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STLR Link Roundup – November 13, 2009

STLR — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:39:18 +0000

The latest on the STLR radar:

Bloomberg reports that Yahoo has settled a lawsuit that accused the Internet search company of allowing unauthorized resellers of Mary Kay products use Mary Kay’s logos in pop-up advertisements.

Facebook is sued again for being too free with your personal information: Wired.com’s Threat Level blogs that a Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the company of conspiring with Blockbuster to illegally obtain information from users who rent or purchase movies from Blockbuster.com.

The new Rock Band ticks off Gwen Stefani: LA Times blogs that the band No Doubt has filed a suit against Activision, the maker of Guitar Hero, for exceeding contract terms outlining the permitted uses of avatars of various band members.

In patent news, Patently-O provides a comprehensive roadmap on how to construe patent claims.

David Kappos, the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, has recently put up a blog site for promoting dialogue with the IP community.

The downside of being a monopoly: Gizmodo.com thinks that the recent settlement between AMD and Intel for $1.25 billion will not end accusations of Intel’s anti-competitive business practices.

The International Business Times writes that Aruba Networks Inc. has agreed to settle with Motorola for $19.8 million for the alleged infringement of two patents related to the management of wireless computer networks and network security.

From the biggest screen to the courtroom: The Wall Street Journal reports that Cinemark is seeking declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of two Imax theater-geometry patents.