Intellectual Property Archive » April, 2008

Intellectual Property - April, 2008

227 articles

• Fed. Circ. Ruling Resolves Unsettled Priority Issue
• Product Packaging And Patent Protection
• College Board Settles Copyright Suit Over SAT Exam
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Judge Junks Applied's Appeal Of Covidien Verdict
• Buchanan Ingersoll Nabs Two IP Attorneys
• Source Code Discovery In Patent Litigation
• Mass Engineered Adds Defendants In Patent Suit
• House Committee Passes IP Enforcement Bill
• USPTO Will Confirm Key Lipitor Patent: Pfizer
• Mesa, Hawaiian Settle Trade Secrets Case For $52.5M
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Baxter Sues Fresenius Again Over Dialysis Machine
• Mintz Levin Snags Buchanan Ingersoll IP Litigators
• Europe, U.S. To Ride 'Patent Prosecution Highway'
• Fed. Circ. Lowers Curtain On Rambus-Samsung Drama
• Federal-Mogul Sues Dorman Over Automotive Patent
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Spectranetics, Medtronic Drop Catheter Patent Suit
• War Footage Not Charlie Wilson's: 'Scud Stud'
• Amici Allowed To Join In Bilski Oral Arguments
• Barbie, Bratz Copyright Dispute Far From Over
• Unigen Hits Perrigo With Supplements Patent Suit
• USPTO Refuses Again To Reissue Lipitor Patent
• Apple Faces Patent Suit Over IPod Connector
• Technology Transaction Experts Join Proskauer
• Law Article May Spark Patent Litigation Strategy
• AAI, Others Support FTC Action Against N-Data
• Long-Running Patent Case Stayed Yet Again
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Frommer Can Defend Par In Rythmol Suit: Judge
• Proskauer Snags Three Partners From Thelen
• Net2Phone Hits Back At EBay In VoIP Patent Dispute
• Lonza, Northwest End Genetics Patent Wrangle
• Yoko Ono Sues Documentary Makers Over 'Imagine'
• Protecting Inventions Involving Biofuel Feedstock
• LSI Corp. Hits Semiconductor Makers With Patent Suit
• Genentech Must Pay $300M In Royalties Case: Court
• Bryan Cave Welcomes IP Partner
• $66M Verdict Will Be Reversed: Clear Channel
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Honeywell, Teledyne Table Aircraft Patent Claims
• Bristol-Myers, Watson Settle Pravastatin Suit
• LG, Whirlpool Fridge Patent Dispute Heats Up
• 12 Major Car Companies Hit With Brake Patent Suit
• Insurer Had No Duty To Defend Corus: Judge
• Will Rambus Cause FTC To Tread More Carefully?
• DOJ Indicts Ex-Bristol-Myers Exec For Plavix Deal
• The Three Dysfunctions Of A Complex IP Legal Team
• Is The Enablement Bar Too High For Patents To Meet?
• Suit Claims Companies' Web Sites Infringe Patent
• Rambus Case May Impact Standard Setting: Experts
• Fed. Circ. Clears Osram Of Libeling Dominant
• Judge Denies Wachovia's Bid To Enjoin Ex-Employees
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Bayer To Pay Monsanto Attorneys' Fees
• Appellate Court Overturns FTC's Rambus Ruling
• U.K. Judge Slams Allen & Overy For RIM Legal Fees
• IBM Said To Face EU Scrutiny On Mainframe Business
• Trademark Applications Go Gaga For 'Green': Report
• FTC Puts Heat On Executives Amid AndroGel Probe
• UCB Sues KV Pharmaceutical Over Generic Metadate
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Presuming Irreparable Harm In Infringement Cases
• In Re Bilski Roll Call And Score Card
• Judge OKs Copyright Case Against UGA Teachers
• Tessera Files New ITC Complaint Against Rivals
• Given Inks $2M Preliminary Settlement With Olympus
• Meda, Apotex Come To Terms In Astelin, Optivar Suits
• J&J Unit Sues Over Monistat ANDA
• Video Tech Cos. Take Aim At Target Over MPEG-2
• PNC Settles In DataTreasury Check-Imaging Suit
• Judge Awards UniRAM $5M In TSMC Patent Spat
• Federal Circuit Halts Energizer Battery Patent Claims
• Judge Denies GPNE's Bid To Move Cable Modem Suit
• High Court Declines To Hear Final Nucleonics Appeal
• Bayer Takes On 2 More Generics Makers Over Yasmin
• Fenwick Lures Patent Partner From Woodcock
• Foley & Lardner Hooks Two More IP Attorneys
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Gemstar, Digeo Settle Dispute Over Program Guides
• Solicitor General Asked To Weigh In On Patent Case
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $78.9M Verdict Against DirecTV
• Trade Secrets Suits Rising, But Uncertainty Remains
• Judge Nixes Ortho-McNeil's Ultracet Patent
• Digital TV Dispute Could Tempt FTC, Experts Say
• Seeking Supreme Court Review In Patent Cases
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• End Of The Line For Norgren, SMC Patent Spat
• EBay's Impact On Preliminary Injunctions In IP Cases
• Cadbury Blue Over Aussie Ruling On Purple
• Honeywell Power Unit Patent Not Infringed: Fed. Circ.
