Intellectual Property Archive » February, 2009

Intellectual Property - February, 2009

198 articles

• ITC Rules For LG In Whirlpool Fridge Patent Case
• Novartis Unit To Appeal $47.1M Contact Lens Ruling
• Kirkland Snags Prominent O'Melveny IP Team
• Leveraging Value-Driven IP Due Diligence
• Facing Bankruptcy, Tomar Seeks To Stay Traffic Case
• Recycler Jaco Seeks Judgment In Spat With AIG Unit
• McKenna Long Can't Represent Apeldyn: Samsung
• Microsoft Targets TomTom In District Court, ITC
• Transamerica Seeks Re-Exam Of Benefit Rider Patent
• Aurobindo USA Can't Get Out Of Crestor MDL: Judge
• Belden Asserts New Patent Against Superior Essex
• Studios Want RealNetworks Sanctioned In DVD Spat
• AUO, LG Drop Patent From LCD War
• Obama Touts Generic Biologics To Lower Drug Costs
• Sans Agreement, Patent Exhaustion Still Matters
• RICO Claims Dropped From AARP Trademark Suit
• Staples Wins Bid To Invalidate Patent For Cart
• Novo Seeks To Halt Caraco Launch Of Generic Prandin
• Abbott Lied About Rival's Infant Formula: Suit
• Judge Strikes J&J Invalidity Contentions In Stent Suit
• Teva Loses Bid To Toss Novartis Claims Over Famvir
• DSS Drops Blu-Ray IP Suit Against Electronics Giants
• AntiCancer Takes New Shot At Rival Over Patents
• No New Trial For Applied In Covidien IP Spat: Court
• The Scope Of Fraud In Multiclass Registrations
• IP Suit Between Car Sale Sites Has Empty Tank: Judge
• MedImmune Keeps Up Fight Against Generic Ethyol
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Stay Extension In Evista Dispute
• Fish & Richardson Drops Client, Sues It Next Day: Suit
• Media Queue Suit Over E-Mail Patent Sent To Calif.
• Zions Latest To Settle In Huge DataTreasury IP Suit
• 1st Circ. Refuses To Rehear Dispute Over Visudyne
• Court Backs Army Corps' Dredging Claims In IP Spat
• Cisco Asks To Stay Royalty Talks In Telcordia IP Suit
• Baker Hostetler Nabs Clifford Chance, IBM IP Vet
• Fentora Patent Suit Just A Delay Tactic: Barr
• Bilski Bailout: Why SCOTUS Should Grant Cert
• Judge Pares Claims In Grape IP, Antitrust Suit
• High Court Refusal Lets Lexapro Patent Suit Continue
• House Tells USPTO To Up Efficiency, Not Spending
• Allergan Patent For Zymar Not Valid: Apotex
• Nomadix Wins Injunction In Wi-Fi Patent Fight
• Judge Keeps TriCor Competition Suit Alive
• Browne's IP Suit Against McCain, RNC Survives
• Supreme Court Nixes FTC Antitrust Suit V. Rambus
• Vizio Petitions FCC In Dispute Over Funai DTV Patent
• C&D, Abbott $29M Pregnancy Test Patent Suit Ended
• Dell Says 'Netbook' Generic, Wants Trademark Nixed
• Fed. Circ. Takes On Prior Claim Construction Issue
• 3M, Others Oppose Microsoft In $511M Spat
• BMS Settles Container Patent Suit Against Abbott
• Fed. Circ. Reopens Enzo DNA Detection Patent Case
• EBay: Intended, Unintended Consequences
• DirecTV, Licensing Co. Settle Channel Guide IP Suit
• Visa Sued Over Text Message Charge Alert Patent
• IP Due Diligence In Corporate Transactions
• Petron Files Antitrust Claims In Oil Well Patent Suit
• Endo, Actavis Settle Spat Over Painkiller Patents
• ABA Section Gives Sens. Inequitable Conduct Advice
• Rescuecom And Keyword Advertising Issues
• STEC, Seagate Drop SSD Patent Fight
• Transamerica Ordered To Pay $13M In Patent Suit
• Amphastar Antitrust Claims Nixed In Lovenox Suit
• Singer Sues MGM, Weinstein Over 'Soul Men'
