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Google Settles Sharehold Suit Over Non-Voting Stock

Saabira Chaudhuri, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 17 at 2:26 pm PT

Google Inc. said its board has approved the terms of a proposed settlement with shareholders who have sued the search-giant in a bid to block its plan to issue a new type of stock that carries no voting rights.

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TiVo to Gain $490 Million in Patent Settlement With Google, Cisco

Ben Fox Rubin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 7 at 2:52 pm PT

TV set-top box maker TiVo Inc. said it will receive a lump-sum payment of $490 million from Google Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. to settle patent litigation with both companies.

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Ruling Delayed on Apple-Samsung Patent Case

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 31 at 5:23 pm PT

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday delayed its decision on whether Apple Inc. infringed Samsung Electronics Co.’s patents.

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Microsoft Prevails Against Google in ITC Xbox Case

Steven D. Jones, Reporter, Dow Jones Newswires in News on May 23 at 5:12 pm PT

A federal trade panel has ruled that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox doesn’t infringe on wireless patents owned by Motorola Mobility, another in a series of legal decisions that could quiet patent litigation surrounding popular consumer electronic devices.

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Long-Awaited Patent Ruling Yields Few Answers

Joe Palazzolo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 10 at 5:07 pm PT

A federal appeals court on Friday offered its long-awaited view on when a piece of software can be patented. The upshot: seven opinions, totaling more than 120 pages, and no clear answer.

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Amazon’s Tax Dispute May Be Destined for the Supreme Court

Jacob Gershman, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on March 29 at 5:00 pm PT

One of the less-remembered legacies of Eliot Spitzer’s governorship was the “Amazon tax.”

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Cisco Hit With $70M Jury Verdict, May Appeal

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 22 at 2:09 pm PT

A federal jury ruled that Cisco Systems Inc. should pay $70 million to XpertUniverse Inc. for fraud associated with a short-lived partnership between the companies.

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Cisco Systems Wins Patent Suit; VirnetX Shares Plunge

Drew FitzGerald, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 15 at 5:30 am PT

A federal jury in Texas sided Thursday with Cisco Systems Inc. in a patent-infringement case brought by VirnetX Holding Corp., sending shares of the patent-holding company down 28 percent.

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Kleiner Perkins Brings on Prominent Lawyer to Defend Against Gender Discrimination Claims

Deborah Gage, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 14 at 11:19 am PT

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which was sued last year by former Partner Ellen Pao for gender discrimination and retaliation, has added a high-powered attorney to its defense team as it prepares to argue its case in the First District Court of Appeal, VentureWire has learned from court filings.

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ESPN Ordered to Pay Dish $4.86 Million

Chad Bray, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on February 28 at 2:30 pm PT

A federal jury in Manhattan ordered ESPN Inc. to pay Dish Network Corp. $4.86 million in damages in a dispute over licensing rates for sports broadcasts.