Story Titles from the Tech Law Journal Daily E-Mail Alert, by Issue. January

Story Titles from the Tech Law Journal Daily E-Mail Alert, by Issue.
January - June 2013

Alert No. 2,581, Friday, June 21.
• FTC Chairman Ramirez Addresses Patent Assertion Entities and Antitrust
• Rep. Honda Introduces Health IT Bill
• Rep. Capuano Introduces We Are Watching You Act
• Rep. Rogers and Sen. Johnson Introduce Bill Regarding Cyber Economic Espionage
• Sen. Schumer Again Introduces Bill to Criminalize Removing Unique IDs from Mobile Devices

Alert No. 2,580, Wednesday, June 19.
• Mississippi AG Subpoenas Google Regarding Illegal Online Drug Sales
• Supreme Court Holds Patent Reverse Payments Can Violate Antitrust Law
• Reaction to the Actavis Opinion
• Commentary: Potential Impact of the Actavis Opinion on Other FTC and DOJ Antitrust Actions
• Senators Move Closer to Conflict Over Obama's Plan to Pack the DC Circuit
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,579, Tuesday, June 18.
• Ramirez Makes Appointments at FTC
• Sen. Rockefeller Introduces Bill to Limit Third Party Billing by Phone Companies
• Pai Advocates Amending Definition of Circumvention to Exclude Wireless Device Unlocking
• Bills Introduced to Provide Grants for Developing STEM Secondary Education

Alert No. 2,578, Monday, June 17.
• President Obama Issues Memorandum on Spectrum Sharing
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board Issues Decision in SAP v. Versata
• FCC Again Addresses Closed Captioning Mandates for Video Programming Delivered Using IP
• FRB May Some Day Focus on Mobile Payments, Cyber Security and Promoting Innovation and Growth
• GAO and Senate Committee Examine Duplicative Government IT Spending
• American Cable Association Condemns Gannett Belo Merger Plans
• HCC Republicans Investigate IRS Violation of Health Records Privacy
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,577, Thursday, June 13.
• Rep. Lofgren Reintroduces Wireless Tax Fairness Act
• Supreme Court Holds That DNA Segment is Not Patentable But Synthetically Created DNA Is
• FTC Defends Services Such As Uber Against Protectionist Regulation
• Tech Companies and Groups Seek Greater Disclosure of Surveillance Data
• Obama Picks Political Appointee for CIA Deputy Director
• Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,576, Wednesday, June 12.
• Senate Finance Committee Approves Nomination of Mike Froman for USTR
• ACLU Files Complaint Seeking End to NSA Phone Records Surveillance
• FCC Adopts VRS R&O and FNPRM
• FCC Again Seeks Comments on Media Ownership
• FCC Issues NOI on Warehousing and Vertical Foreclosure in the Satellite Space Segment
• FCC Seeks Rationale for Abridging Freedom of News Media
• More FCC News

Alert No. 2,575, Tuesday, June 11.
• Obama and Xi Discuss Cyber Security
• PRC Offers No Apologies or Commitments Regarding Cyber Theft of Intellectual Property
• US and PRC Discuss TPP
• More Trade News
• Groups Urge Reform of Surveillance Laws
• Public Beliefs and Opinions Regarding Government Surveillance
• People and Appointments
• Technology News
• More News

Alert No. 2,574, Monday, June 10.
• Sensenbrenner: The Abuse of the PATRIOT Act Must End
• IT Worker at NSA Contractor Booz Allen Disclosed Secret Surveillance Programs
• Obama Proposes Expansion of E-Rate Tax and Subsidy Program
• GAO Reports on Trends in College Textbooks and Ebooks
• FinCEN Takes Special Measures Against Liberty Reserve
• Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,573, Saturday, June 8.
• Obama Defends Secret Government Surveillance Programs
• Tech Companies Refute PRISM News Reports
• Clapper Releases Second Statement on PRISM Program
• Section 702 and Electronic Communication Service Providers
• House Judiciary Committee to Examine Government Surveillance
• Commentary: Senate Republicans' Positions on Secret Surveillance
• More Surveillance News

Alert No. 2,572, Thursday, June 6.
• Government Surveillance Programs Extend to Other Phone Companies and Internet Companies
• DNI Clapper Comments on FISC Order of Phone Records
• Verizon Responds to the Disclosure of FISC Order for Phone Records
• Rep. Sensenbrenner Sends Questions to Holder About Phone Records Order
• Some Technology Groups Condemn Phone Records Surveillance Program
• Senate Intelligence Committee Leaders Defend Government Phone Records Surveillance
• Sen. Wyden Advocates Phone Call Privacy
• Senators Condem FISC Phone Records Order
• Commentary: Geolocation Data and Phone Records Surveillance Program

Alert No. 2,571, Wednesday, June 5.
• FISC Orders Verizon to Produce Call Data for Everyone Every Day
• FCC Adopts CVAA NPRM on User Interfaces
• More News

Alert No. 2,570, Tuesday, June 4.
• Obama Administration Proposes Patent Litigation Reforms
• USITC Enjoins Importation of Certain Older iPhones and iPads
• Clyburn Announces Staff Changes
• Obama Launches Effort to Pack the DC Circuit
• USTR Nominee Froman Mired in Ugland House Controversy
• More News

Alert No. 2,569, Monday, June 3.
• Supreme Court Upholds Suspicionless Seizures of DNA Swabs
• Indictment Returned and Domains Seized in Liberty Reserve Digital Currency Matter
• Sen. Grassley Condemns Obama's Plans to Pack DC Circuit
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,568, Friday, May 31.
• Obama May Nominate Comey for FBI Director
• Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on West
• Obama Picks Sepulveda for Telecom Post at State Department
• Obama Nominates Piwowar for SEC
• Obama Nominates Kara Stein for SEC
• Obama Picks Padalino to Head RUS

Alert No. 2,567, Thursday, May 30.
• DC Circuit Overturns FCC's Tennis Channel Order

Alert No. 2,566, Thursday, May 23.
• Representatives Reintroduce Password Protection Act
• GAO Releases Report on Spectrum Reallocation Costs and Auction Revenues
• Senate Confirms Srinivasan for DC Circuit
• Obama Wants to Appoint Three More Judges to DC Circuit
• More Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,565, Wednesday, May 22.
• States Settle with Penguin in E-Books Antitrust Case
• FTC Announces Ten Year Regulatory Review Schedule
• Rep. Poe Introduces Free Flow of Information Act
• Sen. Schumer and Sen. Graham Introduce Media Shield Bill
• Obama and Xi Jinping to Meet
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,564, Tuesday, May 21.
• Sen. Levin's Subcommittee Harasses Apple
• Sen. Paul Defends Apple
• Sen. Paul Introduces Tax Repatriation Bill

Alert No. 2,563, Monday, May 20.
• Senate Subcommittee Investigates Apple's Strategies for Avoidance of US Corporate Taxation
• Supreme Court Construes Scope of Chevron Deference
• House Passes Bill to Reform Rulemaking Process at SEC
• Yahoo to Acquire Tumblr

Alert No. 2,562, Wednesday, May 15.
• House Passes Internet Governance Bill
• EC to Investigate Huawei and ZTE
• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Chen for Federal Circuit
• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Srinivasan for DC Circuit
• Future Nominees for the DC Circuit May Face Republican Opposition
• More Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,561, Tuesday, May 14.
• FCC Requests Comments on Possible IP Transition Trials
• Commentary: IRS, AP and Benghazi Scandals Provide Arguments for Supporters of ECPA Reform and Shield Act
• Associated Press Alleges Unjustified FBI Seizure of Reporters' Phone Records
• Inspector General Reports on IRS Targeting of Tea Party Groups
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,560, Monday, May 13.
• FEC Issues Advance NPRM Regarding Contributions Via Internet Payment Processing and Texting
• Copyright Office Releases Revised NPRM on Auditing Statements of Account
• OUSTR Seeks Comments on Japan's TPP Participation
• WTO Panel Recommends Roberto Azevedo to be Next DG
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,559, Sunday, May 12.
• Sen. McCain Introduces Multichannel Video Programming Bill
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,558, Friday, May 10.
• Obama Signs Executive Order Regarding Access to Government Data
• IRS Admits That It Discriminated Against Tea Party Groups
• Senate Confirms Medine for PCLOB
• Scott Harris Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer
• Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,557, Monday, May 6.
• Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax Bill
• President Obama Picks Mike Froman to be USTR
• President Obama Picks Democratic Fund Raiser for Secretary of Commerce
• Obama Picks Shelanski for OMB Post
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,556, Wednesday, May 1.
• Obama to Nominate Tom Wheeler to Be FCC Chairman
• Rep. Smith Introduces Bill to Make E-Verify Mandatory
• Rep. Engel Again Introduces Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act
• Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Require Warrant for Accessing Cloud Stored E-Mail

