Technology Archive » August, 2008

Technology - August, 2008

171 articles

• Cable Installers Sue Comcast Over FLSA Violations
• Judge Tosses Comcast Shareholder Suit, Again
• Qualcomm In Violation Of Patent Injunction: Judge
• Class Denied Certification In EMC Sex Bias Suit
• CORRECTED: Verizon May Have Underpaid Retirees: Judge
• Revised DOJ Guidelines Could Spark New Strategies
• No More Discovery From Sprint In FLSA Case: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Hands Patent Win To AnalogicTech
• ConSemi Infringes CSI's FATcat Patent: Judge
• Charter Communications Hit With Overtime Suit
• Export Control Liability: Not Just About Outsourcing
• Agere, Sony Reach Partial Agreement In Patent Suit
• Judge Issues Mixed Ruling In Conexant ERISA Suit
• Car Cos. Sued Over Sound System Integration Patent
• Veoh Gets Safe Harbor In Video Copyright Suit
• Judge Limits Damages In Browser Patent Spat
• D.C. Circ. Refuses To Reconsider Rambus Decision
• DOJ Changes Corporate Fraud Guidelines
• BMW, Toyota Sued Over Service Request Systems
• Immersion To Pay Microsoft $20M To Settle Tech Suit
• Silicon Graphics, Samsung Settle Bankruptcy Appeal
• Howrey Told To Produce Notes In Backdating Probe
• SiRF, ITC Appeal Judge's GPS Infringement Ruling
• Dot Hill Negotiates With Ciprico To Buy IP Rights
• SEC Holds On To Most Claims In Backdating Suit
• Judge Tells ITC To Block SiRF GPS Chip Imports
• Sprint To Pay $1M Over 'Dirty' Cell Phone Numbers
• ShoreTel's Underwriters Seek To Toss IPO Suit
• Canadian Watchdog Has Eye On Google-Yahoo Deal
• LG, Quanta Settle Long-Running Patent Spat
• EchoStar Lashes Out At Antitrust Cross-Claim
• Apple Licensing Rules Are Anti-Competitive: Psystar
• Judge Won't Dismiss TFT-LCD Antitrust Case
• Judge Names Lead Plaintiff In VeriFone Class Action
• Internet Services, Immersion Settle PlayStation Flap
• Motorola Settles Suit Over Cell Phone Signal Patent
• Juniper Reaches $22.7M Backdating Deal
• TomTom, Others Sued Over Sound System Patent
• Klausner Sues Verizon, Google Over Voice Mail
• Ipex Sues Adobe, Others Over Proofing Patent
• Avid Seeks To Drop Latest Suit Over Pet ID Chips
• No Remedies Levied Against Brocade CEO For Now
• Patent Holder Targets Sony's Blu-Ray Disc Players
• Citibank Can Go After Adelphia Grid Payments: Judge
• EPA Sues IBM, Northrop Grumman In Superfund Case
• SimpleAir Approaches Deal With Yahoo, MySpace
• EBay: A Tale of Two Defenses
• Celestica, Others Settle FLSA Suit For $1.7M
• IAC Dropped From GraphOn Patent Case
• Fish & Richardson, Former Partner Settle Dispute
• SEC Fights For Injunctive Relief V. Brocade's Ex-CEO
• EBay Told To Show Agreement Info In Antitrust Suit
• Judge Partially Upholds TV Patent Case V. Microsoft
• PA Advisors, Seevast Settle Search Patent Dispute
• US Synthetic Settles National Oilwell Varco Units' Suit
• J2 Targets Another Rival In Internet Fax Suit
• IPhone 3G Doesn't Deliver On Speed Claim: Suit
• AT&T, Stragent Agree To Drop Patent Dispute
• AT&T Off The Hook In Second Aloft Patent Spat
• Judge Keeps Fraud Suit Against Veritas Execs Alive
• Judge Won't Remand Case Against Qualcomm
• KMPI Sues Papst Licensing Over Camera Patents
• Summary Judgment On Hold As LG, Quanta Mull Deal
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Milberg's Plea For More Fees
• CDW Settles With 3 Suppliers In Mass Engineered Suit
• Nintendo Hit With New Patent Suits Over Wii
• Morgan Stanley Wins On Appeal In Telecom Suit
• AOL Settles Online Advertising Patent Suit
• Patent Pool Can Provide Competitive Benefits
• Taiwan To Examine End Of Windows XP Sales
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Judgments In Cygnus Patent MDL
• Appeals Ruling Will Aid Open Source License Control
• Facebook Wins Bid To Stay Patent Case
• Plaintiffs Bid To Move Suit Against Thelen Reid
• Nichia Sues Seoul Semiconductor Again Over LEDs
• Judge Approves $8.3M Settlement In Charys Ch. 11
• Energy Companies Latest To Acquire Katz Patents
• Honeywell Files ITC Complaint Over Navigation Units
• Cisco Execs Deny Approving 'Troll Tracker' Blog Post
• Fried Frank Confirms Support Staff Layoffs
• Intel Takes Aim At N-Data's Computer Patents
• Wine Auction Site Settles Acacia Unit's Patent Suit
• Social Networking Sites Pose New Challenges
• Aloft, AT&T Drop Patent Dispute
• Rambus Scores In Feud Over IP Attorney's Conduct
