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Technology - November, 2015

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• Garmin Hid Spectrum Issues Around $1.9B Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• GE, Electrolux Say DOJ's Critique Of Merger Distorts Market
• Norris McLaughlin Sued Over Investor Row
• EveryMD Blasts Facebook Appendix Corrections In Patent Row
• VTech Hack Exposes 5M Parents, Kids' Personal Data
• TomTom Escapes IP Suit Over GPS Traffic Patent
• Goodwin-Led 'Unicorn' Atlassian Sets Terms For $350M IPO
• Saul Ewing Wins M&A, Private Equity Pro From McCausland
• House Votes To Formally Establish DHS Cybercrime Institute
• FISC Taps Advisory Attys Amid Surveillance Reforms
• Quinn Emanuel-Aided Audit May Spur Congressional Curbs
• Technology MVP: Skadden's Kenton J. King
• GTAT Secures $80M Financing Plan For Ch. 11 Exit
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Snell & Wilmer Deal-Maker In LA
• Obama, Xi Huddle On Cybersecurity, Trade Issues
• Uber Slams NY Limo Companies' False Ad Suit
• 1 Less Reason To Fear The Hague Convention
• GSI Wins Nearly $1M At Calif. Trade Secrets Trial
• GE Trims Confidential Info Request After LG, Lowe's Object
• MedTel Found In Contempt Again In Heart Monitor IP Fight
• Apple's PTAB Triumph Can't Stand, Arendi Tells Fed. Circ.
• LG Says Toshiba Samsung Doesn't Have Patent Rights
• NY Service Provider Seeks Tech Co. Info To Enforce Award
• EU Users Keeping Pressure On Google To Scrub Search Links
• Honda, Others Hit With IP Suits Over Remote Control Apps
• FTC OKs $12B NXP, Freescale Tie-Up With Conditions
• Texas AG Shuts Down 'Unlawful' Dating Service
• Jury Wrongly Cleared Apple In Emblaze IP Suit, Fed. Circ. Told
• Big Labels Won't Get Higher Streaming Rates Than Indies
• WuXi PharmaTech Shareholders OK $3.3B Go-Private Deal
• Fed. Circ. Rules PTAB Wrongly Axed Teleconferencing Patent
• Web Users Say 3rd Circ. Wrongly Axed Google Privacy Claims
• FCC Taps Privacy Expert For Chief Technologist Role
• Microsoft Ditches Workers' Suit Over No-Poaching Deals
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• Employers, Are You Prepared For Cyber Monday?
• Calif. Tech Firm Fined $1.5M For Violating Sanctions Regs
• A Closer Look At Fed. Circ.'s Ruling In ClearCorrect
• GE, Electrolux Can't Get Quick End To Some Antitrust Claims
• YouTube Kids Ads Unfair Marketing, Groups Tell FTC
• Canon Beats Back Tesseron Printer Patent Suit
• Google Rolls Out Mortgage Shopping Tool In Calif.
• Google Invests In Solar Power For NC Server Farm
• NFL-Yahoo Dealings Signal Changing Sports Media Landscape
• Thompson Coburn Disavows Fall Of Anti-Terrorism Tech Firm
• Alice Doesn't Disturb $39M Finjan IP Verdict, Judge Says
• Technology MVP: Davis Polk's Alan Denenberg
• WARF Wants Bid To Triple $234M Apple Damages Reheard
• Paris Attacks Underscore Debate In Apple Warrant Case
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• US, China Tackle Banking Regs, Trade Secrets Squabbles
• Don't Let Mobile App 'Consumer' Become 'Subscriber'
• Drone Registry Process Sparks Worries Of FAA Overreach
• Icahn Snatches 7% Stake In Xerox, Might Seek Board Seats
• Oracle Can't DQ Expert In $1B Copyright Fight With Google
• Niro Haller Dodges Toshiba's $2M Sanctions Bid In IP Battle
• DOJ Says Samsung, LG Not Relevant To GE-Electrolux Deal
• Federal Claims Court Won't Revisit Army IT Bid Protest
• Limelight To Take $45M Web IP Fight To High Court
• Apple Wants $234M WARF Patent Verdict Tossed
• IRS Can Enforce Quinn Emanuel-Aided Microsoft Summons
