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Intellectual Property - December, 2013

268 articles

• Top 10 ITC Developments Of 2013
• USPTO Slams Suit Over Refusal To Grant AIA Reviews
• Spider-Man Toy Inventor Asks High Court To Nix Brulotte Rule
• Security Firm Says Contractor Stole Info For New Navy System
• SAP Asks Supreme Court To Weigh In On $391M Patent Row
• Pfizer Absolved In Quigley Asbestos Injury Suit
• Mattel Can't Duck $137M In Legal Fees In Bratz Row
• Jury Clears Deere Rivals In $16M Mower Patent Suit
• CreAgri's Supplement Patent Invalidated For Lack Of Data
• Brand Battles: 'The Hobbit,' Google, Instagram
• ITC Refuses Domestic-Industry Ruling In Wiper Blade IP Suit
• Akin Gump To Open Latest Calif. Office In Orange County
• US Touts Progress On Trade, IP Issues With China
• Cephalon Sues Hetero Over Generic Leukemia Drug
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• A Busy Year For Patent Eligibility: 6 Key Decisions
• ITC Says Nokia, Huawei, ZTE Didn't Infinge InterDigital Patents
• Lieff Cabraser Won't Rep 3 Sisters Sledge In Ringtone Suit
• MicroMed Investors Say Execs Lied About Heart Pump Patents
• Trader Joe's Loses Remainder Of Pirate Joe's Suit
• Top 10 Trade Secret Developments Of 2013: Part 1
• 5 Things We Learned About Inter Partes Review This Year
• E-Discovery Workers Can't Share Ex-Co.'s Trade Secrets
• Pandora Can't Play BMI Songs Excluded From New Media
• Gap, Designer's Co. Say Heart Emoticon Can't Be Trademarked
• St. Nixed: Judge Sleighs Challenge To EMI Santa Song Rights
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Hanmi Win In Generic Nexium Patent Suit
• $4.75M Ferring, Aventis Antitrust Settlement Earns Approval
• Warner Chilcott Sues Torrent To Block Generic Enablex
• Mobile Giants Hit With ITC Complaint Over GPS Tracking
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• NFL Moves To Sack Photographers' Copyright Suit
• Post-Actavis, Pay-For-Delay Debate Is Far From Over
• Fed. Circ. Denies Rehearing In Slow-Cooker Patent Fight
• IP News Agency Sues USTR For Release Of TPP Docs
• Validity Challenges: District Court Vs. Patent Office
• USPTO Overruled, Timex Wins 'Intelligent Quartz' Trademark
• Neb. AG's Appeal In 'Troll' Case Wasn't Frivolous, 8th Circ. Told
• Smucker's Hits Nestle With $10M Trademark Suit Over Jar Lids
• Motorola Strikes Deal With Innovatio In Wi-Fi Patent Case
• SC Resorts Sue Law Firm For Using IP To Steal Web Traffic
• How They Won It: Willkie Fights For Haiti Photog
• Google, Facebook Denied Attys' Fees After Beating IP Suit
• FDA, EMA To Share Generic Drug Inspection Duties
• Luv N' Care Wants Rival Sanctioned After $10M Trademark Win
• Panasonic Denies Infringing, Seeks Dismissal Of ITC Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• A Year Of Change For Life Sciences IP
• 6 Reasons Inter Partes Review Was Popular In 2013
• Commodore Brand Owner Gets $1M For Infringement
• BMW, Jaguar, Nissan Duck Rearview Camera Patent Claims
• Consultant Co. Hits El Paso With Software Copyright Suit
• Pfizer Pay-For-Delay Claims Get 2nd Chance
• 'Walking Dead' Creator Sues AMC For Unpaid Profits
• Weird Al Drops $5M Digital Royalties Suit Against Sony
• 4th Circ. Denies Royalties For Ravens' 'Flying B' Logo
• Claims Pared In Contractor's Night-Vision IP Row
• Clear-Cut Petronas Ruling Good News For Registrars
• TTAB Won't Rethink Brooklyn Nets Trademark Ruling
• Senators Call For Caution On Anti-'Patent Troll' Bill
• Artist's Works Not Fair Use Of Photos, Judge Hears
• US To Meet With Philippines About Joining TPP, Kerry Says
• Celebrity Chef Scott Conant Hit With IP, Contract Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• Adidas Launches Infringement Suit Against Online Knockoffs
• China Threatens Arrest Of InterDigital Execs, Co. Says
• GE, Mitsubishi Bury Hatchet Over Wind Turbine Patents
• Gevo Can't Ditch Butamax Counterclaims Over Biofuel Tech
• Teva Wins Ban On Mylan Parkinson's Generic
• Akerman Launches Emerging Companies Practice
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Motorola Import Ban In Microsoft IP Case
• Walgreens Faces Patent Suit Over Online Prescription Portal
• Samsung Seeks New Patent Trial Over Apple's 'Racial Bias'
• Film Co. Looks To Slay Hasbro's Dungeons & Dragons IP Suit
• The Purpose And Character Of Fair Use Post-Cariou
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• Pa. Justices Won't Review Attys' Fee Test In IP Fight
• High Court Turns Down Teva Unit's Provigil Patent Appeal
• Lessons From The 1st Year Of Supplemental Examination
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Cisco, Return Path E-Discovery Costs Award
• Sony, EMI Allowed To Intervene In Pandora-ASCAP Row
• Texas High Court Snubs LegalZoom's Appeal Of App Fee Suit
• Academic Publishers Win $1.5M In Microfilm Copyright Row
• Brand Battles: ExxonMobil, Jack Daniels, Ray-Ban
• Fed. Circ. Curtails ITC Authority On Import Bans
• JC Penney, Texas Co. Drop Patent Suit Over Bar Code Ads
• Insurers Strike Deal In 9th Circ. Bratz IP Fees Battle
• 3 Ways To Help Hospitality Cos. Facing 'Patent Trolls'
• Biosimilars Can't Circumvent BPCIA With Litigation
• FDA Encouraged Illegal Compounding, K-V Tells DC Circ.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• Tyco Seeks Import Ban On Electronic Surveillance Tags
• On The Rise: Nonstatutory Causes Of Action At ITC
• Another Big Year For US Design Rights
• 5 Steps To A Successful Cross-Examination
• Sarah Palin Says Facebook Post Of 9/11 Photo Was Fair Use
• Reed Smith Lures Tech Deals Pro From Wilson Sonsini
• Apple, Samsung Seek To Trim Claims In Newer-Gadget IP War
• CBS Settles Patent Suit Over Online Video Services
• Texas Court Axes Energy Exec's Indemnity For $5M Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Backs Win For Dell, HP In Power Patent Row
• No Bright-Line For Foreign Insolvency Law In Ch. 15
• Trends In David-Vs.-Goliath Trademark Cases In 2013
• How To P.O.L.I.C.E. Your Brand During 2014 GTLD Launch
• Aereo Won't Fight Networks' Bid For Supreme Court Review
• Novartis Settles Patent Suit Over Organ Transplant Drug
• Chinese Scientists Attempted To Steal Seeds, DOJ Says
• Drugmakers Lose Bid For 'Indefinite' Extension In FTC Case
• Time Warner Hit With Suit Over Nortel Network Patents
• US Urges Justices To Hear Induced Patent Infringement Appeal
• Pop Star Ariana Grande Sued For Stealing Single Line Of Song
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• Korean Court Vindicates Apple In Patent Feud With Samsung
• Google, Blockbuster Beat Chinese Inventor's Patent Suit
• Rakoff Sets Royalty Rate For Nintendo 3DS Technology
• ITC To Review Infringment Finding In Nokia-HTC Patent Row
• Apple, Nokia, Sony Hit With Camera Phone Patent Suits
• Nexium Direct Purchasers Win Class Cert. In Antitrust MDL
• Defense Contractor Reaches Ch. 11 In Wake Of BAE Suit
• Criticisms Mount On Drug IP Proposals In Pacific Trade Pact
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive St. Jude Vascular Closure Patent
• Fed. Circ. Finds Galderma Acne Gel Patents Obvious In IP Row
• Amended Rule 45 Significantly Alters Subpoena Practice
• Silicon Valley's Lee Named USPTO Deputy Director
• Czech Brewer Wins Portuguese Ruling Over 'Budweiser' Name
• Bed Bath & Beyond Accused Of Flouting Coffee Maker Mark
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• A Budget Approach To Inter Partes Review
• High Stakes In Sports-Licensing Antitrust Cases In 2014
• Beastie Boys Restart Fight Over GoldieBlox Video
• What To Expect From High Court In Software Patent Case
• Keeping Trade Secrets In The Texas Oil Patch
• Invitae Wants Myriad's Gene-Testing Patent Suit Tossed
• No Retrial For Nixed $107M Patent Suit Against Lexmark
• Experian Loses Copyright Fight Over Use Of Online Database
• Victoria's Secret Accuses Deb Shops Of Flouting 'Pink' Marks
• Tensions High As Apple, Samsung Take Aim At Patent Experts
• Hartford Policyholder Argues For Broad Ad Injury Coverage
• FTC Tries Pulling Teva Into Cephalon Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Silicon Storage Seeks Coverage For Xicor Trade Secrets Deal
• Coca-Cola Says Co. Can't Seek Monetary Damages In IP Row
• Carlyle's Galaxy Scoops Up Linens 'N Things Brand
• Batman Film Infringes Software Trademark, 7th Circ. Hears
• Orrick Adds Kaye Scholer IP Pro To NY Office
• ABC Station Urges 1st Circ. To Declare Aereo Illegal
• BlackBerry Ripped Off 'Smart Dialing' Patent, Suit Says
• Sony Slams $100M Antitrust Suit Over Beatles Film
• Rambus, Micron End 13-Year Feud With $280M Licensing Deal
• Jay-Z Rips Logo Copyright Claims As 'Bad Faith'
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• J&J, Novartis Fined $22.4M Over Pay-For-Delay Deal
• Quinn Emanuel Fights Sanctions Bid In Apple-Samsung War
• Heart Health Co. Sues Rival Over Genetic Test Patent
• Enzo Contract Claims Trimmed In Affymetrix Med Testing Row
• AstraZeneca Can't Shake Patent Suit Over Crestor Trials
• Justices Won't Touch Smith & Nephew's $85M Patent Win
• Orchid, MPI Dodge Enzo Biochem's Patent, Contract Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• Justices Nix Fed. Circ. Venue Ruling In Broadcom Patent Row
• HP, Seagate Dodge Supreme Court Fight Over Hard Drive IP
• What Old ITC Cases Tell Us About Pilot Program's Potential
• Bob Marley Estate Says Restaurant Infringes 'One Love' Mark
• How FRCP E-Discovery Amendments Could Affect You
• NJ Appeals Court Will Hear Nostrum Attys' Fee Fight
• High Court To Ease Software IP Confusion In Alice Suit
• Warner Chilcott Can't Dodge Interference Claim In IP Row
• Samsung Owes $15.7M In Attorneys' Fees, Apple Says
• FilmOn X Asks DC Circ. to Lift Streaming Injunction
• Brand Battles: McDonald's, FIFA, MLB
• Purdue, Impax Settle IP Claims In OxyContin Antitrust MDL
• Orion, Novartis Settle Patent Dispute Over Sedation Drug
• Philips Faces Infringement Suit Over LED Lighting
• Coach Reaches $6M Deal In Flea Market Infringement Suit
• 5 Key Provisions In The Innovation Act
• SynQor, Cisco Settle Suit Over Patent Infringement
• Roche Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Boniva Dosage Patents
• Video Streaming Cos. Hit With Import Bans In Slingbox Row
• 3 Ex-Locke Lord Attys Open IP Litigation Boutique In NY
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• How Fed. Circ.'s Commil Ruling Could Affect Drug Patents
• Wolf Haldenstein Attys Face Sanctions In AOL Patent Sale Suit
• Coller Torpedoed Tech Patent Portfolio Sale, Atty Says
• Equipment Co. Davis-Standard Sues Ex-VP Over Trade Secrets
• Facebook Denied Quick Win In 'Like' Button Patent Suit
• IPhone Case Maker Asks Fed. Circ. To Reverse ITC Ruling
• Ex-Fish Atty Cuts Deal In Wireless Network Patent Suit
• Travelers Claims L&G Infringed 'Iconic' Umbrella Logo
• Warner Bros. Says Movie Plagiarism Suit Doesn't Stick
• Memory Card Patent Cartel Claims Timely, 9th Circ. Told
• BMS Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Hepatitis B Drug Patent
• Amphastar Sanctioned For Veiling Docs Over Blood Thinner IP
• Kaufman & Co. Adds IP Atty To Beef Up New NY Office
• Bill Targeting 'Patent Trolls' Sails Through House
• Android Makers Still Can't Escape NPE Boycott Suit
• Lessons From The 1st Inter Partes Review Ruling
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• Kleinbard Bell Lures Employment Atty From Ogletree
• EU Is On Its Way To Harmonizing Trade Secret Laws
• Whole Foods Hit With Suit Over 'Eat Right' Trademarks
• Ex-USPTO Executive Returns To Crowell & Moring
• Google On Defensive In Oracle's Java Appeal At Fed. Circ.
• Auxilium Loses Testim Patent Claims Against Upsher-Smith
• IBM Beats Inventor's 'Bookmark' Secrets Suit In 9th Circ.
• TTAB Says Steve Madden's 'Freebird' Mark Doesn't Fly
• Google Escapes, Yahoo Remains In Sponsored Ads Suits
• FDA Revises Equivalence Criteria For Generic Drug Approval
• Stan Lee Media Can License Spider-Man Rights, Co. Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Cybersquatting Suit Against GoDaddy
• RealTime Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Data Tech Patent Case
• Sirius XM Must Keep $100M Copyright Class Action In Calif.
• Sen. Says TPP Should Drop Nations If IP Demands Aren't Met
• LG, Nokia Can't Dodge ITC Probe Over Smartphone Chips
• Comcast, AT&T Win Fees From 'Porn Troll' Prenda
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• How To ID Real Parties-In-Interest In Inter Partes Review
• The Role Of Trade Secrets In Amanda Knox Murder Case
• Exela Tries To Escape Ruling, Nix Painkiller Patent Again
• IPCom Slams HTC Telecom Patent Ruling In Fed. Circ.
• High Court May Provide New Approach To 'Patent Trolls'
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Hot Or Cold For An MDL?
• Multinational Pharmas: Expect Key Policy Shifts In China
• Huawei Patent Suit Belongs In Texas, Fed. Circ. Says
• A Look At Europe's New Music Copyright Law
• Hotfile To Pay $80M To MPAA, Studios In Copyright Suit
• Justices Weigh Different Tests For False Ad Standing
• AstraZeneca Deserves $76M In Drug Patent Suit, Judge Says
• USPS Hit With Copyright Suit Over Sexy Lady Liberty Stamp
• CORRECTED: Bluestone Must Reveal Exec's LG Ties in LED Patent Fight
• Biopharma Co. Sues UC, Temple Over Proprietary Disclosure
• Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Can't Ditch Copyright Claim
• Fed. Circ. Bar Says Anti-'Patent Troll' Bill Worrisome
• How They Won It: Irell Nixes Patent For Prenatal DNA Test
• DirecTV Sues Dish Retailer For Ripping Off Trademark
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• SoCal Gains Traction As Hot Spot For Patent Cases
• Uggs Maker Sues To Stamp Out Online Sales Of Knockoffs
• Aimee Mann's Suit Over Stolen Tunes Survives Dismissal Bid
• UPI Asks Fed. Circ. To Overturn ITC's Consent Order
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Standing In Univ. Of Wis. Stem Cell IP Row
• 11th Circ. Affirms Louis Vuitton Win In Trademark Case
• 9th Circ. Lifts 'Platters' Injunction, Keeps Rights Intact
• Hunton Atty's Drunk Remark Not Insider Trading, Court Hears
• Shire Fires Back At Mylan's Grab For Docs In Patent Row
• Fisch Hoffman Sigler Nabs 2 IP Pros
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix $38M Fractus Antenna Ruling
• Dow Accuses Rivals Of Ripping Off Paint Polymers
• Idenix Suits Target Gilead Hep C Drug Nearing Approval
• ITI Seeks Toss Of TechAmerica Employee Poaching Suit
• Chinese Co.'s Christmas Light IP Suit Booted Over Discovery
• Following Up On Follow-On Biologics
• Warner Bros. Escapes Copyright Suit Over 'Ghostman' Movie
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas
• Fed. Circ. Should Clarify Irreparable Harm In Patent Cases