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Technology - December, 2017

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• Self-Made IP No Longer Deemed Capital Asset In New Tax Law
• PTAB Designates CBM 'Time Of Filing' Decision Precedential
• Trump Signs $1.5T Tax Cut Legislation
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Judge Warns Lawyers To Keep Quiet On AT&T Merger Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jury Awards $7.9M In Fees To Apple Unit Over Fraud Suit
• Chipmaker Gets Nod On 3rd-Party Releases In Ch. 11 Prepack
• PTAB Lets Foreign Patent Co. Amend Claim In AIA Review
• Judge OKs Marvell's $72.5M Stock-Drop Deal With Investors
• Jury Finds IT Co. Misclassified Workers As OT Exempt
• Motorola Wraps Warranty Suit With Settlement Deal
• BuzzFeed Needn't Disclose Trump Dossier Source: Judge
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• What To Expect From Blockchain In 2018
• Where 5 Top MDLs Stand At The End Of 2017
• Chinese Lender Raises $108M After Slashing IPO
• Feds Get FOIA Suit Over AT&T Contract Trimmed
• FCC Fines Sinclair $13.4M For Unmarked Paid Programs
• Huawei Is Latest To Sign Smartphone Patent Deal With Nokia
• The Latest FDA Move To Limit Digital Health Software Regs
• MVP: Paul Hastings' Yar Chaikovsky
• Make A List, Check It Twice: Preparing For H-1B Cap Filing
• Chinese Ride-Hailing Biz Didi Snags $4B From Investors
• Trends In Automotive Technology: 2017 And The Road Ahead
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2017: Part 1
• Comparing EU And US Standard-Essential Patent Guidance
• Amazon, T-Mobile Accused Of Age Bias With Facebook Ads
• IP Firm Hits LegalZoom, State Bars With $60M Antitrust Suit
• Monster Atty Reveals Cotchett Fee Was $360K In Beats Row
• IBM Loses Bid To Sponsor Immigrant Computer Analyst
• Fake Cisco Job Visa Scheme Fueled By 'Greed,' Judge Says
• Judge Says Del. Right Venue For HTC, But Not Its US Unit
• Blackbird Settles Fitness Tracker Patent Suit With Garmin
• Ciber's Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed Over Cash-Out Objection
• Banner Health Shakes Contract Claims In Data Breach Row
• FCC Defends Reinstatement Of UHF Broadcast Discount
• FTC Challenges Completed Tie-Up Of Prosthetic Knee Makers
• My Health To Pay Attys' Fees For 'Stupid Patent' Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, Japan Display, Oi SA
• Ex-Uber Atty Can't Delay Waymo Deposition
• Twitter Escapes TCPA Claims After Plaintiff Drops Case
• Qualcomm Took Too Long To Challenge Venue In Patent Case
• Pokemon Go Creator Gets Quick Win In Mapping Patent Suit
• Top Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments Of 2017
• Army Extends Lockheed Deal For Apache Sensor Upkeep
• MVP: Jones Day's Daniel Mitz
• Industry Praises 'Open Internet' Bill Amid Backlash
• Food App DoorDash Faces Drivers' Class Action Suit
• An End To Systematically Undercompensating US Patentees?
• House Sends $1.5T Tax Cut Bill To Trump's Desk
• Workplace Best Practices For Using AI And Robots
• EU High Court Tags Uber With Taxi Label, Stricter Regs
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• Legal Tech Download: Dentons' Leadership Change-Up
• Reporting Requirement Alone Survives Net Neutrality Repeal
• GOP Tax Cut Bill Nears Finish Line After Senate Passage
• WhatsApp Gets French Warning Over Facebook Data Sharing
• Apple Scored Rare Discount From Boies Schiller, Atty Says
• Latham Snags 2 Kirkland Commercial Litigation Attys
• Cryptocurrency Tezos Dodges Asset Freeze Despite 'Turmoil'
• Cybersecurity Co. Brings Defamation Suit Against Condé Nast
• Marvell Investors Seek OK For $72.5M Stock-Drop Deal
• Germany Rules Facebook's Data Collection An Antitrust Issue
• Microsoft Ends Forced Arbitration Of Sex Harassment Claims
• Philips, Toshiba, Samsung Granted Wins In Disk Drive MDL
• Aquion Energy Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan After $9M Sale
• More BigLaw Firms Seeing Data Breaches
• Lawsuits Cancel University's Sovereign Immunity, PTAB Says
• GOP Rep. Blackburn Introduces 'Open Internet' Bill
