Intellectual Property Archive » February, 2008

Intellectual Property - February, 2008

216 articles

• Jury Hands Akamai $45M Verdict In Infringement
• Rohm, O2 Micro Settle Suits Over LCD Technology
• Fed. Circuit Reverses DRAM Patent Suit Dismissal
• Teva Will Appeal Patent Ruling On P&G's Actonel
• ITC To Weigh Sharp's Patent Claims V. Samsung
• Calif. Patent Rule Changes May Be Traps For Unwary
• Roche Enjoined In Patent Battle With Amgen
• McDermott Will & Emery Revs Up New Houston Office
• Pregnancy Test Maker Awarded $14M In Patent Case
• EBay Buys MercExchange's Patents In Settlement
• Dutch Court Invalidates Pfizer Lipitor Patent
• Digital TV Cos. Sue In Germany Over MPEG-2 Patents
• Federal Circuit Issues Mixed Ruling In Dako Case
• Third Wave, Qiagen Ready Appeals Over HPV Tests
• BlackBerry Maker Prevails In U.K. Patent Clash
• ITC Won't Review Ruling In Nokia, Qualcomm Fight
• Acacia, Toshiba Settle Spat Over Image Technology
• Judge To Reconsider 2nd Claim In Stent Dispute
• In EU, Parmesan Cheese Must Come From Parma
• India Considers Overriding Cancer Drug Patents
• Foley & Lardner May Add Defenses Over Patent Filing
• Germany Still No. 1 In Global Trademark Filings
• In Ohio, Memorized Lists Can Be Trade Secrets
• Orrick Welcomes Leading IP Lawyer To N.Y. Office
• Seoul Semi Seeks To Reverse LED Patent Verdict
• Infringement Suit V. Automakers Hits A Roadblock
• Hedge Fund Sues Rival For 'Corporate Espionage'
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling For Microsoft
• AstraZeneca Gets Druggists' Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Bio-Imaging Rivals Lay Patent Claims To Rest
• Apotex, Pfizer Make Peace On Generic Neurontin
• Sonnenschein Gains IP Group From Patton Boggs
• GSK Sues Barr Over Prostate Treatment Patents
• Medtronic Fined $10M For Attorneys' Misconduct
• Microsoft Targets Avistar Patents For USPTO Review
• Tessera's ITC Case Stayed For Re-Examination
• 2 European Courts Reject Fosamax Patents
• College Prep Firm Counters Copyright Suit
• With Counterfeiting, You Want Govt. In Your Business
• Inventor Jabs Impact Selector With Drilling Patent Suit
• High Court Denies Cert In Seagate Case
• Genzyme Sues Over Synthetic Vitamin D Patents
• Patent Suit Takes Aim At AmEx's ExpressPay
• Knobbe Martens Taps Into Seattle's Hot IP Market
• Caller ID Patent Holder Is Sour On Apple's IPhone
• Winston & Strawn Hires 3 To Enhance IP Practice
• Previous Sale Puts Bed Skirt IP Claim To Rest: Circuit
• N. District Of Calif. Streamlines Patent Trial Rules
• When Does Legal Music Become Illegal?
• ITC Investigates Whirlpool Infringement Complaint
• Ring Plus, Cingular Gear Up For Ring-Back Trial
• Microsoft Gets Veritas' Infringement Claim Tossed
• S. Korea, China Gaining On U.S. In Patent Apps: UN
• Sonnenschein Nabs Wiley Rein Patent Litigator
• FTC Continues Fight Against Reverse Payments
• Judge Grounds Safeflight's Patent Case
• Federal Circuit Sends Back Slot Patent Case
• Dell's Co-Defendant In Tablet PC Patent Suit Settles
• Data Networks Hits HP With Patent Suit
• Amgen Scoffs At Roche Proposal In EPO Patent Battle
• ST's Bid For Injunction V. Tessera Fails, Again
• Tyco Unit Wins Jury Verdict In Patent Dispute
• College Board Sues Test Prep Firm For Infringement
• Dutch Appellate Court Upholds Lipitor Patent
• Samsung Hit With AMD Semiconductor Patent Suit
• Companies Sued Over Retractable USB Cable Patent
• Patent Owners Brace For Rising Fees In Europe
• Parliament Urges EU To Approve Copyright Rule
• IP Litigation In China And The U.S.
• Federal Circuit Affirms Judgment Against Nazomi
• Smith & Nephew, Synthes Patent Case Settled
• IP Lawyer With A Global Focus Joins Jones Day
• Sandata Loses Bid To Toss Infocrossing Counterclaims
• CardioFocus Sues Rivals Over Laser Heart Device
• Board Finds Spirits' Vodka Trademark Misleading
• Novartis Sues Bayer Over Hemophilia Drug Patent
• AMD Wants Record Set Straight In SGI Suit
• Federal Circuit Yanks Garage Door Opener Stay
• Court Lifts Injunction In J-Hook Patent Dispute
• Duane Morris Snaps Up Two More IP Lawyers
• DirecTV Sued Over Speech Recognition Technology
• Motorola, RIM Begin Mobile Phone Patent War
• High Court Won't Hear Patent Dispute Against Intel
• Alexion To Pay $10M To Settle Patent Lawsuit
• Fenwick & West Nabs 3 From Orrick For Seattle Site
• Steptoe & Johnson Nabs New IP Partner
• Patent Reform Could Increase Deficit By $1.4B: Report
• AT&T Settles VoIP Suit, Gets Patent License
• Cephalon: FTC's Challenge To Patent Settlements
• Broadcom Wins Judgment In Video Patent Case
• High Court Declines Appeal In Ear-Drop Patent Case
• King & Spalding Expands In California
• ITC Judge Rules For SMC In Patent Infringement Claim
• Doctor Gets Another $69M From Boston Scientific
• Cephalon: FTC's Shot At Reverse Payments
• Provision Of Reform Bill Will Triple Cost Of Patents
• TomTom Sues To Protect Vehicle Navigation Patents
• Federal Circuit To Mull Patents' Scope In Bilski Case
• Congress Hears Views On IP Bill For Fashion Designs
• Sanofi Targets Syringe Maker With Patent Suit
• Oracle, SAP Trade Secrets Feud Sent To Mediation
• Fire Hazard Recall Prompts Toy Helicopter Patent Suit
• Qualcomm, Nokia To Agree On Terms Of Battle
• $100M Buyout Eyed To Revive SCO Group
• Browser Software Infringed Northbrook Patents: Judge
• Lonestar Hits Panasonic With Infringement Suit
• EU Mulls Extending Music Copyrights To 95 Years
• Novartis Hits Teva With Another Lotrel Suit
• FTC Says Cephalon Bought Off Would-Be Competitors
• Hologic Faces Another Suit Over Biopsy Devices
• Patent Reform Could Protect DataTreasury Defendants
• Polycom Nets $14M From Videoconferencing Patents
• Cox Faces Suit Over Video-On-Demand Patents
• Google, Microsoft Face Patent Suit Over Ads
• The FTDRA In Its First Year
• Patent Reform Could Hurt Innovation, Economy: Study
• Dickstein Shapiro Poaches Two Akin Gump Partners
• Ubisoft Wins $13.2M Arbitration Against Bratz Maker
• Edwards' Valve Patent Dispute Crosses Atlantic
• Court Remands Baseball Simulation Patent Suit
• Microsoft, Lucent Both Denied Motions In Patent Spat
• Fees, Statutory Damages Don't Mix In 9th Circuit
• Judge Says No To Injunction Against Tessera
• FormFactor's Patent Suit Stayed During ITC Probe
• N-Data: Expansion Of FTC's Antitrust Authority
• Auto Giants Sued For Infringing Car Seat Patents
• Tolkien Trustees Sue New Line For Share Of "Rings"
• HP's Patent Claims V. Tandberg Dwindle To One
• Orion Files New Stalevo Suit After Sun Tweaks ANDA
• Boston Scientific Loses $432M Patent Case
• Sanofi-Aventis Inks $500M Deal For Cancer Therapy
• Medtronic Ordered To Pay BrainLAB's Attorneys' Fees
• Wyeth Sues Apotex Over Injectable Protonix ANDA
• SGI Wins On Validity But Drops Patent Claims
• Hedge Fund Sues Transmeta, An Acquisition Target
• New Thai Government Reconsidering Patent Policy
• Video Giants Sued Over Data Packet Technology
• H&R Block Asserts 2 Patents Against Jackson Hewitt
• Sentencing For IP Crimes Doubles In U.S.: Report
• Judge Slashes $1M Off ESpeed Patent Damages
• Injunction Affirmed In Alliant Trade Secrets Case
• Medtronic Seeks Rehearing In Stent Patent Appeal
• Bayer CropScience Sues Over Fertilizer Patents
