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Intellectual Property - December, 2016

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• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• The Hottest Patent Law Issues Of 2016
• 2016 Kept Employers On Their Toes, Expect The Same In 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• What We Learned About Patent Remedies In 2016
• EU Unified Patent Court Will Proceed In 2017 — Now What?
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Nokia Hits Apple With Patent Suits In Texas, Europe, Asia
• Texas Court Revives Cleanup Cos.' Trade Secrets Row
• Toy Designer, Hasbro Settle My Little Pony IP Suit
• Tech Cos. Seek En Banc Review Of 'Troubling' Alice Reversal
• 5th Circ. Affirms $1M Attys' Fees In Trade Secret Row
• ICANN Likely Can't Award .Africa Domain Yet, Judge Says
• Win For Apple, Samsung As PTAB Scraps IXI Patent Claims
• ITC Dings Umicore With Lithium-Ion Induced Infringement
• Panera Agrees To Drop Noncompete Suit Against Papa John's
• USPTO Extends 'Missing Parts' Patent Program
• Fed. Circ. Nixes MasterCard's PTAB Win On Payment Patent
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Nixing Part Of Semiconductor Patent
• Ethicon Pushes Supreme Court To Hear AIA Process Case
• Designer Says Cher Copied Typeface For Album Cover
• Patenting Inventions In Machine Learning: Part 2
• Patrón, Ex-Ad Agency Settle Trademark Dispute
• Louis Vuitton TM Suit Over Parody Bags Axed By 2nd Circ.
• Discontent At Fed. Circ. Grows Post-Cuozzo
• Reseller Denied Fees From Wiley After High Court Remand
• Microsoft Denied 'Carte Blanche' Doc Request In IP Row
• 'Stairway' Atty Says 'Kangaroo Court' Conspired Against Him
• First Data Urges Fed. Circ. To Reinstate IP Case
• Synopsys Gets Injunction In Copyright Suit Against ATopTech
• Travelers Freed From Covering Education Program IP Battle
• Christmas Tree Co. Seeks Patent OK For The Holidays
• Kayak Lands Attys' Fees In Price Quote Patent Case
• Warner Chilcott Urges Judge To Nix Asacol Antitrust Claims
• USTR Report Names New International Piracy Dangers
• USPTO Escapes Suit Over Its Power Outage 'Holidays'
• 2nd Circ. Won't Nix $8M Malpractice Verdict Against Law Firm
• Apple Launches Antitrust Suit Over Nokia Standard Patents
• 'Creed' Infringement Suit Knocked From NJ To Calif.
• PTAB Knocks Out Claims In Engineer's Flight Recorder Patent
• Bovine Sperm Co. Gets Genetics Patent Claim Nixed
• The Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2016
• Studios Say VidAngel Is Ignoring Copyright Injunction
• Long Line Of High Court Precedents For Combination Patents
• Patenting Inventions In Machine Learning: Part 1
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• Kraft, Heartland Lock Horns Over Stay For High Court Ruling
• Baker Hughes Can't Dodge Nalco's Antitrust Claims In IP Row
• Arnold & Porter, GE Counsel Hit With DQ Bid In IP Row
• NPE, Gutride Safier Ordered To Pay Up In 'Frivolous' Suit
• MoFo's McElhinny Retiring, Withdraws From Repping Apple
• Luv N' Care Counters Shiboleth's $1M Sanction Bid
• Amphastar Urges 1st Circ. To Nix Rivals' Antitrust Immunity
• Jaguar Seeks To Nix Counterclaims In Off-Road TM Fight
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Starch Co.'s Challenge To IP Rights Award
• The Top 10 Trademark Rulings Of 2016
• Pharmaceutical Formulations: Ready For Patenting?