• Fed. Claims Judge Won't Pause $48M DOD Satellite Contract
• Trump Security Plan's 5G Stance Is Key, Wireless Group Says
• FirstNet Racks Up 40 States Ahead Of Opt-In Deadline
• MVP: Ropes & Gray's Taylor Hart
• AT&T Knocks Fox's Bid To Shield Docs In Merger Suit
• Net Neutrality Rollback Raises Significant Questions
• My Strangest Day In Court
• Tessera, Broadcom Enter Deal To Resolve Patent Litigation
• House Must Vote Again On Final GOP Tax Bill
• Legal Technology In 2017: Trends And Implications
• Arctic Cat Provides Some Clarity For Infringement Suits
• Monster Cost Beats $8M In Boies Schiller Fees, Jury Told
• Tech Group, Apple Urge ITC Not To Ban IPhone In Patent Case
• Semiconductor Co. Files Ch. 11 Prepack To Rework $1.1B Debt
• Hogan Lovells, Herbert Smith Steer Oracle's $1.2B Aconex Buy
• EU Court Won't Let US Intervene In Apple's $15B Tax Appeal
• Mercedes Cites TC Heartland In Bid To Nix QR Code Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms 3rd PTAB Decision Upholding Acacia Patent
• Fox Wants Docs Protected In AT&T Merger Challenge
• Ex-Uber Atty Slams Subpoena In Waymo Trade Secrets Spat
• MVP: Hogan Lovells' Ari Fitzgerald
• Kaspersky Lab Sues White House Over Software Ban
• SEC Reaches $50M Deal Settling Saddle River Ponzi Suit
• Groups Plan To Protest Proposed FCC Broadband Standards
• 4 Things You May Have Missed At The Latest FCC Meeting
• 40 Years Of FCPA
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• Following The Nautilus Precedent Or Pivoting Away
• Special Master Says Uber Should Have Produced Letter
• Developments To Watch After The Net Neutrality Vote
• BART Derails App User's Data-Collection Class Action
• Houston Software Co. CEO Pleads Not Guilty In $32M Fraud
• Dell Ruling Bridges Philosophical Gap In Del. Appraisal Law
• Jury Awards Sonos $2M In Denon Wireless Speaker IP Row
• Amazon Pays Italy €100M To Settle Tax Claims
• SEC Settles With 2 Over $370K Insider Trading Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Platinum Equity, Toshiba, Aston Martin
• Fitbit Wants Activity Monitor IP Suit Tossed As Sanction
• HP's $6.5M Defective Laptop Deal Held Up Near Finish Line
• Uber Atty Downplays Tort Risks For Driverless-Car Fleets
• Final GOP Tax Bill Settles On 21% Corporate Rate
• Health Hires: Holland & Knight, EBG, Quarles, Ciitizen
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• MVP: Skadden's Kenton King
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Luxembourg To Appeal €250M Amazon Tax Recovery Order
• Chinese Lender Tops 2 Year-End IPOs Set To Raise $220M
• Trump's Finance Regulators Shift Focus To Compliance Costs
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• AGs Want High Court To OK Microsoft Overseas Data Access
• Fitbit, Jawbone Announce Deal To End Sprawling IP War
• PayPal Investor Suit Linked To FTC Inquiry On Thin Ice
• Texas Jury Partly Clears Ex-Servergy CEO At SEC Trial
• Feds Should Ask Firms, Not Cloud Service, For Data: DOJ
• Ex-Houston Tech Co. CEO Charged With $30M Investor Fraud
• NY, Mass., Wash. To Sue Over Net Neutrality Rollback
• Jaguar Denied $2M In Fees From Tech Owners In IP Fight
• DOJ Antitrust Official Wary Of Regulatory Approach To Data
• Net Neutrality Reversal Draws Intense Criticism, And Praise
• Expanded Drone Registry To Spark More Enforcement Action
• Chinese Consumer Lender Slashes IPO Amid Crackdown
• Pearson Says Flash Card Site Ignores Copyright Law
• Del. Justices Reverse $7B Price Bump In Dell Deal Appraisal
• Court OKs 2nd Swing At Ripken Baseball Camps In IP Fight
• Cisco's Acts In IP Row Don't Seem 'Egregious,' Judge Says
• Startups Need Education On CFIUS Triggers, House Panel Told
• FCC Overturns Net Neutrality Rules
• 40 Years Of FCPA: An Update From The DOJ
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• Waymo-Uber IP Suit Sparked DOJ Probe, Letter Reveals
• Spokeo Wants Justices To Revisit Last Year's Standing Ruling
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Westinghouse Gets 3-Month Extension To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Uber Board Shirked Duty In OK'ing $680M Otto Buy, Suit Says