• Samsung, Huawei Infringed Unwired Planet IP, UK Judge Says
• Judge Slams Apple's 'Orwellian' Puppy Picture Defenses
• Judge Urges Denial Of $2M Fee Bid In VoIP Patent Fight
• NCR Can't Appeal Superfund Divisibility Finding, Feds Say
• GOP Urges Permanent Small Biz Net Neutrality Exemption
• VA Small-Biz Contract Case Not Moot, Supreme Court Told
• Advocates Lobby FCC For Protection Of Text Messaging
• Playtech Hits Brakes On Two Buys Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
• More Regulators Eye Health Info Blocking
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• Terms And Conditions For Your App: 6 Key Considerations
• Texas Jury Finds Apple Didn't Rip Off ContentGuard IP
• FTC Adds Image-Matching Method To COPPA Consent Options
• IV Tells Fed. Circ. 'Flawed' Alice Order Imperils Patents
• 3 IPOs Held Back Over Weak Market Conditions
• PTAB Keeps Magna's Windshield Camera Patent Intact
• FAA Prepares Release Of Small Drone Registration Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, 1MDB, Diebold
• Toshiba Circuit Patent Fight Sent To Arbitrator
• PTAB Won't Rehear Apple's AIA Challenge To Menu Patent
• 3rd Circ. Told Device IDs Are 'Identifiable' Info In Viacom Suit
• A Brief Window: Border Security Fee Sunset Won't Last
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• The Future Of Appraisal Cases After BMC Software
• The Challenges In Patenting Fintech
• Kaneka Corp. Wins $13.4M In Polyimide Film Patent Dispute
• Apple Wants ContentGuard Patents Invalidated Amid Trial
• Uthe Argues For RICO Damages From Aetrium At 9th Circ.
• BU Wins $13.7M Jury Verdict In IP Row With Electronics Cos.
• Gov't Urged To Team With Industry To Tackle Cyber Risk
• Square IPO Soars, But 'Ratchet' Provision Worries Some
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Judge Calls Jawbone Stay Bid In Fitbit IP Row 'A Bit Odd'
• Oregon Agency Immune To Oracle Copyright Suit, Judge Says
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Let Samsung Delay $548M Apple Payment
• Dialog's $4.6B Offer For Atmel Gains Shareholder Approval
• Digital Reg Urges Fed. Circ. To Nix Adobe Win In Patent Row
• Yahoo Wins Refund In Fight With Insurer Over NCAA Contest
• ITC Finds Garmin's Fish Sonar Imports Infringed Patent
• Alcatel Slammed Over Planned $1.2B Pension Fund Transfer
• Synopsys Can't Ditch Competition Counterclaims in IP Row
• YouTube Will Defend Users Against Unfair DMCA Takedowns
• Google, Facebook, Others Say Alice Kills Email Patent
• Collaboration, Not Rivalry, Key In New FTC-FCC Pact
• Starboard Pushes Yahoo To Reconsider Alibaba Spinoff
• USPTO Should Restore Some Sanity To Design Patents
• Senate Cybersecurity Bill Vs. House Cybersecurity Bills
• Do Words Matter? GAO Says Yes In Bid Protest Decision
• CORRECTED: Square's $243M IPO Prices Below Range
• G-20 Leaders Pledge To Combat Hacks Of Corporate IP Assets
• IV Slams Ericsson Expert's 'Carelessness' In AIA Review
• 'Clever' Long-Distance Call Patent Abstract, Judge Finds
• FBI Head, Manhattan DA Slam Broad Smartphone Encryption
• GE Says $3.3B Electrolux Deal Needed To Beat LG, Samsung
• PTAB Axes Athenahealth Software Patent Under Alice
• Lawmakers Target Lack Of Vehicle Cybersecurity Standards
• Qualcomm Faces Korean Antitrust Probe Over Chip Licensing
• Microsemi Continues PMC Bidding War With $2.3B Offer
• Vizio Spies On Customer TV Habits For Profit, Suit Says
• Hagens Berman Brief Rejected Over Footnotes In Google Suit
• Cascades Claims Verdict Doesn't End Samsung Antitrust Suit
