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Technology - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• Jury Largely Clears Ex-JP Morgan Analyst In Tipping Trial
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• New Privacy Regs Face Steeper Climb With Trump Order
• Ill. Retirement Fund, Deloitte Agree To End Contract Suit
• D-Link Fires Back At FTC's Lax Data Security Claims
• Apple Fights Antitrust Suit Over AT&T IPhone Deal
• Nortel Calls Tech Co.'s $81M Ch. 11 IP Claim 'Stunning'
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• No Copyright Crime In Kickass Torrents Case, Says Defense
• Cooley Sanctioned For 'Discovery Abuses' In Patent Case
• New FCC Won't Defend At DC Circ. Parts Of Inmate Call Caps
• FBI Says Releasing Farook Phone Hack Files Is Security Risk
• Certain Medical Record Coding Services May Be Taxed In NY
• ODN Directors Say Stock Redemption Suit Short On Facts
• House Passes DHS Internal Security, Israel Sharing Bills
• Spokeo Plaintiff Challenges 7th Circ. Ruling In FCRA Fight
• EU Official Says Tax Rulings May Condone Illegal State Aid
• Biotech Twist Wants 'Opportunistic' Trade Secrets Suit Tossed
• Simpson Thacher Guides Microsoft's $17B Jumbo Bond
• Ubiquiti Networks Hit With New Complaint Over 2011 IPO
• Franken Urges Pai, A Net Neutrality Foe, To Keep It Alive
• Ex-Cypress CEO Calls Out Exec's Role In $1.3B Lattice Deal
• 'Unicorn' Exits Rose As IPOs Picked Up In 2016, Report Says
• GoPro Gets $1.3M Award OK'd Against United World
• Globalstar Can Use Its Bandwidth For Broadband, FCC Says
• San Antonio Defends $84M Travel Website Tax Ruling
• Maritime Cybersecurity Regulation On The Horizon: Part 2
• Some Early Trends In Post-Grant Review
• GAO Rejects HP's Protests Of Army IT Contract
• Understanding Arcane Policy Decisions About Spectrum
• Toshiba Didn't Infringe Intellectual Ventures IP, Jury Says
• IP, Pharma Groups Call For Patent Eligibility Law Overhaul
• PTAB Won't Revisit Smartflash Patent Claims Nixed By Apple
• IBM's $1B Med Imaging Buy Beats Investor Challenge In Del.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Allianz, WS Atkins
• FCC Republicans Push Small Biz Transparency Rule Relief
• Implant Sciences Investors Can Sue In NY Amid Ch. 11
• Tesla Seeks Toss Of Class Hit On $2.6B SolarCity Merger
• Bitcoin Users Should Expect More IRS And DOJ Scrutiny
• Chipmaker Lattice Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $1.3B Sale
• AT&T Asks To Ax Patent Suit Over Anti-Pirating Servers
• Sharp, Toshiba Settle CRT Price-Fix Claims
• GAO Opens Door For More Point-Scored Contracts
• Volkswagen, Nissan Nix Claims In Joao Patents At PTAB
• Broadband Infrastructure Momentum Likely To Keep Building
• Yahoo Sues Insurer For Refusal To Cover TCPA Suits
• Legal Tech Download: AI On The March
• New FCC Urged To Halt Broadband Privacy Rules
• Violin Memory Says Soros Unit's Ch. 11 Bid Clears $14.5M
• 'NBA 2K' Maker Gets Win In Face Scan Suit
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Keysight Technologies To Pay $1.6B For Data Tech Firm Ixia
• An Update On Merger Filings In China
• Trump Signs 'One In, Two Out' Order On Rulemaking
• Maritime Cybersecurity Regulation On The Horizon: Part 1
• What Every Co. Should Learn From Yahoo's Mega-Breach
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Spokeo Points To 7th Circ. In Latest Citation War Sally
• 4 Ex-Fenwick Partners Tout New IP Boutique In San Francisco
• Huawei Reaches Deal To Settle E-Watch Phone Patent Suit
