Intellectual Property Archive » March, 2008

Intellectual Property - March, 2008

202 articles

• Heirs Of Superman's Creator Win Share Of Copyright
• Court Limits Marilyn Monroe Estate's Licensing Ability
• Court Upholds Ortho-McNeil's Topamax Patent
• Qualcomm's Lesson: Have An E-Discovery Strategy
• Bayer Appeals Yasmin Contraceptive Patent Invalidity
• Cook Medical Wins Injunction Against Ex-Employees
• Spanish Court Upholds Pfizer's Lipitor Patent
• Medtronic Dispute With Cordis To Stay In Texas
• Clear Channel's Unfair Conduct Proof 'Paltry': Judge
• Codon, Blue Heron Settle Gene-Sythesis Patent Suit
• SunCom Fails To Get Phone Patent Suit Dismissed
• Katten Adds IP Partner In Chicago
• Appeals Court Offers Disclosures In Rescuecom Suit
• Courts Split Over Trademark Issues In Keyword Cases
• Kwikset Hits Master Lock With Patent Suit
• Eisai Wins Injunction In Aricept Case
• Federal Circuit Upholds Slot Machine Patent Invalidity
• Claim Construction Favors Alltel Against Speedus
• Assessing Damages When An Injunction Is Denied
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Judge Construes Claims In Carbatrol Patent Fight
• ITC Allows Tessera Patent Case To Proceed
• Katz, Kaiser Strike Voice-Tech Patent Deal
• Anonymous Examiner Rating Site Draws Criticism
• Sun Launches 2nd Suit Against NetApp Over ZFS
• Federal Circuit Invalidates Rat Zapper Patent
• Luxim Prevails In Patent Interference Proceeding
• Antivirus Cos.' Clash Continues After $9M Judgment
• Amgen Threatens To Sue If Roche Launches Mircera
• Georgia-Pacific Swipes Clorox With Patent Suit
• Human Genome Hits Genentech With Patent Suit
• Vygon Escalates Catheter Dispute With RyMed
• Rambus Will Seek Injunction Against Hynix
• Judge OKs $7M Award To Maker Of Pet ID Chips
• Amgen Ruling Will Increase Section 337 Investigations
• Invitrogen Sues GE Over Enzyme Kit Patents
• Court Allows Claims In Rolls-Royce Trade Secrets Suit
• Judge Pares Down Antitrust Case V. Trucking Co.
• Court Orders Special Master In Amgen, Roche Case
• Sprint Nextel Loses Bid To Toss Patent Claims
• Lumenis Sues Alma For Trade Secret Violations
• USPTO Takes Second Look At Lumenis Patents
• Continental, Katz Settle Voice Technology Patent Suit
• Rambus Claims Victory In Memory-Chip Battle
• Reducing And Managing Patent Litigation Costs
• Synthes Wins Bid To Stay Clamp-Patent Feud
• Judge Rules Anti-Wal-Mart Shirts Don't Infringe
• Acacia Licences Disputed Monitoring Patents
• Inventor Claims PC Makers Infringed Laptop Patent
• GM, Others Targeted In Tire Pressure Patent Suit
• Dell Gets Co-Defendants In Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Pfizer Sues To Block Generic Caduet Until 2016
• Silicon Laboratories, Analog Devices Settle Lawsuits
• Reforming Ourselves Out Of The Green Boom
• Bristows Woos Another High-Profile Howrey Litigator
• Celebrity Doctor Perricone's Patents Invalidated
• ETrade Hits Ex-Employees With Trade Secrets Suit
• Freescale Used Talks As Pretext To Infringe: Suit
• Ciresi Steps Down As Robins Kaplan Chairman
• 3M, News Corp. Face Suit Over Ads Printed On Floors
• Brown Rudnick Steals Partner From Holland & Knight
• People-Tracking Co. Sues Rivals Over GPS Patent
• Defending The Trolls
• Cellect Tries To Take Bite Out Of Crocs With Suit
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Injunction In Lantern Patent Suit
• Court Tosses TSI's Appeal, Citing Jurisdiction
• Forest Sues Sython To Protect Namenda Patent
• InterDigital In Talks With Nokia Over 3G Patents
• Blank Rome Nabs IP Litigator From Akin Gump
• AMS Alleges Biolitec Infringed Laser Probe Patent
• Cisco Prohibits Anonymous Blogging After 'Troll' Spat
• Fox, Marvel Sued Over 'Fantastic Four' Toys
• Aiphone, Apple Resolve IPhone Trademark Spat
• AOL, Acacia Settle Spat Over Background Ad Patent
• Absent Full Scope Of Enablement, Broad Claims Fail
• Judge Nixes Synthes Bone-Plate Patent Suit
• Dell, Gateway Cleared In Computer Patent Suit
• Beach Boys Pick Up Good Vibrations With Settlement
• Gibson Guitar Sues Over 'Guitar Hero' Game
• Canadian Court Upholds Lipitor Patent
• Retailers Lose Bid To Invalidate Gift Card Patent
• BrainLAB Hits Medtronic With $6M Bill For Legal Fees
• Judge Dismisses Eli Lilly ADHD Patent Dispute In Va.
