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Intellectual Property - September, 2018

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• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• ITC Judge Turns Down Qualcomm Bid For IPhone Import Ban
• Health Hires: Carlton Fields, Crowell & Moring, GCs
• 'Friday The 13th' Writer Wins Back Rights To His Script
• Here Are The Final Tweaks To The Big Copyright Bill
• Fox Rothschild Scores Partner From Pepper Hamilton
• Sensipar Exclusivity Expires, Ending Amgen's DC Circ. Fight
• Late Petition Dooms PTAB Ax Of Gas Patent, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Fed. Circ. Partly Revives Bard Medical Device Patents
• Fed. Circ. Frees NPE's Law Firm From $500K Fee Award
• Cellphone Buyers Win Class Cert. In Qualcomm Chip Row
• ITC To Probe Chinese Drone Imports In Rivals' Patent Fight
• IP Hires: Mayer Brown, Shearman & Sterling, Sheppard Mullin
• Teva Revives Patent Fight After FDA OKs Lilly's Migraine Drug
• Basketball Coach Software Co. Says Ex-Employees Stole IP
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $506M WARF Patent Verdict Against Apple
• Zeppelin Must Face New 'Stairway' Copyright Trial: 9th Circ.
• Aatrix, Berkheimer And The Future Of Patent Eligibility
• Rocket-er Docket: Mass. IP Case Sees 2 Trials In 6 Months
• Jeffer Mangels Adds IP Litigator From Glaser Weil In Calif.
• KDB Expands Intellectual Property Force With 5 Hires
• Bull Stud Co. Wins $5M Fees, Costs In Semen-Sorting Row
• Paul Hastings Continues IP Growth With Patent Atty In Calif.
• 3D Printing Rivals Settle IP Dispute Just Days Into Trial
• Menu Patent In Case Against Domino's, Others Axed By Alice
• Lilly Migraine Med's Uncertain Future Kills Teva's Patent Suit
• Ariosa Prior Art Appeal Relies On Old Law, Illumina Says
• Rembrandt Seeks Redo Of Call That IP Suit Was 'Exceptional'
• PTAB Upholds Keypad Patent Challenged By Google, Others
• Tinder, Bumble Take Swipes At One Another In IP Fight
• Chatting With Ex-USPTO Chief About Patent News, IP Strategy
• Supreme Court To Tackle Oracle, Rimini Copyright Costs Fight
• Fee Spat Between Niro Law, Ex-Client Rebooted In New Suit
• Shearman & Sterling Expands In Bay Area With IP Litigator
• Sheppard Adds 3 Baker Botts Attys To Calif. IP Team
• Fed. Circ. Orders EDTX To Transfer HP Patent Case To Calif.
• 3 Takeaways In Ruling On PTAB Standing And Burden-Shifting
• Sony Music Shorts Artists On Foreign Royalties, Suit Says
• 5 Unusual Patent Hearings You Should Know About
• Unified Gets PTAB Nix Of Wireless Communications Patent
• NFL, AP Want 2nd. Circ. To Revisit Photographers' Lawsuit
• Ohio Justices Reduce IP Atty's Misconduct Suspension
• Texas Hotel Can't Shake TM Suit From Chicago Rival
• House Passes Bill To Extend USPTO's Power To Set Fees
• When ITC Excludes Later-Filed Expert Testimony
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Qualcomm Adds To Claims Apple Shared Secrets With Intel
• Atty Lies Shouldn't Doom $200M IP Win, Merck Tells Justices
• USPTO Patent-Eligibility Revamp May Face Court Skepticism
• Streaming Music Royalties Overhaul Heads To Trump's Desk
• US, EU, Japan Focus On China As Security Tariffs Linger
• Equinor Settles With Ex-Exec Over Fracking Trade Secrets
• Qualcomm Fights FTC Bid To 'Radically Reshape' Cell Industry
• Cox Wants Music Piracy Case In New Court
• Sham Petition Suits Are Piercing Big Pharma's Antitrust Shield
• IV Ordered To Pay Trend Micro $400K In Atty Fees In IP Fight
• PTAB Won't Review VR Patent HTC Accused Of Infringing
• BMI Seeks Higher Royalty Rates For Live Concerts
• Preparing For Battle: IP Considerations During Trade War
• Montgomery McCracken Adds Kramer Levin IP Atty In Philly
• 3D Printing Rivals Spied On Each Other, Mass. Jury Hears
• Construction Co. Fights Copyright Suit Over Sandwich Photo
• Copyright Owners Should Prepare For Music Royalty Reform
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• Lighthizer Defends Trump's Hard Line On China
• IP Atty Can't Prove Ford Blocked Job Offers, 6th Circ. Says
• Iancu Wants To Clear Up Patent Eligibility Of Abstract Ideas
• Texas Energy Services Co. Wants To Question Patent Holder
• RPX Says Google Has No Interest In Web Patent Review
• Mayer Brown Nabs Ex-Davis Polk IP Pro In Northern Calif.
• Communication Is Key To Quick ANDA Approvals, FDA Says
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Down Inventor's USPTO Rule Challenge
• Kroger Scores PTAB Review Of Low-Calorie Food Patent
• VirnetX Says $93M Added To $503M Verdict In Apple IP Row
• Chicago Firm Can't Get Fees For Ex-Client's $20M Patent Deal
• B2B Co. Claims Computer Biz 'Stole' Records To Get Ahead
• US-China Fight Shows No Sign Of Stopping As New Tariffs Hit
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 2
• When To Conduct Litigation Review Of A Patent
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• PTAB Upholds Alcon Patent For Glaucoma Treatment
• USPTO Disputes Order To Issue Patents In Stalled Apps Case
• 3 Things To Know About PTAB's Revised Procedures
• Brand Battles: Red Sox Aim To Strike Out 'Green Monstah' TM
• Athenex Gets FDA Compounding Policy Wrong, Amicus Says
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, Baker Donelson, Pharma GCs
• Industry Groups Back FTC's View On Qualcomm Obligations
• Allergan, Tribe Sue Pharma Co. Over Restasis Patent
• Ex-Brokers Say 'Punitive' Morgan Stanley Suit Lacks Evidence
• Levenfeld Pearlstein Adds Branding Pro To Chicago IP Team
• Fitness Device Co. Seeks Treble Damages In $6.8M IP Row
• 2nd Circ. Tosses 'Light Between Oceans' IP Suit
• Class Attys Get $35M Of $105M Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Deal
• Luv N' Care's Claims Cut In 'Family Drama' With Ex-Counsel
• Country Singer's Pub Didn't Infringe 'Descriptive' TM: 6th Circ.
• ParkerVision Fights Apple's Bid To Duck Damages In IP Row
• In 3 Years Since BEPS, Most IP Regimes In Compliance
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• Caution, Preclusion Ahead: The New TTAB Landscape
• 10 Best Practices For Due Diligence In AI Transactions
• CORRECTED: Attys Sanctioned $655K After $645M Medical Device Row Loss
• Antitrust 'Bundling,' Patent Fraud Case Sent Packing
• What You Need To Know About Patent Litigation In Japan
• Samsung Spared $115M Judgment Over Patent Deal's Demise
• HTC Says Ericsson Waived Arbitration In SEP Royalties Row
• Fed. Circ. Revises Axing Of $140M Fairchild IP Verdict
• HP Inks $1.5M Deal In Cartridge Monopoly Suit
• New PTAB Procedures Aim For Transparency, Predictability
• Tech Giants Urge High Court To Protect Patent Owners' Rights
• Fed. Circ. Revives Sprinkler Patent Challenge After SAS
• CBS Wants 9th Circ. To Rethink Pre-1972 Song Ruling
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• Tech Co. Tries To DQ Ex-Exec's Attys Over Privileged Docs
• ITC Clears Vizio, Sigma In Broadcom Chip Patent Suit
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Brokers Tried To Woo Clients To Stifel
• GILTI Guidance Defers Dealing With Most Vexing Issues
• Groupon Says $82M Verdict In IBM Patent Suit Was Too High
• When Athlete's Name Is 'Advertising Idea' Without Trademark
• UnitedHealthcare Can't Take Back Cephalon Antitrust Deal
• PTAB Denial Of Nike Shoe Patent Amendment Prompts Debate
• Qualcomm Can't Fast-Track Bid To Ax Apple's Patent Claims
• Pfizer Unit, Teva Must Face Effexor Antitrust Litigation
• Amazon Accused Of Infringing Patented 'Twisty' Pipe
• First Amendment Protects 'Patent Troll' Moniker, ACLU Says
• No Need To Reconsider Immunity At PTAB, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Validity Of Cybersecurity Patent
• HP Gets Statements Tied To Fraud Claims Booted Mid-Trial
• Allergan Loses 'Meritless' Bid To Gut Restasis Antitrust MDL
• Ding Dong Ditch: Orrick DQ'd In Video Doorbell IP Dispute
• Patents At The High Court: What To Watch In The New Term
• 'Shake It Off' Case Against Taylor Swift Heads To 9th Circ.