• Tech Firm Violin Memory Finds Buyer At Bankruptcy Auction
• TiVo Owes $14.5M From Rovi Merger Breached Deal, UBS Says
• Judge Won't Stop Intel From Forming New McAfee Company
• Venable Atty Gets $250 From Rival Lawyer In Coffee Clash
• Facebook Can't Ditch 'Happy Birthday' Text Row, Judge Says
• GAO Won't Reconsider Protest Of IT Task Order For Pentagon
• Ocwen's 'Excellent' Deal Over Mortgage Software Error OK'd
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Tech Transactions Partner Joins Orrick
• Robbins Geller To Lead Action Over $1.4B Genesys Deal
• Apple Gets Text Message Patent Claims Nixed In AIA Review
• Level 3 Investor Says Board Held Back Info On $34B Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Vinson, Wachtell
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Apple's Costs Award In Wireless IP Row
• IMX Equity Panel Denies Ch. 11 Sabotage Claim By Lenders
• FERC Energy Storage Policy Faces Uncertainty Under Trump
• Patents Under The Trump Administration
• Free Market Groups Look To Nix FCC Privacy Rules
• Apple Wants 9th Circ. Reboot Of IPhone App Antitrust Suit
• Nyca Partners Closes $125M Fintech Fund
• Skadden Arps Steers Veritas In $690M Harris IT Biz Buy
• A Look At Post-Alice Rule 12 Motions Over The Last 2 Years
• Federal Automated Vehicles Policy: A Work In Progress
• Facebook Should Pay $6B, Oculus Jury Hears
• New FTC Chair To Shift Data Security Focus To Actual Harm
• Tesla Hits Ex-Autopilot Director With Trade Secret Suit
• Fed. Circ. Vacates PTAB's Media Player Patent Decision
• AT&T Denies FCC Role On Cybersecurity
• Bankrupt ATopTech Wants $1.5M For Employee Incentives
• Only Gov't Can Unredact Bulk Data Opinions: Secret Court
• Loop Says Judge Erred In Orrick Herrington Subpoena Quash
• Chancery Rejects Early Appeal In Fee-Shifting Bylaw Case
• Canon Gets Fees In 'Exceptionally Weak' Memory IP Case
• Groups Release Consumer Privacy Guide For Connected Cars
• Broadcasters Lobby FCC To Refine Auction Repack Report
• Former Alibaba Unit Strikes $880M Deal For MoneyGram
• Acer Settles With NY AG For $115K After Data Breach
• Group Of Major Business Players Backs GOP Tax Blueprint
• PTAB Expertise Key Factor To Landing AIA Work, GCs Say
• New Defendant Indicted In Alleged Army Bribery Scheme
• Apple Sues Qualcomm In China For 1 Billion Yuan In IP Row
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Jaguar Says Tech Co. Is Dragging Feet On Fees In IP Suit
• What The Qualcomm Case Tells Us About FTC And FRAND
• McKesson To Buy CoverMyMeds In $1B Deal
• Uber Lands First Permanent Ride Hailing License In Pa.
• Blaming Online Platforms For Violence Is Likely To Fail
• Antitrust Must Act Carefully On Innovation, UK Official Says
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Unsure About Merger Alert Reforms
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst's 'Bogus' Emails Hid Trades, Jury Told
• Insurer Sues To Avoid Mobile Marketer's Class Action Defense
• Implant Sciences Equity Holders Say Adviser Is Conflicted
• Gilstrap Calls Dell Patent Suit Most Exceptional Yet
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, SK Capital Partners, Kate Spade
• GoDaddy Says Lack Of Concrete Harm Dooms TCPA Suit
• Wilkinson Barker Hires Ex-Commerce Secretary Adviser
• Cisco's Bold AppDynamics Buyout Signals IPO Challenges
• Lawmakers Urge Study Of Connected Cars, Possible Regs
• Akin Gump Hires Key Export-Control Reform Architect
• Exec Fired For Opening Co-Worker Email Loses At 11th Circ.
