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Technology - January, 2013

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• Elpida Bondholders Fight Back Against Patent Deal Approvals
• Suit Over Ness Sale Strong Enough, Vector Tells 2nd Circ.
• Twitter, Data Co. Spar On Venue In 'Firehose' Access Row
• EU Regulators Wary Of Data Reform Power Abuse
• Powerwave Lender's Cash Grab Prompted Ch. 11, Atty Says
• FTC Chief Leibowitz To Exit Agency In February
• Vringo Unit Takes On Microsoft Over Search Engine Patents
• 29 Top Firms Drawn Into Sprint-Clearwire-SoftBank Saga
• Investor Aims To Shut Down $162M Pervasive Software Buy
• Icahn Can't Shake XO Shareholders' Claims He Seized Co.
• ITC Focuses On The Facts, Not The Hype
• ITC To Investigate Samsung, Nokia, Others Over 4G Patents
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Apple Bid To Reinstate Samsung Phone Ban
• FCC Approves More Flexible Experimental Device Rules
• FTC Must Demand 'Do Not Track' Legislation: Consumer Group
• EA Targets IP In 'Madden' Royalty Row After Contract Defeat
• CEO Support Could Be Tipping Point For Cybersecurity Law
• Fed. Circ. Order May Lead To Speedier Transfer Rulings
• Saban Capital Takes Controlling Interest In Israeli Mobile Co.
• Insider Trading Case Over IBM Deal Is Weak, Says Broker
• Google Data Mining Plaintiff Moves To Certify Class
• Kodak Strikes Deal To Use Lens System Trademarks
• Google Settlement Expected Any Day, EU Antitrust Chief Says
• Apple Loses Bid To Add To $1B Samsung Patent Verdict
• EU Antitrust Unit May Fight More Cos. On Standard Patents
• ITC Rejects Vizio, Rovi IP Deal Over Overzealous Redaction
• Property Co. UEL To Make $545M Offer For WBL Stake
• Air Force Unfairly Renewed Computer Contract, Judge Says
• Clearwire Investor Asks FCC To Block $2.2B Sprint Deal
• EFF Backs Car Passengers In Mass. GPS Tracking Case
• Walker Process Antitrust Claims: The Jurisdiction Question
• How ECPA Applies To Behavioral Advertising
• 'Machete' Director Pushed Wozniak Off App Deal, Suit Says
• Google, Others Breathe New Life Into ECPA Reform
• Bracewell & Giuliani Brings Outsourcing Pro To Tech Group
• Dolby Wins Round In Monster Headphone Trademark Fight
• DirecTV Gets Dealer's $10M Award Tossed In Contracts Fight
• Apple Secures Trademark On Layout Of Retail Stores
• Del. Judge Stays Google Drug Ad Suit In Favor Of Calif. Case
• US, Jordan Agree On Labor Conditions, Foreign Investment
• EPIC Says Gov't Needs Warrant In Cellphone Tracking Case
• Judge OKs Bankrupt Telecom Co.'s $36M Verizon Settlement
• Apollo Already On The Move With McGraw-Hill Education
• UK Privacy Watchdog Changes Cookie Policy For Website
• DOJ Asks FCC To Halt Review Of $20B SoftBank-Sprint Deal
• Teledyne Buys PE-Backed Underwater Imaging Co.
• Freescale Says Ex-Employee Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• Md. AG Launches Web Privacy Squad
• What's Missing From My Software As A Service Agreement?
• EU And US Are Getting Tough On Noncompete Clauses In M&A
• Telecom Equipment Co. Can't DQ Firm From Patent Case
• Facebook Privacy Chief Defends Graph Search's Security
• LodgeNet Checks Into Bankruptcy With Official Ch. 11 Filing
• 'Burying' USPTO Under Docs Isn't Inequitable Conduct: Judge
• Microsoft Waives EU Hearing In Browser Choice Case
• Apple FRAND Appeal Belongs In 7th Circ., Motorola Says
• Day Pitney Snags Ex-Crowell & Moring Patent Partner
• Google Faces UK Suit Over Secret Safari Tracking
• Low Sales Push Wireless Co. Powerwave Into Ch. 11
• NYC Faces Privacy Suit Over PD's Body Scanners
• App Maker Broke Privacy Laws, Say Canada, Netherlands
• USPTO Rejects Apple's Bid For 'EarPod' Trademark
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Protect The Brand: Avoiding Online Reputational Damage
• National Union Beats Seagate In $20M Coverage Feud
• Samsung, HTC, Others Duck Antitrust Suit Over NPE Boycott
• AT&T Belongs In Suit Over IPhone's 3G Speed, Judge Says
• Telecom Contractors Beat FCA Qui Tam Suit In DC Circ.
• Applied Signal Worker Not Fired For Being Male: Calif. Court
• 'Madden NFL' Programmer Not Owed More Royalties, Says EA
• Calif. Accuses Foreign Apparel Cos. Of Software Piracy
• ITC To Probe Ericsson Over Samsung's LTE Patents
• TiVo Can't Junk Motorola Claims In DVR Patent Fight
• 9th Circ. Denies Bail For AUO Execs In Price-Fixing Case
• Australia Defends Dropping Sony PlayStation Breach Probe
• Canopy Co-Founder Appeals 13-Year Sentence For $93M Fraud
• Mom's Suit Over Son's Prince-ly YouTube Dance Survives
• Only Rivals Can Lodge False Ad Claims, Lexmark Argues
• Nortel Mediation Hits Dead End, Leaving $9B Untouched
• NY Court Scraps Sony Ericsson's Chip Development Suit
• Telus Settles Hedge Fund Row Over Revamped Share Structure
• Microsoft Urged To Address Skype Privacy Concerns
• Bankrupt Laser Co. Battles Bid To Force Liquidation
• Sullivan & Cromwell Steers $1.9B AT&T Spectrum Grab
• Ericsson Targeted In ITC Over Wireless Network Patent
• Compuware Declines $2.3B Bid In Favor Of Own Growth Plan
• Reining In Mobile App Privacy Practices
• Indirect-Purchaser Exceptions To Illinois Brick Continue
• UK Fine Likely Just The Start Of Sony's Breach Woes
• Belkin Picks Up Linksys Networking Unit From Cisco
• Telecom Co. Appeal Late, Despite Missed Notice: 2nd Circ.
• Fund Chief Whitman Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading
• Samsung's Apple Discovery Bid Hinges On Japanese Case
• TPG Buys, Merges ConvergEx Investment Software Cos.
• IP Firm Wood Herron Slams Copyright Conspiracy Suit
• Microsoft Antitrust Case Lacks Evidence, 10th Circ. Hears
• Kirkland IP Pro Heads to Sheppard Mullin
• National Union Owes $20M Over Dropped Defense: Seagate
• Samsung Can't Force Arbitration In Galaxy S Defect Case
• Arnold & Porter Nabs Antitrust Expert From Skadden
• Toshiba Must Face Best Buy's Antitrust Claims In LCD MDL
• Avoid Data Breaches With Better Vendor Contracts
• UK Watchdog Fines Sony Over PlayStation Data Breach
• Bankrupt Game Maker THQ Scores $71M By Splitting Assets
• ITC To Review Ruling That Samsung Infringed Apple Patents
• Encryption Won't Shield Dotcom's New Site From IP Suits
• Palm Says Steve Jobs Pushed Hiring Pact With Patent Threats
• 3 Men Charged With Conspiracy Over Data-Stealing Gozi Virus
