Intellectual Property Archive » November, 2003

Intellectual Property - November, 2003

170 articles

• Nissan Mulls Lawsuit vs. China's Great Wall Auto Over Design Piracy
• U.K. Judge Warns Courts To Restrain Patent Litigation Costs
• Judge Blocks Generic Wellbutrin Until Monday
• USPTO To Open New Headquarters Tuesday
• European Lawmakers Tone Down Controversial IP Legislation
• E.U. Court: Sounds May Be Trademarked
• FTC Dismisses Charges vs. Unocal Over Gas Formula Patent
• Kirkland & Ellis Names Partners in IP Practice
• Independent Studios Sue MPAA Over Screener Videos
• E.U. Delays Vote on Software Patents
• Ivax, Alpharma Settle Claims to Glucophage XR Generic
• Court Rules for DLF in Patent Suit v. Lundbeck
• Clifford Chance Downplays Loss of IP Practice Head
• DigitalThink, IP Learn Settle Patent Suit
• Baker Botts Names Steven Gustavson Partner
• Library Hotel Settles Dewey Decimal Trademark Suit
• Vietnam to Resume Trademark Registrations by Year-End
• E.U. Nears Agreement on Community Patent Reform
• Jury Rules For TriStrata in Patent Suit v. Valeant
• Microsoft v. Lindows.com Jury Trial Delayed to March 1, 2004
• Jury Rules for Brine in Patent Suit v. STX
• Appeals Court To Hear Intergraph v. Intel Case Next Week
• U.K. Entrepreneurs Form Patent Reform Lobby Group
• Aladdin Knowledge Systems Sues Aladdin Systems Over Trademark
• Australian Music Industry to Sue ISPs Over Piracy
• U.S.-E.U. Wine Trade Talks Break Down Over Geographic Designations
• Cooley Godward Names New Partners in IP Practice
• Lawmakers Agree to Ban on Patents for Human Organisms
• Toyota Loses Trademark Lawsuit to Chinese Automaker
• Seizures of Counterfeits Rise Sharply in E.U.
• New Zealand SMBs Seek Government Aid In Foreign IP Litigation
• Jones Day Targets Pennie & Edmonds for Buy-Out: Report
• Appeals Court Rejects GlaxoSmithKline's Bid for Augmentin Patent
• Judge Denies J&J Request to Bar Boston Scientific's Taxus
• Learning Resources Sues LeapFrog Over Toy Trademark
• InPro Sues RIM, T-Mobile Over Blackberry Patents
• South Africa Hears First Software Piracy Trial
• Dana Sues S&S Truck Parts Over Auto Equipment Patents, Trademarks
• More Internet Users Paying for Music Downloads: Survey
• INTA Recognizes Trademark Attorneys In Annual Award Ceremony
• Court Upholds Eaton Patent in Dispute With Parker Hannifin
• U.K. Seen As Setting Example for Australian Patent Reform
• Australia to Release Recommendation on Business Method Patents in December
• Charter Seeks to Block Subpoenas for Names of Music Swappers
• Singapore, European Union Sign IP Agreement
• AT&T Sues eBay, PayPal Over Payment System Patent
• Kensington Wins Suit Over Computer Lock Patents
• U.S. Industry Groups Disappointed With FTAA Draft
• Molecular Diagnostics Terminates Licenses Granted to MonoGen
• AstraZeneca's Suit Vs. Novartis To be Heard in NZ High Court in February
• Eisai Sues Dr. Reddy's Over Aciphex ANDA
• E.U. Parliament Delays Vote On IP Bill Amid Growing Controversy
• India Accounts For 60% of World's Counterfeits, Study Finds
• E.U. Court Rules for Czech Brewer in Dispute Over Budweiser Trademark
• CAT Sues Abbott Over Humira Royalties
• J. Jeffrey Hawley Elected IPO President
• Patient Group Blasts Provision to Ban Embryo Patents
• Intellectual Property Concerns Continue to Stall U.S.-Taiwan Trade Talks
• USPTO Stepping Up Work on Database of Native American Insignia
• DRAXIS and University of Toronto Drop Anipryl Lawsuits
• India Defends TRIPS Compliance, Rejects U.S. Calls for IPR Overhaul
• BSA Collects Record Settlement in Ohio
• Entory Launches Client for Web Access to EPO Databases
• ITC To Investigate Cirrus Claim Vs. Wolfson
• Chinese Drugmakers Target Expiring U.S. Patents
• Genetic Technologies Settles Lawsuits With Covance And Nuvelo
• Tenneco Sues Asian Auto Equipment Makers Over Counterfeits
• Transonic Sues Fresenius Over Dialysis Device Patent
• Honda Sues Chinese Motorcycle Makers Over Trademarks
• Shearman & Sterling Opens London IP Practice
• Sitzman Named Partner At Gibson, Dunn
• Delco Remy Sues Three Companies Over Auto Parts
• Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Names Two IP Partners
• Panel Hears Final Arguments Over "Realtor" Trademark
• Chin, Eng Named Partners at Wilson Sonsini
• U.S. Funding Bill Would Ban Embryo Patents
• Amkor sues Malaysia's Carsem at ITC Over Chip Technology
• U.K. Seizures of Pirated DVDs Rise Fourfold
• In Test of DMCA, Judge Rules For Universal Aftermarket Products
• USTR To Press China on IPR During Visit This Week
• Microsoft Ordered to Pay $63 Million for Patent Infringement
• Hunton & Williams Partner Leaves to Take FTC Post
• Addleshaw Goddard Loses Another IP Partner
• Maytag Sues LG Over Washer Patent
