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Intellectual Property - July, 2011

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• BofA, Yelp, Others Sued Over Traffic System IP
• Lucent Verdict In Microsoft Patent Fight Cut To $70M
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Lilly's Strattera Patent
• Eminem's Publisher Settles Fight Over Audi Commercial
• Photographer Sues A&E Over 'Project Runway' Pics
• Fed Circ. Lets Sanctions Stand Against Eon-Net
• Apple, Spansion Deal Counts As Patent License: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Rules Myriad Can Patent Breast Cancer Genes
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' William Sims
• 9th Circ. OKs Sony Win In 'God Of War' Copyright Feud
• Oprah Hit With Trademark Suit Over 'Own Your Power'
• Judge Warns MGA To Produce O'Melveny Docs
• $577M Award For Asahi In Drug Licensing Row Trimmed
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Rambus Spoliation Case
• Patton Boggs, Others Hit Over 'Frivolous' Securities Suit
• $8M Patent Playlist Verdict Against Apple Stands
• Diebold, Others Beat E-Voting Machine Patent Claims
• Copyright Suit Over Disney's 'Cars' Hits Red Light
• IP Insurance — What In-House Counsel Needs To Know
• Pros And Cons Of The Texas Trademark Act
• Rovi Sues Hulu Over Programming Guide Patents
• Oracle Demands HP Drop Its Suit Against Ex-Exec
• EA Can't Shake NCAA Players' Revised Antitrust Claims
• HTC Phones Don't Infringe FlashPoint Patents: ITC Judge
• Ex-TCW Investment Chief's Trade Secrets Trial Begins
• Pfizer Hits Hetero With Suit Over Generic Viagra
• Borders Wants To Sell Off IP Assets
• Jury Hits Dell, Others For $5.4M In Hard Drive IP Case
• Quilted Bath Tissue Can't Be Trademarked: 7th Circ.
• Marvel Triumphs In Copyright Bout With Artist's Heirs
• Sony, Bosch, Others Face Probe Over Video Analytics IP
• LG Fights Back In LED Patent War Against Osram
• Studios Win Bid To Blockade Movie Pirates In UK Suit
• USPTO Rightly Re-Examined Callaway Golf Balls: Judge
• IP Firm Slusser Wilson Joins Fulbright & Jaworski
• Facebook Trademark Should Be Canceled, Shagbook Says
• Spotify Hit With Patent Suits Soon After US Debut
• Q&A With Schiff Hardin's Beth Jacob
• PTO Alternatives To Full Litigation
• Building Your Own Business Development Plan
• US Soccer Files Trademark Suit To Protect Gatorade Deal
• Software Co. Targets Barnes & Noble Over Nook IP
• Fed. Circ. Won't Block Watson's Seasonique Generic
• American National's Trade Secrets Row Heads To Trial
• Denim Co. Can't Block Contract Assignment: 7th Circ.
• ITC To Investigate Samsung's IP Claims Against Apple
• Hartford Off Hook For Coverage In Bill System IP Fight
• Apple Laptop Infringes S3 Patents, Tablets Don't: ITC
• Judge Won't Hear 'Bizarre' Wu-Tang Royalties Fight
• New Dallas Litigation Firm Eschews Hourly Billing
• Nelson Mullins Snags Pharma IP Expert
• UK News-Scraper Clients Need IP Licenses: Appeals Court
• Pfizer, Apotex To End Fight Over Generic Relpax
• Google Denied Fees, Sanctions In Android Mark Fight
• AstraZeneca, Pozen Sue Lupin To Block Generic Vimovo
• Otis Can't Shake Schindler Verdict In Elevator IP Row
• Ex-Ally Worker Was Atty Stealing Trade Secrets: Suit
• Stormtrooper Helmet IP Win Can't Be Enforced: UK Court
• SunGard Fails To Shake Trading Software IP Row
• J&J Seeks Fed. Circ. Rehearing On Stent Patents
• Parsing Patent Term Extension In Europe
• Affinity Targets Apple Over Audio Link Patent
• Perkins Coie Lands Google's Ex-Deputy GC
• Perrigo, Paddock Must Sell 6 Drugs In $540M Merger
• Righthaven Says It Has Standing To Sue Bloggers
• Pharma Cos. Fight Lilly Deposition Bid In Gemzar ITC Case
• DreamWorks Didn't Steal 'Kung Fu Panda,' Jury Says
• Google Tries To Nix SourceProse Mobile Map IP
• T-Pain Says Auto-Tune Image Use Gives Him Bad Rap
• Photog Sues TV Networks For Copyright Infringement
• Prepaid Phone Call Patent Not Invalid: Fed. Circ.
