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Douglas LichtmanProfessor of LawUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

From eBay, the Law Should Expect More

August 29, 2008

Analysis of:Court Decision: Tiffany v. eBay | www1.nysd.uscourts.gov

Courts around the world are now begining to ask exactly what, if anything, sites like eBay should be required to do to discourage the sale of counterfeit goods.  The main options being considered are either to require eBay and its peers to freeze sales upon receiving a complaint from some legitimate seller, and/or to require eBay and its peers to pay cash damages for the illegal sales they facilitate.  I would add to that list a third approach: require eBay to slow its transactions down.

Douglas LichtmanProfessor of LawUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

BYI v. IGT: Jury Trial Approaching

August 29, 2008

Analysis of:Bally Technologies F4Q08 Transcript | seekingalpha.com

Two weeks ago, IGT and BYI were offered the chance to delay their litigaiton over IGT's wheel-based bonus gaming patents and instead embark on a court-facilitated mediation.  This week, the parties passed on that opportunity, thereby moving that much closer to a jury trial this coming October.

Michael KaragosianPresidentM K P E CONSULTING LLC

Digital cinema 3-D

August 7, 2008

Analysis of:Digital cinema 3-D | mkpe.com

* There will be 11 3-D titles released to cinemas in 2009.  * Exhibitors have a choice of 3-D technologies, all of which are acceptable to studios, but each has a different business model. * 3-D is the driver for the adoption of digital cinema technology.

Douglas LichtmanProfessor of LawUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

QCOM/BRCM: QCOM Gains Ground in the ITC Appeal

July 30, 2008

Analysis of:Audio from Qualcomm ITC Hearing | oralarguments.cafc.uscourts.gov

With the Nokia fight now resolved, QCOM's primary litigation issues all involve Broadcom.  The most pressing of those is QCOM's pending attempt to reverse its loss last year at the International Trade Commission.  On that, recent events bode well.

Douglas LichtmanProfessor of LawUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

BRCM v. QCOM: The Santa Ana Patent Case Up on Appeal

July 30, 2008

Analysis of:Audio from Broadcom v. Qualcomm Federal Circuit Appeal | oralarguments.cafc.uscourts.gov

There are two big BRCM/QCOM cases rapidly moving toward their final scenes: the ITC case, which I discuss in a previous post; and the Santa Ana patent case, where BRCM asserts three patents.  Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit heard the appeal in the Santa Ana case; and if they heard the issues the way I did, QCOM gained considerable ground, in particular on the '686 patent.

Douglas LichtmanProfessor of LawUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

RIMM Works the Patent System - Finally

July 30, 2008

Analysis of:RIMM Gets a Delay in VISTO Patent Trial | www.informationweek.com

A few years back, RIMM was the poster child for a firm whose procedural decisions cost it a fortune.  Back then, the problem was that RIMM challenged NTP's patents, but did so too late, such that RIMM lost its court case before the Patent Office had enough time to reevaluate and ultimately call into question the patents.  Fast forward to this summer, however, and RIMM has learned its lesson.  RIMM has succeeded in challenging Visto's patents early enough such that the Visto patent case has been stayed and thus the Patent Office can do a full and final review.

Douglas LichtmanProfessor of LawUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

RMBS: Is Quanta Relevant?

July 30, 2008

Analysis of:Transcript of RAMBUS Q2 2008 Earnings Call | seekingalpha.com

Earlier this month, Judge Whyte announced that he would hold a hearing in late August to evaluate whether the QUANTA decision out of the Supreme Court has any impact on the pending Hynix remedy.  Hynix's lawyers think it does.  I disagree.

James MeyersChief Executive Officer Alpha Media

MPAA to Fight Online Movie Piracy with Aggregation and Search Site

July 28, 2008

Analysis of:Court records: MPAA sought info on PirateBay founders | news.cnet.com

1. Motion Pictures Association of America site to link to any legal distributor such as Fandango, Xbox Live, Netflix, iTunes and Sony's PlayStation Store.      2.  Recent research conducted by the MPAA and Yahoo found that the internet plays a significant role in driving people to film.

James MeyersChief Executive Officer Alpha Media

High-Definition Is Changing the Multiplatform Marketplace

July 25, 2008

Analysis of:Verizon FiOS TV set to light up New York City | www.telecommagazine.com

1. DIRECTV is the key factor in stimulating the HD market.    2.  For the MSOs and Telcos, Time Warner leads in terms of High-Definition feeds with 56 HD channels in the New York

James MeyersChief Executive Officer Alpha Media

Hispanic 1st Quarter Ad Spending Update: Growth Continues.

July 16, 2008

Analysis of:Hispanic Ad Spend Up 3% in '07 | www.adweek.com

1.       Driven by political expenditure, Hispanic Ad spending continues to show strong growth.     2.       Spanish speaking areas of the US are expected to continue fuel advertising growth over the coming years

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