• Home Security Co. Ring Raises $109M In Funding
• ADT Employees Win Final OK Of $1M OT Settlement
• Ex-AUSA Says Boss' Sexist Emails Should Be Shown At Trial
• Apple Hit With Publicity Rights Suit Over Song In iPhone Ad
• IP Law Profs Side With Reseller On Patent Exhaustion Rules
• UberEATS Drivers Sue Over Alleged Wage Violations
• Hitachi Pays $3.45M, NEC $2.5M In Battery Price-Fix MDL
• SentinelOne Raises $70 Million In Series C Round
• ZTE Reaches Settlement In E-Watch Phone Patent Fight
• Stingray Revealed: Cell-Site Trackers And The 4th Amendment
• AT&T Exec Fired Over Racist Pic Files Defamation Suit
• EU Privacy Reform Tops US Co. Priority Lists, Survey Finds
• Jury Awards $12.4M In Fight Between Fintech Partners
• ADT Agrees To End Alarm Hackability Suits With Settlement
• 11th Circ. May Await High Court Decision On Class Waivers
• 2nd Circ. Won't Review Microsoft Overseas Data Warrant Win
• PTAB Says Sipco Comminication Patent Eligible For Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: DexKo, Aramco, Court Square Capital
• Airbnb To Limit Portland Hosts To Single Address
• Qualcomm Hit With Shareholder Suit Over FTC, Apple Claims
• Pro-Competition Group Slams $34B CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Nortel Wins Plan Confirmation After 8 Years In Ch. 11
• Amazon Will Tweak E-Book Deals Over EU Antitrust Probe
• Company Says Fitbit Resale Suit Belongs In NJ, Not Calif.
• Germany's Busch Makes $1B Play For Rival Pfeiffer Vacuum
• ITC To Probe Nokia's Patent Suit Against Apple
• Tech Co. Says Lower Court's Errors Cost It Coverage Trial Win
• Riot Games Sues Over 'League Of Legends' Knockoff
• USCIS Naturalization Software Too Error-Prone, Report Says
• Amazon Must Face Data-Storage Patent Infringement Suit
• Cisco Scores 'Unicorn' AppDynamics In $3.7B Deal
• House Dems Want Bipartisanship, Candor From New FCC
• Colts Say Suit Over Convo-Recording App Belongs In Ind.
• Samsung, LG Say Anti-Poach Suit Uses Korean 'Stereotypes'
• WashTech Urges DC Circ. To Toss 91 Percent Fee Reduction
• A New Meaning For FRAND In Korea's Qualcomm Sanctions
• SEC HomeStreet Action Broadly Interprets Dodd-Frank
• How Mobility-Focused Tech Will Affect Auto Regs
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst Testifies Colleague Admitted Tipping
• OSI Settles Investor Suit Over TSA Nude Body Scanner Issues
• Google Seeks Review Of IP Ruling, Says Fed. Circ. Defied AIA
• Uber's Bid To Confirm Arbitration Win Over Driver Stalls
• Sen. Thune Pushes Net Neutrality 'Legislative Solution'
• O'Melveny Adds ITC Patent Specialist From Kirkland
• Quest Loses IP Suit Over Real-Time Mobile Stock Updates
• Spokeo User Says 9th Circ. Ruling Gives Him FCRA Standing
• ASBCA Mostly Denies Appeal Over Navy Clawback Claim
• Printer Co. Urges Justices To Uphold 'Bedrock' IP Standard
• Microsoft Defends 4th Amendment Claim In Data Request Suit
• Morgan Lewis Snags BakerHostetler Energy Litigation Partner
• FCC Told To Help Tribal Lands In CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Lowenstein Adds Former Cooley Partner To Bankruptcy Team
• Apple Can't Keep $400M Award, Samsung Tells Fed. Circ.
