http://technology.law360.com/ The Newswire for Legal Professionals Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://technology.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://technology.law360.com/ http://technology.law360.com/articles/132710 Japan-based Nichia Corp. has slapped Chinese solar products company Jiawei North America Inc. with a patent infringement lawsuit over light-emitting diode technology. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132710 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132739 A judge has certified a securities class action accusing circuit board maker Merix Inc. and its officers of misleading investors in connection with a 2004 stock offering, though he has approved a more limited class than the plaintiffs wanted. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132739 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132788 Aruba Networks Inc. said Friday that it would pay $19.75 million to settle a patent dispute with Motorola Inc. and three of its subsidiaries over wireless networking technology. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132788 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132730 A federal judge has dismissed a suit brought by auction Web site uBid Inc. that accused domain provider The Go Daddy Group Inc. of violating a cybersquatting law by allowing URLs registered by third parties containing uBid's trademarked name to appear on Go Daddy sites. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132730 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132779 The founders of Skype Ltd. have laid down their swords in a battle over eBay Inc.'s $2.75 billion sale of the majority of Skype to a group of private investors, agreeing to drop an intellectual property suit and other litigation in exchange for a stake in the Internet telephony company. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132779 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132849 Yahoo Inc. has settled a trademark lawsuit brought by cosmetics purveyor Mary Kay Inc. over Yahoo’s use of infringing pop-up links and advertisements that allegedly appeared in e-mails sent by Mary Kay beauty consultants. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132849 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132911 AT&T Inc. has completed its $944 million acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp. following conditional approval of the deal by the Federal Communications Commission, which demanded certain divestitures over competition concerns. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132911 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132731 Realtime Data LLC has won court approval for a settlement and licensing deal with F5 Networks Inc. and one of its customers, putting to rest allegations that the companies infringed seven patents covering compression-based data acceleration technology. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132731 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132549 A federal judge has dismissed two defendants from an optical drive patent dispute brought by Ricoh Co. Ltd. against rival Quanta Computer Inc., slimming down the case as it inches toward trial. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132549 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132796 A video gamer in Canada has launched a putative class action against Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and Sony of Canada Ltd., seeking up to $35 million for alleged damage to PlayStation 3 consoles following the installation of a firmware update. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132796 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132820 Advertising by Sony Electronics Inc. significantly overstates how long the batteries last in its Vaio series of laptop computers, according to a proposed class action alleging breach of contract and violations of Missouri and California consumer protection laws. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132820 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132728 Home Box Office is seeking cure amounts adding up to $6.4 million for unpaid affiliation agreements it held with bankrupt Charter Communications Inc., rejecting the cable provider's plan to offer HBO nothing for Charter's long-standing debt under its Chapter 11 reorganization plan. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132728 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132539 British Telecommunications PLC has lodged a suit in federal court accusing an American subsidiary of semiconductor company MediaTek Inc. of infringing a data compression patent. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132539 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132655 Mitsubishi Corp. apparently opted for an out-of-court settlement with a retired New York City professor over the alleged infringement of patented light-emitting diode technology, shortly after the professor resolved a wide-ranging dispute before the U.S. International Trade Commission over the same patents. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132655 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132543 Negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Union's Council of Ministers have reached a deal on a controversial legislative provision to protect Internet freedom within the 27-member bloc, paving the way for a larger telecommunications reform package to take effect in early 2010. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132543 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132596 The Swiss Federal Competition Commission has hit state-owned telecommunications group Swisscom AG with a fine of 219 million Swiss francs ($216 million) for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the broadband market by overcharging competitors for high-speed Internet access. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132596 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132660 A pension fund that sued VeriFone Holdings Inc. for allegedly overstating its income for three 2007 quarters by more than $37 million is opposing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed settlement related to the alleged fraud. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132660 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132460 A bankruptcy court judge has approved bankrupt technology consulting firm BearingPoint Inc.'s disclosure statement, days after plaintiffs in a shareholder class action objected to the company's Chapter 11 liquidation plan. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132460 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132498 Following a failed attempt more than a year ago, JDA Software Group Inc. signed a deal to acquire i2 Technologies Inc. for $434 million on Thursday, a deal the companies say will create a global leader in supply chain management software. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132498 http://technology.law360.com/articles/132502 AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and other wireless communications heavyweights have been accused by patent-holding company Child Protect LLC of infringing two patents related to control communications between mobile devices. http://technology.law360.com/articles/132502