• InterDigital Sues Nokia, Others Over 3G Patents
• Fox News Sued By Photographer Over Shakur Image
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Ron Daignault
• Website Owner Can't Escape Suit Over Flavay Mark
• ITC's Domestic Industry Requirement Evolves Again
• Astellas Stress Test Antitrust Suit Survives
• Toyota Says It Doesn't Infringe Hybrid Engine Patents
• Purple Leaf Sues Amazon Over Online Payment Patent
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over MySpace Celebrity Pages
• Carroll Burdick Scores 4 For San Francisco Office
• Canon Has One Claim Trimmed In Ogma ITC Case
• Ex-Irell Partner Accuses Chu Of Sexual Harassment
• MyKey Takes Computer Forensics Patent Worries To ITC
• USPTO Pulls DVD Patents In IP Suit Against WB, Others
• GSI Says Cypress Conspired To Set SRAM Standards
• Edwards Angell Nabs Bird & Bird IP Tech Atty
• Lupin, Medicis Reach Deal Over Generic Solodyn
• Obama Lays Out New Offensive Against Overseas Cartels
• DataTreasury, US Bank Can't Agree On Imaging Royalty
• Synthes Targets Globus Over Spine Implant Patents
• Microsoft, Time Warner, Others Sued Over Anti-Spam IP
• Auto-Owners Wants Off Hook For Trade Secrets Row
• Judge Says Oracle's IP Row With Google Not Worth $6B
• A Smoother Lane For The Patent Prosecution Highway
• Lodsys Targets 'Angry Birds' Co., Others In Licensing Row
• Cablevision Could Face Import Ban In Verizon ITC Suit
• Ruling To Come Soon In YSL, Louboutin Trademark Fight
• No Sanctions In American's Noncompete Row: Judge
• Walker Digital Sues Take-Two Over Gaming Patents
• Rihanna Can't Escape Photographer's Copyright Suit
• Oracle Gets OK To Quiz Google CEO In Android IP Row
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Win For Nike, Others In IP Case
• Capitol, Others' $1.5M Award Cut In File-Sharing Case
• ABC, Others Seek Toss Of 'Ugly Betty' Copyright Suit
• Texas Instruments Exits Wi-LAN Bluetooth Suit
• ITC Takes Up Flat-Panel Display, SRAM Cases
• Mass. Judge Tosses ConnectU IP Suit Against Facebook
• Abbott Hits Hospira With Patent Suit Over Zemplar
• ParkerVision Sues Qualcomm Over Integrated Circuits
• Kolon Sanctioned For Deleting Evidence In DuPont Fight
• Willful Blindness: New Standard, Same Confusion
• The Risk Created By E-Discovery Vendors
• Q&A With Wilson Sonsini's David Steuer
• Icahn Says Motorola Should Cash In On Patent Portfolio
• Heller, Covington Strike $5M Deal Over Atty Transfers
• Judge OKs Expired Patents Label In Cold-Eeze Suit
• Sony Ericsson IP, Trade Expert Returns To Venable
• New Personal Audio Suit Targets More Apple Products
• Hip-Hop Label Loses Bid To Settle With Warner
• Groupon, Others Sued Over Wireless Tech Patent
• Fed. Circ. Says Teva Can't Block Cenestin Generic
• Q&A With Sughrue Mion's John Scherling
• Novartis, Teva End Long-Running Lotrel Patent Suit
• Clear And Convincing Evidence In Invalidity Defense
• Medicis Seeks To Block Generic Loprox Shampoo
• Kim Kardashian Sues Old Navy Over Look-Alike In Ad
• Atty Fined For Sanctions Bid In Dog DNA Test IP Suit
• Pay-For-Delay Ban Heads To Full Senate
• Amazon Not Required To Remove InStyler Fakes: Judge
• 'Idol' Creator Sues Fox, Fremantle Over 'X Factor' Deal
• Judge Pares Proskauer Tax Malpractice Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs Schwab's $1.4M Trade Secrets Award
• HP, Wal-Mart, Others Sued Over Rewritable Tech Patents
• CBS, Paramount Get 'Happy Days' Merchandise Suit Pared
• At Home Trustee Sues AT&T, Verizon Over 4 Patents
• Catalyst Sues Life Technologies Over DNA Sequencing IP
• Toyota Can't Shake JibJab Copyright Ad Suit
• Knobbe Martens Snags IP Atty For Silicon Valley Office
• CBS Sues Writer For Taking Legal Drama To NBC
• Q&A With Fulbright & Jaworski's Brett Govett
• Online Sales And Common Law Trademark Rights
• Scotts Miracle-Gro Hit With Patent, Trade Secret Claims
• Merck Fails To Nix Femina Birth Control Patent In ITC Row
• Judge Extends Deadline For New Google Books Deal
• Adobe, EchoSign Sued Over Email Verification Patent
• TriQuint Destroyed Evidence In IP, Monopoly Suit: Avago
• Philips Settles JPEG Patent Suit Against Samsung
• Beauty Pageant Co. Sues Rival For Infringing Event Name
• Heller Settles Fee Dispute With Former IP Client Katz
• Baidu, Record Cos. Ink Landmark Licensing Deal
• Aventis, Sun Settle Pair Of Allegra Generic Suits
• Ropes & Gray Told To Fork Over Files On Ex-IP Atty
• Teachbook Seeks To Stay Discovery In Facebook Fight
• Mattel Seeks To Nix Artist's Bratz Copyright Claims
• HGS Patent Suits Against Genentech Head To Calif.
