Technology Archive » March, 2009

Technology - March, 2009

216 articles

• Golden Hour EMS Patent Unenforceable: Judge
• Rambus' 'Shred Days' Not Happy Days
• Shutting Down Phantom Counterfeiters
• Opt-In Notice OK'd In FLSA Suit Against Telecom
• Sun Loses Bid To Invalidate Patents With Bilski Test
• Consist Can't Sue Over Trademarks: 2nd Circ.
• Asustek Slapped With Sanctions In Chip Patent Fight
• 2 Of 3 Claims Ditched In Tire Pressure Patent Suit
• Aruba Modifies Defense In WLAN Patent Suit
• IBM, Others Sued Over Database Patent
• Saxon, HTC Settle Cell Phone Patent Spat
• Sogeti Can Enforce Predecessor's Worker Pacts: Judge
• Settlement Reached In EDS Prepaid Phone Patent Spat
• No Early Hearing In Web Listing Patent Suit: Judge
• EPA Tightens Energy Star Standards For Displays
• Daewoo Seeks Stay Of $7M VCR Patent Judgment
• Philips, Aerielle Settle RF Transmitter Patent Spat
• Obama Picks Policy Gurus For DOE, Commerce Posts
• Charter Defaulted On Credit Facility: JPMorgan
• TomTom To Pay Microsoft In Navigation Patent Deal
• EU Urges Tech Sector To Lead Way In Emission Cuts
• Nortel Gets Go-Ahead To Sell Business Unit
• Acacia Unit Sues P&G Over Videoconference Patent
• Skullcandy Drops ByTech, Case Logic In Patent Spat
• FSA's 1st Insider Trading Jail Term Goes To TTP Exec
• Cirrus Backdating Deal OK'd After Atty Fees Dropped
• Apple, Dell, HP Tagged In Encryption Patent Suit
• Claim Deficiencies Doom Shareholders Suit V. Ramp
• PacBell, Call Center Workers' $1.5M Deal OK'd
• Widevine Patent Squeaks By In Re-Examination Bid
• University Of NM Sues Toshiba Over Chip Patents
• Oracle, Alcatel Lucent Strike Deal In Patent Suit
• ING, Others Sue Ailing Freescale Over $1B In Loans
• T-Mobile Class Action Waiver Unenforceable: 9th Circ.
• Starent Trims UTStarcom Contract Claims
• Charter Seeks To Protect Workers In Face Of Ch. 11
• Konica Unit Dismissed From Camera Patent MDL
• UK Jury Convicts 2 In Debut Criminal Trading Case
• EU Presses Germany For Deutsche Telekom Rate Info
• CSIRO, HP Settle Wi-Fi Patent Suit
• Amazon, Others Sued Over Data Encryption Patent
• MRV Sues Fiberxon Execs Over $131M Merger Woes
• Revival Of USPTO Rules Spurs Call For Appeal
• Level 3 Communications Faces ERISA Suit
• Acer Laptops Too Short On Memory For Vista: Suit
• Konami, Harmonix IP Scrap Stays Put: Judge
• Accolade Hits Apple, Micron With Imaging Patent Suit
• ITC To Investigate Samsung In Wireless Patent Case
• Elpida Dismissed From DRAM Antitrust Suits
• Qwest Retirees' Claims Trimmed In ERISA Action
• Apple Hit With Patent Suit Over IPhone, ITunes
• Sens. Make Plea For Compromise On Patent Reform
• Flip Camcorder Maker, Patent Co. Resolve IP Spat
• LG, Motorola, Nokia Infringe GPS Patent: Suit
• Google Handed Setbacks In Toolbar Patent Spat
• Sharp Appeals LCD Ruling In Battle With Samsung
• E-Pass Accuses Former Counsel Of Negligence
• IP Partners Leave Lahive For McCarter & English
• Spansion Opts For Latham, Duane Morris In Ch.11
• Most Digital Firms License, Enforce IP Rights: Survey
• AT&T Call Center Workers Win Class Status In OT Suit
• HP Settles Ink Cartridge Patent Dispute Out Of Court
• Statutory Damages Nixed In Worker E-Mail Theft Case
• ADC Drops Sony From Video Game Patent Suit
• Bilski Test Dooms CyberSource Online Fraud Patent
• Ex-Peregrine Execs Prevail In Shareholder Appeal
• Volvo, AT&T, RIM Hit With Traffic System Patent Suit
• Tafas V. Doll — Round II: 1 Down, 3 To Go
• NextCard Prevails Over Chat Co. In Tech Patent Suit
• Ex-Mercury CFO To Pay $2.7M In Backdating Case
• Greenberg Keeps Post In $100M Traffic Camera Row
• 8 Vinson & Elkins Lawyers Defect To Start IP Boutique
• E-Pass Sanctioned In Smart Card Patent Suit
• Internal E-mails Fair Game In AuthenTec Suit: Judge
• UK Court OKs BSkyB Appeal Of ITV Divestiture Order
• Samsung Seeks To Nullify AMD Patent In Chip Spat
• Microsoft Hit With Patent Suit Over Software Updaters
• Bill Calls For EPA Grants To Fund E-Waste Initiatives
• Barco Winnows Acacia's Case In Projector Patent Row
• SEC Drops Backdating Case Against Ex-McAfee GC
• Fed. Circ. Sides With USPTO In Tafas Case
• Media Queue, GameFly Settle Notification Patent Suit
• Impacts Of Allison Engine On E-Rate Programs
• Implications Of Pacific Bell V. LinkLine
• Acer Recalls Gaming PCs, Citing Possible Burn Hazard
• Telstra Struck With Antitrust Suit Over Network Access
• Avery Loses Injunction Bid In RFID Patent Feud
• Affinity, VAIS Reach Deal Over Car Audio Patent
• Shadow Over More Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement?
