Intellectual Property Archive » October, 2010

Intellectual Property - October, 2010

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• Fed. Circ. Won't Remand Patent Suit Against BofA
• Man Should Pay $675K For 30 Songs: Record Cos.
• Verizon Beats TiVo Inequitable Conduct Claims
• SAP Ends Fight Over Infringement In Oracle Suit
• Novartis, Watson End Suit Over Enablex ANDA
• FedEx Hit With False Marking Suit Over Engine Kits
• Mattel Wins Bid To Compel Docs In Bratz Battle
• Why Fujifilm Did Not End The Patent Exhaustion Debate
• MicroAire, Arthrex Put Trade Secrets Row To Rest
• Samsung Settles ITC Complaint Over Flash Memory
• Mattel Wants MGA Unit Deposed In Bratz IP Suit
• Apple Lands Code Docs From Altek In Kodak 337 Row
• French Court Sides With Novartis In J&J Patent War
• Oracle Unit Beefs Up IP Suit Over Google's Android
• St. Jude Surgical Patent Withstands ACI Dismissal Bid
• MedioStream Can't Dodge Inequitable Conduct Claims
• Chrysler, Chinese Cos. End ITC Feud Over Jeep Patent
• US Wants Partial Seal In SocGen Trade Secrets Trial
• Harris Flight Data Patents Survive FedEx Assault
• Zydus Fights For Right To Make Generic Strattera
• Neurovision Wins $60M Verdict In Trademark Suit
• HP Hit With False Marking Suit Over Blu-Ray Players
• 1 Size Doesn't Fit All In Patent Trials
• Judge Lets Fired Rural/Metro Exec Move To New Job
• GSK Must Face Wellbutrin Consumer Antitrust Suit
• Military Contractor Wants $45M For Settlement Breach
• Lear Targets Honda Supplier Over Headrest Patents
• AstraZeneca Targets Watson Over Crestor NDA
• DNS Seeks 337 Probe Into IBM, Dell, Others
• Latham Hooks Howrey ITC Litigator
• Novartis Sues Apotex To Block Generic Exelon
• US Wants Partial Seal In Goldman Trade Secrets Trial
• Intel, Express Scripts Settle Row Over 'Intellact' Mark
• A Conservative Collection Of Compromise
• Motorola Latest Target In False Marking Suit Wave
• Comerica Hit With Suit Over Internet Security Patent
• Pfizer Faces Italian Antitrust Probe Over Xalatan Patent
• Injunction Pulls Plug On Lime Wire File-Sharing Service
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Rhodia Bid To Arbitrate Secrets Feud
• BMW, EBay Settle Out Of Parallel Web Patent Spat
• IP Spending To Fall In 2011 In Wake Of Big Jump
• Thomson Seeks 337 Probe Into Taiwanese LCD Imports
• Abbott, WARF Hit Anchen With Zemplar Patent Suit
• 2nd Circ. Quashes Philips Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Amphastar Sues FDA Over Raw Heparin Shipments
• Hells Angels Pick Fight With McQueen, 2 Retailers
• The Long Arm Of Personal Jurisdiction In IP Litigation
• Sillybandz Maker Targets Wal-Mart For Infringement
• Metso Sues To Nix Astec Rock Crusher Patent
• SAP Seeks Gag Order In Oracle Copyright Dispute
• Law Firm Says Stroller Maker Shirked IP Bills
• Gemalto Sues Google, Motorola Over Java Patents
• Cisco, Sprint, Others Sued Over Modem Patent
• Buying Software Doesn't Mean You Own It
• Occlutech Win In Dutch Feud With AGA Medical Stands
• 2nd Circ. Revives VIM Counterfeit Jeans Suit
• ITC Judge Nixes Spansion Flash Memory Patent Claims
• TransData Sues Oncor, Others Over Power Meter IP
• Farouk Gets $300M Judgment Against Counterfeiters
• Warner Bros. Anti-Piracy Patent Suit To Remain In NY
• Laserfiche Claims SAP Stole 'Run Smarter' Mark
• Case Study: FBT V. Aftermath
• Disney, Zynga Hit With Online Gaming Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Eminem Label's Royalties Win
• Landmark Sues BJ's, Ulta Over E-Commerce Patents
• Intel Doesn't Infringe 10 Wi-LAN 4G Patents, Judge Says
• Avery Dennison Accuses 3M Of Highway-Sign Monopoly
• Food Network, Private Chefs End Trademark Row
• 9th Circ. Rejects Mattel Rehearing Bid In Bratz Case
• Wyeth Loses Bid To Keep Effexor Deals Under Wraps
• Toshiba Faces 337 Suit Over TV Programming Patents
• Ex-DuPont Chemist Gets 14 Months For Secrets Theft
• Weighing Unilateral Termination Of A Deposition
• Versata Accuses Infosys Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Former Wood Herron Accountant Charged With Fraud
• TQP Targets Dell, Chevron, Others Over Encryption IP
• Claims Trimmed In Conde Nast Web Contract Suit
• Mylan Takes Bid For Paxil Injunction To 3rd Circ.
