Intellectual Property Archive » November, 2007

Intellectual Property - November, 2007

192 articles

• Tips For Avoiding Trade Secret Claims When Hiring
• Facebook Fails In Bid To Sanction ConnectU
• Judge Scolds Dorsey Partners, Decries Civility Decline
• Mouse Tech Co. Takes Second Swing At Google Earth
• Jury Awards $21M Against Sears In Trade Secrets Suit
• Miranda Settles Lengthy TV Technology Suit
• Alltel Vows To Seek Sanctions Against Speedus
• Abbott Suffers Blows In Cordis Stent Feud
• Parties Seek Dismissal Of Suit Over Windows XP
• Z4 Wages New Attack On Microsoft
• High Court Throws New Query Into Arbitration Case
• ITC Opens Probe Into Acer-HP Patent Spat
• Amazon, Borders Settle Patent Co.'s Web Site Suit
• EBay Victory Clarifies Trademark Dilution
• GraphOn, AutoTrader.com Settle Patent Dispute
• Judge Nixes Antitrust Claims Against Dow
• TiVo's Time Warp Patent Claims Valid: PTO
• Court Guts Inventor's Suit Against Patent Lawyer, P&G
• Patent Co. Fights Nintendo's Harassment Claims
• Freelance Writers' $18M Copyright Settlement Tossed
• Car Cos. Hit With Suit Over Tire Monitoring Patents
• Cordis' Stent Technology Triggers Patent Suits
• Saint-Gobain Sues Manufacturers Over Tubing Patents
• Schering Sues Another Generics Co. Over Clarinex
• Slew Of Tech Cos. Sued Over "Unenforceable" Patent
• PTO Junks Hormel's Objection Over Spam Trademark
• Judge Denies Stay In Asustek, Ricoh Patent Spat
• Q&A With The Focal Point's G. Christopher Ritter
• LCD Makers Settle Long-Running Patent Row
• Elbex Makes Headway In TV Systems Patent Case
• Judge Lifts Stay, SCO Group Royalties Suit Proceeds
• Nifedipine Plaintiffs Win Class Certification Bid
• German Court Invalidates Omega-3 Drug Patent
• Q&A With McAndrews, Held & Malloy's Thomas J. Wimbiscus
• Stanford Scores Claim Constructs In HIV Patent Case
• Sandata, Fulbright Lawyers Vindicated
• Supplement Cos. Clash On Alleged Trade Secret Theft
• Biomedino Denied Cert In Blood-Cleaning Patent Suit
• High Court Declines To Hear Patent Correction Case
• Abolition Of Relative Grounds Examination In The U.K.
• Abbott Fires Off Suit Over Seizure Treatment
• UnitedHealth HSA Cards Accused Of Infringement
• Roche Wages Patent Fight Over Diabetes Test Strips
• Apple Settles DVR Suit With Burst For $10M
• Judge Vacates Willfulness Finding Against Qualcomm
• Lanham Act Claim Axed In Patent Dispute
• Q&A With Dickstein Shapiro's Philip Hampton
• Cordance Faces Claim Over Amazon's Software Patent
• Google, Yahoo, AOL Sued Over Search Engine Patents
• Motorola, Cable Makers Lash Out At Rembrandt
• High Court Begs Off Viacom Trademark Case
• TRO Granted In Energy Company's Trade Secrets Case
• Injunction Deals Another Blow To Stryker
• Parker Poe IP Team Sets Up Shop At Troutman
• ITC Drops Nokia, Qualcomm Probe
• New Line Seeks Injunction Against Documentary
• Novartis Unit Hits Roche With HIV Patent Suit
• Federal Circuit Backs ITC Power Integrations Ruling
• Universal Studios, Acacia Pull Brake On Patent Suit
• Gerdes Infringed One Stant Patent, Not Willfully: Court
• Samsung, Matsushita May Settle Patent Suits
• CooperVision, Ciba Settle Contact Lens Dispute
• Applied's Discovery Plea Denied In Trade Secrets Suit