• Judge Split On Ericsson LTE Patents' Validity In Apple Suit
• Microsoft Gets Spam Messaging Suit Tossed
• GTAT Gets Breathing Room To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lyft, Tencent Holdings, Towers Watson
• Autodesk Reaches Deal In Software Misappropriation Row
• Dating, 'Water Cooler' Apps Pose New Risks For Employers
• Software Co. PGi Says Suit Over $1B Sale Isn't Up To Snuff
• Del. Justices Told Imperva Board Had Conflicts In $60M Deal
• Fed. Circ. Revives Malware Patent Suit Against Google
• ON Semiconductor To Buy Fairchild In $2.4B Cash Deal
• Congress Urged To Counter Chinese Hacking, Investing Limits
• White House Launches $100M Tech Training Grant Program
• Jury Awards Navy Contractor $5M In Trade Secrets Theft Suit
• DOJ Snags 1st Plea In Monitor Tube Price-Fixing Probe
• GAO Says Fed. Agencies Still Haven't Followed Cyber Advice
• HTC Argues Immersion Can't Revive Touchscreen Patents
• No Octane Fitness Fees For Capital One In IV Patent Suit
• Carnegie Mellon Patent Suit Partly On Hold For High Court
• Retailers Wield 'Big Stick' Over GE-Electrolux, Judge Told
• Enovsys Can't Nix Jury Verdict For AT&T In Privacy Patent Suit
• Local Carriers' Long-Distance Fees On Wireless Calls OK'd
• Universal Tells 9th Circ. Not To Rewrite DMCA Takedown Rules
• Drone Users Won't Need Paid Help To Register, FAA Says
• Exhibit A — Winky Face: Emoticon Evidence Enters Courts
• EU Commish 'Confident' Data Transfer Pact Will Be Done Soon
• Apple, Publishers Take Aim At E-Book Antitrust Suits
• Ban On Samsung Phones Could Harm Public Safety, ITC Told
• Fed. Circ. Reinstates $45M Patent Verdict Against Limelight
• Sevatec Loses Protest Of $75M DOD Engineering Contract
• German Watchdog Probes Amazon-Apple Audiobook Deal
• Studios Ask Court To Shut Down 'MovieTube' Operators
• DOD Looking For Contractor To Manage Mobile Access
• High Court Won't Review Teva Standard In Eidos IP Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tsinghua, Staples, Dali Foods
• 'Despicable' Acts Cost Sophos Exec $1.7M In Poaching Case
• Seagate Urges Fed. Circ. Not To Review Scientist's IP Case
• Antitrust Watchdogs OK $4.5B SolarWinds Take-Private Deal
• FTC Chair Calls For Candor In Cross-Device Data Collection
• Toshiba, Others Rip Circuit City Claims In Optical Drive MDL
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• Suprema Did Not Resolve Inconsistent ITC Rationales
• Synopsys Says Software Agreement Didn't Bar Competition
• EPlus Urges High Court Review Of Nixed $18M Fine In IP Row
• 8 Firms To Guide $1.5B In IPOs In Pre-Thanksgiving Rush
• Wi-Fi Enforcement Key To Stopping LTE-U Abuse, FCC Told
• NJ Awards $93M In Tax Credits To Massive Development
• EEOC Dodges Timeliness Defense In Wellness Program Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Nix Netlist Memory Patent In Inphi Row
• Judge Gilstrap Scolds Apple In ContentGuard Patent Row
• Amazon Loses Fee Bid Over Last-Minute Toss Of Patent Suit
• Privacy Group Asks FAA For Tough Drone Registration Rules
• Novel Gaming Tech Stokes Tribal, State Competition
• Fortify New US-EU Data Transfer Pact, Privacy Groups Urge
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• Tech Cos. Back FCC At 6th Circ. In Municipal Broadband Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Cravath, Cleary
• 3rd Circ. Google Ruling Provides Blueprint For Privacy Suits
• GAO Calls Navy's IT Equipment Solicitation Too Vague
• Hacking Vulnerabilities Of The Internet-Connected Car
• OPINION: A New Scarlet 'A'? Not So Fast!