• Sharp, HP, Others Sued Over Cell Phone Patents
• Judge Reverses Verdict In KCI Wound Therapy IP Suit
• Mutual, Hikma Settle Suit Over Unapproved Gout Drug
• ProThera Must Face Merck Unit's Folate Ad Claims
• Fed. Circ. May Rehear Maersk-Transocean IP Feud
• Fendi Gets $10M To End Burlington Coat Factory Suit
• Trends: Claim Construction At The ITC
• Mipo Tries Again To Leave HP Ink Cartidge Fight
• Lilly Sues Accord Over Gemzar ANDA
• IBM Hit With 337 Suit Over Data Storage Device IP
• Thermo Faces Antitrust, IP Suit Over Equipment Resales
• Acer, MicroUnity Settle Cell Phone Patent Suit
• Mylan Attacks Newly Issued Oracea Patent
• Hartford Seeks To Avoid Covering Lighting Co. IP Suit
• USPTO Mulls Expanding Green Priority Program
• Expedia, Travelocity, Others Face E-Commerce IP Suit
• Pharmacy Seeks To Send Provigil Suit To State Court
• Wellbutrin Users Seek To Revive Class Cert. Bid
• BofA Sues Ex-Employee For Defection To Wells Fargo
• Intel Exits Gellyfish Patent Suit Over Computer Pads
• Colgate Fires Back In GSK's Toothpaste IP Suit
• Numark Seeks 337 Probe Over DJ Equipment
• Sanofi, Bristol-Myers Win $442M In Plavix Patent Suit
• Patent Reform's Effects On Hatch-Waxman Litigants
• GNC, Others Accused Of Selling Mislabeled Supplements
• Ex-DuPont Chemist Says Hubris Drove Secrets Theft
• Apple Says Nokia's Had Enough Discovery In 337 Suit
• Microsoft, Yahoo Settle Music Download Suit
• Best Buy, Samsung Sued Over Expansion Card Patents
• Insurer's Claims Survive In 'Idol' Producer IP Spat
• Designer Kicks Up Fuss Over Timberland Boots
• AIG Seeks To Avoid Coverage In MGA Bratz IP Spat
• Hulk Air Compressors Make Marvel Angry
• Existence Genetics Hits Wilson Sonsini With Fraud Suit
• Genzyme Hits Medicis With IP Suit Over Wrinkle Fillers
• WMS Sues Bally Over Slot Machine Display Patents
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Spat Over Wound Therapy IP
• Lessons From Hewlett-Packard V. Mark Hurd
• Sharp, Philips End 3G Patent Scrap Against Motorola
• House Bill Aims To Halt Spike In False Marking Suits
• 'Printed Publications' In A Digital Age
• Antonelli Terry Loses Bid To Toss Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reopen GraphOn, Juniper Patent Fight
• Warner Chilcott, Lupin Settle Birth Control IP Dispute
• Pozen's Suit Over Treximet ANDAs Stays Intact
• Samsung Files New Pleadings In Panasonic Patent War
• Vitaminwater Hits Back In Trademark Spat With Rival
• ITC Sides With Apple In Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• SiRF Fires Back At Broadcom's GPS Patent Claims
• Bingham Snaps Up Goodwin IP Expert
• Mattel Launches Partial Summary Bid In Bratz IP Case
• K-C Drags Diaper Rival's Supplier Into IP Row
• Rowling Loses Bid To Toss Wizard Plagiarism Suit
• Amazon's 'One-Click' Is Patentable: Canadian Court
• White & Case Atty May Be Barred From 337 Case Talks
• Evaluating Reasonable Royalties After ResQNet
• Ex-Rutgers QB Refiles Likeness Action Against EA
• Acacia Unit's JMOL Bid Nixed In User Interface IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Block Nike Football Uniforms
• Super Micro Computer Exits Blade Server Patent Suit
• Levitz Trademark Holder Loses Bid For Injunction
• Seyfarth Shaw FCPA Expert Joins Nixon Peabody
• KV Settles Promote Innovation False Marking Suit
• Wildman Team To Jump To Barnes & Thornburg
• Lochner Hits Hitachi, Others With Computer Patent Suit
• Ivera Sues Hospira Over Medical Cleaning Patent
• Invalidity Ruling For Solvay Chemical Patent Reversed
• Comcast Dismissed From EMG Touch-Screen IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Sprint's $2.8M Patent Suit Loss
• Nokia Dropped From Xpoint Data-Processing Patent Suit
• Juniper Networks Sued Over Source Filtering Patent
• Howmedica Polymers Patents Invalid: Fed Circ.
