Intellectual Property Archive » December, 2009

Intellectual Property - December, 2009

228 articles

• TracFone Sues Alleged Cell Phone Traffickers
• GraphOn Takes Juniper Patent Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• Bearing Maker Seeks Ammunition For Antitrust Claims
• Whetsone, Durst Resolve Printer Patent Spat
• Breg Braces For Bledsoe Patent Suit
• WWE Settles Dispute Over Video Game Licenses
• Sybase To Pay $23M For Text Messaging Patent License
• Fed. Circ. Reduces Damages In EMI Patent Case
• Conde Nast Beats Patent Claims In Web Contract Suit
• Chock Full O'Nuts Ends Warner Bros. Trademark Suit
• Roche's Mircera Banned From U.S. In Amgen's Win
• Patterson Thuente Gets Malpractice Suit Tossed
• NextCard Sues Banks Over Online Credit Patents
• Atari Launches Counterattack In 'D&D' License Battle
• Kodak, Samsung In Talks Over Camera Patent License
• $290M Award, Injunction Against Microsoft Upheld
• The USPTO's Catchall Disciplinary Rules
• Schering Sues Apotex Over Nasonex ANDA
• Clearwire Hit With WiMax Patent Infringement Suit
• ITC Won't Review Ruling On Railway Tariff Violations
• Lupin Gets Namenda License In Forest Settlement
• Susman Godfrey, Positive Software Settle Fraud Suit
• Actelion To Lose $80M After Arbitration Ruling
• Abbott Hits Sandoz On Generic Nimbex In Del., NJ
• Schering Targets Mylan Over Vytorin ANDA
• Sonnenschein Patent Litigator Joins McDermott
• Have You Reviewed Your Royalty Agreements Lately?
• Abbott Appeals $1.9B Hit In Patent Suit Over Humira
• Court Backs RJR Win In Star Patent Trial
• Kiswel Settles Lincoln ITC Case Over Welding Wire
• Cephalon Loses Round In JHU Leukemia Patent Suit
• Boehringer Tries To Derail Mirapex Antitrust Suits
• China Loses Appeal Of WTO US Media Import Ruling
• Understanding Recent Case Law On Enablement
• AmEx, ConAgra, Mattel Sued Over Pic Mashup Patent
• Ex-VP Stole Credit Suisse Valuation Method: Suit
• DLA Piper Ex-Partner Opens Anti-Counterfeiting Firm
• Goodwin Procter Attys, Applied Materials Sanctioned
• First Federal Settles Online Messaging Patent Suit
• Legal Secretary Hits IP Boutique With Overtime Action
• Pfizer Puts $6M Down On Rights To Stem Cell Therapy
• Samsung Devices Infringe Kodak Camera Patents: ITC
• Blackboard, Rival Settle Online Course Software Suits
• Dr. Reddy's Loses Zyprexa Patent Fight In UK Court
• Interest Pushes Humira Award Up To $1.85B
• ITC Launches 337 Probe Into Analog's Microphones
• Paris Court Bars Google From Scanning French Books
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Point Of Novelty Test For Anticipation
• Judge Bars Psystar From Selling Mac OS X Copies
• Monsanto Won't Contest Generic Seeds After IP Expires
• DataTern Patent Deals Leave Discover Standing Alone
• Fed. Circ. Sends Nintendo Wii Patent Case To Wash.
• Jury Invalidates Hologic Patents In Suit Against Rival
• Saint-Gobain Ordered To Pay $50M In Patent Spat
• Merck Singulair Patent Survives USPTO Re-Exam
• ITC Reopens Samsung, Sharp LCD Patent Spat
• The Battle Brewing Over Kyocera
• ClearOne Trade Secret Injunction Upheld
• Parker Hannifin Wins $6.5M In Fuel Filter IP Suit
• Blood Bank Group Fights DNA Tester Over Trademarks
• Shoe Companies Go Toe To Toe Over Design Patent
• Hasbro Launches Death Attack On Atari D&D License
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Ban On Disputed Vending Machine IP
• Regions Financial Dropped From TQP Patent Suit
• Acacia Unit, BofA Settle 3rd-Party Credit Card IP Suit
• Honeywell Embarks On Marine Navigation Patent Fight
• Appro, Nexcom Settle In Acqis Blade Server IP Suit
• Analogic V. Kinetic Patent Suit Stayed For Re-Exam
• New Balance, Louis Vuitton Give Shoe Feud The Boot
• Eye On USPTO's Green Tech Pilot Program
• Howrey IP Lawyer Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
• UK Supreme Court, You're My Only Hope: Lucasfilm
• Cephalon Files 3rd Suit Over Planned Generic Nuvigil
• ITC To Review Ruling On Coaxial Cable Connectors
• Pepsi, Coke Bottle Up Powerade False Ads Dispute
• Pleading Infringement Under Iqbal And Twombly
• Mead Johnson Seeks New Trial In Baby Formula Suit
• AstraZeneca Loses Appeal In Generic Prilosec Feud
• Judge Allows WIAV Router Patent Suit Against D-Link
• FotoMedia, Alltel Settle Photo-Sharing Patent Spat
• Judge Deflates Last Claim In Tire Pressure Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sony Win In Optical Disc Patent Suit
• Pfizer, Businessman Settle Viagra Missile Suit
• Rubber Glove Patent ITC Claims Invalid: Fed. Circ.
