Intellectual Property
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Latest News in Intellectual Property
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April 20, 2018
Cephalon's $125M Antitrust Deal Is Valid, Atty Power Unknown
A contract outlining terms of Cephalon Inc.’s $125 million settlement, which resolved allegations it paid competitors to delay generic versions of its Provigil drug, is binding and enforceable, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Friday, but left undetermined if an insurer-claimant’s attorneys were authorized to approval the deal.
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April 20, 2018
Alnylam, Dicerna Settle Trade Secrets Case Ahead Of Trial
With a trial looming, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Friday it would shell out $15 million and close to a million shares of common stock to end Massachusetts state and federal court litigation with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. in which both sides accused the other of misappropriating trade secrets for technology related to RNA interference.
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April 20, 2018
Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Time-Bar Ruling Against Wi-Fi One
Three months after the full Federal Circuit gave Wi-Fi One LLC a chance to argue Broadcom Corp. was too late with its challenges to messaging patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, a split panel of judges for the appeals court ruled the board correctly invalidated claims in the patents.
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April 20, 2018
USPTO Chief Pushes 'New Narrative' Of Patent Benefits
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu on Friday called for a "new narrative" about patents that emphasizes their benefit to society, illustrating his point in a speech at a lunch for women in intellectual property by highlighting the breakthrough inventions of Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr.
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April 20, 2018
Brand Battles: Monster Fights 'Cleveland Monsters' Team
In Law360's latest roundup of new actions at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Monster Energy Co. picks a fight with Cleveland's professional hockey team over a rebranded name, the New York Yankees and several other Major League Baseball teams launch new cases, and AARP gets angry about an acronym.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Infringement suits over patents, copyrights, and trademarks
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board disputes
- Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation
- Section 301 cases
- Trade secrets disputes
- Licensing and royalty fights
- Right-of-publicity suits
- Antitrust disputes involving IP issues
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Patent reform legislation and related bills in Congress
- Efforts to streamline international intellectual property law
- ENFORCEMENT
- Piracy and counterfeiting actions
- International trade disputes involving IP issues
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of IP practices
Readership
- Intellectual property lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the life sciences, technology, and other IP-focused industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals