Technology Archive » October, 2008

Technology - October, 2008

191 articles

• Rival Sues Nichia For LED Litigation Frenzy
• Arthur Chong Is Broadcom's New General Counsel
• Sprint Loses Bid To Nix Suit Over Service Contracts
• Biax, Sun Settle Dispute Over Server Patents
• FCC Orders Time Warner To Carry Sports Network
• DVD Vending Companies Tangle Over Kiosk Patents
• Jury Awards Ariba $4.9M In Online Auction Patent Suit
• DOJ Tells Verizon To Divest Before Buying Alltel
• Analogix Complaint Tossed In HDMI Antitrust Suit
• Yahoo Begins Due Diligence On AOL Merger
• EU Conducting Antitrust Probe Of Polish Telecom Co.
• IBM Faces Patent Suit Over Supercomputer
• The 'Machine-Or-Transformation Test' For Processes
• Business Method Patents Down But Not Out: Experts
• Sony Wins Summary Judgment in Agere Patent Suit
• Worldspace Wins Interim Approval For Financing
• Placing A Premium On Clearly Defined Patent Rights
• Mosaid Settles DRAM Spat With Powerchip
• Female HR Execs Sue Dell Over Sex Bias
• Video Game Giants Sued Over Console Systems
• Pioneer Scores $59.4M Verdict Against Samsung
• Blade Server Patent Holder Takes Shot At IBM, HP
• Broadcom Ordered To Return $11M In Patent Royalties
• Fiber Optics Titans Clash Over Cable Patents
• Lawyer Sanctioned For Frivolous Title VII Suit
• Network Engineers Hit Apple With Overtime Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Attorneys' Fees In NTP Fight
• Pressure Builds On DOJ Over Google-Yahoo Deal
• Google Settles E-Library Copyright Battle For $125M
• Inventors Sue Logisys Over Glowing Keyboards
• Cingular Line-Item Case Remanded To State Court
• Levene Neale To Pay $2.5M In Malpractice Case
• Purported Mobile E-Mail Co-Inventor's Appeal Fails
• CPS Energy Disputes Subpoena In Avaya Antitrust Suit
• Attorneys Drop Plaintiff In Software Copyright Dispute
• Broadcom Prosecutor Catches Heat For Alleged Leaks
• EU Deadline Passes Without Answer From Intel
• QPSX, UTStarcom Settle Digital Network Patent Suit
• APC Sues Rival For Nabbing Workers, Trade Secrets
• Business Method Inventors Await Decision In Bilski
• Netflix Sued Over E-Mail Notification Patent
• Qualcomm Hit With Patent Suit Over GPS Technology
• LG Comes Out Clean From Whirlpool Patent Suit
• Atmel Fires Back At OPTi In Interface Patent Suit
• Sharp Dismissed From Volume-Control Patent Suit
• Acacia Unit Settles Hyperlink Patent Suit
• CWC Reaches 3 More Settlements In Sales Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Tosses Cell Phone Antitrust Suit
• Verizon, Klausner Settle Patent Fight Over Voicemail
• Expert Doubts Antitrust Claims Over Text Messaging
• Marvell Loses Bid To Disqualify Lawyers In Patent Suit
• Dropped Call Case V. Sprint Stays In Fed. Court
• CDW, 3rd-Party Defendants Settle In Display Suit
• New Antitrust Allegations Axed In CNET Patent Spat
• Russian Regulator Squashes Google Takeover Bid
• Kelley Drye Not Conflicted In Tricom Case: Judge
• Visa, DataTern Resolve Web Site Patent Dispute
• LeapFrog Recalls Batteries, Chargers Amid Burn Fears
• Nacchio Trial Judge Resigns Amid Scandal
• Third Dimension, Infineon Settle Semiconductor Suit
• Antitrust Suit Over RFID Patent Dismissed
• 7th Circ. Affirms Ruling In Ericsson Asbestos Dispute
• What Now For 'Me-Too' Evidence?
• ConSemi Settles In Employee Patent Theft Suit
• Traffic System Patent Holder Guns For Wireless Cos.
• PC Guardian, ACCO Face Off In Laptop Lock Suit
• Proper Scope Of ITC Remedies After Qualcomm
• DOJ Clears Joint Licensing Group For RFID Patents
• Fairchild, Alpha & Omega Resolve Patent Dispute
• MedioStream Adjusts Defendants In Patent Spat
• Antitrust Counterclaim Survives In Flash Memory Suit
• American Airlines Targets Yahoo In Keyword Suit
• TPL Loses Bid To Toss Microprocessor Patent Suits
• Sony Faces Patent Suit Over TV-Internet Link
• PhoneFusion Dropped From Klausner Patent Suit
• Synaptics, Elantech Make Nice Over Touch-Pad Patent
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Verisign Credit Card Patent Claims
• Terms Defined In Freedom Wireless Phone Patent Suit
• Global Satellite Radio Co. Falls Into Ch. 11
• Eyeing Job Seekers' MySpace Could Be Legal Pitfall
• St. Clair Digital Camera Suits To Move Forward
• Baker & Daniels Hit With Malpractice Suit
• Daewoo, Funai Face Off Over $7M VCR Patent Verdict
• Development And Use Of Visual Tools In Litigation
• Business Method Patents: Is A Perfect Storm Coming?
• Target Corp. Settles Digital Video Patent Suit
• Leveling The Playing Field In Technology Negotiations
• Qwest Latest To Face Early Termination Fee Suit
• Intel Appeals EC Decisions In Antitrust Probe
• Shell Settles Over Magnetic-Strip Card Patent
• Wireless Patent 'Visionary' Targets New Defendant
• FCC To Review Verizon, Sprint Deals
• YouTube Denies McCain Bid For DMCA Immunity
• Sharper Image Brand Lives On With $540M Pact
• Judge Likens Ablaise Patent Spat To 'Peanuts' Comic
• Caltech Sues Camera Giants Over Imaging Patents
• New Energy Star Rules Address Video Game Consoles
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Howrey E-Discovery Expert
• Google Funds Typosquatting, Infringement: Study
• Judge Keeps Alive McAfee Fraud Suit V. WilmerHale
• Fairchild Reboots Power Integrations Patent Spat
• Ex-Enron Broadband CEO Cops $8.7M Plea
• Lift Of Chip Ban Changes ITC Landscape: Experts
• Judge Rejects Invalidity Bid In Online Payment Suit
• Microsoft Prevails In MIT's Color Copy Patent Suit
• Court Vacates Ban On Importing Qualcomm Chips
• Google, Yahoo Seek DOJ Settlement Over Ad Pact
• Sony, Panasonic DVD Patents Infringed: German Court
• Federal Circuit Clears Gennum In Video Tech Case
• Free And Clear Asset Sales Through Section 363
• Google To Appeal German Thumbnail Copyright Suits
• Big Cos. Expect Patent Suits To Increase: Survey
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Semiconductor Patent Decision
• DOJ Ends GPU Antitrust Probe Against Nvidia, ATI
• Britannica Asks To Renew Search Systems Patent Suit
• Judge OKs Deal Worth $30M In McAfee Backdating Suit
• SimpleAir Drops Mobile Message Co. From Patent Spat
• Linksmart Renews Wireless Patent Fight Against AT&T
• Nokia Faces Patent Suit Over Firewall Appliance
• Music Choice Attacks Viacom Digital Music Patent
• Adobe Settles Network Patent Dispute With Droplets
• Plaintiffs Push $43M Deal In Iridium Securities Suit
• Tapping Unused Spectrum Won't Block Signals: FCC
• Court Flings Dell Shareholder Class Action Aside
• Cisco Systems Sued Over Wireless Network Patents
• Experts Remain Wary of Google-Yahoo Pact
• AuthenTec Faces Securities Fraud Class Action
• Tesseron, EFI Settle Printer Patent Spat
• PTO Didn't Broaden Predicate Logic Patent: Fed. Circ.