• False Marking Law Found Constitutional Again
• Financial Independence For The Patent Office
• NY Times Fires 1st In Webvention Data Patent Fight
• ITC Lets Kodak Off The Hook In Apple Imaging IP Case
• Lilly Again Sues APP Over Generic Alimta
• UK Court To Potter Plagiarism Suit: Expelliarmus!
• Sprinkles Targets Fellow Cupcake Maker Over Trademark
• US Ends Prezista IP Suit Against Hetero Unit
• 'Modern Family' Didn't Rip Off Writer's Pilot: Judge
• Walker Digital Ends Patent Fight Over Facebook Ads
• Hologic Triumphs In Mammogram Cushion IP Suit
• Crocs Wins ITC Exclusion Order On Infringing Shoes
• Grooveshark Hit With Another Copyright Suit
• Q&A With Sheppard Mullin's Paul Garrity
• Turn Your 'Pathetic Point' Into A True 'Power Point'
• Samsung Hits Back Against Osram's LED Patent Suits
• Church Says Movie Infringes Cross Design Copyright
• Microsoft Faces Patent Suit Over Search Technology
• Amgen, Teva Settle Patent Suit Over Neopogen Generic
• HTC Infringed 2 Apple Smartphone Patents: ITC Judge
• General Dynamics Looks To Duck DataTern Patent Suit
• BattleLore Owner Starts Copyright Clash Over IPad Game
• Random House Scores End To 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Suit
• ArrivalStar Sues Virgin America, Others Over Tracking IP
• Indie Label Group Wants Share Of Lime Wire Settlement
• InterDigital Wins Damages In Nokia Patent Suit
• ITC Probes Vizio, Trek Complaints Over Tech Patents
• Universal Electronics Sues Logitech Over Remote IP
• Shire Targets Mylan In Latest Suit Over Generic Vyvanse
• Costco Argues Omega Engaged In Copyright Misuse
• Jones Day Adds DLA Piper IP, Tech Pro In Dallas
• Q&A With Kirkland's Claudia Ray
• Designers Urge Congress To Debut Fashion Copyright Law
• Criteria In Design Patent Infringement Determination
• ITC To Probe Kaneka's Supplement Patent Claims
• Lupin Settles With Apotex Over Cholesterol Drug Patents
• Paul Allen's Web IP Suit V. AOL, Others Still In Flux
• Craigslist Fraud Claims Against EBay Survive In Calif.
• Crab Shack Chain Pinches Wendy's With Trademark Suit
• NFL Sued By Ex-Green Bay Packer Over Players' Images
• Muhammad Ali Enters Ring Over 'Butterfly' Trademark
• EU IPR Customs Seizures Spiked In 2010: Report
• Facebook Fights To Keep Teachbook IP Suit Alive
• Levi's, Revise Settle Trademark Suit Over Stitching
• Seeking Clarity With 'Willful Blindness'
• Trademark Can't Take Cognac's Name In Vain: EU Court
• Georgia-Pacific Ends ITC Case Over Towel Dispensers
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Ronald Schutz
• Teva Drops Azilect Patent Claim Against Watson, Mylan
• EBay Strikes Deal In E-Commerce Patent Suit
• SynQor Scores $16M In Extra Damages In Patent Row
• Oracle, SAP Say Settlement Unlikely In $1.3B IP Fight
• US Has No Immunity In Prezista Patent Case: Judge
• Monsanto Says It Won't Sue Farmers For Seed Mixing
• Judge Trims TV Patent Suit Against Sprint, Others
• ITC To Probe 3M, Others Over Ogma Sound Effects IP
• Google May Have Known It Violated Java Patents: Judge
• Loeb & Loeb Lures Thomas Whitelaw Patent Litigator
• USPTO Hits Milestone In Effort To Cut Backlog
• Sony Settles In Cybersitter Code Theft Case
• Dow, HP, Others Hit With Patent Suit Over HR Software
• Prometheus: Bound For Clarification Or Confusion?