Alert No. 2,555, Thursday, April 25.
• House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Waste in FCC Lifeline Subsidy Program
• Rep. Matsui Introduces Bill to Expand Lifeline Program to Include Broadband Service Subsidies
• Sen. Begich Seeks GAO Study of FCC Universal Service Reforms
• More Communications News

Alert No. 2,554, Wednesday, April 24.
• Senate Adjourns Until May 6 Without Passing Internet Sales Tax Bill
• EC Seeks Public Comment on Google's Proposed Antitrust Commitments
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,553, Tuesday, April 23.
• Representatives and Senators Introduce Bills to Limit Duration of Automotive Design Patents
• Kasunic to Head Copyright Office's Registration System
• Rep. Poe Addresses IRS Warrantless E-Mail Searches
• Rep. Boustany Writes IRS Regarding Searching E-Mail and Social Media

Alert No. 2,552, Monday, April 22.
• Senate Invokes Cloture on Internet Sales Tax Bill
• Obama Announces His Support for Internet Tax Collection Bill
• Sen. Baucus Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2014
• Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,551, Wednesday, April 17.
• House Commerce Committee Passes Internet Governance Resolution
• Sen. Reid Seeks Immediate Senate Consideration of Online Sales Tax Bill
• Sen. Leahy Again Introduces Bill to Make USPTO Acceleration Certificates Alienable
• Japan Joins TPP Negotiations
• David Dreier Recommends that PRC Join TPP Negotiations

Alert No. 2,550, Thursday, April 11.
• House Subcommittee Approves Bill Regarding Promoting a Global Internet Free from Government Control
• House to Accelerate Consideration of the CISPA
• Critics Comment on Draft CFAA Amendments Bill
• Summary of Draft CFAA Amendments Bill
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,549, Wednesday, April 10.
• House Intelligence Committee Marks Up Cyber Security Bill in Secrecy
• House Intelligence Committee Releases CISPA Amendments
• Rep. Blackburn Introduces SECURE IT Act
• GAO Report Finds Network Operators Have Reported No Cyber Incidents to FCC or DHS
• House Commerce Subcommittee Begins Mark Up of Internet Freedom Resolution
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,548, Tuesday, April 9.
• Fair Search Files Complaint with EC About Google Mobile Practices
• House Intelligence Committee to Mark Up CISPA
• BLS Reports March 2013 Employment Data
• Table: Total Number of Employees in Thousands by ICT Industry Sector
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,547, Monday, April 8.
This issue contains the following items:
• OUSTR Announces Request for Comments and Hearing Regarding US EU TTIP
• OUSTR Releases Annual Report on Technical Barriers to Trade
• OUSTR Releases Report on Compliance with Telecommunications Trade Agreement
• US China Commission Reports on Trade in February 2013
• Appropriation Act Limits Federal Government Acquisitions of PRC IT
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,546, Thursday, April 4.
• FCC Announces Workshop on Incentive Auction's 600 MHz Band Plan
• FCC Imposes Limits on Broadcast TV Modification Applications
• TPI Paper Calls Mobility Fund Reverse Auction a Qualified Success
• OMB Issues Memorandum on Federal Use of Social Media
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,545, Wednesday, April 3.
• SEC Will Not Pursue Netflix or Hastings for Using Facebook
• Euclid Addresses Sen. Franken's Location Privacy Concerns
• Sen. Hatch Introduces Bill to Create Position of Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator at OUSTR
• FCC Seeks Comments on Broadcast Indecency Policy
• More FCC News
• More News

Alert No. 2,544, Tuesday, April 2.
• 2nd Circuit Affirms in Aereo Copyright Cases
• Walter Addresses SEC's Failure to Write Crowd Funding Rules
• CEI Sues EPA Under FOIA for Instant Messages
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,543, Monday, April 1.
• Copyright Office to Hold Hearing on Resale Royalty Right
• Public Knowledge Advocates Permanent Fix for Cell Phone Unlocking
• FCC Addresses Cellphone RF Exposure
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,542, Wednesday, March 27.
• SoftBank Sprint Will Not Use Huawei Products
• House Commerce Committee Republicans Write FCC Regarding Growth, Waste and Abuse in Lifeline Subsidy Program
• FCC Releases Tentative Agenda for April 18 Meeting
• NIST Issues Cyber Security NOI
• Amazon to Acquire Goodreads
• More News

