http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Venable Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132881 Italiana Coke SRL and its former supplier United Coal Co. LLC have each moved for summary judgment in their dispute over the existence and validity of a $9.3 million coking coal contract, which was agreed upon but never formally executed. http://www.law360.com/articles/132881 http://www.law360.com/articles/132724 Less than three weeks ago the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing bankrupt real estate investment firm TMST Inc. objected to its emergency motion for approval of a wind-down employee incentive plan, but on Thursday he reversed course, saying not only that he supported the plan, but that the incentive payments should be increased. http://www.law360.com/articles/132724 http://www.law360.com/articles/131716 The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to review parts of an administrative law judge's initial determination that Acer Inc. and a host of other dynamic random access memory manufacturers did not infringe three Tessera semiconductor chip packaging patents. http://www.law360.com/articles/131716 http://www.law360.com/articles/130678 After successfully defeating a motion to dismiss filed by J.M. Smucker Co., Kraft Foods Global Inc. and others, Balsam Coffee Solutions Inc. has opted to drop its second lawsuit against the coffee makers in order to concentrate on an earlier suit over patented coffee processing technology. http://www.law360.com/articles/130678 http://www.law360.com/articles/128872 It has bitten the likes of one-time Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, media magnate Conrad Black, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling. Now the honest services provision of the mail fraud statute, that long-held weapon of prosecutors, looks set to finally lose its teeth. http://www.law360.com/articles/128872 http://www.law360.com/articles/130305 Ares Capital Corp. says it will acquire Allied Capital Corp. in a $648 million all-stock deal that will hand Ares stockholders control of about 65 percent of the combined company. http://www.law360.com/articles/130305 http://www.law360.com/articles/129527 A federal judge has denied Swiss Reinsurance America Corp.'s bid for dismissal from a coverage dispute stemming from a business interruption loss at a metals plant owned by Felman Production Inc., finding that the policy is ambiguous as to Swiss Re's role. http://www.law360.com/articles/129527 http://www.law360.com/articles/118454 Bank failures are set to top the 100 mark for the first time since 1992, and private equity shops are lining up to buy. But with strict rules now in place at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the restrictions of the Bank Holding Company Act holding firm, private equity outfits will be forced to get creative to get in on the potentially lucrative sector. http://www.law360.com/articles/118454 http://www.law360.com/articles/129549 A federal judge has allowed a bottled water industry association to move ahead with an unfair competition lawsuit against Eco Canteen Inc. over its ad campaign claiming that plastic water bottles contain toxins, rebuffing the stainless steel bottle manufacturer's bid to force the dispute into arbitration. http://www.law360.com/articles/129549 http://www.law360.com/articles/129182 The U.S. trustee has objected to an emergency motion filed by bankrupt real estate investment firm TMST Inc., formerly known as Thornburg Mortgage Inc., for approval of its wind-down employee incentive plan. http://www.law360.com/articles/129182 http://www.law360.com/articles/123893 The ideas for how to revamp the confirmation process for federal judicial nominees run the gamut, but as the U.S. Senate awaits nominations for several open positions on the district and circuit court benches, many lawyers agree: The process could use a little help. http://www.law360.com/articles/123893 http://www.law360.com/articles/128821 Starent Networks Corp. will pay $3.5 million to settle patent litigation claims leveled against the mobile Internet network infrastructure company by UTStarcom Inc., the two companies announced. http://www.law360.com/articles/128821 http://www.law360.com/articles/128514 A federal judge has allowed Balsam Coffee Solutions Inc.'s infringement suit over coffee-processing technology to proceed, ruling that J.M. Smucker Co., Kraft Foods Global Inc. and others failed to prove the Canadian coffee technology company doesn't own the rights to the disputed patent. http://www.law360.com/articles/128514 http://www.law360.com/articles/124125 Negotiators from key trading nations have agreed on a new plan for concluding the long-stalled Doha Development talks, with the first session to take place later this month. Experts say taking account of past mistakes is crucial to bridging the gaps between developing and advanced countries — but they remain skeptical that compromise will be obtained anytime soon. http://www.law360.com/articles/124125 http://www.law360.com/articles/127280 Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. have filed competing motions for summary judgment in their battle over Microsoft's alleged cornering of the computer operating systems market. http://www.law360.com/articles/127280 http://www.law360.com/articles/127044 Bankrupt real estate investment firm TMST Inc., formerly known as Thornburg Mortgage Inc., has sued two of its former executives, alleging that they used TMST employees and property to start a new company, SAF Financial Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/127044 http://www.law360.com/articles/126177 A federal judge has granted Starent Network Corp.'s request to dismiss the claims related to one of four patents asserted by UTStarcom Inc. in a suit accusing the multimedia core technology company of poaching patents, employees and trade secrets from a business now owned by UTStarcom. http://www.law360.com/articles/126177 http://www.law360.com/articles/124241 As of Oct. 1, 2009, China’s patent law will require disclosure of the origin of any genetic resources used in an invention for which patent protection is sought in China. With the entry into force of these changes to its patent law, China joins a growing number of countries that impose similar requirements on patent applicants, say Michael A. Gollin and Thomas F. Barry of Venable LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/124241 http://www.law360.com/articles/124830 Acer Inc. and a host of other dynamic random access memory manufacturers are urging the U.S. International Trade Commission to ignore Tessera Inc.'s request for review of an administrative law judge's initial determination that they did not infringe three Tessera semiconductor chip packaging patents. http://www.law360.com/articles/124830 http://www.law360.com/articles/123444 Tessera Inc. and several dynamic random access memory manufacturers have asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to review an administrative law judge's initial determination that the manufacturers did not infringe three Tessera semiconductor chip packaging patents. http://www.law360.com/articles/123444