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Technology - November, 2014

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• E&Y's Army Audit Contract Not A Slight To IBM, Court Says
• Power Integrations Says Fairchild Lied In Patent Trial
• DOJ Knocks Apple's 6th Circ. Nod In E-Books Appeal
• PTAB Says Same Prior Art May Lead To Different AIA Results
• 9th Circ. Urged To Scrap 'Innocence Of Muslims' Injunction
• Dragon Tells 1st Circ. It Missed Facts In $580M Goldman Suit
• Fed. Circ. Clears Samsung, Others In Java Patent Case
• Netflix Accuses Yahoo CIO Of Taking Kickbacks At Former Job
• Verizon Privacy Fixes Show How To Avoid The FTC's Wrath
• Motorola's $3.5B LCD Price-Fixing Claim Tossed By 7th Circ.
• Samsung Plans $2B Buyback To Boost Stock Value
• Apple Wins Smartphone Patent Royalties From Samsung
• Qualcomm Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Patents In ParkerVision Row
• US Pols Wary Of EU's Onerous Digital Trade Proposals
• Mitts Law, IT Co. Settle Malpractice Suit Over IBM Suit
• Novell Board Absolved In Bad-Faith Suit Over Attachmate Deal
• Spyware App Creator Sentenced In Groundbreaking Va. Case
• A Presumption In Favor Of 'California' Employees
• EU Regulators Push Google To Scrub Links From All Domains
• EE Confirms It Is 2nd Big-Ticket Mobile Target For BT
• Self-Help Not The Preferred Way To Address Tax Conflicts
• NIST Draft Info-Sharing Guide Advances Cybersecurity Debate
• Samsung Can't Put Microsoft Royalty Row On Hold For Appeal
• Chancery Judge Rejects Bid To Block Tibco Buyout Vote
• Judge Tosses $105M Patent Verdict Against Fairchild
• EU Agency Warns Cos. Of Weak Web Encryption Protocols
• Deals Rumor Mill: BT Group, Bayer, Clarksons
• Symantec Fires Back In Target Data-Breach Subpoena Fight
• Tessera's $128M IP Arbitration Award Upheld By Calif. Court
• Billions In Debt Issued As FCC Spectrum Bids Exceed $37B
• Market Rumors: GlaxoSmithKline, Keppel, Jasmine Broadband
• Seagate To Issue $500M In Expanded Senior Notes Offering
• EU Court Nixes Orange's Challenge of Antitrust Raids
• AMD Investor Claims CEO Stock Awards Exceed Bonus Plan
• Sony Settles FTC Suit Over Deceptive PlayStation Vita Ads
• Samsung Hit With TM Suit Over 'Milk' Streaming Music Service
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• FireEye Shareholders Say Execs Lied To Create Big IPO
• Tech Cos. Back Google In High Court Street View IP Row
• SummitView Teams Up With Shanghai Gov't For $1.7B Fund
• Kirkland Reps Vista In $1.1B Deal For Health Software Co.
• States Still Fighting Bad-Faith Patent Infringement Claims
• Toshiba Flouted Discovery Rules In CRT Case, Judge Says
• T-Mobile To Disclose Actual Data Speeds In Deal With FTC
• NII Floats Ch. 11 Deal With Aurelius-Led Bondholders
• FCC Wireless Spectrum Bids Exceed $36B
• Dr Pepper, Smucker, Altria Have Spinoff Potential: Report
• Samsung Escalates Nvidia Chip Patent Row With ITC Action
• ITC Has No Induced Infringement Power, Fed. Circ. Told
• Ex-Longtop Exec Faces $5M Penalty After Trial Loss, Atty Says
• UK To Float Bill To Expand ISPs' Data Retention Duties
• Toshiba Calls ITC Patent Ruling 'Manifest Injustice'
• Microsoft Sues IRS To Release Docs In Transfer Pricing Fight
• Retailers Defend Cert. Bid In Flash Memory Antitrust Suit
• Marvell Tells Fed. Circ. To Kill $1.5B Patent Verdict
• Watchdogs Get Site Shut Down Over 70K Hacked Webcams
• American Tower Drops $1B On Nigerian Cell Towers
• Corning Optical Gets 3 Cable Patents Nixed In AIA Reviews
• Apple, Intel Back Microsoft In Landmark RAND Ruling Row
• Apple Says Jury Can't Weigh ITunes Update Antitrust Motives
• Justices Asked To Weigh TM Suit Over Batman Movie Software
• Britain's BT In Talks For $10B Mobile Provider O2
