Intellectual Property Archive » July, 2007

Intellectual Property - July, 2007

179 articles

• House Unveils Bill To Criminalize IP Violations
• Key Decision Fails To Resolve Question Of Standing
• Biomet Distributor, Exec Hit With Competition Suit
• Judge Awards $84.6M In Online Muni Bond Patent Spat
• AOS, Fairchild Consolidate MOSFET Patent Disputes
• Microsoft, Eolas To Begin Settlement Negotiations
• Dispute Over Drugs Hinders WTO Protocol
• 3M, Sony Settle Lithium-Ion Battery Patent Suit
• Patent Owners, Take Heed Of Zoltek Ruling
• eBay Allowed To Continue Using "Buy It Now" Feature
• Texas Instruments Seeks To Join Rambus Case
• Judge Says Abbott Can't Add Products To Suit
• Offshore Drilling Contractors Settle Patent Dispute
• Sony Faces Patent Suit Over PlayStation 3
• Conspiracy Claims Against Headwaters Remanded
• Judge Extends Stay In Antitrust OxyContin Suit
• LG Wants Docs From Dell In Patent Case
• Yahoo, Time Warner Sued Over Messaging Programs
• IP Partner Rejoins McDermott Will & Emery
• Aventis Triumphs In Patent Suit Over ALS Drug
• Medtronic To Acquire Rival, Settle Spinal Patent Suit
• Court Vacates Infringement Order Against Cordis
• Fisher-Price Off The Hook For Magna Doodle Mark
• In Landmark Case, Federal Circuit Finds For Merck
• Patent Board Challenges Federal Circuit To A Deuel
• Serenex Sues Ex-Employee For Alleged Espionage
• Stay Approved In Bone-Fusing Staple Patent Dispute
• Suit Claims Theft Of Medical Software Trade Secrets
• Boston Scientific Jumps Into Medtronic's Patent Case
• Judge Tosses Coca-Cola's Suit Against Pepsi
• Dow Jones IP Case Will Wait For State Court
• Bavarian Nordic, Acambis Settle Smallpox Fight
• Ranbaxy, Glaxo Bury Hatchet Over Valtrex
• Kodak Sues Matsushita Over Digital Camera Patents
• Apple Accuses Plaintiff of Lying About Patent
• The BPAI Returns To Graham V. John Deere
• Sanofi Mounts Offensive For Eloxatin
• Rambus Attacks Samsung's Move To Block Deposition
• CAFC Revives Cybersettle's Patent Suit
• Transocean In Court Over Offshore Drilling Patents
• Spanish Court Upholds Lipitor Patent
• Acer Wants To Halt HP Patent Suit
• Toshiba Accused Of Dodging Sanctions In Patent Suit
• Tech Firms Bid For Stay In DRM Patent Feud
• Bancorp Sues Metlife Again, Over Insurance Patent
• Patent Group Moves From Greenberg Traurig To Dreier
• Court Denies Cox's Motion To Dismiss
• Roche, Bayer Present New Evidence Against Abbott
• Charter Communications Wins Patent Dispute
• Schering Sues Barr Over Brain Tumor Drug
• Acacia Settles Suit Over Monitoring Patents
• Bausch & Lomb, CIBA Sued Over Contact Lens Patent
• Rambus Takes Swing At Nanya In Memory Patent Suit
• Zagat, Others Sued For Infringing Reservations Patent
• Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity Of Toprol Patents
• EU Adopts New IP Regulations
• SanDisk, Ritek Settle Flash Memory Patent Dispute
• Blockbuster, Netflix Not Anti-Competitive: Judge
• Court Throws Out Gen-Probe's HPV License Suit
• Mayne Renews Crusade For Colon Cancer Drug
• Wilson Sonsini Lures IP Litigation Partner
• In U.K., Holders Will Have To Monitor Own Trademarks
• Judge Shoots Down Advanced Analogic's Injunction Bid
• Federal Circuit Nixes Nucleonics' Patent Dispute
• Ortho-McNeil Sues Apotex Over Ultracet Patent
• Edwards Angell Opens New IP Office In D.C.
• Nokia Wins Dismissal Of Cellular Design Patent Case
• Orion Drops Patent Claims Against Office Depot
• Proposed Patent Reforms Will Hurt Innovation
• Fighting Counterfeiting And Piracy
• Senate Panel Holds On To Post-Grant Patent Review
• Microsoft Tries To Strike Patent Claims Against Vista
• Fujitsu, Nanya Seek Consolidation Of DRAM Case
• Acer Strikes Back Against HP In Patent Suit
• 800 Adept Pushes Back Against Stay Request
• Clock Is Ticking For Qualcomm On Chip Ban
• Verizon And Broadcom Form Pact Over Chips
• Advocate General Wants To Protect Music Sharers
• Xerox Fights Sharp Filing Delay After Pact Crumbles
• Par, Ortho-McNeil Settle Ultracet Patent Spat
• Fendi Claims Burlington Still Selling Counterfeits
• Abbott Aims To Quash Bayer Subpoena
• Credit Card Cos. Hit With Prepaid Card Patent Suit
• UniRAM Wages War Over Summary Judgment
• The Future Of Patent Application Revivals
• Impax Appeals Prilosec Case To Federal Circuit
• Qwest, Primus Sued For Infringement
• Verizon Sued Over Mobile Phone Alert Technology
