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Technology - October, 2012

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• 4th Circ. Email Privacy Case Hinges On Employer's Policy
• Rambus Asks Calif. Court To Revive $4B DRAM Antitrust Case
• Fla. Kills $20M Contract In Education Website Row
• Ex-Dragon Execs' Contract Suit Against Goldman Left Intact
• MoFo Survey Finds US Economic Doubts Stifling Tech M&A
• DOJ May Challenge $500M AUO Price-Fixing Fine
• Calif. Man Gets 15 Months For Selling Tech To China
• ITC Tells Judge To Revisit Decision In Data Patent Case
• 6th Circ. Lets Philips Off Hook In Retiree Benefits Dispute
• Predictions Regarding Predictive Coding
• Rosetta Stone, Google Settle AdWords Trademark Row
• Microsoft Faces IP Suit Over Windows 'Live Tiles'
• Wendel Invests $125M In African Cell Tower Operator
• 3D Printer Co. Engineers Win Cert. In OT Row
• Spain Fines VeriFone For Finalizing $485M Merger Before OK
• Look Before You Leap Into A Securities Litigation Trap
• Calif. Crusade For App Transparency To Test Online Privacy Law
• Calif. Court Rejects Sprint's Arbitration Bid In Fees Suit
• Calif. AG Warns Delta, Others Over App Privacy Policies
• Samsung Wants Apple To Pinpoint Juror-Misconduct Discovery
• Pa. Phone Network Sues Construction Co. Over 'Spoofing'
• 11th Circ. Says District Court Can't Hear AT&T Fee Dispute
• Dell Makes Peace With Toshiba In LCD Price-Fixing Fight
• AOL Blasts Claims In Fraud Suit Over $1B Patent Sale
• In Search Of Google's Red Herrings
• EMC Drops Up To $400M On Web Security Startup Silver Tail
• Judge To Set License Terms In Apple, Motorola Trial
• Less Is More In Web Regulation, FTC Commissioner Says
• Software Firm Sues AHA To Wipe Out Billing Copyrights
• Opportunities And Challenges Of Telemedicine
• Callaway Golf Hit With Infringement Claims Over Online Orders
• Nextwave Investors Say $1.4M Settlement Is Fair
• When To Limit Preservation Of Digital Communication
• Ex-Magyar Telekom Execs Want Out Of SEC Bribery Case
• CAFA Provides Wide Removal Power, NAM Tells High Court
• LG Didn't Infringe Backlight Patent, ITC Judge Says
• Air Force's $1.4B Contract Extension Bars Small Biz: Suit
• Yahoo To Ignore Microsoft Browser's Do-Not-Track Signal
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Honeywell's 1st-Filed Claim In Union Row
• Amazon, B&N Hit With Patent Suit Over Kindle, Nook
• A Shield For Accounting Firm Docs Under PCAOB Inspection
• 5th Circ. Nixes La. Gov't Class In Centennial Wireless Suit
• Judge Frees 1 Of 2 StarMedia Execs From SEC Fraud Case
• Attys Seek $23.5M For Settlements In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• HP Escapes 'Crazy Cursor' Class Action
• Weil Gotshal, Wilson Sonsini Rep Riverbed In $1B Opnet Buy
• EU Data Protection Overhaul Threatens Flood Of Litigation
• Proposed DOD Reforms Could Attract Top Engineers: Report
• Copyright Office Announces Expanded Exemptions To DMCA
• Verizon, US Bank Wrap First Phase Of Idearc Spinoff Trial
• Time Warner's Internet Ads Are Misleading, 2nd Circ. Told
• EA Wants Zynga Contract Claims Out Of Copyright Row
• Harbinger Fires Back At Suit Over $3B LightSquared Deal
• Cloud Computing At Risk If Aereo Loses, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Ex-AT&T Worker Gets 1-Year Sentence For Insider Tipping
• Ancestry.com Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $1.6B Buyout
• Apple Takes Shot At Samsung With UK Court Loss Notice
• Motorola Can Redact, Not Seal, Docs In Apple-Samsung Row
• GSI Thwarts Cypress In ITC Memory Patent Fight
• Cynergy Wants Creditor Sanctioned For Discovery Delays
• WebMD Illegally Copied Wellness Programs, Hospital Claims
• Motorola Drops 2 Patents From Xbox ITC Case
• T-Mobile Sues Philly Landlord Over Rooftop Lease
• AIA's Impact On Multidefendant Patent Litigation: Part 2
• Copyright Office Bars Jailbreaking Tablets, Ripping DVDs
• Ex-Verizon CFO Testifies $9.9B Idearc Spinoff Was Not 'Sneaky'
• GPS Regs Would Curb NY Overpass Smashes, Sen. Says
• Tech Giants Back EMC In Fight Over Patent Suit Venue
• Comcast Attacks Cert. Basis In Supreme Court Antitrust Row
• Internet Radio Group Voices Support For Royalties Revamp
• Satellite Tracking Cos. Reach Licensing Deal In ITC Suit
• Ex-FCC General Counsel Joins Google's Legal Team
• Google Can't Dodge Cybersitter's IP Suit Over Rival's Ads
• RIM Investor Fraud Suit Hinges On Tablet Statements
• Chevron's Subpoenas Stand In $19B Ecuador Judgment Row
• ITC To Probe Avago's Optoelectronic Device Patent Claims
• Blue Calypso Says Yelp, Izea Infringed Mobile Ad Patents
• Cingular Improperly Charged Customers For Taxes: 9th Circ.
