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Technology - February, 2013

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• IPhone Users Reject Apple's No-Harm Claims In Privacy Suit
• IP Jurisdiction Ruling Spurs Apple, Motorola Fed. Circ. Debate
• Weil Gotshal Reps Facebook In Deal For Microsoft's Atlas
• Chipmaker Conexant Looks To Slash Debt In Ch. 11
• Microsoft Wins Arbitration Bid In Tablet False Ad Suit
• Lawmakers Plan To Revamp ECPA In Coming Term
• Japan Opens Further Review Of ASML's €2B Cymer Buy
• Samsung Loses Apple Smartphone Patent Fight In Japan
• Microsoft, ITC Push Fed. Circ. To OK Motorola Patent Ruling
• UK Judge Orders BSkyB, Other ISPs To Bar File-Sharing Sites
• Judge Who Ruled Against Apple Now Samsung Expert Witness
• Marvell Denied Docs In Bid To Slash $1.2B IP Damages
• WikiLeaks Soldier Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charges
• EU Privacy Watchdogs To Grill Google Over Data Collection
• Elpida's Bankruptcy Plan, $2.2B Micron Deal OK'd In Tokyo
• 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
• IBM Cheated Calif. Hospital IT Workers Out Of OT, Suit Says
• Google Has No Duty To Police User Content: Italian Court
• US Trustee Balks At Nortel's Move To Shield Fees
• In Backing Spy Law, High Court Raises Bar For Breach Claims
• New Patent Troll Bill Gets High Marks From Attys
• FTC's Wright Vows To Focus On Proof In Antitrust Cases
• Philips 'Bullied' Bayco For LED Patent Royalties, Suit Says
• EDS Beats Class Cert. For Workers Claiming OT Violations
• TPG Unit, Coal Tycoon Brothers Buy Stake In Telecom Co.
• Philly Councilman Pushes Workplace Social Media Privacy Bill
• Apple, LG, AT&T Sued Over Smartphone Patents
• EBay, Intuit Hiring Deal Clearly Hurt Competition, DOJ Says
• Employers Ask Supreme Court To Find DOMA Unconstitutional
• Paul Hastings Reps GI Partners In Calif. Data Center Buy
• Google Seeking SEP Injunctions Despite FTC Deal, Rivals Say
• Clearwire And Sprint Deal With Each Other, But Not Dish
• Davis Wright Adds Patent Pro From Kilpatrick Townsend
• Toshiba Claims Shoddy Science Used In Laptop Fire Suit
• Apple Can't Dodge $368M FaceTime Infringement Verdict
• DOJ Won't Challenge AUO $500M Price-Fixing Fine
• WikiLeaks Source Can't Duck Treason Charges
• Obama's Cybersecurity Order Could Squeeze Contractors
• Google Must Hand Over Emails In Poaching Suit, Judge Hears
• Cypress Patents Found Valid In ITC Memory Tech Row
• Investor Sues HP For Docs On Ill-Fated $10.3B Autonomy Buy
• Wachtell Founder Says Einhorn Is The Problem With Activism
• How Developers Can Score In Suburban Office Markets
• KDDI, Sumitomo Increase Jupiter Takeover Bid By 13%
• DC Circ. Backs FCC's Power To Dictate Utility Pole Charges
• Looming Deadlines Likely To Spur Clearwire, Sprint Deal
• Viacom's Bundling Violates Antitrust Law, Cablevision Says
• The Next Big Thing In Securities Litigation
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Dickstein Patent Vet In LA
• Telecom Co. TDS Inks $277M Deal For Broadband Provider
• Ericsson Faces ITC Probe Over Wireless Network Patent
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• Employee Facebook Info Making Its Way Into Court, GCs Say
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• Travelocity Beats $20M Patent Suit For Hotel Search Display
• CRT Cos. Say 9th Circ.'s AT&T LCD Case Doesn't Apply
• AT&T Urges Calif. Court To Toss IT Workers' Overtime Suit
• Netflix Urges 9th Circ. To Delete Viewable User Data Suit
• Motorola Still Seeks Sales Ban After FTC Deal, Microsoft Says
• Calif. Bill Would Force Cos. To Hand Out Data-Sharing Info
• Apple Says IPhone App Privacy Suit Shows No Injury
• Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Get Cyberattack Info From Feds
• DC Circ. Slams FCC's Tennis Channel Order Against Comcast
• Apple Settles Suit Over Kids' App Game Buys
• HP, Lacoste Among Cos. Accused Of Infringing Tracking IP
• With HTC Deal, FTC Claims Power To Set Security Standards
