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Technology - March, 2008

161 articles

• Qualcomm's Lesson: Have An E-Discovery Strategy
• Latham & Watkins Partner Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• 2nd Circuit Spurns Challenge To Adelphia Deal
• SunCom Fails To Get Phone Patent Suit Dismissed
• Courts Split Over Trademark Issues In Keyword Cases
• ITC Allows Tessera Patent Case To Proceed
• Federal Circuit Upholds Slot Machine Patent Invalidity
• Antivirus Cos.' Clash Continues After $9M Judgment
• Katz, Kaiser Strike Voice-Tech Patent Deal
• Appeals Court Offers Disclosures In Rescuecom Suit
• Claim Construction Favors Alltel Against Speedus
• EU Takes A Closer Look At $8B Nokia-Navteq Deal
• DTV Transition Will Kill Low-Power TV Industry: Suit
• Xerox To Pay $670M To Settle Securities Suit
• Federal Circuit Invalidates Rat Zapper Patent
• Sun Launches 2nd Suit Against NetApp Over ZFS
• Qualcomm Loses Legal Fee War With Lloyd's
• IBM Tears Down SCO Group's Disclosure, Sale Plan
• Qwest Network Technicians Win Class Certification
• Judge OKs $7M Award To Maker Of Pet ID Chips
• States Urge FCC To Block XM-Sirius Merger
• Rambus Will Seek Injunction Against Hynix
• Banks Ordered Not To Block Clear Channel Merger
• Sprint Nextel Loses Bid To Toss Patent Claims
• No 2nd Trial For Exec In DRAM Price-Fixing Suit: DOJ
• FCC Should Oversee Cable-Provider Swaps: Verizon
• Riverstone Execs Settle With SEC In $30M Fraud Case
• Rambus Claims Victory In Memory-Chip Battle
• Continental, Katz Settle Voice Technology Patent Suit
• Acacia Licences Disputed Monitoring Patents
• Inventor Claims PC Makers Infringed Laptop Patent
• Patent-Holding Co. Illegally Holding Up Digital TV: AAI
• Dell Gets Co-Defendants In Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Unilateral Effects May Have Failed In Sirius-XM Review
• Silicon Laboratories, Analog Devices Settle Lawsuits
• SEC Staff Eyes Civil Action Against Comverse
• Adelphia, NBC Reach $7.2M Deal Over Fees
• Freescale Used Talks As Pretext To Infringe: Suit
• Aiphone, Apple Resolve IPhone Trademark Spat
• InterDigital In Talks With Nokia Over 3G Patents
• 3M, News Corp. Face Suit Over Ads Printed On Floors
• People-Tracking Co. Sues Rivals Over GPS Patent
• Icahn Takes Motorola To Court, Seeking Documents
• Despite DOJ's Nod, Sirius-XM Deal Still Faces Hurdles
• Cisco Prohibits Anonymous Blogging After 'Troll' Spat
• AT&T Prevails In Network Dispute With Rivals
• Court Tosses TSI's Appeal, Citing Jurisdiction
• Dell, Gateway Cleared In Computer Patent Suit
• Absent Full Scope Of Enablement, Broad Claims Fail
• FCC Nixes Exclusive Phone Deals For Apartments
• AOL, Acacia Settle Spat Over Background Ad Patent
• Gibson Guitar Sues Over 'Guitar Hero' Game
• School Consultant Gets Prison For Bid-Rigging
• No Concession Offers From Nokia, Navteq
• ITC Probes Sony In LED Patent Case
• Judge Tosses Claims Against AspenTech Trio
• Injunction Against Qualcomm Chips Survives Appeal
• Appeals Court Reverses Noninfringement Ruling
• Retailers Lose Bid To Invalidate Gift Card Patent
• Townsend Welcomes IP Expert To Seattle Office
• Enron Trio Loses Bid To Quash New Indictment
• Nortel Damages Reduced By $16.3M
• Bank Liquidators Allege Telecom Exec Stole $120M
• Partial Judgment Granted In Laptop Lock Case
• Ex-Brocade Exec Gets Jail, Fine In Backdating Case
• Settlement Nears In Marvell Backdating MDL
• U.K., European Offices At Odds Over Software Patents
• Judge Won't Let Deloitte Off For Adelphia Audit
• Davis Polk Catches Star IP, Antitrust Litigator
• Suit Says Palm Infringes Autodialing Technology
• Verizon Wraps Up BusyBox Suit With Settlement
• Motorola Radio's Chirp Can't Be Trademarked: USPTO
• Dish Takes Issue With $74M TiVo Damages Award
• High Court Nixes Microsoft's Appeal In Novell Case
• AT&T Scores In Unbundling Feud With Logix
• Judge Rejects Dell's Bid To Toss Display Patent Suit
• Appeals Court Overturns Nacchio Conviction
• Three Bills Aim To Raise Ceiling On Worker Visas
• Apple Sued Over Document-Streaming Patents
• Canadian PTO's New Position On Signal Claims
• California AG Will Weigh In On LCD Antitrust Case
• AMD Consultant Resists Intel Subpoena
• House Members Frown On FCC's Ownership Rules
• Trust Can Bring Claims Against Banks: Third Circuit
• ERISA Suit Over Comcast Pension Plan Dismissed
• Citrix Wins Stay In Patent Dispute With Communique
• Disney's Web Unit Hit With Employment Class Action
• The Return Of Section 5 Of The FTC Act?
