Intellectual Property Archive » January, 2009

Intellectual Property - January, 2009

226 articles

• Sisters Resolve Feud Over 'Hedge Fund Wives' Rights
• IntusIQ Slams Wireless Companies With Patent Suit
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss Lexapro Declaratory Action
• Fish Sends 49 Packing Over Economy, Performance
• Teles Targets Cisco In VoIP Patent Suit
• Foley & Lardner Sued By Former Clients Over Fees
• Microsoft Settles File Encryption Patent Suit
• Viacom Slaps Music Choice Back In Patent Spat
• Fed. Circ. Braces For Overhaul As Retirements Loom
• Nokia, Skullcandy Resolve Patent Spat Out Of Court
• USPTO Response To FOIA Bid Inadequate: 4th Circ.
• Lilly Sues Invagen Over Osteoporosis Drug Evista
• Cisco Wants Lawyer's Records In 'Troll Tracker' Case
• Fish & Richardson Cuts 30 Staff, Maybe Attorneys
• IBM Cut From Blade Server Patent Suit
• Judge Nixes Amazon, Girafa Bids In Web Patent Suit
• High Court Asked To Weigh Inequitable Conduct Ruling
• On The Clock: Optimizing Courtroom Presentations
• 'Safe Harbor' For Online Service Providers
• Third-Party Enforcement For Counterfeiting
• USPTO To Take A Look At Deferred Examination
• Comics Guru Lee's IP Suit Held Over Rights Transfer
• Medtronic, BSC Agree To Halt 5 Patent Spats
• Sisvel Sets Up Program For Digital TV Standard
• Invention Incentive Programs Get Results: Survey
• Lockheed Can Be Sued For US Contract Work: Court
• Bilski Test Dooms Real Estate Investment Patent
• US, Korea Adopt 'Patent Prosecution Highway'
• Post-EBay: Permanent Injunctions, Future Damages
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Bilski Case
• Aventis Files Another Patent Suit Over Allegra
• Panda Express, Retailers Face Gift Card Patent Suits
• WTO Rules Against China In Copyright Law Dispute
• Legal Secretary Settles ERISA Claims With Townsend
• IBM, Former Exec Settle Fight Over Move To Apple
• Caraco Hits Forest Over 3rd Lexapro Patent
• Baxter Sues Rival Over Anesthetic Container Patent
• P&G, Roche Sue Sun Over Generic Actonel ANDA
• Ballard IP Group Hops Across Town To Steptoe
• Is Your Application Ready Under KSR?
• International Patent Applications Slowed In '08: WIPO
• Investors Hit Stan Lee, Marvel With $750M Suit
• Modavox Hits AOL, Time Warner With IP Action
• Trader Joe's, Gristedes Resolve Trader John's Spat
• Satellite TV Cos. Hit With IP Suit Over Channel Guides
• Aloha Workers Object To Sale Of IP
• Caliper Sues Shimadzu Over DNA Research Patents
• Limelight Didn't Infringe Level 3 Patents: Jury
• Morgan & Finnegan On Thin Ice Amid Exodus Reports
• Apple, SanDisk Settle Texas MP3 Patent Spat
• Intel Questions AMD Licensing Deals Amid Spinoff
• Dow Must Divest For $18B Rohm & Haas Deal: FTC
• Retail Giants Sued Over Customized Web Pages
• Novak Druce Opens New IP Office With Akerman Attys
• ConnectU Wants Counsel Axed In Facebook IP Suit
• India Plans Overhaul Of Patent Application System
• Seagate: Trends Over The Last 18 Months
• Cordis Loses Bid For More Discovery In Patent Suit
• Most Claims Survive In US Bioservices IP Suit
• Injunction Granted In Traffic System Patent Case
• Honeywell Agrees To Drop Acer From LCD Patent Suit
• Elan Sues Alcon Over Eye Treatment Azopt
• Cooper, Thomas & Betts End Connector Patent Battle
• Samsung, Pioneer Settle 2 Plasma TV Patent Spats
• US Lawmakers Reintroduce Patent Pilot Bills
• Part Of Varian Semiconductor Patent Invalid: Judge
• Holiday Inn Parent Sued Over Wireless Patent
• Judge Won't Drop Antitrust Claims From Blu-Ray Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Kicked Off Marvell Trade Secrets Case
• IP Trio Joins Cantor Colburn
• Motorola Dropped From Commil Wireless Patent Suit
• Womble Carlyle Expands Life Sciences Patent Unit
• Ousted Firm Must Pay Fees In Disney Trademark Spat
• Northbrook, Browster Settle Web Browser Patent Spat
• Former USPTO Judge Leaves Venable For Proskauer
• Judge Sends Northwest, Eon-Net To Mediation
• OfficeMax Latest To Settle In Gift Card Patent Dispute
• Intellectual Property Triggers
• Etilize Loses Summary Judgment Bid In CNET Suit
• Novel Hits Back With Antitrust Charges In Patent Suit
• Shure Owes $4.6M In Earphone Patent Case: Jury
• Google Seeks To Invalidate Aloft Patent
• Getting To The Core Of Inevitable Disclosure
• 2 Of King's Skelaxin Patents Invalidated
• Ala. Judge Upholds $192M Trade Secrets Verdict
• Trademark Rights Don't Cover Promo Items: EU Court
• IP Joint Ownership Creates Challenges For Cos.
