Intellectual Property Archive » January, 2012

Intellectual Property - January, 2012

368 articles

• McAndrews Lays Off 30 Employees In 1st Major Downsizing
• Samsung Can't Shorten Briefing Time In Apple IP Fight
• US Signal Faces $19M Copyright Suit Over Shared Newsletters
• Trade Secrets Suit Over Twitter Followers To Go Forward
• Bell Choppers' Landing Gear Infringes Eurocopter IP: Judge
• ITC Says 2011 IP Investigations Rose To Record Figure
• Recycling Co. Schemed To Corner Market, Rival Says
• NFL, Saints End Feud With 'Who Dat?' Trademark Owner
• Winthrop & Weinstine Snares 6 Dorsey & Whitney IP Attys
• Hughes Hubbard Adds 10 SNR Denton Attys In Paris
• MacroSolve Drags Facebook, Wal-Mart Into Mobile IP Fight
• Immigration Firm Sues State Farm For Data Security Coverage
• Blizzard Ices Ex-Worker's Calif. Trade Secrets Appeal
• Case Study: Golan V. Holder
• Samsung's Smartphone IP Suits Prompt EU Antitrust Probe
• Enzo, Roche Square Off Over Medical Testing Patent
• Motorola, Software Co. Settle Trade Secrets Row
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• HarperCollins Case May Redraw Battle Lines Over E-Books
• Android Mark Holder Presses 7th Circ. To Reopen Google Suit
• Flynt Brother's Former Attys Try To Squelch Malpractice Suit
• Touch-Screen Co. Pixcir Swipes Back At Rival Over Patent
• Bayer Seeks to Block Pfizer's Bovine Drug With IP Suit
• Inner City Media Parent Targets Lenders To Shield IP Assets
• Wilson Sues Ex-Ball Engineer Over Bounce To Nike
• Gingrich Faces Suit Over 'Eye Of The Tiger' Use
• Allergan, Merz Row Over Botox Secrets Headed To Trial
• Privacy Group Urges Anonymity For Accused Porn Downloaders
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Invalidity Ruling In HTC Suit
• Winston & Strawn Grabs Bicoastal Patent Pro From Dickstein
• Gaiman, McFarlane Close The (Comic) Book On 'Spawn' Row
• New Developments In Controlling E-Discovery Costs
• AstraZeneca Sues Generics Maker Over Nexium Patents
• ITC To Probe Used Electronic Exports
• J&J, Merck Take Heat Over L'Oreal Sunscreen Patents
• Google Cries Conflict For Pepper In Digitude IP Row
• MGA's Coverage Suit Over Bratz Battle Survives
• Comparing Antitrust Guidelines In The US And Korea
• Kilpatrick Brings Finnegan IP Whiz To Silicon Valley
• USPTO Wipes Out Key Rambus DRAM Patent
• Ex-Groupon Sales Reps Fire Back At Trade Secrets Claims
• Hulu Escapes Rovi's Suit Over Video Guide Patents
• Allergan Targets Hi-Tech Over IP For Glaucoma Generic
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold Fee Award Against Righthaven
• DuPont's $920M Trade Secrets Win In Kevlar Suit Upheld
• Legal Ad Co.'s Contract Claim Nixed By Copyright Law
• Klausner Trains Fire On MetroPCS In Voice Mail IP Blitz
• Medtronic Hit With $10M Jury Verdict Over Catheter Patent
• Samsung Loses Another Round In Apple Fight In Germany
• Weisbrod Matteis Lands Tech IP Expert
• Fed. Circ. Overturns $56M Light Patent Verdict Against Ford
• Case Study: In Re XMH Corp.
• Herman Cain, Simon & Schuster Sued Over Book Photo
• McGraw-Hill Doesn't Pay Foreign Royalties: Class Action
• 5 Ways To Ramp Up Your Patent Portfolio
• EC Proceeds With Antitrust Probe Of French Drug Co.
• Speeding Up USPTO Patent Appeals
• Motorola Didn't Infringe Apple Network Component IP: Judge
• Jury Finds Varian Willfully Infringed Cancer Patent
• Affymetrix Suit Over Illumina Microarray IP Reopened
• AstraZeneca, Lupin Soothe Nexium Patent Fight
• Apple Asks ITC For Prosecution Bar In HTC Patent Row
• Cordis Sues USPTO For Blocking Stent Re-Exam Subpoenas
• Facebook, Washington AG Target 'Clickjacking' Scheme
• Artist Prince's Appropriation Not Fair Use, 2nd Circ. Hears
• TBS Sued Over 'Falling Skies' Font Rights
• Nestle Fires Back At Mead Johnson Over Bottle Design IP
• Warrior Battles Easton Over Lacrosse Stick Patent
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Block On Generic Lovenox Sales
• PNC Strikes To Head Off Mobile Banking Patent Suit
• Leahy Open To Other Anti-Piracy Bills After PIPA's Fall
• Intel Scoops Up Bevy Of RealNetworks Patents For $120M
• Kasowitz Woos Weil Gotshal IP Litigator
• Bayer Sues Dow Over Herbicide-Resistant Plant Patents
• Megaupload Execs Free On Bail But Extradition Looms
• 2 PCT Written Opinions For The Price Of 1
• Groupon Settles SellerBid Wireless Tech Patent Suit
• Viacom, Photog End Copyright Beef Over NWA Images
• Cephalon Sues Mylan, Sandoz Again Over Generic Fentora
• Covidien Makes Deal With Watson To Allow Generic Exalgo
• Marilyn Monroe Estate To Snag Image Rights For $3M
• Ja Rule Takes Royalty Theft Claims To NY State Court
• Starbucks, Keurig In Hot Water Over Instant Tea Patent
• USPTO Unveils Supplemental Exam Rules, Fees Under AIA
• Equinox Sues Ex-Exec For Defecting To Rival Fund Manager
• DC Comics Skirts Roadblock In Batmobile IP Suit
• Cameron Sued Again For Allegedly Stealing 'Avatar' Idea
• Fed. Circ. Gives Roche 2nd Shot In Blood Test IP Fight
• Motorola Goes After IPhone 4S, ICloud In Newest Patent Suit
• Biosimilars Law In Limbo
• Microsoft Dances Out Of Kinect Trademark Suit
• USPTO Sides With LG In Whirlpool Fridge Patent Feud
• Pfizer Triumphs Over Drinkmaker In Viagra Mark Dustup
• Jones Day Adds 3 SNR Denton Litigators To Dallas Office
• Airline, Others Sued Over ArrivalStar Vehicle Tracking IP
• DuPont Says Kolon Destroyed Docs In Kevlar Antitrust Suit
• Megaupload Faces Uphill Battle Beating Piracy Rap: Attys
• Canon Back On Warpath Over Toner Cartridge Patents
• APP Settles Patent Row Over Generic Blood Thinner
• Louboutin Presses 2nd Circ. To Reverse Red Sole Mark Ruling
• Foxconn Hounded By Pulse Over Connector Patents
• Accused Boeing Secrets Thief Denied Bail For Now
• Anonymous Attacks FTC Website, Citing Anti-Piracy Actions
• Censored Deal Won't Close Lighting Patent Case: ITC
• Penguin Can Pursue Copyright Suit In NY: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Backs Dow's $62M Verdict Over Plastic Patents
• Generics Cos. Fight Lovenox Injunction In Fed. Circ.
