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Intellectual Property - March, 2011

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• J&J Judgment In Stent Patent Suit Climbs To $593M
• Duane Morris Wards Off Texas Malpractice Suit
• B&N, Nook Industries Settle E-Reader Trademark Suit
• Hours Don't Count In First-To-File Law: EU Adviser
• Madden Creator Tackles EA With Royalty Suit
• Judge Lets Yaz Counterclaims Against Bayer Stand
• MPAA, Others Want 9th Circ. To Rehear Betty Boop Suit
• Swisslog Prevails In McKesson Drug Dispenser IP Suit
• Target, Others Can't Kick Bruce Lee Trademark Claims
• WilmerHale Snatches Howrey, Munger Tolles IP Attys
• Google Dodges Injunction In Web Browser IP Suit
• Aventis Settles Suit Over Allegra Patent
• Judge Nixes Dismissal Bid In Thalomid Antitrust Suit
• EMI Loses Appeal In 'Kookaburra' IP Suit
• Biolitec Laser Doesn't Infringe AMS Patent: Judge
• Rising Star: Irell & Manella's Ellisen Turner
• Apple, Google, Others Sued Over Smartphone Tech
• To Re-Exam Or Not To Re-Exam? That Is The Question
• Google, Microsoft, RIM Sued Over Mapping Software IP
• Medtronic Didn't Infringe BSC Defibrillator IP: Judge
• Jay-Z, Ortiz Strike Deal Over 40/40 Club
• Hyundai, Kia To Pay Royalties In Car Audio IP Suit
• Hormel Sues Rival Over Spam Mark
• Novartis, Elan Sue IPC Over Generic Focalin XR
• House Patent Reform Bill Faces Early Hurdles
• Pronova, Apotex Strike Deal Over Generic Lovaza
• Novak Druce Snaps Up Ex-Howrey IP Co-Chair
• Sony, Others Score Win In Lime Wire Copyright Suit
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's Michael Simons
• Inside Fed. Circ.'s Due Process Analysis
• Farmers Launch Assault On Monsanto Seed Patents
• Lannett Loses Bid To Enforce Celgene Oral Agreement
• Prosthetics Maker Can't Dodge Antitrust Claims
• Rising Star: Kilpatrick Townsend's Charlie Henn
• Elan, Abbott Settle With Lupin Over Generic TriCor
• Opus Slaps Ex-Trader With Trade Secrets Suit
• Cuban Co. Can't Renew Havana Club Mark: DC Circ.
• Mattel's Loyalty Claim Struck Down In Bratz Fight
• Winston & Strawn Adds Howrey IP Vet In Houston
• Fed. Circ. Fines Sun, Caraco Attys In Eloxatin IP Case
• 8th Circ. Revives Armstrong Teasdale Malpractice Suit
• Apotex Must Return $28M Award To Servier: UK Court
• 3M To Appeal Toss Of IP Suit Against Avery
• AB InBev Scores Review Of 'Bud' Trademark Ruling
• Judge Rules Generic Drug Infringes Dermalogix Patent
• Chattem To License LecTec Patch Patents For $3.6M
• An Ounce Of Prevention For Problems With No Cure
• Nokia Sues Apple Over 7 More Tech Patents
• Clarifying Standards In Keyword Ad Cases
• Rising Star: Finnegan's Erika H. Arner
• BlueBeat Strikes Deal In Recording Cos.' Copyright Suit
• Contractor ITT Settles Trade Secrets Fight With Army
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Patent Examiners' Review Standards
• Pfizer Beats False Marking Claims
• Convicted Goldman Techie Denied Bail Amid Appeal
• Jones Day Picks Up 5 Howrey Attys For IP Team
• Citigroup Loses Trademark Fight In Fed. Circ.
• High Court Seeks US' View In Prandin Use Code Case
• SAP Patent Row Makes Way Toward Fed. Circ.
