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Technology - December, 2015

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• Technology Cases To Watch In 2016
• 'Unicorn' Tech Co.'s $200M Deal Leads Pipeline Of 4 IPOs
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• FTC Urged To Enhance Privacy Controls For Online Tracking
• Animators, Studios Reach Anti-Poach Docs Discovery Deal
• China Hits Back Against US Criticism Of Anti-Terrorism Bill
• No Easy Win For Taiwan Co. Seeking $7M In Pa. Award Row
• Nvidia Flouts 3 Samsung Patents, ITC Judge Rules
• Citrix Loses Bid To Kill Computer Access Patent Under Alice
• Google Says Prior Privacy Ruling Has No Sway In Current Row
• Internet Group Says T-Mobile Is Throttling Video Traffic
• Megaupload Founder Must Face Trial In US, NZ Judge Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple Campus, Chetrit, JP Morgan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nexstar, Qihoo, The Pentagon
• Sprint Can't Keep Malicious Prosecution Row In Fed. Court
• What To Know About Patent Reform Bills Heading Into 2016
• Patent Holder Asks Fed. Circ. To Clarify Alice In Netflix Case
• Apple Seeks Another Shot At Validity Of DRM Patents
• RPX Seeks Sanctions For Co. It Says Revealed Its Secrets
• Apple Lashes Out Against UK's Online Surveillance Bill
• Fed. Circ. Lets EchoStar Revive License Defense In IP Suit
• Which IP Issues Ducked The Radar In 2015?
• Senator Calls For End To Apple's Strong Data Encryption
• Nintendo Gets Image Patent Tossed Under Alice
• Novartis Seeks Too Much In Attys' Fees In IP Row, NPE Says
• Yahoo Settles Ex-Engineer's Sexual Harassment Claims
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Overturn Patent Jurisdiction Law
• Japan Fines Ernst & Young Unit $17.3M Over Toshiba Audit
• Intel's Former Associate GC Moves To Perkins Coie
• Facebook Photo Scans Covered By Biometrics Law, Court Told
• App Maker To Pay $60K To End FTC's Suit Over Kids' Data
• Tech Workers Fight Student Visa OPT Ruling In DC Circ.
• PTAB Rejects VirnetX's Bid For Additional Hedge Fund Info
• Investor Suit Slams 'Inadequate' $1B Constant Contact Deal
• Venture-Backed Optics Co. Acacia Files For $125M IPO
• State Dept. Cyber Contract Blocked For 'Significant' Error
• The Role Of Previously Considered Prior Art In Instituting IPR
• Ad Co.'s Bid To Limit Privacy Suit Headed To Magistrate
• Judge Reluctantly Vacates Invalidity Ruling In IP Row
• Apple Says WARF's $234M Patent Damages Can't Be Tripled
• Cohen Milstein, Hagens Berman To Lead Panasonic Suit
• Thompson Coburn Blasts Tech Firm's Negligence Claims
• Microsoft Sues Corel In Office Software Patent Battle
• State AGs Warn FCC To Not Open Spam Text Floodgates
• Del., Ill. Judges Asked To Pick Venue For IBM-Merge Suits
• Mercedes, Volvo Settle GPS Tech Patent Suits
• Oracle Settles FTC Probe Into Deceptive Security Updates
• Feds Urge High Court To Nix Enhanced Patent Damages Test
• Fitbit Says Jawbone Trade Secret Seal Violates Due Process
• Toyota, BMW, Others Targeted Over Infotainment Patents
• Ericsson, Apple Ink Deal To End Patent Battles
• Clear-View To Ask 9th Circ. To Nix Attys' Fees In IP Row
• JPMorgan Settles Patent Suit Over Geolocation System
• CRT Buyers' $9.7M Settlement OK'd In Price-Fixing MDL
• The Dysfunctional Functional Standard For Design Patents
• Mayer Brown, Foster Pepper Steer $299M Amazon Office Deal
• Panasonic Drops $1.5B On PE-Backed Refrigeration Co.
• HP Laptop Buyers Win Class Certification In Warranty Suit
• FAA Small Drone Rule: Takeaways For Commercial Users
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Texas Jury Nixes Wireless Patent Asserted Against AT&T
• SEC Approval Of Digital Shares Could Spur Experimentation
• FTC Refines Data Security Standard In Record LifeLock Fine
• Apple Urges Court To Toss Video Streaming IP Suit
• PTAB Axes Encryption Patent Claims Challenged By Seagate
• Texas Court Blocks $11M Antitrust Award In Marketers' Fight
• Engineer, Kawasaki Agree To End National Origin Bias Row
• Affirming FAA, DC Circ. Rules Flight-Sharing Is Commercial
• Pharma Groups Urge Justices To Revive $18M Fine In IP Row
• Ex-Software Exec Says Investor Tanked Co. To Gain Control
• Qihoo 360 Latest Chinese Co. Taken Private In $9.3B Deal
• O'Melveny, Butler Snow Steer $475M CoreLogic–FNC Tie-Up
• IPhone 5 Users Slap Apple With Data Overcharging Suit
• Senate Passes $1.8T Spending And Tax Extender Package
• The True Value Of Electronic Health Records
• The 13 Hottest Patent Law Issues Of 2015
• Fed. Circ. Rules PTAB Mixed Up 'Printed Matter' Doctrine
• Senate Bill Calls For Cybersecurity Plans In SEC Filings
• $5M Health Software Shareholder Deal Gets Initial OK
• Fitbit's Bid For Jawbone Emails Likely Sunk In IP Row
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Ruling Axing E-Reader Patent Under Alice
• Calif. Jury Hands PI $140M Patent Win Against Fairchild
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, ACS, Hon Hai Precision
• House Moves Closer To Passing Broad $1.15T Funding Bill
• FTC Says App Maker's Data-Sharing Violated Kids' Privacy
• Apple, AOL Claim 'Pop Up' Patent Is Invalid Under Alice
• Vizio Faces More Suits Over Smart TV Data Privacy
• Sales Of Counterfeit Goods Up 15% Online, Trade Rep Says
• Arista Owns Files In OptumSoft Licensing Row, Judge Says
• PE Firms To Sell $14B Worth Of NYSE Parent Co.'s Stock
• EU Takes Up Stricter Flight Tracking Rules After MH370
• PTAB Urged To Nix Eye-Tracking IP Used Against XBox
• 5th Circ. Backs IRS Over Exec's Income From Google Deal
• Top 10 Alice Cases Of 2015
• Artesyn, Astec Duck Willfulness Claim In Converter IP Case
• Calls For Bigger Patent Awards 'Disastrous,' Justices Told
• PTAB Again Invalidates Patent Claims On Fed. Circ. Remand
• Calif. Regulators Propose Rules For Self-Driving Cars
• Apple, Publishers Beat E-Book Antitrust Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cofco, Airbus, Sharp Corp.
• Navy IT Consultant Fights $5M Trade Secrets Theft Judgment
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Fairchild Owes $140M For IP Infringement, PI Tells Jury
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Blocking Samsung Phone Features
• House OKs Port Cybersecurity, Hezbollah Sanctions Bills
• Biz Service Provider Loses Bid To Get Tech Co.'s Asset Info
• Ex-Foundry Exec Tells 2nd Circ. Newman Mars Tipping Case
• FCC Urged Not To Put Texting In 'Regulatory Straightjacket'
• Apple Must Try Again To Ax Suit Over AT&T Pact, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Ortega, Google, REIT Liberty Property
• WTO Members Seal $1.3T IT Pact, Overcoming Chinese Hurdle
• Blackstone Buys $170M Stake In Indian Aviation Tech Co.
