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Technology - November, 2012

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• Time Warner Can't Ditch TiVo Claims In DVR Patent Fight
• Yahoo Hit With $2.7B Prelim. Judgment By Mexican Court
• Apple Says It Knew Nothing About Alleged Juror Bias
• Skadden Draws SanDisk IP Counsel To Palo Alto Office
• Apple, Samsung, Others Sued Over Software Patents
• Aereo Tells 2nd Circ. Streaming TV Is Legal
• New Amazon HQ Plans OK'd As Leased Space Sells For $278M
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms
• ITC Staff Backs Ruling That Samsung Infringed Apple Patents
• Hitachi, Samsung Get Claims Trimmed From Antitrust MDL
• Google, Amazon Tablets Targeted In Patent Infringement Suits
• Digital Media Cos. Spar Over Underground Ad Patent
• Highlights Of The New EU Framework For Medical Devices
• France's Auchan Offers $1.4B For Metro's Eastern Europe Ops
• Hellas Hit With Suits Seeking $455M In Unpaid Notes
• Senate Bill Could Bring More Criminal Trade Secrets Cases
• Droplets Wants Web Patent Suits Combined In Texas MDL
• AUO Exec Deferred To Bosses On LCD Prices, Witness Says
• JPMorgan Dodges Suit Over Tax Liability In Trading Unit Sale
• Apple Gets 2nd Shot In Motorola Patent License Fight
• Senate Committee Advances Contested Privacy Law Reforms
• Cisco To Pay $141M For Network Software Co. Cariden
• Mattel's 'Scrabble' Tile Mark Falls Under UK Court Scrutiny
• Katten Muchin Snags Sidley Austin SoCal Patent Pro
• Google Says German Law Targeting 'Snippets' Would Stifle Web
• Italian TV Magnate's €200M Suit Against Philips Trimmed
• How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
• Kodak Nets $830M Exit Financing Offer
• New Working Group Head May Smooth Do-Not-Track Dealings
• NCR To Put Up $650M In Retalix Buy
• AUO Exec Set LCD Prices After Talks With Rivals, Jury Hears
• Siemens Puts €2.2B Into Rail Automation With Invensys Buy
• Sen. Says FTC Needn't Probe Google, Meddle In Search Market
• Music Exec Fights DOJ Bid To Nix E-Books Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• NASA Workers Press Congress To Probe Data Breach
• Va. Grand Jury Seeks Contract Docs From Riverbed Technology
• Cree Invented Semiconductor Tech Before Fox, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Apple Wins Partial Dutch Ban On Samsung Galaxy Devices
• DOJ Commitment To Challenging Hiring Practices Continues
• Nokia Wants RIM To Stick To WLAN Arbitration Ruling
• Halo Scores $1.5M Verdict In Pulse Electronics Patent Suit
• 'Angry Birds' Co. Gets Sales Ban On Alleged Toy Knockoffs
• How Hidden IP Assets Hurt The Entire Patent Community
• Does The Divisibility Defense Really Exist?
