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  • December 20, 2005

    Mylan, J&J In Authorized Generics Deal Over Ditropan XL

    Generic drug maker Mylan Laboratories and Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Alza have entered into an agreement over the rights to market a generic version of overactive bladder treatment Ditropan XL, adding more fuel to the fiery debate over authorized generics.

  • December 20, 2005

    Judge Calls Ex-Gemstar CEO’s Sentence Too Lenient

    A judge has delayed the sentencing of former Gemstar CEO Henry Yuen, saying that the penalty agreed to in the plea bargain is too lenient for the former executive, accused of aiding in a $248 million fraud.

  • December 19, 2005

    BlackBerry Maker Cheers USPTO Snub Of Patent Foe

    Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. has reason to celebrate after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected claims within yet another patent being asserted by patent holding company NTP Inc.

  • December 16, 2005

    "iPod Economy" Touches Off Patent Brawls

    Patent infringement lawsuits over digital music device iPod have now roped in companies that manufacture its accessories, with small technology companies hoping to win big off iPod’s market share.

  • December 16, 2005

    Former WebMD Execs Indicted For Fraud

    A subsidiary of online medical hub WebMD Corp. is at the center of a U.S. Justice Department investigation after 10 of its previous executives were indicted for allegedly inflating earnings by more than $16.8 million.

  • December 15, 2005

    J&J Cries Trademark Breach Over Reprocessed Devices

    Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Endo-Surgery has accused a rival of reprocessing its single-use surgical scalpels and reselling them to hospitals without removing the Ethicon service mark, thereby infringing the company’s trademark.

  • December 15, 2005

    Morrison & Foerster's Asian Connection Pays Off

    Morrison & Foerster LLP, a powerhouse in securities litigation in the United States, traces much of its success to the firm's extensive presence in Asia.

  • December 14, 2005

    Mylan Pharma Takes On Boehringer’s Mirapex Patent

    Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking to challenge German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh for market share of Parkinson’s disease drug Mirapex. That challenge prompted a federal lawsuit in which Mylan will try to invalidate the drug’s patents.

  • December 13, 2005

    Arnold & Porter Hires IP Talent From Rival Firms

    Two counsel have joined Arnold & Porter’s intellectual property practice group in the Washington, D.C., office, expanding the firm’s capabilities in patent and trademark law, the firm said.

  • December 12, 2005

    Morgan Stanley Appeals $1.5B Perelman Verdict

    Morgan Stanley has appealed the $1.45 billion award won by financier Ronald Perelman earlier this year in a dispute over Perelman’s sale of camping-gear company to Sunbeam Corp. in 1998.

  • December 12, 2005

    Honeywell Sued Over Motion-Detecting Device

    A small Texas lens manufacturer has filed a lawsuit against technology giant Honeywell International Inc. and other competitors for allegedly infringing patents for motion sensor technology.

  • December 12, 2005

    Scottish Re Subpoenaed In Reinsurance Probe

    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe into the lucrative reinsurance industry has expanded to include holding company Scottish Re Group Ltd. The firm said Monday it had been served with a subpoena related to an investigation launched by the regulatory agency earlier this year.

  • December 9, 2005

    Samsung, Hynix Targeted In Semiconductor Suit

    Samsung Electronics Co. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc., both competitors in the semiconductor industry, have been sued in federal court over two chip technology patents.

  • December 9, 2005

    SEC Goes To Court To Defend Hedge Fund Rule

    A challenge to its proposed regulation of hedge funds has landed the Securities and Exchange Commission in court, where it will defend a rule that will require hedge fund managers to register with the Commission and subject themselves to inspection and regulation.

  • December 8, 2005

    RIM And NTP Begin Fresh Settlement Talks

    Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. and patent holding firm NTP Inc. have begun mediating toward a new settlement to prevent a shutdown of the popular wireless e-mail service in the United States.

  • December 7, 2005

    Duke Energy Exec Acquitted Of 19 Counts Of Fraud

    A former energy company executive that could have faced over 20 years of prison time for allegations of fraud has been acquitted of charges that he and other officers manipulated the company’s share price to inflate profits and increase their bonuses.

  • December 7, 2005

    Thomson SA, BenQ Settle LCD Patent Dispute

    French electronics maker Thomson SA and Taiwanese technology group BenQ have settled a patent dispute initiated by Thomson over its liquid crystal display (LCD) technology.

  • December 6, 2005

    J&J Medical Device Prevails In Trade Secret Appeal

    A Johnson & Johnson medical device prevailed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit when the doctor that sued the company for trade secret violations failed to show proper similarity between his heart surgery device and J&J’s alleged copy.

  • December 5, 2005

    Scrushy Vows To Fight For Back Pay, Benefits

    Fresh from having federal fraud charges against him dismissed, former HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard M. Scrushy resigned from the board Monday but vowed to keep up the legal fight to recover millions of dollars in back pay and benefits.

  • December 5, 2005

    Smartcard Patent Holder Takes On Nokia, Time Warner

    A lone inventor from North Carolina has sued a slew of major companies in the communications and cable television industries, from Time Warner Cable Inc. and Directv Inc., to Research In Motion Corp. and Nokia Inc. The assemblage is accused of infringing a single patent for the automated billing and tracking of service usage.