• High Court Should Take On Net Neutrality, Watchdog Says
• Smaller Carriers Chafe At FCC Coverage Data Requirement
• House Republicans Cheer FCC Plan To Kill Net Neutrality
• Blind Advocate Fights Fla. Arena's Bid To Nix ADA Suit
• T-Mobile Urges Supreme Court To Reject Prism IP Appeal
• Google Owes Advertisers For False Traffic, Suit Says
• What To Expect After The Impending Net Neutrality Rollback
• LinkedIn Pushes 9th Circ. To Protect User Data From Startup
• The Future Of Bitcoin Futures
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sony PTAB Win In PlayStation Patent Case
• Trump Econ Adviser Says Tax Bill Can Spur Innovation
• Game Maker To Pay $4M To End Investor Claims Over IPO
• Iron Mountain Taps Equity, Debt To Fund $1.3B Buy
• 9th Circ. Affirms Samsung Win In Patent Antitrust Suit
• Lithuanian Named In Facebook, Google Scam Working On Plea
• A GDPR Primer For US-Based Cos. Handling EU Data: Part 2
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Compliance, Past And Future
• 4th Circ. Deals Blow To Securities Fraud Plaintiffs
• Trump Bans Kaspersky Security Products In US Gov't
• 5th Circ. Says CFAA Covers IT Worker's Electronic Sabotage
• Flextronics 'Screwed Up' By Missing Opt-Out, Judge Says
• ASBCA Says Co.'s Stock Option Method Not Expressly Barred
• Shipping Co. Battles Qualcomm's $1.8M Fees Win In Fed. Circ.
• Facebook Rips Uniloc's Message-To-Call System At PTAB
• MoFo, Boies Attys To Answer Waymo Queries In Uber IP Suit
• Investors In PowerSecure Stock Suit Out Of Tries At 4th Circ.
• Toshiba And Western Digital Settle, Paving Way For Bain Deal
• Facebook To Stop Booking All Ad Revenue Through Irish HQ
• DC, DHS Police To Step Up Security For Net Neutrality Vote
• The Top 10 Trademark Rulings Of 2017
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Cross-Border Efforts And Growing Risk
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2017
• A GDPR Primer For US-Based Cos. Handling EU Data: Part 1
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• Man Must Unlock Phone To Aid Abuse Probe: Mass. Court
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• FCC, FTC Tout Enforcement Plan Before Net Neutrality Vote
• Denon Accused Of 'Sonos-Killer' Aim In Del. Patent Trial
• Orbital Nabs $34M Air Force Satellite Launch Contract
• DOJ Won't Prosecute Software Co. Over Work In Russia
• Bitcoin Futures Bring Digital Currencies To Wider Market
• Apple Challenges Patent Held By Native American Tribes
• Futility Issue Frustrates Apple Investor Suit, Calif. Panel Says
• SEC Halts Food Review Co.'s $15M ICO For Not Registering
• Apple Urges High Court To Deny Review In $533M Patent Case
• Justices Won't Hear Args On Patent Ineligibility As Defense
• NJ Bitcoin Investor Accuses UK Firm Of Ponzi Scheme
• Elliott Calls Qualcomm's $37.7B NXP Bid 'Opportunistic'
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A View From The Monitorship Trenches
• PTAB Changes Begin To Help Inventors
• Motorola Dodges Enhanced Damages On $9M Patent Verdict
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Mellon Sues Altaba To Boost Share Rate For $1.4B In Notes
• Gilstrap Says Remote Workers Don't Anchor Uniloc IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Undoes Nixing Of IP After USPTO Says It Erred
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Patent Win, Fees For Yahoo, Twitter, HSBC
• Waymo, Uber Won't Agree to Back Special Master's Findings
• Ericsson Wins $75M From IP Suit Over Patent Upheld By Alice
• Biotech Denali Therapeutics Tops 3 IPOs Totaling $506M
• What Is 'Informational Injury'? The FTC Wants To Find Out
• Gilead Snaps Up PE-Backed Biotech In $567M Deal
• Amicis Back Wayfair's Opposition To Quill High Court Review
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Untold Story Of The Resource Guide
• EU Sues Ireland Over Inaction On Apple's $15.5B Tax Bill
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Toshiba, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Is Your Company Ready For Artificial Intelligence?