• Facebook, Google Continue Privacy Lobbying Splurge
• Google Says US User Data Requests Up, Most Minus Warrant
• House Will Review CFAA After Web Pioneer Swartz's Death
• Jury Finds For Goldman In $580M Dragon Sale Suit
• Google's Campus Bridge Plans Remain On Hold
• EBay Says DOJ's Hiring Conspiracy Claims Don't Hold Up
• New House Subcommittee Chair Will Tackle Privacy Issues
• Google Moves To Boot Safari Secret Tracking MDL
• FCC Can't Dictate Utility Pole Charges, DC Circ. Told
• HP Investor Sues Over $11B Autonomy Deal, Server Woes
• Gibson Dunn Reps Investcorp In Tech Security Co. Buy
• Fenwick Guides Cisco's $475M Israeli Software Co. Buy
• The Changing GTLD Landscape: What To Expect In 2013
• T-Mobile Drops LCD Antitrust Claims Against Chi Mei
• Telefonica, Portugal Telecom Fined €79M For Noncompete Plot
• Judge Dents Claims That Verizon Overvalued $10B Spinoff
• Fed. Circ. Junks $2.5M Verdict In Newegg Patent Fight
• Apple Wants Sales Ban Reviewed Due To Fed. Circ. Conflicts
• Contractors Warn Lawmakers Against 'One-Size' IT Buying
• AT&T's $780M Spectrum Buy Fuels Broadband War
• Aussie Watchdog Rips Microsoft's Proposed Privacy Changes
• Retrial Begins For Ex-Vitesse Execs Accused Of Fraud
• Nortel Settles Benefits Feud With Disabled Employees
• Reinvigorated Antitrust Enforcement Has Arrived
• Harsh Lessons From The Rule 26 Trenches
• IBM, SEC Denied Request For Delay In $10M FCPA Deal
• Judge Strips Richtek Claims In UPI Trade Secrets Case
• Motricity, Underwriters Defeat Investors' IPO Suit
• TNS Investor Sues Over Planned $862M Sale To Siris
• Apple CEO Cook Faces Questioning In Pay-Fixing Case
• House Lawmaker Floats Mobile App Privacy Bill
• Kodak Dodges Pricey Payout In SC Pollution Settlement
• TSA Pursuing 3rd-Party Data Security Screening System
• Litepanels Wins Import Ban In ITC Case Over LED Lights
• TSA Abandons Revealing Full-Body Scanners
• Hitachi-LG Strikes $26M Deal In Disk-Drive Antitrust MDL
• Sony Unloads US Headquarters For $1.1B To Chetrit Group
• Dell Drops LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against AUO To Exit MDL
• AT&T Discloses $10B Hit From Pension Charges
• Dish Asks FCC To Pause Sprint-SoftBank Review Clock
• Mobile App Code Hits Snag Over Disclosure Standards
• Redpoint Ventures Brings In $400M For Tech Startup Fund
• SurveyMonkey Aims To Raise $800M With Google's Help
• Ex-Cabletron Exec Settles SEC Earnings Fraud Suit
• Deal Moots Avid IP Appeal, Despite 'Side Bet,' Fed. Circ. Says
• Apple Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Eye Ban Bid In Samsung Row
• Fed. Circ. Nixes FedEx Loss In Flight Data Patent Suit
• Alcatel-Lucent Denied Mistrial In Apple, LG Patent Fight
• The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's Login Tools: Part 3
• T-Mobile Wireless Patent Suit Should Be Tossed, Judge Says
• Elpida Patent Deals OK'd Over Bondholder Objections
• Internet Activist's Suicide May Take Teeth Out Of Hacker Law
• Judge Tosses Finisar Insider Trading Shareholder Suit
• Symantec's Reported Altiris Sale Draws PE Interest
• Ex-IBM Exec Helped CSC Poach Employees, Suit Says
• High Court Mulls Limits Of US Agency Powers In FCC Row
• UBS Pays $45M To Settle ClearOne ARS Arbitration Row
• Fed. Circ. Urged To OK Motorola ITC Win In Microsoft Row
• Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine Drones, E-Privacy