• Nokia Says InterDigital Using ITC To Force Global License
• Canadian Court Allows Warrantless Cellphone Searches
• Bankrupt Powerwave Technologies To Auction Assets
• Apple Investor Einhorn Wins Partial Halt Of Shareholder Vote
• Broker Penson Lands $10.5M Stalking Horse In Ch. 11
• Firm Can Sponsor Ads For Google Search On Rival: Wis. Panel
• Microsoft To Reveal Patents In Bid To Curb Litigation
• Lawmaker Prods Google Over App Store Info-Sharing
• Qualcomm Promises To Reveal Election Spending To Investors
• Google, TeleTech Secretly Record Calls, Customers Claim
• DOE Puts Up $20M For Promising Cybersecurity Tools
• Apple Targeted Over Frequent IPad Releases In Brazil
• Einhorn Blasts Dell For Sitting On Cash Like Apple
• Skype Needn't Show Code In Euro Patent Cases
• EU Aims To Subject More IP Licenses To Antitrust Scrutiny
• Google Unfazed By EU's Toothless Privacy Threat
• EU Panel Votes To Loosen Data Protection Reform Regs
• A Decade With Electronic Data Rooms
• Dell Hits Philips, Others With Cathode Ray Cartel Suit
• Cellular South Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive $26M ARS Suit
• Google Slow To Sink Music Pirates, RIAA Says
• Protest Over $1.4B Air Force Contract Extension Tossed
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Brilliant's Win In Circuit Patent Row
• Oracle Court's Java Ruling Will Hurt Innovation: Microsoft
• COPPA Team's Move Likely To Jumpstart FTC Enforcement
• ITC To Review Apple's Win On Motorola Sensor Patent
• FCC Moves To Free Up More Spectrum For Mobile Devices
• Dell Investor Slams $24B Management Buyout's Timing
• Amazon Bests Watchmaker In IP Suit Over Search Results
• Shaub & Williams Sues Augme For $2.2M In IP Row Fees
• Deadlock Leads To 2nd Mistrial In Vitesse Book-Cooking Case
• Rovi, Vizio Again Settle ITC Suit Over TV Patents
• Kodak Avoids $18M Bill As Judge Axes Sony Film Deal
• CBS Defeats Musicians' Bid To Block File-Sharing Software
• Fed. Circ. Revives Northrop's $2.7M Software Contract Suit
• Apple Joins Facebook, Others In Revealing Cyberattack
• Apple Shareholder Vote May Violate Law, Judge Says
• A Cautionary E-Discovery Tale For In-House Counsel
• ITC Affirms Intel Chips Don't Infringe X2Y's Patents
• High Court Won't Weigh If Patentability Is Jurisdictional Test
• Google Investor Can't Revive Suit Over Online Drug Sales
• Time Warner Braces For Potential Waste-Disposal Fines
• Hacking Attacks Highlight Importance Of Preparation
• Google In EU Crosshairs For Missing Privacy Reform Deadline
• Greenlight Pans Proposed Apple Changes To Preferred Stock
• Toshiba Reaches $14M Deal In Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• To Catch A Hacker, Companies Start To Think Like One
• Fla. Bill Would Require Warrants For Cellphone Searches
• Ex-Mercury GC Can't Escape $258M SEC Backdating Case
• Gaming Co. Settles Meal Break Allegations With Testers
• Adult Sites Urge Dismissal of '.XXX' Antitrust Counterclaims
• Zynga, EA Put 'The Sims' Copyright Spat To Bed
• AATI Didn't Need Other Bids In $259M Skyworks Sale: Judge
• Obama Blasts Patent Trolls, Says New IP Law Needed
• Lexmark Challenges Xerox's $23M Ky. Printing Contract
• A10 Can't Stay Injunction In Brocade IP Case During Appeal
• Kirkland Adds M&A Pros From Wilson Sonsini, Skadden
• USPS Purchaser Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Skadden Reps Sage Group In Asset Sales Worth $145M
• Fed. Circ. Reverses USPTO's Rejection Of Memory Patent
• EBay Sued Over Online Auction Patent
• Microsoft Beats Xbox Patent Suit
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• What Obama's Cybersecurity Plan Means For Your Company
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Gatt's NY Radio Bid-Rigging Suit
• 9th Circ. Reinstates AT&T's Claims In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Jury Gets Book-Cooking Case Against Ex-Vitesse Execs
• Apple Makes Case For Samsung Injunction To Fed. Circ.