• Microsoft Streets & Trips Infringes 4 Patents: TomTom
• Class Decertified In Qwest Call Center OT Suit
• ITC Eyes Kodak Cameras Over Samsung IP Claims
• Juniper Sues Over GraphOn Software In Patent War
• Class Certified In Unitek FLSA Cable Installation Spat
• Nuvio Becomes 4th To Exit VoxPath VoIP Patent Spat
• RIM Calls Visto Out On Past Patent Admissions
• Enterasys Denied New Trial In Router Patent Case
• LG Patents Exhausted In Hitachi Case: Court
• Panasonic, Daewoo Tagged In CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• Amazon Tagged In Patent Suit Over Kindle Reader
• Autobytel, Edmunds Hit Brakes On Patent Spat
• Microsoft, Nintendo Prevail In Joystick Patent Spat
• Intel Says AMD Spinoff Violates Deal
• District Judge Blocks Stay On Charys Reorganization
• San Juan Mayor Abetted Public Phone Monopoly: Suit
• Avid, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Suit
• Single European Patent Would Spur Growth: EU
• DataTern, Martha Stewart Settle Database Patent Row
• Cybersquatting Trademark Attacks Hit All-Time High
• Emageon Faces Shareholder Suit Over $39M Merger
• Primus Files For Ch. 11, Plans To Cut Debt In Half
• Qualcomm Evades Broadcom Antitrust Suit
• Cisco Hit With Trade Secrets, Patent Suit
• USPTO Deals Funai Setback In DTV Patent Re-Exam
• 8th Circ. Will Not Rehear Qwest Billing Fraud Suit
• Qwest's Nacchio Loses Bid To Toss SEC Claims
• Quest, SEC Bury Hatchet Over Options Backdating
• Cox Struck With Antitrust Suit Over Cable Boxes
• Satyam Securities Cases Consolidated
• AT&T, Sprint Hit Over Cell Phone Locator Patent
• Cirrus Revises Backdating Settlement Offer
• Re-Exam Delays Cause Trouble For Patent Owners
• IPhone Resellers' Antitrust Suit Enters Dead Zone
• Sprint Objections To Class Notice OK'd In Pay Suit
• Skype Seeks Stay In Net2Phone VoIP Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Denies Yahoo Home Court Advantage V. AA
• DC Circ. Upholds FCC Denial Of Spectrum License
• Another Deal Reached In Dating Site Patent Spat
• Rambus Appeals Patent Ruling Over Shredded Docs
• IBM Wants ASUSTeK Sanctioned In Discovery Spat
• 3Com Settles Node Patent Suit With Fenner
• Court Leans Toward Stay In Nvidia, Rambus Battle
• Software Co. Hits SEC With Trademark Suit Over IDEA
• Sun Denied Summary Judgment In Trade Secrets Case
• Judge Denies Nacchio's Bid To Remain On Bail
• SEC Subpoenas Veraz Networks Over Vietnam Ties
• KFTC Raises Qualcomm Chipset Antitrust Concerns
• EU Extends Microsoft Deadline In Antitrust Allegations
• SEC Settles With Barnhill Associates Ex-President
• Judge Nixes HP Patent Suit Against Acceleron
• $397M Judgment Entered In Rambus, Hynix Case
• Del. Court Admits Mistake In $11M AT&T Options Case
• Pillsbury To Pay $10M In SonicBlue Malpractice Deal
• FTC Injunction Puts Paid To Auto Valuation Co. Merger
• ON Semiconductor, Samsung Settle DRAM Duel
• Dish Sues Insurers For Coverage In Katz Patent Suit
• Nacchio Asks District Court For Continued Release
• Satyam Plaintiffs Move To Consolidate Suits
• Chadbourne Scores Time Warner Chief Patent Counsel
• Rudolph Awarded $7M In Semiconductor Patent Fight
• Class Cert. Sought In Laptop Defect Suit V. Toshiba
• Nokia, InterDigital Patent Spat Kicked Back To ITC
