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Technology - December, 2016

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• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• 2016 Highlights From Indirect Purchaser Class Actions
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Nokia Hits Apple With Patent Suits In Texas, Europe, Asia
• EU Data Retention Slam Offers Telecoms Cloudy Path Forward
• Tech Cos. Seek En Banc Review Of 'Troubling' Alice Reversal
• Rural Broadband Group Urges Caution In Next-Gen TV Rollout
• Google's $5.5M Privacy Deal Draws Ire Of Class Advocate
• 5th Circ. Affirms $1M Attys' Fees In Trade Secret Row
• ICANN Likely Can't Award .Africa Domain Yet, Judge Says
• Technicolor Settles CRT Price-Fixing Suit With Sears, Kmart
• Win For Apple, Samsung As PTAB Scraps IXI Patent Claims
• ITC Dings Umicore With Lithium-Ion Induced Infringement
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Nixing Part Of Semiconductor Patent
• Franken Raises Data Privacy Concerns After Uber App Update
• Tech Support Cos. Agree To $10M Judgment Over Scam
• Deals Rumor Mill: iQiyi.com, Permira, Meilleurtaux
• Drone Dashing Through The Snow — But Not In US
• Nortel Says $565M PBGC Deal Boosts Odds Of Ch. 11 Exit
• 5 Trends That Shaped The IPO Landscape In 2016
• Technology MVP: Jenner & Block's Rick Richmond
• Patenting Inventions In Machine Learning: Part 2
• Lessons On Director Independence From Sandys V. Pincus
• Microsoft Denied 'Carte Blanche' Doc Request In IP Row
• House Group Warns Against Proposals To Weaken Encryption
• First Data Urges Fed. Circ. To Reinstate IP Case
• EU High Court Strikes Down Mass Data Retention
• Synopsys Gets Injunction In Copyright Suit Against ATopTech
• Accused Tech Co. Officers Cleared, Win Fee Deal In Del.
• China's Yeahmobi Snags $92M In Funding Round
• Kayak Lands Attys' Fees In Price Quote Patent Case
• FCC's Wheeler Defends ISP Privacy Rules To Sen. Flake
• Honda Seeks FCC Waiver On Entertainment System Access
• Philly Schools Denied $2.3M Contract Discrimination Retrial
• USTR Report Names New International Piracy Dangers
• USPTO Escapes Suit Over Its Power Outage 'Holidays'
• Apple Launches Antitrust Suit Over Nokia Standard Patents
• FCC Announces $50M In New Subsidies For Rural Broadband
• A Lawyer's Guide To NIST's New Special Publication
• Legal Tech Download: Axiom Expansion And Robot Billing
• PTAB Knocks Out Claims In Engineer's Flight Recorder Patent
• Yahoo Premium Subscriber Sues Over Massive Data Breaches
• Apax Partners Clinches Massive $9B PE Fund
• Technology MVP: Weil Gotshal's Jeffrey Osterman
• Google Atty's Shouting Match Prompts Removal Bid
• Patenting Inventions In Machine Learning: Part 1
• Long Line Of High Court Precedents For Combination Patents
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• NPE, Gutride Safier Ordered To Pay Up In 'Frivolous' Suit
• MoFo's McElhinny Retiring, Withdraws From Repping Apple
• Neustar Settles SEC Investigation Over Severance Clause
• Suit Links Twitter, Facebook, Google To Pulse Shooting
• Advocates Urge FCC To Preserve Vacant TV Channel Space
• Digital Ad Co. Settles With FTC To End Net Tracking Probe
• Chancery Won't Revive Suit Over OM Group's $1B Apollo Sale
• USMC Gets Software Co.'s $22M Licensing Misuse Suit Pared
• FCC's Clyburn Floats Connectivity Plan
• Lithium Batteries In Flight: Risks And Regulations
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sanofi, Bright Food, Huawei Technologies
• Holding Co. Says Apple Can't Stay Suit For PTAB Ruling