• In Israel, Expect More From Foreign Buyout, Distressed Funds
• Apple, LG Copied Video IP, Alcatel-Lucent Unit Tells Jury
• Apple Can't Escape Patent Suit Over Online Media Software
• FTC Stands Against Essential-Patent Bans, But Fight Isn't Over
• AUO Exec Was In On Secret Price-Fixing Meetings, Jury Hears
• Motorola, Immersion End Touchscreen Patent Tussle
• Cisco, Others Urge ITC Not To Review Cypress SRAM Ruling
• Latest Privacy Law Draft Doesn't Include Warrant Exceptions
• Procopio Hires 5 IP Pros To Plant Flag In Silicon Valley
• SNR Denton Lures IP Pro From Thompson & Knight
• Ericsson Sues Samsung Over Refusal To License Patents
• Autonomy Founder Denies Wrongdoing In $10B HP Buy
• Pandora Hit With Infringement Suit Over 3 Tech Patents
• ViewSonic Concealed Computer Monitor Defects, Suit Says
• Benefits Of A Coordinated Joint Defense In Patent Cases
• 9th Circ. Raises Sanctions Bar For Failed Subpoena Bids
• Pentagon Contracts Aimed At Bolstering Cyberwarfare Defense
• Nanotech Co. Accuses Merger Partner Of Scuttling Pact
• HP Faces Investor Suit Over $10B Autonomy Debacle
• AUO Exec Had No Authority In LCD Price-Fixing, Jury Hears
• Winston & Strawn Nabs IP Pro From Novak Druce
• Contractor Says Team Member Improperly Submitted DHS Bids
• Web Privacy May Become A Competition Issue, EU Official Says
• Sprint, Others Pay $14M To End Calif. Landowners' Cable Suit
• Ex-IBM Worker Can't Get High Court Review In Patent Row
• Wal-Mart, Panasonic Accused Of Selling Shoddy Plasma TVs
• EarthLink Can't Dodge Class Action Over Call Recording
• Apple Seeks To Add New Samsung Devices To Patent Fight
• NCR, Others Ordered To Follow Massive PCB Cleanup Plan
• Google 'Ripples' Infringe Ripl Trademark, Suit Says
• Tips For Drafting Cloud Method Claims Post-Akamai
• A Look At New, Changed And Rejected Exemptions To The DMCA
• EDS Wants IT Worker Class Decertified In Overtime Suit
• 5th Circ. Rules Miss.'s LCD Price-Fixing Suit A Mass Action
• Open Range Settles With US Over Axed $267M Stimulus Loan
• Advertising Industry's Watchdog Backs Oracle In IBM Ad Row
• CIT Denies Samsung's Bid For Duty-Free TV Imports
• Calif. House Democrats Warn FTC On Google Probe
• SC Governor Criticizes IRS Over State Tax Data Breach
• UK's New Data Anonymization Code Fills Guidance Void
• Fed. Circ. Overstepped In Facebook IP Row, Leader Tech Says
• Costa Rican Utility Takes $18M FCPA Challenge To High Court
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Part Of EPlus Online Sales Patent Win
• FCC Boss Supports Opening Spectrum For Dish Wireless
• Appeals Court Lifts Block On T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger
• Samsung Shakes Claims In Papst Camera Patent MDL
• Hacker Convicted Of Passing AT&T IPad Data To Gawker
• Apple Must Let Samsung See HTC Deal, Including Dollar Figure
• Retailers Press ITC To Support Tech Tariff Reduction
• Motorola Joins EMG's List Of Patent Infringement Targets
• Google Dodges Putative Class Action Over Tags Promotion
• JDA Software Investor Challenges $1.9B RedPrairie Buyout
• Oaktree Ups Stake In Troubled Electronics Co. To 49 Percent
• Samsung, LG, HTC Infringe Audio IP, Patent Holder Says
• Wi-Fi Location Ruling Offers Path For Evaluating New Tech
• Judge Blocks Patent Claims During Elpida Bankruptcy
• HP's $8.8B Accounting Scandal May Ensnare Deloitte, Others
• Fed. Circ. OKs Direct Buyers' Patent Fraud Antitrust Suits
• Apple Resolves ITC Dispute Over IPhone, IPad Imports
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Microsoft Win In Almondnet Ad IP Suit
• Disabled Employees Say Bankrupt Nortel Targeting Benefits
• Retailers' LCD Antitrust Claims Survive 9th Circ. ATM Ruling
• EU and US Vow To Increase Internet Security
• MetroPCS, T-Mobile Look To Nix Order Blocking $1.5B Merger
• 4th Circ. Urged To Prevent Bankruptcy-Voided IP Licenses
• USPTO Head Defends Software Patents Amid Smartphone Wars