• Teva Accuses Mylan, Others Of Infringing Copaxone Patent
• Holding Co. Says Apple Can't Stay Suit For PTAB Ruling
• PTAB Rejects Bid By Apple, Samsung For Wireless IP Review
• Beauty Products Co. Seeks Quick Win In TM Coverage Battle
• Assessing USPTO's Memo On Software Claim Patent Eligibility
• Miller Barondess Adds IP, Media Pro In Los Angeles Office
• US Solicitor Sides With Sandoz In Biosimilar Case
• NY High Court Axes Pre-1972 Song Case Against Sirius
• Northwest Title Can't Nix $2.7M Award Over 'Lifted' Workers
• Engineer Pleads Guilty To Giving Military Docs To China
• Film Studios Say VidAngel's Antitrust Claim A 'Distraction'
• TM Suit Over Replica Car Parts Isn't Covered: Insurers
• Gambling Tech Cos. Fight To Keep FanDuel IP Suit Alive
• Ex-Getty VP Restrained From Sharing Trade Secrets
• Zagg Hits Back At Investor Suit With $22M In Counterclaims
• Rick Ross Dodges 'Mastermind' TM Suit After Cancellation
• Volvo Gets Judge To Toss Patent Case Under Twombly, Iqbal
• Medical Laser Co. Lensar Hits Ch. 11 After IP Settlement
• Apple Urges High Court Not To Revisit Cuozzo In IP Row
• OPINION: Patent Quality Is Here To Stay
• Kanye West Must Fight $2.5M IP Suit In NY, Court Told
• Kite Hit With Suit After PTAB Upholds Cancer Therapy Patent
• Peaches and Herb Singer Sued For $3M By Mgmt. Group
• Ex-Apple Patent Chief To Lead Licensing Firm Conversant
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Justices Told 'Offensive' Trademark Is Commercial Speech
• Gordon & Rees Beats DQ Bid By Toys R Us In Fla. IP Suit
• Diageo Says Sazerac Ripped Off Its Bourbon Bottle TMs
• Revisiting The Role Of Preemption In Patent Eligibility
• Fiat Calls For Sanctions On Signal Over Air Bag Patent
• Is Now The Right Time For A Patent 'Right To Sue' Notice?
• Patent Holder Gets Fees Order Reversed After Claims Ruling
• Ass Armor Gets Behind TM Settlement With Under Armour
• Rembrandt Urges High Court To Skip Expert Misconduct Case
• Pan Am Wins $15M Merchandise Licensing Suit
• The Top Technology Cases Of 2016
• Clearlamp Escapes Rival's $1.68M Atty Fee Bid In IP Row
• Health Hires: McCarter & English, Arent Fox, Nossaman
• PTAB Rejects Nu Mark's Challenge To E-Cig Patent
• Travel Site Dropped From Delta Fraud, Trademark Suit
• Dell, Tech Cos. Can't Invalidate Patents Before Trial
• Boston Ex-Guitarist Demands Fees For Founder's TM Claims
• St. Paul Needn't Defend Porn Site's IP Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 5
• Prenda 'Porn Troll' Attys Charged With Fraud Scheme
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• The Emerging European Approach To IP In The Online World
• Fed. Circ. Revives Claims In Alcohol Production Patents
• Jury Finds Perrigo Infringed Pepcid Patent, Must Pay $10M
• Ritchie Capital Gets Ex-Exec's Benefits Claim Tossed
• Justices Could Deal Blow To East Texas Patent Docket
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Default Judgment Over Poor Case Conduct
• Justin Bieber, Songwriters End $10M 'Somebody' IP Row
• Covidien, Agency Urge Justices To Skip AIA Process Case
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 4
• Starbucks Launches Fight Against €30M EU Tax Ruling
• Port Authority Can't Toss World Trade Center TM Suit
• Capitol Records Takes Pre-1972 DMCA Battle To High Court
• Masimo Says Rival's Blood Exam Patents Test Negative
• Idenix Wins $2.5B Verdict In Gilead Hep C Drug Patent Fight
• Takeda IP Suit Over Hikma Gout Flare Drug Is Reopened
• ICE, Customs Launch Effort Against Counterfeit Electronics
• Apple Hit With $7.3M Verdict In Core Wireless Patent Suit
• 6 Ways IP Enforcement Plan Impacts Public Health And Safety
• Parable Of A Patent Troll And Its Prodigal Software Patent
• Patent Owners' Post-Sale Power On Line At High Court
• Endo's False Ad Claims Against Actavis Tossed For Good
• Direct Buyers Push 1st Circ. To Rethink Nexium Suit
• HP Gets Inventor's Digital Archiving Patent Nixed Under Alice
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Patent Venue Case
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 3
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2016: Part 1
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Keep Lip-Synch IP Ruling Under Alice
• DJ Not Known Enough To Sue Rapper Over TM, Says 6th Circ.
