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Patent Filings Roundup: Board Denies Petition for Claims Not in Litigation; SK Hynix Hits Longhorn with Declaratory Judgment on Semi Campaigns

IP Watchdog

The major streaming companies, including Disney, challenged WAG Acquisitions [of Woodsford Litigation Funding] patents before the Board; SharkNinja challenges Bissel patents on vacuum cleaners; and FedEx challenged patents owned by Raymond Anthony Joao’s ultra-litigious Transcend Shipping.

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Online Retailer Hit with Privacy, Security, and Forced Labor-Related Securities Suit | The D&O Diary

Securities Docket

Here at The D&O Diary, we track new securities class action lawsuit filings to identify emerging litigation trends and to track filings that reflect existing trends. A new securities lawsuit filed earlier this week against Chinese online retailer PDD Holdings (formerly known as Pinduoduo) is an example of one of these multi-trend suits.

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ED of Texas Adopts Magistrate’s Claim Construction in Finding No Infringement of Debit Card Patents

IP Watchdog

AlexSam asserted that "[t]he '608 Patent covers a variety of important technologies relating to the debit card industry," and "[t]he multifunction card system disclosed in the '608 Patent enabled consumers and retailers to use existing point-of-sales devices, the existing banking infrastructure, and a bank identification number (BIN) to perform financial (..)

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

If you’re involved in litigation, and if you care about outcomes, then the importance of testimony is difficult to overstate. It explains why retailers don’t send their competitors drafts of their Black Friday advertising campaigns. We’re just litigation professionals saddled with a data fetish. So would industrial espionage.

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Gap Flags DEI Scrutiny as New Risk Factor in Shareholder Report

Securities Docket

In its 10-K annual report, the clothing giant pointed to mounting attention on DEI, adding that negative perception of our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, whether due to perceived over or under pursuit of such initiatives, may likewise result in criticism as well as potential litigation or other adverse impacts.

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Former Chief of SEC’s National Asset Management Unit Dabney O’Riordan

Securities Docket

Fried Frank announced today that Dabney ORiordan has joined the firm as a partner in both the Litigation Department and the Asset Management Practice, based in Washington, DC. She joins from Quinn Emanuel, where she was a partner in the firms securities enforcement defense practice.

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Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones

Insurance Journal

Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects. According to a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court, Amazon obtained “backdoor access” …

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