• Dutch Court Rejects Apple Bid To Ban Samsung Tablets
• Year In Review: Significant Developments Under EEA
• Microsoft Hit With Suit Over Visual Voice Mail Patents
• Dechert Adds Linklaters IP Partner In Paris
• St. Jude Awarded $27M In Vascular Closure Device IP Fight
• Venable Lures 3 IP Experts From Patton Boggs
• Lilly Sues Accord Over Generic Lung Cancer Drug Alimta
• Weinstein Co., Relativity End Battle Over 'Crow' Remake
• Abbott Sues Generic Maker Over Cholesterol Drug Patent
• Conflict May Bar Hogan Lovells Atty From Megaupload Case
• Kasowitz Sues WebXchange Over IP Litigation Fees
• Raymond Carver's Widow Sues Publisher Over Book Rights
• Sandoz Targeted Over Generic Cancer Drug Fusilev
• Kardashian, Old Navy Urged To Mediate Look-Alike Ad Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Chemist's Win In LCD Patent Ownership Case
• IP Firm Leydig Launches Office In West Coast Tech Mecca
• Epson, Ninestar Call Truce In Ink Cartridge Patent War
• Kimberly-Clark Can't Take Diaper IP Ruling To High Court
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Entertainment, IP Pro In Atlanta
• ICANN Claims Antitrust Immunity In '.XXX' Domain Fight
• Meda Sues 2 Cos. Over Generic Nasal Spray Patent
• Infringers' Re-Exam Option Available But Limited: Attys
• Art Law: The Year In Review
• Changing The Rules Of The Game: Preissuance Submissions
• Wyeth, Cordis Stent Patents Are Invalid, Judge Says
• Kirkland & Ellis, Magnetek Call Quits On Malpractice Suit
• Oracle Loses Bid To Speed IP Trial Against Google
• Myspace, Walker Digital End Feud Over Privacy Patents
• Fed. Circ. To Probe When Intervening Rights Kick In
• Wi-LAN Says BlackBerry Functions Violate Patents
• Levi Sues Wet Seal Over Jeans Pocket Stitch Design
• 9th Circ. Cuts AIU From Seagate Coverage Dispute
• Bosch Targets Trico In Windshield Wiper IP Blitz
• Ex-Kaplan Director Forced To Yield Student Data Docs
• Braintree, Buyers Settle Generic MiraLax Suit For $17M
• Spotify Ends Digital Music Distribution Patent Row
• Fed. Circ. Finds Dealertrack Patent Invalid Under Bilski
• Fulbright Attys, Others Hit With $100M Negligence Suit
• 2nd NinjaVideo Co-Founder Gets 14 Mos. In Piracy Case
• Office Depot, Travelers Settle IP Coverage Dispute
• MoloLamken Lands IP Pro From Quinn Emanuel
• Contractor Charged With Swiping Fed Reserve Source Code
• 'Speed Racer' Creator Sues Over Licensing Profits
• NBC, Font Co. Make Harry Potter Product Suit Disappear
• Toy Co. Drops Suit Accusing Lego Of Blocking Imports
• Samsung Suffers Setback In Apple Patent Row In Germany
• Apple, Motorola Smartphone IP Suit Narrowed
• Oracle Mostly Ducks Arbitration In Java Rights Row
• Congress Withdraws Anti-Piracy Bills
• WMS Gaming Sues Aristocrat Over Slot Machine Patents
• '80s Band Poison Says Song Theft Suit Past Its Prime
• Limiting E-Discovery In TTAB Proceedings
• Kodak To Face Challenges To Patent Portfolio Sale In Ch. 11
• Genova Targets Kansas Lab Over Autism Test Patent Deal
• Merck Unit, Pamlab Sue Over Generic Metafolin
• Monster Sues Ex-Employee Over Sales Scheme
• 10th Circ. Favors Time-On-Risk In Gel IP Coverage Row
• Google Signs Juniper IP Exec As Deputy General Counsel
• FBI Has 4 Arrested In Megaupload Anti-Piracy Crackdown
• Southwest Says Hilton Misused Customer Info, IP
• Apple Settles Wireless Network IP Suit Over IPhone
• Dole Food Sued Over Patent To Trace Produce Origins
• Anheuser Hit With Trademark Suit Over 'Ultimate Fan' Use
• Sidley Snags Seasoned IP Pro From McDermott
• Microsoft, Lucent End Fight Over $41M Patent Verdict
• Perkins Coie Nabs 3 From Microsoft, US Atty, Seed IP
• IP Counsel's 'Cheat Sheet' To FCPA And Travel Act
• Domain Name Collateral And Trademark Tangles
• Kodak Noteholders Battle Over Ch. 11 Cash
• High Court's Copyright Ruling Gives Congress Wide Leeway
• Alnylam Claims Tekmira Infringed RNAi Tech Patents
• AOL Sued For Posting Video Of 'Super Bowl Shuffle'
• Zooey Deschanel, Steve Madden End Shoe Feud
• NBA Is Latest Target In Text Message Patent Feud
• Insurers Can't Dodge Coverage For NCAA Antitrust Actions
• Australian Snack Maker Allowed To Use 'Nuckin Futs' Mark
• Kodak Says Samsung's Tablet Infringes Camera Patents
• IP Firm Fross Zelnick Sues PwC For Malpractice
• Latham Woos Pharma IP Pro From Wilson Sonsini
• Deere Prevails In ITC Harvester Trademark Row
• Lego Uses Phony IP To Block Competing Imports: Suit
• Locke Lord Nabs Former Cox Smith IP, Privacy Maven
• Cypress, Alcatel-Lucent End SRAM Patent Fight In ITC
• HP Settles InMotion's Video Indexing Patent Suit
• UMG, Others Can't Quash Royalty Suit Over Rapper
• China Rips Taobao's Inclusion On Notorious Markets List
• Ron Paul Sues Creators Of Ad Ripping Huntsman
• Anti-Piracy Bill Threatens Internet, Needs Work: GOP Sens.