• PE Shareholder Urges Clearwire To Rethink $2B Sprint Bid
• E.Digital Opens New Front In Flash Memory IP Battle
• AMD Says Ex-Employees Took Trade Secrets To Nvidia
• Retailers' Win In Web Patent Suit Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• LG Loses Bid To Claim Double Recovery In LCD MDL
• Carlyle, Providence Swallow Big Loss In $1B Tech Sale
• Samsung Tablets Don't Infringe Apple Design: Dutch Court
• Nintendo Can't Use Fed. Circ. Case To Nix Patent Claims
• The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's Login Tools: Part 2
• Amazon, Apple Told To Explore Truce In 'App Store' IP War
• Samsung, Sony, Others Duck ITC Display Patent Case
• How Direct Purchasers Fit Into Walker Process Landscape
• FCC Overstepped Power With Dish Rules, DC Circ. Says
• Novell Asks Del. Supremes To Nix Entire Shareholder Suit
• Justices Asked To Nix Fed. Circ. Induced Infringement Rule
• Kodak Pushes Court To Ax Kyocera Infringement Claims
• Riverside Co. Grows Portfolio With Trucking Data Bolt-On
• AT&T Beats Class Cert. Bid In Meal Break Suit
• Dell Buyout Would Test PE's Appetite For Megadeals
• EU Data Protection Proposals Are Too Rigid, UK Says
• Perkins Coie Wrongly DQ'd From IP Suit, Open Text Says
• Loeb & Loeb Adds Ex-Miller Matthias IP Atty In Chicago
• Ex-Zynga Software Engineer Sues Over Unpaid OT
• LCD Price-Fixing Plaintiffs' Attys Score $23.5M In Fees
• Alston & Bird Snags PwC Data Security Expert
• Investcorp Reaps $550M Through Insurance Software Co. Sale
• Ex-Fund Adviser Kinnucan Gets 51 Months For Insider Trading
• PetSafe Parent Asks ITC To Probe Patented Dog Collars
• T-Mobile Can Install Antennas On NJ Building, Judge Says
• 1st Leg Of Google-Backed Wind Transmission Line Goes To NJ
• DOJ Merger Challenge Highlights Danger Of Bad Documents
• The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's Login Tools: Part 1
• Fiserv Scoops Up Finance Software Firm, $1B Of Debt
• Canadian Judge Acquits Ex-Nortel Execs Of Accounting Fraud
• FTC Atty Warns Mixed-Audience Sites To Protect Kids' Info
• High Court Won't Consider Patent 'No-Challenge' Clauses
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. Not To Review Lifted Phone Ban
• Tips For Complying With Stronger COPPA Rule
• Apple Asks ITC To Reject Samsung Case Against Ericsson
• Covington & Burling Opens 3rd Asia Outlet In Shanghai
• Microsoft Ignored PTSD, Fired Libyan Employee Says
• Patents And Business: 9 Trends To Expect This Year
• Ad Groups Bash Calif. AG's Mobile App Privacy Guidance
• Motorola Asks ITC To Review Apple Win On Sensor Patent
• Fed. Circ. Eyes Motiva's Wii Controller Patent Suit
• AT&T Pays $5.5M To Settle Cramming Class Action
• FTC Pact Extends FCRA Reach To Mobile Industry
• Justices To Mull Legal Advice As Property In Extortion Case
• Dell Settles With Hannstar In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• No Quick Trial For Sprint-Clearwire Merger Challenge
• Brocade Wins Injunction Against A10 Following Verdict
• Kodak's $525M Digital Imaging Patent Sale Gets Green Light
• $168M PowerReviews Merger Stifles Competition, DOJ Says
• College Claims Cisco Stole 'Tomorrow Starts Here' Slogan
• Calif. AG's New Guides Amp Up Mobile Privacy Crackdown
• Wireless Co. Loses Antitrust Bid In Rival's Counterfeiting Suit
• Electric Car Cos. Accuse DOE Of Cronyism In $225M Suit