• PTAB Rejects Bid By Apple, Samsung For Wireless IP Review
• Technology MVP: Latham & Watkins' Douglas E. Lumish
• Addressing IoT Security: Collaboration Is Key
• Engineer Pleads Guilty To Giving Military Docs To China
• Film Studios Say VidAngel's Antitrust Claim A 'Distraction'
• 4 Questions Raised By DOT's Connected-Car Tech Proposal
• Gambling Tech Cos. Fight To Keep FanDuel IP Suit Alive
• Zagg Hits Back At Investor Suit With $22M In Counterclaims
• FCC's Republicans Will Revisit Open Internet 'ASAP'
• Volvo Gets Judge To Toss Patent Case Under Twombly, Iqbal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, CEFC, Airbnb
• FCC Warns IRS Phone Scam Has Cost Victims $50M
• AT&T Defends Data Program In FCC Open Internet Inquiry
• Camera Co. Atty Fights Sanctions, Saying Flub Saved Money
• Apple Urges High Court Not To Revisit Cuozzo In IP Row
• OPINION: Patent Quality Is Here To Stay
• 4 Trends That Point To Increased Use Of TAR In 2017
• Groups File FTC Action Over Google Privacy Policy Change
• Ex-Apple Patent Chief To Lead Licensing Firm Conversant
• Technology MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kevin P.B. Johnson
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Apple Appeals $14.5B Irish Tax Bill
• CenturyLink To Provide Senate Offices With Comms Platform
• FCC Told To Add Precise Geo-Targeting To Alerting Upgrade
• Japanese Telecom Pouring $1B Into Fla. Satellite Startup
• 10 Tips For Presenting Complex Cases In Arbitration
• Obama Backs DNC Hack Response, Teasing Future Action
• EU Regulators Offer Guidance On Data Protection Regulation
• Romanians Extradited, Indicted For Alleged $4M Email Scam
• Patent Holder Gets Fees Order Reversed After Claims Ruling
• FCC's Clyburn Hopes To Continue Influential Role In 2017
• Deals Rumor Mill: Avalara, RDIF, Assicurazioni Generali
• 3 Ways Electronic Health Records Are Shaping Med Mal Cases
• Texas Lawyers Must Mind Metadata, Ethics Committee Says
• Taxation With Representation: Akin, Vinson, Cleary, Sidley
• Implant Sciences Gets OK On $117M Asset Sale
• SpaceX Lobbies FCC For Spectrum Resources
• The Top Technology Cases Of 2016
• IT Recruiter Cops To Immigration Work Visa Scam
• GAO Dings Navy's Inadequate Cost Scrutiny On $176M Project
• Overstock Issues First-Ever Blockchain Shares In $11M Offer
• Technology MVP: Weil Gotshal's Keith Flaum
• Dell, Tech Cos. Can't Invalidate Patents Before Trial
• Expedia-Spinoff Trivago Nets $287M In Below-Range IPO
• Recent InsurTech Obstacles And Their Potential Solutions
• After HP's 'Egregious' $3B Win, Oracle Seeks New Trial
• FCC Told To Rethink Cybersecurity Reporting Requirement
• CFIUS Takeaways From Blocked Aixtron Deal
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• Wheeler's FCC Chairmanship Controversial, But Effective
• Ariz. ADT Alarm Owners Want Hackability Suit Class Certified
• Verizon Hits Back At FCC On Free Data Amid Trump Switch
• Violin Memory Can Launch Ch. 11 With Quick Sale Plan
• Houston Talk Radio Station Sues Vendor Over 'Hijacking'
• NY Presses Case At FCC For $170.4M Broadband Funding
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Sanofi, Garena
• Health Wearables Need Stronger Privacy Rules, Report Says
• Alven Capital Collects €250M For French Digital Tech Fund
• Think Tank Urges DOD To Diversify Its Tech Strategy
• 2 Firms Steer Hong Kong's Largest Tech IPO Since 2007
• Suspect In JPMorgan Hack Left Russia Voluntarily, Atty Says
• 3 More Capacitor Co. Execs Indicted For Price-Fixing
• Secret Email Forwarding May Violate Wiretap Act: 7th Circ.