• Comcast Workers Fail To Show Promise Of OT Pay, Judge Says
• HP Posts $8.8B Loss On Autonomy Deal Due To Alleged Lies
• Despite Tokyo Case, Elpida IP Deals Held To US Standard
• Google Privacy Pact Nod Highlights Privacy Law Void
• Tough Road For Keyword Ad Suits After Rosetta Stone Deal
• Perkins Coie Fights Disqualification in Patent Dispute
• Samsung Wins Review Of Apple Win In ITC Patent Battle
• Fla.'s CRT Price-Fixing Suit Should Be Nixed: Special Master
• Sanyo Loses Bid To Escape LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• House Dems, Ex-FCC Heads Blast Verizon's Net Neutrality Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Draws Oblon IP Pro To D.C. Office
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Seal Sales Info In Samsung Patent Row
• Kodak, CVS End Row Over Kiosk Money, Extend Agreement
• Amazon Settles Putative Class Action Over User Browsing Info
• Tech Outsourcing: 5 Make-Or-Break Contract Provisions
• Cisco Offers $1.2B For Cloud-Computing Startup
• $23M Google-FTC Deal In Privacy Case Wins Judge's Nod
• Samsung Seeks Details Of Apple-HTC Licensing Deal
• EBay Sued Over Recruiting, Hiring Pact With Intuit
• Google Asks 2nd Circ. To Ax Class In Book-Scanning Case
• ITC Will Reconsider Litepanels Infringement Findings
• Apple, Amazon, Spotify Sued Over Data System IP
• Senate Sends FTC Fraud Enforcement Bill To Obama
• Apple Seeks To Revive Tossed Motorola Patent License Suit
• Apple, Samsung Can Add New Products To Patent Battle
• Grassley Presses FBI, DOJ On Petraeus Email Probe
• JPMorgan's ATM, Mobile Deposits Flout 4 Patents, Suit Says
• Cybersecurity Bill Defeat Won't Turn Down Regulatory Heat
• Dish Ad-Skipper Case At 9th Circ. To Mold Future TV Tech
• NLRB Judge Slams Dish Network's Social Media Policy
• Judge Nixes Relator's Follow-On Verizon Overbilling FCA Suit
• Google Flouts Privacy Law By Scanning Kids' Emails, Suit Says
• AT&T Whistleblower's FCA Suit Should Be Pared, Judge Says
• Hurricane Sandy Shows Both Power And Pitfalls Of E-Signing
• AT&T, Verizon, Others Accused Of Infringing Modem Patent
• GOP Sens. Warn FTC Not To Stretch Antitrust Powers
• Senate Slows Down Controversial Cost-Benefit Analysis Bill
• E-Book Deal Challenger Lacks Standing, 2nd Circ. Hears
• UPI Semiconductor Flouted Circuitry Import Order, ITC Says
• RCN Escapes Class Action Over Collection Of Disputed Tax
• Lane Powell Adds Frommer Lawrence IP Litigator In Seattle
• 11th Circ. Rejects ClearPlay's Claims In DVD Filter IP Row
• ITC Seeks Input On Samsung Import Ban In Apple Patent Case
• Judge Unplugs Class Action Over Video Game Co.'s Data Breach
• HP Ends LCD Price-Fixing Suit Against AU Optronics
• Apple, Google Say Cert. Not Justified In Hiring Pact Suit
• Suits Signal Lack Of Confidence In ICANN Processes
• Petraeus Probe Highlights Holes In Outdated Wiretap Laws
• Dell Can Arbitrate Dispute Over Recorded Customer Calls
• Nanya Can End DRAM IP Case Against Elpida, ITC Judge Says
• Cablevision Hit With $250M Suit Over Sandy Outages
• Judge Won't Revive Class Action Over LG LCD TVs
• Fox Asks 9th Circ. To Shut Down Dish Ad-Skipping Feature
• Sprint Hit With Investor Suit Over $20B Softbank Deal
• EA, Harmonix Sued Over 'Rock Band' Audio Signal Patent
• Kodak Wins 2nd Extension Of Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• Tellabs Looks To Bar Lost Profits Damages In Fujitsu IP Row
• Australia Pushes Microsoft For Better Privacy Transparency
• TiVo's Claims Stay Put In Motorola DVR Patent Fight
• Microsoft Lied About Surface Tablet Storage, Buyers Claim
• Kodak Scores New $793M Deal To Grease Bankruptcy Wheels
• Privacy Lobbying Splurge Shows No Signs Of Fading
• Apple, HTC Strike Deal To End Smartphone Patent Suits
• Insurers Grow Tentative About Coverage For Cloud Users
• Apple's Smartphone Wars To Rage On After HTC Deal
• Relocation Steps For Wireless Medical Telemetry Users