• Cartel Members Can't Write Off China In Wake Of LCD Case
• Sen. Plans Antitrust Bill On Net Neutrality
• Ex-ShopSavvy CEO Sues To Claim Severance Money
• FTC Attys Push Cos. To Revisit COPPA Compliance Issues
• Microsoft Concerned By 'Loophole' In FTC-Google Patent Deal
• IBM Continues To Dominate US Patent List
• USPTO To Review Garmin Rival's Patent Under AIA
• Apple Looks To Squash Battery Maker's 'AppleJuice' Mark
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Nokia-InterDigital 3G Patent Spat
• FCC To Collect Competition Data In Special Access Market
• Versata Patent 1st To Undergo USPTO's Biz Method Review
• Cox Can't Dodge Okla. Set-Top Box Antitrust Class Action
• Buzz Users Sue Google Over Inconsistent Class Notice
• CEOs Call For Cyberthreat Information-Sharing Legislation
• Fish & Richardson Snags 2 Goodwin Procter IP Vets
• Apple, Google, Others Want Pay Info Sealed In Hire-Pact Suit
• Rights Of Publicity: Contradictions In The Courts
• Kodak Trustee Slams Nixon Peabody's Unexplained Billing
• Changes In EU Data Protection Regime Could Repel US Cos.
• AT&T, Apple Reps' $1.24M Accord OK'd In Status Row
• Texas Court Blasts TRO In T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger Suit
• Barnes & Noble Must Hand Over Sales Info In Nook IP Suit
• Google Invests $200M In 161-MW Texas Wind Project
• 3 Battles To Watch In Clearwire Bidding Face-Off
• Inventor Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive RIM Email Patent Suit
• Harbinger Fights LightSquared Lenders Over $264M Loan
• HP Can't Dodge Class Action Over Custom-Built Laptops
• $900M DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger Earns Antitrust Nod
• ITC Will Probe Digital Trade At Senate's Request
• Tech, IP Concerns Key To Antitrust Enforcement, Report Says
• Google Told To Produce Docs In Data Mining Suit
• AT&T, Nokia Drop LCD Antitrust Claims Against AUO, Others
• GenCorp Plans Sale To Speed FTC Rocketdyne Bid Probe
• Davis Wright Adds Ex-Goodwin Procter Patent Atty In SF
• Goodwin Procter Helps Behrman Bag Cybersecurity Co.
• Google Drops ITC Essential-Patent Claims Against Microsoft
• DuPont Unit's Early Ethanol Enzyme Patent Suit Gets Boot
• Questions Raised By China's International Cartel Action
• 5 Issues In Fox Broadcasting V. Dish Network
• Dish Offers Up $5B For Clearwire, Topping Sprint Bid
• China Mobile Hit With $48M Suit Over Exchange Delisting
• Google Must Drop ITC Essential-Patent Claims, Microsoft Says
• Chinese Man Pleads Guilty To Pirating $100M In Software
• Suit Claiming Kodak Hid Bankruptcy Plans Reopened
• Innolux Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Enhanced Mondis Royalties
• Issa Calls For Probe Of FTC Google Antitrust Leaks
• Nokia, Nintendo Object To Kodak Patent Sale Order
• Dell's Busy M&A Chief Heads To Blackstone
• Calif. AG's CRT Antitrust Deal Needs Work, Judge Says
• Winston & Strawn Adds IP Partner In LA
• Deloitte Fights SEC Bid To Reopen China Audit Case
• EU Lawmaker Wants Stronger Data Protection Reform
• UK Names Chief Executive Of New Competition Authority
• DOJ Urges 9th Circ. To Deny Bail In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• French ISP Backs Off Bid To Block Online Ads
• Fed. Circ. Throws Out Pet ID Patent Claims
• Texas Could Lead The Nanotech Revolution