• USPTO Continues VNUS Patent In Laser Treatment Suit
• OraSure Faces Suit Over HIV Test, Says Patent Invalid
• Canadian Court Upholds Pfizer's Norvasc Patent
• Court Zaps Impax Suit Against Medicis Over Zit Drug
• Loeb & Loeb Nabs Drug Patent Lawyer From Gibbons
• U.K. Music Industry Seeks To Impose 'IPod Levy'
• Maker Of Flip Video Camera Hit With Patent Suit
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Judge Confirms $23.4M Award Against Magnetek
• SEC Files Suit Against Medical Device Company
• Saul Ewing Continues To Grow With New IP Partners
• Duane Morris Adds IP Partners In N.J., Calif.
• Northwest Swept Up In Data-Processing Patent Suit
• Toyota Asks High Court To Review Hybrid Patent Case
• Facebook Looking At Another Trademark Dispute
• Ousted Fish Attorney Wants Cisco Blogger Deposed
• Judge Tosses Suit In ABL-SmartGene Patent Spat
• Agis Can't Shed Patent Suit Over Scalp Treatment
• UCB Sues Synthon Over ANDA For Xyzal
• Judge Rejects TSMC's Inequitable Conduct Claims
• Federal Circuit Remands Part Of Zenith Suit
• Georgia State Infringes Copyrights: Publishers
• Federal Circuit Upholds Ruling In DataTreasury Suit
• DR Systems Sues To Invalidate Kodak Patent
• Federal Circuit Deals Blow To Alpha Scientific
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Seagate Unleashes Patent Suit Against Rival
• Cos. Spar Over PTO Re-Exam Of Stem Cell Patents
• ITC Judge Finds Crocs Utility Patent Invalid
• Federal Circuit Affirms Pepcid Patent's Invalidity
• Verizon, Cox, Other VoIP Cos. Face Patent Suit
• Power-One Granted Injunction Over Power Converter
• AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy Settle Nexium Patent Dispute
• Pepper Hamilton Adds Patent Partner
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Time Warp Patent Case
• The Ins And Outs Of An ITC Section 337 Case
• Court Will Not Award Fees To Roxane In Patent Spat
• USPTO Launches First Action Interview Pilot Program
• Innogenetics, Abbott Strike $9.5M Deal On HCV Patent
• T-Mobile, Wayport Win Ruling In PowerOasis Suits
• FDA Weighs Options After Teva Wins Risperdal Spat
• Lundbeck Wins Appellate Ruling On Cipralex Patent
• MDL Created For Photo-Printing Patent Suits
• Attorney Seeks Metaphor For Relationship With Jury
• Canadian Exchanges Settle $101M IP Suit
• Realtek Seeks Lower Damages In 3Com Suit
• Symantec Gains An Edge In Computer Patent Dispute
• Specter's Qualms Stall Patent Reform Act In Senate
• Intel Faces Patent Suit Over Phone Control Device
• Foley & Lardner Adds 3 Darby & Darby IP Partners
• Realtek Hit With $45M Jury Verdict In 3Com Case
• Adidas Three-Stripe Design Gets EU Court Backing
• Roche Appeals Preliminary Injunction Barring Mircera
• DLA Piper Scores New Leader For New York IP Group
• HGS, Immunex Discovery May Go Beyond USPTO
• Luma Loses Appeal Of Endoscopy Patent Case
• Dealing With IP Licensees Around The World
• CareerBuilder, Monster Sued Over Resume Posting
• 11th Circuit Vacates Injunctions Against Axiom
• Aloft Media Sues 10 Cos. Over Weather Patent
• Howrey Adds IP Group, Partner To New York Office
• FTC Should Have Taken N-Data Claims Further: Dell
• Vascular, Diomed Settle Vein Treatment Patent Suit
• Common Law Claims Tossed From Tyco Patent Suit
• Armed With PTO Findings, Software Tree Sues Oracle
• P&G Files A Third Suit To Stop Generic Actonel
• Judge Shelves Claims In Nanya-Fujitsu DRAM War
• Judge Won't Toss Samsung DRAM Patent Suit
• Sughrue Mion Grabs Two New Partners For Calif.