• The Threshold For Patentable Subject Matter
• Cingular, Ericsson Deny Prepaid Patent Infringement
• Appeals Court Hands Victory To Merck
• SAP Unit Execs Resign As Trade Secrets Spat Rages
• Nokia Moves To Stay Qualcomm Patent Battle
• AstraZeneca's Nexium Patent Remains Valid
• LG Wants To Consolidate Hitachi Plasma Display Cases
• Guidant, ECRI Settle Dispute Over Pricing Service
• Cos. Sue Google Over Search Engine, Google Earth
• Abbott Ordered To Produce Redacted LifeScan Deal
• Brand Name Buffet: Domainers Feast On Trademarks
• Impax Fights Patent Suit Over Pain Reliever
• Federal Circuit Rejects Sony Patent Application
• J&J, Boston Scientific Sued Over Stent Patent
• Prior LCD Claims To Be Used In New O2Micro Dispute
• Senators Seek To Ban Patents For Tax Planning
• Jury Hands Microsoft A Win In CAC Suit
• Court Upholds Injunction, Says Canon Likely To Prevail
• Emerson Electric Unit Violated Power-One Patent: Jury
• Federal Circuit Upholds $160M Microsoft Verdict
• Motorola Suffers Defeat In Semiconductor Patent Suit
• Key Energy Sued Over Oil Drilling Patent
• Judge Nixes Becton's Inequitable Conduct Theory
• PTO Reveals '07 Numbers, Touts Improvements
• Apple Faces Patent Suit Over IChat Feature
• Judge Tosses Claims Against Merck In Eye Drug Suit
• Judge Issues Rulings In Matsushita, Samsung Case
• GPS Giants Lay Down Swords In Global Patent Spat
• Knobbe Martens Opens Shop In Washington
• Mircera Gets FDA Approval But Will Not Be Launched
• Navigant Workers Lose Appeal In Trade Secret Case
• U.K. Protection Of Business Method, Software Patents
• Vonage Tab Jumps To $117.5M After Circuit Denial
• Dutch Court Dismisses Nokia Suit Against Qualcomm
• Judge Refuses To Strike Most Rambus Counterclaims
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's Ron Lundquist
• TJX Cos. Faces Suit Over Gift Card Technology
• Quanta, LG Case Will Have Huge Impact On Licensing
• Motorola Sues Over Cordless Phone Patents
• Medtronic, Kyphon Close Merger, Settle Patent Suit
• SercoNet, NetGear Cut Off Networking Patent Case
• Boston Scientific, Cordis Seek New Trial In Stent Case
• Acticon Secures Injunction In Connector Patent Suit
• Antitrust, Patent Groups Weigh In On Quanta Case
• Tech Firms Take On U.K. Software Patent Restrictions
• High Court Won't Hear Stryker, Acumed Patent Case
• High Court Denies Review Of Spinal Screw Patent Suit
• Orion Targets Sun Over Generic Parkinson's Drug
• Federal Circuit Dismisses Appeal Over Jurisdiction
• Patent Suit Against Federal Reserve Banks Tossed
• Rare Employment Agreement Order Ousts Patent Suit
• Inter Partes Re-examination Challenge Rejected
• Trial Court Deals Cardia Blow After Appellate Reversal
• OpenTV Agrees To Settle Interactive TV Patent Suit
• Software Co. Updates Suit With Trade Secret Claims
• Patent Firm's Global Plans Could Lead To Suits
• EMI Labels Sue Ex-MP3.com Exec Over MP3 Sites
• Jury Finds Seoul Semi Infringed Nichia LED Patents
• Apple Gets Some Claims Dropped In Burst Patent Case
• Cephalon To Pay $425M To End Federal Investigation
• Nanya Denied Stay In Fujitsu DRAM Patent Dispute
• Samuel Morse Could Patent Signals, But You Can't
• Ovcon Maker Settles Final Authorized Generics Suit
• No Room At Algonquin Table For Copyright Claimant