• HTC Bests FlashPoint Patent Appeal In Fed. Circ.
• Apple Blasts Greenlight's Bid To Block Shareholder Vote
• Cybersecurity Bill's Author Says Privacy Fears 'Unfounded'
• Oxford University Sues Shore Chan Over Emerson Patent Row
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over $307M Ness Sale
• Do-Not-Track Is Back On Track, Web Standards Group Says
• Dell Tells Investors CEO's Buyout Is By The Book
• Nortel's $28M Deal Over Disabled Worker Benefits OK'd
• Benesch Friedlander Snags Former Ulmer & Berne IP Chair
• Samsung Appeal Shot Down In Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• Kia Hit With 4 Patent Suits Over Vehicle Monitoring Systems
• Instagram Says User Policy Doesn't Abuse Photo Uploaders
• Google Fights Back Against BT In Web Patent Battle
• Private Sector To Push For Leeway In Cybersecurity Standards
• LG, Samsung, Others Say LCD Price-Fixing Suit Is Time-Barred
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Google Win In AdSense Patent Suit
• FCPA Defendants Face Tougher Slog After Latest SEC Win
• LightSquared Strikes Ch. 11 Deal, Keeps 4G Hopes Alive
• Nvidia Plans Major Expansion Of Santa Clara HQ
• Microsoft Takes Motorola, Android Patent Row To Fed. Circ.
• 3 Lessons From Apple's IPhone Trademark Loss In Brazil
• Cybersecurity Bill Revived To Fill Gaps Of Obama Order
• Sony Says Lingering Flaws Should Sink Data Breach Suit
• Tug-Of-War Over Attys' Fees In LCD Case Takes New Turn
• Hedge Fund Demands To See MetroPCS' Books
• Marvell Wants $1.2B Carnegie Mellon Patent Award Slashed
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Greenberg Patent Vet In Silicon Valley
• Obama Order Tackles Mounting Cybersecurity Threats
• Questioning NPE Use Of The ITC Is Not 'Hype'
• 10 Things To Know Before Signing An IT Contract
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• Nortel Pans Ex-Canadian Workers Seeking Relief In US Court
• Digital Movie Camera Maker Says Sony Infringes Patents
• US Law Can't Cover Foreign Price-Fixing, 9th Circ. Hears
• Canada Scraps Controversial Online Surveillance Bill
• T-Mobile Didn't Infringe Data Compression Patents, Jury Says
• Comcast To Pay $18.1B For GE's Stake In NBCU, Offices
• $20B SoftBank-Sprint Deal Boosts Competition, Group Says
• Musicians Seek To Block CBS Site's File-Sharing Software
• Online And Off Song-Beverly: Some Relief For Retailers
• Acme Packet Investor Challenges $1.7B Oracle Deal
• T. Rowe Price Joins Opponents Of $24B Dell Buyout
• USPTO Urged To Limit Vague Software Patents, Curb 'Trolls'
• Chubby Checker Slaps HP With Suit Over Penis-Size App
• Oracle Urges Fed. Circ. To Toss Google's Java Copyright Win
• Cadwalader, Sanford Accused Of Exposing Whistleblower
• Asus Customers Take 2nd Shot At $2M Tablet Defect Settlement
• Southeastern To Dell: Consider Going Partly Private Instead
• Obama Expected To Unveil Cybersecurity Executive Order
• NJIT Improperly Awarded Telecom Contract, Suit Claims
• Yahoo Illegally Gave User Data To Grand Jury, 9th Circ. Told
• Dish Tells Jury ESPN Favored Rivals In Licensing Deal
• EU Cybersecurity Proposal Grows Divide With US
• Nokia, LG Slapped With Microchip Patent Suits
• LG Patent Row Belongs In ITC, Not Arbitration, Fed. Circ. Told
• Authors Defend Class Cert. In Google Books Copyright Suit
• Carnegie Mellon Wants $1.2B Award Trebled In Marvell IP Row
• Streaming TV Co. FilmOn Claims Rival Poached 'Aero' Mark
• Apple, Others Hit With Greeting Card Patent Claims
• Edwards Wildman Launches New Tech, Media, Telecom Group
• Nortel's UK Retirees Seek Arbitration After Failed Talks
• EU Official Demands US Cos. Follow Data Protection Rules
• Brandywine Sues Verizon Over Stalled $20M Philly Land Sale
• Inventor Can't Be Sued For Disavowing Patent, Fed. Circ. Says
• CORRECTED: MedioStream's IP Case Against Microsoft In Doubt
• How Lawyers Can Avoid Ethical Problems In The Cloud
