Monthly Archives: November, 2019

University Sues Samsung for Infringing Nanoparticles

Private research university Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) filed a complaint against Samsung Electronics America and Samsung Electronics Co. for patent infringement in New Jersey federal Court...

Court Bars Suspicionless Phone Search For International Travelers As a Violation Of The Fourth Amendment

On November 12, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in Alasaad v. Nielsen, 17-cv-11730-DJC to prevent the suspicionless search of phones for international travelers....

Google Set To Offer Checking Account Service

On November 13, Google announced that it will offer personal checking accounts in 2020 through its Google Pay app; the project is code-named Cache. Initially, it will...

Core Optical Files Complaint Against Nokia For Patent Infringement

On November 12, plaintiff Core Optical Technologies filed a complaint against defendant Nokia Corporation (Core Optical Technologies v. Nokia Corporation and Nokia of America Corporation 8:19-cv-2190) for...

Facebook Sued by Law Student for Deleting Posts Naming Ukraine Whistleblower

Cameron L. Atkinson is suing Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in Connecticut federal court for violations of the First Amendment, the Communications Decency Act, the...

Amazon Seeks Declaratory Judgement to Protect Best Buy from Patent Infringement Suit

Amazon filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment (Amazon.Com, Inc. v. Corydoras Technologies, LLC 1:19-cv-01095) on November 11, which they frame as an action to protect their customer,...

Google’s Project Nightingale Secretly Gathered Millions of Patient Records

On November 11, reports emerged that Google had secretly gathered millions of patient records across 21 states without the knowledge or consent of doctors or patients,...

Department of Interior Grounds Drone Fleet

On October 31, the Department of the Interior (DOI) halted 800 drones used to monitor endangered species, inspect federally protected land, monitor dams and...