• 'Tis The Season … For Data Breaches And Data Analytics
• 10 Ways To Avoid Or Limit Institution In An AIA Proceeding
• Phoenix Seeks To Cap $10M Software Claim At $500K
• DC Circ. Bars Disclosure Of Contracts In Comcast, AT&T Deals
• Tax Relief Is Aim Of Three 2015 Fla. Senate Bills
• UniTek Investors Win Access To Emails In Ch. 11 Fight
• After Facebook Fails, Google Shoots For Photo Patent Review
• Altair Clinches New Damages Trial In MSC Secrets Fight
• Alibaba Sells $8B In Bonds To Refinance Bank Loans
• Market Rumors: Richemont, Jasper Technologies, BNP Paribas
• Westinghouse Data Patent Again Targeted For AIA Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: Telecom, Sysco Corp., UniCredit
• Perkins Coie Snags Tech-Loving IP Pro For NY Office
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Yahoo Text Service In TCPA Class Action
• EU Tech Industry Wants Data Localization Out Of TTIP
• What You Should Know About Using Drones In California
• Apple's $450M E-Books Settlement OK'd
• Ex-Longtop Exec Found Liable In Rare Class Action Trial
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• USPTO Official Says New Eligibility Rules Will Quell Fears
• EU Court Adviser Sets Plan For Essential Patent Injunctions
• Fed. Circ. Orders Sales Patent Case Stayed For AIA Review
• Google, Cisco, Time Warner Cable Settle Rockstar IP War
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fresenius, Springleaf, Bain Capital
• AT&T To Pay $52M In Groundbreaking E-Waste Settlement
• Judge Scolds McGuire Attys, Calls Sprint Pay Case 'The Worst'
• Patent Holder Matches Sony's Sanctions Bid In IP Fight
• Sharp Loses Bid At 9th Circ. To Slip Deals In CRT MDL
• Software Co.'s Bid Protest Over DHS Contract Tossed
• Does Dodd-Frank Protect Foreign Whistleblowers?
• Wind River Case May Signal Change For Encryption Exports
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Apple Deal Looks Bad For Bankrupt GT, Noteholders Say
• GAO Sustains 4 Protests Over Air Force NetCents Contract
• Fed. Circ. Revives Flash Memory Patent Suit Against Huawei
• Fed. Circ. Bars Claim Relitigation In E.Digital Patent Row
• Federal Judge Cuts Baltimore's Claims Against Unisys
• White House Says Illegal Online Streaming Should Be Felony
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Litigator In Chicago
• Shareholder Doubt Kills $2.3B Samsung Companies Merger
• PTAB To Eye Sipco Network Patent Asserted Against Comcast
• Rare Investor Class Action Trial Begins Over Longtop Fraud
• Apple-Samsung Judge Rips 'Ridiculous' Nokia Bid To Seal
• 'Porn Troll' Attys Escape Sanctions In Copyright Suit
• Frontier Can't Escape TCPA Suit With Settlement Offer
• Dallas, Houston Among Top Markets For Data Center Leases
• Tips For Dealing With Competing IPR And ITC Deadlines
• 9th Circ. Should Halt Verizon Call Recording, Class Argues
• Restrictions On NSA, FBI Spying Fall Short In Senate
• IBM Scores $5.2M In Intermec Patent Licensing Row
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• PTAB Rejects L-3 AIA Reviews For Failure To Show Prior Art
• Senate Dems Press DOJ For Info On Cellphone Program
• Seegrid's Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing Pushed To 2015
• Apple Can't Cut IPod Resellers From Music Antitrust Trial
• Ultratec Wants Fees After $44M Phone Patent Trial
• Fed. Circ. Revives Navigation IP Suit Against AT&T, Verizon
• AT&T Asks 11th Circ. For Clarity On Warrantless Cell Tracking
• Aussie Cloud Tech Co. Aconex Looks to Raise $122M In IPO
• Sony Wants Former In-House Counsel DQ'd In Patent Row
• Market Rumors: Johnson & Johnson, Roots Group, Alibaba
• 5 Ways To Boost An IPO For A No-Profit, Low-Revenue Issuer
• Judge OKs Guilty Plea In IBM Insider Trading Case
• Target Plaintiffs Want Symantec Subpoena Feud Sent To Minn.
• Congress To Push Patent Troll Bill In 2015, Goodlatte Says
• BakerHostetler Snags Tech Patent Pro For DC Office
• Microsoft Urges 9th Circ. To Affirm Landmark RAND Ruling
• Patent Troll Bill Just Part Of The Fix, App Group Head Says
• IRS Drops Pursuit Of Penalties On Disclosed Tax Shelter
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Google Buys Wind Power For €600M Dutch Data Center
• What EU Should Focus On In Google Antitrust Investigation
• Key Tools For Monitoring Vendor Data Security
• Apple, Amazon Quickly Core Suit Over iPad Cover Sales
• T-Mobile Settles With Visa, Mastercard in Swipe Fee MDL
• Licensee Can't Revive AT&T, Verizon Infringement Suits
• Pre-Auction, FCC Makes Bid Rules More Small-Biz Friendly
• Apple Seeks Partial Decertification In ITunes Antitrust Case
• Apple Pushes PTAB To Nix PersonalWeb's Data Patent Claims
• AT&T Ends 'Supercookie' Tracking Program After Backlash
• Jones Day Steers Riverside In Deal For 3-D Printing Co.
• Market Rumors: BSkyB, Deutsche Bank, Keppel
• Tech Cos. Urge Senate To Pass Tougher NSA Reform Bill
• Perkins Coie Adds Ex-K&L Gates Tech Pro To Dallas Office
• UniTek Shareholders Plan To Contest Ch. 11 Plan, Demand Info
• Law Prof Loses Fight Over Brief In $173M Qualcomm Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Revives Malico's CPU-Cooler Patent Suit
• Ex-Siemens Patent Atty Accuses Company Of Age Bias
• Mitel Hangs Up $574M Offer To Acquire Rival ShoreTel
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Morgan Chu
• Samsung Loses Arbitration Bid In Microsoft IP Licensing Row
• European Commission To Probe Sweden Data Retention Policy
• Fed. Circ. Ad Patent Ruling Will Spur Early Alice Attacks
• Fed. Circ. Kills Ultramercial Online-Ad Patent As Abstract
• Google Freelancer Worked, Not Paid Like Employee, Suit Says
• Falcone Won't Give Up On LightSquared Equity Play
• Vista Launches $950M Bond Offering For $4.2B Tibco LBO
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Most Of PTAB Chip Patent Decision
• Panasonic Urges High Court To Kill Memory Card Cartel Suit
• 2nd Circ. Agrees Motorola Can't Collect From Foreign Banks
• Whistleblower Can't Join $21M Sprint Wiretap FCA Suit
• The New Test For Bitcoin Might Become Its Digital Undoing
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell & Moring's John Gibson
• Oracle Takes Reduced $357M Award In SAP Copyright Suit
• DOJ Admits It Misled 9th Circ. In FBI Letter Suit
• Trade Winds Beginning To Shift After Obama's Big Week
• Canadian Watchdog Outlines How To Comply With Spam Law
• Salesforce Drops $640M On San Fran Tower 50 Fremont
• Goodwin Procter Nabs Ex-K&L Gates IP Pro
• GOP Hopefuls Come Out Swinging On Net Neutrality
• Google's Search Results, Ads Are Protected Speech: Judge
• FTC Closes Probe Into Verizon's Internet Router Security
• 7th Circ. Again Weighs Motorola's $3.5B Price-Fixing Claims
• Tech Deal Market To Stay Hot Into 2015, Survey Finds
• CLOs: Fight Fraud With Better Analytics
• Goldman Slays Dragon's $580M Failed-Buyout Suit Again
• Apple Slams New Class Rep. Bid In ITunes Antitrust Case
• Apple Bug Apparently Allows Trusted Apps To Be Overtaken
• Patent Troll Insurance Useful If Buyers Read Fine Print
• Apple Promises Year's Biggest Data Dump In Bag Check Suit
• ShoreTel Again Rebuffs Mitel's 'Inadequate' Takeover Bid
• Venture-Backed Software Analytics Co. Jumps Into IPO Market
• UK Man Sentenced For Bilking HP Out Of $20M In Equipment
• Google Backs Privacy Suits Against US By EU Citizens
• Google Wins 9th Circ. En Banc Rehearing In 'Muslims' Row
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Anbang, Dubai Park & Resorts
• Sidley Austin Nabs Reed Smith IP Litigation Partner
• Commil Urges Justices To Eye Instructions To Cisco IP Jury
• New EU Antitrust Chief Won't Rush Google Probe
• Calif. Judge Pares Apple iMessage Class Action
• 5 Questions After Oral Argument In T-Mobile V. Roswell
• GOP Calls Obama's Net Neutrality Plan 'Beyond Scope' Of FCC
• WTO Eyes IT Tariffs After US-China Tech Talks Breakthrough
• Hitachi, Others Say CRT Price-Fixing Case Is Too Old
• Bankrupt Seegrid Fights Bid To Delay Ch. 11 Confirmation
• RE Rumor Mill: Colony Capital, IPsoft, Jenel Management
• Nokia Spurns Apple, Tells Fed. Circ. To Revive $368M Award
• Wellogix Claims Against SAP Tossed Over Jurisdiction
• Samsung Hits Nvidia, Velocity With Patent, False-Ad Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal On E-Pay IP Declaratory Suit
• Hortonworks Eyes Open-Source Tech Boom With IPO
• Oracle Can't Ditch Antitrust Claims In Sun Copyright Suit
• PTAB Nixes Bose Speaker Patents In AIA Reviews
• GoPro Goes For New $800M Share Offering 5 Months After IPO
• Navigating Inbound Chinese Investment Through The CFIUS
• Mitel Ups ShoreTel Bid To $574M To Advance Discussions
• IBM Cloud Co. Inks 125K-SF Lease In Dallas For New HQ
• Lenovo Slams $9M Fee Request in Defective Laptop Suit
• APEC Trade Ministers Hope To Resolve WTO Deadlocks
• 7th Circ.'s Motorola Case May Hinder DOJ's Foreign Reach
• Justices Debate Need For Details In T-Mobile Tower Denial
• Obama Urges FCC To Protect Net Neutrality
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps AT&T In $2.5B Deal For Iusacell
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Selling Bogus Cellphone Insurance
• Intel, Acer Get Plug Pulled On Ethernet Patent Brawl
• Nortel Gets Discovery Relief in Rockstar IP Fight
• FTC Settlement With 'Patent Troll' May Signal Wider Action
• Fed. Circ. Boots Network Patent Owner From Broadcom Suit
• Alibaba-Backed Social Network Momo Targets $300M US IPO
• Attys Tend To 'Buy Themselves Off' In Class Deals, Judge Says
• Antitrust Suits Over Apple Pay Ban Would Face Uphill Battle
• Mentor Graphics Slams Synopsys' IP As 'Mental Processes'
• DC Circ. Judge Says FTC Conduct Remedies Are Overly Harsh
• Fenwick Client VoxerNet Wins $820K Fee Award In Patent Case
• Apple Pulled 'Bait And Switch,' Says COO Of Bankrupt GTAT
• Apple Tells Fed. Circ. Not To Reinstate $368M VirnetX Verdict
• Takeaways From NIST Workshop On Cybersecurity Framework
• Gateway Cuts Deal With Defective Monitor Class In Calif.
