Intellectual Property Archive » September, 2005

Intellectual Property - September, 2005

105 articles

• Using Scheduling Orders To Manage Claim Construction
• Glaxo Sues To Protect Zofran Patent
• Orrick Fires Back At Laid-Off IP Attorney Who Sued Firm For $100 Million
• Renewed Hope For BlackBerry Maker As USPTO Rejects Controversial Patents
• Tri-Vision, Best Buy Settle Unusual V-Chip Suit
• LCD Patent Fight Rages On As LG.Philips Files New Suit
• AMD Settles With Acacia Over Computer Cache Patent
• Eolas Wins Reexamination Of Patent In $561M Lawsuit Against Microsoft
• Florida Doctors Beat Johnson & Johnson In Patent Suit
• USPTO Deals First Blow To Genentech Patent
• Nabi And Roxane In Patent Dispute Over Kidney Dialysis Drug
• In Victory For Zoran, ITC Bans MediaTek Chip Imports
• LabCorp Appeal Should Be Denied, Solicitor General Recommends
• Barr Challenges Boehringer On Mirapex Patents
• Johnson & Johnson Unit Defeated In Oxybutynin Case; Mylan To Produce Generic Version
• Shearman & Sterling IP Head Quits To Launch IP Group For Kasowitz Benson
• AstraZeneca Faces Patent Challenge For Best-Selling Drug
• Bell, Boyd Adds Six More IP Associates As Part Of Expansion Strategy
• Merck Takes Watson Labs To Court To Protect Fosamax
• Abbott Labs Takes On Sandoz Over Generic Biaxin XL
• Biovail Seeks To Block Generic Competiton For Wellbutrin XL
• Fresh From $750M Settlement, Medinol To Pursue Further Royalties From Boston Scientific
• Knobbe Martens Bulks Up With Hirings Across California
• Auctioned Patents For Fixed-Wireless Technology Haunt Charter Communications
• Permanent Injunctions In eBay Patent Case Threaten Free Speech, Consumer Activists Say
• Caterpillar Loses Patent Fight Over Diesel-Engine Technology
• Baxter's Generic Anesthetic Prevails In Patent Dispute With Abbott Labs
• Symbol Once Again Takes On Rival In Dispute Over Barcode Patents
• ANDA For Generic Epilepsy Drug Spurs Suit Against IVAX
• Federal Circuit Tells Lower Court To Reconsider Attorney Fees In Samsung Patent Case Deemed "Overlawyered"
• Eli Lilly Settles Dispute Over Antibody Research Patents
• LG.Philips LCD Patent Claims Dismissed For "Lack Of Standing"
• U.S. To Dispatch IPR Experts To Piracy Hot Spots
• Philips Cleared Of Patent Misuse As CD Royalties Case Heads Back To ITC
• Motorola, Scientific-Atlanta Take DVR Patent Holder To Court
• ITC Takes On "Anti-Terror" Small Pox Vaccine Patent Dispute
• Another Generic Drug Maker Challenges Plavix Patent
• Allegra Generic Launch Prompts Injunction Request
• Kenyon & Kenyon Creates "Interactive Entertainment" Practice
• Google In Class Action Copyright Suit Over Online Library
• Medical Device Rivals In Court Over Bone-Fusing "Smart Staples"
• USPTO Hampered By Rigid Funding And Union Woes, Report Suggests
• Preemptive Round Of Lawsuits Targets V-Chip Patent Holder
• Chip Patent Fight Takes New Twist, As Jury Reverses Infringement Findings
• Internet Procurement Suit Against IBM Entangles Third Party
• Congress Mulls Watered-Down Patent Reform
• Patent Battle For Photo Memory Devices Pitches Fuji Against Lexar
• India Mulls Data Exclusivity For Drug Patents
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Godwin Gruber IP Chair
• Ballard Spahr Snags Mintz Levin Trademark Team For DC Office
• Toyota's Prius and Lexus Under Fire In European Patent Suit
• Patent For Key DVD Technology Asserted By Boutique Licensing Firm
