http://technology.law360.com/ The Newswire for Legal Professionals Copyright 2010 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://technology.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://technology.law360.com/ http://technology.law360.com/articles/156212 Seagate Technology LLC and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh have settled the insurer's arbitration action related to its obligation to reimburse Seagate for $9 million in patent litigation costs, as the parties near a resolution in Seagate's underlying coverage suit. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156212 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156350 Business software leader SAS Institute Inc. has sued its former counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP for breach of contract and fraud, accusing the firm of making preparations to sue SAS for patent infringement while the software maker was still a client. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156350 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156256 A Texas patent-holding company has taken a swipe at a number of major retailers — including Best Buy Co. Inc. and The Home Depot Inc. — over a pair of gift card patents. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156256 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156249 With an exclusion order in tow, Hewlett-Packard Co. has settled a pair of suits against Chinese ink cartridge manufacturers and importers accused of infringing four HP patents. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156249 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156036 XM Satellite Radio Inc. has been hit with a lawsuit alleging infringement of patents that cover an audio program player and playback system technology. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156036 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155811 Electronics component maker Avago Technologies U.S. Inc. has fired off a patent infringement suit against semiconductor company STMicroelectronics Inc. over optical navigation technology frequently found in computer mice. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155811 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155748 Business research firm the Dun & Bradstreet Corp. and subsidiary Hoover's Inc. have become the latest defendants to settle in API Technologies LLC's suit accusing two dozen companies of infringing a data network patent. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155748 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155780 Prosperity Bank has become the first defendant to strike a deal in a suit brought by Wolf Run Hollow LLC accusing a dozen financial institutions of infringing a patent related to the transmission of secure online messages. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155780 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156101 A judge has rejected ConnectU Inc.'s attempt to force privately owned Facebook Inc. to follow a subpoena issued by an arbitration panel and fork over information about the value of its stock, marking the latest development in ConnectU's battle with the social networking giant over what it claims is stolen intellectual property. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156101 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155950 Verizon Communications Inc. has filed suit against Cablevision Systems Corp. in the U.S. International Trade Commission, seeking to stop Cablevision's importation of digital TV set-top boxes that allegedly infringe five Verizon patents. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155950 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156031 Bankrupt flash memory company Spansion Inc. is objecting to an attempt by rival Tessera Inc. to get a multimillion-dollar administrative expense claim paid to cover Spansion's alleged infringements of Tessera technology patents. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156031 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156018 Clear Channel Communications Inc. has become the latest radio heavyweight to agree to a settlement in a suit brought by Aldav LLC accusing broadcast media companies Cumulus Media Inc., CBS Radio Inc. and others of infringing a patent related to Internet radio technology. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156018 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/156002 MicroUnity Systems Engineering Inc. has fired off another infringement suit over media processing patents, this time targeting more than 20 technology heavyweights including Acer Inc., Google Inc., Nokia Corp. and Apple Inc. http://technology.law360.com/articles/156002 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155968 Sony Electronics Inc. has reached a settlement in Ennova Direct Inc.'s patent infringement suit against a dozen rival technology companies over flash memory drives with retractable USB connectors. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155968 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155958 A federal jury has found that Microsoft Corp. should fork over nearly $106 million for infringing two VirnetX Holding Corp. patents for securing communications over the Internet. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155958 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155987 Communications technology company One Number Corp. has accused Google Inc. of infringing two patents through its Google Voice service, which allows a caller to reach multiple phone lines using the same number. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155987 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155995 A federal judge has agreed to dismiss scientific instrument manufacturer Bruker Corp.'s German unit from a patent infringement suit brought by the Research Foundation of State University of New York over nuclear magnetic resonance devices and software. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155995 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155890 A federal court has tossed an inequitable conduct claim Samsung Electronics Co. leveled against rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in a dispute over seven semiconductor patents, finding no conspiracy to trick the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155890 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155770 Bankrupt technology consulting firm BearingPoint Inc. has filed an adversary suit against Yale University to recover $8 million it channeled to the academic institution as part of a deal to sponsor an MBA program. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155770 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://technology.law360.com/articles/155740 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a nearly $1 million consent judgment against Alfred Teo for alleged insider trading involving Musicland Stores Corp. and C-Cube Microsystems Inc., though Teo continues to dispute the agency's claims of false filing. http://technology.law360.com/articles/155740 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500