• Hendrix Estate Hits Back Over 'Georgia Blues'
• Barnes & Noble Sued Over Phone Charging Device
• Celgene Sues Natco To Block Generic Revlimid
• 3rd Circ. Says Suit Over HIV Drug IP Belongs In France
• DocMagic, Ellie Mae To Tweak Claims In Software Spat
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Steinbeck Copyright Spat
• 11th Circ. Nixes Alaven's Appeal In 'Dr' Trademark Suit
• Using PTO Forms As Templates Can Be Risky
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Mitsubishi Over TV Patents
• Cobalt Released From Sepracor Suit Over Sleep Drug
• In-House Attys Expect Steady Flow Of Patent Cases
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes RIAA Restitution Award
• Man's Pro Se Trademark Battle With 3M Nears End
• Teva Fails To Uncover Plans For Generic Copaxone
• ITC To Probe Digital TVs, LCD Devices In 337 Cases
• Supreme Court To Tackle Induced Infringement Case
• Becton Fights Antitrust Claims By Rival Syringe Maker
• Roche Fires Back At SG In Contractor IP Rights Case
• CBOE Unit Sues ISE Over Options Exchange Patent
• Axinn Boosts DC Office With Paul Hastings Hire
• Social Media In Civil Litigation
• Qimonda Seeks To Intervene In Row Over IP Deal
• Impax Settles Cephalon Suit Over Generic Amrix
• Rhapsody Exits Sharing Sound Patent Suit
• Apple's Summary Determination Bid Nixed In 337 Spat
• False Patent Marking Dominates Rise In IP Suits In Q3
• 'Never-Ending Shrimp' Promotion Sparks Trademark Suit
• Broadcom Takes SiRF To Task Over GPS Patent Order
• Howrey IP Partners To Form Spin-Off Firm
• SG Asks High Court To Hear Contractor IP Rights Case
• 2 Live Crew Founder Sued For Using Trademarks
• Abercrombie Sues JCPenney Over T-Shirt Designs
• Pampers Licensee, P&G Face False Marking Suits
• Sirius Dodges Spansion's IP Suit Over Flash Chips
• Defense Contractors Steel For Counterfeit Crackdown
• Charting The Middle Course To Protecting Cleantech IP
• Purdue Sues Hospira To Block New Version Of Dilaudid
• EMG Sues Wal-Mart, Others Over Touch-Screen IP
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Alleged Patent Troll's Suit V. Cisco
• 2nd Circ. Revives Battle Over Stoli Trademarks
• Cisco Escapes False Marking Suit Over Cable Boxes
• Invalidity Of Acacia Patents Affirmed By Fed. Circ.
• Sipco Sues AMX, Others Over Energy Management IP
• Steinbeck Heirs Battle Wife's Estate Before 2nd Circ.
• MobilOpsis Says IPhone Infringes Networking Patent
• Kodak, Apple Wrestle Over Digital Camera Patent
• Takeda, Wockhardt Settle Feud Over Generic Actos
• Retailers Need To Get Ready For More Patent Claims
• Philips Fails To Further Split Oximeter IP, Antitrust Fight
• New DataTern IP Suit Targets Aflac, Lilly, Others
• Hollister Targets Rivals Over Catheter Device Patent
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Win For NYSE In Papyrus IP Suit
• USPTO Introduces New Metrics For Quality Control
• TriQuint Workers Stole Filtering System, Avago Says
• MGA Spying Claims Live On In Mattel Bratz Spat
• Big E-Mail Attachment Sparks BofA Trade Secrets Suit
• Conceptus Waived Privilege For Prior Art Letter: Judge
• Volcano Can Use Confidential Info In Secrets Spat
• T3 Fights To Revive IBM Antitrust Claims In 2nd Circ.