• Taking Steps Toward Trade Secret Reform
• Scoring Patents Sooner In The Gaming Industry
• High Court Won't Hear EchoStar's Appeal In NDS Dispute
• 'Spider-Man' Producers Strike Back At Ex-Director Taymor
• Supreme Court Turns Down Website Jurisdiction Fight
• AT&T, Verizon, Others Targeted Over Wireless Patents
• 'South Park' Copyright Suit Nixed Too Early, 7th Circ. Hears
• Ropes & Gray Can't Shake Patent Malpractice Suit
• Wikipedia, Google Protest Wavering Anti-Piracy Bills
• Ex-Cozen IP Guru Moves In-House To Dansko
• Ex-Sanofi Researcher Cops To Trade Secrets Theft
• Fresenius Targets Nostrum's Generic PhosLo GelCaps
• Shell Shuts Down Refinery Patent Suit Against Tesoro
• At The Intersection Of Copyrights And Design Patents
• Motorola Dodges Apple's Infringement Claims In ITC
• ITC To Probe Digitude's IP Claims Against Amazon, Others
• Blogger Not Protected By Ill. Reporter's Privilege: Judge
• Ex-Dow Scientist Gets 5 Years For Selling Secrets
• Obama Speaks Out Against Online Anti-Piracy Bills
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Down Abbott Blood Test Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. To Mull Limits To Patent Fraud Antitrust Claims
• Kodak Snaps At Fujifilm Over Imaging Patents
• Merck Unit Sues To Block Teva's Generic Singulair
• Oracle Damage Claims Bring Latest Delay In Google IP Row
• Topps Drops IP Suit Over Rival's Baseball Card Ad
• Most Thomson LCD Patent Claims Wilt Under ITC Scrutiny
• Baker Hostetler Snags Morrison & Foerster Patent Duo
• 'Christmas Story' Actor Drops Suit Over Figurine
• Fireplace Co.'s Trade Secret Claims Spark ITC Interest
• Acacia Nabs Wireless Co., 4G Patent Cache For $160M
• Christie's, Sotheby's, EBay Say Calif. Royalties Law Illegal
• NCsoft Accuses Rival Gaming Co. Of Trade Secret Theft
• Your 15 Minutes: 5 Tips For Arguing In The Fed. Circ.
• Case Study: Starbucks V. Wolfe's
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Bryan Cave Out Of AIA Patent Case
• 9th Circ. Upholds Roscoe's Loss In ASCAP Copyright Spat
• 9th Circ. Upsets Aeropostale's IP Win Against Fabric Co.