• CloudFlare Wants Fees, Says 'Bad Faith' IP Suit Dragged On
• Texas Standing-Desk Maker Reaches Deals In Patent Probe
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• Congress Shouldn't Overturn EBay Patent Injunction Standard
• Trademark Preliminary Injunction Issues Arrive At Congress
• Senate Passes Streaming Music Royalties Overhaul
• Northrop Blocks NASA From Releasing Contract In FOIA Filing
• Firm Ducks Claims It Wanted Cut Of Suit It Didn't Work On
• Ulthera Appeals PTAB Decision Upholding Skin Care Patent
• Judge Won't Halt Suit Against GM Over Graffiti In Car Ad
• Ban On 'Scandalous' TMs Is Probably Dead For Good
• DC Circ. Sides With Copyright Board In SoundExchange Suit
• US Loses Bid To DQ Orrick In Fitbit Trade Secrets Case
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Takes 'Blocking Patents' To New Places
• Beijing Tees Up New Duties After Trump's $200B Strike
• Biotech Cos. Must Respect Coexisting Gene Editing Patents
• Trends In Hashtags As Trademarks
• EU Lays Out Sweeping Vision For WTO Reform
• Smith & Nephew To Pay $10.5M To Settle Knee Implant IP Row
• Hershey Creamery Says Liberty Contract Covers IP Fight
• USPTO Seeks Help Building AI For Faster Prior Art Searches
• Rimon Adds 8-Person Duane Morris Silicon Valley IP Team
• Claim Juror Fears Led To Bias Can't Undo Playboy TM Win
• AT&T's Quick Win In Ethernet Patent Suit Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Backs Alice Invalidation Of Robotics Patents
• Proposed GILTI Regs' Anti-Abuse Rule Seen As Overly Broad
• Trump Hits China With Tariffs On Another $200B In Goods
• ITC Will Review Section 337 Findings On Robot Vacuums
• Fed. Circ. Flips DuPont PTAB Loss, Axes Chemical Patent
• Nikon Hit With ITC Complaint Over Lithography Machines
• Gleevec Buyers Say 1st Circ.'s Dismissal Misread Patent Law
• Court Sanctions Nutrition CEO, Atty Over False Patent Claims
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Wilson Win On Football Helmet Chin Straps
• BuzzFeed Latest To Face Patent Suit By Cloud Company
• Cousteau Society Sues Explorer's Granddaughter Over TM
• Tips For Tech Cos. Developing Event Sponsorship Deals
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• Surveying The Cannabis Patent Litigation Landscape
• HP Coerced Startup To Do Free Work In Malaysia, Jury Hears
• Indefinite Claims May Be Tricky For IPR Challengers Post-SAS
• 2nd Ex-GSK Scientist Pleads Guilty In Chinese IP Theft Case
• Fandango Gets Maxell Online Rental Patents Axed Under Alice
• 1st Circ. Affirms US Jurisdiction In American-German TM Row
• 'Ugg' Is Not Generic Trademark For Boots, Judge Says
• FTC Told Impax Can't Justify Opana Reverse Payment
• Tallying Repetitive Inter Partes Review Challenges
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Blackbird Win In Lighting IP Row
• PTAB Agrees To Review VR Patent In Co.'s $45M HTC Fight
• FDA Focus: What Axinn's Practice Chair Is Watching
• IP Hires: Nutter McClennen, FisherBroyles, Honigman
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Brand Battles: Starbucks Aims To Stop 'Anti-Semitic' Term
• AB InBev's Beer Recipes Aren't Trade Secrets, 9th Circ. Told
• Riddell Loses Bid To Invalidate Rival's Football Helmet IP
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB's Mixed Ruling On ParkerVision Patent
• PTAB Denies Hard Drive Part Patent Review Over Trial
• House Advances Bill To Extend USPTO Fee-Setting Authority
• AT&T Accuses Another Co. Of Prepaid Phone Resale Plot
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB, Says Inventor's Catalog Dooms Patent
• Allergan Looks To Keep CEO's Tribal Patent Docs Out Of MDL
• Proposed Offshore IP Tax Rules To Treat Affiliates As Group
• FTC's Public Hearings Will Be Valuable
• Frontier Escapes $210M Patent Suit By 'Serial Litigant'
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• Design Patent Confusion In Fed. Circ. Maatita Ruling
• Trump Not In A Hurry To Broker Trade Peace With China
• Two Lidoderm Class Action Deals Worth $271M Get Final OK
• Medline's Docs Not False, Judge Says In Catheter Design Row
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Bausch Health, Actavis Strike Deal Over Generic Xifaxan
• Mass. Justices Put Insurers On Hook For Shoe Co.'s TM Fight
• FisherBroyles Adds Cyber Risk Partner In Boston
• Nutter McClennen Nabs 7 IP Pros From Sunstein Kann
• Insurer Hits Boeing With Trade Secrets Suit Over Guarantees
• Ericsson Says Suit Over SEP Royalties Must Be Arbitrated
• Peloton Wants Flywheel's 'Copycat' Bike Shelved
• Warner Bros. Drives Out Of Fight Over 'Batcycle' Profits
• Conflict Should DQ Katten In IP Row, Valeant Tells Fed. Circ.
