Technology Archive » January, 2009

Technology - January, 2009

175 articles

• Fish Sends 49 Packing Over Economy, Performance
• Uninjured Parties Can't Join Calif. Class Actions
• Foley & Lardner Sued By Former Clients Over Fees
• IntusIQ Slams Wireless Companies With Patent Suit
• Teles Targets Cisco In VoIP Patent Suit
• Cisco Wants Lawyer's Records In 'Troll Tracker' Case
• Fish & Richardson Cuts 30 Staff, Maybe Attorneys
• 'Safe Harbor' For Online Service Providers
• Microsoft Settles File Encryption Patent Suit
• Judge Nixes Amazon, Girafa Bids In Web Patent Suit
• IBM Cut From Blade Server Patent Suit
• USPTO Response To FOIA Bid Inadequate: 4th Circ.
• Nokia, Skullcandy Resolve Patent Spat Out Of Court
• Fed. Circ. Braces For Overhaul As Retirements Loom
• Viacom Slaps Music Choice Back In Patent Spat
• Digimarc: Raising Pleading Requirements
• FCC Sends Comcast-NFL Dispute To Judge
• Ex-Nortel Workers Make Plea For Unpaid Severance
• Dutch Bankruptcy Trustees Hit Qwest With RICO Suit
• Judge Nixes $225M Award For Sprint Over ETFs
• Judge Rejects High Fine For Ex-PurchasePro Exec
• Invention Incentive Programs Get Results: Survey
• Sisvel Sets Up Program For Digital TV Standard
• Post-EBay: Permanent Injunctions, Future Damages
• International Patent Applications Slowed In '08: WIPO
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of CSC Derivative Suit
• EU Court Denies Intel Plea To Delay Antritrust Case
• Ailing AIG Rolls Out New Cyber-Breach Product
• Telecom, Broadcast Policy Under Obama
• IBM, Former Exec Settle Fight Over Move To Apple
• Panda Express, Retailers Face Gift Card Patent Suits
• Is Your Application Ready Under KSR?
• KPMG Off Hook In Fraud Suit Against Peregrine
• Hausfeld Launches Global HQ, Names New Partners
• Modavox Hits AOL, Time Warner With IP Action
• Limelight Didn't Infringe Level 3 Patents: Jury
• Apple, SanDisk Settle Texas MP3 Patent Spat
• Intel Sues Insurer Over Antitrust Defense Coverage
• India Plans Overhaul Of Patent Application System
• Honeywell Agrees To Drop Acer From LCD Patent Suit
• Samsung, Pioneer Settle 2 Plasma TV Patent Spats
• Intel Questions AMD Licensing Deals Amid Spinoff
• EU Officials Raid Slovak Telekom In Antitrust Probe
• 'Vista Capable' Suit Could Cost Microsoft Up To $8.5B
• Seagate: Trends Over The Last 18 Months
• Retail Giants Sued Over Customized Web Pages
• ConnectU Wants Counsel Axed In Facebook IP Suit
• Injunction Granted In Traffic System Patent Case
• Judge Forces Arbitration In AT&T Bundling Class Suit
• Northbrook, Browster Settle Web Browser Patent Spat
• Microsoft Proceeds With Revising Technical Docs
• Court Rules Against Verizon In Chargebacks Appeal
• RIM Execs Close To $80M Backdating Deal: Report
• Motorola Dropped From Commil Wireless Patent Suit
• Judge Sends Northwest, Eon-Net To Mediation
• Judge Won't Drop Antitrust Claims From Blu-Ray Suit
• Part Of Varian Semiconductor Patent Invalid: Judge
• Holiday Inn Parent Sued Over Wireless Patent
• Shure Owes $4.6M In Earphone Patent Case: Jury
• Etilize Loses Summary Judgment Bid In CNET Suit
• RIM Drops Takeover Bid For Certicom After Injunction
• Intellectual Property Triggers
• Getting To The Core Of Inevitable Disclosure
• FCC Head Sets Up Comcast Probe For New Chairman
• Google Seeks To Invalidate Aloft Patent
• OfficeMax Latest To Settle In Gift Card Patent Dispute
• T3 Accuses IBM Of Mainframe Monopoly Abuse In EU
• Acacia Unit, Horizon Reach Deal In Patent Spat
• 4 Of 5 Claims Cut In Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• Patent Case May Pave Way For More Trolls At ITC
• IP Joint Ownership Creates Challenges For Cos.
• Judge Rejects Sony High-Definition TV Settlement
• Gateway Loses Bid To Toss Intergraph Settlement
• Mondis Sues LG, Hon Hai Over Display Patents
• New Mass. Patent Rules A Boon After TS Tech
• MS Windows, Explorer Bundle Anti-Competitive: EU
• US Lawmakers Reintroduce Nanotech Research Bill
• IBM, Atmel Cut From Number Generator Patent Suit
• NuVox Counterclaim Nixed In Patent Spat With Sprint
• Lockheed Martin Faces Patent Suit Over F-22 Planes
• NXP Seeks Sanctions From LSI, Agere In Patent Spat
• How To Preempt New PTO 101 Rejections
• 1 Patent Dropped From Fujinon Camera Phone Suit
• Ex-Platforms Execs Make Deal In SEC Fraud Suit
• SiRF Chips Infringe 3 More Broadcom Patents: ITC
• Sprint Reaches $8.8M Settlement In FLSA OT Case
• Panel Awards Tessera $60.6M In Chip Patent Dispute
• Judge Tosses Last IAS Fingerprint Technology Suit
• Dell Deal Makes Xerox Last Holdout In IPC Patent Suit