• IP Protection Tips For Connected And Autonomous Vehicles
• Wall Street Giants Urge SEC To Take On Exchange Fees
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Part Of $49M Arctic Cat IP Win Back To Trial
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A Journey From Conviction To Dismissal
• Arctic Cat Jury Snows Over Bombardier's Patents
• Feds Tell High Court Microsoft Must Turn Over Overseas Info
• PTAB Axes Flash Memory Patent Again After Unusual Do-Over
• SG Urges Justices To Hear Overseas Patent Damages Case
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Erase AT&T's Win In Wi-Fi Patent Fight
• 4 Tech Workers Accused Of Stealing Chip Plans For Startup
• Jones Day Picks Up Dykema Cybersecurity Partner
• Sinclair-Tribune Merger Could Boost Minority Biz, FCC Hears
• FTC Wants More Info From Northrop Over $9.2B Orbital Deal
• Privacy Group Asks 3rd Circ. To Scrap Google Tracking Deal
• Inventors Tell Justices Courts Can't Ax Patents Under Alice
• Delrahim's SEP Policy Could Mean Enforcement Shift For DOJ
• The Biggest Patent Cases Of 2017
• Net Neutrality: How We Got Here
• A Decisive Battle For Net Neutrality Looms Ahead
• Top Texas Policy Developments Of 2017
• Nonprofits Blast FCC For Reinstating UHF Broadcast Discount
• Alice Ruling Premature In HP Suit, Fed. Circ. Judge Suggests
• French Regulator Warns Toymaker To Address Privacy Risks
• Army Unveils Program To Directly Hire Cyber Officers
• Legal Tech Download: In-House Overhaul & Allegory Buy
• Thompson Hine Bolsters Cybersecurity Team With DHS Hire
• SEC Reinstates Former Dell CAO Barred For Cooking Books
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xiaomi, Disney, Rogers Communications
• DOJ Says AT&T Misled Court In Bid For February Trial Date
• Immigration Lawyers Sue ICE For Biometric Tech Info
• Internet Association Asks FCC To Delay Net Neutrality Vote
• Industrial Tech-Focused PE Shop Nabs $128M For First Fund
• FCA Attention Turns To Electronic Health Records
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Siemens Lesson — Tillerson Is Right
• Westinghouse, Creditors Spar Over Extension For Ch. 11 Plan
• EU Regulators Demand Action On 'Privacy Shield' Issues
• FBI Nat'l Security Letters Grounded In Constitution: DOJ
• Synopsys Tells Justices Fed. Circ. Ignored Law, Precedent
• Co. Hopes Briefs Can Save Photo Patent Google Nixed In PTAB
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Wrongly Upheld Patent In Netflix Case
• Micron Tech Says Rivals Conspired To Steal Talent, Secrets
• AT&T Rips DOJ's Proposed Start Date For Time Warner Trial
• Chubb Unit Tells 2nd Circ. $4.8M Wire Fraud Not Covered
• 2nd Circ. Revives Alibaba Securities Class Action Over IPO
• EU Adopts Rules To Revamp VAT System For Online Sales
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Rise In International Enforcement
• Twitter, Facebook, Google Slip Suit Over Texas Shooting
• Motorola Accused Of Stifling Rival In Two-Way Radio Market
• Aussie Watchdog To Eye Facebook, Google In Sector Review
• Zurich Wants Quick Win On Tech Data's SEC Investigation
• Waymo Jury Could Hear Uber 'Hid The Ball' In Discovery
• Garmin's Atty Fees Bid Denied In Dropped Patent Suit
• Microsoft Seeks Transfer Of Tribe, Texas Co. Patent Spat
• Ireland, Apple Agree To Put $15B In Escrow For Tax Dispute
• Patent Holder Faces Uphill Google Fight At Fed Circ.
• Sony Says HannStar Flipped In Its Bid To Duck Antitrust Deal
• ESPN Ruling Further Narrows Video Privacy Law's Reach
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Highlights From The 1st Corporate Trial
• Wrestling With Location Data Privacy At The High Court
• Sprint Accuses Charter Of Infringing Internet Call IP
• VC Group Gets Win In Foreign Entrepreneur Rule Row
• CIBER Creditors Warn Of Uneven Recoveries In Del. Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Gives Microsoft, IBM New Shot To Ax Web Patents
• PTAB Won't Review Blackbird Data Storage Patent
• Chancery Tosses Shareholder Suit Over Oracle Merger
• Google Nears Win In Gender Pay Row, But Fight To Continue
• DOD Avoids Lowest-Cost Process For IT Contracts, GAO Says
• Apple, Samsung And Others Prevail In LTE Patent Row
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Strange Case That Started It All
• LG Can't Shake Most Claims Over Shoddy Washers
• $106M Google Earth IP Suit Won't Get Full Fed Circ. Redo
• Key Areas For Reviewing Software-As-A-Service Agreements
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Clifford, Sullivan
• A Critical Review Of The 1st Drone Preemption Case
• Ex Ante Rate Disclosure In Tech Standards, A Decade Later