• Patent Trolls: A Selective Etymology
• Injunction Against Qualcomm Chips Survives Appeal
• Appeals Court Reverses Noninfringement Ruling
• Judge Keeps Healthpoint Suit Alive
• Antitrust Claims Stand In Hearing Aid Patent Suit
• ITC Probes Sony In LED Patent Case
• Townsend Welcomes IP Expert To Seattle Office
• ITC Must Consider Amgen, Roche Dispute Over Mircera
• Cardica's Vessel-Graft Patent Suit Survives
• Nortel Damages Reduced By $16.3M
• Partial Judgment Granted In Laptop Lock Case
• Ranbaxy Loses Dismissal Bid In Roche Patent Spat
• Zimmer Hit With Patent Suit Over Knee Replacement
• Indian Court Nixes Roche's Bid To Bar Generic Tarceva
• Judge Dismisses Copyright Suit Against Citigroup
• No Reform Stone Left Unturned
• Fluorescent-Light Suit Tossed For Inequitable Conduct
• Heelys, Elan-Polo Settle Roller-Shoe Patent Dispute
• U.K., European Offices At Odds Over Software Patents
• Suit Says Palm Infringes Autodialing Technology
• Verizon Wraps Up BusyBox Suit With Settlement
• Arnold & Porter Welcomes Partners In San Francisco
• Davis Polk Catches Star IP, Antitrust Litigator
• Motorola Radio's Chirp Can't Be Trademarked: USPTO
• Dish Takes Issue With $74M TiVo Damages Award
• Suit Says Abbott Conspired To Block Generic TriCor
• Cook Wins Judgment In Heart Graft Patent Case
• Becton Dickinson Hit With Syringe Patent Suit
• Expanding Protection For Privileged Information
• Judge Rejects Dell's Bid To Toss Display Patent Suit
• High Court Denies Cert In Blood Storage Patent Suit
• Canadian PTO's New Position On Signal Claims
• Apple Sued Over Document-Streaming Patents
• Sanofi Aventis Sues Wockhardt Over Uroxatral Patent
• Chrysler, Mercedes Register Win in Patent Dispute
• Katten Adds Former Heller Ehrman IP Partner
• Supreme Court Denies Cert In Nymex Copyright Spat
• France's Cellectis Accuses Precision Of Infringement
• Court Won't Block Generic Zyprexa In Canada
• Legislators Introduce Follow-On Biologics Bill
• Wyeth Sues Watson Over Birth Control Patent
• Citrix Wins Stay In Patent Dispute With Communique
• Defunding The Trolls: Attacking The Damages Claim
• Challenge To Online-Gaming Patent Will Be Aired
• The Return Of Section 5 Of The FTC Act?
