Row Over Dish Sanctions
• Judge Tosses Suit Alleging Hitachi Made Defective TVs
• Bucking The Trend With Rule 9019 Settlements
• SAP First To Seek Post-Grant Review Of Biz Method Patent
• Zynga Says EA Tried To Strike Anti-Poaching Deal
• Google Joins Do-Not-Track Trend With Newest Chrome Browser
• Publishers, State AGs Get Nod For $69M E-Book Settlement
• Lexmark Asks 6th Circ. To Review Static False Ad Claims
• ITC Judge Rejects Samsung's Bid To Ban IPhone Imports
• Qualcomm, Others Again Lose Bid To Toss 4G Collusion Suit
• Sony, Olympus Close To $640M Tie-Up Agreement
• Kodak Mothballs Patent Sale, Weighs Licensing Instead
• OneLink Again Fails To Shake TV Rival's Antitrust Claims
• Taking Stock: The AIA At 1 Year
• Pitfalls Of 'Trends And Uncertainties' Disclosure
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• 3 Telecom Giants Will Pay $12M To Settle Wildfire Claims
• Broke Qimonda Seeks Stay On Altis Suit Over Shared IP's Sale
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Win For Cable Cos. In Data Patent MDL
• DLA Piper Under Fire For ZTE Work Due To Trade Concerns
• House Panel Moves To Block HHS Welfare Waiver Rule
• Direct LCD Buyers Rip Dell's Bid To Stall $30M Toshiba Deal
• House Extends FTC's Online Fraud Enforcement Powers
• DOJ Eyes MacDonald Dettwiler's $875M Loral Unit Purchase
• Germany Charges HP Employees In Russian Bribery Scheme
• Mondis ITC Case: Royalties Preclude Exclusion Order
• ITC Backs Nixing Freescale Patent Claims Against Importers
• Wal-Mart, Facebook, Disney Targeted Over Web Patents
• Conditional DIP Package Buoys 'Titanic' Effects Firm
• Privacy Law Updates Would Clarify Cloud, Streaming Protections
• Best Buy, LG Hit With Patent Suits Over LED TVs
• House Renews FISA Amendments For 5 More Years
• Samsung Wades Into Gold Stream With $20M Debt Package
• Innolux Wants Enhanced Royalties In Mondis IP Case Reversed
• GAO Rebuffs J5 Systems' Protest Of $40M Navy Contract
• Google Swiped Co.'s Slogan For Nexus Tablet, Suit Claims
• Watchdog Takes Issue With Speed Claims In Verizon FiOS Ads
• Iran Satellite Charges Against US Man Will Stand, Judge Says
• Mason Vows To Fight Ruling Barring Telus Shareholder Powwow
• ITC To Reconsider LED Patent Validity In Osram-LG War
• FCC Spectrum Commitment Opens Door To Mobile Medical Care
• US Wants $1B Fine Against AU Optronics For LCD Price-Fixing
• Addressing The Scope Of CAFA In Supreme Court
• Kirkland Guides Thoma Bravo In $195M Mediware Buy
• HarperCollins Changes E-Book Prices After DOJ Settlement
• Sanctions Probe Blasts WIPO Over Iran, Korea Tech Shipments
• New FTC Pick Likely To Resist Expansion Of Antitrust Powers
• 9th Circ. Blocks San Francisco's Cellphone Warning Law
• Apple Argues To Keep Galaxy Tab Ban In Place
• Old Calif. Privacy Law Is Poor Fit For New Technology
• Litepanels Scores Ban On Chinese LED Imports
• Pharmacy Consultants Accused Of Trade Secret Theft
• Brazilian Court Nixes Google Shopping Antitrust Claims
• Toshiba To Pay Direct LCD Buyers $30M In Price-Fixing MDL
• Tellabs Didn't Infringe Fujitsu Optical Systems IP, Jury Finds
• Mayer Brown Scores Kilpatrick Patent Litigation Pro
• DARPA's Cyberwarfare 'Plan X' Draws Big Contractor Response
• In-House Privacy Hiring Boom Shows No Signs Of Fading
• Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn Face IP Suits Over Ad Targeting
• Insurer Off Hook For Intel Antitrust Defense
• No Privacy In Driverless Car Bill, Consumer Group Says
• Yahoo Says Electronic Privacy Law Trumps Email Spying Claims
• Microsoft Will Offer Browser Choice, EU Antitrust Chief Says
• Apple V. Samsung: Impact Of The Verdict
• Implications Of FCC's Special Access Suspension Order
• Linklaters Guides Infosys In $349M Lodestone Buy
• Google Street View Beats Patent Claims In California
• Olympus, Anu Reach Deal In Thumb Drive Patent Battle
• Music Exec Seeks To Appeal E-Book Antitrust Settlements
• Axis Says RealPage's Coverage Suit Flouts Mediation Clause
• Bain Gets FTC Approval For $1B Genpact Stake Buy
• Canadian Watchdog Issues New Privacy Guidance Report
• Blackstone Buys Majority Stake In Cell Tower Leasing Co.
