Amy Miller
September 01, 2011 | Legaltech News
Novell Wins Appellate Round in Open Source CaseThe 10th Circuit has backed a lower court finding that Novell, not SCO Group, owns the copyrights to early versions of the Unix computer operating system, capping an eight-year battle that once stoked the fervor of open source advocates. SCO had sued companies like Novell and IBM in 2004 alleging that the open source Linux was infringing on Unix copyrights.
By Amy Miller
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September 12, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Patent Law's Passage Spurs Flood of New ComplaintsOnce the America Invents Act becomes law, it won't be enough for a plaintiff to claim that defendants should be joined together in the same patent suit because they're accused of infringing the same patent. They will have to be accused of joint infringement, or there will have to be some common factual basis to the claims against them.
By Amy Miller
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April 26, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Budget Cuts Nix PTO Silicon Valley OfficeThe PTO director says thatthe federal budget enacted April 15 is forcing the agency to "make significant reductions" in spending for the remaining fiscal year.
By Amy Miller
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October 27, 2010 | The Recorder
Wilson Sonsini Advises Pacific Biosciences in IPOBy Amy Miller
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September 03, 2009 | Corporate Counsel
In Recovery: Pfizer Does Damage Control After $2.3B SettlementWhen the payout ends, the spin begins. After Pfizer agrees to pay a record $2.3 billion in an illegal marketing case, GC Amy Schulman says the drug giant is "proud of the actions we've taken to strengthen our internal controls."
By Amy MillerCorporate Counsel
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October 22, 2010 | The Recorder
At Facebook, Two Executives in Charge of PrivacyBy Amy Miller
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October 21, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
Ex-VP, Associate General Counsel at Oracle Joins White & CaseBrady Mickelsen, former vice president and associate general counsel for Oracle Corp., joins White & Case as a mergers and acquisitions partner in the firm's Silicon Valley office.
By Amy Miller
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August 27, 2010 | The Recorder
Paul Allen Sues 11 Companies, Including Google and Apple, for Patent InfringementBy Amy Miller
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September 23, 2010 | Law.com
Google Releases Online Tool to Track How Government Censorship Impacts TrafficInternet censorship doesn't just happen in China. Google has just released a new online tool showing which countries are blocking its services and products. David Drummond, Google's chief legal officer, said on the search engine's blog Tuesday that the tool, called Google Transparency, will help show whether traffic disruptions in services and products such as Google Search, Google Maps and YouTube are related to mechanical outages or government interference.
By Amy Miller
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January 27, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
Getting the Pictures: Meet the New Headliner Running Sony Pictures' Legal AffairsThere's a new headliner running Sony Pictures Entertainment's legal affairs. John Fukunaga has been promoted to executive vice president-legal. He reports to Sony Pictures Entertainment general counsel Leah Weil. Fukunaga now heads the corporate and distribution legal group.
By Amy Miller
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