• House Buys More Time To Digest $1.15T Spending Bill
• 10 Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2015: Part 1
• Plaintiffs Drive Website Accessibility As DOJ Delays Rule
• Samsung Says Verdict Left 'Gaping Hole' In Patent Row
• Yahoo Japan Bids $825M For Travel Booking Site Ikyu
• Consumers Fight For Discovery In Shutterfly Privacy Suit
• Google Pumps The Brakes On Waze Rival's Copyright Suit
• Trio Of CRT Price-Fixing MDL Trials Pushed To Late 2016
• Fed. Circ. Backs Apple Win In AIA Biz Method Review
• Software Co.'s Dispute With UAE Bank Moves Toward Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Polaris Win In Device Locator AIA Review
• EU Officials Close Deal On Stronger Data Protection Rules
• Patent Win for Apple, BlackBerry Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• Baker Botts Ex-Client Will Seek New Trial After $41M Loss
• Real Estate Rumors: Villa World Record, Novel, Twilio
• Calif. Man Cops To Selling $37M In Stolen Cisco Products
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Game Show Network's Gaming Patent Win
• Yahoo's Human Intervention Claim In TCPA Suit Falls Flat
• HP Moves To Toss Liability Suits In Navy Yard Shooting
• Samsung, Qualcomm Triumph At ITC In Nvidia Patent Fight
• 7 Ways To Survive An Alice Patent Challenge
• U.S. Venture Partners Raises $300M With An Eye On Startups
• TPP Gets First Endorsement From Tech Lobby
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• What Fed. Circ. Is Considering In Patent Exhaustion Case
• PI Calls Some Fairchild Claims Irrelevant In IP Retrial
• 'Patent Troll' Can't Dodge Fees To HTC, Motorola, Blackberry
• Twitter Flags Accounts As Targets Of State-Sponsored Hacks
• Apple Says Exclusive IPhone AT&T Pact Didn't Hurt Market
• Samsung Asks High Court To Slash $400M Apple Patent Award
• Ashley Madison User Must Reveal Real Name In Breach Suit
• Gap Gift Card Patent Row Heads To Supreme Court
• Dell Units Get $9M Breach Of Contract Suit Dismissed
• Foreign Arbitration Award Doesn't Bar RICO Claim: 9th Circ.
• East Texas Judge Ships Ethernet Patent Suit To Calif.
• ITC Probing Belkin's Trademark Beef With 2 Chinese Cos.
• Media Rights Brings Capital One IP Row Before High Court
• Senate Pressed To Make Web Access Tax Ban Permanent
• FAA Unveils Mandatory Small Drone Registration Process
• 3rd Circ. Denies Rehearing Bid In Google Tracking Suit
• Are Your Patent Agent Communications Privileged?
• Ex-Con Techie Tries To Dodge $10.2M Tax Bill For '90s Fraud
• High Court Won't Touch Microsoft Win In Allvoice IP Feud
• 2016 Should Bring Major TCPA Developments
• Judge Wants Tougher Sentence For Latvian Hacker
• Ericsson Nixes Some Claims Of Intellectual Ventures Patent
• Florida Driver Agrees To Drop FLSA Suit Against Lyft
• Chinese Nationals Charged In Plot To Steal Military Chips
• PTAB Denies Review Of Driver-Assist Patent For 2nd Time
• LCD Maker Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Best Buy's Price-Fixing Win
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Revive Locator IP Row With Polaris
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pharmaceutical Product, GoPro, Quartz
• FCC Approves T-Mobile License Transfer Over Sirius Protest
• Fed. Circ. Questions Application Of Alice To Lip-Sync Tech
• Give Judges Free Hand To Hike Patent Awards, Justices Told
• Alice Doesn't Nix Amazon E-Reader Suit, Fed. Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Sony Win In 3-D Picture Patent Row
• Tessera Is Owed Coverage For Patent Spat, 9th Circ. Says
• Samsung Didn't Infringe Calculator Patent, Judge Rules
• Apple Likely To Get More Samsung Damages, Judge Says
• Apple Scores Cost Award In $548M Samsung Patent Row
• Tech Unicorn Atlassian's IPO Soars Despite Cold Tech Market
• Ericsson's Investments Raise Questions In ITC Patent Fight
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Claim Construction In Nuance-Abbyy Row
• JPML Won't Centralize Web Code Copyright Litigation In Fla.