• Kirkland-Aided Warburg Pincus Clinches $2B China Fund
• Apple Hit With $7.3M Verdict In Core Wireless Patent Suit
• Yahoo Sued Over New Hacks Affecting 1B Users
• How China's Draft Regulations Will Control Cloud Services
• Trending: ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits
• FCC Chair Wheeler To Step Down In January
• Parable Of A Patent Troll And Its Prodigal Software Patent
• Intel Committee Says Risky Investments Suit Came Too Late
• Cybersecurity Commissioners Urge Major Reforms
• Patent Owners' Post-Sale Power On Line At High Court
• BigLaw Has Biggest Problem With Data Breaches, Report Says
• Lawyers Make Little Effort On Cloud Security, ABA Finds
• Google Unveils Settlement In Email-Scanning Suit
• HP Gets Inventor's Digital Archiving Patent Nixed Under Alice
• 2nd Circ. Judge Worried Icahn Trade Tactic Reaps 'Zillions'
• Mobile Lawyering Is Common, But Policies Lag
• Uber Slams Rakoff's Arbitration Views In Price-Fix Ruling
• PE Shop, Singaporean Wealth Fund Drop $2.9B On Neustar
• Top Telecom Cases Of 2016: Year In Review
• Yahoo Says 1 Billion Accounts Hacked In Another Data Breach
• Sinclair Says AT&T, Others Can't Delay Next-Gen TV
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Keep Lip-Synch IP Ruling Under Alice
• Tech Firm Violin Memory Hits Ch. 11 With $145M In Debt
• Jury Clears Arista In Cisco's $335M IP Infringement Suit
• National Cybersecurity Report: Top Business Takeaways
• 9th Circ. Hears Landmark Spokeo Row On High Court Remand
• Microsoft Hits 'Prolific' Fake Software Seller With IP Suit
• HP Was 'Opportunistic' In $2.8B Aruba Buy, Chancery Told
• Raytheon Seeks To Nix Cray Counterclaims In IP Suit
• Celgard Can't Salvage Battery Patent Claims At Fed. Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apple, AC Milan, Sinopec
• LifeLock Seeks To Revive Suit To Cover Defense Costs
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• CenturyLink, Level 3 Seek FCC Blessing For $34B Tie-Up
• Top Telecom Policy Developments Of 2016: Year In Review
• Finjan Blasts Sophos' New-Trial Bid In $15M IP Loss
• CPSC Civil Penalties: Setting New Records In 2016
• The Path To The California Bench
• DOT Floats New Rules For Vehicle Crash-Avoidance Tech
• Providence Equity Unit Snags $640M For Software, Tech Fund
• Bulgarian Faces Indictment In Pa. Over Malware Attacks
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• ACLU Can't See DOJ Snooping Strategy Docs, 9th Circ. Told
• Cisco Says Arista's 'Blatant' Copying Merits $335M From Jury
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Ruling, Remands JobDiva Back To TTAB
• Fed. Circ. Reduces Fairchild's Liability In Patent Suit
• Stalking Horse Is Top Bidder For Implant Sciences' Assets
• $2M Verdict Bites Apple In California Meal Break Suit
• Sauer-Danfoss Investors Settle $700M Take-Private Bid Suit
• Comcast Lobbies FCC Against Changes To Alert System Rules
• Calif. Justices Say Online Travel Cos. Not Hotel Operators
• Big Telecoms Want Flexibility In Real-Time Text Rules
• $3M Takeaways From GN Netcom V. Plantronics
• EU Docks Sony, Panasonic, Sanyo $176M Over Battery Cartel
• Recusal Denied In Greenberg Bankruptcy Misconduct Appeal
• DraftKings Dodges Seven Patent Claims Under Alice Rules
• HIG To Nab Lionbridge Technologies In $360M Deal
• High Court Sends Design Patent Dispute Back To Fed. Circ.
• Philips Unveils $1.5B Sale Of LED Biz Lumileds To Apollo
• Atty Does 'Everything Wrong,' Netting GoPro $1.3M Win
• 2016: The Year In Energy Cybersecurity
• High Court Denies Foundry Exec's Insider Trading Challenge
• Time For PTO To Allow Direct Claiming Of 'Computer Software'
• Samsung V. Apple: Impacts Beyond Damages
• Arista Infringes 2 Cisco Network Patents, ITC Judge Rules
• LifeLock IP Suit Should Be Tossed, Says Goodwin Atty.