• Verizon, T-Mobile Didn't Infringe Dialing Patent: Jury
• Debut IP Exchange Taps Carbon Market Guru As CEO
• Injunction Denied In Supplement Trade Secret Row
• Research Tools Sail Out Of The Safe Harbor
• Blood Processing Co. Sues Rival Again Over Centrifuge
• Sotomayor May Sharpen High Court's Focus On IP
• Cohiba Cigar Trademark Suit Flares Up Again
• Apple, Microsoft, IBM Targeted Over Software Patent
• Samsung, Others Hit Over Open Source Software Patent
• ITC To Review Findings In Whirlpool, LG Fridge Fight
• Inequitable Conduct Still In Play In Crestor Suit
• Fidelity Ordered To Produce Docs In PrivaCash Suit
• Sharp, PACid Call Truce Over Encryption Patents
• Judge Finds FuzzySharp 3-D Graphics Patents Invalid
• EIG, Fitch Settle Newsletter Copyright Case
• USPTO Declares Stem Cell Patent Interference
• Tsera Inks Deal With IceTech In Touch Pad Patent Spat
• Acacia Unit, GreatCall Settle Cell Phone Patent Suit
• Legal Malpractice After McKesson V. Bridge Medical
• DataTreasury, Comerica Settle Banking Patent Spat
• LED Lighting Equipment Co. Takes On Rival Over Patent
• Knology Licenses IP, Exits VTran Cable Patent MDL
• Yahoo Must Pay Post-Verdict Royalties In Patent Case
• Biotech Co. Given Chance To Fix Mintz Levin Suit
• Jury Finds Visicu's Patient Care Patents Invalid
• Fractus Drops 1 Antenna Patent Suit Against LG Unit
• Microsoft Fights Insurance Ruling Over $1.4M Judgment
• King Pharm.'s Advertising Suit Against Rival Hits Snag
• ITC To Investigate Honeywell, Garmin GPS Devices
• Some Counterclaims Tossed In Roche Suit Over Xeloda
• Is There A Written Description Requirement After All?
• CA Off Hook In $60M Software License Dispute
• Insurer Claims It Settled Over Bratz Legal Fees
• Ex-IGT Whistleblower Counsel Lose State Claims
• P&G's Crest Whitestrips Targeted In Patent Suit
• Novartis, Bayer Near Deal Over Hemophilia Drugs
• Red Hat Challenges Bedrock Data Patent's Validity
• Bratz Dolls Get Stay Of Execution From 9th Circ.
• Tekelec Sues Rival Over Telecom Network Patents
• Comparison Of The Most Popular Patent Venues
• Toy Exec Demands Sanctions In Slip 'N Slide Row
• Judge Rebuffs Teva Discovery Bid In Aricept IP Suit
• Comerica Settles TQP Online Encryption Patent Feud
• Claims Survive In 'Instant-On' Trade Secrets Spat
• First International Settles Online Message Patent Suit
• Sud-Chemie, Multisorb Resolve Container Patent Spat
• GM, Honda Sued Over Airbag Technology Patents
• Bratz Maker Pleads For Corporate Life Before 9th Circ.