• Financial Firms Beat RealTime's Data Technology Patent Claims
• Applied Materials Taps Honeywell Atty As New GC
• Mitsubishi May Face Antitrust Claims In Cathode Ray MDL
• Samsung Reaches Settlement In SanDisk Memory Antitrust Suit
• J2 Puts Up $167M For Tech Publisher Ziff Davis
• Squire Sanders Hires Ex-Benesch Friedlander IP Chair
• Yahoo Escapes Suit Over User Name Disclosures In Emails
• Tips For Quality Control In Technology-Assisted Review
• Currency Rates, Taxes Spur Rise In Cross-Border RE Deals
• AT&T Expands IPhones' FaceTime Access After Challenge
• HTC Says Apple Exec Can't Testify In ITC Patent Case
• 3Q Tech Deals Flat As Leaders Focus Internally, Report Says
• Canon Exits Dealers' Antitrust Suit Over Withheld Parts
• ITC To Examine Anbess, Others Over Phone Case Designs
• Kirkland Reps Thoma Bravo In Network Security Co. Takeover
• Kodak Ducks Claims It Misled Investors On Road To Ch. 11
• Nanya Drops Elpida ITC Patent Suit In Light Of Micron Deal
• Silverman Thompson Lands Internet, Privacy Pro In Baltimore
• NBC's Contract Claims Survive In Dish DVR Row
• TI, Others Sued Over Battery Charge Patent
• Elpida, US Creditors Debate IP Deals That Tokyo Court OK'd
• DOJ Official Pushes ITC On Standards Patent Import Bans
• House Committee Shakeup May Stall Privacy Legislation
• Trend Forecaster Sues Google Over Blogs' Use Of IP
• Beyonce Still Can't Nix Video Game Suit, Appeals Court Says
• EMC Says Venue Transfer Denial Treads On MDL Panel's Power
• Video Game Co.'s Award Doubled To Over $9M In IP Battle
• Lawmakers Blast Data Brokers For Skimpy Disclosures
• 4 Security Cos. Selected For UK Cyberattacks Initiative
• Home Care Co. Wants Block On Patient Data Access Lifted
• High Court Asks Speakeasy To Respond In Patent Deal Case
• Cortec Picks Up Bar Code Scanner Co. From Thompson Street
• Samsung, Apple's Untimely Discovery Sanctions Reduced
• Activision Sued Over Extra Charges For Data Protection
• Antitrust Developments To Expect In Obama's 2nd Term
• FTC And Facial ID Tech: What Businesses Should Know
• Fox Loses Bid To Ban Dish Network's Ad-Skipping DVR
• Stakeholders Debate Timetable For Mobile App Privacy Code
• Mosaid Seeks To Sue Bankrupt Elpida Over DRAM Patents
• European Electronic Security Venture Clears Antitrust Test
• Law Firm's Bad-Faith Claim Against OneBeacon Revived
• Navarre Investors Lose Bid To Halt $50M Acquisition
• FTC Official Pushes EU To Ease Data Sharing Restrictions
• ITC To Review Parts Of Nintendo's Wii IP Win
• Media, Tech GCs Banked Most In 2012
• AT&T To Pay Customers Forced Into Monthly Data Plans
• LG USA, Others Didn't Conspire To Fix LCD Prices, Judge Says
• Jury Awards VirnetX $368M In Patent Fight Against Apple
• 'Angry Birds' Maker Denied Sales Ban In Stuffed Toy IP Suit
• Sprint To Spend $480M For Spectrum, Customers In Midwest
• Calif. Privacy Case Against Apple Could Spark Class Actions
• Kodak Gets Go-Ahead To End Retiree Benefits
• Morgan Stanley Seeks To Block Facebook IPO Arbitration
• STMicro, Caltech Settle Dispute Over Image Sensor Patents
• Baker Burton Skirts Tech Co.'s Stock-Misconduct Suit
• Match.com Targets Email Provider Over 'Frivolous' Spam Suits
• Google Hit With $30M Verdict Over Search Ad Patents
• Ink, Circuitry Vulnerable To Reduced Tech Tariffs, ITC Says
• Google, Amazon, Others Accused Of Flouting Display Patents
• Sharp Seeks US Docs For Korean CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• Standard-Essential Patents And FRAND: Complex Interplay
• Patent Litigation Tips For Digital Content Providers
• Vibes Wants Jones Day DQ'd From Autograph Tech IP Suit
• McAfee Defeats Shareholder Suit Over $7.7B Intel Merger
• ADP Unloads Tax Software Unit In Deal With Vista Equity
• Mosaid Sues STMicro, Others Over Semiconductor Patents
• Piracy Legislation To Resurface In Obama's 2nd Term, Attys Say
• Microsoft IP Fight Ended Too Soon, Ad Co. Tells Fed. Circ.
• Shareholder Gets Chance To Halt $110M Ramtron Deal
• Apple's Motorola Patent License Suit Thrown Out By Judge
• Justices Eye Expert Damages Testimony In Comcast Class Action
• LG, Osram Lay Down Swords In LED Patent Battle
• EU Official Readying Cybersecurity Bill For Private Sector
• Apple Says IPhone Service Monopoly Suit Ignores Court Order
• ITC Approves Tessera, Freescale Bond Forfeiture Deal
• Panasonic, Others Targeted In New Blu-Ray IP Suits
• Fed. Circ. Upholds E-Voting Cos.' Victory Over IP Claims
• Australian Privacy Watchdog Wants Stronger Drone Safeguards
• Everlight Fails To Prove Inequitable Conduct, Judge Says
• Cooley Bolsters IP Team In NY With Chadbourne Partners
• Supreme Court Pulls Plug On NBC, Viacom Channel Tying Suit
• Crisis Management From The Board's Perspective
• Big Weather And Cloud Computing: Lessons From Sandy
• Microsoft Wants Confidential Docs Sealed For Google Trial
• AOL, GoDaddy, Earthlink Hit With Patent Suits Over Email
• Apple Says Any Knowledge About Juror Bias Is Irrelevant
• UK Tycoon Faces 6 More Years On Theft Charges
• Pushing The Boundaries Between Antitrust And Patent Laws
• Circuit City Resolves LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against LG
• UK Justice Committee Wants Data Protection Reform Reworked
• Philips Says Lighting Co. Violated LED Patents
• How The Presidential Election Could Curtail ADA Regs
• Oracle Faces IP Suit Over WebLogic Server
• A Twist On Disclosure-Based Shareholder Suits
• Travel Sites Beat $60M Tax Demand In Calif. Appeals Court
• Baidu Grabs Providence Equity's Stake In Chinese Video Player
• Kodak Creditors Want To Pursue Claims Against Debtholders
• Former Diebold Accountant Dropped From Investor Suit
• Lessons Learned From In Re Compete
• Apple Battles HTC's Discovery Motion In ITC
• No Need To Move EMC IP Suit From Texas, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Cellular South Wants $26M Suit Against Merrill Lynch Revived
• Microsoft's GroupMe Ends Name Dispute With Rival Service
• Comcast Gives Justices Chance To Raise Class Cert. Bar Again
• PE Shareholder Presses Clearwire To Reject $100M Sprint Buy
• 7th Circ. Told Fees In $200M Motorola Deal Violate PSLRA
• UK Court Blasts Apple's Web Post On Samsung IP Win
• FTC Stops Robocalls From Cos. Facing $30M In Fraud Claims
• Apple Says Motorola Patents Only Worth $1 Per IPhone
• Sprint Dealer Agrees To Pay $2.5M In FLSA Class Actions
• Fried Frank Guides RedPrairie's $1.9B JDA Software Buy
• Japanese Court Approves Micron's $2.5B Bid For Elpida
• Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape