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Technology - December, 2014

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• Inventor Asks High Court To Nix Fed. Circ.'s Alice Rulings
• Google Sues Visa, MasterCard After $5.7B Fee MDL Opt-Out
• Google, Microsoft Ask FCC To Nix Marriott Wi-Fi Petition
• LG, Epson Shed Some Claims In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Google's Street View To Face Trial In Patent Dispute
• Rockstar Sells Off 4,000 Patents To RPX For $900M
• PTAB Nixes SanDisk Review Bid For Memory System Patent
• Google Gets Miss. AG's Subpoena In Movie Fight Paused
• France Telecom Pushes For New Trial In Coding Patent Row
• EU Users Have Flagged 687K Links For Removal, Google Says
• Australia's Telstra Grabs Pacnet From PE Backers For $697M
• A New Year, A New Privacy Regulation For California
• The Cuba Embargo — What Now?
• New Docs Stall FCC Probe Of $45B Comcast-Time Warner Merger
• Idearc Trustee Says 5th Circ. Cut Off Its Right To A Jury
• FCC Chair Promises Hard Line On Lax Data Security
• OCZ Trustee Says Class Action Plaintiffs Flouted Ch. 11 Stay
• Samsung Tells Fed. Circ. Apple Shouldn't Get IP Injunction
• Microsoft Starts TM War Against Phony Tech Support Cos.
• RE Rumor Mill: Apple, LinkedIn, Zelig Weiss
• Apple Lens Maker Abused Atty-Client Privilege 'Egregiously'
• Apple Says Patent Rejection Shouldn't Affect Samsung Appeal
• Indiana AG Floats Beefed-Up Online Privacy Regs
• PTAB Rules Alice Kills Four Fiserv Banking Patents
• EFF Backs Fed. Circ. Review Of IP Case Against Microsoft
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Viettel, Madison Dearborn
• FTC Says Chinese App Developer May Violate COPPA
• Oracle Gets 2nd Chance To Argue Oregon Waived Immunity
• Jones Day DQ'd In Battery IP Case As Fed. Circ. Backs Apple
• Oracle Spree Continues With Digital Marketing Biz Buy
• Insurer Must Cover Part Of Judgment Over Software Deal
• Violin, Underwriters Say $146M IPO Suit Repeats Axed Claims
• Justices Asked To Decide If Patent Co-Owners Can Bar Suits
• Spain's New Copyright Law Hurts Consumers
• FTC Section 5 In 2014: An Unexpected Attack, A New Frontier
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Judge Slaps Down HP's 3rd Try At Autonomy Settlement
• Brand Battles: Detroit Pistons, Apple, JetBlue
• Samsung Tells High Court Memory Cartel Suit Should Survive
• K&L Gates Lands Deals Ace From LipoScience In NC
• Microsoft Shells Out $23M To Settle VirnetX Patent Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives DataTern Database Patent Suit
• Amazon Fire Phone Infringes Messaging Patent, Tech Co. Says
• Market Rumors: Fitbit, Permanent TSB, American Apparel
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Indefiniteness In Google IP Case
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Shearman, DPW
• MetroPCS Settles NY, Calif. Overtime Pay Claims For $1.85M
• Judge Slams Symantec's 'Ridiculous' Quash Bid In Target MDL
• Google Sues Miss. AG For MPAA-Linked 'Campaign Of Threats'
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: First Half
• T-Mobile To Pay $90M To Settle FTC Mobile Cramming Suit
• Xerox Unloads Outsourcing Biz In $1B Sale To Atos
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Ernest Greer
• Harbinger Backs LightSquared's New Restructuring Plan
• Alice Saves Amazon, Barnes & Noble From Not-So-Novel Idea
• Nortel's US Arm Gets Nod For $1B Bondholder Interest Deal
• Motorola Asks Full 7th Circ. To Rehear LCD Price-Fixing Row
• Alice Dooms Computer Education Patent, Judge Says
• Judge 'Baffled' By Claim Google Monopolized Mobile Search
• Top 10 Things To Know About Obama's Cuba Announcement
• E-Books Buyer Appeals $30M Attys' Fee Award In Apple Deal
• Sprint Exchange Fee Suits Combined Into Texas MDL
• Tech Was 'Not Tethered To Spreadsheets' For 2014 RE Buys
• CMI Infringed Asetek Cooling Patent, Calif. Jury Finds
• Newman Ruling Jeopardizes IBM Insider Trading Pleas: Judge
• Simpson Thacher Guides $2.9B Apax Orange Exit
• Reasonable Royalties: All About That Base ... Or That Rate
• BigLaw Stands To Gain From New US Policy In Cuba
• Lenovo Wins Cut Of 'Astronomical' Fee Bid In Defect Suit
• CNN, Others Denied Copy Of Steve Jobs Depo In Apple Case
• ICANN Email Credentials, User Data Lifted In Cyberattack
• Apple Canada Ordered To Turn Over Docs In IPhone Probe
• 2014 Sees Cross-Border IPOs Soar To $73B As Cos. Target US
• EU Needn't Duplicate Members' Antitrust Probes, Court Says
• Samsung Points To Axed Apple Patent In $930M Award Appeal
• Obama To Start Normalizing US-Cuba Relations
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• Another Big Year For ITC: Top 12 Section 337 Highlights
• Goodwin Procter Snags Ex-Morgan Lewis IP Pro
• 3rd Circ. Upholds IRS Win In Fight Over Offshore Cos.
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Toss Of $368M Apple IP Award
• Scana Reaps $650M From Sales Of Gas, Telecom Units
• Spansion Pares Patent Claims In Microsoft, Amazon ITC Fight
• Is Jury's Verdict In IPod Antitrust Litigation Irrelevant?
• Verizon, Google Latest To Strike Cross-Licensing Patent Pact
• Ex-Employees Sue Sony Pictures For Not Preventing Breach
• Tech IPO Pipeline Well-Stocked For 2015 Amid Funding Surge
• Citing Tiffany, Google Wants App Store TM Claims Nixed
• Verizon Asks High Court To Put Its FCA Case On Hold
• Jury Sides With Apple In ITunes Monopoly Case
• Major BT Investor Encourages $20B EE Acquisition Play
• Top 10 Trade Secrets Developments Of 2014: Part 1
• A Look At 2014 Fed. Circ. Cases Impacting AIA Proceedings
• Cybersecurity In 2014: A Look Back At The NIST Framework
• Verizon, Others Back Microsoft In Overseas Warrant Battle
• Syntellect Again Fights $4.7M IP Indemnity Loss At 9th Circ.
• UniTek's Ch. 11 Plan Awaits New Confirmation Hearing
• Microsoft GC Confident It Will Defeat US In Warrant Fight
• Apple, IPod Buyers Send $351M Music Monopoly Case To Jury
• GTAT Placates Creditor Worries Over $439M Apple Deal
• New USPTO Guidance Has Fewer Limits On Patent Eligibility
• In-House Forecast For 2015: Past Is Prologue
• High Court Clears Air On Class Action Removal Disputes
• BT Confirms Exclusive Talks Aimed At $20B EE Acquisition
• Top International Trade Compliance Lessons From 2014
• Lackluster Take-Private Market Sees Late-Year Shine
• Google Faces $18.6M Fine From Dutch Privacy Watchdog
• Jacksonville Litigator Joins Fla.'s Gunster
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Nixing of $30M Google, AOL Verdict
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of DOJ Arguments In Apple E-Book Case
• Dell Says Sanctions Motion Against Patent Firm Was Timely
• David Boies Helps Sony Warn Media Over Data Hack Info
• The 5 Biggest M&A Failures Of 2014
• Riverbed Agrees To $3.6B Buyout Amid Activist Pressure
• High Court Ruling Sets Low Bar For Class Action Removal
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• Apple, DOJ To Go Head-To-Head On E-Books At 2nd Circ.
• Bitcoin Mining Hardware Co. Can't Ax Customer Class Action
• Apple Defends $439M GTAT Pact, Fires Back At Creditors
• Wi-LAN Loses Bid To Revisit Apple Non-Infringement Win
• Brand Battles: Williams-Sonoma, Remy Martin, Google
• Sony Breach May Inspire Slew Of Privacy, Employment Claims
• Hortonworks, New Relic Blow Away IPO Pricing In Debuts
• Apple, IPod Buyers Wrap $351M Evidence, With No Class Rep
• Fujitsu, Tellabs Settle Long-Running Essential Patent Case
• Ad Co. Pays Up To End 6-State Probe Into Privacy Settings
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Bain Capital, ID Leisure
• Trillion-Dollar IT Trade Deal Falls Through At WTO
• EU Antitrust Commissioner Ramps Up Google Probe
• Connecture IPO Reaps $53M But Goes Wide Of Target
• Oracle Tells High Court Google Should Be Arguing Fair Use
• Some Hope For Software Patents Post-Alice
• Fingerprint Lock Won't Protect Phone From Law Enforcement
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• House OKs $1.1T Spending Bill With IRS Cuts, Internet Tax Ban
• Leaked Docs Show Sony GC Wanted To Stop Keeping All Email
• Judge Asks For Newman's Effect On Insider Trading Pleas
• Canada's High Court Backs Warrantless Cellphone Searches
• Intellectual Ventures Says New Ruling Saves IP From Alice
• Deals Rumor Mill: Telecom Italia, EPH, Shell
• Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari Facing GPS Tech Patent Suit
• Adobe To Pay $800M For PE-Backed Stock Photo Co.
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google Browser Tracking MDL
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• German Court Faults Deutsche Telekom In IPO Disclosure
• Sony Malware Would Have Eluded Most Tools, Senate Told
• Niro Haller Says Dell, HP Sought Sanctions Too Late
• Microsoft Can't Ax Investor Suit Over $732M Antitrust Fine
• Hellas Noteholders' $333M Suit Against Sponsors Revived
• TransPerfect Blasts Rival's Royalty Figures In $1M IP Row
• UK 'Google Tax' Could Undermine Tax Treaty Harmony
• Intel, Cisco, Tech Cos. Warn FCC To Avoid Reclassification
• Google Stuck With $85M Verdict In SimpleAir Patent Row
• Apple Updates Kept IPods Safe, Music Monopoly Jurors Hear
• Regulators Urge App Marketplaces To Require Privacy Policies
• Ropes & Gray Reps Belden In $710M Tripwire Buy
• Alibaba Film Unit Misstated Chinese Business, VAT Taxes
• Symantec Attacks 'Corporate Greed' Claims In FCA Suit
• NJ Supreme Court Won't Hear Ex-AT&T Worker Contract Case
• Cert. Bid In Google AdWords False-Ad Row Hits 9th Circ.
• Google's Kid-Friendly Sites Will Face Privacy Hazards
• DDR Holdings — A Beacon Of Hope For Software Patents?
• US Trustee Rips Simplexity's 'A La Carte' Bankruptcy Deal
• Ice Dancer May Rescue $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• Justices Threaten To Sanction Foley Partner Over Petition
• Judge's Flub Fails To Help Frontier Dodge TCPA Suit
• EFF Head Kicks Off Nonaggressive Patent Licensing System
• Edgenet Estate Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Boston U. Says Finnegan Posted Confidential Info On PACER
• Patent Holder Says Sony Sanctions Win Would Set Precedent
• New Apple Goods Excluded From Unwired Planet's Patent Suit
• Venture-Backed Tech Co. New Relic Ups IPO Target To $110M
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Marla Butler
• How EU Sanctions Against Russia Affect IT Cos. In US
• D-Link Sued Over Mobile Surveillance App Patent
• Architect Says Google Stole $120B Building Engineering Idea
• Phoenix Rival Fights Bid To Cut Software Claim By $9.5M
• Oracle Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Microsoft Tells 2nd Circ. Data Warrants Don't Apply Overseas
• Class Rep. Booted In $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• Goldman, Morgan Stanley Hit With Investor Suit Over GTAT
• RE Rumor Mill: Bank of China, WebMD, Regal Entertainment
• Fed. Circ. Says Nintendo 3DS Infringement Warrants 2nd Look
• High Court Nixes Appeal Of Fed. Circ. Patent Re-Exam Ruling
• Sony's PlayStation Store Taken Down By Hackers
• Panasonic, Toshiba Seek High Court Toss Of SD Card Action
• Market Rumors: Dalian Wanda, BAIC Motor, Jasmine
• Infosys Founders Unload Stakes Worth $1B In Share Sale
• Ultramercial V. Hulu: The Guillotine For Patent Trolls
• 3-D Printing Meets Strict Liability In The Auto Industry
• Google's 'Right To Be Forgotten' Fight To Get Even Tougher
• GPH says ITC Infringement Ruling 'Should Not Be Disturbed'
• EA Hit With $5M Verdict In Security Software IP Battle
• 9th Circ. Cans Bid To Stop Verizon Call Recordings
• Wellogix Says Judge Wrongly Decided SAP Trade Secret Suit
• Steve Jobs Takes Center Stage In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial
• NetAirus Asks Fed. Circ. For New Trial In IPhone 4 Spat
• Market Rumors: Uber, Vale, Infosys
• Lone Biotech Braves IPO As Tech Braces For Year-End Rush
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merro, TDC, Alex & Ani
• GTAT Creditors Worry Apple Getting Off Easy In $439M Deal
• Celeb, Sony Employee Personal Info Leaked In Data Breach
• Justices To Weigh 'Good Faith' Defense In Infringement Case
• USDA Liable For Subcontractor's $10M Claims, Fed. Circ. Told
• Cisco Systems Accuses Rival Arista Of Infringement
• UK Privacy Czar Steps Into Google Safari Tracking Appeal
• Keppel DC To Raise $410M In 1st Asian Data Center REIT IPO
• Samsung Parent Prices At Top Of Range In $1.4B Korea IPO
• Ruling In Your Case May Depend On Whether 112(6) Applies
• Tips For Managing E-Discovery In State Courts
• Comcast Faces Class Action Over Public Wi-Fi Network
• Bogus Promises In $439M Apple Deal, Says GTAT Creditor
• Ex-Apple Exec Gets 1 Year, Pays $4.5M In Kickback Scheme
• Microsoft, Adobe Win In Encryption Key Patent Row Affirmed
• Fed. Circ. Axes Ericsson's $10M Award In WiFi Patent Row
• Twist In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial As Standing Questioned
• Intel Pumping $1.6B Into Chinese Factory
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oi, Fortum, Arbor Pharmaceuticals
• Shook Hardy Adds 2 Ex-Microsoft Patent Pros
• PTAB Axes Claims In Uniloc's Data Security Patent
• Marvell Nabs AIA Review On 2 Intellectual Ventures Patents
• Samsung Urges Fed. Circ. To Toss $930M Apple Patent Ruling
• Apple Deserves Fees After Chipmaker's 'Huge Mistake': Judge
• HP Slapped With RICO Suit Claiming Mexican Bribery Scheme
• EU Worries $4.4B Orange-Jazztel Deal May Thwart Competition
• E-Book Price-Fixing Suits May Include Foreign Sales
• Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Media Partnership
• Tech-Tying Vs. Section 2 Of The Sherman Antitrust Act
• FTC Bureau Head Wants More Privacy Closing Letters Issued
• Hellas Judge Rejects PE Firms' Attack On Ch. 15 Case
• Former Apple, Oracle GC Joins DLA Piper From Bingham
• US-EU Safe Harbor Changes Coming Soon, Official Says
• Apple DRM Chief Tells Jury ITunes Updates Targeted Hackers
• Versata Tells Fed Circ. PTAB Overstepped On CBM Review
• UniTek Gets Final OK For Up To $57M DIP Package
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Vodafone, Guggenheim
• BlackBerry Loses Atty Fee Bid After Nixed $147M IP Verdict
• Apple Exec To Give Deposition In GTAT Bankruptcy
• Google Tells 2nd Circ. Fair Use Shields Book-Scanning Project
• CORRECTED: Aspen Way Can't Duck Coverage Battle Over Spy Software
• Akin Gump Adds Ex-FCC Cybersecurity Expert
• Motorola Decision Spares DOJ But May Hamper Private Suits
• Apple Can't Have 'App Store' TM In Australia, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Slams Sidley For Blown Deadline In $40M AT&T Case
• Samsung, LG, Others Can't Tune Out CrestaTech's ITC Suit
• UK 'Google Tax' Would Hit Cos. That Divert Profits Overseas
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Google, Aareal
• FCC Restarts Clock On Comcast, AT&T Merger Reviews
• Secret PTO Program Subjects Apps To Heightened Scrutiny
• Embarq Retirees Hit With Discovery Sanctions In ERISA Suit
• Google Prevails In Anti-Malware Patent Row
• Sony Employees' Personal Data Found Online After Breach
• Square Attacks Bid To Merge Data Encryption Patent Rows
• Panasonic, Others Face Capacitor Cartel Probe In Brazil
• Apple Should Pay $351M For ITunes Monopoly, Jury Told
• GT Creditors, Noteholders Seek Grilling Of Apple Exec
• DOJ Requires Bazaarvoice To Appoint Antitrust Officer
• Autonomy Founder Rekindles War Of Words Over HP Deal
• Ericsson Can't Get AIA Review Of Wireless Patent
• GAO Denies Protesters Slice Of $5B Army IT Contract
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• So You Want To Do Business With The Saudi Government
• An Opportunity For Clarity In Design Patent Infringement
• EU Privacy Law Covers Device Fingerprinting, Regulators Say
• Cricket To Pay $2.2M To Settle Wiretap Overcharge Claims
• End To Apple-Samsung Smartphone War In Sight
• Cypress To Buy Flash-Memory Maker Spansion For $1.6B
• Cox Should Face Music For Users Pirating Songs, Suit Says
• Software Co. Can File New Complaint In DHS Contract Suit
• Venture-Backed Software Analytics Co. Sets $95M IPO Target
• Chastened Apple Wins 11th-Hour Antitrust Trial Secrecy Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Scandinavian TG, Centerbridge, Fresenius
• Wachtell Reps Apollo In $1.3B Deal For Tech Consulting Co.
• Justices Won't Eye Cisco Bid For New Patent Validity Trial
• Alibaba-Backed Momo Aims To Raise $276M Through US IPO
• Golden Bridge Fights For New Trial In Apple Patent Suit
• High Court Rebuffs Trademark Row Over Google's Android
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• French Antitrust Body OKs Numericable's Virgin Mobile Buy
• Altice Reaches $9.2B Deal For Portuguese Telecom Assets
• Software Maker Hortonworks Sets Terms For $78M IPO
• Sony, DLA Piper Say Patent Holder's Sanctions Bid Is Personal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Cooley's DeAnna Allen
• Fight Or Settle? Let's Look At A Rare Securities Trial
• No Utility Patent? Try An Integrated IP Strategy: Part 1