Intellectual Property Archive » March, 2004

Intellectual Property - March, 2004

118 articles

• Recording Industry Takes Legal Action Against Alleged Pirates In Europe, Canada
• Vonage Sues AT&T For Trademark Infringement
• Exodus Decimates Bracewell's Austin IP Practice
• Ameritrade, Federated Seek USPTO Reexamination Of Credit-Account Patent
• Federal Circuit Revives Patent Suit Between Monsanto, Bayer
• Judge Awards Cubatabaco U.S. Rights To Cohiba Cigar Brand
• Federal Circuit Upholds Lower Court's Ruling In Patent Suit Over Laser Eye Surgery Technology
• Bristows Names Butler, Cordery and Wilson Partners
• Bacardi Appeals USPTO Decision On Havana Club Trademark
• Intel Pays Intergraph $225M To Settle Patent Suit
• Tyco Ordered To Pay $135M In Patent Suit
• Judge Dismisses 13-Year Suit Vs. Disney Over Pooh Rights
• Judge Rules For Earth Resource Mapping In Patent Suit Over Computer Image Compression
• Intel, Dell Targeted In Chip Patent Suit
• Research In Motion, Good Technology Settle Patent Litigation
• German Court Blocks Pop-up Ads On Hertz Website
• Judge Rules For Cytomedix In Patent Suit Over Platelet Releasates
• Hewlett-Packard Sues Gateway Over eMachines Licensing Pact
• Lacoste Loses Trademark Suit Vs. Crocodile International In China
• Vietnam Readies Law To Revise Intellectual Property Regime
• Philippines To Ask To Be Removed From USTR Watch List
• Benitec Sues Biotech Rivals Over RNAi Gene Silencing Technology
• TKT Regains European Rights to Dynepo
• Court Rules Mylan Infringes J&J Duragesic Patent
• Raids Target Counterfeit Tools In Trademark Suit
• South Korea To Join WIPO Copyright Treaty
• Boom For Patent Applications In China
• Canada Committee Reviews Draft Of Landmark Generics Bill
• Hong Kong Amends Copyright Law To Step Up Enforcement
• Endo Gets 180-Day Market Exclusivity For OxyContin
• RIAA Targets Universities In Latest Piracy Suits
• McAndrews, Held & Malloy Names Five New Partners
• Mylan Sues Procter & Gamble and Watson Over "Authorized Generic"
• Microsoft Blasts E.U. Antitrust Remedies As "Compulsory License"
• Andrx Relinquishes 180-Day Exclusivity For Wellbutrin Generic, Ceding Ground To Eon
• New York IP Firms Merge
• Shire Buys Fosrenol Patent Rights for Up to $31 M
• Foley Absorbs Swiss Law Group, Opens Silicon Valley IP Practice
• Gibson Guitar Wins Trademark Suit Vs. Paul Reed Smith
• "Bowie Bond" Downgrade Dims Prospects For IP Securitization
• Dr. Reddy's Files FDA ANDA For UCB Epilepsy Drug
• Glaxo Loses Patent For Seretide/Advair In U.K.
• Federal Circuit Vacates Judgment Vs. IXYS In Chip Patent Suit
• Bush Taps Dudas To Head USPTO
• 1-800-Contacts Sues Another Rival Over Pop-Up Ads
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss Jones Suit Vs. Polo Over Licensing Deal
• FTD Seeks Declaratory Judgment On NCR Business Method Patents
• USPTO Deals Blow To ACT In Interference Proceedings Over Animal Cloning Technology
• Alston & Bird Hires IP Team From Coudert Brothers
• Court Denies Texas Instruments Motion In Qualcomm Patent Suit
• Plaintiff Amends Complaint In Google Trademark Case
• BellSouth Sues Avaya, Comverse Over Call Routing Patents
• Bingham McCutchen Hires IP Attorneys In New York, Eyes Further Expansion
• Judge Rules For Abbott In Depakote Patent Suit Vs. Apotex Unit
• Thailand Cracks Down On Piracy Ahead Of Free Trade Talks
• Pillsbury Winthrop IP Litigator To Head New York Office
• Merchant & Gould Taps Leonard To Head Computer Law Group