• Orchid Says Roche's Boniva Patents Invalid
• Vonage Ready To Settle Another VoIP Lawsuit
• LG Phones Squashing BlackBerry Trademark: RIM
• Papst Alleges Licensing Breach Over Electronics Fan
• Astellas, Boehringer, Ranbaxy Resolve Flomax Spat
• Baxter Wins $14.2M, Clearing Fresenius To Appeal
• YouTube Appeals Dismissal Of Copyright Case
• Takeda Wins Costs Dispute With Alphapharm
• Judge Dismisses $20M Claim Against Dana
• Water Filter Patent Anticipated, Invalid: Fed. Circuit
• Supreme Court Considers Arbitration Case
• Cooper Tire Strikes Deal In Orion Suit
• Damages Slate Wiped Clean In Graham Co. Case
• Ex-DuPont Chemist Sentenced For Stealing Data
• Direct Purchasers Win Class In Ovcon Antitrust Suit
• Tinkers Resolves Toy Patent Suit With LeapFrog
• Mylan Says Novartis' Lotrel Patent Invalid
• Dell Seeks Sanctions Against Mass Engineered Design
• Rambus Defends Judgment Bid On Monopoly Claims
• PTO Ruling: The Court's Opinion
• LED Battle Between Seoul Semi And Nichia Heats Up
• Quest Accuses Rival Of Copying Diagnostics Software
• Q&A With Bereskin & Parr's C. Lloyd Sarginson
• Patent Tossed In French Atomic Agency's LCD Case
• PTO Officials Called For Depositions In Rules Battle
• Circuit Won't Revive Talking Defibrillator Suit
• Bayer Alleges Patent Infringement Over Yaz
• Grape Growers Got Squeezed: Antitrust, Patent Suit
• Freedom Wireless Renews Infringement Suit
• Judge Allows Bulk Of J&J Suit To Go Forward
• Supreme Court To Tackle Federal Arbitration Act
• Step Stool Patent Settlement Approved By Court
• Judge Keeps Privileged Ditropan Documents Sealed
• MicroUnity To Settle Sony Playstation Patent Case
• Patent Holding Firm To Drop VoIP Suit Against Cisco
• Google, Facebook, Yahoo Sued Over Search Patent
• I2, SAP Infringement Suit Begins Mediation
• Lupin Fires Back At Novartis In Lotrel Patent Spat
• Celgene Wants Barr's Antitrust Claims Put On Hold
• Novell, IBM Balk At SCO Group's Proposed UNIX Sale
• Judge Grants Stay In Microprocessor Patent Dispute
• Monolithic Settles Contract Suit Over O2 Patent Battle
• Patentable Subject Matter: Reining In The Boundaries
• Patent Malpractice Suits A Growing Threat
• Iwasaki Loses Edge In Appeal Of Lamp Patent Case
• Semiconductor Testing Cos. Clash Over Trade Secrets
• T-Mobile Settles With Orion Over Online Sales Patents
• Welsh & Katz Lures New IP Principal
• Might No One Have Standing To Bring Suit?
• Celgene, Novartis File Ritalin Patent Suit
• Fired Patent Lawyer Loses Appeal Of Age Bias Claims
• Voicemail Patent Suit Proceeds Against Cablevision
• Injunction Issued In Speakerphone Technology Suit
• GM, Chrysler Part Maker Sued Over Engine Patents
• Compulsory Drug Licensing Scheme Inches Forward
• Boston Scientific Liable For Stent Infringement: Jury
• Kraft Flips Script, Sues P&G In Container Patent Spat
• PTO To Re-Examine Droplets Patent In Adobe Case
• O2 Micro Drops Some Claims In LCD Patent Suit
• Patent Reform Is About Wealth, Who Should Have It
• Harry Potter And The Infringement Lawsuit
• 22 Tech Cos., Retailers Sued Over Wi-Fi Patents
• Cobalt Challenges Patents For AstraZeneca's Crestor
• Merrill Lynch Sues Mystery Racist E-Mailer
• AstraZeneca Settles Dispute Over Prilosec OTC