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1. Chinese foundry violated Taiwanese secrets

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   SMIC smacked down by jury A jury in Oakland found yesterday that Chinese foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) failed to abide by a 2005 agreement and breached a four year settlement ...

2. New York sues Intel for antitrust behavior

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... continues, with hearings expected to start in spring next year, unless a settlement between the parties is agreed.  ...

3. Settlement looks likely in AMD-Intel civil case

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   The word on the chip strasse is that Intel and AMD may well reach a settlement before the long-running civil case between the companies comes to court in spring 2010.The word on the chip strasse is ...

4. Will the real rights holder please stand up?

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... and 2003 that Aftermath owned the master sound recordings, and that it had the exclusive license to distribute them in any form. A trial is scheduled for tomorrow, unless a settlement is reached today. ...

5. Google Books opponents claim victory

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   The Open Book Alliance, a coalition of librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers, and technology companies created to counter the proposed Google Book Settlement in its current form, has issued ...

6. Google prepared to compromise on digital books deal

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... the central difficulty that the Proposed Settlement seeks to overcome – the inaccessibility of man works due to the lack of clarity about copyright ownership and copyright status – is a matter of public, ...

7. States object to Google Books settlement too

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Five US states have registered their opposition to a proposed settlement between Google and publishers over its Google Books plan.Five US states have registered their opposition to a proposed settlement ...

8. Dell hit for $4 million for deception

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... with warranty service and promised rebates. The settlement follows a decision of the New York Supreme Court, Albany County, which sustained Attorney General Cuomo's claims that Dell had engaged in fraud, ...

9. US Copyright Office attacks Google Books deal

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   A heavyweight in the shape of the head of the US Copyright Office told Congress that a proposed settlement between Google and publishers caused her serious concerns.A heavyweight in the shape of the ...

10. Google appeases EU over books deal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... million settlement between Google and publishers in the US will affect the EU. Google was sued in 2005 by authors and publishers in the US who claimed that making their books available online breached ...

11. Scifi writers powering weapons against Google

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... to countering the evil empire of Google's Book Settlement. San Francisco, Earth - US science fiction and fantasy writers have joined forces with Microsoft and Amazon in an unlikely coalition of librarians, ...

12. SanDisk wins partial review of patent ruling

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... settlements, consent orders and withdrawals and five defaulted. The ITC has agreed to review the rest. Those that remain are LG Electronics, Imation, Phison Electronics, Silicon Motion Technology, Skymedi, ...

13. Dell accused of "dishonest business practices"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... prohibits these deceptive trade practices. In a January 2009 settlement with 34 state Attorneys General,  Dell agreed to pay $3.35 million to resolve allegations of deceptive advertising and its failure ...

14. EU to probe Google

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... the date for a preliminary hearing. A Google spokesperson said earlier this month that the company remained confident in the legality of the settlement: "It's important to note that this agreement is ...

15. Blackberry maker pays $267.5 million to Visto

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... and some will be classified in the books as an intangible asset. RIM said that the settlement will be completed during next week, subject to certain conditions which it did not specify, because the agreement ...

16. Online radio stations agree on royalty payments

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... on music they were webcasting online. The settlement means that the webcasters don't have to pay royalties for each song they play, but will have a different rate structure that lets them pay 25 percent ...

17. Microsoft in EU antitrust talks

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... issues before the EU imposes sanctions, add the anonymous EU sources. Kroes leaves her post at the end of the year and has said she wants to resolve the Microsoft issues before she departs. Any settlement ...

18. Google faces antitrust action over book scans

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... CEO Jeff Bezos said last month that the company had 'strong opinions' about the settlement and that it needed to be revisited. US District Court Judge Denny Chin is to review the agreement in October. ...

19. Some peace breaks out in plasma patent wars

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... different fronts, although details of the settlement are unavailable. The two companies' lips are sealed. There are so many patent battles going on between Japanese and South Korean companies that it's ...

20. Smokers kept in the dark about cigarette ingredients

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    ... 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. These documents describe significant changes made to commercial products over time, including blend, processing, casing, flavoring and physical design features. For example, ...

21. Rambus reaches 'tentative' antitrust agreement with EU

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Rambus has reached a tentative settlement with the European Commission to resolve the pending legal action against the company dating from August 2007. Los Altos, (CA) - Rambus has reached a tentative ...

22. Nvidia's insurance company falls out over faulty chips payments

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... has engaged in settlement negotiations with the chip claimants and, on information and belief, has agreed to settlements and/or the material terms of settlements with respect to some or all of the chip ...

23. RIAA demands $7000 from NY family

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... "Beat It." Attorney Jordan Glass explained that the latest settlement offer was accepted only for financial reasons, as it was "preventing the kids from moving on." A guide on the RIAA website, written ...

24. Justice Department investigates Google Books

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... are antitrust implications in Google'a arrangement with publishers on Book Search. According to the New York Times, Justice Department attorneys have consulted with groups that are against the settlement ...

25. Exploding iPod touch in child's pocket causes 2nd degree burns

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... and is identified as "Antrobus et al v. Apple Computer, Inc. et al". The Japan division of Apple payed an unknown settlement fee to a young man in 2008 after he suffered burns from his Mac laptop battery, ...

26. New security warning issued by both Visa and MasterCard

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... online or over the phone. According to the Tuscaloosa VA Federal Credit Union, primary account numbers and expiration dates were stolen from the firm's settlement system. Though minimal details are ...

27. Facebook worth much less than previously believed?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... agreed to sell a 1.6% stake to the software maker for $240 million.The Microsoft investment implied Facebook's stock was worth $35.90 per share - a figure that was relied upon in the settlement of a lawsuit ...

28. RIM Execs ordered to pay $62M in fines

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... which is about US$62 million. The ruling is part of a mutual settlement for fines and damages relating to alleged stock option backdating. Chicago (IL) - In one of the largest Ontario Securities Commission ...

29. RIM and OSC reach settlement in illegal stock options case

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    BlackBerry smartphone maker, Research In Motion, has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), and is expected to become official today. Ontario ...

30. IBM keeps choke-hold on Apple's Papermaster, until October 24

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... retained his "advisor to the CEO" status. However, a settlement between IBM and its ex-"top exec" comes with some fine print. According to the usually well-informed AppleInsider, Papermaster signed court-governed ...

31. Macworld 2009: Cisco brings WebEx virtual meetings to iPhone

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... Top 10 products introduced at Macworld 2009. With the release of the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center application for the iPhone, some of the terms of out of the court settlement between Apple and Cisco over ...

32. Has the RIAA stopped suing for copyright infringements?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... pipeline but nothing new has been initiated since August," Duckworth told Wired. She stated that some of the lawsuits are still being pursued, because there was no settlement prior to going to court. ...

33. Linus Torvalds’ old company acquired and gone

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... million of income from two previously announced agreements with Intel made during the quarter. Third quarter operating expenses also included $5.9 million of income from the December 2007 settlement and ...

34. Sun and Microsoft in search deal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ...  The fact that Microsoft reached a search agreement with its once bitter rival, who received nearly $2 billion in a patent and antitrust settlement payout from Microsoft in 2004, could be perceived as ...

35. A-Data said to have settled with SanDisk over NAND flash patents

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Following Afa Technologies' (Afatech's) settlement with SanDisk over its NAND flash-related patent infringement lawsuit, another Taiwan-based flash memory product maker, A-Data Technology, has reportedly ...

36. Google pays $125 million to settle book scanning cases

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

      The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and Google today announced that they have reached a settlement agreement that will grant Google the rights to provide online access ...

37. Apple and Psystar in settlement talks

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... result in an out-of-court settlement. Rumor has it that Apple did not have a clean case after all, but the company showed once more that it does not accept Mac-clone makers. Chicago (IL) – Mac clone ...

38. DHL "lost" 21,600 Xbox 360 consoles: Microsoft seeks more than $2 million in damages

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... the filing that the two containers sustained "impact damage, wetting, pilfering and shortage." The company tried to reach a settlement with DHL, but the service allegedly refused to compensate Microsoft ...

39. Update: No charges against AMD in GPU pricing suspicions

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... (and Nvidia) in the wake of the DOJ’s investigation. AMD paid a settlement to release the company from all direct purchaser class action claims against it and that the court will dismiss the litigation, ...

40. Linus Torvalds’ old company up for sale

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... of its patent infringement settlement, if it can convince the company to leave the cash in the back account. Any other ideas? Write a comment below.     ...

41. Apple execs settle shareholder suits for $14 million

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    A federal judge in San Jose has given preliminary approval to a $14 million settlement of shareholder claims over backdating of stock options against current and former Apple executives, court documents ...

42. Former Apple general counsel settles backdating case for $2.2 million

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... public company for five years and will be “suspended from appearing or practicing as an attorney before the Commission for three years.” The settlement closes a chapter that began with a complaint filed ...

43. Nvidia licenses Transmeta power management tech

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... got from Intel through a settlement last year.   Transmeta currently has $141.8 million in the bank and enough room to grow its business. There is no doubt in our mind that Transmeta is one of the ...

44. Icahn joins Yahoo board, turning up heat for deal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... In a filing with U.S. securities regulators, the Internet company said Kotick had resigned following the company's August 1 annual shareholder meeting and confirmed that Icahn had been named under a settlement ...

45. Icahn takes a seat in Yahoo’s board room

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... and gave in to key demands from Icahn. Under the terms of the settlement, the eight of the current members of Yahoo's current board of directors, including Roy Bostock and Jerry Yang will be put up for ...

46. Rambus is back in court, sues Nvidia

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... fair compensation for the use of our patented inventions. Nevertheless, we hope to continue discussions with Nvidia to reach a negotiated settlement.” Earlier this year, AMD settled with Rambus and now ...

47. GTA ‘Hot Coffee’ lawsuit means big bucks for lawyers, small change for regular folks

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... a grand total of approximately $30,000. If you think there’s something fishy about lawyers so much from a small settlement (if you don’t include the charitable donation), then you’re not alone.  ...

48. Apple and Palm new targets in touchscreen patent crusade

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... sales of its Scribbler Tablet PCs in the United States.” Typhoon said it withdrew from preliminary settlement talks with defendant Sand Dune Ventures. In a new wave of suits, Typhoon steps up the game ...

49. HP and Acer settle patent litigation

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Acer has announced it has settled all ongoing patent litigation with Hewlett-Packard (HP). The confidential settlement agreement resolves all claims asserted in three federal court lawsuits and two ...

50. Motorola settles 7-year old Iridium lawsuit

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

      Motorola has closed one of its costliest adventures in the company’s history. The company was handed a global settlement of all pending Iridium bankruptcy cases, which resulted from a shutdown ...