Alert No. 2,541, Tuesday, March 26.
• DDOS Attacks Slow Internet Service
• ACLU Sues San Francisco to Block Warrantless Searches of Phones of Arrestees
• FCC Releases 16th Wireless Competition Report
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,540, Monday, March 25.
• DOJ Business Review Letter Declines to State Intentions on IPXI Patent Licensing Proposal
• Copyright Office Issues Notice of Inquiry on Improving Its IT
• USPTO Issues Corrected Patent Fees Rule
• NAF Wants to End Regulatory Capture at FCC
• More Intellectual Property News

Alert No. 2,539, Friday, March 22.
• Sen. Wyden and Rep. Chaffetz Introduce Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
• Summary of the GPS Act
• Genachowski to Leave FCC
• Obama Withdraws Nomination of Halligan for DC Circuit
• More Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,538, Thursday, March 21.
• Sen. Leahy and Sen. Lee Introduce Bill to Require Warrant to Access Cloud Stored E-Mail
• Sen. Grassley Seeks Information on Caproni's Involvement in FBI Violations of Surveillance Law
• SEC Releases Guidance for Mutual Funds and Investment Companies On Use of Social Media
• SEC & DOJ Charge Man Who Misrepresented to Investors the Acquisition of Pre-IPO Shares of Tech Companies
• District Court Grants Summary Judgment to AP
• US China Commission Reports on Trade Between US and PRC
• More Trade News

Alert No. 2,537, Wednesday, March 20.
• McDowell to Leave FCC
• Marantis Outlines Objectives of US EU TTIP Negotiations
• FTC Issues Final Order in History Sniffing Case
• Sen. Harkin Introduces Bills to Mandate Video Captioning and Description in Theaters and Airplanes
• More News

Alert No. 2,536, Tuesday, March 19.
• Supreme Court Holds First Sale Doctrine Applies Regardless of Location
• House Judiciary Committee Members Introduce Cell Phone Unlocking Bill
• House Intellectual Property Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Comprehensive Revision of Copyright Law

Alert No. 2,535, Monday, March 18.
• Congressional Democrats Express Concern About Japanese Participation In TPP Negotiations
• Acting USTR Marantis Welcomes Japan's Interest in TPP Negotiations
• Donilon Addresses TPP
• More TPP News
• Obama Picks IT Nemesis Tom Perez to Be Secretary of Labor
• Senate Confirms Taranto for Federal Circuit
• Senate Rejects Cloture on Halligan Nomination for DC Circuit
• More Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,534, Tuesday, March 12.
• DOJ Closes Investigation of T-Mobile MetroPCS Merger
• FCC Approves Merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS
• BLS Reports February 2013 Employment Data
• Table: Total Number of Employees in Thousands by ICT Industry Sector

Alert No. 2,533, Monday, March 11.
• Cell Phone Unlocking Bills Introduced
• Sen. Wyden Introduces Bill to Amend DMCA to Create an Exemption for Unlocking
• Sen. Klobuchar Introduces Bill to Authorize FCC to Direct Wireless Device Unlocking
• Sen. Leahy Introduces Bill to Reinstate Librarian of Congress's Cell Phone Unlocking Exemption
• House Judiciary Committee to Consider Legislation to Allow Cell Phone Unlocking

Alert No. 2,532, Thursday, March 7.
• Senate Judiciary Committee Holds DOJ Oversight Hearing
• Sen. Coons Proposes Private Right of Action for Cyber Theft of Trade Secrets
• Mandiant Releases Report on Cyber Espionage by People's Liberation Army

Alert No. 2,531, Wednesday, March 6.
• Google Discloses that it Receives FBI NSLs
• EC Demands Money from Microsoft Again
• OUSTR Releases 2013 Trade Policy Statement

Alert No. 2,530, Tuesday, March 5.
• Obama Administration Urges Creation of DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemption for Unlocking Cell Phones
• Cato Urges Free Trade in Online Education
• Divided Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Medine Nomination for PCLOB
• Divided Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Orrick for NDCal Judgeship
• More Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,529, Monday, March 4.
• Rep. DeFazio and Rep. Chaffetz Introduce SHIELD Act
• Summary of HR 845, the SHIELD Act

Alert No. 2,528, Tuesday, February 26.
• Rep. Goodlatte Outlines Agenda for House Judiciary Committee
• DC Circuit Upholds FCC Pole Attachment Rules
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,527, Monday, February 25.
• Japan May Join TPPA Negotiations
• Abe Advocates Rules for Trade, Investment and IP
• SEC Commissioner Aquilar Calls for More Regulation of Stock Market Technologies
• Senate Debates Court of Appeals Nominees
• GAO Releases Report on Receiver Performance