• Vail Ski Resort Wipes Out In Trademark Case
• ITC Clears Belkin Of Infringing ATEN's KVM Switch
• Covidien Pays Medrad $17M, Ending Multiple Suits
• Federal Circuit Reverses Patent Ruling Against IXYS
• Dell Loses Online-Buying Patent Case Against Lucent
• Health Care Software Companies Face Patent Suit
• Another Suit Over Schering's Clarinex Added To MDL
• Cisco, Networking Cos. Face Power Patent Suit
• Novartis Ordered To Pay $41M In Contact Lens Spat
• Fraud: The "F" Word Trademark Owners Should Avoid
• Jury Awards $31M In Hearing Aid Patent Case
• After Packed Hearing, Judge Ponders PTO Rules
• AstraZeneca Moves To Fend Off Generic Seroquel
• Fair Use Act Threatens Innovators' Rights: Advocates
• IBM Engineer Takes Aim At Law Firms In Patent Suit
• Two Partners Beef Up Kilpatrick Stockton IP Team
• End Of Fosamax Patent Heralds Payday For Generics
• Rambus Takes Aim At FTC Before Appeals Court
• 'Rocket Dockets' Gaining On Popular E. Texas Court
• UK-IPO Reverses Course On Software Patent Policy
• USPTO Chief Foresees New Patent Law By Year's End
• Part Of Synthes' Bone Plate Patent Invalid: Judge
• Court Says Using Memorized Trade Secrets Illegal
• Trade Secrets Suit Against Microsoft Heads To Trial
• Unions Unite To Oppose Patent Reform Act
• Transocean Drill Patents Invalid: Norwegian Court
• Judge Nixes Nichia's Bid For Injunction On LEDs
• An Assignment's Effect On Hypothetical Negotiation
• Federal Circuit Affirms Kodak's Patent Win
• Judge Tosses One Patent From Akamai V. Limelight
• GotVoice, Klausner Ink Patent Pact To End Lawsuit
• Copyright Infringement In The Music Industry
• Co. Retooled, Resold GoPhones Abroad: AT&T Suit
• Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider Boosts IP Practice
• Agilent, Invitrogen End Lengthy Patent Battle
• Wisconsin University Sues Intel For Infringement
• Plan To Change Patent Review System Alarms EFF
• Pepper Hamilton Snaps Up Expert From IP Boutique
• Wilson Sporting Co. Strikes Out In Bat Patent Case
• Walgreens, OfficeMax Pulled Into Web Patent Suit
• Pending Case Buys SCO 120 More Days Of Exclusivity
• Semiconductor Cos. Clash Over Philips-AT&T Pact
• Abbott Sues To Block Generic Depakote, Again
• Oracle Claims Broader Infringement Scheme By SAP
• Five Join Novak Druce After Stevens Davis Breakup
• AmEx Prevails In "My Life. My Card." Trademark Suit
• Record Labels Hit Replay In Baidu Copyright Lawsuit
• FTC Invokes Novel Theories In Standard-Setting Case
• EDS Sues Mobile Phone Cos. Over Prepay Patents
• Australian IP Lawyer Joins DLA Piper In Calif.
• SecurityPoint Settles Airport Checkpoint Ad Suit
• Reed Smith Adds Three New Partners To L.A. Offices
• Ciena To Pay $7.7M And Drop Out Of Patent Spat
• Teach Your Jurors Well
• IP Attorney Disbarred For Insider Trading
• Mosaid Settles With 2 Defendants In DRAM Dispute
• Medical Device Co. Sued Over Valve Patent
• White House Weighs In On Patent Reform
• Judge Throws Out J&J's Willful Infringement Claim
• Novartis' Deal With Thais Averts License Battle
• Old Testimony Spurs New Claims In Amgen-Ariad Suit
• Power Couple Jumpstarts Eckert's Philly IP Practice
• Lack Of Standing Halts Quantum's Infringement Suit
• Baker Donelson Welcomes IP, Technology Attorney
• Bankruptcy Puts Excel-Invidos Patent Spat On Hold
• Trek Memory Stick Patent Revoked In U.K. High Court
• XM Settles Copyright Feud With Sony BMG
• Agilent Hits Ex-Employees With Trade Secrets Suit
• Generic Won't Infringe Crestor Patent, Apotex Claims
• Foundation Targets Online Gaming Patent
• Roche Loses Round In HIV Test Patent Case
• Patent-Holding Co. Refiles Cisco Infringement Suit
• Boehringer Sues Apotex To Protect Zantac Patent