• Fair Use Shields Arista From Cisco IP Claims, Jury Hears
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Nixing Of Claims In VirnetX Patents
• Fed Releases Report On Blockchain Concerns
• Apple, MobileMedia Fight Over New Trial After $3M IP Loss
• Obama Orders Review On Russian Activity In 2016 Election
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Dashboard Phone System IP Suits
• FTC Begins $88M In Refunds After AT&T Cramming Settlement
• Jury Says Ex-IT Co. Sales Exec Didn't Break Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Wilson, Freshfields
• FCC Told To Tread Carefully With New Emergency Alert Rules
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Apple Gadgets Don't Infringe Core Wireless, Profs Tell Jury
• $577M CRT Settlement Objector Is An Atty Sham, Buyers Say
• Judge Right That Cloud Patent Is Abstract, Says Amazon
• FERC Proposal A Lift For New Energy Technologies
• Fed. Circ. Hands Motorola Win In Intellectual Ventures Row
• AT&T Hit With Patent Suit Over Data-Throttling Servers
• USPTO Needs Consistent Best Practices To Up Patent Quality
• Yahoo Data Breach Cases Consolidated Before Judge Koh
• Spokeo Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Doesn't Save FCRA Suit
• Chinese Speaker Maker Says Calif. Buyer Owes $1M Award
• Agency Chief Says Domain System Transition Is Opportunity
• Tech Data Sues Insurers For Coverage Of SEC Investigation
• Reps Want 'Disco Era' FCC Media Ownership Rules Gone
• TV Control Patent Claims Tossed Under Alice
• Infiniti Buyers Seek Cert. Over Dud Entertainment System
• Forexware Can't Duck Former Exec's Breach Of Contract Suit
• Broadcasters Hit 'Self-Serving' Move To Stall FCC Standard
• SanDisk Hit With Patent Suit Over Flash Memory Tech
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Chinese Investment Fund Backs Out Of $712M Aixtron Buy
• KKR Brings In $711M For Growth Equity TMT Fund
• Understanding Ohio's Downtown Redevelopment Districts
• GAO Denies Protest Of $444M Air Force IT Contract
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• Reliable Analysis Is Key To Addressing Ascertainability
• White House Hails 44 New Employers On Equal Pay Pledge
• Amazon's Alice Win Against Network IP Gets Fed. Circ. OK
• Groups Say 'Spy Toys' Don't Play Well With Privacy Regs
• FCC's Wheeler Pushes Internet Of Things Cybersecurity Plan
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Microsoft Win In 3-D Motion Patent Suit
• NSA Properly Rejected Co. From $800M Contract, GAO Says
• Tesla Shareholder Pressed On Records Demand Fraud Claims
• Adobe's $540M TubeMogul Deal Challenged By Investors
• Enfish Doesn't Change GPS Patent Case's Result, Judge Says
• White & Case Adds IP Partner From Ropes & Gray
• LG Chem To Pay $39M To Settle Battery Price-Fixing Claims
• 9th Circ. Freezes Oracle Copyright Injunction Against Rimini
• AT&T, Cox Settle Set-Top Box, Phone Patent Row
• FIS Sells SunGard Units To Vista Equity In $850M Deal
• Litigant Blasts Spokeo's Case Citations In 9th Circ.
• Software Co. Honcho Can't Claim $112M In 'Wizardry' Losses
• Apple To Pay $450K For Electronic Waste Violations In Calif.
• Curtiss-Wright Inks $233M Deal To Purchase Tech Co.
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Fed. Circ. Says No New Trial For CMI In Cooling Patent Row
• High Court Gets 2nd Petition On State Securities Suits
• Tanning Co. Settles For $1.5M Under Illinois Biometric Law
• Justices Limit Design Patent Fines, But Details Are Lacking
• AT&T, Dish Say Broadcasters Should Carry Next-Gen TV Costs
• Cybersecurity Report Offers Mixed Bag For Businesses
• EU Clears Microsoft's $26B LinkedIn Buy With Conditions
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Erase Rulings In Google Mapping IP Row
• Commerce Head Urges Backing Of Cybersecurity Report
• Jones Day, Davis Polk Steer $3.6B Verizon-Equinix Deal
• GoDaddy Boosts Euro Presence With $1.8B Host Europe Buy
• The Need For Speed: Process And Product Quality In Track 1
• Real Estate Rumors: KFH Capital, Crossix, Wells Fargo
• Roper Technologies Pays $2.8B For PE-Backed Deltek
• Spokeo 6 Months Later: An Undeniably Dramatic Impact
• Justices Toss Apple's $400M Award In Samsung Patent Case
• Is Automotive Innovation Driving Legal Issues Around IP?
