Intellectual Property Archive » April, 2004

Intellectual Property - April, 2004

121 articles

• Senate Committee OKs Bill To Raise USPTO Fees, End Fee Diversion
• Philippines Revamps Trademark Filing Rules
• E.U. Court Favors Generic Makers With Ruling Against Novartis
• Canada Supreme Court To Hear Lego Copyright Case
• EU Court Rejects Trademarks For 3D Shapes
• Abelman Frayne & Schwab Grabs U.S. Trademark Mantle For 2003
• TouchTunes and Ecast Settle Patent Disputes
• RIAA Sues 477 More "John Does" For Music Piracy
• Dr. Reddy's Drops Patent Challenge To Glaxo's Zofran
• European Copyright Ruling Could Prove Salient In Microsoft Antitrust Case
• Glaxo, Eon Settle Wellbutrin Patent Dispute
• Symantec, Aladdin Settle Lawsuit Over Anti-Virus Patent
• California Company Sues Reed Smith Over Patent Filing
• Appeals Court Affirms Pfizer Marketing Exclusivity For Diflucan
• FTC Appeals Decision In Rambus Patent Antitrust Case
• European Union Clears IP Enforcement Directive
• Software Maker Sues Oracle Over Data Caching Patents
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Potato Trademark Case
• Bristol-Myers Squibb, Teva Settle Litigation Over Paraplatin
• Federal Circuit Rules For Apotex In Paxil Patent Suit
• AXA Sues Google Over Trademark Policy
• Israel, Under Pressure From Generics Industry, Delays Changes To Patent Law
• Judge Orders Name Change For Barton Brands Bourbon
• Software Maker Targets 31 High-Tech Firms In Suit Over JPEG Patent
• Delaware District Court Judge Upholds Decision Favoring Atrium Medical In Patent Suit
• U.S. Justice Dept. Names Members Of Intellectual Property Task Force
• Judge Dismisses MedImmune's Patent Suit Vs. Genentech
• Patriot Scientific Warns More Than 150 High-Tech Firms of Patent Infringement
• University Of Akron OKs LLM In Intellectual Property
• Colt Sues Rivals For Trademark Infringement In Dispute Over Guns
• Infineon Sues University of Wisconsin Over Chip Patent
• Beezy To Head Foley & Lardner's Copyright & Trademark Practice
• Germany Delays List Of Patented Drugs Targeted For Price Controls
• John Gould Marks Fifty Years With Merchant & Gould
• Shoe Company Sues Designer Over Trademark
• Federal Circuit To Hear RIM Appeal On June 7
• Hale and Dorr, Wilmer Cutler See Seamless Integration Of IP Groups
• South Korea Protests Japan's Import Ban On Samsung Plasma Displays
• Israel Expected To OK 5-Year Drug Marketing Exclusivity
• Advocacy Group Targets Business Method Patents For Re-Examination
• Canada Strips Patent Holder Rights In Amended Drug Export Bill
• Japan Blocks Imports Of Samsung Plasma Displays In Patent Dispute With Fujitsu
• U.S. Senators Unveil Bipartisan Drug Import Bill
• Rail Transport Builder Drops Patent Suit Vs. Rival, Customer
• Mattel Wins Copyright Protection For Barbie's Facial Features
• Russia Amends Copyright Law
• Sankyo Sues Nissin Over Mevalotin Patent
• Portrait Displays Sues EnTech Taiwan and Former Employees Over Trade Secrets
• Morgan Lewis Hires Mann From Townsend & Townsend
• Fernandez & Associates Creates Strategic Technology Licensing Group
• Spanish Court Deals Blow To Merck In Zocor Patent Suit
• E.U. Mulls Law To Regulate Royalties Collection
• EchoStar Asks Judge To Dismiss Suit, Transfer Case To Northern California
• Industry Group To Counsel U.S. On Patent Reform
• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Materna Case
• Applera, Roche Win Patent Suit Over Genetic Equipment
• National Research Council Urges Patent Reforms
• Judge Lifts Restraining Order On AstraZeneca Generic In Philippines
• Advocacy Group Challenges Microsoft's FAT Patent