• Consumer Rights, Open Internet Under Threat, Group Says
• Nortel Trade Group OKs $154M Claim As Ch. 11 Ruling Nears
• 10 Antitrust Trends And Developments To Watch This Year
• Qualcomm Shareholder Appeals Chancery Ax Of Antitrust Suit
• Insight Venture Partners Plugs $165M Into Software Tester
• Panasonic, Others Bash Claims In Battery Price-Fixing MDL
• House OKs Federal Energy, Nuclear Power Rule Changes
• LG Hit With Fresh Infringement Suit Over TV Graphics Tech
• Carter Validus REIT Buys Health, Data Properties For $100M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Jose Cuervo, Cynosure
• Judge Backs Nistica's Win In Finisar Network Patent Trial
• Rimini Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Oracle Copyright Loss
• Telecom Giant Avaya Drops $1B IPO After Bankruptcy Filing
• Uber Pushes Pa. Appeals Court To Nix $11.4M Fine
• Cybersecurity And The Economic Loss Doctrine
• Solera Further Clarifies Landmark Corwin Decision
• Dealing With Confidential Witness Recantation Statements
• Why Can't A Method Be Sold, Just Like Any Other Invention?
• Everything To Know About EPA's Final Nanoscale Rule
• USCIS Parole Rule: A Practical Solution For Entrepreneurs
• Canada Sues HarperCollins, Settles With Others On E-Books
• Rimon Snags Ex-Reed Smith FinTech Partner In DC
• Apple Latest To Settle E-Watch's Camera Phone Patent Row
• FCC's Wheeler Signs Off With 'Competition' Mantra
• Security Firm Releases Results Of 'Hack the Army' Project
• Apple Sues Qualcomm Over Royalty 'Extortion,' $1B Withheld
• Face Scan Storage Not Actual Injury, Video Game Maker Says
• Mitsubishi To Pay $75M To End Direct Buyers' CRT Claims
• 8 Firms To Steer IPOs Totaling $1.9B As 2017 Gets Cranking
• Samsung Fires Up $429M LCD Arbitration Against 3 Firms
• IMX Equity Panel Offers Fee Cap For Ch. 11 Lender Suit
• Indian Auto Parts Co. Snags Finnish Peer For $611M
• Apple Fights $7M Core Wireless Patent Loss
• Finjan Sues Avast, AVG For Infringing Cybersecurity Patents
• Ex-FBI Tech Gets 2 Years For Passing Info To China
• Kinglite Loses Final Round In PTAB Software Patent Fight
• HP Must Face Copyright Claim Over Oracle Code
• FinTech Blank Check Co. Prices $100M IPO
• Nortel, Creditors Ask For Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• FBI Agent Says Ex-JPMorgan Analyst's Calls Led Pals To Buy
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive HP Investors' Suit Over CEO Ethics
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Microsoft, Gov't Tee Up For Hearing Over User Data Requests
• GoPro Wants Securities Suit Tossed As Fraud By Hindsight
• IMX Lenders Oppose Equity Holders' Standing Request
• Uber Reaches $20M Deal With FTC Over Driver Pay Claims
• Samsung Loses In-Box Arbitration Clause Bids At 9th Circ.