• AT&T, Verizon, Others Flouted U. Of Minn. Patents, Suit Says
• 5 Insights From Honeywell General Counsel Kate Adams
• NY Court Puts The Brakes On Overreaching Creditors
• 'Patent Troll' To End Deceptive Tactics In Deal With FTC
• CWC Grabs Malone-Backed Telecom Rival In $1.85B Deal
• Judge Defers Ruling On Broker's Plea To IBM Insider Trading
• Target, Sears, Kmart Cut Claims From Cathode Ray MDL
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Microsoft, Google Win On Auction Patent
• SEC Probes GT Advanced Shares, Sapphire Business
• Antonelli Terry Rips Bid To Double $8M Malpractice Verdict
• AT&T Chief Personally Urges Wheeler To Nix Reclassification
• Brill Sees FTC Role In Net Neutrality But No Solo Spotlight
• Chinese Co. Offers $780M For Singapore Microchip Packager
• The Devil Is In The Data Center Occupancy Agreement
• OCZ Judge Delays $7.5M Deal For Trustee To Probe Claims
• Telecom Execs Illegally Seized Control Of Co., Suit Says
• Empty Buildings In Calif. Tech Hubs Draw Investors, Financing
• ClearPlay's DVD Censoring Patent Survives AIA Review
• Supreme Court, Cell Towers, And Getting It 'In Writing'
• Calif. Med Tech Co. Nevro Raises $126M In Upsized IPO
• Why Big-Ticket Deal Failures Don't Spell Trouble For M&A
• Greenberg Adds Bingham IP, Privacy Pro To Calif. Office
• Pension Fund Wants Software Co. $108M IPO Row Remanded
• Nortel's Canadian Wing Seeks To Scuttle $1B Interest Deal
• FTC Investigating Qualcomm Licensing For FRAND Violations
• 9th Circ. OKs Netgear Engineer Conviction For Secrets Theft
• Software Firms Kill Deal Amid DOJ Antitrust Concerns
• Polaris Gets Device Locator Patent Nixed In AIA Review
• Fed. Circ. Revives Web Conference IP Suit Against Microsoft
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Google, LG Strike Patent Cross-Licensing Deal
• Kerry Backs Chinese Investment Pact But Wants Action On IP
• Polsinelli Adds Ex-Coblentz Patch Health Care Ace In SF
• Weil Atty Reprimanded By Fed. Circ. For Sharing Rader Email
• Motorola To Repurchase $750M In Shares From ValueAct
• Retaining Talent With Cryopreservation Benefit Is Risky
• Winning 2nd Term, Calif. AG To Lead On Privacy, Environment
• IP Bills Have Momentum In New Congress
• Eon Wins $13M From Silver Spring In Telecom Patent Suit
• Apple, GT Proceed With Settlement After Records Unsealed
• Symantec Gets Claims Nixed In Columbia's Malware IP Row
• Katten Lures White & Case Corporate M&A Pro In New York
• UniTek Gets Interim OK For $43M DIP, Speedy Bankruptcy
• Adaptix Says No Evidence Its Patents Used AT&T Secrets
• Verizon, AT&T 'Supercookie' Tracking Draws Calls For Probes
• Nortel Units Clash Over $1B Bondholder Interest Deal
• Apple Issues First Non-US Bond Offering Worth $3.5B
• 5th Circ. Nixes Review Of Nuance Arbitration Award Remand
• Arsenal, Tech Co. Investors End Recapitalization Row
• Enfish's IP Claims Against Microsoft Declared Unpatentable
• GoDaddy Can't Escape Automated-Email Patent Suit
• UK Spy Chief Asks Facebook, Twitter To Help Fight Terrorism
• HTC Defends $4.8M Fee Request In Messaging Patent Suit
• Faulty Apple MacBooks Become 'Useless,' Suit Says
• Manufacturer May Dispute Order To Unlock Cellphone
• Retailers Can't Stay Discovery In SanDisk IP Antitrust Suit
• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To $1.7M Android App Piracy
• Norton Rose Fulbright Snags 2 Cybersecurity, Privacy Pros
• Google Fights En Banc Bid Of Nixed $30M Vringo Verdict
• Osha Liang Client Sanctioned Over Discovery Violations
• Samsung Wins Arbitration In Smartphone Battery Class Action
• Violin Memory Gets Claims Pared In Suit Over $146M IPO
• Hong Kong Still An IPO Hot Spot Despite Not Landing Alibaba
• NY's Separate Entity Rule Is Alive, But Questions Remain
• Stop Challenging FCPA Definition Of 'Foreign Official'
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: White & Case's Bijal Vakil
• Apple Plugs In WilmerHale Trio To Lobby On IP, Competition
• Ergen Deal Could Be LightSquared's Ticket Out Of Ch. 11
• PNY Didn't Stiff Startup Owner In $1.5M Job Deal, Jury Says
• Google Loses Bid For AIA Review Of PersonalWeb Patents
• UniTek Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Go Private
• Rocket Internet's Bumpy IPO Falls Short Of $2B Goal
• Market Rumors: Apple, Carabao, Emaar Properties
• House Members Keep Clamoring For Strong TPP Data Rules
• Symantec Bashes 'Misguided' Subpoena In Target Breach Suit
• Samsung Says Microsoft's Nokia Buy Flouted Licensing Deal
• Sidense Fights For $9M Atty Fees After Win In Patent Suit
• Buying Patents To Thwart 'Trolls' Is A Tricky Strategy
• Altice Lobs $8.8B Offer For Portuguese Telecom Assets
• Saveri Firm Named Buyers' Lead Counsel In Capacitor Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Samsung, Massey Knakal, Rockrose