• Samsung Joins Saxon Targets Over Wireless Patents
• Generic Patent Challenges Up 19% In '08: Report
• Judge Tentatively Nixes Carl Zeiss Lens Patent Suit
• Patentable Subject Matter, Litigation Post-Bilski
• AP's 'Hot News' Claims Not Preempted: Judge
• Fictional Characters, Storytelling And Patent Trials
• Facebook Backs Off Privacy Changes After Outcry
• Avante's Voting Machine Patents Declared Invalid
• Kodak Shoots Back At RIM In Digital Camera IP Spat
• Satriani Favored To Win? Not So Fast
• DataTern Sues Slew Of Cos. Over Database Patent
• Litigation Strategies To Streamline Patent Cases
• IP Stimulus Plan For Detroit's Big 3
• Intel, Nvidia Spar Over Chipset Patent Licenses
• Delta Hit With Patent Suit Over In-Flight Wi-Fi
• Inventor Settles Slot Machine Infringement Suit
• Samsung Hits Kodak With ITC Suit Over Patents
• Funai Abusing Digital TV Patent: Vizio Suit
• Inequitable Conduct Ruling V. Bra Maker Reversed
• Wiley Rein Scores WilmerHale FDA Policy Guru
• Acer, License Cos. Dismiss Microprocessor IP Suit
• Nikon, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Suit
• Sony, Nintendo Sued Over Online Gaming Patent
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Suit Over Magnetic Eyewear
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $8M Basketball Patent Verdict
• Tech-Based Venues Pushing Rocket Dockets Aside
• Noise-Reducing Headset Infringes Bose Patent: Suit
• IPhone, IPod Infringe 'Rapid Redraw' Patent: Picsel
• 4th Circ. Revives DII Trade Secrets Case V. Sentia
• 2008 Was Top Year For Clean Energy Patents: Report
• Baxter Wins Round In Dialysis Machine Patent Suit
• Fraud Suit V. Holland & Knight Too Late: Judge
• Jones Day, Web Site Settle Hyperlink Trademark Suit
• Freedom Settles Suits Over Prepaid Phone Patents
• Hunton & Williams Nabs Veteran Akin Gump Litigator
• Monster, Timex Settle Package Design Patent Suit
• ESI: You Have It, But Can You Use It?
• Acacia Unit, Edwards Settle Catheter Patent Suit
• Mattel 'Interested' In Resolving Bratz Spat: Attorney
• Novartis, Par Settle Patent Suit Over Lotrel
• Patent Portfolios Can Pull Cos. Out Of Financial Rut
• Perkins Coie Files Suit Against IP Associate
• Developer Asks $6M In Model Train Suit Counterclaim
• European Patent Office To Unveil New Fee Structure
• BCD Settles PI Patent Claims
• Courts Get Tough On Willfulness Claims After Seagate
• Zicam Maker Targeted In IP Suit Over Cold Remedy
• Patent Licensers Bury Hatchet With ASUSTeK
• 'Rock Revolution' Guitar Infringes Viacom Patent: Suit
• UK Court Stuns IP World By Siding With Inventors
• SMIC Not Defrauded In TSMC Deal Dispute: Judge
• Crocs, Cellect Agree To Stomp Out Foam Patent Spat
• Honeywell Unit Settles 2-Way Paging Patent Suit
• Keystone Drops Wireless Patent Suit Against Sirius XM
• BMW Struck With Patent Suit Over Plastics Molding
• Samsung Reaches Deal Over Phone Touch Screens
• MPS Drops Fish For Latham In IP Spat With O2Micro
• Harry And David Sues Rival Over Keyword Trigger
• Antitrust Claims Dropped In Hon Hai Connector Suit
• Microsoft Licenses ActiveSync Patents To Google
• Protein From Engineered Goats Wins FDA Approval
• The Intersection Of IP And Bankruptcy Law
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $2M Ruling V. Bath & Body Works
• Post-Bilski Standards For Data
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Hayes Lemmerz Wheel Patent Win