• Del. Libel Claims Go Forward In Board 'Fight Letter' Suit
• ITC To Probe Sony, Qualcomm, Others Over Graphics Patents
• FCC Claims Role In Internet Of Things, Other Cybersecurity
• IT Exec, Consultant Charged With $3.4M Fake Invoice Scam
• Fitbit Still Can't Shake Shareholder Suit
• Inmate Call Case Stays On Track Amid Looming FCC Changes
• DHS Improved Info Security But More Work Needed: Report
• Antitrust Probes End After Apple Shelves Audiobook Deal
• IP Profs Favor Rejected Programmer In $3.6M Madden Row
• Avaya Hits Ch. 11 In NY With More Than $1B In Debt
• Snapchat Tax Move Signals UK's Competitive Edge Against EU
• Regulator-Targeted Bills Threaten Telecom Sector, Senate Told
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Calif. Leads In Executing Clean Car Tech, Study Says
• When A Startup Needs A Lawyer The Most
• Dell Says Chancery 'Abused Discretion' In Buyout Appraisal
• Technology Group Of The Year: WilmerHale
• The New IP Antitrust Licensing Guidelines' Silence On SEPs
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst Tipped Pals To Tech Deals, Jury Told
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Microsoft Win In Techie 'Cult Leader' Row
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of Data Patent Suit Against Google
• Bio-Rad's Ex-GC Testifies CEO Resisted FCPA Investigation
• 5 Key Takeaways From The FTC's Qualcomm Patent Suit
• TiVo Damages Lost Value Claim Tossed In Kantar IP Row
• Oculus Founder, CEO Say Company Built Without Stealing
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Win For EBay On E-Currency Patents
• Cisco, Arista Push For New Rulings In $335M IP Battle
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Nix Of Zond Plasma Patents
• Fed. Circ. Finds Trading Patents Survive Alice In $16M Case
• DOL Accuses Oracle Of Bias Against Women, Minorities
• Qualcomm Slapped With Antitrust Class Action After FTC Suit
• Lenovo Seeks To Slim Class Action Over Hidden Adware
• Twitter, Facebook Blamed In Dallas Police Shooting Lawsuit
• Blockchain Could Lower Investment Bank Costs 30%: Report
• Real Estate Rumors: American Eagle, SpotHero, Mars
• Level 3 Shareholders Sue To Stop $34B CenturyLink Deal
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• ADEA At 50: Trends And Predictions For An Aging Workforce
• 2 Ways Courts Approach Willful Infringement After Halo
• Technology Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
• Apple Can Prevent Texting-And-Driving But Doesn't: Suit
• Miss. AG Hits Google With Suit Over Student Data Collection
• Jury Awards $1.4M In IP Row Against Flash Drive Maker
• Cisco Can't Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Age Discrimination Case
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Ericsson Win In Broadband Patent Suit
• Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Prison Sentence
• Telco Loses Late Bid To Get In As Small Biz On $20B Award
• FCC's Transparency Rules Go Into Effect For All Providers
• FCC Urged To Enforce Discrimination Ruling On Cablevision
• Justices Won't Hear Cuozzo Appeal Of Apple Patent Win
• South Dakota Remote Sales Tax Suit Returns To State Court
• Technology Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Deloitte Exec Says New Lease Rules Require Heavy Lifting
• Mobile Marketplace App Letgo Collects $175M From Investors
• FTC Sues Qualcomm Over Standard-Essential Patent Licenses
• Olshan Frome, Jameson Babbitt Steer $270M Amazon Deal
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2016: Part 2
• Zuckerberg Blasts Claims Oculus Based On Stolen Tech
• Facebook Says CDA Shields It From Palestinian Terror Liability
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Evidence Substantiation Burden May Soon Shift To FTC
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive IP Suit Against Pinterest, Others
• Power Integrations Denied Extra Damages In $140M IP Win
• Belize Urges 11th Circ. To Toss $22M Telecom Contract Suit
• ATopTech Hits Ch. 11 10 Months After $30M IP Verdict
• Ramirez Leaves An FTC Ready To Lead Privacy Enforcement
• Trump Picks Giuliani As Cybersecurity Adviser
• Agilent Rival Can't Trim Trade Secret Suit Over DNA Tech
• Google Workers' Attys Pressed On Fees In $4.75M Wage Deal
• Techie 'Cult Leader' Woos Fed. Circ. In Microsoft Patent Row
• WorldLink Gets Arbitration Coverage Fight Booted From Mich.