• Compulsory License Battle Moves To Indian Court
• Veritas Gets Microsoft Patent Invalidated
• Finjan Scores $9M Infringement Award
• Yoko Ono Targeted For Copyright Over Lennon Tapes
• ITunes At Core Of Latest Patent Suit Against Apple
• Delphi Seeks To Head Off Infringement Action
• The Tundra Docket: Western District Of Wisconsin
• FDA Regulations Expert Joins Baker Hostetler
• VTran Sues Another Cable Co. Over Video-On-Demand
• Music Choice Sues Viacom Over Digital Music Patents
• Five Cell Phone Cos. Sued Over Smartphone Patent
• Teva's Counterclaims Against ADHD Patent To Stand
• Judge Nixes Viacom's Bid For Punitive Damages
• JDS Uniphase Hit With Suit Over Laser Patents
• KLA-Tencor Asks Court To Toss Fujitsu Patent
• License Deal Resolves Some MPEG-2 Patent Suits
• Suit Seeks To Mute Tech Cos.' Digital Recorders
• LendingTree Claims H&R Block Patent Invalid
• Former PTO Chief Weighs In On Inequitable Conduct
• What Supplemental Briefing Bodes For Bilski
• USPTO Finds Stem Cell Patents Valid: Geron
• Cardsoft Sues Point-Of-Sale Cos. For Infringement
• Cell Phone Makers Sued Over Digital Camera Patents
• Mobile Phone Cos. Sued Over Messaging Patents
• Sanofi Sues Sandoz To Protect Ambien Patent
• Bose Sues Over Infringement Of SoundDock
• Corel Faces Patent Suit Over MPEG Editing Software
• Gene Therapy Cos. Settle Patent Suit
• NYC Prof. Settles Patent Claims Over LED Technology
• USV Patents Method To Make Aricept Ingredient
• Rule Change Won't Affect Most Small Companies: PTO
• Rambus May Use Testimony From Other Cases
• Thailand Does About-Face On Cancer Drug Patents
• Barnes & Thornburg Catches Howrey IP Star
• DTL, Cingular Strike Deal On Cell Phone Patent
• Wildman Snags IP Partner From Kaye Scholer
• Heller Ehrman Reaches Out To Patent Boutiques
• Innogenetics Court Likens Royalty Award To License
• Yahoo, Online Dating Sites Face Patent Suit
• Printing Press Infringement Claims Snag ITC's Interest
• One Patent Tossed, Two Upheld In Celebrex Appeal
• Pillsbury Nabs New Appellate Head From Mayer Brown
• Impax Says Pfizer's Detrol Patent Suit Is Baseless
• Allstate, FedEx, Dell Sued Over Networking Patents
• India's New Patent Regime: Impact On Global Pharmas
• Attacks On Patent Trolls Draw Concerns
• ITC To Look At Syngenta's Alleged Infringement
• Qualcomm Attorneys Will Have Their Day In Court
• Biotech Co. Counsel Moves Back To Proskauer
• Patent Dispute Over Tire Monitoring System Settled
• Judge Rejects Patent Case Against OnStar
• Medtronic Faces Stent Patent Suit From J&J, Wyeth
• Teva Sues FDA Over Delisted Risperdal Patent
• Dr. Reddy's Loses Bid To Invalidate Teva Patents
• Costly IP Trials Make Arbitration More Appealing
• Powell Gilbert Adds IP Partner
• Barr Sues Watson Over Seasonique Patent
• Ralph Lauren Loses Legal Match Over Logo
• Ruling Will Guide Employers' Rights To Inventions
• As Patent Trials Get Shorter, Number May Go Up
• Injunction Granted In Verigy Trade Secrets Case
• MPEG-2 Patent Owners Turn Their Sights On Alba
• Trend Micro, Acacia Settle Hyperlink Patent Dispute
• Bayer Patent Invalidated Due To Obviousness
• Outed 'Troll Tracker' Blogger Draws Ire Of IP Lawyers
• GE Claims Mitsubishi Infringes Turbine Patents
• A Paradigm Shift In Obviousness For Pharma, Biotech
• Teva Faces Infringement Suits Over TriCor Patent
• Trade Groups Ask High Court To Nix State IP Immunity
• Goodwin Procter Attracts Biotech Patent Standout
• Motorola Wins In Patent Dispute With Chinese Firm
• Visto And Microsoft Settle Mobile E-Mail Suit
• U.K. Court Hands Nokia A Win In Qualcomm Case
• More Tessera Patent Claims Rejected In Re-Exam