• Lathrop Gage Grows LA Office With Ex-Glaser Weil IP Attys
• MyMail Computer Toolbar Patent Survives PTAB Challenge
• UpCounsel Faked Attorney Ratings, Updated Suit Claims
• ITC To Probe Whether Indian Cars Copy Fiat's Jeep Design
• Unpacking The New Temporary Rules For Bonus Depreciation
• Intellectual Property Caught In US-China Trade Crossfire
• TVEyes Takes Fox News Copyright Fight To Supreme Court
• EU Greenlights Controversial Copyright Law Changes
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• TickBox To Pay Universal, Amazon $25M To End IP Theft Row
• CRISPR Patent Ruling May Push Warring Sides To A Deal
• Ukulele Maker Frets Over Chinese Rival's Knockoffs
• Inventor Group Asks Justices To Mull AIA Reviews As Takings
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ax Of Online Security IP In USAA Case
• Judge Ends Bayer Battle Over 'Flanax' Trademark
• Coachella's Trademark Fight With Filmchella Must Go To Jury
• PTAB Guts Subway TV System Patent In Kawasaki Challenge
• Auto Sales Website Says Rival Copied Its Smiling Car Logo
• Shareholders Can File Bias Suits, Ex-Myers Bigel Atty Says
• RPX Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Rehear Hidden Parties Ruling
• ResMed Rival Returns Fire In Sleep Aid Patent Battle At ITC
• USPS Tells High Court Gov't Is A 'Person' In CBM Reviews
• 2nd Circ. Reloads NFL Photographer Lawsuit
• Medical Device Maker Wins $645M In Rival Theft Case
• Fed. Circ. Backs Decision Axing 4 Acorda MS Drug Patents
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• Lithium-Ion Power Developer Says Rival Breached NDA
• PTAB Hot Spot Win For Apple, Samsung OK'd By Fed. Circ.
• Auto Parts Maker Can't Nix Trademark Over Atty Error
• Severson & Werson Adds 3 Partners To Trial Practice
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Amazon's Alice Win In EveryMD Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Harvard, MIT Over UC In CRISPR Patent War
• ITC To Probe Licensing Co.'s IP Allegations Against Emerson
• Attys Win $2.5M Of $9.4M Spectrum Investor Suit Deal
• Fed. Circ. Refuses 'Detroit Athletic Co.' Trademark
• Fed. Circ. Revives Orexo's Opioid Addiction Treatment Patent
• Imprimis Sanctioned Again For Flouting Discovery Order
• FisherBroyles Adds 3 Patent Pros To IP Practice
• Court Doubles Down On Incorrect Right Of Publicity Ruling
• When Courts Allow Changes To Hatch-Waxman 30-Month Stay
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Samsung, LG, Others Beat Antitrust Suit Over TV Patents
• Biogen Gets Win In Drug IP Fight As Judge Overrides Jury
• 9th Circ. Reverses Arbitration Order Against Emirati Bank
• Honigman Adds 2 IP Partners From Kirkland, Harness Dickey
• Fla. Tech Startup Says Dutch Co. Misappropriated Property
• USPTO Heads To High Court Over 'Scandalous' Trademarks
• States Back Tribe, Allergan Fed. Circ. Bid For PTAB Immunity
• NFL Sued For Using Athletes' Images In Pro Bowl Promos
• Brand Battles: Hot Pockets, Adderall, Superman
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Win For Air Force In Antenna Patent Row
• Fed. Circ. Says Game Co.'s AIA Reviews Might Be Time-Barred
• Versata, Not Ford, Owns Trade Secrets In IP Row, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Ruling May Allow Some Designers Broad Patents