• Nelson Mullins Brings Boston IP Firm Into Fold
• Endo, Watson Settle Litigation Over Opana ER Generic
• ITC Takes Up Lexmark's Ink Cartridge Patent Claims
• The Patent System Pendulum Revisited
• Pfizer Hits Lupin With 2nd Suit Over Lyrica ANDA
• New Draft Of Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Draws Criticism
• AT&T, Comcast, Others Targeted In VoIP Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Exclusion Order In Litter Box IP Case
• Slacker Settles Samsung Memory Patent Suit In ITC
• Indirect Wellbutrin Buyers Denied Cert. Against GSK
• Allergan Sues Watson, Paddock Over Generic Sanctura
• Fed. Circ. Revives Teva's Suit Over Aricept Patents
• Novo Can't Shake Bid To Invalidate Prandin Patent
• USPTO Affirms TiVo Patent In Spat With EchoStar, Dish
• Robins Kaplan Can Rep AMD In Animation Patent Suit
• Power Integrations, Fairchild Lose SJ Bids In IP Row
• Motorola Claims Apple Infringed 18 Patents
• Star Fights To Revive Re-Exam Of Tobacco Patents
• SNR Denton Scores 5 Laterals On Heels Of Tie-Up
• Coke, LG, Others Targeted In Web Data Patent Suit
• MGA, Mattel Atty Subpoenas Killed In Bratz IP Spat
• ADM, Others Off Hook In Sears De-Icing Patent Suit
• Toyota, Honda, Others Sued Over Piston Patents
• Toshiba, Wistron Settle Laptop Patent Dispute
• Keeping Time — Omega V. Costco
• Fiji Rival Barred From Marketing 'Viti' Bottled Water
• ITC Grants Probe Over Leviton Circuit Interrupter IP
• Texas Co. Tells MGA To Bug Off Insect Toy Design
• Google Shoves Back On Oracle's Java IP Claims
• AmEx Wins Judgment In PrivaCash Gift Card Patent Suit
• Chase Says Ex-Adviser Took Clients To Morgan Stanley
• Teva Sues Mylan, Others Over Proposed Azilect Generic
• Companies Steering Clear Of Major IP Traps: Study
• Lilly Targets Dr. Reddy's Over Gemzar ANDA
• Orrick, AOL Escape Sanctions In Augme Patent Suit
• Judge Merges Suits Over Provigil Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Lufkin, Andrews Kurth Accused Of Oil Well Patent Plot
• Gucci, Card Processors Settle Fight Over Counterfeits
• DNS Targets Cisco In Latest Data Storage IP Suit
• Ericsson, LG Sued Over Data Transmission Patents
• Private Chefs Lose Bid To Block Food Network Show
• A New Horizon For IP Monetization: Copyrights
• Streck Triumphs In Hematology IP Fight Against Rival
• Apple Fights $626M Verdict In Streaming Patent Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Trading Card Patent Case
• Palantir Can't Shake I2 Espionage Claims
• Gilead Sues Sigmapharm Over Hepatitis B Generic
• Motiva Brings Wii Patent Spat With Nintendo To ITC
• HTC Sued By Ex-Kirkland Partner's Patent-Holding Co.
• Q&A With Much Shelist's James Kunick
• ON Semiconductor's Memory Patent Suit Sent To Calif.
• Wal-Mart, CVS, Others Sued Over Greeting Card Patent
• How New USPTO Guidelines Clarify Obviousness Issues
• Boeing Hit With False Marking Suit Over Alloy Plating
• Naturex Agrees To Stop Violating Mars Flavanol Patents
• Medtronic Settles Patent Spat Over Stents
• Jury To Decide Roche Battle Over Generic Boniva
• AstraZeneca Targets Torrent Again Over Seroquel ANDA
• Vivendi Withdraws IP Spat Over Music On Ellen Show
• Microsoft Hits Motorola With IP Suits Over Smartphones
• Tessera Launches 2 Suits Over Patent, Contract
• USTR To Up Focus On Worst Markets For IP Violations
• GE Fails To Shake AntiCancer Tumor Imaging IP Suit
• Goodrich Accused Of Breaking IP Deal On Chopper Parts
• P&G Faces False Marking Suit Over Razors, Water Filter
• Encore's Competition Claim Against Southwire Lives On
• ConAgra Faces False Marking Suit Over Popcorn
• ITC Wants 337 Case Filers To Address Public Interest
• ITC To Review Cognex Loss In Machine Patent Case
• Guide Flow Sues Bard, Others Over Catheter Patent
• Legal Hold May Keep You Out Of Jail Over E-Discovery