• Fed. Circ. Laments Ambiguities In Gaming Patent Row
• Ashley Madison Data Breach MDL Centralized In St. Louis
• Tech Co. Says Evidence Requests Served On Wrong Atty
• House Passes Bill For DHS To Aid Local Cybersecurity
• Software Company Palantir Closes $680M Fundraise
• Panasonic Wins Bid To Arbitrate Microsoft Ion Battery Row
• Sophos Settles Fortinet Suit Over Stolen IP And Staff
• The Art Of The Mock
• Reconciling The Fed. Circ.'s VirnetX And Summit 6 Rulings
• JPMorgan Defends $69M Refund In Patent Licensing Row
• EA, Zynga Games Rip Off Fantasy Sports Tech, Suit Says
• China's BYD Co. Rejects Arbitration In Apple Contract Row
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Save IP Suit Against T-Mobile, Ericsson
• Kids' Tablet Maker Fuhu Gets Nod To Tap Cash Collateral
• Lynch Says EU Privacy Moves Harm Efforts To Fight Terror
• Ore. Takes Immunity Ruling In Oracle IP Suit To 9th Circ.
• Witnesses Barred From CRT Price-Fixing MDL, Judge Says
• Uber Tells Pa. Utility Commission $50M Fine Is Excessive
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Animators Gun For Pixar, Lucasfilm Anti-Poach Docs
• Ericsson Seeks To Narrow ITC Probe Of Apple Tech Imports
• Yahoo Nixes Alibaba Spinoff Plan Amid Activist Pressure
• EU Cybersecurity Rules Increase Liability For Multinationals
• Subprime Auto Loan Antitrust Suit Tossed After Patent Row
• First Data, CEO Sued Over Royalty-Free Patent Licensing
• House Approves DHS Training Center, Pulls Other DHS Votes
• EMC Can't Shift Args In Data Transfer IP Fight, PTAB Told
• Feds Arrest Software Developer For Allegedly Stealing Code
• Mark Zuckerberg Can't Dodge Deposition In Oculus IP Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Verizon, Airbus Group
• European Commission Hits Qualcomm With Antitrust Charges
• PTAB Axes 'Identical' Bid To Review Car Camera Patent
• FCC Won't Decrease Ore. Co.'s Fine For Colluding With Verizon
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google, Viacom Privacy Claims
• $800M Army Research Lab Contract Goes To Fla. Tech Firm
• ZTE, DataQuill Settle After $31.5M Verdict In Patent Row
• Thompson Coburn Must Face Negligence Suit, Tech Firm Says
• Rival Bid For Fairchild Semiconductor Worth $2.6B
• Insurance Industry Will Fuel Switch To Driverless Cars
• The Unfortunate Fall Of The IPXI Marketplace
• Sprint Cuts $3.3M Deal In OT Suit Judge Called 'The Worst'
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• Fairchild Faces Patent Damages Again As PI Retrial Begins
• Microsoft Video Patent Win Based On Errors, Fed. Circ. Told
• EU Strikes Deal For First Cybersecurity Rules
• Samsung Faces Long Odds To Recover $548M Apple Award
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Ex-Uber Driver Appeals Fla. Contractor Classification Ruling
• DLA Piper Hires Former Cisco GC For Silicon Valley Office
• PTAB Finding Beats Jury's In Facebook IP Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• Top Kids' Tablet Maker Seeks Chapter 11, Sale to Mattel
• Software Co. Wins IP Rights Fight In Chinese Arbitration Court
• FTC Commish Casts Doubt On FCC Privacy Enforcement Push
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hellman, Newell Rubbermaid, Hostess
• Medical Device Co. Pays $3M To End VA Compensation Row
• Finjan Seeks Atty Fees After Winning $39M Patent Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Questions Sony's Late Claims In 3-D Picture IP Row
• Interval Urges High Court To Change Patent Review Standard
• Australian Tech 'Unicorn' Atlassian Upsizes IPO To $429M
• Email Sender Slams Google's Bid To Nix Or Stay Privacy Suit
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• What's Next In Carnegie Mellon Extraterritorial Sales Fight
• We Need A New Test For Anonymous Internet Speech
• DOJ Antitrust Trial Ends As GE-Electrolux Deal Collapses
• Presence Of Kids' Data Boosts Stakes In VTech Breach
• High Court Asked To Revive IP Row Doomed By Long Brief
• Del. Supreme Court Rejects HP Appeal In Defamation Case
• Samsung To Pay Apple $548M, Claims Reimbursement Right
• GE-Electrolux Expert Grilled At Trial Over Price Data
• Goldman Can't Duck Row Over $4B Tibco Deal, Investors Say
• Ex-Uber Drivers Denied Unemployment As Contractors By Fla.
