Law360: Technology /technology?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Technology Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:24:32 +0000 Feds Say Supreme Court Trumps 9th Circ.'s UC Grant Ruling /technology/articles/2384785?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384785 The Trump administration has urged the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a panel decision that upheld an order to reinstate University of California research grants terminated by the White House, saying the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently contradicted the panel's holding in a "materially identical" case. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:23:43 +0000 Apple Using Pirated Books To Train AI Models, Authors Allege /technology/articles/2384970?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384970 Apple is using unlicensed copyrighted works, including books from a controversial data set, in building its artificial intelligence models, two authors alleged in a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court, warning that Apple's AI system will inevitably begin competing with real writers. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:20:24 +0000 Stewart Tackles Markets, Injunctions In Newest PTAB Reviews /technology/articles/2384420?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384420 Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart released 14 institution decisions in the last week, providing more insight on the scope of settled expectations and the impact of a district court preliminary injunction. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:47:04 +0000 OnlyFans Users May Face Sanctions Over AI 'Misuse' /technology/articles/2384949?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384949 OnlyFans users who have alleged the site employs professional "chatters" to impersonate content creators are facing possible sanctions in their case, as a California federal judge ordered their attorneys to appear in court for filing briefs with nonexistent citations and quotations generated by an AI chatbot. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:44:46 +0000 Conde Nast Can't Shake Calif. Web Tracking Class Action /technology/articles/2384816?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384816 A California federal judge Thursday denied Conde Nast's bid to toss a class action claiming that the media giant installs online trackers to facilitate third-party data collection and browser activity tracking, saying the suit plausibly alleges a violation of a 60-year-old statute created to target eavesdropping devices. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:28:46 +0000 Temu Hit With $2M Penalty In FTC's 1st INFORM Act Case /technology/articles/2384941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384941 The operator of Chinese e-commerce platform Temu has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's inaugural enforcement action under the INFORM Consumers Act, which requires online marketplaces to provide customers with certain information and tools to combat counterfeit goods offered by high-volume third-party sellers.  Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:21:59 +0000 Federal Agencies Push To Toss Masimo's Apple Watch Suit /technology/articles/2384962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384962 U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. International Trade Commission have again urged a federal judge to throw out Masimo's suit seeking to block a decision allowing imports of redesigned Apple Watches, saying Congress barred court review of such findings. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:08:11 +0000 Near Ch. 11 Litigation Trustee Sues MobileFuse In Del. /technology/articles/2384814?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384814 A litigation trustee for bankrupt data analytics company Near Intelligence Inc. has sued New York-based digital ad company MobileFuse LLC in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Delaware, alleging a multiyear circular payment conspiracy that cost Near more than $50.7 million. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:44:16 +0000 Disney Faces Class Action Over Kids' Data Use On YouTube /technology/articles/2384860?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384860 Entertainment giant Disney Co. targets millions of children by failing to mark YouTube videos as "made for kids," allowing third-party advertisers to collect their personal information illegally, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:13:09 +0000 Quantum Corp. Faces Investor Suit Over $4M Revenue Error /technology/articles/2384797?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384797 Data storage company Quantum Corp. is facing a proposed class action from an investor who claimed in Colorado federal court on Thursday the company committed securities fraud by making false representations to investors through earnings reports for the 2024 fiscal year. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:06:26 +0000 Fla. Judge Trims Trump Media SPAC Exec Hacking Suit /technology/articles/2384576?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384576 A Florida federal judge has sent into discovery a suit alleging a board director for President Donald Trump's social media company and his associate hacked a cloud server to steal documents used to oust the former CEO of the company, finding that several computer fraud and conspiracy claims fail but allowing a breach of fiduciary duty claim to move forward. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:03:57 +0000 DOJ, Others Push High Court To Undo Cox Copyright Ruling /technology/articles/2384909?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384909 The U.S. solicitor general and a host of groups and businesses have thrown their support behind Cox Communications' U.S. Supreme Court appeal of a finding that telecom companies can be liable for copyright infringement for providing an internet connection that leads to music piracy online. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:39:40 +0000 Judge Awards Over $6M In Atty Fees In Bluetooth Co.'s IP Suit /technology/articles/2384823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384823 A Colorado federal judge has awarded the attorneys representing a Bluetooth technology company more than $6 million after the company won on the bulk of its claims at trial last year in its trade secrets and breach of confidentiality case against a Massachusetts display technology company. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:17:32 +0000 Fed. Circ. Sees No Issue With Commerce's $1.5B Award Redo /technology/articles/2384633?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384633 A Federal Circuit judge on Friday slammed an IT consulting firm's challenge to the U.S. Department of Commerce's reevaluation of a $1.5 billion information technology deal amid ongoing bid protests, saying nothing legally prevented the government from terminating the award. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:14:47 +0000 Drivers Demand GM, OnStar Data 'Snooping' Suit Roll On /technology/articles/2384871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384871 Plaintiffs hoping to represent a nationwide class of up to 16 million drivers who were allegedly covertly surveilled by their General Motors cars urged a Georgia federal judge Friday to keep their suit alive, arguing GM used onboard devices to run a massive wiretapping and data mining scheme. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:12:47 +0000 Top Groups Lobbying The FCC /technology/articles/2384456?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384456 Lobbying slowed toward the end of the dog days, but the Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates nearly 100 times in August on issues like next-generation TV, satellite spectrum rules and 900 megahertz broadband. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:12:00 +0000 Judge Grills Gov't On Details Of IRS-ICE Info-Sharing Deal /technology/articles/2384687?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384687 A D.C. senior judge pressed a government attorney Friday over the specifics of the IRS' disclosure of tax return information to immigration enforcement agencies, saying the details were crucial to weighing a coalition of organizations' bid to block the practice. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:19:45 +0000 Atty Fees Cut By $20M To $185M In Car Dealer Monopoly Case /technology/articles/2384828?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384828 A Wisconsin federal judge on Friday awarded $185 million in attorney fees after granting final approval on a $630 million deal to end a Sherman Act class action alleging CDK Global LLC conspired to restrain the market for car dealer manager systems. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:15:36 +0000 Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Axing CAO Lighting Patent Claims /technology/articles/2384634?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384634 The Federal Circuit on Friday signed off on Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that invalidated various claims in a pair of LED patents, mostly handing a win to challengers like General Electric Co. and semiconductor company Wolfspeed Inc. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:01:28 +0000 Apple Hit With Suit Over Voice And Text Recognition Patents /technology/articles/2384427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2384427 Apple Inc. is facing a suit by software and artificial intelligence firm Cerence AI over several patents that Cerence said allow voice and text recognition on Apple products.