• Arsenal Portfolio Co. Buys Health Care Software Developer
• Pros And Cons Of Proposed Medicare Smart Cards
• How To Level The Playing Field In SEC Civil Actions
• The Legal Challenges Of 'Bring Your Own Device'
• Convolve Pushes Fed. Circ. To Revive Disk Drive IP Claims
• Xerox Protests Rival's Win Of $248M W.Va. Medicaid Contract
• Justices Weigh Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• Insurance Coverage Lessons In The Electronic Age
• China Slams US Over Satellite Trade Controls
• High Court Won't Revive Software Co.'s Facebook IP Suit
• Microsoft Inks NYC Office Lease With SJP Properties
• Nortel Hasn't Justified $1.8M Worker Bonuses, Trustee Says
• Adaptix Sues Apple, AT&T Over Data Encoding IP
• Eloqua Shareholder Challenges $871M Oracle Buyout
• Texas Firms' Newly Sleek Offices Take Cues From Tech Startups
• SEC Seeks Quick Win In Fraud Case Against Mercury Execs
• Kyocera Sues Bankrupt Kodak Over Camera, Printer Patents
• Shareholder Suit Over $2.2B Novell Sale Gets Pared
• Google To Face Tough Fight In EU Despite FTC Deal
• Motorola Looking To Unload 84-Acre HQ Campus In Ill.
• Thoughts On Google's FTC Settlement
• FTC Official Pushes Sites To Signal Child-Directed Content
• USPTO Dives Into Software Patent Debate With New Group
• China Fines Major LCD Players $56M On Price-Fixing Claims
• Top 5 Media & Entertainment Cases Of 2012
• Satyam Directors Skirt Securities Suit Alleging $1B Fraud
• Google Escapes FTC Antitrust Case With Light Penalties
• Qualcomm Investor's Political Spending Suit May Be Long Shot
• Microsoft Faces New Suit Over Intellivision DVR Patent Deal
• Google Gives Up Little In FTC Essential-Patent Deal
• Surveillance Bill's Renewal Leaves Oversight To High Court
• Mindspeed Brass Sued Over CEO's Stock Awards
• ITC Probing Ericsson's IP Claims Against Samsung Devices
• Paul Hastings Aids Salesforce.com On $100M SF Lease Deal
• Samsung Should Drop Bid For US Apple Import Ban, ITC Hears
• Google Settles FTC Antitrust Probe
• Rambus Doc Shredding In IP Row 'The Worst Type,' Judge Says
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Berstein Litowitz IP Ace In NY
• Duane Morris Opens Silicon Valley Office With IP Pro
• Thomson Reuters Scoops Up Practical Law Co.
• NY Comptroller Seeks Qualcomm's Political Spending Records
• Trade Secrets Cases May Spike After US Strengthens Law
• 10th Circ. Won't Extend ECPA Liability To ISP Embarq
• Groupon Settles Trademark Dispute With Software Co.
• Nortel Reaches $67M Deal In Retiree Benefits Feud
• Microsoft Says Google Inhibiting Development Of YouTube App
• LCD Judge Narrows Retailers' Claims In Antitrust MDL
• Samsung, Nokia, Others Face ITC Suit Over 4G Patents
• Marvell Vows New Mistrial Bid After $1.2B Patent Verdict
• Viacom, Google Face Spate Of Suits Over Child Web Tracking
• AT&T Can't Dodge FCA Suit Over Alleged Scam Calls
• ITC To Review LG's Win In LCD Backlight Patent Row
• Samsung Loses Bid To Seal Sales Data In Apple IP Dispute
• Amazon Beats Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' Row
• AUO Execs Ask 9th Circ. For Bail In Price-Fixing Appeal
• T-Mobile Appeals Spectrum Allocation In $1.7B Telecom Buyout
• LodgeNet To Enter Ch. 11 With $60M Recapitalization Deal
• Google Users' Privacy Suit Tossed For Lack Of Injury
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