• Jury Clears Arista In Cisco's $335M IP Infringement Suit
• Judge OKs Jury Trial In Ferring False Ad Row Over Drug
• A Simple Way To Manage Costs In Patent Litigation
• Greatbatch Can't Hike Damages After Patent Win Against AVX
• Fla. House Speaker Sues Rapper Pitbull Over Secret Contract
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 2
• Microsoft Hits 'Prolific' Fake Software Seller With IP Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider DMCA Repeat-Infringer Decision
• Raytheon Seeks To Nix Cray Counterclaims In IP Suit
• Celgard Can't Salvage Battery Patent Claims At Fed. Circ.
• La. Tells 3rd Circ. It's Not Part Of GSK Antitrust Settlement
• Yogi's Ex-Atty Gets His Income, Biz To Pay $6.7M Bias Win
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Real Estate Database Says Rival Stole Thousands Of Photos
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Patent Claims Against Medtronic
• Finjan Blasts Sophos' New-Trial Bid In $15M IP Loss
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Its Revival Of Sprint Patents
• The Path To The California Bench
• Indivior Wants States' Suboxone Product-Hop Claims Nixed
• Dow Takes Polymer IP Fight With Turkish Co. To Pa.
• Obama Administration Releases 3-Year IP Enforcement Plan
• Buyers Want 1st Circ. To Rethink Nexium Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Lexmark May Fundamentally Change Patent Licensing
• Hollywood Studios Shut Down Streaming Site VidAngel
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• E-Cig Maker's $6.4M 'Milk Man' TM Win May Be Up In Smoke
• Cisco Says Arista's 'Blatant' Copying Merits $335M From Jury
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Ruling, Remands JobDiva Back To TTAB
• High Court Biosimilar Drama Intact After Amgen-Apotex Denial
• Fed. Circ. Reduces Fairchild's Liability In Patent Suit
• White House Report Urges Better Enforcement Of IP Law
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $16.7M Jury Award, Nixes Auto Parts IP
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 1
• Arthrex Wins $17M Verdict In Surgery Implant Patent Suit
• Facing $91M IP Judgment, Neovasc To Sell Facility
• Amazon Pushes Fed. Circ. To Let Pillowcase IP Fight Lie
• Rebooting The Copyright Office's Registered Agent Database
• DraftKings Dodges Seven Patent Claims Under Alice Rules
• High Court Sends Design Patent Dispute Back To Fed. Circ.
• USPTO Can't 'Protect' Against Offensive Words, Band Says
• Employee/Experts Not Shielded By Attorney-Client Privilege
• Time For PTO To Allow Direct Claiming Of 'Computer Software'
• Samsung V. Apple: Impacts Beyond Damages
• Rainmaker Q&A: The Scali Law Firm's Christian Scali
• Arista Infringes 2 Cisco Network Patents, ITC Judge Rules
• LifeLock IP Suit Should Be Tossed, Says Goodwin Atty.
• Fair Use Shields Arista From Cisco IP Claims, Jury Hears
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Nixing Of Claims In VirnetX Patents
• PTAB Agrees To Review Allergan Restasis Patents
• Vegas Golden Knights Trademark Refusal May Miss The Mark
• Qualcomm Shouldn't Get $2M In Fees After IP Win, Court Told
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Decision Nixing Sunroof Patent Claims
• Apple, MobileMedia Fight Over New Trial After $3M IP Loss
• Chicago Firm Can Force Arbitration Of Malpractice Claim
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Dashboard Phone System IP Suits
• FTC Says Boehringer Should Cough Up Pay-For-Delay Docs
• NY Gallery Owner Sanctioned $500 A Day In Cropped Art Suit
• 9th Circ. Rules CFAA Doesn't Make Password Sharers Felons
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Apple Gadgets Don't Infringe Core Wireless, Profs Tell Jury
• Boston Scientific Wages IP Suit Against Nevro's Pain Device
• USPTO Grilled Over Patent Amending Rules At Fed. Circ.
• Judge Right That Cloud Patent Is Abstract, Says Amazon
• Fed. Circ. Hands Motorola Win In Intellectual Ventures Row
• Fuel Co. Says Biz Partner Stole Info To Score GM Contract
• Ford Patent Approvals Top Auto Industry In 2016
• Publisher Accused Of Stealing Harley Davidson Magazine Idea
• AT&T Hit With Patent Suit Over Data-Throttling Servers
• USPTO Needs Consistent Best Practices To Up Patent Quality
• A Very Low Bar For Use Of Trademark 'In Commerce'
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Toss Of Plastic-Product Packaging IP
• Fed Circ. Could Make Claim Amendment In AIA Reviews Easier
• PTAB Sanctions Atlanta Gas For Not Updating Case Info
• Photographer Drops Suit Against Trump Over Skittles Image
• Vehicle Customizer Ends TM Bullying Suit Against Chrysler
• USPTO Refuses Las Vegas 'Golden Knights' TM Application
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Usher 'Bad Girl' Copyright Row
• Atty DQ Sought In Medical Supplier Trademark Row
• US Reps Urge Canada To Let Canadian Ads Into Super Bowl
• TV Control Patent Claims Tossed Under Alice
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ruling To Nix Prison Phone Patents
• Gillette, Schick-Maker Settle Mach3 Razor False Ad, IP Row
• SanDisk Hit With Patent Suit Over Flash Memory Tech
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Lawmakers Unveil 1st Policy Proposal of Copyright Review
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Ax Of Patents OK'd Under New Alice Rules
• Inside The 2nd Circ. Ruling In Abbott V. Adelphia
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• IP MVP: Paul Hastings' Joseph O'Malley
• Amazon's Alice Win Against Network IP Gets Fed. Circ. OK
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Microsoft Win In 3-D Motion Patent Suit
• IP MVP: Irell & Manella's Morgan Chu
• Enfish Doesn't Change GPS Patent Case's Result, Judge Says
• White & Case Adds IP Partner From Ropes & Gray
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Didn't Explain Itself In NuVasive Review
• Congress Passes Major Pharmaceutical Reform Bill
• Halliburton Moves To Duck Navy Licensee Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Freezes Oracle Copyright Injunction Against Rimini
• Rights Org Calls Radio Group 'Illegal Cartel' In Fee Spat
• AT&T, Cox Settle Set-Top Box, Phone Patent Row
• 2nd Circ. Judge Ready To Laugh Louis Vuitton Out Of Court
• Colitis Drug Buyers Fight Doc Requests In Antitrust Row
• 'Lettuce Turnip The Beet' Clothier Plants Meaty TM Suit
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Auto Cos. Should Take Note Of Recent DTSA Case Law
• The Biggest Patent Cases Of 2016
• New Life For Opinions Of Counsel In Patent Litigation
• Justices Wary Of Complicated Rule In Patent-Export Case
• Fed. Circ. Says No New Trial For CMI In Cooling Patent Row
• Justices Limit Design Patent Fines, But Details Are Lacking
• Gilead Uses Merck As Shield In $2.5B Idenix Patent Fight
• NFL Players Union Launches Business Incubator
• IP MVP: Kaye Scholer's James Blank
• Skadden Says Del Monte 'Intimidated' Witness, Rips Sanctions
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Erase Rulings In Google Mapping IP Row
• Medicines Co. Gets Fed. Circ. Grilling On Blood Thinner IP
• Hacker Who Targeted Celebs, Stole Scripts Gets 5 Years
• The Need For Speed: Process And Product Quality In Track 1
• Competitor Says Zynga Trade Secrets Too Vague To Block
• Momenta Asks 1st Circ. To Affirm Enoxaparin Suit Immunity
• WTO Delays Ruling In High-Stakes Tobacco Packaging Battle
• Fallout From DOD Stance On Waste, Fraud And Abuse Tips
• Justices Toss Apple's $400M Award In Samsung Patent Case
• Is Automotive Innovation Driving Legal Issues Around IP?
• A Banner Year For Monetary Awards Standards In IP Cases
• Core Wireless Says Apple Owes $24M As IP Trial Kicks Off
• 'As Seen On TV' Marketers Sue Amazon For TM Infringement
• Universal Asks 9th Circ. To 'Purge' Writer's Rip-Off Suit
• Idenix Seeks $2.5B In Gilead Hep C Drug Patent Dispute
• Sex Club Must Share Email List In Models' False Ad Suit
• Promega IP Case May Portend More Liability For Exporting Cos.
• Apotex Can't Ditch Subpoena From Sandoz, Court Says
• Major Pharmaceutical Reform Bill Taken Up By Senate
• NY Reps Seek To Curb Hedge Funds' Use Of AIA Reviews
• Watson Labs Urges Justices To Keep 'On Sale' Bar Intact
• Del Monte Wants Skadden To Pay 'Hide-The-Witness' Costs
• Budding Atty Likely Among Victims Of Deadly Oakland Fire
• New Atty's Scheduling Mixup Not Court's Problem, Judge Says
• ITC To Investigate PacBio's DNA Sequencer Patent Claim
• Buchalter Adds Litigator From Archer Norris In Los Angeles
• Offshore Patent Transfer Payments Draw IRS, Court Scrutiny
• PTAB Rejects Dr. Reddy's Challenges To Suboxone Patents
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reinstate Turbine IP Row Against GE
• Shell Faces High Court Appeal of Benzene IP Win
• Lexmark Could Profoundly Impact Patent Exhaustion
• OPINION: WTO Should Not Authorize Personal Property Theft
• IP MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Garrard Beeney
• The Causation Question Left Unanswered By Actavis
• PTAB Upholding Eye Solution IP Shows Post-Grant Challenges
• Justices To Decide If Hague Treaty Allows Service By Mail
• Royalty Order Looms In Power Integrations Del. Patent Row
• Garvey Schubert Pays 50 Cent $14M To End Malpractice Suit
• LG, Sony, Others Get Technology Patent Nixed As Abstract
• Nvidia's 3-D Glasses Infringe Filmmaker's Patents, Suit Says
• Allergan Strikes Deal With Zydus In Colitis Drug IP Suit
• 5th Circ. Reverses $340M Antitrust Ruling Against Syringe Co.
• IP MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's Michael Allan
• PTAB Rejection Of Microscope Device IP Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• High Court Agrees To Hear Case On Patent Exhaustion Rules
• Mass. Appeals Court Nixes Drug Royalty Suit
• Trump May Yield Pullback On IP, Antitrust Enforcement
• Wal-Mart Hit With $32M Trademark Loss Over 'Backyard' Brand
• Publisher Wants Judgment On 'Whoomp!' Rights Ownership
• Eli Lilly Challenges Apotex's Proposed Cialis Generic
• Jones Day Adds IP Litigator To Its Paris Office
• Innovate Bigly? — Patent Reform Under @realDonaldTrump
• REBUTTAL: Busting The Myth Of Unlimited RCEs
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• Wu-Tang Clan Hit With $2.5M Royalty Suit By Member U-God
• Polaris Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive ATV Patent
• Allergan Sues Drugmakers Over Linzess Generics
• FDA Smacks Down Vanda's Bid To Block Fanapt Generics
• Facebook's Patent Indefiniteness Win Stays Put
• CORRECTED: Novartis Knocks Colombia Over Leukemia Drug Price Control
• Bosch Saws At Center Of Patent Case Could Face Import Ban
• Mr. Brainwash Loses IP Claims Against Las Vegas Festival
• PTAB Finds Covidien Surgical Instrument Patent Invalid
• Fat-Freezing Licensee Says Spa Is Infringing
• Lego Developer Accuses Ex-Partner Of Toppling Joint Project
• Verizon Hit With IP Suit Over 4G LTE Network Tech
• Quantlab Must Name $12.2M Trade Secret, 5th Circ. Told
• Retailers Face Patent Suits Over Mobile Web GPS Feature
• What's At Stake In High Court's Life Tech Patent Case