• SEC Takes Spanish Stock Promoter To Court
• McAfee, WilmerHale Fee Fight Remanded To State Ct.
• 9th Circ. Tosses Centerprise DRAM Suit
• Nokia Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear InterDigital Appeal
• Time Warner Sued Over Alleged Cable Box Monopoly
• Gamers Widen Xbox Suit Against Microsoft
• Post-Quanta, Companies Rethink Licensing Strategies
• Wi-LAN Drops TI From Wireless Patent Suit
• Ex-Apple GC Settles Backdating Case For $2M
• Integrated Deal Stalled Over Possible WSGR Conflict
• Copyright Holders Can Take Comfort From Jacobsen
• DOJ's Kneedler To Take Lead In Nacchio Rehearing
• Google Sued Over Online Listing Service Patents
• Judge Tosses ERISA Claims Against EDS
• Open Source Licenses Copyright Protected: Fed. Circ.
• Securities Suit Against DRAM Maker Moves Forward
• Radio Shack, Others Sued Over DVD Player Patent
• Toyota Continues To Face Hybrid Patent Suit
• Hynix Bids To Strike Rambus' Infringement 'Add-Ons'
• Aloft Drops 2 More Defendants In Weather Patent Suit
• Microsoft Acquisition Datallegro Faces Patent Suit
• DSS Sues Blu-Ray Makers For Patent Infringement
• No Case For KLA Against Fujitsu In DRAM Saga: Court
• USPTO Stalls Dell Bid To Trademark 'Cloud Computing'
• ITC Deals Blow To SiRF In GPS War
• Powerchip Joins Calif. Micron-Mosaid Spat
• Antitrust Liability In Standard-Setting Procedures
• BlackBerry Maker Settles Patent Clash With Wi-LAN
• Code Writer Settles Copyright Case For $3M
• Nanotechnology Companies Settle Patent Spat
• DRAM Defendants Press For Judgment
• Judge Tosses Limelight Shareholder Suit
• Symantec Sued Over Network Obscenity Filter
• Yahoo Not Off The Hook In PA Advisors IP Suit
• SanDisk Says ST Counterclaims Of Fraud Invalid
• IBM Could Face Another European Antitrust Action
• Honeywell Sues Raytheon Over Navy Contract
• Covidien To Pay $15M As Part Of Tyco Settlement
• Judge Tosses CNET Derivative Suit
• Qwest Adds $40M To $400M Deal With Investors
• NTC Seeks Summary Judgment In DRAM Case
• Honeywell Settles Environmental Claims For $6M
• Epson, Kodak, HP, Others Hit With Printer Patent Suit
• Cingular Worker's Line Item Charge Suit Revived
• U.S. Attorney Drops KLA-Tencor Stock Option Probe
• Judge Won't Put Brakes On GPU Antitrust Case
• 9 Car Companies Sued Over Sensor Patent
• Prosecutors Amend Indictment Of McAfee Exec
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Judge Presiding Over Microsoft Case
• Tessera's Patent Case Stayed Pending ITC Outcome
• U.K. 3G Auction Delayed Again By Telecom Protests
• DataTern Targets Sun, Oracle Over Database Patents
• Judge Green-Lights Ampex's Reorganization Plan
• Westinghouse Settles Orion Sales Patent Claims
• Cisco's 'Troll Tracker' Blogger Joins Wilson Sonsini
• Judge Appoints Trustee In TV Bankruptcy Case
• Icahn Officially Named To Yahoo's Board
• Cablevision: Key Reversal For Digital Content Cos.
• Judge Dumps RICO Claims In Google Trademark Suit
• Apple Settles Patent Dispute Over IChat Feature
• N.J. High Court Makes Exception For Suing Counsel
• Juries May Review Future Damages In Patent Suits
• Linksmart Sues Cisco, Others Over Wireless Patent
• New Samsung DRAM Products Might Infringe: Rambus
• Microsoft Takes Primax Patent Spat To Court
• Dell's 'Cloud Computing' Trademark Bid Sparks Debate
• 2nd Circ. Says Cablevision's RS-DVR System OK
• Judge Dumped From Microsoft, 2 Other 2008 Cases
• PA Advisors Settles With 3 Defendants In Patent Suit
• Web Tracking Solutions Sues Google Over AdSense
• Fed. Circ. Allows Tessera ITC Patent Case To Proceed
• 3Com Seeks $66M In Wake Of Failed Merger
• Firms, Bar Recover From Kickback Prosecution
• Napster, BitTorrent Hit With Suit Over Internet Sales
• TruePosition's $45.3M Verdict Trimmed To $18.6M
• Acacia Unit Settles Copier Patent Claims With Toshiba
• Class Action Against Celestica, Adecco Gains Steam
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Microsoft's $8M Award In Patent Suit
• Will High Court Change Burden Of Proving Invalidity?
• Flat-Screen TV Giants Hit With Circuitry Patent Suit
• Claims Tossed In Sprint Nextel Sales Rep Pay Spat
• FCC Orders Comcast To Stop Blocking File Sharing
• Firms May Face More Domain Name Fights: Experts
• Ofcom Investigates BT Wholesale Pricing
• Phoenix IP, Emerson Electric Settle Patent Suit
• Putative Class Accuses GE Of Misleading Investors