• Taxi Drivers Put Brakes On GPS Technology Suit
• Finjan Scores $9M Infringement Award
• Challenge To Online-Gaming Patent Will Be Aired
• Judge In EU Microsoft Case Airs Qualms About Ruling
• Veritas Gets Microsoft Patent Invalidated
• EC Reportedly Investigating Nokia Takeover of Navteq
• Gates Asks Congress To Raise Limits On H1-B Visas
• N.Y. Request For More Info In DRAM Suit Denied
• Rambus Settles Backdating Case For $18.3M
• Former Alcatel-Lucent Workers Bring ERISA Suit
• ITunes At Core Of Latest Patent Suit Against Apple
• Microsoft Seeks Time To Overturn Class On Appeal
• License Deal Resolves Some MPEG-2 Patent Suits
• Electric Cos. Fined By EU For Cartel Face Israeli Suit
• Bose Sues Over Infringement Of SoundDock
• Cardsoft Sues Point-Of-Sale Cos. For Infringement
• Suit Seeks To Mute Tech Cos.' Digital Recorders
• VTran Sues Another Cable Co. Over Video-On-Demand
• Corel Faces Patent Suit Over MPEG Editing Software
• Sigma Designs Waves Goodbye To Derivative Suits
• What Supplemental Briefing Bodes For Bilski
• Judge Names Lead Plaintiff In Ericsson Suit
• KLA-Tencor Asks Court To Toss Fujitsu Patent
• Mobile Phone Cos. Sued Over Messaging Patents
• Judge Nixes Viacom's Bid For Punitive Damages
• JDS Uniphase Hit With Suit Over Laser Patents
• EU Blesses Google-DoubleClick Marriage
• AT&T Cell Phone Unit Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Five Cell Phone Cos. Sued Over Smartphone Patent
• Cell Phone Makers Sued Over Digital Camera Patents
• DTL, Cingular Strike Deal On Cell Phone Patent
• NYC Prof. Settles Patent Claims Over LED Technology
• Rambus May Use Testimony From Other Cases
• FCC To Take Stand On Net Neutrality At Comcast
• India Tops U.S. List Of Skilled-Work Visa Recipients
• Yahoo, Online Dating Sites Face Patent Suit
• DRAM Price-Fixing Case Ends In Mistrial
• Wildman Snags IP Partner From Kaye Scholer
• Intel Wins Court Support In Fight Over AMD Study
• Printing Press Infringement Claims Snag ITC's Interest
• SRAM Plaintiffs Show No Sign Of Relenting
• SEC Sends Quest Wells Notice Over Options Practices
• Microsoft Starts Document Interoperability Initiative
• Judge Sends Brocade Suit Back To State Court
• Telstra Loses High Court Challenge Against Regulator
• Micro-Hoo May Slam Up Against China Antitrust Law
• Allstate, FedEx, Dell Sued Over Networking Patents
• Attacks On Patent Trolls Draw Concerns
• Firm Wins $3.3M Fee In Motorola Environmental Suit
• EU Expected To OK Google-DoubleClick Deal
• EU Inspects Voting Process On Microsoft Standard
• Biotech Co. Counsel Moves Back To Proskauer
• Patent Dispute Over Tire Monitoring System Settled
• N.Y. Seeks More Info From Infineon In DRAM Suit
• Senators Move To Thwart Media Ownership Rules
• IBM-Telelogic Deal Poses No Antitrust Threat: EU
• Ex-Brocade Exec Faces Up To A Year In Prison
• Qualcomm Attorneys Will Have Their Day In Court
• Tyco, Bondholders Spin-Off Dispute Continues
• Broadcom Exec Settles With SEC
• Microsoft-Novell Case May Not Be Ready For Cert
• MPEG-2 Patent Owners Turn Their Sights On Alba
• Trend Micro, Acacia Settle Hyperlink Patent Dispute
• Outed 'Troll Tracker' Blogger Draws Ire Of IP Lawyers
• Injunction Granted In Verigy Trade Secrets Case
• Microsoft's Top Antitrust Spokesman Jumps To Apple
• SEC Won't Pursue Cirrus Logic Over Backdating
• Aided By Buyout Firm, SCO Group Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Visto And Microsoft Settle Mobile E-Mail Suit
• U.K. Court Hands Nokia A Win In Qualcomm Case
• Motorola Wins In Patent Dispute With Chinese Firm
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Rigas' Appeal
• More Tessera Patent Claims Rejected In Re-Exam