• Dorsey & Whitney Hires IP Attorney From Baker Botts
• Federal Circuit Rules For Trademarked "Gray Goods," Citing Lack Of Material Difference
• "Fantasy Baseball" Challenged Over Use Of Major League Statistics
• Trading Technologies Wins New Settlement In Futures Patent Dispute
• E.U., U.S. Settle 20-Year Dispute Over Wine Labeling
• LendingTree Sues Rival Over Patent For Online Business Method
• Senate Bill Would Revamp Trademark Law To Crack Down On Counterfeiting
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Co-Chair Of Loeb & Loeb's IP Group
• Blackberry Maker Faces Patent Challenge Over Keyboard
• Novartis Continues Alzheimer's Drug Litigation, Consolidates Suits For Discovery
• MasterCard Sued Over Credit Card Security Features
• Microsoft Appeals $565M Eolas Patent Case To Supreme Court
• Licensing Company Sues Over Patent For Blood Testing Technology
• Roberts Court Would Face Landmark IP Cases
• Toyota Faces Patent Challenge Over Hybrid Vehicles
• Dechert Hires IP Partner From Cleary Gottlieb
• Chemicals Maker Wins $28M Patent Suit Against Chinese Petro Company
• Sanofi-Aventis To Launch Generic Allegra To Battle Risky Patent Challenge
• U.S. Executives Eye Jump In IP Litigation Costs Amid Weak Patent Quality
• Third Wave Prevails In Patent Dispute Over Genetic Testing
• Radiologist Sues Boston Scientific Over Stent Patent
• Microsoft Prevails In Patent Suit Over Windows Media Player
• Roche, Promega Settle Long-Standing PCR Patent Battle
• Federal Circuit Rules Against Bar-Code Inventor In Closely Watched Patent Case
• Google, Geico Settle Closely Watched Trademark Dispute
• Federal Circuit Remands Patent Case Bogged Down By State-Secrets Intervention
• Tri-Vision Settles Suit Against Thomson Over V-Chip Patent
• Tyco Loses $164M Appeal In Masimo Patent Case
• IP Lawyers Join Goodwin Procter From Kenyon & Kenyon
• E.U. Advocate-General Sides With DaimlerChrysler In Trademark Spat With Picasso's Heirs
• Barr To Pay $142M To Settle Patent Dispute With Organon
• European Parliament Clears Marketing Exclusivity For Pediatric Testing
• Symbol, Intermec Settle Bitter RFID Patent Dispute
• Finisair, Agilent Clash Over Fiber-Optic Technology Patent
• MyMail, Verizon Settle Patent Dispute Over Dial-Up Access Technology
• Elan, Andrx Antitrust Battle Over Naproxen Deal Heads Back To District Court
• Lexmark Prevails In Suit Over Patented Printer Cartridges
• Aventis Files Fresh Patent Suit Against Mylan Over Generic Allegra
• Merchant Bank Puts Patents On Auction Block
• Novo Nordisk Sues Sanofi-Aventis Over Insulin Delivery Patents
• Alza, Impax Clash Over Patents For ADD/ADHD Drug Concerta
• AstraZeneca Sues Pharmacy Over "Bait And Switch" Tactic With Popular Asthma Drug
• Gemstar, Pioneer Settle Patent Dispute Over TV Navigation Technology
• Smith & Nephew Prevails Against Synthes In Medical Device Patent Suit
• Model Accuses Sean "Puffy" Combs Of Misusing His Image
• Appeals Court Bars Reverse Engineering In DMCA Gaming Dispute
• Intel Backs BlackBerry Maker In Patent Dispute
• Professor Sues IP Manager, Law Firm For Abandoning $20M Patent
• Judge Rules Against Cargill In Suit Over De-Icing Patent
• Judge Upholds $128M Patent Suit Verdict Against Boston Communications Group
• Applera's Injunction Request Granted Against Bankrupt MJ Research
• FTC Asks Supreme Court To Hear Case On Antitrust Aspects Of Generic Drug Deals
• Engineered Products Prevails In Federal Circuit On Air Filter Patents