• AXT, Cree Settle Patent Litigation Over LED Technology
• Lindows Files Motion To Bar Microsoft Trademark Suits
• Zoran Sues MediaTek, Mintek Over DVD/CD Patents
• MasterCard's "Priceless" Format OK For Political Parodies, Judge Rules
• Aventis Faces Threat Of Generic Competition For Lovenox
• Waters Pays $18M To Settle Patent Infringement Suit
• Martha Stewart Faces Trademark Battle Over "Everyday Living"
• China Accepts First Electronic Patent Filing
• Hong Kong Slashes Patent Filing Fees
• Pfizer Halts Ranbaxy's Diflucan Generic With Court Ruling
• E.U. Pharmaceutical Reform Package Comes Into Effect
• Nielsen, TNS and BBM Settle Suit Over Ratings Technology
• Caterpillar, Disney Settle Trademark Suit
• Zoran Files ITC Patent Complaint Against MediaTek
• NTT Says Internal Probe Clears Engineer In Patent Dispute With University of Texas
• Glaxo Eyes Court Ruling On Seritide Patent
• Bitter Disappointment As E.U. Patent Talks Fail Again
• FTC Commissioners Question Unocal Ruling At Hearing
• ArthroCare Wins Permanent Injunction Against Smith & Nephew in Patent Infringement Lawsuit
• Pfizer To Sue Drug Maker Seeking FDA OK To Market Generic Detrol
• Apple Computer Sues China's Trademark Appraisal Committee
• European Parliament OKs IPR Directive
• Aventis Files Additional Suits Over Allegra Patents
• European Ministers Seek Compromise Over Common Patent Regime
• Kodak Sues Sony Over Digital Camera Patents
• Eolas Investors Pull Funds After USPTO Patent Rejection
• Japan To Revise Copyright Law To Battle Music Piracy
• Activists Take Last-Ditch Aim At European IP Directive
• GSK Sues Bentley In Spain Over Paxil Generic
• U.K. Patent Office Gets New Director
• Top U.K. IP Firm Launches Spin-Off To Get Around Rule
• EPO Board of Appeal OKs Agennix Patent Claims
• SMIC Files Motion To Dismiss TSMC Patent Suit
• FDA OKs Generic Version Of Abbott's Tricor By Impax, Teva
• Microsoft, A&T Settle Most Of Patent Litigation
• USPTO Rejects Eolas Patent, Raising Doubts About $521M Jury Verdict
• Mintz Levin Expands New York IP Group With Four New Hires
• $15M Verdict Against Distributors In Case Over On-Demand Book Printing
• Another Judge Rules Against Maker Of DVD-Copying Software
• IMPAX Receives Final FDA Approval for Generic Version of Claritin-D 24-Hour
• Diomed Expands Litigation Vs. Vascular Solutions With Patent Suit
• Canada Supreme Court Rules In Landmark Copyright Case
• Roche Diagnostics Sues Rivals Over Blood Glucose Monitors
• European Union Scales Back Penalties In Proposed IPR Directive
• House Approves Bill To Reform Copyright Royalty System
• Committee Vote Could Kill U.S. Database Copyright Bill
• Magnequench Sues 13 Electronics Makers, Wal-Mart, Over Magnet Patents
• House Passes Bill To Raise Patent Fees
• SCO Sues DaimlerChrysler, AutoZone Over Linux Copyrights
• Australian Commission Proposes Amendments To Patent Law For Genetic Research
• Extended Systems To Pay $2M To Settle Patent Suit
• FDA To Disclose Dates Of Complete Generic Applications
• Judge Sets Deadline for Post-Trial Briefs In Zyprexa Case
• Trade Group Blasts "Authorized Generic" Deals
• Judge Rules Databases Not Protected By DMCA
• Arizona Court Trims Lawyers' Fees In Patent Litigation
• Hamburg Exchange Would Securitize, Trade Patent Rights
• EchoStar To Pay $190M In Settlement Agreement With Gemstar-TV Guide
• Biogen Idec Pays $20M To Settle Patent Suit With Corixa, GSK
• USPTO Head Flies To China For IP Summit
• Brisk Start For U.S. Trademark Applications Under Madrid Protocol