Intellectual Property Archive » January, 2006

Intellectual Property - January, 2006

113 articles

• Competition: Incentive To Protect Proprietary Business Methods
• Matsushita Sues Samsung Over DRAM Patents
• HP's Former IP "Luminary" Joins Foley & Lardner
• Microsoft Prevails In Image Technology Patent Suit
• Visto Corp. Sues To Challenge Blackberry Market
• Judge Thrashes Lawyer's Copyright Suit Against Google
• In Blow To Sanofi, Judge Refuses To Bar Allegra Generics
• Outcome Of BlackBerry Case Remains Anyone's Guess
• Cease-Fire Called In Patent Row Over Antivirus Software
• "Pivot" Saves the Day in Patent Case for Calif. Company
• Damages Award Slashed in Laser Surgery Case
• Pillsbury Set To Tackle IP From All Angles
• InterDigital Readies To Strike As Nokia Challenges Ruling
• Stoli Was Stolen, Claim Russian Feds
• MediaTek Settles Patent Battle for $85M
• Sonnenschein Hires Seasoned Chadbourne Partner
• Feds Zero In On "Warez" Groups, Score Guilty Pleas
• Curbed At Home, India's Generic Makers Go Overseas
• Experts Debate Constitutionality Of Software Copyrights
• Emory Fires Patent Suit At Biotech Co, Former Exec
• Tyco Suffers Again As Court Upholds $64.5M Judgment
• Senate Moves To Stem Piracy With Digital Television
• Challenge To Software Copyright Constitutionality Tossed
• Long-Simmering Amazon Patent Spat Moves East
• Microsoft Bends to E.U. Pressure, Bares Source Codes
• HP License Marks Victory for Tiny Calif. Company
• Tyco Shells Out $330M In Masimo Settlement
• Kaye Scholer Scores RIAA Legal Honcho
• MicroStrategy Patents Denied In Business Objects Case
• LendingTree Infringed Mortgage Tech Patent: Jury
• High Court Slams Federal Circuit In Patent Case
• Bloomberg Buckles To Reuters Patent Lawsuit: Report
• Besieged Medtronic Settles Heart Patent Dispute
• BlackBerry Blackout Looms As High Court Rejects Appeal
• DataTreasury E-Check Patents Yield Settlement
• QLT Loses Again To Takeda Abbott In Cancer Drug Clash
• Google's Trade Secrets "Threatened" By Gov. Lawsuit
• Shire OKs Generic Version of Blockbuster Drug
• MoFo Raids Milbank Tweed, Triggers Calif. Closure
• Quinn Emanuel Nets Another Big Fish
• Students Say They Were "Tricked" Into Piracy
• NTP Waters Down Injunction To Shut Down BlackBerry
• Microsoft Plays Hardball In Demand For New Judge
• Teva's Latest ANDA Draws Fire
• Appeals Court Denies Med Student Co-Inventorship
• Following Merger, Welsh & Katz Hires New Partner
• Medtronic In Hot Water Again Over Spine Patents
• Intuit Amends Ad Campaign In Win For H&R Block
• Rare Victory For Generic Drug Industry In Patent Ruling
• Court Upholds Pfizer Patent For Norvasc
• Biotech Giants Find Cooperation More Lucrative
• Ex-Corning Employee Admits to Stealing LCD Secrets
• Stay Lifted In Rambus, Micron Patent Fight
• Google's Print Library Project: The Future Of Copyright In The Digital Era
• European Commission Bids For EU-Wide Patent Law
• Tax Prep Giant Attacks Rival Over TurboTax
• Quinn Emanuel Snags Top IP Trial Attorney
• Microsoft, Yahoo Sued Over Software Activation Feature
• U.S. Patents Riddled With Mistakes, Survey Finds
• Japan Hikes Refunds For Withdrawn Patent Applications
• Kaye Scholer Lures Away Howrey Partners
• Genetics Companies End Patent Dispute Over HPV Test
• Pilot Program Exposes Bad Rejections At PTO
• ITC Judge Makes Waves With Injunction Ruling
• DaimlerChrysler Trounces Picasso Estate In TM Row
• Brand Success A Double-Edged Sword For Starbucks
• Brown Raysman Taps Silicon Valley For IP Growth
• Drug Makers Nervously Eye High Court On Generics
• Despite Legal Onslaught, Piracy Still Haunts Music Labels
• In Flip-Flop, USPTO Upholds Microsoft FAT Patents
• Federal Circuit Denies En Banc In Union Carbide Case
• Toyota Slapped With ITC Complaint By Engine Maker
• IBM Teams Up With USPTO To Improve Patent Quality
• Airline Creditors Must Pledge To Keep Trade Secrets
• Cephalon, Mylan Settle Patent Dispute Over Provigil
• Oblon Spivak Again Beats Sughrue As Top Patent Filer
• Federal Circuit Rules On Lucrative DVR Patents
• Westward Bound, Connolly Bove Opens New L.A. Office
• Patent War Ends Peacefully For Nokia and Kyocera
• Eli Lilly Loses Case Brought By Tiny Biotech Company
• Supreme Court Eyes Glaxo's Paxil Appeal
• Telcos Locked in Litigation Over GPS Feature
• Asian High-Tech Firms Dominate New Patents: USPTO
• Rival Calls For Shutdown of Google Earth
• Apple Strikes First To Address New iPod Threat
• Google Asks For Dismissal Of Copyright Suit
• Macrovision Wins Patent Fight Over Digital Rights
• Repligen Seeks To Block Launch Of Bristol-Myers Drug
• In Blow to Knight Ridder, Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case
• Patent Attorneys Cry Foul At PTO Application Changes
• In Setback For Hynix, Judge Refuses To Toss Rambus Suit
• Damages In Little-Known Biotech Suit Reach Record Level
• Briefs In LabCorp Case Split Over Business Methods
• Judge Upholds Patents Aimed At Futures Traders
• Luxury Goods Makers Cheer China Crackdown On Fakes
• Generics Maker Suffers Blow In Eye Drug Ruling
• European Union Buckles To U.S. On Regional Brands
• F&R Raids Jones Day To Open Atlanta Office
• Senate Ready To Take Charge On Patent Reform
• Acacia Unit Targets Airlines Over Browsing Method
• Companies Clash Over Mobile Technology Patent
• Citigroup Settles With Inventor Over Phone Banking
• ITC Takes On DVD Patent Probe
• USPTO To Applicants: Time To End Bad Claims
• Big IP Cases On The Docket For 2006
• Sony Surrenders In Anti-Piracy Scandal
• Patent Suits Break Decade-Old Trend, Drop In '05
• Baxter Launches At-Risk Generic During Appeal
• LCD Makers Settle Patent Dispute
• Apple Sued Over Keyboard Technology
• Nokia Loses Final Appeal To Avoid $252M Payment
• MEMC Files Semiconductor Patent Suit After Raid
• Google In $5B Suit Over Online Phone Product