• Kiln Maker's IP Defense Not Covered, Travelers Says
• Satyam Settles Upaid Patent Spat For $70M
• Citrix Invalidity Defense Limited In Realtime IP Suit
• 5th Circ. Turns Volume Down On Royalty Suit V. Sony
• Court Upholds $3.1M Judgment In Baseball Patent Suit
• IP Firm Brinks Hofer Cuts 6% Of Work Force
• Sidley Nabs ITC Patent Guru From Fish & Richardson
• EU Draws Rambus Antitrust Probe To A Close
• AT&T 1st Amendment Claim Doesn't Fly In Yeager Case
• Patent Pools In The Life Sciences
• Mylan, Wyeth Reach Accord On Effexor XR
• Actavis Loses Bid To Toss Generic Reglan Claim
• Pair Of Distributors Settle Red Bull Gray Market Case
• PACid Strikes Deal With Siemens In Encryption IP Suit
• Samsung Fights Spansion Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt Seek Stay Pending Bilski
• Case Study: Starbucks V. Wolfe's Borough Coffee
• Global IP Treaty Talks Spur Enforcement Concerns
• Artifex Slaps Palm With PDF Reader Copyright Suit
• Microsoft, Amazon, Nokia Hit With Java Patent Suit
• Ranbaxy Admits To Infringing Purdue OxyContin Patent
• FTC Widens Intel Probe To Nvidia Dispute: Report
• USPTO To Speed Green Tech Patents To Market
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Tyco Ultrasonic Device Patent Suit
• Google Sues Over 'Get Rich At Home' Scam
• 2 More Banks Settle Document Retrieval Patent Suit
• No Doubt's 'Guitar Hero' Suit Moved To Fed. Court
• Cephalon Sues Teva Over Plan For Generic Nuvigil
• Patent Suit Over LendingTree Site Reopened
• Lafarge Settles USG Wallboard Patent Suit For $105M
• Years After RIM Settlement, Board Nixes NTP Patents
• Fed. Circ. Revives HP Patent Suit Against Acceleron
• Voting Machine Cos. Hit With Patent Infringement Suit
• NetView Targets Microsoft SharePoint In Patent Suit
• Toyota, Others Survive Britannica Search IP Appeal
• ITC To Determine If Imported Stools Violate 337
• Patent Litigation: The Sport Of Kings, And Microsoft
• 4th Circ. Extends Insurer's Case Against IP Firm
• Ex-General Dynamics Worker Fights Qui Tam Loss
• EU Council Approves Patent Reform Package
• Ingenico Faces Suit Over Credit Card Payment Patent
• Merck KGaA Wants Brookstone's 'False Generic' Yanked
• Teva, Mylan Clarify Copaxone Patent Claims
• IP Attorneys Dominate At Fish & Richardson
• Finnegan Stays No. 1 In Downturn
• Apple Wins JMOL In OPTi Snooping Patent Feud
• Another Darby & Darby Atty Leaves For McDermott
• Ariad V. Eli Lilly And Written Description Requirement
• Phoenix Appeals DirecTV's Speech Tech Patent Win
• 2nd Circ. Affirms NY Times Win In Online Photo Battle
• House OKs Bill Boosting Local Satellite Broadcasts
• 2nd. Circ. Ruling Extends Charbucks Trademark Spat
• Pfizer Adds New Suit To Litigation Over Lipitor ANDAs
• Fed. Circ. Revives Quick-Drying Cement Patent Spat
• Kohl Pitches Stricter Pay-For-Delay Drug Rules
• Ocean Spray Loses Bid To Drop Counterclaims
• Roche Wins Transfer Of Novartis' Patent Case To NC
• De Niro, Pacino Settle Score With Film Distributor
• Friendfinder Added To Patent Suit V. Steamy Streamers
• Goodwin Procter Team Joins Arnold & Porter IP Group
• Richtek Sues UPI Over Circuit Patents In ITC
• Takeda Sues Watson Over Sleeping Pill ANDA
• Netflix, Blockbuster Win E-Mail Notification Patent Spat
• Perfect Web's Bulk E-Mail Patent Obvious: Fed. Circ.
• Samsung Asks ITC To Block Sharp LCD Imports
• Eye On Copenhagen — Implications for 'Green IP'
• Direct Purchasers Propose Counsel In AndroGel MDL
• Q&A With Finnegan's J. Michael Jakes
• Computer Tracking Patent Suit Moves Forward In Texas
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $15M Infringement Ruling V. Arthrex
• PBM Wins $13.5M In Baby Formula Advertising Suit
• Gene Codes Sues Ex-Worker Over Defection To Rival
• Analog Fires Own Shots In Microphone Patent Fight
• Emblaze Targets Apple Over IPhone Video App
• TAS Foils Cummins Action Over Engine Patents
• Amazon Loses Bid To Challenge Google Books Deal
• Barnes & Noble Can Release Disputed Nook E-Reader
• Tantalus, IntusIQ Settle Spat Over Wireless Patents
• CBS, Monkey Film Director Settle Copyright Spat
• Apple Makes Partial Deal In Psystar Computer Suit
• Product-By-Process Claims: One Size Fits All?
• ViewPoint Bank Settles Online Message Patent Suit
• 'Camelflage' Padded Undies Trigger Trademark Suit
• Bayer Buys Cancer-Fighting Antibody Rights For $426M
• Sidley Austin Starts Up Silicon Valley Office
• Remaining Trademark Claims Chucked In FICO Suit
• Haynes & Boone Adds Physicist To Calif. IP Team
• Duane Morris Snags Fish & Richardson IP Principal
• Inphi Sues Netlist Over Memory Interface Patents
• Uniloc Hits Baker's Dozen Over Anti-Piracy Patent
• Holland & Knight Seeks Toss Of 2nd Malpractice Suit
• AA, Yahoo End Spat Over Sponsored Search Lists
• Inca To Exit Whetstone Printer Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Stance On 'The Cold War Museum' Mark
• Samsung, Sprint Hit With Wireless Navigation IP Suit
• Anthropologie, Forever 21 End Bitter Copyright Feud