• Sanofi, Abbott Sue Glenmark Over Hypertension Drug
• JP Morgan Sues Over Child Support Payment Patents
• Inventors Can Warn Infringing Buyers: Fed. Circ.
• CORRECTION: $23M Verdict In LifeNet Case Upheld
• Seoul Semi Loses Bid For New Trial In LED Patent Suit
• Facebook, ConnectU Working On Settlement
• SNCP Asks For New Deal, Delaying SCO's Ch. 11 Plan
• Bristol-Myers Strikes $5M Deal For Orencia
• Teva Unit Enters $10M Settlement With Depomed
• Publisher Claims Einstein's Notes Copied From Prof
• Microsoft Seeks To Overturn $368M Patent Verdict
• Dewey & LeBoeuf To Shutter Three Offices
• Tafas Verdict Is A Setback For Patent Office
• BD Wins Ruling Over Two Abbott Glucose Strip Patents
• CalAmp, iMetrik Settle Car-Tracking Patent Dispute
• Chinese Cos. Face Record Damages In Copyright Suits
• Dialysis Machine Sales Halted Over Patent Dispute
• Ford, GM, Samsung Sued Over Navigation Units
• Judge Keeps Fraud Claims In Monster Trademark Suit
• Supreme Court Lets Takeda's Actos Patent Stand
• Judge OKs $11M Deal In Brain Aneurysm Patent Suit
• Tafas Decision Sparks Hope IDS Rules Also Doomed
• Apple Protests New York's 'GreeNYC' Logo
• Wellbutrin Drug Cos. Were Anti-Competitive: Suit
• ClearPlay's Claims Dismissed In Suit Over DVD Filters
• Exclusivity Parking Still Possible Under Teva Ruling
• Amicus Briefs Fuel Debate In Business Method Case
• Judge Denies Applera, Illumina Bids For Judgment
• Yada, Yada, Yada: A Cautionary Tale
• 3M Sues Korean Co. Over Reflective Trim Patent
• 7th Circuit Zings Google In Trademark 'Fanatic' Case
• Asustek Sues IBM Over Network, Server Patents
• One Year Later, Prosecutors Come To Grips With KSR
• White House Pushes Provision of Patent Reform Act
• Chi Mei, LG Philips LCD Suit Moved To Delaware
• Appeals Court Nixes O2 Micro Win
• Here Comes The Tidal Wave Of Generic DJ Actions
• Chase Medical Comes Up Short In Treble Damages Bid
• Matthew Sonsini Moves To Sobrato Organization
• When 'Reasonable Accommodations' May Be Unsafe
• HP Sues Papst Over Digital Camera Patents
• Value And Trust: Trial Preparation From Day One
• Sonnenschein Draws Partner From Thelen Reid
• Battle Over Patent Rules Will Rage On
• Putting Music In P2P Folders Could Be Illegal: Judge
• Merck Seeks To Quash Ranbaxy's Subpoenas
• Sandoz Faces Another Suit Over Generic Clarinex
• DuPont Sues To Protect Printing-Plate Patent
• Emsat Lobs Infringement Suits At Telecom Titans
• Written Description In The Predictable Arts
• Dueling Seismology Patents Spur Lawsuit
• Broadcom Settles Modem Patent Suit
• Teva Sued For Seeking Approval For Generic Abilify
• New Patent Injected Into Becton's Syringe Feud
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Hyundai Loses Bid To Nullify $34M Patent Ruling
• Judge Invalidates New USPTO Rules
• Terumo Hit With Patent Suits In ITC And U.S. Court
• Jury Awards Siemens $3.7M In Trade Secrets Case
• Teva To Appeal Decision Blocking Generic Prevacid
• Bilski And The State Of Business Method Patents
• Google, Rescuecom Spar Over Trademark Use
• Judge Deals Setback To Defendant In Laptop Lock Suit
• Federal Circuit Revives Lexapro Patent Suit
• WIPO Cuts International Patent Fees
• TI, Intel Did Not Infringe Processor Patent: Fed. Circ.