• UK Investigates Autonomy's Finances Before HP Deal
• MX Logic Investors Demand McAfee Info In $15M Bonus Fight
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• DOJ's Hesse Warns Of Antitrust Pitfalls In SEP Licensing
• Elpida Slams Creditors' Attempt To Undo $17.5M Patent Deals
• Law Firms In the Cloud Face Challenges Protecting Client Info
• Dell's No. 2 Shareholder To Fight $24B Buyout
• Patent Trolls Get Warning Shot With RICO Suit
• Fed. Circ. Debates Eligibility Standards For Software Patents
• Apple Faces Tricky Decision After Latest E-Books Deal
• SC Gov., Ex-Revenue Chief Off Hook In Data Breach Suit
• Ex-Magyar Execs Must Face FCPA Claims In NY
• Biz Method Patent Challenge Halts Suits Over Trading System
• Dell Shareholders Carry Heavy Load Thanks To $7B Cash Floor
• Mobile App Makers Would Face Tougher Regs Under Calif. Bill
• Apple Says Motorola FRAND Dispute Belongs In Fed. Circ.
• Google Dodges Class Action Over Vulnerable Android Apps
• Presidio Bid To Escape IP Suit Waste Of Time, Judge Says
• Ericsson Says It Played Fair In Samsung ITC Dispute
• Dr. Dre Says Yamaha Stole His Headphone Design
• Judge Shuts Door On LG Fridge Labeling Suit
• Calif. Bill Would Cap Privacy Policies At 100 Words
• Energy, Tech Firms Buy Time On EU Derivative Rules
• Foxconn Denied Quick Win In USB Essential-Patent Suit
• Standard-Setting Can Be Risky Business
• FTC Path Deal And Mobile Guide: A Warning To App Industry
• Macmillan Settles DOJ's E-Book Price-Fixing Case
• Panasonic, Fujitsu Join Semiconductor Units To Stay Afloat
• Irish Watchdog Calls US Data Protection Inadequate
• Dell's Push To Encourage Topping Bid Recalls Quest Fight
• Charter Puts Up $1.7B For Cablevision's Optimum West
• Laser Co. Beats Ex-CEO's Attempt To Dismiss Ch. 11
• 7th Circ. Ruling Raises Bar For FLSA Class Cert.
• Einhorn Barks At Apple, But Stock Suit May Lack Bite
• Mexico Fines Telmex $52M For Denying Rival Network Access
• Judge Pares Google's Patent Claims In Microsoft Suit
• Md. AG Wants Power To Bring COPPA Suits In State Court
• Google Opposition Stalls Colo. Driverless Car Bill
• High Court Urged To Take Broad View Of Joint Infringement
• Pa. High Court Declines Appeal In Gentex Trade Secrets Suit
• $1.5B T-Mobile, MetroPCS Deal Takes Flak Over Debt Load
• What You Should Know About The New Trade Secrets Laws
• CORRECTED: Jones Day Lands 2 M&A Pros For New Amsterdam Branch
• Apple Sued By Einhorn In Bid To Unlock Shareholder Cash
• Fla. 'Pass-On' Defense OK'd In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• BlackBerry Tool Alerts Consumer When Apps' Data Use Strays
• Google To Drop $125M On E-Commerce Co. Buy
• JPML Sends Lithium Ion Battery Price-Fixing MDL To Calif.
• Microsoft, Symantec Disable Massive Malware Operation
• Ex-BakerHostetler Atty's Hubby Traded On Pillow Talk: SEC
• Dell's Low Breakup Fee Hints At Small Pool Of Buyers
• Apple, Kodak Make Peace Over Digital Camera Patents
• $24B Dell Go-Private Deal Unfair To Investors, Suit Says
• EBay Urges Court To Toss Search Patent Claims
• Aussie High Court Backs Google In Deceptive Ad Case
• Google's Chrome Violates Anti-Malware Patents, Suit Says
• Fed. Circ. Rips Anvik Founder's 'Waffling' In $1.8B Patent Suit
• Internet Sales Tax Bill Passes 1st Test In Fla. Senate
• 9th Circ. Lets National Union Avoid $6.3M Coverage Payout
• $24B Dell Deal Heeds Del Monte Lesson On Banker Conflict
• Former Sen. Hutchison Joins Bracewell As Senior Counsel
• A Gambling Case Software Developers Should Watch Closely
• Apple Win In Calif. High Court Puts Privacy Law In Limbo
• GAO Blocks AT&T Protest Over Marine Networking Pact
• AUO Appeals Let 9th Circ. Revisit Antitrust Precedent
• Amazon, Apple Clash Over Dead Expert's 'App Store' Survey
• Silicon Wafer Co.'s Superfund Coverage Demand Falls Flat
• Fugitive Ex-Symbol CEO Attacks $92M SEC Win At 2nd Circ.