• Wheeler Asks 'Where's The Fire?' On Nixing Net Neutrality
• DHS Issues Final Rule To Help Int'l Entrepreneurs Stay In US
• Health Hires: 7 New Life Sciences, Health Additions
• Russia Bombshells Leave Sanctions Bar Guessing
• Deals Rumor Mill: AltaGas, Arris International, Intrawest
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• EA Gets Part Of Video Game Patent Axed At PTAB
• Technology Group Of The Year: Fenwick & West
• Advent, Bain Team To Buy German Payments Firm Concardis
• JMC Capital Snags $206M For Industrial Products, Tech Fund
• Judge Knocks Out Imaging Patent For Inequitable Conduct
• 9th Circ. Revives Apple App Store Monopoly Suit
• Fed. Circ. Reopens Apple-Samsung Patent Damages Row
• SEC To Focus On 'Robo-Advisers,' Senior Abuse In 2017
• Kudelski Group Hits NFL With Digital Content IP Suit
• Nortel Resolves Objections To Ch. 11 Plan From IP Fight
• Kid-Tracker Co.'s Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Court Approval
• Amazon To Begin Remitting Sales Tax To South Dakota
• EPA Finalizes Nanoscale Chemical Reporting Requirements
• Latham Attorneys Escape Sanctions In Craigslist IP Row
• Avago Fights 'Boilerplate' Antitrust Suit Over Tech Patents
• Investors Plug $100M Into Lending Platform Funding Circle
• AppDynamics Launches $132M IPO, First 2017 Tech Offering
• FTC To Look Into Toys That Spy
• Spectrum License Co. Agrees To $100M Settlement With FCC
• GAO Rejects Pricing Eval Challenge To $50B GSA IT Project
• Apple Deletes Secondhand-IPhone Accuser's Claims
• France-Focused Omnes Capital Clinches $224M Fund
• Enfish Can't Add Patent Claims In Microsoft Row
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Virtual Reality And The Law: Part 2
• Oculus Exec Denies Using Stolen Code In $2B Trial
• US, Swiss Reach Own 'Privacy Shield' Data Transfer Deal
• Ex-Athlete Slaps Microsoft With IP Suit Over 'Gears Of War'
• Fla. Lawmakers Take 2nd Crack At Uber, Lyft Regulation
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Spam-Filter Patent Case
• FCC Sparks GOP Outcry With 'Midnight' Report On Free Data
• Fed. Circ. OKs Axing Of $28M Award In Comcast-Sprint IP Row
• NIST's Popular Cybersecurity Framework Gets Facelift
• Deals Rumor Mill: Praxair, Warburg Pincus, Garena
• Loop Says Italian Tech. Co. Can't Duck Discovery Violations
• HP Nears OK On Laptop WiFi Deal, But Cert. Nixing Unlikely
• School Tells Fed. Circ. PTAB Botched Samsung Sensor Case
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• ADT Says No Common Class In Alarm Hackability Suit
• Swiss Regulator Announces Data Privacy Deal With Microsoft
• Virtual Reality And The Law: Part 1
• FCC Warns Consumers Of Financial Service Scams
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Venture Funding Falls In 4th Quarter To Cap Softer '16
• EU's New E-Privacy Rules Expand Its Authority Over Tech Cos.
• NJ Investment Manager Denies KIT Digital Fraud
• Facebook Faces $2B Trial Over Virtual Reality Software
• No Fees For Video Game Cos. In Acceleration Bay IP Row
• BlackBerry Settles Data Encryption Patent Dispute
• Cause of Action Institute To Fight FTC In Privacy Row
• NJ Tax Court Reverses Course, OKs Software Services Levy
• FDA Reports Hacking Risk In St. Jude Medical Heart Devices
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookdale, Imagina Media, Carlyle Group
• Highmark Seeks To Pierce Veil, Recover $5M In Allcare IP Row
• State Attorneys General Play Growing Data Privacy Role
• VirnetX Asks Fed. Circ. To Rehear Patent Case With Apple
• Patent Suits Can Have Multiple Winners, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Facebook Blocks Claims That Service Terms Break NJ Law
• Dropbox Wants $1.95M In Fees After TM Challenge Early Win
• Fitbit Urges Judge To Force Arbitration In Heart Monitor Row
• DTCC Embraces Bitcoin Technology For Credit Default Swaps