• Microsoft Reaches Deal In Cybersquatting Case
• Bid To Reopen Trade Secret Suit V. Fujitsu Denied
• Shareholders Sue Sprint Nextel Over Merger Losses
• Judge Rules IBM Didn't Violate Licensing Agreement
• 3 Steps Toward Improving Document Review
• Hitachi To Pay $31M For TFT-LCD Price-Fixing Plot
• $397M Judgment Proposed In Rambus, Hynix Case
• Justices Won't Allow InfoSpace Founder's $247M Suit
• Auto Valuation Cos. Merger Put On Hold By FTC
• Judge Cuts Damages By $3M In Shure Earphone Case
• Google, Klausner Settle Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• Judge OKs Class In Infineon Shareholder Action
• Ex-CFO Slams Motorola With 'Retaliatory Discharge'
• Sony, Westinghouse Settle Digital Patent Spat
• Honeywell, Cree, BU Drop LED Patent Fight
• Cox Doesn't Have To Let AT&T Show Padres: FCC
• 10th Circ. Cuts Off Ex-AT&T Workers' ERISA Action
• Windows Tweak May Forestall EU Antitrust Suit
• Polaroid Targeted In Digital Camera Patent Spat
• Papst Gets 2nd Shot At Camera IP Suit V. Sanyo
• Yahoo Settles Shareholder Suit Over Severance Plan
• Nacchio Asks For Bail, New Trial In Trading Case
• Fed. Circ. Rulings Shake Up IP Landscape
• Amicus Brief Claims Bilski Test May Hurt Innovation
• Comodo, J2 Spar Over Internet Fax Patents
• Patent Contributor Not 'Co-Inventor': Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Laptop Defect Action Against HP
• Lead Plaintiff Appointed In Cadence Suits
• The Audacity Of Patent Reform
• Patent Act's Damages Measure Sparks Debate
• Trial Set In Fight Over MercExchange Settlement Cash
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Special Patent Expert Appointment
• Acco, PC Guardian Settle Laptop Lock Patent Suit
• VeriChip Settles Stock Option Suit With Former Exec
• LinkLine: Clarity For 'Coopetition'
• Last Claim Nixed In Tantalum Antitrust Suit V. Cabot
• Internal Procedures Face E-Discovery Too
• ITC To Probe Emcore Over Avago Fiber Optics Patents
• Aloft Asserts New Patent Against Software Cos.
• AT&T Hit With New OT Suit By Call Center Workers
• E-Discovery In The Months Ahead
• Judge Rejects Defenses In Rambus DRAM Litigation
• Comcast Docs Protected From Mass. Tax Boss: Court
• Software Tree Sues Rivals Over Java Application
• Court Upholds BofA Win In Trade Secrets Spat
• Software Cos. Hit With Data Security Patents Suit
• LSI, Agere Drop Patent Claims Against Vanguard
• EU Eases Monitoring Of Microsoft Antitrust Compliance
• Wong Cabello Sets Up Shop In Palo Alto
• Judge Nixes Antitrust Suit V. Qualcomm Over Patents
• Texas Co. Drops IAC From IP Spat Over Online Ads
• Slow Death Of Section 2 Of The Sherman Act
• SuperSpeed Adds Willfulness Claim To IP Suit V. IBM
• Obama Nominates Genachowski To Head FCC
• Amicus Brief Asks High Court To Ease Bilski Test
• Sanyo, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Suit
• Judge Won't Toss LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Vicor Prevails Against Insurers' Bid For New Trial
• Vivendi Files Complaint Against France Telecom
• High Court To Weigh Ledbetter Law In Suit V. AT&T
• Implicit Counters Sun Bid To Nix Server Patents
• Jury Hands Down ClearOne Convictions
• 'Liquidity Crisis' Forces Spansion Into Ch. 11
• Boeing, EBay, QVC Hit With Sales Patent Suit