• NYT Ducks Sanctions, Fights Doc Turnover In Patent Row
• Top 10 Social Media Law Developments Of 2012
• Toshiba, Canon Hit In Flurry Of Security Camera IP Suits
• Brinker Doesn't Aid Verizon Wage Class, Calif. Court Says
• FTC Official Touts NY Times' Wait-And-See Hacking Response
• Bharti Airtel Buys Out Alcatel In India Telecom JV
• Surveillance Drones Face 2-Year Grounding In Va.
• Samsung Says Ericsson Misbehaved In Filing ITC Complaint
• ITC Judge OKs Settlement In Electrical Safety Patent Case
• CVC Pays Up To $320M For Philippine Phone Co. Unit
• Data Mining: What Financial Services Firms Need To Know
• Dell OKs $24B Go-Private Offer From Founder, Silver Lake
• Facebook Sues App Maker For Not Deleting Old Profile Info
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Apple Skip Panel In Injunction Appeal
• Novell Can't Appeal Bad Faith Claim Over $2.2B Deal
• Google Wants High Court's Take On Induced Infringement
• US Undermining Key EU Privacy Rules, Groups Say
• Sussing Out The 2nd Circ. WorldCom Reversal
• Houston Atty Sued Over Role In $60M Reverse Merger
• Maine Bill Would Shield Employees' Facebook Passwords
• Apple Can Collect Personal Info Online: Calif. High Court
• Texas Lawmaker Latest To Float Drone Privacy Bill
• FTC Pushes Deadline On Google Essential-Patent Deal
• Qualcomm Awarded $12.4M In Attys' Fees In Gabriel IP Suit
• SAP Asks Fed Circ. To Lift Ban On Software Servicing
• High Court Asked To Weigh Copyright Board Structure Reform
• Insurers Must Cover Motorola Worker Toxic Exposure Suit
• White & Case Welcomes Back M&A Pro From Linklaters
• Weil Gotshal Reps Oracle In Latest $1.7B Software Buy
• Antitrust Agencies Will Remain Focused On Patent Conduct
• A Closer Look At Sony's UK Data Breach Penalty
• FTC Mobile Guide Signals Start Of Privacy Crackdown
• IDT Exec Conned Co. Out Of 200 Spectrum Licenses: Suit
• Vringo Can't Add To $30M Verdict In Google IP Case
• Cable Connector Co. Wins Patent Challenge In CIT
• Comcast Sued By Business-Class Customers Over Fees
• Google Makes Settlement Offer In EU Antitrust Case
• SorinRand Adds VC And Technology Pro As Partner
• NJ Gives Angel Investors A Break For Backing Tech Firms
• Apple Faces Revamped Claims That Apps Grab User Data
• Hipster App Steals Phones' Contact Lists, Suit Claims
• After Series Of Hang-Ups, Telecom Co. To Enter Ch. 11
• Rothwell Figg Lures IP Veteran From Baker & McKenzie
• Clearwire Backs $2.2B Sprint Deal, Keeps Dish Offer Alive
• Oracle's Bid To End HP Contract Suit Denied By Calif. Court
• Network Securities Co. Can't Duck Trade Secrets Case
• Telecom Co. Sycamore Goes Private In $19M Marlin Equity Sale
• Path App Strikes Deal With FTC In Child Privacy Case
• Houston Can't Dodge $5M Suit Over Unpaid Software Bill
• IP Owners Group Criticizes FTC Order In Google Case
• Dish Ad-Skip DVR Violates Copyrights, Fox Tells 9th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Aims For Clear Rules On Software Patents
• Parthenon Capital Invests In Surveillance Co. Envysion
• What The Proposed Apps Act Would Mean For App Developers