• Cypress, Nokia Siemens Settle ITC Memory Patent Fight
• Reebok, Warrior Cut Off Lacrosse Gear Patent Battle
• McKesson's Bid To Revive Pill Dispenser IP Suit Nixed
• Stryker Unit Settles Bone Staple Patent Suit
• AB InBev Buys Itself A Budweiser Mark
• Mintz Levin Nabs 3 Proskauer, Baker & McKenzie Attys
• Drinker Biddle Snatches Up Ex-USPTO Patent Commissioner
• Shared Memory Drops Nintendo Graphics Patent Suit
• Microsoft Licenses Patents To LG For Android Devices
• Activision Hit With Patent Suit Over Gamer Info System
• Nissan Latest Defendant In HPL's Texting Patent Blitz
• Requesting Inter Partes Reexaminations Under AIA
• Adidas Exits Lodsys' Product Data Patent Suit
• ITC Staff Sides With Merck In NuvaRing Patent Battle
• Dr Pepper Trademark Fight Fizzes Out Sweetly
• Microsoft Drops Patent Claims In ITC Fight Over Nook
• Meritain Accuses Express Scripts Of Client Data Theft
• DLA Piper Nabs 5-Atty Reed Smith Team For Tech Practice
• Velvet Underground Targets Warhol Group Over Banana Art
• Dutch Court Orders Blockade Of Pirate Bay
• Perrigo Beats Reckitt Unit's Suit Over Generic Mucinex
• Cozen Nabs Seasoned Litigator From Jones Day
• Deckers Settles With Dr. Jay's Over Fake Uggs
• Texas IP Firm Ward & Smith Launches New Tyler Office
• Bankrupt Qimonda Confronts LSI Over Circuit Patents
• Amazon, Vizio Added To Software Co.'s Java Patent Suit
• Medtronic Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Edwards' $74M IP Award
• EMI Can't Appeal Music Copyright Ruling Midtrial: Judge
• Whose Followers Are They, And How Much Are They Worth?
• Artist Tells 2nd Circ. Usher Ripped Off Her Song
• Reps. Slam Facebook's Explanation Of Data-Tracking Patent
• Studio Stole Ideas For 'Unborn' Horror Flick: Writer
• Kodak Sues Apple, HTC Over Smartphone, Tablet Cameras
• Another Jones Day Atty Jumps To McDole Kennedy
• Capitol Records Says ReDigi's Used MP3s Are Illegal Copies
• Streck Scores 2nd Fed. Circ. Win In Hematology IP Fight
• New 'Net Address Bonanza Set To Begin Despite Concerns
• Arms Disposal Cos. End Secrets Row Over Army Contract
• Broker Says Execs Stole Celebrity Clients For Rival Lockton
• Kyocera Suit Challenges Kodak Camera Patents
• Bethesda Buys Interplay's 'Fallout' Rights, Ends IP Suit
• Partnering With The Feds For IP Enforcement: Part 1
• High Court Weighs US' Claims Over IP Evidence Limits
• Google Tells 7th Circ. To Zap Android Mark Appeal
• Feds' Counterfeit Good Seizures Jump 25% In 2011
• Thompson & Knight Lassos Storm, Day Pitney IP Attys
• Georgia-Pacific Cleans Up In Paper Towel IP Suit
• ITC To Investigate Knowles Microphone Patent Claims
• Nonprofit Defends Against Righthaven Appeal In 9th Circ.
• Shire Hits Sandoz With 2nd Suit Over Generic Intuniv
• Conceptus Loses Injunction Bid In Contraceptive IP Fight
• Utah High Court Backs Unequal Coverage Split In IP Row
• Bank Of The West, Others Face IP Suits Over Mobile Apps
• IP Group Of The Year: WilmerHale
• Judge Exterminates Bayer, BASF Pesticide Patent Suit
• EA Claims Use Of Textron Helicopters In Game Is Protected
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Life Tech Injunction In Cell Patent Row
• PSB&N Brings McShea & Tecce Co-Founder To Philly Office
• Vizio, Acer, Others Hit With LCD Screen Patent Suit
• When The Joke Is On A Trademark
• High Court's USPTO Evidence Ruling Could Sting Agencies
• New York Jets Accused Of Copying "Ultimate Fan" Mark
• Psystar Takes Mac OS X Copyright Feud To High Court
• RIM Loses Bid To Add New Phones To Kodak ITC Case
• IP Group Of The Year: O'Melveny
• NinjaVideo Co-Founder Gets 2 Years For Pirating Videos
• Oracle Loses Bid For Review Of Tossed $1.3B SAP Verdict
• Samsung Can't Ban IPhone 4S Sales In Italy
• UMG, Marley Estate End Dispute Over Royalties
• AUO, Samsung Reach Truce In LCD Patent War
• Travelocity Departs From Website Sorting Patent Suit
• Smucker Strikes First To Avoid Patent Jam
• ITC Affirms Nintendo Win In Wii Controller IP Fight
• NY Times, HuffPost Put End To Parenting Blog Name Fight
• Philips Slaps Rival With New Defibrillator Patent Suit
• Top 10 Trademark Events Of 2011
• MTV Star's Suit Over 'Entourage' Plot Is Bananas: HBO
• Novak Druce Nabs Seasoned USPTO Insider
• ITC Targets Sony, Others In Blu-Ray Patent Investigation
• Genzyme Wins Restrictions On Generic Arthritis Drug Price
• EMI Royalty Suit Adds To Grooveshark Owner's Legal Woes
• Metabyte Says Ex-Workers Stole Trade Secrets For Nvidia
• Gateway, Acer Exit Positive Technologies LCD Patent Suit
• Curtis Steps Out Of Digital Photo Frame IP Battle
• DirecTV Deal Puts Video Compression IP Row To Rest
• Whirlpool Latest Target In Navy Encryption Patent Blitz
• Apple To Pay Elan $5M In Touch-Screen IP Deal
• Fiserv Units Target FIS In Payment Management IP Suit
• Enhancing Economic Espionage And Trade Secret Sentences
• IP Group Of The Year: Munger Tolles & Olson
• Kaye Scholer Nabs Ex-Frommer Lawrence IP Pro
• Takeda, Watson Sue Mylan Over Generic Actoplus Met XR
• Protecting Green Patents: District Court Vs. ITC
• Hulu Can't Dodge Online Video Streaming IP Suit
• IP Group Of The Year: Morgan Lewis
• Amazon Resolves Kindle Patent Feud
• Insurers Can't Join Coverage Suit Over Athlete Image Use
• Defunct Firm Settles Patent Malpractice Claim
• Rothwell Figg Picks Up IP Pro From Oblon Spivak
• Pfizer Unit's Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay Deal Illegal: Suit
• Microsoft, Datel Make Peace In Xbox IP, Antitrust Row
• ITC To Investigate Freescale's TV Circuit Patent Claims
• ITC Launches Probe Into Alleged Sex Toy Knockoffs
• ITC Denies Sanctions Bid In NuvaRing Patent Row
• Google Adds 200 IBM Patents To Android Arsenal
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Former Manatt IP Chair
• Broadcaster Sues Over 'Voice Of America' Domain Name
• Disney Inks 10-Year Distribution Deal With Comcast
• Louboutin Can't Bar YSL From Selling Red Soles: Law Profs
• Abbott Drops Patent Claims Over Teva's Generic Simcor
• Righthaven Is Holding Up Liquidation, Receiver Says
• Microsoft Says UK Retailer Sold Pirated Windows CDs
• Samsung, LG, Motorola Smartphones Targeted In IP Suit
• Reed Smith Filed Shoddy Patent Applications: Suit
• Courts, Sports And Videogames: What's In A Game?
• Panasonic Gets Samsung Antitrust Suit Tossed, Again
• Rap Label Sugar Hill Targets UMG Over Royalties
• AT&T To Pay TiVo $215M In Patent Infringement Settlement
• IP Group of the Year: Kirkland
• Marvel Whips 'Ghost Rider' Creator's Copyright Suit
• Microsoft Settles With Gag Gift Maker Over Copied Ads
• 'Ghost Hunters' Idea Theft Claims Refiled In Calif. Court
• Rock Photog's Estate Hits Designer Varvatos With IP Suit
• Starbucks Roasted In 'Charbucks' Trademark Suit
• AstraZeneca's Symbicort Inhaler Triggers Patent Suit
• Rapper Wiz Khalifa Jacked Steelers Tribute Song: Suit
• Strip Club Co. Loses Trademark Suit Over Rhino Handguns
• Fed. Circ. Backs $5M Cordis Award In Stent Patent Suit
• Adidas Heads To Trial In Pared Down 'We Not Me' Suit
• TCW, DoubleLine Settle Trade Secret Claims
• Varian Found To Infringe University's Radiation Patent
• Regeneron Strikes Deal With Genentech To Market Eylea
• Merck Canada Sues To Block Mylan's Generic Singulair
• The Morning After — How To Survive In A .XXX World
• IP Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2012
• IP Cases To Watch In 2012