• ITC To Review 3 Of 6 Claims In SiRF-Broadcom Spat
• Verizon Offers To Sell 15 More Markets In Alltel Deal
• Patent Holder Files 3rd Suit Over Heat Sink Patent
• Both Sides Win In Accenture-Guidewire Patent Fight
• Circuit Maker Cries Foul Over Blu-Ray Standard Abuse
• Lighting Science Wins LED Injunction Against Philips
• Judge OKs Loral Space Class Action Deal
• Del. Court Upholds Patent Judgment Against Motorola
• Yahoo Gets Shareholder Class Action Thrown Out
• Protecting Electronic Data From Search And Seizure
• Calif.'s New Overtime Law For Computer Professionals
• 3M Sues BPI Over Connector Patents
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Could Extend 10-Year Patent Spat
• Broadcom Sues Qualcomm Over 'Exhausted' Patents
• Managing The EU-US Discovery Conflict
• Judge Extends TRO On RealDVD Copying Program
• Adviser Urges EU Court To Uphold Bouygues Ruling
• Top Companies Singled Out For Emissions Reductions
• Anticipated, But Not Obvious
• Judge Remands Flash Memory Patent Malpractice Suit
• Software Patents Get Boost From UK Court
• NY Court Revives Shareholder Suit V. Comverse
• High Court May Not Hear Any IP Cases This Term
• Patent Holder Sues Computer Graphics Card Makers
• Microsoft, Aloft Settle Claims In 3 Patent Suits
• CDW Settles More Claims In Display Screens Fight
• Yahoo, Google Delay Ad Deal Pending DOJ Review
• Rule 502: Waiver For The E-Document Age
• Judge Nixes Securities Suit Over Chinese Paging Co.
• High Court Rejects Patent Board Appointments Case
• TSMC, UniRAM Lay Down Swords Over Trade Secrets
• Verizon's $400M VoIP Suit V. Cox Falls On Deaf Ears
• Opinions Of Counsel: Their Utility As A Defense
• Bilski: Crossroads Of Wall Street And State Street
• Dish To Pay $104M After High Court Refuses Appeal
• Board Adds Ringtone Royalty Fee, Keeps Other Rates
• Cooley Godward Snags Displaced Heller Lawyers
• Fujifilm Settles Photo-Sharing Technology Patent Spat
• Calif. Nixes Overtime For Some Skilled Tech Workers
• Skullcandy Moves To Dismiss Patent Suit V. Audiovox
• StarTech Infringed Peripheral Switch Technology: VPI
• GPU Class Asks Court To OK $1.7M Settlement
• Best Buy Sued For Using Spybot To Fix Computers
• Morgan Lewis Scores Dismissal Of Malpractice Suit
• Sen. Asks DOJ To Keep Eye On Google-Yahoo Deal
• Appeals Court Affirms Case Over Short-Swing Rules
• Oracle Sued Over Database Management System
• IPhone Antitrust Litigation Can Go Forward: Judge
• Low Patent Allowance Hurts Innovation: Experts
• Rembrandt Sues Tech Cos. Over Dial-Up Patents
• AT&T Mobile Content Settlement Partially Enjoined
• US, EU Set Off On 'Patent Prosecution Highway'
• Siig Sued Over Audio Player Accessories
• The Effect Of Quanta On Patent Damages
• Intel Seeks Judgment On 18 Wi-LAN Patents
• 'Basic' Standard Applies To Analyst Reports: 2nd Circ.
• Warcraft Creator Wins $6M Over Software 'Bot'
• Insurer Refuses To Defend Law Firm In Fraud Suit
• Adobe Files Patent Suit Against Acacia Research
• IPC Settles With HP, Brother Over Printer Technology
• MedioStream Sues Microsoft Over Multimedia Patents
• Fry's Electronics To Be Dismissed From Orion Suit