• Kelly Joins Manatt, Phelps & Phillips As Partner
• Takeda Abbott Pharmaceuticals Sues Atrix
• Brazil Gets Record Discount on Bristol Anti-HIV Drug
• Court Extends Deadline for Claims Vs. Bristol-Myers
• Court Extends Restraining Order Against Ivax Diabetes Drug
• Bausch & Lomb, Oasis Settle LASIK Patent Suit
• U.K. Trade Mark Registry Warns Against Fee Scam
• Japan, China, Korea Patent Offices To Expand Information Sharing
• MDS Sues Waters Over Mass Spectrometry Patent
• Roche Dismisses Promega Lawsuit As Baseless
• Generics Group Warns Medicare Bill Would Undermine Declaratory Judgment Provision
• China Expands Copyright Law With Four New Provisions
• European Patent Office Upholds Introgen Patent
• Pfizer Sues Eli Lilly, Icos in Canadian Federal Court Over Impotence Drugs
• India's First Drug EMR Could Set Off Litigation Wave, Industry Warns
• Yeda Research Sues ImClone, Aventis Over Patent
• House Republicans Request Floor Vote on Patent Fees
• Supreme Court Rejects Madster Bid
• Appeals Court Blocks Restraining Order Against Tanduay Gin Brand
• Acacia Technologies Sues On Command Over Streaming Technology
• South Asian Health Ministers Meet to Discuss Impact of Product Patent Regime
• USPTO Reopens Eola Investigation
• WIPO To Redraft Rome Convention On Broadcast Copyrights
• PDL'S Appeal Of Patent Opposition Upheld By European Patent Office
• Court Sets Dec. 1 Trial Date in NaPro vs Mylan Patent Suit
• Senate Bill Would Toughen Penalties for Online Piracy
• GM Investigates Possible Piracy by Chinese Automaker
• Millauer Joins Dorsey's San Francisco Office
• Economic Espionage Case to Go to Trial
• Office Lease Negotiations Flame Merger Rumors at Pennie & Edmonds
• WHO Launches Campaign Against Drug Counterfeiting in Asia
• E-PASS Sues VISA Over E-Commerce Patent
• Agilent Sues Micromuse for Patent Infringement
• Germany Cracks Down On Piracy Ring
• Sony Music to Copyright-Protect German Releases
• CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, West-ward Settle Patent Suit
• Music Industry to Pen Online Distribution Deal
• Bose Sues CEDIA Over Trademarks
• China Drafts Plan to Revamp IP Legislation
• Van Dyke Joins Nixon Peabody As Partner in IP Group
• World's Top Patent Offices to Launch Shared Network to Speed Up Processing
• Eka Chemicals and Ondeo Nalco Settle Lawsuits
• SightSound Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Business Method Patents, Critics Say
• Judge Dismisses Playtex Patent Suit Vs. P&G
• Scientists Say FCC Plan Won't Stop Piracy
• E.U. Advocate-General Rejects P&G Soap Tablet Trademark
• U.K. Court Invalidates Merck Fosamax Patents
• Canada Introduces Bill to Sell Cheap Drugs to Developing Countries
• Bausch & Lomb Sues Novartis' CIBA Vision Over Contact-Lens Patent
• Gillette-Schick Trial Centers on Prior Art Filings
• European Companies Fail to Exploit Patent Information, Survey Finds
• Timeline Sues Cognos Over Software Patents
• Dutch Court Upholds Ban on Russian "Harry Potter" Clone
• Vietnam to Resume Trademark Registrations
• Court Dismisses Claim in MicroStrategy Suit Vs. Business Objects
• Survey Shows Online Music Downloading Decreasing
• New Zealand Bill Threatens Patent Practitioners
• China to Publish IP Court Documents Online
• Jury Awards Union Carbide $112 Million in Patent Suit
• Sherwin-Williams Sues Masco Over Paint Container Patent
• IP.com Introduces Free Prior Art Database
• FCC Approves Digital Anti-Piracy Measure
• Branded Drug Makers Criticize E.U. Deal on Data Protection, Generics
• FDA Approval Expected to Set Off Legal Battle
• Japanese Life-Science Patent Filings Soar
• Russia Vows to Fight For Vodka Trademarks
• WIPO Hails U.S. Accession to Madrid Protocol
• Gamburd Joins Dykema Gossett's IP Group in Chicago
• Caliper Technologies, Molecular Devices Settle Patent Suit
• IIPI Names Phelps, Rivette, Granowitz to Board
• Korea Cabinet OKs Bills to Expand Penalties for Industrial Espionage, Cybersquatting
• China Mulls Expanded IPR for IT, Biotech
• Canada Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Copyright Case
• Seed I.P. Law Group Names Christiansen Partner
• Mosaid Expands Patent Suit Vs. Infineon, Samsung
• Texas Supreme Court Rejects Tanox Case Vs. Former IP Attorneys
• Putin Urges Cabinet, Duma to Step Up Anti-Piracy Action
• Alcatel Calls OFS/Fitel Patent Lawsuit "Baseless"
• PharmaStem Wins Judgment in Umbilical-Cord Patent Case
• China, EU Agree to Step Up IPR Talks
• European Telcos, ISPs Object to E.U. IP Bill
• Major Publishers Settle Lawsuit Over College Coursepacks
• Judge Denies Research in Motion Request for Stay of Appeal
• Notice of Appeal Filed in Redskins Trademark Case
• Indian Drug Companies Urge Government to Stop Evergreening Tactics
• Barr, Shire Settle Litigation Over Adderall