• Gateway Loses Bid To Toss Intergraph Settlement
• D&O Liabililty For Corporate Patent Infringement
• EU High Court Brings It All Back Home For Sony
• Wrongful Termination For Patent Harassment?
• 4 Of 5 Claims Cut In Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• IP Practice: K&L Gates
• Merck Strikes Teva With 3rd Singulair Suit
• Coldplay Faces The Music: Satriani V. Martin
• ANDAs Must Include All Bioequivalence Data: FDA
• T3 Accuses IBM Of Mainframe Monopoly Abuse In EU
• Patent Case May Pave Way For More Trolls At ITC
• Acacia Unit, Horizon Reach Deal In Patent Spat
• New Mass. Patent Rules A Boon After TS Tech
• ABA IP Section Sends Reform Priorities To Obama
• AstraZeneca Fires Off New Suit Over Nexium Patents
• IBM, Atmel Cut From Number Generator Patent Suit
• Andrx, Sciele Sue Lupin Over Diabetes Drug ANDA
• Warner Chilcott Brings New Patent Suit Over Doryx
• Law360 IP Editorial Advisory Board
• P&G, Kraft Foods Settle Coffee Packaging Litigation
• Warner Bros., Fox Settle 'Watchmen' Dispute
• Mondis Sues LG, Hon Hai Over Display Patents
• Surgery Toolmakers Settle Drill Guide Suit
• Judge Blasts Centocor Bid In Humira Patent Case
• 3 Reasons NJ May Be New IP Venue Of Choice
• 1 Patent Dropped From Fujinon Camera Phone Suit
• Patent Damages Reform Could Harm Economy: Study
• Panel Awards Tessera $60.6M In Chip Patent Dispute
• Judge Tosses Last IAS Fingerprint Technology Suit
• SiRF Chips Infringe 3 More Broadcom Patents: ITC
• Shift In Video Patent Spat Removes Sonnenschein
• NXP Seeks Sanctions From LSI, Agere In Patent Spat
• IP Practice: Dechert
• Chief Judge Calls On Lawyers To Frame Patent Issues
• How To Preempt New PTO 101 Rejections
• NuVox Counterclaim Nixed In Patent Spat With Sprint
• IP Practice: O'Melveny & Myers
• Oscient Files Patent Suit Over Cholesterol Drug
• Lockheed Martin Faces Patent Suit Over F-22 Planes
• Fed. Circ. Finds Boston Scientific Patent Invalid
• The State Of Infringement Damages In The 3rd Circ.
• Dell Deal Makes Xerox Last Holdout In IPC Patent Suit
• Mylan, Barr, Sandoz Sued Over ANDAs For Solodyn
• Managing Discovery In Patent Cases: Best Practices
• USPTO Agrees To Re-Examine TiVo's Time Warp Patent
• Judge Upholds $43M Verdict For Philips In Lamp Case
• Acacia Slaps Sprint, Verizon With Modem Patent Suit
• Yahoo's Flickr.com Infringes Patent: IconFind
• 9th Circ. Revives Hytrin Saga
• US Losing Patent Dominance On Own Turf: Report
• Seiko Win Upheld In Ink Cartridge Patent Spat
• Infringement Claims Nixed In Focalin Patent Suits
• Judge Deals Blow To Clearwater In Patent Suit
• Mitsubishi Settles Volume Control Patent Suit
• Fenner, Foundry Reach Settlement In Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Obviousness Ruling For SMC
• Fed. Circ. Revises Decision In Comiskey Patent Case
• Whetstone Settles Patent Suit With Printer Maker
• AstraZeneca Slaps Biovail Over Seroquel XR
• QLT Could Pay Mass. Hospital $113M In Visudyne Case
• Microsoft, Dell, Intel Sued Over Data Recovery Patents
• Solar Cell Rivals Spar Over 'Voltaix' Trademark
• Law Firm In Foltx Patent Suit Not In Conflict: Judge
• Kilpatrick Stockton Hires Thelen IP Co-Chair
• McDermott Will Adds IP Partner In Calif.
• Warner Chilcott, Watson Settle Birth Control Dispute
• Alcon Itches For Fight Over Allergy Eyedrops Patent
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Trademark Practices
• Citing KSR, Fed. Circ. Dismisses Suit V. RealNetworks
• High Court Asks DOJ For Input In DVR Copyright Case
• Patent Search Software In A Down Economy
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Patent Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Copyright Practices
• Counterclaims Filed In 'Monte Carlo' Trademark Spat
• Sanofi Slaps Novo Nordisk Over Safety Needle Patent
• Sidley Life Sciences Duo Jump To Baker Botts
• Law360 Ranks Largest IP Practices
• Trader Joe's Sues Rival Over 'Trader John's' Store
• Lonestar Files New Suit Over Semiconductor Patent
• Galderma Sues Paddock Over Clobex ANDA
• ITC To Hear O2 Micro Patent Suit Over LCD Circuits
• Wyeth Hits Another Generics Maker Over Effexor XR
• CoreValve Beats Edwards' Infringement Suit In UK
• Support Builds For High Court To Take Rambus Case
• Document Shredding Voided Rambus Patents: Judge
• Eon-Net Targets Barnes & Noble Over 3 Patents
• Charter Slaps Verizon With Patent Suit Over FiOS
• The § 102(b) Foreign Filing Catch
• Suit Targets Impax's Move To Sell Generic Amrix
• Buddha Bar Chain Wins Appeal In Trademark Fight
• Forever 21 Abused Discovery: Anthropologie
• $6.5M Jury Verdict Sticks In Patent Suit Against Cisco
• Chadbourne Scoops Up Former Goldman IP Counsel
• Lite-On's Competition Claim Against Toshiba Stands
• Fed. Circ. Hears Arguments In Kubin Biotech Case
• Breckenridge Challenges Everett's Vitamin Patents
• Ariba Awarded $6M In Online Auction Patent Case
• MGA Can Sell Bratz Dolls Until End Of '09: Judge
• 'Raging Bull' Heiress Sees Red Over Film Release
• Roche Drops Patent From Suits Over Generic Boniva
• Bel Fuse Adds Plaintiffs To Patent Suit Against Halo
• Marvel Sues MGA Over Spider-Man Licensing Deals
• Coin Acceptors Hit Law Firms With Malpractice Suit
• No Injunction For Model Train Open Source Advocate
• Apple Drops ITunes Copyright Restrictions
• Nidec, LG Patent Suit To Move Forward
• Fed. Circ. Puts Nail In Suit Against Verizon, GM
• Injunction Denied In Energy Drink Trademark Suit
• Venable Scores New IP Litigation Co-Chair
• Paul Hastings Booted From Honeywell LED Case
• Acacia Settles Patent Spats With Eastman Kodak
• Avoiding 3 Problems With ITC Section 337 Remedies
• Plains Capital Settles Online Banking Patent Suit
• The Machine-Or-Transformation Test Stands Alone
• Buffalo, Toshiba Settle Linex Wireless Patent Suit
• Jury Hands JCM $11.4M In Casino Device Dispute
• P&G Resolves Olay Trade Dress, Patent Spat
• Acacia, UBid Settle Online Auction Patent Suit
• Sears To Settle Gift Card Technology Patent Suit
• Anticipating The GTLD Gold Rush Of 2009
• Using Trademarks In Search Words, Metadata
• Abbott Strikes Back At Bayer Patent Suit Over Humira
• TV Makers Petition FCC Over DTV Patent Royalties
• Judge Lets Vanderbilt Out Of Invitrogen Patent Suit
• Failed Tech Firm Sues Nokia Over Patent Inventorship
• Samsung Sued Over Lapsed LCD License Deal
• Samsung, Radio Shack Sued Over Cable Patent
• Pozen Sues Alphapharm, Mylan Over Generic Treximet
• Patent Battle Erupts Over Car Entertainment System
• Patent Litigation In Eastern Texas: Is The Party Over?
• Strategies In The War Against Obviousness
• Palm, RIM Face Parallel Suits Over Hand-Held Devices
• Broadcom, OPTi Strike Deal In Tech Patent Suit
• Federal-Mogul, Dorman Call Time Out On Gasket Spat
• Facebook Squares Off Against Brazilian Web Portal
• Bridal Expo Accuses Ex-Workers Of Theft
• Alexion To Pay $25M To Settle Soliris Suit
• Daewoo Dealt Another Blow In VCR Patent Feud
• Sheppard Mullin Adds To New Silicon Valley IP Group