• ITC Judge Who Presided Over IP Probes Retires
• Failure To Name Parent Co. Sinks Sirius PTAB Challenges
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Foreign IP Venue Ruling In HTC Case
• As Biz Opposes China Tariffs, Trump Says More On The Way
• Health Hires: Pepper Hamilton, Perkins Coie, Davis Wright
• Mass. 3D Printing Co. Says Rival's Suit A Sham To Drain Cash
• Amgen Suit Shows Limitations Of Biosimilar Safe Harbor
• IP Hires: Perkins Coie, Dickinson Wright, Goodwin Procter
• Fed. Circ. Redefines 'Real Party In Interest' In USPTO Reviews
• 9th Circ. Questions Halved Attys' Fees After IP Trials
• Fed. Circ. Backs Mastercard PTAB Win On Payment Patent
• Judge Sanctions Business Partner In Jimi Hendrix TM Suit
• Judge Tells Thelonious Monk's Estate To 'Get Real' In IP Row
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Rehear Network IP Suit Against Yahoo
• USPTO Gets An Earful About Planned Fee Hike At Hearing
• Fed. Circ. Hands Win To Supernus Over Generic Seizure Drug
• Lululemon Secures Fed. Circ. Win In Row Over Sports Bra IP
• Swan-Shaped Pool Float Isn't Trade Dress, 2nd Circ. Says
• Chicago IP Firm Wants Ex-Partner's Defamation Suit Tossed
• The Village Recorder Lodges TM Suit Against Film Studio
• Early Strategies For Protecting Neural Network Inventions
• Are PTAB Appointments Unconstitutional? A Closer Look
• Disney Shakes Nearly All Of State 'Zootopia' Rip-Off Suit
• Facebook Hits BlackBerry With Patent Suit Of Its Own
• MasterCard Patent Fight Hinges On Multiple Uses, Court Told
• PTAB Denies Repeat Challenge To IRobot Patent
• Frontier Seeks Nix Of $210M Patent Suit By 'Serial Litigant'
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Find Data Patent Valid Under Alice
• Ex-NFLers Can't Revive 'Madden' Class Action
• Wine Spectator Hits 'Weed Spectator' With Trademark Suit
• PTAB Stands By Post-SAS Changes In Dartmouth Patent Case
• NJ Can't Hear Co.'s Fee Row With Ill. Law Firm, Judge Says
• Goodwin Adds Ex-Vinson & Elkins IP Trial Atty In Calif.
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Rehear Axing Of $140M IP Verdict
• FDA Focus: What Morgan Lewis' Practice Chair Is Watching
• Dealing With The AIA Trap For Transition Applications
• Getinge Dodges Subsidiary's Blood Pump Patent Fight
• VirnetX Can't Get Apple Patent Damages Doubled To $1B
• USPTO Swears In Ex-Ford IP Atty As Head Of Detroit Office
• Generics Cos. Urge Fed. Circ. To Upend Depomed Patent Win
• Apple Asks Court For Win In Qualcomm Chip IP Dispute
• Apple Seeks To Duck Damages In Smartphone Chip Fight
• PTAB Can't Nix Amended IPR Claims Under Alice, Uniloc Says
• PTAB Again Upholds Cisco Patent On Remand From Fed Circ.
• ResMed Asks ITC, Calif. Court To Block Import Of Sleep Aids
• Fed. Circ. Revives IV Patent Suit Against T-Mobile, Others
• 'Ask' Web Co. Can't Nix 'AskBot' Trademark, TTAB Says
• SAP Looks To Duck Data Co.'s Trade Secrets, Antitrust Suit
• Court Can't Block Nonfinal Compounding Policy, FDA Says
• PTAB Says It Need Only Address 1 Claim To Start Review
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• Ex-NFLers Cite Bette Midler In Pursuing 'Madden' Class
• Frito-Lay Says 'Pretzel Crisp' Trademark Fight Is Getting Stale
• ABA Urges High Court To Allow 'Speedier' Copyright Suits
• Treatment Method Patents After Fed. Circ. Vanda Ruling