• Cyberattack Bill Seeks Old-School Energy Grid Protection
• Wireless Group Urges FCC To Nix New Emergency Alert Rules
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Patent Win For Google, Verizon, AT&T
• Fed. Circ. Told Trading Patents Are Invalid In $16M Appeal
• IBM Says Software Co. Can't Leverage Confidential Docs
• Gmail, WhatsApp To Face Tougher EU Privacy Rules
• Japanese Co. Wants Early Exit From Capacitor Antitrust MDL
• 2 States, 2 Visions For Driverless Vehicle Regulation
• Future FCC Leadership Could Mean Big Changes For TCPA
• Real Estate Rumors: SS&C Technologies, Jenel, Rockefeller
• Consumer In Spokeo FCRA Row Slams Cite Of Other Rulings
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Google Should Face Anti-Malware Patent Suit, Judge Says
• Reps. Reintroduce Widely Supported Email Privacy Act
• How The GOP May Undo Wheeler's Telecom Legacy
• Court Upholds Device Search Prompted By IP Address
• White & Case Adds IP Transactions Partner From Skadden
• Iowa Revenue Dept., US Trustee Slam Nortel's Ch. 11 Plan
• Paylocity Seeks Del. High Court Fee-Shifting Bylaw Review
• Feds Revise Export Controls On Spacecraft
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Google Wallet User Loses Class Cert. Bid In Data Sharing Suit
• Airbnb Leads $13M Fundraise For Restaurant App Resy
• In Big Year For Patent Grants, IBM Shatters Its Own Record
• Fintech Firms Worry Trump Tax Plan Will Leave Them Behind
• FTC Tests Limits Of Data Security Power In D-Link Action
• Ford's Patent Invalidity Claims Can Go Forward, Judge Says
• Fitbit Says NJ Co. Illegally Sold Defective Wearables
• Acquiring Ownership Rights To Machine Learning Output
• HomeAway Fee Suit Should Stand, Property Owners Say
• Justices Leave Apple Patent Invalidation Win Intact
• Sens. To Push For Greater Russia Sanctions After Hacks
• US Raps China For Shortcomings In IP, Steel, Antitrust Policy
• Justices Won't Hear Google Online Child-Tracking Case
• Supreme Court Won't Block Wash. AG's CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• 2 More SEC Whistleblower Actions And Lessons Learned
• High Court Won't Hear Google's IP Prosecution History Case
• FCPA Predictions For 2017
• Finjan Sues Cisco For Infringing Cybersecurity Patents
• Canadian Antitrust Watchdog Ends 2-Year Apple IPhone Probe
• Samsung Can't Fight Treble Damages, Patent Co. Says
• Dish Wants Ruling Against Alleged TV Pirate In IP Row
• Broadcasters Slam Microsoft's Vacant Channel Push
• Intel Brief Says Putin Ordered Election Hacks To Aid Trump
• Lawmakers, Experts Lay Out Cybersecurity Plan For Trump
• Google Loses Bid To Keep Maps Patent Row In San Francisco
• Section 101 Arguments On The Rise At ITC
• FAA Chief Says Drone Flight-Over-People Rule Still In Works
• 4th Circ. Upholds IRS Rejection Of $118M Tax Deduction
• Taxation With Representation: Bracewell, Gibson, Baker
• Nortel's $565M PBGC Deal Gets Ch. 11 Judge's Sign-Off
• Judge Won't Enforce Surveillance Award Amid Danish Appeal
• Violin Memory Gets Nod For Quick Ch. 11 Auction Plan
• Fintech Startup, Covington To Launch Blockchain Council
• Simplexity Ch. 7 Suit Against Versa, Officers Goes Ahead
• USPS Shakes Bid To Block Software In Trade Secrets Suit
• NY Times Wants Fed Records On Yahoo Email Scanning Order
• Cable Group Bashes FCC's 5G Cybersecurity Reporting Rule
• Time Is Running Out For Auto Cybersecurity Standards
• Chancery Confirms Fate Of Fee-Shifting Bylaws
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 2
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• Fed. Circ. Says Nautilus Doesn't Kill Graphics Patent
• Denying Fee Bid, Judge Says Alice Doesn't Thwart IP Suits
• Gambling Tech Cos. Face 2nd Setback In FanDuel IP Suit
• PTAB Invalidates Claims In Three Acacia Unit Patents
• Apple Foe Changes Course After Fed. Circ.'s Wi-Fi One Move
• Google Says Maps Patent Fight Belongs In Northern Calif.