• Palm Strikes Deal In Philips JPEG Patent Case
• JPMorgan, Citi Settle In Check System False Marking Row
• Apple's Chief Patent Atty Plans To Leave: Report
• Google, EBay Infringe Online Payment Patent: Suits
• Gag Gift Maker Says Microsoft Ripped Off Ads
• Angry Birds Developer Aims Copyright Suit At Toy Maker
• Nokia Latest Target In Text Messaging Patent Feud
• Astellas Settles Patent Suit Over Generic Adenoscan
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's Juanita Brooks
• Fertility Insurer Accuses Rival Of Infringing Policies
• IBM Fails To Cut Data Storage Patent From 337 Case
• Braintree Ducks Indirect Purchasers' MiraLax Suit
• Who Owns A Band's Name?
• EBay May Be Liable For Fake Goods: EU High Court
• Intellectual Ventures Hits Hynix, Elpida With DRAM Suit
• Edwards Angell Nabs MoFo IP Bigwig For NY Office
• Supreme Court Stacks Docket With IP Cases
• Samsung Wants Law Firm Kicked Off Apple IP Fight
• 3M Renews Hand Sanitizer Patent Suit Against Gojo
• 1st Amendment Bars 'Gangland' Likeness Suit, A&E Says
• Takeda, Mylan Reach Agreement Over Prevacid Generic
• George Clinton Accuses IP Boutique Of Funky Practices
• Obama Directs Independent Agencies To Overhaul Rules
• Ex-Teva Scientist Testifies In Copaxone Patent Battle
• Perkins Coie Adds Patent Litigator in San Diego
• ITC To Probe Freescale's Chip Patent Claims
• Fed. Circ. Denies Hat Inventor New Trial In Nike Row
• Apple Slaps HTC With New Smartphone IP Suit In ITC
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's Jonathan Marshall
• Nev. Court Won't Boot PDL BioPharma, Genentech Row
• CIA Flouted Software Licenses, Suit Claims
• High Court's IP Rulings In Rare Accord With Fed. Circ.
• Judges Clear $4.5B Nortel Patent Sale
• Challenging Inflated Damages Claims By NPEs
• Pfizer Targets Apotex In Fight To Block Generic Lyrica
• Judge Advises Cutting Dykema Atty From Malpractice Suit
• Purdue Targets Sandoz Over OxyContin Patents
• Personal Audio Wins $8M Verdict In Apple Patent Case
• Judge Trims Piracy Suit By Disney, Others V. Hotfile
• Mattel Protests $108M Fee Award Recommendation
• Morgan Lewis Picks Up Jones Day Patent Pro
• Online Storage Co. Dropbox Faces Trademark Suit
• Font Co. Sues NBC Over Harry Potter Merchandise
• Leviton Patent Suit Must Be Heard In NM: Fed. Circ.
• Samsung Slapped With Videophone Patent Suit
• US Disposed TV Duties Protest, Hitachi Tells Fed. Circ.
• Continental Off Hook In Trade Secrets Suit: 5th Circ.
• Should Pythagoras Have Been Entitled To A Patent?
• Porter Hedges Lures New IP Partner In Houston
• Fed. Circ. Finds Respironics' Apnea Patents Invalid
• MarcTec Fights $5M Cordis Award In Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Overturns $5M RTI Win In Syringe IP Case
• QVC Chef Loses Bid To Enforce Cookbook Rights Deal
• Ex-Sedgwick Adjuster Can't Beat Trade Secrets Suit
• Fashion Co. Freed From Prom Dress Copyright Suit
• No Recusal For Judge In Dickinson Malpractice Suit
• False Marking Statute Is Unconstitutional: Wham-O
• Advanced Equities Seeks Injunction Against Felix
• Judge Invalidates Card Activation's Patent
• Facebook Wants Winklevoss Suit In Mass. Tossed
• Samsung, Motorola Sued Over Coding Patent
• Watson Didn't Infringe Mucinex Patent: Fed. Circ.
