Intellectual Property Archive » January, 2005

Intellectual Property - January, 2005

116 articles

• Ingenient Technologies Sues PacketVideo, Former Employees Over Copyrights, Trade Secrets
• Asian Chip Makers Settle Trade-Secrets, Patent Suit In $175M Deal
• FDA Rejects J&J Petition, OKs Duragesic Generics
• Teva Wins Appeal Over Merck's Fosamax Patent
• Caterpillar Fights USPTO Decision On Diesel Engine Patent
• Brazil Renews Threat To Break Patents On HIV/AIDS Drugs
• Howrey Hires Linklater's Brussels IP Chief To Head New Group
• USPTO Patent Summit Stirs Concerns
• Judge Assigns Joint Inventor To Visudyne Patent
• AstraZeneca Faces New Class-Action Suit Over Prilosec Patent Expiration
• Judge Overturns $35M Jury Award In Georgia Trademark Case
• Bereskin & Parr To Launch Montreal Outpost On Feb. 1
• E.U. Court Sends Nestle Trademark Dispute Back To U.K.
• USPTO Patent Processing Times Rose In 2004
• Canada Intervention In BlackBerry Patent Case Prompts Angry Response At Federal Circuit
• Ranbaxy Rules Out "At-Risk" Lipitor Launch: Report
• Toshiba Loses Bid To Dismiss Lexar's Trade-Secrets Suit
• In Blow To Barr Pharma, Appeals Court Affirms Wyeth Victory In Trade-Secrets Case
• WHO Endorses Compulsory Licensing Of Anti-Flu Patents
• Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi Hires Former Fish & Richardson Principal
• Adidas Wins Trademark Suit Vs. Nike Over Three-Stripes Logo
• Rambus Files New Memory Chip Patent Suit
• Genzyme Sues TKT Over Biotech Patent In Israeli Court
• Shook Hardy Loses Last Name Partners Of Acquired IP Boutique
• Morrison & Foerster Hires IP Litigator From Sheppard Mullin
• 3Com Files Another Suit Vs. D-Link Over Networking Gear Patents
• European Patent Office Upholds Angiotech's Patent For Drug-Coated Stents
• Federal Circuit Rules For French Atomic Agency In LCD Patent Suit
• Nokia Settles Lawsuit Vs. Vitelcom Over GSM, GPRS Patents
• Eon Challenges Pfizer's Patents For Zithromax
• Hewlett-Packard To Pay $141M To Settle Intergraph Patent Suit
• Federal Circuit Rules For Pfizer In Teva's Challenge To Zoloft Patent
• Court Refuses To Reclassify Allergan's Restasis As Non-Antibiotic
• Brown Raysman IP Group Doubles In 18 Months
• Dorsey & Whitney IP Litigators Quit To Join Arnold & Porter, Arent Fox
• IP Firms Mull More Aggressive Marketing
• Darby Calls For Pre-Emptive Strategies
• Judge Rules For Rambus In Hynix SDRAM Patent Suit
• Gemstar, Scientific-Atlanta In Settlement Talks
• Foley & Lardner Bolsters IP Group With Acquisition Of Boston Office
• Godwin Gruber To Take Over As Forgent's Counsel In JPEG Litigation
• Federal Court Upholds CollaGenex Classification As Antibiotic
• Davis Wright Tremaine Hires Patent Attorneys From Pillsbury Winthrop
• In Setback For Glaxo, European Court Clears Paxil Generics
• Mergen, Oxford Gene Technology Settle Patent Infringement Suit
• French Court Rules Against Google In Trademark Dispute
• Judge Hears Pretrial Motions In eSpeed, BrokerTec Patent Suit
• Oblon Spivak Sees Profits In Patent Prosecution
• Fresh From Samsung Settlement, Mosaid Targets Hynix In Another DRAM Patent Suit
• USTR Removes Taiwan From IPR Blacklist
• Marvel Ordered To Share Spider-Man Profits With Character's Creator
• Chinese DVD Makers Target Patent Pool With Class-Action Suit
• Lawsuit Claims NTP Is Not Rightful Owner Of Patent At Center Of BlackBerry Suit
• Goodwin Procter Raids 24 Partners From Testa, Hurwitz and McDermott, Will & Emery
• Ciena Sues Nortel Over Communications Networking Patents
• Trial Opens In Glaxo's Lamictal Patent Suit
• Mosaid, Samsung Settle DRAM Patent Litigation
• Canada Files Brief Supporting RIM In BlackBerry Patent Case
• Orrick Opens Taiwanese Outpost
• Judge Refuses To Ban Maxim Chips In Qualcomm Trade Secrets Suit
• European Patent Office Rules For Hynix In Patent Dispute With Rambus: Report
• Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault To Disband; Rival Firms Begin Scooping Up IP Talent
• Shire Sues Impax Again Over New Adderall ANDAs
• St. Jude Medical To Pay $5M To Settle Edwards Patent Suit
• "Dick and Jane" Publisher Sues Over Little, Brown Book
• Federal Circuit Rules For Fuji In Dispute Over Disposable Camera Patents
• Canadian Artists Appeal Copyright Decision To Supreme Court
• Japan Vows To Protect Inventor Rights With Amended Patent Law
• Hopkins & Carley Hires Former Coudert Partner From Defunct Palo Alto Office
• Nokia Sues InterDigital Over 3G Patents
• Sughrue Beats Oblon As Top Patent Firm In 2004
• Command Audio Lawsuit Vs. Sony Over On-Demand Patents Moves Forward
• Howard Rice Targets IP Litigation
• Burns Doane Hires Fish & Richardson Biotech Expert For San Diego Outpost
• Former District Attorney Joins Needle & Rosenberg
• MercExchange Vs. eBay Could Set Precedence For Business Method Patents
• Blue LED Inventor Grudgingly Accepts Y 844M Settlement
• Sony Ordered To Pay $27 Million In Supplemental Damages In Patent Suit
• Jones Day Snatches Burns Doane Veteran
• John P. Fry Quits Alston & Bird To Join Morris, Manning & Martin
• IBM Tops Patent Ranking Again; Asian Companies Dominate List
• Gregory Shatan Leaves Morgan, Lewis For Winston & Strawn
• Adidas Sues Abercrombie Over "Three-Stripes" Logo
• E.U. Vote Threatens To Scrap Software Patent Project
• U.S. Patent Commissioner To Step Down In March
• U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Merck v. Integra
• S&P Gets Injunction Against Spider Trading, But Signs Last-Minute Licensing Deal With ISE
• Federal Circuit Rules For palmOne In Case Over Portable Devices
• Federal Circuit Revives Business Objects' Patent Suit Vs. Microstrategy
• McGraw-Hill Sues Major Options Players Over Index Trading
• Sheppard, Mullin Hires Burns, Doane Chemicals Expert
• Fish & Richardson Hires Gray Cary Attorneys To Launch Austin Outpost
• Geron Wins Patent Interference Over Cloning Technology
• Judge Deals Blow To Medtronic In Case Over Heart-Stent Patents
• Chinese Court Rules To Protect TOEFL, GRE And GMAT Copyrights
• ITC Agrees To Probe Texas Instruments, Kenwood In Patent Dispute
• James Remenick Leaves Morrison & Foerster, Joins Powell Goldstein
• McDermott's Silicon Valley Office Hires Cooley Godward IP Attorney
• Judge Rules Against Teva In Case Over Generic Univasc
• Judge OKs Rambus Suit Vs. Hynix Over Memory Chip Patents
• Kenyon Hires Manager Of Sughrue's Silicon Valley Office
• Australian Medical Device Maker Sues U.S. Rival Over Cardiac Device Patents
• Andrx To Exit Brand Business, Focus On Generic Drugs
• Judge Sides With Qualcomm In Trade Secrets Case
• Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Against Music Industry Over DMCA Subpoenas
• Bristows Steers Global Clients Through British IP Waters
• Federal Circuit Denies Rehearing In University's Patent Dispute Over Plasma Displays
• German Court Levies Copyright Tax On New Computers
• Michel Takes Reins As Federal Circuit Chief Judge
• Former District Court Judge Leaves Fish & Neave To Join Covington & Burling
• LG Files Another Suit Vs. Matsushita Over Plasma Patents
• In Policy Overhaul, India Allows Drug Patents
• In Setback For Mylan, Judge Upholds Levaquin Patent
• Samsung, LG Sue Taiwanese Notebook Makers In U.S.
• Hitachi Sues Chinese Rival Over Storage Patents
• White & Case Hires 15-Year ITC Veteran Judge