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• October 19, 2018

  Fed. Circ. Has Undercut Estoppel In Patent Suits, Justices Told

  A poultry chiller maker has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Federal Circuit’s decision to let a patent infringement suit against the company proceed will make it more difficult for companies to protect themselves under the estoppel doctrine after being misled about whether patent owners intend to enforce their rights.

• October 19, 2018

  Pharma Co. Wants Sex Drug Marketing Case Axed

  Innovus Pharmaceuticals Inc. urged an Illinois federal judge Thursday to toss a $5 million false advertising lawsuit brought by the developer of a sexual dysfunction drug who claims advertisements using his likeness harmed his reputation, arguing the accusations have no merit.

• October 19, 2018

  HP Unit Owes Startup $2.3M For Software Work

  A California federal jury found Friday that a Hewlett Packard unit must pay a software startup more than $2.3 million for work on a Malaysian banking project, while clearing HP on many of the allegations in a contract suit that sought tens of millions in damages.

• October 19, 2018

  Ubiquiti Says Files In IP Row Weren't Intentionally Destroyed

  Ubiquiti Networks Inc. has fired back at Synopsys Inc.'s bid to sanction it for allegedly destroying tens of thousands of files relevant to Synopsys' lawsuit that accuses the networking company of illegally using its design software, telling a California federal judge the destruction was unintentional and does not warrant sanctions.

• October 19, 2018

  Atty Banned From USPTO Accused Of Scamming Authors

  Twenty aspiring authors have filed suit in Illinois state court against an attorney banned from practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for running an “invention promotion” scheme, saying that after he was blocked from the USPTO he adapted the scheme for the publishing industry, taking money to promote and publish books and never following through.

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