Technology Archive » June, 2008

Technology - June, 2008

157 articles

• SEC Asks for Delaware's Help In Proxy-Cost Fight
• Rambus, Samsung Spar Over IP Attorney's Conduct
• EBay's Effect On Trial Strategy And Preparation
• HP, Dell Hit With Patent Suit Over Ethernet Switches
• Judge Keeps Most Of SRAM MDL Complaint Intact
• A New Wrinkle In The Fabric Of Claim Construction
• $21M Damages, No New Trial For Nintendo: Judge
• Sixth Circuit Upholds FCC's Video Franchising Rules
• Papst Targets 4 More Digital Camera Makers
• J2 Sues EasyLink, Captaris Over Internet Fax Patents
• Apple, HP, Dell Sued Over Computer System Patents
• Aloft Sues Yahoo, AT&T, AOL Over Browser Patents
• Judge Seals Deal Between Facebook, ConnectU
• NCR Claims BancTec Copied Diagnostic Software
• Judge Drops Some Claims In Atmel Backdating Case
• Exxon Ruling Will Drill Punitive Awards: Experts
• SAP To Pay I2 $83M To Settle Patent Dispute
• System Integrators Should Consider Quanta Decision
• IBM Lashes Back At Overtime Pay Claims
• Adelphia Fraud Sentences Trimmed By Three Years
• Comcast Sued Over Television Receiver Patent
• ERISA Plaintiffs Settle With EDS
• Typhoon Adds 10 Cos. To Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Nspire Agrees To Pull Challenged Flash Drives
• Novellus To Pay $168,000 To Settle Harassment Suit
• Vonage Settles Web Telephony's VoIP Patent Suit
• Startup Sues Google Over E-mail Transfer Tool
• Judge Prods Microsoft To Produce Technical Data
• Circuit Denies Alcatel Retirees' Injunction Request
• Broadcom Co-Founder Admits Lying To SEC
• RIM, General Imaging Sued Over Camera Patents
• Wireless Companies Fight Over Telecom Licenses
• High Court To Hear Pregnancy Discrimination Act Case
• Expedia, Match.Com Settle Over Online Info Patent
• TomTom, Aisin Settle Vehicle Navigation Patent Suits
• Gift Cards Don't Infringe Patent: Federal Circuit
• Marvell, Wi-LAN End Spat Over Circuit Patents
• Judge Orders Microsoft To Pay $511.6M In Alcatel Suit
• Judge Puts LSI's Chip Patent Suit On Hold
• Supreme Court Takes Up AT&T Price-Squeeze Case
• Patent Pools Grow More Popular In Tech Sector
• Wi-LAN Sues Phone Makers For Patent Infringement
• FreshLoc Sues Over RFID Tracking Patents
• Carbon Nanotubes: Canary In The Mine?
• China Denies Antitrust Probe Of Microsoft
• Take-Two Makes Deal With FTC For Documents
• Apple, HP Sued Over Online Sales Patents
• Dell, Others Hooked Into Vibration-Control Patent Suit
• Adelphia Lenders Win Bid To Toss $4B In Claims
• Lawmaker Grills Yahoo On Google Ad Deal
• EchoStar To Pay $395K For Racially Motivated Firing
• Howrey Scores Talented Technology Patent Litigator
• Federal Circuit Revives Dismissed Stanford Patent Suit
• Judge Tosses Download Royalties Suit Against Sony
• Fed. Circ. Reverses $3M Scanner Technologies Fees
• Investment Database Pays $2.5M To Settle Suit
• After Hiatus, FCC's Cable Ownership Cap Is Back
• EU Tackling Patent Ambushes With Antitrust Tools
• Apple, AT&T Settle Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• City Employees' Text Messages Private: 9th Circuit
• Review Says Peer-To-Patent First Year A Success
• Katz Wins Another License Agreement In Patent Battle
• Microsoft Royalty Cuts Draw Cheers From DOJ, States
• China Starts Anti-Monopoly Probe Of Microsoft
• Soft Patents Would Kill EU-Wide IP: Attorneys
• Court Affirms Rulings In Prison Phone Patent Suit
• MoFo Scores Influential Music Copyright Attorney
• Meshwerks Loses Bid To Copyright Computer Models
• AT&T Fails In Bid To Ground Yeager's Lawsuit
• NEC Brokers Reach Deal With SEC Over Bookkeeping
• Nuance Sues Vlingo Over Voice Recognition Patent
• N.Y. Court Dismisses Malpractice Suit Against Deloitte
• Former Broadcom Execs Plead Not Guilty To Fraud
• Judge Rules Against Yahoo Shareholders' Bid For Trial
• Samsung Claims Digital TV Devices Infringe Patents
• Motorola May Face More Sanctions In $10B Fla. Case
• FCC Chairman Endorses Sirius, XM Merger
• Federal Circuit Nixes ADC Appeal
• Merit Scores $1.6M Award From JVL In Patent Suit
• Analogix Sues Silicon Image Over HDMI Monopoly
• Jury Sides With Sprint On Early Termination Fees
• Multidistrict Panel Consolidates VTran Patent Suits
• Start Of Yahoo-Google Deal Raises Antitrust Concerns
• EBay Delays Australia PayPal Plan
• Motorola Unit Files Suit Over Hand-Held Computers
• User-Generated Content: Avoiding The Pitfalls
• A Return To Traditional Principles Of Patent Exhaustion
• Suit Says Motorola Stole Wireless Video Patent
• Magnetek, Inventor Settle Patent Spat For $19M
• Intel, Nokia, STMicro Sued Over Flash Memory Patents
• Exstream, HP Sued Over Data Stream Patent
• Nintendo Unleashes Legal Ninjas On Wireless Nunchuk
• Japan's Livedoor Ordered To Pay $88.2M To 6 Firms
• Lucent Found Liable For Reducing Retiree Benefits
• Goodwin Procter IP Partner Joins Gibson Dunn
• EU Court Bursts O2's Bubble In Trademark Case
• Ampex Statement Approved, Creditors Still Skeptical
• Tellabs Says Fujitsu's Flashwave Infringes Patent
• 3rd Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Qwest Case
• '1st Sale' Doctrine Permits Resale Of Software
• Canada Considers Overhaul Of Copyright Act
• Chinese Search Engine Faces Copyright Suit In U.S.
• Verizon, RCC Agree To Divest Overlapping Assets
• Quanta V. LG Electronics: Patent Licensees Go 2-0
• Senator Questions Truthfulness Of Sirius CEO
• Red Hat Ends Patent Suits With FireStar, DataTern
• Akin Gump To Shutter Taipei Office
• Court Freezes Firm's Assets In $21M Fraud Suit
• High Court Sets Patent Exhaustion Law Back On Track
• Gonzales Hired To Work On DataTreasury Patent Case
• Technology Companies Form Wireless Patent Pool
• Four Countries Appeal Microsoft's OOXML Standard
• Verizon Gets Conditional OK For $2.7B RCC Buyout
• Yahoo Shareholders Want Trial Before Proxy Fight
• Faro Settles DOJ, SEC Bribe Charges For $2.5M
• Mintz Levin Sued For Malpractice Over EEOC Suit
• Judge Rules IT Class Exempt From Overtime
• Mitsumi Sues Samsung Over Disk Drive Patents
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal In AT&T ERISA Case
• Fed. Circuit Reviews Standard For Abandoned Patents
• No Downstream Royalty Fees For LG: High Court
• MPEG-2 Patent Holders Accuse Comag Of Infringing
• Visto-RIM Suit Takes Breather For Patent Re-Exam
• Marvell Earmarks $16M To Settle Shareholder Suits
• Intel Probe May Be Sign Of New Attitude At FTC
• EBay, 4 Others Sued Over Online Auction Patent
• HP And Acer Settle Patent Suits, ITC Actions
• FTC Seeks En Banc Review Of Rambus Ruling
• Amtrak Latest To Settle Katz Patent Claims
• Monster Cable Sues To Pull Plug On Rivals
• FTC Subpoenas Intel Over Potential Antitrust Abuses
• Broadcom Founder Indicted For Backdating, Drugs
• 'Patent Trolls' Can Boost Competition: Experts
• Fed. Circ. 2nds DVD Patent Pool Antitrust Dismissal
• 9th Circuit Revives Applied Signal Shareholder Suit
• South Korea's Antitrust Watchdog Fines Intel $25M
• Patently Obvious? Getting Protective Over Software
• Judge Says Intel Must Show Some Notes On Evidence
• InComm Sued Over Patents For Prepaid Phone Cards
• Gateway, Acer Face Microprocessor Patent Suit
• Cablevision Settles Backdating Claims For $34.4M
• Intel Gets More Flak Over Discovery In Antitrust Suit
• Suit On Billing For Google AdWords Gets Judge's Nod
• Top Court To Mull History's Largest Leveraged Buyout
• Brocade Settles Backdating Class Action For $160M
• Major Electronics Cos. Target Vizio's TVs: Report
• AT&T Settles Class Claims Over Mobile Content
• SEC Finalizes Backdating Settlement With Analog
• Keep Your SSO Promises
• Dish Network Hits Replay On TiVo DVR Patent Battle
• Firms Seek Protection From Loss Of Contingency Fees
• HP Hit With $184M Verdict In Cornell Patent Trial
• Fed. Circ. Reduces $13M Mars Award In Coin Case
• PTO To Look At 9 Patents In Microsoft, Avistar Dispute
• 3rd Parties Don't Start Trade Secrets Clock: Court
• IBM To Pay $20M To Settle Suits Over '05 Stock Drop
• Enterasys Infringed 3 Router Tech Patents: Jury