2 Individuals Criminally Charged for Allegedly Selling Lost iPhone Prototype They Found to Gizmodo

If Brian Hogan, 22, and Sage Wallower, 28, had simply kept the prototype Apple iPhone that Hogan found last year, they couldn’t have been criminally charged, a California prosecutor says. But because Hogan allegedly sold it to a gadget website for $5,000 with Wallower’s help, both are now defendants in…

Aug 10, 2011 8:40 PM CDT

In ‘Class Act,’ Paul Hastings Helps Telecom Chief Set Up New DC Boutique

Corrected: When a conflict developed between one of Carl Northrop’s biggest clients and another major client of Paul Hastings, it was clear that the best solution was probably for him to leave the firm, he tells the ABA Journal. But Northrop, who headed the telecommunications practice group at Paul Hastings,…

Aug 5, 2011 6:17 PM CDT

As Hackers Steal Up to $1B Annually from Biz Bank Accounts, Victims May Have No Recourse

Some $43 million was stolen in conventional bricks-and-mortar robberies, heists and stickups of U.S. banks last year. Meanwhile, cybercrooks stole hundreds of millions in what is being called a national security threat. The exact amount isn’t known. But security experts say up to $1 billion annually is being taken by…

Aug 5, 2011 12:28 AM CDT

South Korea Fines Apple $2,800 Over iPhone Location Data Collection

The fine—3 million won or $2,800 U.S. dollars—might be a drop in the bucket for a company that earned $7.31 billion in its third quarter, but South Korea’s decision to penalize Apple for allegedly collecting and storing private location data may have an influence on regulators elsewhere. So reports the…

Aug 4, 2011 12:26 PM CDT

Federal Judge Says Zediva’s Rent-a-DVD-and-Player Online Business Infringes, OKs Injunction

A creative concept for providing instant access to movies as soon as they are available on DVD, by renting both a DVD and a player to a single customer via the Internet, arguably complied with copyright law. But a federal judge in central California agreed with movie studios that it…

Aug 3, 2011 6:02 PM CDT

Gene Swipe: Few DNA Labs Know Whether Chromosomes Are Yours or If You Stole Them

Aug 1, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

Fast-Forward: Federal Circuit Makes It Easier to Enforce Injunctions in Patent Cases

Aug 1, 2011 7:30 AM CDT

DNA on Discarded Clothing and Facebook Photo of Bank Robbery Suspect Lead Police to Her

DNA testing on discarded clothing at the scene of a bank robbery in Texas has led to the arrest of a suspect in that robbery and two others. Jazzmyne Dunlap, 21, has been charged with robbing a bank in Arlington last October. She is a suspect in two other bank…

Jun 29, 2011 9:02 PM CDT

Meet Tina Chappell, Intel In-House Counsel for Whom Working on Patent Appeals Is ‘My Chocolate’

When Tina Chappell went to law school, she knew she wanted to be a patent attorney. Now, as senior litigation counsel at Intel, her job puts her with talented engineers and in-house and outside counsel on federal appeals court and even U.S. Supreme Court cases, work she describes as “really…

Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM CDT

Foley & Lardner Taps Firm Attorneys to Create $4M Venture Capital Fund

Foley & Lardner has reportedly turned to attorneys at the law firm to invest in a new venture capital fund intended to demonstrate to clients that it will go the extra mile to help them pursue business opportunities. Although two Boston partners are overseeing Foley Ventures, the fund will look…

Jun 1, 2011 11:41 PM CDT

Law of Code: Regulation Needs New Direction, Lessig Says

Jun 1, 2011 6:20 AM CDT

Ex-BigLaw Attorneys at MoloLamken Add Patent Appellate Win to String of Supreme Court Victories

Not quite two years after leaving BigLaw to form their own boutique, two former partners are celebrating a string of noteworthy victories. Helped by referrals from their former firms, as well as other major partnerships, Steven Molo and Jeffrey Lamken have a book of business that gives them at least…

May 31, 2011 9:43 PM CDT

Michaels Stores’ Debit Card Terminals in 20 States May Have Provided Info Used to Loot Bank Accounts

In the latest example of the seeming ease with which thieves can steal with the help of advanced technology, officials at Michaels Stores say they are replacing all 7,200 of its debit card processing terminals after discovering that those at about 80 stores in 20 states have been tampered with.…

May 12, 2011 11:38 PM CDT

Google Lobbies Nevada for Laws to Allow Self-Driving Cars

Google is taking another step in its effort to develop and market driverless cars by lobbying the state of Nevada to allow the vehicles. Two Google-backed bills are being introduced in the state legislature, the New York Times reports. One would authorize for licensing and testing of the autonomous cars.…

May 11, 2011 2:11 PM CDT

Emerging Technologies at Odds with Long-Held Privacy Tenets

May 1, 2011 9:09 AM CDT