• Perusing Google Books
• Fed. Circ. Revives Watson Challenge Of Seasonique IP
• Purdue Sues Watson Over Generic OxyContin
• Dell, Others Sued Over Device Connection Patent
• ITC To Review Apple, RIM Win In Kodak Patent Case
• Apple Wins ITC Patent Ruling Against Nokia
• False Marking Law Found Constitutional In GSK Case
• Actor Beatty Wins Dick Tracy IP Fight With Tribune
• Rival Filed Sham Suits, Insurance Manager Says
• US To Take False Marking Law To Fed. Circ.
• MGA Wants Conversion Claims Tossed In Bratz Suit
• Patent Reform Would Expand Peer-To-Patent: Kappos
• Casio, Others Escape Traffic Ticket System Patent Suit
• Judge Trims Samsung Counterclaims In JPEG Patent Suit
• Timbaland Copyright Claims Falter In 11th Circ.
• Howmedica Asks High Court To Weigh Polymer IP Case
• Rising Star: Duane Morris' Matthew Gaudet
• Ex-Partner Accuses Ropes & Gray Of Age, Sex Bias
• Cephalon Wins IP Suit Over Watson's Generic Fentora
• FlashPoint, Nokia Cut Deal In ITC Smartphone Probe
• Publishers Sue Disney In 'Hoop-Dee-Doo' Revue To-Do
• Par Sues UCB Over Generic Keppra
• Marvel Closes Book On Hulk Air Compressor Suit
• File For A Prosecution Bar The Right Way
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part I
• Fate Of Google Books Up In Air After Ruling
• General Dynamics Survives FCA, Retaliation Appeals
• ITC Takes Up 337 Probe Of Merck's NuvaRing
• Ex-Goldman Programmer Appeals 8-Year Sentence
• Solvay Wants Firms, Expert Removed In AndroGel Suit
• Judge Swats Google Bid To End Jarg Search Patent Suit
• Alleged PS3 Hacker Denies Fleeing US To Avoid Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Apotex Appeal In Taxotere IP Fight
• NY High Court Lets Penguin Piracy Suit Fly
• Segregation Claims Nixed In Edifecs Trade Secrets Row
• K&L Gates Adds Dewey IP, Antitrust Atty To DC Office
• Music Managers Sue EMI Over Stake In Bieber Song
• Medtronic, NuVasive Spinal Surgery IP Suit Continues
• HTC Sues Samsung Over Smartphone Trademarks
• Hostess To Appeal IP Defense Row With Insurer
• The Year Of Privacy Protection
• Lucky Brand Faces Trademark Suit Over Boot Design
• Venable Lands Baker & McKenzie Atty To Lead IP Group
• Verizon Denied Quick Win In Interactive IP Fight
• Abbott, WARF End Zemplar Patent Suit Against Anchen
• Fed. Circ. Moves Fiber Optics Suit To Northern Texas
• Utah University Sues Planck, MIT Over RNA Patents
• Calif. Judge Sets Sights On Patent Local Rules
• Takeda Sues Apotex Over Generic Actos
• Akin Gump Fails To Nix SAS Contract Suit
• Azure Sues Qualcomm, Others Over Networking Patent
• Abbott Files New Simcor Patent Suit Against Teva
• Are Bayh-Dole's Best Days Over?
• Beacon Sues Garmin Over Vehicle Tracking Technology
• Judge Rejects $125M Google Books Settlement
• Apple, Amazon Go Head To Head Over 'App Store' Mark
• L-3 Wins Revival Of $15M IP Suit Against Ex-Workers
• Nintendo Faces ITC Suit Over Wii Video Game System
• Garmin Targets Bryton With Cycling Device Patent Suit
• Actavis Agrees To Hold Off On Generic Nuvigil
• Oakley Faces Preemptive Strike Over Sunglasses IP
• McKool Smith Brings ITC Atty On Board
• H&R Block Can't Shake Jackson Hewitt Ad Suit
• ITC Eyes Chinese Glasses After Sam Adams Complaint
• Conair Sues Appliance Cos. Over Coffee Maker Patent
• BSC Can't Shake Contract Claim In Stent Patent Suit
• Actonel Makers Launch 2nd Suit Over Mylan Generic
• Patent Strategies: The New Normal In 2011
• Apple Sued Over Web Browsing Patent
• Laser Game Patent May Be Obvious: Fed. Circ.