• New Form I-9 Means More Immigration-Related Change In 2017
• Core Wireless Says Apple Owes $24M As IP Trial Kicks Off
• Ex-Cisco CEO Tells Jury Arista IP Infringement Hurt Big
• Zynga Shareholder Suit Over Directors' Biases Revived
• FCC's Zero-Rating Review On Post-Election Life Support
• 3 Takeaways From Chinese Co. FGC's Blocked Aixtron Buy
• Pentagon Issues Guidelines On Recent IR&D Rule
• T-Mobile, CCA Want Flexible Approach To FCC Real-Time Text
• Investment Manager Charged In KIT Digital Fraud
• Philly Cab Cos. Ask 3rd Circ. To Revive Uber Battle
• Offshore Patent Transfer Payments Draw IRS, Court Scrutiny
• Microsoft Finalizing Deal In Consumer Receipt Class Action
• TV Alliance Cautions FCC On New Broadcast Standards
• Expedia Spinoff Trivago Launches $399M IPO
• CSRA Can't Reclaim HP's $443M Stratcom Contract
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reinstate Turbine IP Row Against GE
• Lexmark Could Profoundly Impact Patent Exhaustion
• OPINION: WTO Should Not Authorize Personal Property Theft
• Aaron's Spying Software Case Ripe For Cert., Consumers Say
• Commission Lays Out Plan For Trump To Tackle Cyberthreats
• Obama Blocks Chinese Investment Fund's $712M Aixtron Buy
• Royalty Order Looms In Power Integrations Del. Patent Row
• LG, Sony, Others Get Technology Patent Nixed As Abstract
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Ropes, Gibson, Weil
• Spokeo Split: How High Court's Ruling Is Being Interpreted
• Nvidia's 3-D Glasses Infringe Filmmaker's Patents, Suit Says
• Mophie Smartphone Case Maker Hit With Battery Damage Suit
• Cable, Fiber Broadband Speeds Gain, DSL Stagnant, FCC Says
• FCC Must Revisit Emergency Alerting Changes, Group Says
• Warriors Fans Fight To Keep App-Spying Suit Alive
• FCC Bucks Republicans To Press Phone Cos. On Zero-Rating
• Energy Policy In The Trump Era: Part 2
• AT&T Seeks Flexibility In FCC's Real-Time Text Plan
• High Court Agrees To Hear Case On Patent Exhaustion Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: PAI Partners, Ladder Capital, Fitbit
• Delaware Suit Targets $6.4B B/E Aerospace-Rockwell Merger
• EQT Sells Software Unit To CA Technologies For €600M
• Rakoff Addresses Tippee Liability In SEC V. Payton
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• New Warrant Power Amplifies Need For Strong Data Security
• Defense IR&D Policy Shift Is Unnecessary, Counterproductive
• DoCoMo Says $1.2B Tata Arbitration Tiff Can Be Heard In NY
• Facebook's Patent Indefiniteness Win Stays Put
• Tesla Shareholder Prepared For Trial On Records Demand
• FCC Warned To Act Now On Open Internet Transparency Relief
• Deals Rumor Mill: McDonald's, Rockwell Collins, Decolar.com
• Feds Bum-Rush Int'l Cybercrime Syndicate
• Nortel Ch. 11 Disclosure Cleared For $7.3B Bankruptcy Plan
• Verizon Hit With IP Suit Over 4G LTE Network Tech
• Quantlab Must Name $12.2M Trade Secret, 5th Circ. Told
• GAO Says It Lacks Authority Over Protest Of IT Task Order
• Energy Policy In The Trump Era: Part 1
• Retailers Face Patent Suits Over Mobile Web GPS Feature
• Payala V. Wipro Offers Effective Class Litigation Strategy
• European Commission To Nix VAT Exemption For Online Sales