• Roche, Bayer Press Abbott To Turn Over Patent Deal
• Patent Reform Passes Committee In Unanimous Vote
• Cypress Returns Fire Against Glaxo Over Zantac
• Patent Appeals Board Ditches TSM For Stricter Tests
• Court Of Justice To Hear Nasdaq Trademark Dispute
• Abbott, Andrx Settle Biaxin XL Litigation
• Judge Cuts Out Design Claim Over Tiffany Diamond
• Novo Nordisk Takes On Sanofi Over Insulin Pens
• Facebook Asks To Dismiss Rival Site's Suit
• Trading Co. Fights Copyright Suit Over Software
• Festo XIII: Hidden Dangers for Patent Licensees?
• Court Reopens Teva, Novartis Spat Over Herpes Drug
• Trying A Patent Validity Case In A Post-KSR World
• Alza, Ortho-McNeil Bid To Toss Ditropan Claims
• EMEA Issues Guidance On Biosimilar Drugs
• Judge Tosses NYU's Claims Against Autodesk
• Sepracor, Barr Clash Over Asthma Drug
• Court Refuses To Block Internet Radio Royalty Fees
• Apple Challenges Validity Of Burst's Media Patents
• Circuit Upholds $6.1M Award Over Licensing Dispute
• Ericsson, Samsung Settle Patent Suits In Global Deal
• Patent Litigation: Is The Party Over?
• Toshiba Slapped With Sanctions In Patent Suit
• Sex Guide Writer Loses Appeal Against Google
• Medtronic Hit With Catheter Patent Suit
• Media Companies Blast Proposed Antitrust Settlement
• House Gives Go Ahead To Drug Bill, Hurdles Remain
• Samsung Resists Deposition Of Top Research Exec
• Apotex Wins Appelate Reversal In Ofloxacin Case
• Fujitsu, University Resolve Plasma Display Panel Suit
• Judge Enjoins Ownership Claims Over Wi-Fi Patents
• Boehringer Sues Barr Over Generic Stroke Drug
• Co. Seeks OK For Copyright Suit Against New Century
• Is Microsoft Fixing Or Breaking The Patent System?
• Court Warns Of Sanctions In Honda Engine Dispute
• YouTube Responds To Infringement Charges
• InComm Dodges Charges In Calling Card Patent Suit
• Lawsuit Blasts PTO's Management, Performance
• State Farm Seeks To Invalidate Licensing Cos. Patents
• Boston Scientific Seeks To Intervene In Medtronic Case
• Mylan ANDA Sparks Another Effexor Suit
• Purdue Pharma Denies KV's Antitrust Allegations
• Nanya Fires Back At Rambus In Memory Chip Suit
• Perfecting Security Interests In Intellectual Property
• Visto, Seven Reach Deal Over E-Mail Patents
• Orthodox Union Fights Valdoliva's Defamation Claim
• BioMedical Enterprises Seeks Suit Stay
• Pfizer Gains Victory In Irish Lipitor Case
• QLT Faces $70M Bill From Visudyne Ruling
• PharmaStem Blood Storage Patents Not Valid: Judge
• Car Catalytic Converter Case Climbs Into Court
• Matsushita and MediaTek Settle All Patent Disputes
• Tech Rivals Wrangle Over Documents In Patent Case
• Abbott Fails In Effort To End Pregnancy Test Case
• California Court Will Consider Only Two Cree Patents
• Court Holds ISP Resonsible For Illegal Downloads
• Patent Co. Wants Subpoena Nixed
• Circuit Clarifies Doctrine Of Equivalents Ruling
• League Seeks Counsel Appointment In YouTube Suit
• SpeedTrack Resolves Patent Suit With More Parties
• LG Hits Quanta Computers With Lawsuit
• SonoSite Claims GE Infringed Ultrasound Patents
• Appeals Court Deals Blow To Pornography Publisher
• Google, Yahoo Face Heat Over Online Ad Programs
• Honeywell Lands Win In Aircraft Patent Case
• Firms Avoid Disqualification In RealNetworks Case
• XM Invokes Home Recording Law In Copyright Suit
• NVE Suit Dismissed Over Unproven Claims, Puffery
• Atmel Aims To Wipe Off Claims In Fingerprint Case
• Broadcom Champions Ban On Phones
• Court Grants Dismissal Of LCD Patent Dispute
• O2Micro Settles LCD Patent Case With Sony
• SAP Admits To "Inappropriate Downloads"
• Google Appeals Belgian Copyright Decision
• BofA, Wachovia Try To Axe DataTreasury Patent
• Reebok Drops Patent Suit Against Nike
• SpeedTrack Asks To Drop More Defendants In Suit
• Opti Goes On Attack Against AMD, Broadcom, Others
• Glove Makers Probed By ITC For Patent Infringement
• Microsoft Wants Visto Claims Tossed
• Judge Defines Claims In Autotrader.com Dispute
• Hansen Loses Pep In Energy Drink Spat
• ITC To Review Ink Cartridge Ruling
• Court Deals Blow To Mylan In Norvasc Dispute
• Drug Makers Settle Suit Over Epilepsy Treatment
• ICU Medical Smacked With $4.75M Fee
• Olympus Sued Over Digital Camera Patents
• ITC Judge Finds Biax Patents Invalid
• Memorex Defends Its Discovery In SanDisk Patent Suit
• ITC Works Kinks Out Of Condom "Twist"
• American Blind Ordered To Pay Up To Google