• Judge Orders Bond Payment In Harry Potter IP Case
• US Works With China On WTO Copyright Compliance
• Microsoft Draws Barnes & Noble Into Android War
• Supreme Court Declines Eminem Royalties Hearing
• Ogma Sues LG, 3M, Others Over Video System Patent
• High Court Won't Hear Mylan IP Fight Over Benicar
• Camera-Pill Maker Triumphs In Endoscopy Patent Suit
• Jim Beam Sued Over Lipstick Imprint On Labels
• Veteran IP Atty Leaves Schnader To Start NY Firm
• Judge Limits Damages In Lime Wire Copyright Suit
• US Backs I4i In High Court Patent Row With Microsoft
• 5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey's Graveside
• Strictly Speaking
• Mylan Pushes FDA To Rule On Ranbaxy's Lipitor ANDA
• Apple, Nokia, Motorola Face Image Sensor Patent Suit
• In Re BP Lubricants Revisited
• Judge Grants TRO In Power Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• US Sues Teva Over Generic HIV Drug
• Anderson Kill Nabs Brand Expert For Co-Chair Post
• Mayer Brown Snags 21 Howrey IP, Antitrust Lawyers
• Ex-Fish Attys Launch Litigation Firm In Texas, Neb.
• Toy Maker Wins Revival Of Damages Claim In IP Suit
• Ex-Goldman Programmer Gets 8 Years For Code Heist
• Nycomed Faces IP Suit Over Solaraze Gel
• Sony Becomes Latest To Exit Wi-LAN Bluetooth Suit
• Orchid Can't Nix Roche Boniva Patent
• Buses, Trains Targeted In Vehicle Tracking IP Suit
• The Limits Of FTAIA's Jurisdiction
• Winston & Strawn Gets 40 Howrey IP Attys, Texas Digs
• ITC Keeps Door Shut On Panasonic Chip Probe
• Bayer Birth Control Patents Mostly Survive UK Suit
• 2nd Circ. Lets St. Paul Off Hook For Software IP Suit
• Web Co. Expands Mobile IP War With Google, Facebook
• ITC Launches 337 Case Over Lilly's Gemzar Patent
• The ABCDEFs Of Building Client Loyalty
• DLA Piper Nabs Edwards Angell Attys For Del. Office
• Apotex Doesn't Infringe Provigil Patent, Judge Says
• Dell, RIM, Others Sued In Wi-Fi Patent Suit
• Case Study: Unique Product Solutions V. Hy-Grade
• Braintree Hits Amrutham With Laxative Patent Suit
• Teva Exits Astellas Patent Suit Over Cancer Drug
• DVD Maker Asks High Court To Move Calif. IP Suit
• Ex-Goldman Programmer Loses Bid For New Trial
• Tekmira Claims Alnylam Stole Gene Therapy Secrets
• Euro-Pro Sues Black & Decker Over Steam Mop Claims
• Steinbeck Heirs Take Copyright Battle To High Court
• AP, Retailer Settle Obama Image Copyright Suit
• 4th Circ. Revives Decision Insight Trade Secrets Suit
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Atty Fee Award In Roofing IP Fight
• White House IP Plan Courts Hollywood, Angers Techies
• Toshiba, Others Accused Of $1B Digital Card Cartel
• Death Row Seeks Quick Win In Dr. Dre Royalties Suit
• Endo Sues Mylan Over Generic Lidoderm Patch
• Fighting The False Marking Trolls
• IP Suit Against Honda, Toyota, Others Moved To Mich.
• Sony, Staples, Others Face Web Sales Patent Suit
• Cephalon Tries To Nix Approval For Generic Fentora
• Facebook, RIM, BofA Hit With Messaging Patent Suit
• Chrysler Sues To Defend 'Imported From Detroit' Mark
• Random House Sued Over 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Rights
• Ansel Adams Trust Settles Suit Over Negatives
• Patent Suit Targets Apple, PayPal, Victoria's Secret
• Judge Clips Copyright Claims In Ty Doll Suit
• Alnylam, German Group Settle RNA Patent App Case
• MacroSolve Sues Mobile App Cos. Over Data Patent
• OUII Asks ITC To Review Toss Of Nintendo Wii Probe
• Judge Affirms Verdict In Facebook Data Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Cracks Down On False Marking Suits
• Gilman Clark Adds Ex-Kilpatrick Attorney In San Diego
• Gilead, Roche Sue To Block Generic Tamiflu
• Parsing The Senate's Patent Reform Bill
• IP Official Recommends Stronger Enforcement Plan
• Apple, Others Sued Over Video Display Patent
• Tiffany, Others Settle Landmark E-Commerce Suit
• Comcast, Other Cable Cos. Targeted In Receiver IP Suit
• US Defense Of False Marking Law Falls On Deaf Ears
• Jury Puts Web Hosting Co. On Hook In Trademark Case
• Toy Designer Hits Cepia With Trade Secrets Suit
• Atwater Aims To Drop Motorola From Network IP Suit
• US Seeks Prison Term For Ex-Goldman Code Thief
• No Good Reason To Lower Invalidity Standard: I4i
• Renault Security Chief Charged In Espionage Case
• Cooley Snags ITC Atty For IP Group Near DC
• Stragent Slaps Infineon, Others With Tech Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit Abraxis Loss In Naropin Suit
• ITC Shuts Down Norgren Compressed Air Probe
• Betty Boop — A Threat To Licensing Programs
• Northrop, Pegasus Strike Deal In Software IP Suit
• Ogma Sues Apple, Dell, Others Over Smartphone Patent
• Watson Wins Invalidity Ruling On 2 Fentora Patents
• Aventis, Sandoz Drop Swords In Taxotere Patent Suit
• PayPal Settles Payment IP Suit For $7.5M
• USPTO Confirms Validity Of Star's Tobacco Patents
• Kingston Dodges Most Claims In SanDisk Patent Suit
• 4th Circ. Revives Kevlar Antitrust Claim V. DuPont
• Howrey Attys Scatter To Arnold & Porter, Covington
• RIM, Yamaha Settle Acacia Unit's Video IP Suit
• Naked Cowboy, Naked Cowgirl Settle Trademark Brawl
• ITC Says Importers Infringed Chrysler Jeep Patent
• Minn. Pharmacy Class Suit Wrongly Remanded: 8th Circ.
• Hot Tub Parts Makers Settle Antitrust, Patent Spat
• Protecting Trade Secrets Under The EEA
• Orrick Settles SiRF's Negligence Claims
• Shea Settles SanDisk, Hitachi Storage Patent Suits
• Baker Wins TRO In Secrets Suit Against Ex-Manager
• Judge Limits Damages In Lime Wire Copyright Suit
• Patent Holder Hits Foursquare With Infringement Suit
• AP Sues 3 Retailers Over Obama 'Hope' Image
• EU Embryo Patent Ban Covers Stem Cells: Court Adviser
• Becton Asks Fed. Circ. To Chuck $5M Syringe IP Loss
• Dutch Court Frees Seized Sony PS3 Consoles
• House Looks To Courts As Patent Debate Continues
• Sanctions Denied In Graco, Gama Trade Secrets Suit
• Tecnomatic Says Remy Swiped Hybrid Car Technology
• Merchant & Gould Adds Hatch-Waxman Guru To IP Team
• Wyde Voice, GIPS Spar Over Privilege In Contract Row
• DirecTV Seeks To Boot Quinn Emanuel From Patent Suit
• AstraZeneca Seeks To Block Ex-Consultant's Testimony
• Citrix Escapes Long-Running Remote Access Patent Suit
• SAP Hit With Patent Suit Over Enterprise Software
• Senate Panel To Probe Fake Military Parts
• Not So Sweet 16
• The False Marking Statute Is Here To Stay
• Generics Maker Sues 3M In Skin Cream Row
• Motorola Loses Bid To Dismiss Apple, Next IP Suit
• Lufthansa's Suit Over Internet Technology Stands
• Allergan, Rivals Debate Competition Claims' Validity
• Music Licensing Co. Can't Shake TV Antitrust Suit
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Altair Loss In Light Patent Suit
• Ex-Best Medical Workers Slip Cancer Therapy IP Suit
• Judge Rules 7-Eleven ATMs Don't Infringe Patents
• Digital Publishers Can't Dodge Facebook Patent Suit
• News Corp.'s The Daily Settles IMG Trademark Suit
• Dickstein Opens Silicon Valley Office With 6 IP Attys
• Sony Lands 337 Probe Of LG TVs, Monitors
• Innovatio Hits Panera, Others With Wireless IP Suit
• Bath & Body Bites 1st In 'Twilight' Trademark Battle
• Adapting Data Security To Cross-Channel Marketing
• Engineer Exported US Defense Secrets To China: Suit
• GM, DOJ Fight Subpoena In Trade Secrets Suit
• Senate Passes Patent Overhaul In 95-5 Vote
• DuPont Sues Rival To Protect Teflon Trademark
• T-Pain Gets Quick Win In 'Luv' Song Copyright Suit
• 9th Circ. Overturns Order Barring Keyword Use
• Ex-Goldman Worker Pleads For Mercy In IP Theft Case
• Novak Druce, Perkins Coie Pick Up Howrey IP Attys
• HP's Antitrust, IP Claims Nixed In Turbon Pact Suit
• FlashPoint Asks ITC To Trim Smartphone Imaging Claim
• Fed. Circ. Kills Mylan's Prilosec Antitrust Claims
• Toy Co. Settles Hasbro Disk Shooter Patent Suit
• Philips Settles Wi-Fi Patent Suit Against Netgear
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Kirkland, DLA Piper IP Attys
• Fueling The BPCI Debate
• Proposed Patent Court Breaks EU Law: High Court
• Retired Fed. Circ. Judge Blasts Patent Reform Efforts
• 'Partridge' Star Seeks Class Status In Publicity Suit
• Sony, Warner, Others Drop Lime Wire Copyright Claims
• Rival Says Finisar Lasers Infringe 5 Patents
• German Court Affirms Void Of Medix Testing Patent
• Sears, Others Sell Infringing Shoes, Skechers Claims
• Patent Reform Passes Key Senate Test Vote
• Generics Co. Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Fortican Claims
• InterDigital Asks 2nd Circ. For Nokia Stay Damages
• Bovie, Medtronic Settle IP Suit Over Surgical Device
• FTC Recommends Revising Patent Notice And Rewards
• Mitsubishi Can Search Some Hard Drives In GE Case
• Watson, Orchid Defenses Live In Generic Azilect Row
• AstraZeneca, Mylan Spar Over Prilosec Suit Dismissal
• High Court Denies Cert In Biopsy Tool Patent Suit
• Supreme Court To Hear Foreign Copyright Case
• Flavor Co. Won't Have Its Day In Supreme Court
• Tossing The 'Identical Or Nearly Identical' Standard
• Kirkland & Ellis Nabs IP Veteran From Jones Day
• High Court Throws Cold Water On Sex Trademark Suit
• Top Court Refuses To Hear Pay-For-Delay Challenge
• Texas Judge Won't Move Aso Bandage Patent Case
• Cephalon Bid For Apotex Docs Denied In Provigil Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Retrial In Cisco Wireless IP Row
• Punitive Damages Stripped From Suit Against Orrick
• Occlutech Implants Don't Violate IP: Swedish Court
• Citi Exits Payment IP Suit With $7.5M Deal
• Rapper Kanye West Sheds 'Stronger' Copyright Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Send Eolas Web IP Suit To Calif.
• US, Calif. Watchdogs Probe Tech Standards Group
• LG Wins ITC Probe Of Sony TVs, Blu-Ray Players
• I2, Oracle Resolve Software Patent Battle
• USPS Hit Over Undeliverable Mail System Patent
• DDB Drops Simulation IP Claims Against PGA Tour, Time
• When Withdrawal From Representation Is Mandatory
• Execs May Not Have Executed Spy Plot, Renault Says
• Howrey Attys Flee To Dewey & LeBoeuf, Perkins Coie
• Swiss Court Lifts Ban On Nespresso Rival's Coffee Pods
• ITC To Probe Remote Control IP Claims
• Ford Hits Brakes On Ferrari F150 Trademark Suit
• HP Dodges Sanctions In Ink-Jet Cartridge Suit
• O2 Micro Hit With Legal Fees In Converter IP Suit
• CBOE Triumphs In Hybrid Trading Patent Spat
• DuPont Sues Ex-Employee To Protect Trade Secrets
• ITC Denies Kodak Bids For Noninfringement In 337 Row
• Acacia Unit Wants Kilpatrick Townsend Off IP Case
• Elite, Others Sued Over DRAM Patents
• Edwards Angell Continues IP Power Surge
• IBM Hit With $9M Judgment In Server Patent Suit
• Apple Fires Back At Microsoft Over 'App Store' Mark
• HSBC Pays $5.5M To Exit Payment Processing IP Suit
• Allergan Tries To Nix Breast Implant Marking Suit
• An Eye On China's Version Of CFIUS
• Merck Settles Trade Secrets Row Over Software
• AU Optronics Takes Shot At Sharp In LCD Patent War
• Senate Keeps 1st-To-File Patent Reform Bid Alive
• DigiMedia Hits Radio Cos. With Music Storage IP Suit
• Google, Microsoft Fight To Nix GeoTag Web Patent
• Semiconductor Cos. Want Rambus IP Claims Stayed
• Texas Court Revives Tire Pump Trade Secrets Suit
• TiVo-AT&T DVR Battle Stayed For Patent Re-Exam
• Blue Cross Slaps Hofstra, Hospital With Logo IP Suit
• Sens. Clash Over 1st-To-File Patent Plan
• Fed. Circ. Invalidates Crafco Patent For Obviousness
• Judge Rules K-C Absorbent Fiber Patents Invalid
• Neuralstem Calls StemCells Patents 'Unenforceable'
• Defamation Suit Over 'CSI' Characters Tossed
• Keyword Advertising — The Battle Continues
• Merck, Teva End Cancidas Patent Fight
• B&N, Rival Settle E-Reader Trade Secrets Suit
• Astellas Sued Over Efforts To Block Generic Prograf
• Pay-For-Delay Deals Stay Under Wraps In Cephalon Suit
• Cato Joins Wham-O False Marking Debate In Fed. Circ.
• Top IP Enforcer Seeks Private Sector, Foreign Backing
• Senate Adopts Revisions To Patent Reform Bill
• KemPharm Hits Shire With Antitrust Counterclaims
• ITC To Probe Graco Stroller, Playpen Patent Claims
• Relator Contests Maybelline's False Marking Stay Bid
• Foreign Patent Filings Dropped To Cut Costs: Study
• Sentinel Tries To Duck Coverage For Microsoft IP Suit
• Sara Lee Presses Kraft Expert For Info On Atty Talks
• GenMark Drops Suit Over Caliper Microfluidics Patents
• Icon Sued Over Gaming Fitness Equipment Patent
• Harris Wins Relief, No Extra Damages In FedEx IP Fight
• ClearCorrect Faces IP, Competition Suits Over Braces
• A Look At State Court Trade Secret Stats