• Facebook, ConnectU Deal Worth $65M: Law Firm
• Artist Sues AP, Says Obama 'Hope' Image Is Fair Use
• Manufacturers Urge Obama To Oppose Patent Reform
• Judge Finalizes Rambus Ruling Over Shredded Docs
• PNC Seeks To Invalidate ING 'Orange Ball' Trademark
• Medtronic Stent Patent Claims Not Indefinite: Judge
• King & Spalding Nabs 3 Baker Botts IP Partners
• EU High Court Adviser Weighs In On L'Oreal IP Suit
• Leahy Discloses Plan To Reintroduce Patent Reform
• USPTO Deals Setback To Funai TV Patent Suit
• Monsanto Shoots Seed Patent Suit At Mich. Farmers
• Cisco Fights To Void Teles VoIP Patent
• Top Motions In An IP Case And How To Win Them
• LSAT Prep Co. Breached Noncompete Contract: Jury
• BofA Seeks To Compel Discovery In Patent Fight
• Best Practices In IP Monetization
• PerkinElmer Sues To Nix Down Syndrome Test Patent
• Finoc Sues Cisco, 14 Others Over Broadband Patent
• Obviousness Of Enantiomers After KSR
• 'Ordinary' Skill In The Art After KSR
• SciCo Fights Boston Scientific Sanctions Bid In IP Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Picks Up 3 IP Partners
• Alternative Electrodes' Antitrust Claims Kept Alive
• Masimo Sues Philips Over Patient Monitor Patents
• DOJ Snags Jenner & Block Litigator For ADAG Post
• Cordis Hit With $22M Verdict In Stent Patent Case
• Quantum, Winbond Settle Number Generator IP Suit
• K-Dur Reverse Payment Legal: Special Master
• Prioritizing Patents For Stem Cell Inventions
• AP Prepared To Do Battle Over Obama Image
• 3 Private Actions Fight AndroGel Reverse Payments
• Top Sens. Target Drug Cos.' Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Abbott Denied Stay In Cordis Stent Spat
• Will NJ Be The Next 'Rocket Docket'?
• Traffic, Apple Come To Terms In Patent Fight
• Injunctions And Medical Devices
• Orrick Draws ITC Section 337 Guru From Jones Day
• Hynix Doc-Shredding Argument Shot Down
• Haynes & Boone Merges With Calif. IP Boutique
• BSC Accuses SciCo Of Evidence Tampering
• EU To Post Comments On Drug Sector Antitrust Probe
• Insurance Spat Over IP Firm Gender Bias Suit Tossed
• Judge Rejects Microsoft Bid To Toss Paltalk IP Suit
• The FTC Pursuit Of Supreme Court Strategy
• Zimmer Files Lawsuit Over Bone Screw Patent
• BSC Told To Pay Interest On $19M Medtronic Award
• Five Keker IP Vets Leave Nest To Start Own Boutique
• Judge Allows Prosthetic Sleeve Patent Suit To Go On
• Alcon Sues Apotex, Sandoz Over Eyedrops Patents
• Judge Keeps Copyright Case Against Prudential Alive
• Insurer Off The Hook For Trade Dress Settlement
• DuPont Accuses Rival Of Stealing Kevlar Trade Secrets
• Judge Stays Rambus DRAM Suits After Del. Ruling
• Recession-Proofing: IP Is Key
• Fed. Circ. Revives Sud-Chemie Dessicant Suit
• Morgan & Finnegan To Fold Into Locke Lord
• KCI Vacuum Patents Valid, Uninfringed: Fed. Circ.
• Genzyme Sued As Gene Therapy Pact Falls Apart
• The Significance Of Takeda V. Mylan
• USPTO Director Dudas Jumps To Foley
• Comedy Club Arbitration Ruling Too Harsh: 9th Circ.
• Judge Takes Down World Of Warcraft Bot In IP Suit
• Judge Keeps Alive Dey's Fight For Xopenex ANDA
• Seoul, Nichia Settle Global LED Patent War
• Trade Secrets Bar Insulation-Maker Deal: Court
• Mosaid, Micron Settle DRAM Patent Litigation
• Entertainment Practice: O'Melveny & Myers
• FTC, Calif. Launch Reverse Payment Challenge
• Restoring Science To Its Rightful Place In America