• 5 Lessons From Rare Fed. Circ. Ruling On Inter Partes Review
• Expect Lawsuits Against Ad Blockers
• T-Mobile Data Breach Response Cost Experian $20M
• Google Reseller Wins Protest Of Peace Corps Email Contract
• McAfee Won IP Trial Through Inconsistencies, TVIIM Says
• FTC Must Weigh Economics In Privacy Rules: Ex-Commish
• Adobe Wins $1.9M Sanction Over Illicit Software Sales
• Sen. Franken Introduces Bill Banning GPS-Stalking Apps
• Software Co. PGi Hit With Class Action Over $1B Siris Deal
• 'Nanodegree' School Udacity Secures $105M In Financing
• Judge Gilstrap Rewrites Rules For Alice Motions In Texas
• State Tax Legislation On Cloud Services Long Overdue
• An Important Ruling For Cos. Collecting Personal Data In EU
• ITC Clarifies The Standard For Contributory Infringement
• From The Book Of Jargon: Testing The Waters
• Judge Nixes Data Organization Patent, IP Row Under Alice
• ClearCorrect Ruling Keeps ITC From Policing Web Piracy
• Culhane Meadows Nabs 9 Attys To Bolster Texas Offerings
• Goldman Says It Didn't Hide Counting Flub In $4B Tibco Deal
• Panasonic, Sony Look To Dodge Battery Cell Price-Fixing MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Molson, Dell, Postal Savings Bank Of China
• Fitbit Judge Likely To Put Sleep Tracker Suit To Bed
• SEC Commissioner Says Bitcoin Tech Demands Closer Look
• Shearman & Sterling Adds Three IP Pros To New York Office
• Alice Haunted Federal Courts And USPTO In October
• CFTC Eyeing Cybersecurity Testing Rules For Exchanges
• Cybersecurity Co. Tenable Raises $250M In Venture Capital
• Activist Fund Latest To Fight $4.6B Chipmaker Merger
• ITC Can't Block Infringing Digital Files, Fed. Circ. Says
• State Forays Into The Regulation Of Biometric Data
• Activist Investing And Its Divided-Loyalty Implications
• Apple Dodges Sanctions In Longitude Flash-Memory IP Row
• NCR Can't Beat Fox River Superfund Divisibility Finding
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Eye Rejection Of Touchscreen IP
• TVEyes Judge Shuts Down Infringing Features
• Retailers Fight To Keep SanDisk Memory Antitrust Suit Alive
• Microsoft To Pay $4.6M To End Mirror Worlds' Patent Suit
• DOD Rule Ups Importance Of Supply Chain Risk Management
• PE Firm Rizvi To Take RealD Private In $551M Deal
• Apple Beats Calif. Class Action Over Unpaid Bag Checks
• Outsourcing Firm Gave Foreign Workers Raw Deal, Class Says
• 8 Ways Trans-Pacific Partnership Affects Patent Rights
• 3rd Quarter Saw A Rise In FCPA Enforcement
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Facebook Says PTAB Ruling Against EveryMD Patent Is Fair
• PTAB Again Nixes Claims Of IV Web Security Patent
• IRS Not Monitoring Data Links With 3rd Parties: Report
• Google, More Ask Fed. Circ. To End East Texas Patent Docket
• EU Aims To Complete US Data Transfer Revamp In 3 Months
• Barnes & Thornburg Hits Back At DQ Bid In Patent Fight
• High Court Asked To Rule On Placement Of Patent Number
• BlackBerry Says Stopping 'Predatory Behavior' Took Work
• Microsoft Argues Quinn Emanuel Running IRS Examination
• Privacy Advocates Tell 9th Circ. Metadata Needs A Warrant
• Atty Suing B&N Over Tablets Faces Sanctions For Lost Drive
• 'YouTube Of China' Agrees To $3.6B Alibaba Takeover Bid
• FCC Rejects Bid For 'Do Not Track' Regs On Facebook, Google
• Apple Slams Samsung's En Banc Bid In Patent Injunction Case
• FCC Commish Says 5G Needs More Spectrum, Not Barriers
• Justices To Examine When Fraud Blocks Escape From Debts
• Class Action Fallout From 9th Circ. Google AdWords Case
• OPINION: Why India Must Not Put Tech Growth At Risk
• Law360 Cheat Sheet: Vimeo's DMCA Battle
• HP, Mexican Oil Co. Agree To End Kickback Suit
• Privacy Class Action Growth Fuels New California Gold Rush
• GT Nexus Wins Invalidation Of Inttra Online Logistics Patents
• User Presses Court For Discovery Costs In Ad Software Suit
• TPP Aims To Spread US-Style IP Protections Overseas
• Wi-Fi, LTE-U Backers Can Hash Out Own Issues, FCC Told
• InterDigital Says Microsoft Freeloads On Cell Tech Licensing
• AIP Pushes Fed. Circ. To Revive Patent Row With Level 3
• Watchdog Files Suit To Make US-EU Data Agreement Public
• Treasury Dept. Announces Hezbollah Procurement Sanctions
• Fed. Circ. Overturns PTAB In 2nd-Ever AIA Reversal
• NFL Latest To Be Blitzed By Fantasy Patent Holder
• DOJ Antitrust Honcho Denies SEP Licensee Favoritism
• Polsinelli Adds 7 Kilpatrick Townsend Lawyers In Atlanta, DC
• Jones Day Picks Up Ex-Orrick Cyber Insurance Pro
• Kardashians Hit With $10M IP Suit Over Popular Mobile App
• Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Study Car Cybersecurity
• EMC Wants Fed. Shareholder Suits Over $67B Dell Deal Tossed
• Apple, Sony Shielded By Google Patent Win, Fed. Circ. Says
• Supreme Court Asks If VA Small-Biz Contract Case Is Moot
• Michael Jackson Estate Dismissed From Hologram IP Row
• Baker & McKenzie, Yahoo Still Bribing Mexican Court: Cos.