• Lindsay Lohan Dodges Spray Tan Trade Secrets Suit
• Q&A With Sheppard Mullin's Rob Friedman
• Mosaid Sues Sony Ericsson, HTC Over E-911 Tech IP
• MiraLax Plaintiffs Win Injunction Against Braintree
• Nokia Exits ITC Case Over Apple Smartphone IP
• Songwriter Claims R&B Artist Legend Stole Song
• Wyeth Illegally Blocked Effexor XR Generics: Suit
• ITC To Probe Osram LED Patent Claims V. Samsung, LG
• Pfizer Dodges More Sanctions In Neurontin Antitrust MDL
• Apple Denied Injunction In App Store Trademark Suit
• Photog Takes Aim At UNICEF Over Use Of Celebrity Pics
• Shire Targets Roxane, Watson Over Generic Vyvanse
• Fuel For Famous Trademark Protection
• Ex-Players Claim NFL Uses Their Images Without Consent
• Judge Keeps Claims In TCW Suit V. Ex-Investment Head
• Atmel Hits Infineon With Chip Patent Counterclaims
• Judge Stays Motorola Suit Over TiVo DVR Patents
• Apple Hits Samsung With ITC Suit In Smartphone IP Row
• Ex-Howrey IP, Appellate Atty Rejoins Pillsbury In DC
• UK Court Favors Novartis In Lucentis Patent Suit
• IP Litigation Takes Off In First Half Of 2011
• Nike Misconduct Merits New IP Trial: Inventor To Fed Circ.
• Teva Asks Trial Judge To Dismiss Pfizer Viagra Suit
• AAI Urges Antitrust Probe Of $4.5B Nortel Patent Deal
• The Long March To New IP Licensing Paradigms — Part II
• YouTube Dropped From Xerox's Search Patent Suit
• Louis Vuitton, Burberry Win $2.5M In Counterfeit Case
• Boehringer Deal Leads EU Watchdog To Close Probe
• K&L Gates Adds Corporate Partners In Boston
• EU Sees Drop In Pay-For-Delay Deals On Generics
• HTC To Pay $300M For S3 Graphics Amid Apple IP War
• TiVo Seeks To Snuff Verizon Patent In DVR Fight
• Barr Must Produce Docs In Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit
• USPTO Nixes Oracle Patent At Issue In Google Suit
• Amazon, Apple, Others Sued Over Data Patents
• Axiom Says Ex-Workers Stole Secrets, Trademarks
• Lodsys Targets NYT, Others Over Data Exchange IP
• Copyright Holders Can Keep Character Rights: 8th Circ.
• Artists Drop Lime Wire Suit Against CBS Site
• EU Court Backs Designer In Trademark Row Over Name
• Microsoft, Others Sued Over Motion Tracking IP
• WilmerHale Adds Ex-Hunton IP Atty To DC Office
• Wildcat Attacks EA, Nintendo Over Trading Card Patent
• Actavis Settles Sanofi Suit Over Generic Allegra
• Microsoft, Google Sued Over Search Engine Patent
• The 2nd Circ. Stance On 'Hot News' Misappropriation
• Deere, Great Plains Resolve Seed Tube Patent Row
• Q&A With Bingham's Richard Taffet
• Apple Infringed S3 Image Processing Patents: ITC
• Kirkland & Ellis To Face IP Malpractice Suit
• Apple Seeks Injunction Against Samsung In Patent Row
• Reality Star Settles Trademark 'Situation' With Dad
• Shire Sues Sandoz, Amneal Over Vyvanse ANDA
• Microsoft, Google, AOL Sued Over Street-View Map Patent
• Whirlpool, LG Can Retry Patent Suit: Judge
• Loeb & Loeb Adds Patent Litigator From Milbank Tweed
• Sony, Apple, Universal 'Just Kill' Copyright Suit
• FlashPoint, LG Make A Deal In ITC Smartphone Case
• Judge Tosses $15M Patent Win For Transocean
• ITC Affirms Apple Win In Elan Touch-Screen Patent Case
• Spoliation Of Documents And Appropriate Sanctions
• ITC Takes Up Honeywell GPS Patent Complaint
• Ford Infringed Electronics Systems Patents: Suit
• Apple, Microsoft, Others Win Nortel Patents For $4.5B
• Q&A With Steptoe & Johnson's Thomas Pasternak