• LG, Chunghwa Execs Plead Guilty In LCD Scandal
• Sales Rep Takes Alltel To Court Over OT Wages
• Yahoo's Flickr.com Infringes Patent: IconFind
• Judge Upholds $43M Verdict For Philips In Lamp Case
• Canada's Nortel Networks Files For Bankruptcy
• US Losing Patent Dominance On Own Turf: Report
• USPTO Agrees To Re-Examine TiVo's Time Warp Patent
• AT&T To Pay $2M Over Alleged Merger Violations
• Metadata Is Not A Public Record: Ariz. Court
• Seiko Win Upheld In Ink Cartridge Patent Spat
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Digimarc Investors' Fraud Suit
• Acacia Slaps Sprint, Verizon With Modem Patent Suit
• Managing Discovery In Patent Cases: Best Practices
• Microsoft, Dell, Intel Sued Over Data Recovery Patents
• Obama To Name Genachowski As FCC Chair: Report
• SEC, Ex-Amkor Counsel Settle Insider Trading Suit
• Whetstone Settles Patent Suit With Printer Maker
• Mitsubishi Settles Volume Control Patent Suit
• Fenner, Foundry Reach Settlement In Patent Suit
• Solar Cell Rivals Spar Over 'Voltaix' Trademark
• Judge Gives AIG More Discovery Time In Intel Suit
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Employment Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest Securities Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest Product Liability Practices
• Claim Reinstated In Monster Backdating Suit
• Law360 Ranks Largest IP Practices
• Patent Search Software In A Down Economy
• India Arrests Satyam Execs, Names New Board
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Patent Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest Competition Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Product Liability Practices
• Dell To Pay $3.85M For Allegedly Misleading Buyers
• AT&T Hit With Another Suit Over Booting Time
• Law360 Ranks Largest Employment Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Securities Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Competition Practices
• Citing KSR, Fed. Circ. Dismisses Suit V. RealNetworks
• Ex-Peregrine Counsel Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scandal
• Charter Slaps Verizon With Patent Suit Over FiOS
• Document Shredding Voided Rambus Patents: Judge
• ITC To Hear O2 Micro Patent Suit Over LCD Circuits
• Damning E-Mail Gets OK In Broadcom Fraud Trial
• Lonestar Files New Suit Over Semiconductor Patent
• Support Builds For High Court To Take Rambus Case
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Legal Fee Reductions
• Lawyers To Execs: Beware Your BlackBerry
• Flurry Of Legal Activity Follows Satyam Revelation
• Lite-On's Competition Claim Against Toshiba Stands
• Ariba Awarded $6M In Online Auction Patent Case
• E-Commerce Exec Sues SEC As Fraud Trial Nears
• Satyam Scandal Draws Scrutiny Of Outsourcing World
• $6.5M Jury Verdict Sticks In Patent Suit Against Cisco
• Bel Fuse Adds Plaintiffs To Patent Suit Against Halo
• Fed. Circ. Puts Nail In Suit Against Verizon, GM
• Former AG, Verizon Exec Barr Joins Kirkland Ellis
• Nidec, LG Patent Suit To Move Forward
• Paul Hastings Booted From Honeywell LED Case
• Mountain Of Suits Expected After Huge Satyam Fraud
• EU Raids Smart-Card Chip Makers In Cartel Probe
• Apple Drops ITunes Copyright Restrictions
• EU Questions Finnish Broadband Deregulation
• Using Trademarks In Search Words, Metadata
• Anticipating The GTLD Gold Rush Of 2009
• Mercury Computer Strikes ARS Deal With UBS
• Jury Hands JCM $11.4M In Casino Device Dispute
• The Machine-Or-Transformation Test Stands Alone
• Plains Capital Settles Online Banking Patent Suit
• Acacia Settles Patent Spats With Eastman Kodak
• Sears To Settle Gift Card Technology Patent Suit
• Acacia, UBid Settle Online Auction Patent Suit
• TV Makers Petition FCC Over DTV Patent Royalties
• Buffalo, Toshiba Settle Linex Wireless Patent Suit
• Social Networking Sites Pose Risk For Employers
• Broadcom, OPTi Strike Deal In Tech Patent Suit
• Daewoo Dealt Another Blow In VCR Patent Feud
• Sheppard Mullin Adds To New Silicon Valley IP Group
• Samsung Sued Over Lapsed LCD License Deal
• Failed Tech Firm Sues Nokia Over Patent Inventorship
• Samsung, Radio Shack Sued Over Cable Patent
• Palm, RIM Face Parallel Suits Over Hand-Held Devices
• Apple's IMac Screens Marred By Line 'Defect': Suit
• NY May Reopen Some Discovery In DRAM MDL
• Patent Battle Erupts Over Car Entertainment System
• 8th Circ. Denies AT&T Appeal In Religious Bias Suit
• Sprint To Pay $17.5M To End Termination Fee Suit
• McAfee Overbilling Suit V. WilmerHale To Move Ahead