• Congress Didn't Want Net Neutrality, GOP Tells DC Circ.
• Defective Priority Claim Turns Parent Against Child
• Chancery Clarifies Appraisal Fundamentals
• Data Patent Suit Against Facebook, Apple Heads To Fed. Circ.
• Procera Investors Drop Suit Seeking To Block $240M Merger
• House Gives OPM, Others Low Marks For IT Security Reforms
• Samsung Says Noninfringement Verdict Dooms Antitrust Case
• ESPN, 2 Others Targeted In Latest Fantasy Sports Patent Suits
• Gilstrap Says $2.3M Award Correct If IP Verdict Reinstated
• PTAB Nixes Claims Of Another Zond Plasma Patent
• Quinn Emanuel Audit Role Up For Debate In Microsoft Hearing
• Apple Store Workers Demand Pay For Bag Check Time
• Plaintiffs Firm Edelson Brings Privacy Prowess To SF
• New Rules For Practical Training Of Foreign STEM Students?
• Wi-LAN Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Apple Wireless IP Suit
• ABA Sections Weigh In On Korean IP Antitrust Guidelines
• AT&T Forces Arbitration In Unlimited Data Class Action
• SEC Settles $4.3M Fraud Suit Against Fiber Optics Co.
• EU Charges 10 Asian Cos. In Capacitor Cartel Probe
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• US-EU Data Transfer Turmoil: What It Means For Universities
• Apple Can't Nix Calif. Class Action Over Crashing Laptops
• US Needs Tough Privacy Laws For Int'l Data Flow, Reps. Told
• Apple Says Fed. Circ. Was Right On $548M Samsung Payment
• Apple's Jury Win In Core's Patent Suit Affirmed In Texas
• Direct Purchasers Settle Optical Drive MDL For $37M
• Electronics Cos. Accuse BU Of Misleading Jury In Patent Row
• Apple Likely To Duck Sanctions In Longitude IP Row
• PTAB Axes Most Of Mobile Payment Patent In Boku Case
• House OKs Bill To Sniff Out 'Insider Threats' To DHS
• Hackers Ramp Up Extortion In Bank Attacks, Regulators Warn
• NCR Disputes Fox River Superfund Divisibility Finding
• Reps. Float Cybersecurity Bills For Ports, States
• Cisco Nabs $37M Judgment In Counterfeit Goods Suit
• Defunct E-Book Co. Says Apple Can't Duck Antitrust Suit
• Fed. Circ. Told Old Cell Patents Cover IPhones, BlackBerrys
• Ban On Samsung Phones Flouts High Court, Fed. Circ. Told
• GoPro Camera Rips Off Polaroid Cube, Licensee Says
• Kohler Fights $6M Generator Patent Award At Fed. Circ.
• GTAT Strikes New Deal With Apple To Extinguish $439M Claim
• Boston IP Firm Wants GPNE's $100M Malpractice Suit Axed
• NY Says Information Tech Analysis Service Exempt From Tax
• Real Estate Rumors: CWCapital, Google, Peak Capital
• Fox Sports Latest Target In Fantasy Patent Litigation
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Dell Says $9M Classified Info Contract Suit Belongs In Del.
• Untangling CERCLA Divisibility In Fox River Litigation
• Activision Blizzard Inks $5.9B Buyout Of King Digital
• Samsung Should Face Import Ban If ITC Flips Win, Judge Says
• Major Cos., IP Groups Call For Clearer USPTO Alice Rules
• Verizon Customer Urges High Court To Rethink Arbitration
• IT Consultant Can't Shake Navy Computer Code Theft Suit
• FanDuel, DraftKings Accused Of Ripping Off Fantasy Patents
• Google Pushes 9th Circ. To Toughen 'Dancing Baby' Ruling
• CSC, Subcontractor To Pay $13M To Settle FCA Case
• Jawbone Hits Fitbit With Antitrust Claim In IP Feud
• Mich. Court Says Online Services Exempt From Use Tax
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• T-Mobile Beats $100M Prism Patent Suit After Sprint Loss
• Fed. Circ. Grills Apple, Profectus For Redactions In IP Row
• Silver Spring Asks Fed. Circ. To Ax $13M Infringement Award
• Fla. Appellate Court Reins In Enforcement Of Noncompete
• VA Keeps Retreating In Small Biz Reward Row, Justices Hear
• Wave Of USPTO Alice Rejections Has Cos. Tweaking Strategies
• Authenticating Art With Bioengineered DNA: The IP Issues