• Space Export Control Reform: Coming This Fall?
• Charter Subscriber Drops Cable Box Forced-Rental Claims
• Trade Group Urges Expansion Of WTO Tech Tariff Reductions
• Oracle Accuses Ex-Partner Co. Of Stealing Software IP
• Favoring HTC, Judge Finds Wireless Patents Unenforceable
• Akamai, McKesson: A New Induced Infringement Standard
• Cellphone Location Data Isn't Private, US Says In Drug Case
• LG To Pay $25M To Settle Cathode Ray Price-Fixing Claims
• RI Text Message Ruling Fuels Police Surveillance Debate
• Wikimedia Foundation Sues To Protect Travel Wiki Project
• Bondholders Can Depose Elpida Rep In $2.5B Micron Sale Feud
• Time Warner Skirts Nexstar's Rebroadcasting Injunction Bid
• GAO Welfare Ruling Adds Congress To Agency Rulemaking Mix
• Apple Loses Bid To Delay Samsung Sales Ban Hearing
• Judge Delays Sentencing For AUO, Execs In LCD Price-Fixing
• 3 Publishers' E-Book Price-Fixing Deals Win Court Approval
• Sheppard Mullin's IP Growth Continues With Connolly Bove Pro
• JVC, Supersonic Settle Thumb Drive Patent Battles With Anu
• LightSquared Lenders Object To $6M Incentive Plan
• Lenovo Inks $147M Deal To Buy Brazilian Electronics Co.
• HTC, Motorola Say Immersion Flouted ITC Definition Deadline
• FTC Guidance Reminds App Makers They Face Privacy Scrutiny
• Tech Cos. Push For Rehearing In Abstract Patent Cases
• AT&T, Motorola, Qualcomm Dodge Wireless Antitrust Suit
• Polycom Hid Customer Losses, Voided $110M Deal: Sun Capital
• EU Gives Go-Ahead To Vodafone's UK Mobile Wallet Venture
• Skadden Adds Ex-WilmerHale Global Corporate Head In Boston
• Samsung, Anu Settle Thumb Drive Patent Fight
• NFL, JetBlue Among Cos. Caught In Encryption Patent Blitz
• Tech Data Spends $350M To Build Growing European Biz
• What Google's FTC Settlement Means For Your Company
• No Oracle Could Have Foreseen Oracle's FCPA Settlement
• NextWave Investor Says AT&T's $600M Buyout Bid Falls Short
• European Firm Makes US Debut, Sets Up IP Shop In Calif.
• Foundem Seeks More Than Labeling In Google EU Probe
• Judge Hacks Google's Court Costs, Orders Oracle To Pay $1M
• Apple Smashes Class Action Over Cracked IPhones
• Epson Seeks Tokio Marine's Coverage In LCD Antitrust MDL
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Down $626M Apple Verdict
• Apple Widens Sights In 2nd Samsung Patent Suit
• Ex-Broadcom, Altera Exec Cops To Insider Trading
• AUO Fights To Delay Sentencing In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• HP Beats Securities Suit Over $1.3B Palm Acquisition
• Hacker Group Claims FBI Tracked 12M Apple IDs
• Thoma Bravo's $1B Deltek Buyout Cheats Investors, Suit Says
• Verizon Workers Win Class Cert. Over Pay Stub Flubs
• Dish Faults Fox For 'Fearmongering' In Hopper Injunction Bid
• Wilkinson Barker Knauer Hires DOJ Privacy Leader