• Apple Case Leaves Future Of Design Patents To Fed. Circ.
• T-Mobile Asks For More Time On FCC Changes To Alerts
• Chancery Throws Out Challenge To $6.5B Solera Merger
• Amazon, HTC Get 8 Video Patents Killed Under Alice
• Fitbit, Jawbone Spar Over Validity Of 3 Fitness Patents
• FCC Takes Heavy Fire As Industry Seeks Privacy Reversal
• Danish Court Rejects Surveillance Software Award Challenge
• En Banc Fed. Circ. Time-Bar Case May Increase AIA Appeals
• D-Link Sued By FTC Over Security Flaws In Routers, Cameras
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Logistic Properties, BAWAG
• HP Denied Bid To Seal Individual Worker OT Settlements
• Sen. Thune Says 'It's Time To Update' Telecom Law
• Identiv Again Escapes Investor Suit Over Reporting Flaws
• Intel Chiefs Continue To Back Russia Election Hack Claims
• Half-Million Ends Tribal Contractor's Prevailing Wage Row
• Paris Climate Pact Paves Way For Legal Opportunities: Study
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 1
• Wilson Sonsini Leads IT Advisory Co. Gartner In $2.6B Deal
• White House Revamps Breach Response, Reporting Policies
• Sony Gets Early Nod On Settlement In Vaio Laptop Defect Suit
• Former Federal Officials Want Probe Into Russia Hacks
• CRT MDL Co-Counsel's Motion Slammed As Bid To 'Harass'
• PTAB Won't Review Hybrid Audio MP3 Patent
• Spokeo Points To 2 New Decisions In 9th Circ. FCRA Row
• DOL Sues Google Over Withheld Compensation Data
• AlphaCap Demands Attys' Fees In Gust Patent Suit
• Feds Kill Bid To Divvy Settlements In Wis. Superfund Suit
• Small ISPs Ask Pols For Relief From FCC Transparency Rules
• Key Goals For The Next Secretary Of Transportation
• Hughes Hubbard Snags IP, Tech Atty From Ropes & Gray
• $8B Harman-Samsung Merger Challenged In Del. Class Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Ardian, Sogou
• Full Fed. Circ. To Weigh Appeals Of PTAB Time-Bar Orders
• Solera Buys PE-Owned Auto Aftermarket Co. In £340M Deal
• Qualcomm Reaches Deal To End Meizu Patent Suits
• USPTO Urges Justices To Pass On Jurisdiction Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intel, Kate Spade, Agent Provocateur
• Intellectual Ventures Loses 3 Patents In Mobile Giant Suits
• Google Opts Not To Argue Android Case At EU Watchdog
• Arctic Cat Adds $1M More To $48M Patent Win
• Google Atty Says Sanctions Bid Based On Misleading Account
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Win For Dell, Sony, More On Wi-Fi Patent
• FTC Launches Prize Competition To Address IoT Security
• Chancery Allows Fee-Shifting Bylaw Challenge To Go Ahead
• Trade Group Asks FCC To Think Again On ISP Privacy Rules
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Kid-Tracking Firm's Banker Says Ch. 11 Plan Won't Pay Fees
• Fed. Circ. Nixes PTAB Rejection Of Apple Touch-Screen Patent
• FCC's Rosenworcel Departs Agency
• 'Unicorn' AppDynamics Leads 5 IPOs Filed In Year-End Blitz
• Apple Says High Court Can't Lower $400M Samsung Award
• Recent 9th Circ. Decisions May Muddy The Water On CFAA
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Lip-Sync Patents Under Alice
• Apple's Paperwork Goof Dooms Labor Cert. Before BALCA
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