• Mexico Launches Antitrust Probe Of Mobile Phone Industry
• Apple's Quick Look Infringed File Preview Patent, Suit Says
• Nike, Skechers, Groupon Latest Targets In Logistics IP Blitz
• Yamaha, Korg Accused Of Infringing Flash Memory Patents
• App Providers Should Review Calif.'s Online Privacy Law
• FTC's Privacy 'Nutrition Label' May Not Fit Complex Data Use
• Japanese Social Media Giant Gree Pays $174M For Game Co.
• Dell Must Turn Over Docs In Round Rock Patent Suit
• ITC Judge Sides With Apple In Samsung Smartphone War
• Apple Didn't Violate 2 Alcatel Trust Video Patents, Judge Says
• Elpida Patent Pledge OK'd Amid Discord Over Micron Sale
• Insurer Asks Supreme Court To Stop 'End Run' Around CAFA
• Google Wallet Infringes Mobile Rewards Patent, Inventor Says
• KDDI, Sumitomo Lob Joint $2.7B Bid At Japanese Cable Firm
• Dutch Court Sides With Samsung In Apple Patent Battle
• MetroPCS, Others Face Patent Challenge Over Cell Systems
• How The Shrimp Peelers Cases Could Inform FRAND
• EU Hits Microsoft With Complaint Over Browser Choice Breach
• Sellers In $175M Iron Data Deal Say Buyers Still Owe $10M
• Samsung Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe Over Standard-Essential IP
• Standard For USPTO Claim Reviews Unclear, Fed. Circ. Says
• Analysts Say Idearc Was Strong Enough For $9B Debt
• Italy's Cellphone Cancer Ruling Supplies Spark To US Suits
• Microsoft To Clarify Data Use Pact After Lawmaker Backlash
• Apple Patent From $1B Samsung Case Found Invalid
• FTC Working On 'Nutrition Label' For Data Collection
• Separating Mobile Work And Play Helps Curb Discovery Issues
• Circuit City, Chi Mei Settle LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Google Dumps $13M Into Lobbying Amid FTC Antitrust Probe
• Alleged Dell Inc. Inside Traders Head To Trial
• Google Evades Probe In Trademark Suit Against GoDaddy
• San Francisco Wants Rehearing On Cellphone Warning Law
• Medical Body Area Networks: Promising Yet Risky
• Bankrupt LightSquared Gets Incentive Plan OK
• Novatel Sues ZTE Over Mobile Hotspot Patent
• Microsoft's Windows 7 Infringes Streaming Patent, Suit Says
• Man Denies Sending $50M In Sensitive Tech To Russian Forces
• Toys 'R' Us Dodges Sales Ban In Kids Tablet Trade Secrets Suit
• Path Can't Scuttle Privacy Class Action Over App's Tracking
• Apple's Siri Rips Off Speech-Detection Patent, Suit Says
• FTC Pushes Cos. Using Facial ID Tech To Tighten Disclosures
• Apple Takes Aim At Samsung Juror Misconduct Claims
• Analytics Co. Strikes Deal To End Web Browsing Privacy Suit
• Complying With HIPAA: A Blur For Health Tech Cos.