Alert No. 2,526, Wednesday, February 20.
• SEC Announces That Its Examination Priorities Include Crowd Funding and IT Systems
• SEC Chairman Addresses Regulatory Uses of IT
• Netflix Sued Over Hastings' Facebook Posting
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,525, Tuesday, February 19.
• AG Holder Addresses Cyber Security and Theft of Trade Secrets
• IPEC Releases Administration Strategy Regarding Theft of Trade Secrets
• Rep. Rogers and Rep. Ruppersberger Re-Introduce CISPA
• GAO Releases Report on Cyber Security
• Obama Signs Cyber Security Order and Policy Directive

Alert No. 2,524, Monday, February 18.
• NTIA Releases Report on Reallocation of 1695-1710 MHz Band
• Representatives Reintroduce Bill to Allow CBP to Share Information with IP Rights Holders
• Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,523, Wednesday, February 13.
• EU and US Announce Beginning of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations
• Obama Mentions Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement
• State of the Union Speeches
• Representatives Introduce Protectionist Bills

Alert No. 2,522, Friday, February 8.
• Holtzbrinck/Macmillan Settles with DOJ in Apple E-Books Antitrust Action
• Senators Discuss Constitutional and Privacy Issues Raised by Domestic Use of Drones
• Is Cyber War War?
• GAO Report Faults Cyber Defenses at FCC
• Obama Nominates Raymond Chen for Federal Circuit
• Obama Nominates Todd Hughes for Federal Circuit
• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Taranto and Others
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,521, Thursday, February 7.
• R&D Tax Credit Bills Introduced
• Sen. Coons Re-Introduces Bill to Allow Start Ups An R&D Payroll Tax Credit
• Rep. Holt Introduces Bill to Create Tax Credit for Investing in Small Businesses with High Rates of Spending on Research
• Rep. Latta Urges Deregulation and Market Competition for Telecom, Spectrum and Cyber Security Policy
• Sen. Leahy and Sen. Grassley Introduce Bill to Provide Protection for Antitrust Whistleblowers
• More Antitrust News

Alert No. 2,520, Wednesday, February 6.
• 6th Circuit Addresses Meaning of Trade Secret
• BLS Reports January 2012 Employment Data
• Table: Total Number of Employees in Thousands by ICT Industry Sector
• Sen. Leahy Seeks to Move 16 Judicial Nominees
• More Judicial Appointments
• More People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,519, Tuesday, February 5.
• Sen. Ayotte and Rep. Chabot Introduce Bills to Make the Internet Tax Freedom Act Permanent
• Other ICT Tax Issues for the 113th Congress
• FTC Releases Report on Mobile Privacy Disclosures
• FTC Brings and Settles Civil Action Against Path

Alert No. 2,518, Monday, February 4.
• House Bill Would Provide that Obama NS/EP EO Creates No Authority to Regulate Private Sector
• House Bill Would Prevent FCC from Subsidizing Lifeline Cell Phone Service
• Rep. Serrano Introduces Bill to Require Notice of Mobile Device Tracking
• Rep. Kaptur Introduces Bill to Compel Free TV and Cable Ads for Candidates

Alert No. 2,517, Thursday, January 31.
• 9th Circuit Again Addresses Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Contracts
• 4th Circuit Upholds Secrecy of Court Surveillance Orders
• 9th Circuit Vacates $160 Million Verdict in Theft of Bratz Trade Secrets Case

Alert No. 2,516, Wednesday, January 30.
• Sen. Rockefeller Introduces Preamble to a Cyber Security Bill
• Sen. Rockefeller Releases Staff Memo on Cyber Security Legislation
• Court of Appeals Affirms Lobbying Conviction of Abramoff Associate
• WTO Authorizes Antigua and Barbuda to Infringe US IP Rights

Alert No. 2,515, Wednesday, January 23.
• 7th Circuit Holds Unconstitutional State Statute Prohibiting Sex Offenders from Using Social Media
• DOJ Files Brief in Drug Patent Reverse Payments Case
• House Judiciary Committee Announces Subcommittee Members
• More News

Alert No. 2,514, Tuesday, January 22.
• PK & EFF Argue Fair Use in AP v. Meltwater
• Kappos Addresses Quality of Business Method Patents
• Fed Circuit Reverses EDTex In E-Commerce Patent Case Involving Obviousness
• More Court Opinions
• USTR Ron Kirk to Leave
• More People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,513, Monday, January 21.
• Obama and STEM Visas
• Sen. Leahy Addresses His Tech Agenda for 113th Congress
• FAA Act and Proposed Rule Limit Flight Crew Use of Laptops and Wireless Devices on Aircraft
• Web Sites Dedicated to Infringing Activity, One Year After

Alert No. 2,512, Sunday, January 20.
• Georgia Tech Paper Examines Use of Technology Standards in the People's Republic of China
• Microsoft Addresses Inconsistent Policies of FTC and DOJ on SEPs
• Federal Circuit Rules on Domestic Industry Requirement of Section 337
• USPTO Seeks Comments on Preparation of Patent Applications
• More Intellectual Property News

Alert No. 2,511, Friday, January 18.
• Supreme Court Grants Cert in Cases Involving SLUSA and Law Firms
• Federal Circuit Addresses Mootness in Post Settlement Appeals
• DHHS Releases Amendments to HIPAA Privacy Rules

Alert No. 2,510, Thursday, January 17.
• Strickling Praises NTIA BTOP Grants
• 11th Circuit Addresses FTC Remedies for Deceptive Marketing
• Supreme Court Denies Cert in Case Involving Patent Settlement No-Challenge Clause
• Can We Talk?
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,509, Wednesday, January 16.
• Guns, Video Games, Apps, and Video Programming
• Fox v. Dish Update
• District Court's Legal Analysis in Fox v. Dish
• USTR Kirk Writes Congress Regarding Negotiation of Services Trade Agreement
• More Trade News
• More News

Alert No. 2,508, Tuesday, January 15.
• Obama Signs Patent, Economic Espionage and Intelligence Authorization Bills
• DC Circuit Grants Petitions for Review in Echostar v. FCC
• Aaron Schwartz Commits Suicide
• More IPR News
• Privacy News
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,507, Monday, January 14.
• Obama Signs VPPA Amendments Act
• DOJ Sues Bazaarvoice to Force Divestiture of Recently Acquired PowerReviews
• Defendant Pleads Guilty in PRC Based Software Piracy Case
• 1st Circuit Rules in Trademark Case
• 9th Circuit Addresses Filed Rate Doctrine
• People and Appointments

Alert No. 2,506, Wednesday, January 9.
• Sen. Wyden Describes His Tech Policy Agenda
• Supreme Court Holds Covenant Not to Enforce Trademark Removes Standing to Sue to Declare Trademark Invalid
• DOJ and USPTO Issue Statement on Injunctive Relief for Infringement of SEPs Subject to FRAND Commitments
• FTC Grants HSR Early Terminations
• OUSTR Lauds Shut Down of Gougou.com
• Copyright Office Revises Rules Regarding Refunds of Cable Royalties Under the STELA

Alert No. 2,505, Tuesday, January 8.
• Dish Makes Bid for Clearwire
• REAL ID Act Still Not Implemented
• BLS Releases December 2012 Employment Data
• Commentary: Unemployment Rate, Participation Rate and Tech Policy
• More News

Alert No. 2,504, Monday, January 7.
• Supreme Court Denies Cert in Patent Cases
• R&D Tax Credit Extended
• FTC Concludes Its Investigation of Google
• Turkish Intermediate Certificate Authority Issued Unauthorized Digital Certificate for Google
• People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,503, Thursday, January 3.
• USPTO Announces Roundtables on Software Patents
• 10th Circuit Addresses Behavioral Advertising and Unlawful Intercepts
• Obama Re-Nominates 33 for Federal Courts
• More People and Appointments
• More News

Alert No. 2,502, Wednesday, January 2.
• Senate Confirms Wright for FTC
• Update on FTC Antitrust Investigation of Google
• More Antitrust News
• 2nd Circuit to Consider Application of 4th Amendment to Delays in Searching Seized Hard Drives and ISP E-Mail
• Senate Confirms Clyburn for FCC
• More People and Appointments (Taranto, Medine, more)

Alert No. 2,501, Tuesday, January 1.
• 2nd Circuit Holds Unauthorized Access to a Computer Can Create Personal Jurisdiction
• 8th Circuit Holds E-Mail and Phone Communications Do not Create Personal Jurisdiction in Contract Dispute
• 7th Circuit Addresses Price Fixing Per Se Antitrust Liability
• House Passes Smith Patent Bill
• Lisa Jackson and the EPA
• House Passes Senate Version of Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012