• Dr. Reddy's Files Manufacturing Application For AstraZeneca's Seroquel
• Applied Imaging Seeks Change Of Venue In Patent Suit
• Abbott Unit Sues Hershey Over Low-Carb Trademark
• Shanghai To Open Intellectual Property Office Park
• Akzo Pays $28M To Settle Remeron Suits
• U.S. To Put Israel On IP Priority Watch List, Newspaper Claims
• Lindows Rebrands As Linspire To Head Off Trademark Suits
• ITC To Ban Taiwanese LCD Display Controllers In Patent Case
• FTC Conference On Patent Reform Draws Top Decision Makers
• Piper Rudnick Hires Lazar From Pillsbury Winthrop
• Apotex Appeals Abbott Depakote Ruling
• Viagra Patent Remains In Limbo In China
• Syngenta Sues Five Rivals Over Patent For Corn Insect Protection
• Maxim Files Counterclaims In Qualcomm Patent Suit On CDMA Technology
• Indian Drug Companies Urge Government To Pass Data Exclusivity Law
• French Atomic Agency Expands LCD Suits
• Ranbaxy Demands Website Stop Selling Lipitor Generic In U.S.
• Coudert Hires Su For Palo Alto Office; To Focus On China, Electronics
• Federal Circuit Reverses $46M Judgment Vs. Conair
• Supremacist Tried To Kill Judge After Losing Trademark Suit, Prosecutors Argue
• Poland To Seek Exemption From E.U. Data Protection Scheme
• U.S. Congress To Hear Testimony On Trademark Dilution Act
• Pfizer Sues Online Vendor For Selling Generic Lipitor
• Microsoft Pays $440M To Settle InterTrust's Patent Suit
• AMD Settles Patent Suit with Intergraph
• Judge Clears Another Trademark Suit Vs. Google
• Applica, Tilia Settle Suit Over Vacuum Sealing Technology
• Collagenex, Mutual Settle Patent Suit Over Periodontitis Treatment
• ITC OKs Probe In Patent Complaint Vs. CD/DVD Chip Makers
• Online Data Harvesting Tested In Florida Lawsuits Over Yacht Listings
• Lindows.com To Rebrand Outside U.S. Following Setback In Trademark Suit
• E.U. Relaxes Antitrust Policing With New IP Licensing Rules
• Sandoz Lawsuit Vs. European Commission Highlights Uncertainties Over Biogenerics
• RadioShack Sues Intertan To Terminate Trademark License
• Federal Circuit Upholds Genentech Victory Vs. Chiron
• Kentucky District Court Hears Trademark Dispute Between Bourbon Makers
• "Realtor" Not A Generic Mark, Trademark Panel Rules
• Ramtron, NatSemi Settle 13-Year Chip Patent Dispute
• Shaw Pittman Eyes New Hires For Silicon Valley Office
• Christensen O'Connor Hires Two Patent Agents, Associate
• Fujitsu Sues Samsung Over Plasma Displays
• New Jersey District Court Rules For Ranbaxy In Glaxo Patent Suit
• Greenpeace Blocks European Patent Office
• Cisco Extends Suspension of Copyright Suit Vs. Huawei
• Supreme Court Refuses Skippy Trademark Case
• U.N., Clinton Foundation Expands Plan For Anti-HIV Generics
• Shaw Pittman To Open IP Practices In Silicon Valley, Taipei
• AstraZeneca Sues Eon Labs Over Toprol-XL Patent
• FTC Backs Teva In Zoloft Patent Suit
• Diomed Sues Total Vein Solutions Over Laser Treatments
• Altana To Sue Generics Maker Over Protonix ANDA
• European Patent Office Declares Medinol Patent Invalid
• Sweeping Microsoft-Sun Pact Settles Long-Standing Patent Disputes
• Alcon Won't Appeal Laser Eye Surgery Ruling
• Israel To Make Concessions To U.S. On Pharma IPR
• Kos Pharma Sues Barr Over Plans To Make Cholesterol Generics
• BioGentech Agrees To Name Change As Part of Trademark Settlement
• Mattress Maker Aero Awarded $4M In Patent, Trademark Suit
• Federal Circuit Clears Unova's Patent Suit Vs. HP
• Sony Sues Kodak Over Digital Camera Patents
• Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Absorbs IP Boutique, Staffs Up In New York
• U.S. Justice Department Sets Up IP Taskforce