Supreme Court Addresses Enhanced Damages for Patent Infringement.
6/13. The Supreme Court released its unanimous opinion in Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics and Stryker v. Zimmer regarding the award of enhanced damages for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 284. The Supreme Court rejected the approach announced by the Federal Circuit in In Re Seagate, but provided little guidance to the lower courts in its place. However, it wrote this much. First, the District Courts possess discretion. Second, there is no "rigid formula". Third, treble damages are only to be awarded for "egregious cases of misconduct beyond typical infringement".

House Judiciary Subcommittee Approves Bill to Undo Chevron Deference.
6/7. The House Judiciary Committee's (HJC) Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law amended and passed HR 4768 [LOC | WW], the "Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016", by a vote of 12-8. The bill as introduced amends the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to provide that the judiciary should not defer to an agency's interpretation of statutes. The Subcommittee approved an amendment in the nature of a substitute (AINS) that adds that the judiciary should not defer to an agency's interpretation when it acts under an agency procedure statute specific to that agency. Also, it provides that courts should not defer to an agency's interpretation of its rules.

Senate Intelligence Authorization Bill Would Reduce PCLOB Oversight
6/6. Section 603 of S 3017 [LOC | WW], the "Intelligence Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2017", would limit the authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). Its current mission is examining the impact of anti-terror laws and programs on "privacy and civil liberties". This bill would reduce this to examining "privacy and civil liberties of United States persons". The Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) approved this bill on May 24, before its introduction on June 6.

FCC Seeks Further Comments on 5.9 GHz Band
6/1. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice (PN) that requests more comments in its rulemaking proceeding regarding shared use of the 5.9 GHz band. At stake is the future use of this band for Wi-Fi and car safety technology.

See also:
 • Top Stories from 2016.
 • Top Stories from 2015.
 • Top Stories from 2014.
 • Top Stories from 2013.
 • Top Stories from 2012.
 • Top Stories from 2011.
 • Top Stories from 2010.
 • Top Stories from 2009.
 • Top Stories from 2008.
 • Top Stories from 2007.
 • Top Stories from 2006.
 • Top Stories from 2005.
 • Top Stories from 2004.
 • Top Stories from 2003.
 • Top Stories from 2002.

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2011
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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Alert No. 2,858, Monday, November 21.
 • Trump Announces U.S. Will Withdraw from TPP on His First Day in Office
 • Clapper to Step Down as Director of National Intelligence
 • DOJ's Hesse Discusses Apple E-Books Case and State Federal Cooperation

Alert No. 2,857, Friday, November 18.
 • Trump to Nominate Sen. Sessions to Be Attorney General
 • Obama Laments that People Get Their Political Information from Social Media and Phones
 • Censorship at Social Media
 • More People and Appointments (Pompeo at CIA, Storch at NSA IG)
 • More News (merger reviews, LinkedIn, sharing economy)

Alert No. 2,856, Thursday, November 17.
 • FCC Drops BDS Rules and Other Items from Meeting Agenda
 • Minnow Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
 • Obama Gives Presidential Medals of Freedom to Technologists
 • Trade News (Abe and Trump meet, TTIP, US China Comm. report, JCCT)
 • People and Appointments (Clapper, Flynn)

Alert No. 2,855, Wednesday, November 16.
 • Sen. McConnell Re-elected Senate Majority Leader
 • Sen. Schumer Elected Senate Democratic Leader
 • Feinstein to Replace Leahy As Ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee
 • Possible Consequences of Sen. Feinstein Replacing Sen. Leahy as SJC Ranking Democrat
 • Former Sessions Staffer Benczkowski Working on DOJ for Trump Transition

Alert No. 2,854, Tuesday, November 15.
 • Rep. Upton and Sen. Thune Urge Wheeler to Stay Controversial Proceedings
 • DNI Clapper Addresses Cyber Security, IOT Devices, and DDOS Attacks
 • DHS Releases Cyber Security Recommendations for Designers and Makers of IOT Devices
 • Trade News (US PRC BIT, Malmstrom, US PRC trade data)
 • More News (class actions, 5G, ransonware)

Alert No. 2,853, Monday, November 14.
 • Trump Transition Team and ICT
 • Trump Transition Team and Judicial Selection
 • Trump Transition Team, Universities, and Research

Alert No. 2,852, Friday, November 11.
 • Trump Names Transition Team Chair, Vice Chairs, and Executive Committee

Alert No, 2,851, Thursday, November 10.
 • Rep. Pallone Wants FTC to Regulate IOT Device Makers on Cyber Security
 • Cyber Vulnerability of IOT Devices
 • Ongoing Collaborative Efforts to Address IOT Security

Alert No. 2,850, Wednesday, November 9.

Alert No. 2,849, Tuesday, November 8.
 • Pallante, Google and the Copyright Office
 • Former Attorney General Janet Reno's Technology Legacy
 • More News (WTO, ICANN)

Alert No. 2,848, Monday, November 7.
 • Jury Returns Defamation Verdict Against Rolling Stone
 • NSA Official Suggests Huawei Should Be Allowed to Sell in the U.S.
 • Rep. Goodlatte Questions FBI Regarding Use of Lenovo Laptops for Classified E-Mail
 • People and Appointments
 • More News

Alert No. 2,847, Friday, November 4.
 • FCC Releases Triennial Section 257 Report
 • People and Appointments
 • More News

Alert No. 2,846, Thursday, November 3.
 • FCC to Adopt NPRM on Arbitration Clauses in Customer Contracts
 • Sen. Wyden Seeks Greater Oversight of the FBI and Intelligence Agencies

Alert No. 2,845, Wednesday, November 2.
 • Broadcom to Acquire Brocade
 • Impact of Broadcom's Acquisition of Brocade on Competition
 • Pallante Leaves Copyright Office

Alert No. 2,844, Tuesday, November 1.
 • CenturyLink and Level 3 Announce Merger Plans
 • CenturyLink Criticizes Wheeler's Proposals to Regulate BDS Rates
 • Appeals Court Rules in Case About Harvard Trained Patent Lawyer

Alert No. 2,843, Monday, October 31.
 • Qualcomm to Acquire NXP Semiconductors
 • Impact of Qualcomm's Acquisition of NXP on Competition
 • Overview of the Antitrust Merger Review Process
 • Impact of AT&T's Acquisition of Time Warner on Competition
 • House, Senate and Presidential Reactions to AT&T's Planned Acquisition of Time Warner
 • AT&T and Time Warner Announce Merger

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