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1. Implications Of Reed Elsevier V. Muchnick

Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010

By providing the flexibility for courts to hear copyright cases involving unregistered works, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Reed Elsevier Inc. v. Muchnick may have a significant practical impact on certain types of copyright cases, including class action settlements and declaratory judgment actions, say Michael J. Kasdan and David Mitnick of Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP.

2. Unilever Faces Counterclaims In Dove Trademark Suit

Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010

Apollo Health and Beauty Care Corp. has fired off counterclaims against Unilever Supply Chain Inc. asserting it did not infringe the hygiene product heavyweight's trademarks for Dove soap and body wash.

3. Macy's, Others Win Claims In Katz Phone Patent MDL

Monday, Feb 01, 2010

In a tangled ruling delving into eight automated phone systems patents belonging to inventor Ronald A. Katz, a federal judge has granted a group of defendants' bid for summary judgment on obviousness with respect to certain claims while denying their arguments on other claims in the multidistrict infringement case.

4. Waiting For Bilski

Monday, Feb 01, 2010

While it is difficult for anyone to guess what the Supreme Court will decide in Bilski v. Kappos, we all still have difficult decisions to make concerning business-related and computer-related inventions. During this period of uncertainty, it is best to continue to hedge your bets, say Charles R. Macedo and Norajean McCaffrey of Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP.

5. Fed. Circ. 4Q Rulings May Trigger More Suits

Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has handed down key rulings over the false patent marking statute and the declaratory judgment jurisdiction standard that could lead to a surge in litigation, according to intellectual property attorneys.

6. Staples Fails To Boot Fulbright From Trademark Spat

Friday, Nov 06, 2009

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP can continue to represent National Envelope Corp. in a trademark dispute in spite of protests from Staples Inc., another Fulbright client and intervenor in the case.

7. Guardian Takes V-Chip Patent Suits To Fed Circ.

Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009

Bowed but not yet broken, Guardian Media Technologies Ltd. has appealed a pair of noninfringement rulings that put leading television and DVD manufacturers — including Sony Electronics Inc., Panasonic Corp. and Toshiba America Inc. — safely beyond the reach of Guardian’s widely asserted patents for v-chip technology.

8. Typhoon Appeals Loss In Touch-Screen Patent Suit

Monday, Sep 28, 2009

Typhoon Touch Technologies Inc. has wasted no time in appealing a claims construction ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that scuttled its suit against Dell Inc., Apple Inc. and others over touch computing patents.

9. ITC Review Affirms Presstek Patent Violations

Monday, Sep 28, 2009

The U.S. International Trade Commission has upheld an administrative law judge's determination that certain imported printing plates infringe patents held by Presstek Inc., following a review of the initial findings at the behest of respondent VIM Technologies Ltd.

10. Typhoon Ends Touch Patent Suit Against Apple, Dell

Thursday, Sep 24, 2009

Having netted a handful of settlements over its touch computing patents, Typhoon Touch Technologies Inc. has decided to concede the fight against the nine remaining defendants, including Dell Inc., Apple Inc. and Palm Inc.

11. Medcomp, Arrow Settle Cathether Patent Suit

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009

The two sides having reached a settlement, a federal judge has dismissed Medical Components Inc.'s infringement suit against Arrow International Inc. over a patent related to catheter assembly.

12. Sony, Others Score Win In DVD V-Chip Patent Feud

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2009

A federal judge has ruled that Sony Electronics Inc., Panasonic Corp. and other manufacturers’ DVD players do not infringe a widely asserted patent for v-chip censorship technology, finding that the accused devices' parental control systems are not covered by the patent.

13. Presstek Opposes Review Bid In ITC Patent Battle

Thursday, Aug 13, 2009

In a patent dispute over printing press technology under way at the U.S. International Trade Commission, Presstek Inc. has challenged a bid by a group of importers to get the initial determinations in Presstek's favor reviewed.

14. ITC Judge Proposes Remedy In PressTek IP Spat

Monday, Aug 10, 2009

The U.S. International Trade Commission has released a proposed remedy in a patent dispute between PressTek Inc. and a group of printing press technology importers, with an administrative law judge pushing for a ban on the importers' products should the ITC conclude that infringement has occurred.

15. Bilski Test Stifles Innovation Across Industries: Briefs

Friday, Aug 07, 2009

The Bilski test may have been crafted to limit patent eligibility for business methods, but the standard set by a federal appeals court in October 2008 is likely to exclude unforeseen innovations in the financial services, biotechnology, technology and other sectors, according to the latest set of amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.

16. PressTek Wins Early Round In Patent Spat Before ITC

Friday, Jul 31, 2009

The U.S. International Trade Commission has given an early nod to printing plate manufacturer PressTek Inc. in its patent dispute with rival VIM Technologies Ltd., ruling that a violation occurred in the import of infringing printing press technology.

17. How The Supreme Court Should Resolve Bilski

Monday, Jul 20, 2009

The role of patents related to financial services, e-commerce and computers in the U.S. economy is vitally important. In In re Bilski, the Supreme Court should reaffirm its prior precedent, which recognizes the broad scope of patent-eligible subject matter under Section 101, say Charles R. Macedo and Norajean McCaffrey of Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP.

18. Panasonic, PACid Settle Encryption Patent Dispute

Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009

Panasonic Corp. of North America has reached an agreement with the PACid Group LLC to dismiss allegations that Panasonic infringes two widely asserted patents related to encryption technology.

19. Fulbright & Jaworski Ducks Sanction In Envelope Tiff

Monday, Jun 01, 2009

A magistrate judge has declined to disqualify attorneys from Fulbright & Jaworski LLP after nonparty Staples Inc. waded into an envelope trademark case with accusations that the firm disclosed evidence in violation of a protective order.

20. Arrow's Challenge To Cathether Patent Shot Down

Thursday, Apr 23, 2009

Arrow International Inc.’s arguments that Medical Components Inc.’s patent covering a method of making a multilumen catheter assembly should be invalidated have been rejected by a federal court, clearing the way for Medical Components’ infringement suit to move forward.