• Consumer Research Co. Settles FTC Data-Tracking Claims
• Legal Industry Trends: Lawyer Salaries And Job Growth
• Hutchison Offers More Concessions In €1.3B Orange Austria Buy
• Fried Frank, Clifford Aid Permira-Led $1.6B Ancestry.com Buy
• Apple Faces Antitrust Suit Over AT&T IPhone Deal
• Stanley B&D Sues InfoLogix Brass Over $4.3M Merger Fees
• Verizon Can't End US Bank Trial Over $9.9B Idearc Spinoff
• Invalidity Claims Off-Limits In Xbox Patent Suit, Motorola Says
• Amazon Slams Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' IP Row
• Providence Equity Sells 10% Stake In Hulu
• Clash Over E-Book Pacts May Put Consumer Damages In Doubt
• DLA Piper Slams Lawmakers' ZTE Cybersecurity Claims
• Computer Exporter Gets 4 Years For Iran Shipments
• Smith Gambrell Picks Up Ballard Spahr Technology Patent Pro
• AIA's Impact On Multidefendant Patent Litigation: Part 1
• Restrain Google's Monopoly By Empowering User Privacy
• Barnes & Noble Must Provide Ordering Info In Tablet Sale Row
• A View From Inside The Litigation Finance Market
• Mediware Investor Sues Over $195M Thoma Bravo Tie-Up
• Verizon Official May Be Called To Court For US Bank Trial
• Hynix Aims To Shoot Down $397M Rambus Patent Judgment
• Chinese Electronics Carry Steep Risks For Contractors
• Apple-Samsung Ruling Spotlights EU Design Patent Rift
• Google Stock Plummets After Premature Earnings Release
• Sanyo, Panasonic, Yamaha Settle Thumb Drive Patent Battle
• Wireless Industry 'Bill Shock' Reforms Keep FCC Regs On Hold
• ITC Will Probe LSI, Seagate Over Hard Drive, Chip Imports
• ITC To Review Mondis, Innolux Video Display Patent Dispute
• An Interview With Fed. Circ. Chief Judge Rader: Part 2
• Top 5 AIA Changes Gov't Contractors Need To Know
• Sprint Pays $100M To Raise Clearwire Stake Over 50%
• Sprint Pays $5M To End 2 More Fiber-Optic Installation Rows
• FCC OKs AT&T, Sirius XM Plan To Open Up Spectrum
• Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Others Sued Over Data Patents
• Headphone Co. Disputes Dell's 'Alien' Trademark Claims
• Covington Challenges Removal From Minn.'s 3M Enviro Case
• Vinson Scores Ex-Dickstein Shapiro Patent Pro In DC
• Fed. Circ. Revives Paging IP Case Against Microsoft, Yahoo
• TiVo Seeks 'Billions' In DVR Patent Fight With Motorola
• Skadden Guides ASML In $2.5B Microchip Tech Co. Buy
• Virgin Mobile, TracFone Target 911 Tax In Texas High Court
• Fashion Industry Puts On Its Game Face
• RIM Can't Shake Kodak Patent Claims, Judge Says
• 4 Key Issues In Launching A Global Telemedicine Program
• Stakeholders Reject First Shot At Mobile App Privacy Code
• Verizon Exec Defends Idearc Spinoff In US Bank Trial
• Apple Faces ITC Probe Over Internet Patent
• Messaging Co. Wants Perkins Coie Out Of Open Text IP Row
• EU Regulators Push Google To Revamp Privacy Policy
• Bankrupt Trident Lays Out Plan To Divvy Up $79M In Cash
• Richtek Urges ITC To Uphold Circuitry Patent Ruling
• Jury Awards Rockwell $10M In Data Storage Patent Fight
• Samsung Accused Of Infringing LED Patents With Tablet
• $30M Toshiba LCD Deal OK'd Over Dell Objections
• Australian Watchdog Targets HP Over Product Repair Policy
• Judge Won't Recuse Himself In Groupon Trademark Battle
• SC Email-Hacking Decision Means SCA Confusion
• Mintz Levin Adds New Office Head, Class Action Atty In SF
• EU Regulators To Dismantle Google's New Privacy Policy
• Sony's Win Leaves Opening For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• US Bank Opens Trial Over Verizon's $9.9B Yellow Pages Split
• Ramtron Investor Challenges $110M Cypress Buyout
• Faulty Samsung TVs Burn Out Prematurely, Suit Claims
• Google Antitrust Action Could Cost FTC Power, Dem Warns
• Weil Helps Advent Acquire $748M Danish IT Co.
• Thompson Hine Snags Ex-Venable Patent Vet For DC Office
• Bonding With Teeth At The ITC
• Apple, RIM Shake Smartphone Infringement Claims At ITC
• SanDisk Can't Skirt Licensee's Antitrust Suit
• MoFo Steers Softbank In $20B Deal For Sprint Majority Stake
• Quest Rips Attys' $2.8M Fee Bid In Shareholders' Buyout Suit
• AU Optronics Ducks Dell's KO Blow In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Apple Rejects Amazon Bid To Undermine 'App Store' Mark Suit
• Mason Gets Go-Ahead To Hold Telus Investor Summit
• Microsoft Sets Sights On Google In German Patent Suit
• Moses & Singer Says E-Pass IP Suit Filings Were Justified
• MoFo Adds Tech-Focused Corporate Partner From Cameron
• Kirkland Aids Bain's $1.3B Telefonica Call Biz Buy
• Peregrine Shuts Down ITC Probe Of HTC Over Circuit Patents
• Judge Says Sony Data Breach Plaintiffs Can Prove Harm
• Apple's IPad Camera Light Rips Off LED Patents, Suit Says
• FTC's Investigation Of Google: The End Game
• An Activist Framework For Cybersecurity Oversight
• Kodak Kickstarts Ch. 11 Plan Talks With Creditors
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Connolly Bove IP Atty To LA Team
• HP Unplugs Class Action Over Underpowered Computers
• MetroPCS Shareholder Sues To Block T-Mobile Merger
• EU Official Says Time Running Out On Do-Not-Track Standard
• SC High Court Ruling Highlights Gaps In Dated E-Privacy Law
• Covington Can't Rep Minn. In 3M Enviro Suit, Judge Says
• Sprint Shareholders Lose Bid For KPMG Docs In Merger Suit
• Costco Ends LCD Price-Fixing Case Against Samsung
• Privacy Risks Cited Over AT&T, Verizon's Location Sharing
• Ban On Samsung's Galaxy Nexus Lifted In Fight With Apple
• An Interview With Fed. Circ. Chief Judge Rader: Part 1
• Privacy And The FTC: Insights From Commissioner Brill
• 33 States Sue Hitachi, Mitsubishi Alleging DRAM Cartel
• Sprint Valued At $13B In Softbank Purchase Talks
• Facebook Hit With Contract, Defamation Suit By App Maker
• Motorola Loses Bid To Seal Docs In Apple-Samsung IP Battle
• Motorola Loses Bid To Dismiss Microsoft Royalty Trial
• Kodak, Retirees Come To Terms On Benefits' End
• DOJ Pushes For Clearer Essential-Patent Licensing Rules
• Google Sanctioned For Late Evidence In Vringo Patent Suit
• Vector Blasts Tech Co. In 2nd Circ. Over $307M Citi Sale
• $130M Settlement Order Bars Malpractice Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
• Foxconn Schemed To Kick Rival Out Of USB Market, Suit Says
• TerreStar Networks Parent's Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Beyonce's Deadline Claim Attacked In Video Game Suit
• SKC Kolon Escapes ITC Polyimide Film Patent Dispute
• Allscripts Battles For $300M Hospital Records Contract
• Clearwire Accused Of Flouting 'Dead Zone' Wireless Patent
• LCD Cos. Can't Ditch Retailers' Phone, Camera Antitrust Claims
• Toshiba To Spend $1.6B For Shaw's 20% Stake In Westinghouse
• A Dispatch From The Front Lines Of E-Discovery
• EU Regulators Want To Limit Changes To Data Reform Plan
• EU Is Watching, But Facebook Shouldn't Be Scared Yet
• Adobe Beats Contract Claims In Iridas Trade Secrets Case
• Writers' Groups Seek Antitrust Probe Of Google Books Deal
• Ex-Jackson Walker Environmental Pro Rejoins Vinson & Elkins
• 10th Circ. Returns AT&T Radiation Suit To NM Court
• China's Huawei, ZTE Blast House's Security Warnings
• Abstract Patent Suit To Get Fed. Circ. En Banc Rehearing
• Google, Slide Agree To $6M Accord In Spam Text Class Action
• Google Turns Up More Street View Data From Australia
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To FISA Telecom Immunity
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Part Of Kingston Win In SanDisk Patent Row
• Motorola Settles LCD Price-Fixing Suit Against Philips
• Navigating The Post-Akamai Landscape
• EU Antitrust Head Vows Action On Microsoft Tying 'Soon'
• Ford, Others Sued Over Dashboard Computer Consoles
• Google Faces Canadian Privacy Suit Over Email Scanning
• Union Picket Of Telecom Project Broke NLRA: 3rd Circ.
• SanDisk Tells Fed. Circ. Patent Suit Will 'Open Floodgates'
• Online Industry Struggling To Reach Do-Not-Track Consensus
• TPG Unit To Fund Actian's $154M Pervasive Software Buy
• Cathode Ray Cos. Say 'Obsolete' Tech Poses No Cartel Threat
• Alcatel, Others Can't Duck TruePosition's 4G Collusion Claims
• High Court Takes Up FCC Jurisdiction Over Zoning
• German Court Sides With Motorola In Microsoft Patent Fray
• Rethinking The Private Sector's Role In Cybersecurity
• Taxi Operators Claim Mobile App Uber Misleads Riders
• Quinn Emanuel Adds Ex-Foley Patent Litigator To LA Office
• Facebook, LinkedIn, Others Targeted Over Networking Patents
• LG Faces Defect Claims Over Blu-Ray Home Theaters
• Latest Video Privacy Ruling Fuels Push For Tech-Savvy Laws
• ITC To Probe Taiwan Tech Co. In Possible Patent Deal Breach
• FTC May Be Gunning For Google With Economist Hire
• High Court Asked To Weigh Patent 'No-Challenge' Clauses
• Barnes & Thornburg Snags 2 Ex-Connolly IP Partners
• Winston & Strawn M&A Pros Decamp For Squire Sanders
• Google Makes Peace With Publishers In Book Copyright Saga
• Contec Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan That Cuts Debt By 85%
• Google, AOL Can't Dodge Vringo's Search-Engine IP Suit
• Wi-LAN Hits LG With Another IP Suit Over TV Patents
• Top Law Firms' Websites Knocked Out By Hosting Issues
• Sony, Others Accused Of Fixing Lithium Ion Battery Prices
• Motorola Devices Violate Internet Ad Patent, Suit Says
• PE Firm Says Sellers In $115M Plimus Deal Hid Problems
• No Doubt, Activision Settle Suit Over 'Band Hero' Avatars
• Garmin Seeks To Halt ITC Probe Over Microprocessor Patent
• In-Flight Web Provider Gogo Accused Of Stifling Competition
• Motorola Gets ITC Approval To Withdraw Apple Patent Case
• Philips Shakes Retailer Price-Fixing Claims In LCD MDL
• IBM Prevails In Challenge To HP's $543M VA Contract
• Dish Must Produce Audit In $2.4B Cablevision Trial
• Rockefeller Backs Role For FTC In Do-Not-Track Standards
• Broadview Ch. 11 Plan Earns Nod Despite High River Protest
• US Bank Can't Limit Evidence In Verizon Spinoff Trial
• T-Mobile, MetroPCS Unite To Grow Deutsche Telekom US Biz
• Sprint, Qwest Pay $6.6M To Settle Landowners' Cable Suits
• Feds Bust Network That Sold $50M In Weapons Tech To Russia
• Music Exec Loses Bid To Appeal E-Book Price-Fixing Deal
• Samsung Alleges Juror Misconduct In $1B Apple Verdict
• Patent Licensing In The Cloud: Antitrust Risks
• Verizon, AT&T, Others Face Flurry Of Fiber Optics Suits
• Fed. Circ. Limits Appeals Of Rejected Re-Exam Bids
• Digitech Can't Dodge AIA Joinder Rules In IP Suit
• Patent Disclaimer Dooms IP Split Among Subsidiaries
• Tech Firm ZwillGen Snags Ex-Bingham Privacy Partner In DC
• Motorola Calls Off ITC Infringement Case Over Apple Devices
• Arthur Andersen To Pay $38M Extra As Part Of WorldCom Deal
• Fund Exec In Facebook Fraud Jailed After Guilty Plea
• Deutsche Telekom Eyes MetroPCS Deal To Bolster T-Mobile
• Apple, Google Workers Seek Cert. In Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• Bedford Funding Raises $1B For Health Care IT Investments
• Cathode Ray Tube Buyers Want Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Samsung Targets IPhone 5 In IP Suit As Galaxy Ban Is Lifted
• Broadview Urges Confirmation Of Prepack Ch. 11 Plan
• Apple's Anti-Amazon Alliance Had A Bad Month
• Clouds, Mobile Devices And The Workplace
• EU Antitrust Boss Again Doubts €1.3B Hutchison-Orange Deal
• Tech Co. Director 'Disloyal' For Tipping Investor, Judge Says
• Wi-LAN Picks Up 150 Wireless Patents In $19M Deal
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Warrant Requirement For GPS Data
• Supreme Court Won't Consider AT&T Retirees' ERISA Appeal
• Facebook Fraud Fund Manager Expected To Plead Guilty
• Nossaman Lands Media Pro To Lead New IP Group
• LightSquared FCC Filing Buys It More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Sprint, Qwest To Spend $8M To End Landowners' Cable Suit
• $9M Settlement OK'd In TCPA Auto-Dialing Class Action
• Softbank To Snag Rival Cellphone Co. In $2.6B Stock Deal