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3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court's Patent Venue Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday to put restrictions on where patent lawsuits can be filed will limit the ability of patent owners to file cases in favorable courts, likely marking the end of the Eastern District of Texas as a patent litigation hot spot. Here, Law360 takes a look at the impact and other possible fallout from the ruling.
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August 25, 2004
Adidas Sues Ralph Lauren Over Three-Stripes Trademark
German footwear and athletic-gear maker Adidas Salomon AG has sued Ralph Lauren Corp. for trademark infringement, accusing the U.S. fashion label’s Polo line of copying its famous three-striped logo.
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August 24, 2004
India Mulls Capping Data Exclusivity At Four Years
In a move designed to curb patent evergreening, India’s government is considering legislation that would limit data exclusivity to four years, according to local media reports.
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August 24, 2004
Michigan State To Offer LLM In IP Law
Michigan State University has established a master’s program in intellectual property and communications law, one of less than twenty such programs in the U.S.
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August 24, 2004
Benitec Settles Suit Vs. Genscript Over RNAi Patent
Australian biotech company Benitec Ltd. has settled its U.S. patent infringement case against rival Genscript over gene silencing technologies, just two weeks after it settled its suit against Ambion under similar terms.
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August 24, 2004
Judge Dismisses Promega's Suit Vs. Roche In Long-Standing Patent Dispute
A federal court has once again dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Promega Corp. against Roche and Applied Biosystems, which alleged that the companies committed fraud against the U.S. government, Roche said.
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August 23, 2004
Medimmune Sues Sun Pharma Over Plans For Ethyol Generic
Medimmune Oncology has sued Indian generic maker Sun Pharmaceuticals over its plans to make a generic version of the cancer-related drug Ethyol (amifostine).
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August 24, 2004
Preliminary Hearing In Plavix Trial Set For December
A federal court has scheduled a preliminary hearing for Dec. 8 in Sanofi-Aventis' patent infringement lawsuit against Apotex and Dr. Reddy’s over its blood-thinning drug Plavix, following months of delays.
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August 23, 2004
Genesis Wins ITC Complaint Vs. Taiwanese Rivals Over LCD Controller Patent
Taiwanese chip makers MStar Semiconductor, Media Reality Technologies (MRT) and Trumpion Microelectronics infringed a patent for liquid crystal display (LCD) controllers held by rival Genesis Microchip, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a final determination.
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August 23, 2004
NJ District Court Denies Pfizer's Attempt To Block Neurontin Generic
A federal court has denied drug maker Pfizer Inc.’s attempt to bar Ivax Corp. from introducing a generic version of blockbuster epilepsy drug Neurontin.
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August 23, 2004
Dorsey & Whitney Hires IP Attorney Gary Abelev From Baker & Botts
Gary Abelev has left Baker & Botts to join Dorsey & Whitney as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property group in New York City.
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August 23, 2004
Teva Loses Patent Challenge For Glaxo's Zofran
A federal judge has upheld the validity of two key method-of-use patents for GlaxoSmithKline’s anti-nausea drug Zofran (ondansetron), dealing a blow to challenger Teva Pharmaceuticals.
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August 20, 2004
Inventor Sues Pfizer's Japan Unit For 1B Yen
A former employee of Pfizer Japan Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. drug maker with the Tokyo District Court, seeking 1 billion yen for what he claims is his invention of a technology for dosage adjustments.
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August 20, 2004
Illumina and Applera Settle Patent Disputes
Biotech rivals Illumina, Inc. and Applera Corp. have agreed to settle two lawsuits over a partnership that went sour, penning a deal that involves royalty-free cross-licensing of key technologies and the dismissal of a patent infringement suit.
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August 20, 2004
California Appeals Court Deals Major Blow To Entertainment Industry In Copyright Suit
In a major setback for the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court in California has ruled that online file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright infringement.
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August 20, 2004
Taiwan Semi Files ITC Complaint Vs. Mainland Rival Over Chip Patents
Taiwan Semiconductor has filed an unfair import complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking a probe of a mainland rival already targeted in a trade-secret lawsuit in California.
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August 20, 2004
Judge Denies Injunction Vs. Hershey In ZonePerfect Trademark Suit
A federal judge has denied ZonePerfect Nutrition Company's request for a preliminary injunction to stop the sale of Hershey Foods Corporation’s SmartZone nutrition bar.
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August 19, 2004
DC Appeals Court Sides With FDA In Mylan's Patent Challenge For Duragesic
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted appropriately in withdrawing its final approval of Mylan Laboratories's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for its generic version of Alza Corp.’s Duragesic, a painkiller delivered to the skin through a patch.
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August 19, 2004
USPTO Rejects Eolas Claims In Second Round Of Reexamination - Report
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected all 10 claims under review in its reexamination of the controversial “Eolas” browser patent at the center of a $565 million patent infringement judgment against Microsoft, according to a published report.
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August 19, 2004
Compuware Asks Court To Throw Out IBM Evidence In Copyright Suit
Software maker Compuware has filed an emergency motion in its copyright and trade-secret lawsuit against IBM, accusing Big Blue of failing to introduce crucial evidence until after the close of the case's discovery period.
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August 19, 2004
Federal Circuit Affirms District Court's Ruling For Fisher-Price Vs. Safety 1st
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court jury's finding that Dorel Industries’ Safety 1st unit infringed two patents held by toymaker Mattel Inc.’s Fisher-Price unit, and said another product should be considered when a new jury calculates damages.