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Intellectual Property - June, 2011

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• Church Wins $6M In Suit Over Knockoff Religious Garb
• ITC Remands Kodak Patent Battle With Apple, RIM
• Judge Rejects Extra $21M For Fendi In Trademark Suit
• Intel, Apple, HP Face ITC Probe Into Microprocessor IP
• Elan, Abbott Drop Teva Patent Suit Over Tricor
• Apple Faces New Samsung Suit In Smartphone IP War
• ViiV Goes After Lupin Over HIV Drug ANDA
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Jan Conlin
• DJ Hits 'Jersey Shore' Star With Trademark Suit
• Global-Tech: Is Justice Willfully Blind?
• Judge Blocks Twitter's Bid To Move Patent Suit
• Leggett & Platt, CSN Sued Over Bed Comforter Design
• Venable Nabs IP Experts For LA Office
• Judge Won't Revisit Ruling On Verizon TV Tech Claims
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Gets 30 Months In Prison
• Snoop Dogg Settles Sampling Row With Jazz Musician
• Sony, Samsung Hit With ITC Suit Over Video Analysis IP
• Accenture Seeks New Trial After $94M Loss To Wellogix
• Mercedes, T. Rowe Price Settle Web Patent Claims
• Merck, Sandoz Resolve Patent Suit Over Cancidas
• Rebooting 'Dot Com Disclosures'
• Impax Settles With Daiichi, Genzyme Over Generic Welchol
• Judge Caps Award Sought In Wayans Bros. Copyright Suit
• Isys Can't Stop Google From Using 'Chromebook' Mark
• HP, Cisco, Others Sued Over Device Detection Patent
• 'Chipmunks' Owner Claims Tribute Album Infringes IP
• Oracle Defends Expert Report In Google Patent Suit
• Sony Accuses LG Of Ripping Off Blu-Ray Group
• Somaxon Sues Mylan Again Over Generic Silenor
• Samsung Files ITC Suit In Smartphone IP War With Apple
• Arent Fox Snags Former Judge From Girardi Keese
• A Practical Guide To Discovery Conference Preparation
• Q&A With Wilson Sonsini's Craig Tyler
• Wilson Sonsini Snags Pharma Patent Pro From Foley
• Hynix Hit With Patent Suit Over DRAM Products
• The Long March To New IP Licensing Paradigms — Part I
• Chrysler Can't Block 'Imported From Detroit' Use
• Altera Sues LSI, Agere Over 12 Computer Patents
• Judge Keeps 'Twilight' Case Undead, Banishes It To NY
• NBA Star Arenas Aims To Block Ex From 'Wives' Show
• Judge Agrees With Watson's Take On Lidoderm Patent
• Roche Files 3 Patent Suits Over Generic Xeloda
• Pfizer Fights Aurobindo's Bid To Sell Generic Lipitor
• Dell, Citigroup, Others Sued Over Web Security IP
• Patent Reform After All These Years ... Maybe?
• Medtronic Sues Edwards Over Heart Valve Patents
• Q&A With Wilson Sonsini's Jose Villarreal
• Facebook Wins Dismissal Of Friend Finder Class Suit
• Samsung, AT&T, Others Hit With Flat-Panel Patent Suits
• High Court Rebuffs Jurisdiction Fight In Abbyy IP Row
• The Gap Triumphs In Trademark Battle
• Mylan Takes $76M Antitrust Verdict To High Court
• 10th Circ. Upholds ClearOne's Trade Secrets Win
• APP Takes Patent Contract Ruling To High Court
• Target Loses Bid To Change Canadian Chain's Name
• AstraZeneca Sues Watson Over Generic Pulmicort
• Philip Morris To Sue Australia Over Packaging Laws
• Fed. Circ. Tells Court To Review Honda Patent Defense
• Barnes & Thornburg Snags 2 IP Attys In Midwest
• Another International Patent Cross-Licensing War
• Supreme Court To Weigh In On IP Evidence Limits
• Benihana Seeks Dismissal Of Widow's Libel Suit
• ITC Affirms Garmin Section 337 Win Over Pioneer
• Prandin Use Code Case Taken Up By High Court
• Patent Reform Bill Hinges On USPTO Fee Diversion
• Apple Strikes Deal With Sanho Over Battery Patent
• ITC To Probe Infringement Of Smartphone Case Patents
• Judge Makes U-Turn On Contempt Order V. Web Registry
• St. Jude Wins Injunction, Verdict Trimmed By $1.3B
• 2nd Circ. Kills 'Zohan' Copyright Suit
• Classmates.com Sued Over 'Memory Lane' Trademark
• MedioStream Accuses Microsoft Of Video Monopoly
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Creatine Infringement Ruling
• The Challenge Of Proof In A Semiconductor Patent Case
• Paul Weiss Adds Weil Patent Litigators in NY, DC
• How To Make It Rain By Marketing Individual Lawyers
• Vienna Beef Denied TRO In Hot Dog Advertising Suit
• Apple Hits Samsung With Smartphone IP Suit
• Mylan Crohn's Drug Doesn't Infringe AstraZeneca IP: Judge
• FTC Clears Intel To Bid On Nortel Patents
• ConnectU Founders Keep Facebook Discovery Fight Alive
• ITC Extends Review In Kodak's Case Against Apple, RIM
• ConvaTec Dodges Hollister Incontinence Device IP Suit
• House Votes To Overhaul US Patent System
• Teva Targets Apotex Over Generic Parkinson's Drug
• Jury Awards Artist $1M In 'My Humps' Copyright Suit
• Ashley Furniture Unfairly Uses Brando's Likeness: Trust
• Walker Digital Attacks Axis Over Internet Security Patent
• Transocean, Maersk Continue Drilling IP Row After Trial
• SNR Denton Adds Ex-Jones Day Atty In Calif.
• Toys R Us Settles Trademark Suit V. Tobacco Seller
• Viacom Wrangles With Cablevision Over IPad Streaming
• Nintendo Sued Over 3-D Gaming Patent
• Apple Gets Antitrust OK To Bid On Nortel Patents
• The Parody Defense Post-Louis Vuitton
• Wilson Sonsini Booted From Antivirus Patent Suit
• Smith & Nephew Wins $85M IP Verdict Against Arthrex
• Patent Reform Supporters Split On USPTO Funding
• Google Execs Snub Senate Antitrust Committee
• Apple Injunction Bid 'Probably' Will Be Denied: Source
• Hospira Sued Over Infusion Patent, Sale Contract
• Dreamworks Asks Judge To Chop 'Kung Fu Panda' Idea Suit
• Landmark Sues More Retailers Over E-Commerce IP
• Winklevoss Twins Drop Fight Over $65M Facebook Deal
• Mylan Resolves Shire Suit Over Generic Fosrenol
• Ex-'Biggest Loser' Hopeful Wraps Up Feud With Diet Cos.
• IP Enforcers Call For Wiretaps, Harsher Penalties
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidity Of Tyco Restoril Patent
• Building, Protecting And Expanding A Brand
• Samsung Denied Look At Next IPhone, IPad In IP Row
• CORRECTED: E-Trade Seeks Toss Of Constellation IP Suit
• Cohen Pontani Attys Head To Cozen As Firm Winds Down
• Inside Stanford V. Roche
• Expose Trademark Row At 'Point Of No Return': 11th Circ.
• Disney Sued Over Digital Photo System Patent
• House To Debate Diversion Of USPTO Fees
• Texas Enacts New, Tougher Trademark Law
• IP Cases To Watch At The District Court Level
• Groups Ask High Court To Nix Software Resale Ruling
• Judge Says Cipla, Velcera Infringed Merial Patent
• DevMarketing, SalesTraq Resolve Antitrust Fight
• 1st Circ. Won't Rehear TV Producer's Trademark Fight
• 25 Percent, 50 Percent ... What's In A Number?
• The FTC's War On 'Pay-For-Delay' Agreements
• Astellas Hits Sagent, Strides With Adenoscan IP Suit
• Warner, Artist Settle 'Hangover' Tattoo Copyright Suit
• EA, Others Face Software Activation Patent Suit
• Sanofi Takes Sun To Court Over Generic Eloxatin
• PNC Makes Way Out Of Financial Marketing IP Fight
• Cisco Hit With Suit Over Call Processing Patent
• Depomed Fights Generic Threat To Glumetza
• MGM Sued Over Rights To 'Boot Camp' Story
• Boeing Escapes ImageCube Patent Suit In Fed. Circ.
• Patent Co. Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive $500M Antitrust Suit
• Wyeth Settles Patent Suit Over Generic Effexor
• 2nd Circ. Favors Fly In Wall Street 'Hot News' Fight
• Kaneka Sues Over Q10 Supplement Patent In ITC
• Nortel's Patents To Give Buyer A Boost Against Rivals
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $5M Award Over Knee Surgery Patent
• How They Won It: Willkie Farr Gets Record Cos. To Settle For A Song
• USPTO Widens Patent Prosecution Highway
• Q&A With Durie Tangri's Michael Page
• Broadcom Challenges Freescale-Rambus Patent Deal
• High Court Declines To Weigh In On Patent Definiteness
• CWC Wins $11.6M Payout In Hyundai Patent Suit
• High Court Won't Review Honeywell Win On Military IP
• Supreme Court To Weigh Patentability Again In Mayo Case
• GSK Sues Roxane, Watson Over Generic Avodart
• Reconsider Recapture In A Patent Reissue
• NBA Star Bosh Sabotaged Ex-Girlfriend's TV Deal: Suit
• Fed. Circ. Stops Launch Of Watson's Generic Seasonique
• ITC Takes Up CSP's 337 Complaint Against Sued-Chemie
• How They Won It: Morgan Lewis Snags $577M Verdict For Asahi
• Clorox, A&H Claw At Each Other Over Cat Litter Ads
• Avon Settles With Ad Agency Over Liiv Brand
• EU High Court Says Blank Disc Cos. Could Pay Use Fees
• Hershey Tags Radisson With IP Suit Over Hotel Moniker
• BitTorrent, Kontiki Hit With Data-Sharing Patent Suit
• Judge Won't Strike Dykema Defenses In Malpractice Suit
• Lee & Hayes Adds Ex-Schwabe Atty As Ore. Office Head
• Creative Pipe Ordered To Pay $1M In Spoliation Case
• Nortel's Portfolio Auction: The Changing IP Market
• SmartMetrics Concedes In AmEx Card Patent Suit
• Q&A With Edwards Angell's Anthony Viola
• Spansion, Samsung Settle Part Of Flash Memory Suit
• AstraZeneca Drops Suit After Teva Nixes Generic Faslodex
• CommScope Brings Antenna IP Suits In Brazil, China
• TI Settles Eolas Web Patent Case
• 10th Circ. Revives Fee Bid In IPS, Drake Patent Fight
• NBC's 'Earl' Didn't Infringe Screenplay: 9th Circ.
• License Fees Gave DMX Unfair Edge, PROs Tell 2nd Circ.
• Oracle Seeks Billions In Java IP Row With Google
• Judge Won't Block Watson's Generic Seasonique
• Co-Producer Sues For Credit On Lady Gaga Songs
• Somaxon Sues Zydus Over Generic Silenor
• ITC Takes Up Mosaid's 337 Complaint Against Cisco
• Apple Sanctioned For Discovery Breach In Audio Patent Suit
• AGA Hits Occlutech With IP Suits In Germany, UK
• Wal-Mart Settles Trademark Fight Over Smiley Face Logo
• Teachbook Wants Facebook Trademark Suit Tossed
• Skadden Replaces Orrick For MGA In Bratz IP Case
• HP Sues Oracle Over Software Lockout
• Cuervo Broke Deal With Jim Beam: NY Appeals Court
• EA Gets Dillinger Heirs' Trademark Suit Knocked Off
• A Plus For Patents Pending
• UK Judge Rules Nokia Infringed IPCom Patent
• Aon Risk Services Sues Ex-VP For Trade Secrets Theft
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidity Of 8 Stamps.com Patents
• No Attys' Fees Under Civil Rights Law: 3rd Circ.
• Publisher Sues Apple Over 'iBooks' Trademark
• Goodyear Says Rival Poached Manager For Trade Secrets
• Standard-Setting Orgs Need To Toughen Policies: AAI
• Apotex Can't Dodge Schering Suit Over Nasonex IP
• Ja Rule Accuses Rich Kid Of Stealing Song Royalties
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Bill Dawson
• Novartis, Roxane Settle Famvir Dispute
• UMG Suit Over Bing Crosby Album Tossed For Now
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's Bill McSherry
• Fed. Circ. Revives Inventio's Elevator Patent Suit
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Mark Flanagan
• Facebook Loses Bid To Toss Lamebook Suit In IP Row
• Trek 2000 Targets Kingston, Others Over USB Devices
• Verb Tense Tanks News Corp. Unit's Trade Secrets Suit
• Phoenix Targets Banks, Insurers Over Marketing IP
• Sharp, Dell Settle IP Row Over UltraSharp Monitors
• 'Willful Blindness' And Induced Patent Infringement
• Dolby Targets RIM Over Audio Compression Patents
• Righthaven's Copyright Suit Against Political Site Tossed
• DOJ OKs Google's $900M Bid For Nortel Patents
• Kayak.com Sued Over Price Quote Patent
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's John Adkisson
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive IP Suit Against Cisco, Others
• Shock Jocks' Photo Credit Edit Breached DMCA: 3rd Circ
• GoDaddy Sued Over Automated Email Patents
• Google Aims To Block Oracle Expert In Android IP Suit
• ITC Grants Smith & Wesson's Firearms Probe Request
• Ogma Asks ITC To Probe More Cos. Over Tech Imports
• 'Call Of Duty' Fraud Claims Against Activision A Go
• AccuWeather, AMC, Others Sued Over Ad Display IP
• Georgia (Pacific) On My Mind
• Novartis, Sun Settle IP Suit Over Generic Focalin
• Does Your Company Need An IP Protection Audit?
• 9th Circ. Stays Facebook Suit Over Twins' Cert Bid
• Web Registry In Contempt Over Failure To Bar Faux Sites
• McDonald Hopkins Hit With Suit Over Trademark Advice
• AllianceBernstein Claims Ex-Adviser Poached Clients
• Apple Pays Up To Settle Nokia Patent Suits
• Alcon Sues Watson To Block Pataday Generic
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Honda In Trademark Dispute
• Live Nation, Rock Photog Settle Townshend Pic Suit
• Foley Nabs USPTO Deputy Chief Of Staff For DC Office
• EBay Loses Bid To Move Electronic Payment IP Suit
• Extra Damages Possible In $22M Stent Suit: Fed. Circ.
• WL Gore Slaps Bard With Suit Over Stent Patent
• BP, Dow, Dozens More Sued Over E-Commerce Patent
• Cypress Semiconductor Seeks ITC SRAM Probe
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Steinbeck Copyright Suit
• CVS, Sam's Club, Others Sued Over Product Data IP
• 'Got Money' Producers Sue Lil Wayne For $1M
• Combatting Employee Data Theft With CFAA
• Tory Burch Awarded $164M In Counterfeiting Case
• FedEx Denied Attys' Fees After Bar Code Patent Win
• ITC Backs HP In Ink-Jet Cartridge Patent Suit
• ICloud Sues Apple Over Cloud Computing Product
• Vivendi Unit Sues Scent Maker Over MJ Perfume
• Morgan Stanley Awarded $4M For Brokers' Departure
• Apple Seeks To Jump In Licensor's App Patent Fight
• Ex-Skidmore Architect Sued Over Building Design Claims
• Ex-Quest Manager Fights Trade Secret Injunction Bid
• Ex-NFL Players' Suit Barred By 1st Amendment: EA
• ITC To Shine Light On Lutron Dimmer Switch Claims
• NCAA Schools Accused Of Apparel Antitrust Scheme
• Hiscock & Barclay Adds IP Partner In Upstate NY
• Semiconductor Co. Says Co-Inventor Undermined Patent
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Standley Malpractice Suit Dismissal
• Hermes Settles Trademark Suit Over Tote Bag Image
• Pfizer Sanctions Affirmed In Neurontin Antitrust MDL
• Luxembourg Co. Sues Skype Over VoIP Patents
• An Overview Of Remedies And Relief Under Section 337
• Q&A With Jones Day's Hilda Galvan
• Production Co. Fights Ex-Village People Singer's Suit
• Coventry Sues To Take Down Parody Twitter Account
• Freescale Wants ITC Probe Against Funai, Others
• Warner Chilcott Sues Mylan Over Loestrin ANDA
• Wellogix, BP Unit Settle Suit Over Software Theft
• Prosthetics Maker Wins Stay In Gel Liner IP Suit
• IP Lawyers Weigh In On Microsoft V. I4i Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Hako-Med's Loss In Patent Suit
• Roche, Genentech Sued Over Encryption Patent
• Jett, Currie Sue Runaways Tribute Record Producer
• EU Court Adviser Sides With Merck In Patent Term Fight
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's Tom Melsheimer
• Lilly Sues Hetero To Block Generic Strattera
• Montz V. Pilgrim Films Revisited
• Dell, Oracle Sued Over Remote Server Tech Patents
• Invalidity Must Be Clear And Convincing: High Court
• Schering-Plough Denied Injunction In Sunscreen Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Acacia Unit's Loss In Memory Suit
• Motorola Can't Nix Apple Antitrust Suit Over IP Licenses
• Forever 21 Picks IP Fight With WTForever.com
• Online Publication Nixes Foreign Work Exemption: Court
• Target, Wal-Mart Sued Over Mohawk Rug Designs
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Golf GPS Patent Suit
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Veronica Lewis
• Calif., Texas Courts Win Spots In Patent Program
• EU Lawmakers Cite Enviro Worries On Canada Trade Deal
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Ellington Heirs' Royalties Suit
• The Perils Of One Wrong Word In A Contract
• Preparing For The I4i V. Microsoft Ruling
• Motorola Exits Hopewell Smartphone Software Patent Suit
• Pearson Escapes Injunction In Photo Copyright Suit
• Yahoo Wants Attys' Fees In Bedrock's Failed IP Suit
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy
• Ellington Heir's Class Allegations 'Frivolous': Judge
• Q&A With Barnes & Thornburg's John Watkins
• Houghton Mifflin Unit Tries To Block Rival 'Oregon Trail'
• Tyco, Verity Sued Over ID Technology Patent
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Saint-Gobain Loss In Scanner Suit
• MoFo Sues Funai To Recover $11M In Unpaid Bills
• Patent Reform Bill Makes USPTO Too Powerful: House Reps.
• Q&A With Knobbe Martens' John Sganga
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidity Of J&J Stent Patents
• Baker Donelson Shoots Down Patent Malpractice Suit
• Honeywell Files New GPS Patent Suit Against Furuno
• Panasonic Wants Fish Off Antitrust Suit Over Patents
• If It's Not .Bank, It's Not Safe
• 1-800 Contacts Uses IP Attacks To Quash Rivals: Suit
• Freescale Strikes Deal In Rambus Memory Patent Row
• Blockbuster Canada Says Dish Deal Threatens Operation
• Clarifying Obligation To Report Drug Patent Agreements
• Goodyear Sued Over Tire Service Network Trademark
• Prior Art, Bird Feeder Not Comparable: Fed. Circ.
• TGI Friday's 'Never-Ending Shrimp' Promo Indeed Will End
• Adidas Faces Suit Over AdiPure Trademark
• Vienna Beef Sues Ex-Employee Over Hot Dog Recipe
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Extreme Patent Appeal
• Insurer Owes $5M Coverage Over Failed Deal: Patriot
• Using Claim Construction To Impact Damages Analyses
• Inventors Get 1st Dibs On Gov't-Funded IP: High Court
• Tech Co. Fights To Bar Google Launch Of Chrome Products
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over Dream Angels
• Q&A With Knobbe Martens' Joseph Re
• Siemens Sues Samsung, LG Over LED Patents
• L-3 Settles $15M Secrets Suit Against Ex-Workers
• Acer Settles IP Suit Over Random Number Generators
• Madonna Escapes Deposition In Material Girl Case
• Semiconductor Toolmaker Sues Rival Over Trade Secrets
• LaserDynamics Gets $9.3M In 2nd Round Of Patent Suit
• DOJ Probes Google, Apple Bids For Nortel Patents
• Judge Nixes VW's Defense In Parking Brake IP Suit
• Nintendo Can't Get Motiva Docs In Wii IP Case
• Takeda Drops Suit Over Macleods' Actos ANDA
• Sears, RadioShack, Others Sued Over Software IP
• Lockheed Finds Way Out Of DataTern Patent Suit
• Blockbuster, Others Sued Over Promotion Code Patents
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Knowles Win In Mic Patent Suit
• Home Depot, Martha Stewart Sued Over Carpet Lines
• GM, Microsoft, Others Sued Over GPS Patent
• Inside Global-Tech Appliances V. SEB
• A Lower-Cost Alternative To Litigation
• ITC To Probe Apple, HP, Others Over Wireless Patents
• Axinn Veltrop Adds Shearman IP Litigation Chief In DC
• Hearst Says Marie Claire Site Doesn't Violate Web Patent
• DataTreasury HIts US Bancorp With Another IP Suit
• Pfizer Sues Watson Over Viagra ANDA
• Judge Tosses OfficeMax Suit Over Manager's Defection
• 3rd Circ. OKs Atty Fees For Urban Outfitters In IP Fight
• GSK Denied Quick Win In Flonase Antitrust Cases
• Canon Settles Toner IP Claims With 20 Cos.
• Pantech, HP, Palm Settle IP Suit Over Smartphones
• Advanced Software Scores In Fed. Circ. Patent Fight
• Pfizer Sues Impax Over Detrol ANDA
• DLA Piper Adds 2 Pillsbury Partners In Houston
• Pallante Named Director Of Copyright Office
• Memorylink Can Depose Motorola Atty In Tech Theft Suit
• NY Bakery Sues Food Network Over 'Tough Cookies' Show
• Court Won't Block Dish's Free Starz Offer In Disney Row
• Bose Targets Able Planet In Headphone IP Suit
• Microsoft Contract Suit Over Motorola Patents Trimmed
• Judge Frees Borders From Seattle's Best Contract
• Samsung Sues AUO, 3 Customers Over LCD Patents
• Implications Of Fed. Circ.'s Therasense Opinion
• Fractus, LG Settle Cellphone Antenna Patent Dispute
• Diaper Maker Escapes Most IP Injunctions In Fed. Circ.
• Judge Won't Stay Apple's IP Claims Against Nokia
• Black Keys Hit Bank With Copyright Suit Over Commercial
• Becton To Take Inequitable Conduct Fight To High Court
• ITC To Probe LG's Zenith Claims On Sony TV Imports
• Google Books Deal Still In Limbo, Atty Tells Court
• Pulling Seattle's Best Coffee Won't Infringe IP: Borders
• Obama Administration Backs House Patent Reform Bill
• Allergan, Hi-Tech Settle IP Case Over Generic Combigan
• 7th Circ. Nixes Copyright Suit Against Cypress Hill
• IPhone App Developers Face Suit Over Apple IP License
• Clearing For Launch
• Pioneer, BMW, Others Infringe Voice Control IP: Suit
• Jones Day Lures Hogan Lovells' China IP Chief
• Citigroup, JPMorgan Face Online Payment Patent Suit
• Q&A With Bracewell & Giuliani's Alan Albright