• DC Circ. Open To FCC Regulation Shift In Net Neutrality Args
• St. Jude Gets Wireless Communications Patent Claims Nixed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starboard, KKR, Avon
• NJ Appeals Court Won't Protect List Of Samsung Suppliers
• EU Won't Hand $15B Hutchison-O2 Deal Review To UK
• B&N, Others Back Apple In E-Books Cert. Bid
• News Co. Wants AT&T Sanctioned In $102M Contract Suit
• SOLiD Blasts Bid For New Trial In Telecom IP Row
• High Court Could Solidify Creditor-Debtor Equilibrium
• Nintendo Steered Court Wrong In IP Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• Apple Can't Fight Mirror Worlds Patent Validity In Rematch
• Sharp, Intellect Wireless Settle Patent Dispute
• DOJ's 'Shifting' GE-Electrolux Claims Blasted At Trial
• Microsoft Fights Dismissal Bid In InterDigital Antitrust Suit
• The Arguments That Could Reshape Internet Oversight
• VeriFone Brass Dodge Investor Suit For The 2nd Time
• Atty Lobs Publicity Rights Suit At Lawyer Rating Site Avvo
• SAIC Ducks Early Loss In $5M Afghanistan Contract Suit
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Wilson Sonsini Helps AppDynamics Snag $1.9B Valuation
• Unsuccessful Riverbed Settlement Objector Given Atty Fees
• Fed. Circ. Vacates $16M Judgment In Cisco Wi-Fi Row
• Robins Kaplan Patent Pro Jumps Ship To Marketing Co.
• DataTreasury Asks 5th Circ. To Nix $69M JPMorgan Refund
• Sidense Didn't Recycle Claims In Antitrust Suit, Judge Says
• Economic Heavyweights Rally Against FCC Autodialer Rule
• In-Flight Entertainment May Be About To Take Off
• TPP Holds Major Potential For Digital Services And Commerce
• The Rise Of The Chief Privacy Officer
• The Unrealized Promise Of Rule 26 Amendments
• Fed. Circ. Fortifies PTAB Against Constitutional Attacks
• Google Gets Search Suggestion Patent Nixed Under Alice
• Apple, GTAT Supply Contract Settlement OK'd By Judge
• Home Depot Exec Grilled At Trial On GE-Electrolux Ties
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qihoo 360, London City Airport, Yahoo
• HP Blames 'Runaway Jury' For $6.5M Defamation, IP Verdict
• No Consent Means No Coverage, TE Connectivity Insurer Says
• Net Neutrality To Face Familiar Overseer At DC Circ.
• After Breach, Congress Asks VTech What Kid Data It Collects
• Fitness Cycling Co. Peloton Raises $75M From Catterton
• Sidley Snags MoFo Entertainment IP Partner For LA
• ITC Bars Garmin Imports Of Patent-Infringing Sonar Devices
• The Risks Of Applying FRAND Calculations To Non-SEPs
• AIA Patent Reviews Are Constitutional, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Apple Escapes Class Action Over Intercepted Text Messages
• Google Breaking Pledge To Protect Student Data, FTC Told
• Symantec Seeks To Ax Verdict In Intellectual Ventures Fight
• Apple Lens Supplier Using 'Ostrich' Defense, Fed. Circ. Told
• House Panel Bashes SEC's E-Privacy Reform Exemption Push
• Anti-'Patent Troll' Tech Startup Wins Atty Fees In IP Row
• Google Dodges Calif. Shareholder Suit Over Anti-Poach Deals
• PTAB Invalidates Claims Of Semiconductor Production Patent
• Calif. Tech. Co. Seeks Stay For Arbitration In UAE Bank Fight
• Technology MVP: Weil Gotshal's Keith Flaum
• Pillsbury Adds Deals Pros From Latham, Stikeman Elliott
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Cablevision Legal VP In DC
• Fox News, TVEyes Take Copyright Case To 2nd Circ.
• GTAT Creditors Fight Exit Financing Plan, Seek Alternative
• 3rd Circ. TCPA Decisions Are Not Setbacks For Defendants
• Extent Of Records Sought In FBI Letters Finally Revealed
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics