Intellectual Property Archive » July, 2008

Intellectual Property - July, 2008

269 articles

• Judge Knocks Down Schwarz's Claims In Miralex Case
• After Losing $34M Patent Dispute, Hyundai Sues CWC
• Abraxis Fails To Nix Naropin Suit Antitrust Claims
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Arbitration In Nokia-InterDigital Case
• Axis-Shield Settles Homocysteine Patent Dispute
• Sex Discrimination Case Against IP Firm Goes On
• China Leaps Forward In Patent Filings
• IP Lawyers Take Active Role Against Counterfeiters
• Anadarko, Kerr-McGee Sued Over Seismic Data
• Trade Secrets Programs Give Employers An Edge
• P&G Sues S.C. Johnson To Protect Febreze Patents
• Sepracor Suits Over Planned Generic Xyzal Pile Up
• Ariz. Court Validates Bard's Graft Patent
• Aloft Drops Some Cos. From Weather Patent Case
• Famed Litigator Fights Civil Rape Charges
• Microsoft, Primax Go Before ITC Over Plug-And-Play
• AstraZeneca Files 5th Suit Over Generic Seroquel
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Aloft Hits Cell Phone Makers With Browser Patent Suit
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Nokia Siemens Settles With Australian Patent Holder
• Italian Broadcaster Sues YouTube For €500M
• ConnectU Founders Seek To Appeal Facebook Deal
• Akin Loses Lawyer Team For Third Time This Month
• Teva Settles Coreg Suit Against Dr. Reddy's
• Fla. Man Sues Banks Over Online Security Patent
• Nokia, Google Sued Over Messaging Technology
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Sanofi In Patent Spat With Novo
• Troubled Patents Asserted Against Annuity Insurers
• CORRECTED: Court Adopts Aloft Constructions In Browser Suit
• USPTO's Second-In-Command To Leave Post
• Buchanan Ingersoll Disqualified From Ritalin Suit
• Litepanels Tries To Dim Sony's Lights In LED Suit
• Seen Any Good Videos? One May Not Need To Ask
• Kasowitz's Battle With Former IP Head Rages On
• Judge Approves Settlement In Gemini Patent Dispute
• Atmel, AuthenTec Settle Fingerprint Patent Suits
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Lawsuit Spurs Removal Of Scrabulous From Facebook
• Microsoft Sues Online Test Prep Co. For Infringement
• Endo Hits Impax With 3rd Suit Over Painkiller
• German Court OKs Generic Plavix, Cos. To Appeal
• LecTec Sticks J&J, Others With Medical Patch Suit
• National Semiconductor Sues LSI For Infringement
• Opposing Counsel OK For In-N-Out Trademark Suit
• Coca-Cola Scores Ruling, Faces New Trademark Suit
• Novartis Sues Teva Over Premature ANDA Letters
• Interpreting Functional Language In Apparatus Claims
• Seven Patents Dropped From GE Patent Battle
• Judge Sides With Rambus On Claim Construction
• Stent Inventor Sues Abbott For Infringement
• Oracle Says SAP Knew Its Subsidiary Stole Software
• Aloft And Adobe Settle Claims In Web Browser Spat
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Contract Breached By Canon
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Barbie-Bratz Juror Booted For Bias
• Students Will Practice IP Law In USPTO Pilot Program
• Stop & Shop Sues Whole Foods Over The 'Real Deal'
• Biovail Dodges Antitrust Class Actions Over Tiazac
• Patent Injunctions After EBay
• Shire Sues Actavis Over Carbatrol ANDA
• Honeywell Sues Ex-Employees Over Trade Secrets
• Facebook, PA Advisors Near Settlement
• Opponents Of Gene Patents Fight On
• Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Judge Refuses New Trial In DRAM Antitrust Case
• Epson, Panasonic, Others Settle Copier Patent Suit
• Video-Sharing Site Pulls TV Clips As NBC, Fox Sue
• USPTO Issues Warning On Outsourcing Patent Work
• Judge Enjoins Nintendo From Selling 3 Controllers
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Clear Channel, Tribune Settle Trade Secrets Dispute
• Be Careful Where You Save That File
• Rapper 50 Cent Says Taco Bell 'Stole Endorsement'
• Nokia, Qualcomm Settle GSM Patent Dispute
• Hasbro Inc. Slaps Scrabulous With IP Suit
• Media Lawyer, Ex-Studio Exec Joins Wildman Harrold
• Mattel Seeks Over $1B In Bratz Damages
• Cephalon Sues Barr Over Generic Fentora
• AstraZeneca Sues Mylan Over Entocort ANDA
• USPTO Stirs Talk Of Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing
• Regulatory And Govt. Affairs Practice: WilmerHale
• Jury Tells Honda To Pay $24M In Patent Dispute
• Patent Suit Takes Aim At Texas Instruments' Circuits
• Motorola Settles $10B Trade Secrets Dispute
• All Not Lost For Retail In Wake Of Tiffany V. EBay
• GSK Snags Former FDA General Counsel Dan Troy
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Senate OKs Bill To Name Administrative IP Judges
• Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake Sell For $195M
• German Court Rules Qualcomm Patent Invalid
• Alcatel Wants Microsoft To Produce Patent Licenses
• Cooper Sues Acuity Over Light Fixture Patents
• IP Practice: Jones Day
• Fiserv Targeted In Latest Suit Over Online Bill Pay
• Portable Ultrasound Makers Settle Patent Dispute
• Impax's Flomax ANDA Triggers Patent Suit
• Protecting Green Brands In The Eco-Mark Era
• Sealed Order Spares Daewoo $8M Damages Tab
• Nortel Wins $20M In 'Gray Market' Phone Case
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• USPTO Asks Fed. Circ. To Reverse Ruling In Tafas Case
• Boston, Medtronic Agree To Slash Damages By $64M
• Regulatory Practice: Fish & Richardson
• Judge Rejects KV Sanctions Bid In Ritalin ANDA Suit
• No Contempt Sanctions, Yet, In Trading Tech. Dispute
• Judge Again Upholds $21M Verdict Against Nintendo
• Lime Wire Lashes Out At RIAA Liability Theories
• W.L. Gore Says Medtronic Patents Are Invalid
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Implementing A Trade Secrets Protection Program
• IP Practice: Fish & Richardson
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Eisai's Aciphex Patent
• N.Y. Times, Photographer Settle Copyright Case
• Lawyers Told To Pay Up Over Epic 'Sham Patent' Suit
• RNC Backs Down From Filing Trademark Suit
• American Airlines, Google Settle Trademark Dispute
• 2 Of 3 Avante Patents Valid In Voting Machine Spat
• Judge Corks Water Bottler's Trademark Claims
• KV Sues Breckenridge Over Supplement Patent
• Ortho V. Mylan: Key Ruling For 2 Statutory Provisions
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Judge Won't Dismiss LED Patent Suit Against Cree
• Trademark Dispute Hovers Over Anheuser, InBev Deal
• Motorola Sues Executive Who Jumped To Apple
• RNC Hassles Web Site Over GOP-Themed Merchandise
• AmEx Sued Over Navy-Developed IT Security Patent
• View Of Swamped USPTO Cutting Corners Challenged
• When The Best Defense Is A Good Offense
• Barbie Maker Comes Out On Top In Dispute Over Bratz
• IP Practice: Akin Gump
• Sanofi Stalls Generic Plavix Launch In Germany
• Race Car Driver Sues Disney, Pixar Over 'Cars'
• Wyeth, Impax Settle Effexor Patent Dispute
• Judge Stays Google Toolbar Patent Case
• IBM, Oracle, SAP, Adobe Sued Over Server Patents
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Monster Cable, Systemax Settle Patent Flap
• Fenwick Life Sciences Partner Jumps To Reed Smith
• Telephone Manufacturers Settle Patent Spat
• EU Restricts Music Fee-Collecting Monopolies
• IP Practice: WilmerHale
• Fewer Patents Now At Issue In Epson Projector Case
• Comcast Settles Voice Messaging Suit With Klausner
• Womble Carlyle Scores One From Hunton & Williams
• Judge Refuses To Toss Data Protection Patent Suit
• Tiffany V. EBay: Trademark Owners Beware
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Fed. Circ. Rules Apotex's Fosamax Appeal Moot
• EU Supports Extending Music Copyright To 95 Years
• Experts See Courts Filling Patent Reform Void
• Online Retailers Face Suit Over Web Marketing Patent
• Encryption Patent Holder Tags Microsoft In Suit
• Katten Hires Former Ev3 Patent Counsel
• Jury Hands DeepNines $18M Victory Over McAfee
• Peer-To-Patent To Include Business Method Patents
• Judge Tosses Claims In World Of Warcraft Suit
• PTO Plans Work-Sharing Program With Europe, Japan
• Advanced Medical Optics Wins LASIK Patent Case
• American Eagle Wins Injunction Against Payless
• Fed. Circuit Remands Stent Case Over 'Ambiguity'
• YouTube User Data To Be Anonymous In Viacom Case
• Redskins Hold On To Allegedly Offensive Trademarks
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• IP Practice: Baker & McKenzie
• Author's Heir Wins Right To 'Lassie Come Home'
• ATMI, Praxair Settle Long-Standing Patent Litigation
• By-Pass Sues Abbott Over Vascular Repair Patent
• Post-KSR Case Law: The Sky Is Not Falling
• Baker Hostetler Nabs Troutman Sanders N.Y. IP Group
• Rival Hits Bally With IP Suit Over CEO Hiring
• Canadian Copyright Reform: Bill C-61
• Fed. Circuit Tosses $84.6M Ruling Against Thomson
• EBay Notches Win In Tiffany Trademark Dispute
• Sears Faces $1.7M Fine In Plastic Wishbone Case
• Nvidia Accuses Rambus Of DDR Standards Monopoly
• AstraZeneca Files Ninth Suit Over Crestor Patent
• IP Practice: Hogan & Hartson
• 'Troll Tracker' Libel Case Now On Third Judge
• Overstock.com Settles Orion Patent Case
• Judge Partly Reverses $250M Verdict For Medtronic
• Realtek Will Pay 3Com $70M To End Patent Suit
• Ex-IBM Employee Cops To Trade Secrets Theft
• Comcast Wins Summary Judgment In $590M Suit
• Three IP Lawyers Jump From Hogan To Orrick
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Fashion Design IP Protection Is Now Très Chic
• Skechers Clogs Step On Crocs' Toes, Patent Suit Says
• Dow's Fine For 'Malicious' Suit Increases To $4.4M
• IP Law Firm's Conflict Of Interest Resolved: Judge
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• FTC Approves Water-Jet Merger With Conditions
• Roche, Ranbaxy Patent Fight Can Go To Trial
• Fed. Circuit Examines Key Phrase In Cooper V. Dudas
• IP Practice: McDermott Will & Emery
• Rambus Slaps Nvidia With Infringement Suit
• Rambus Gets Boost In DRAM Patent Battle
• IP Lawyers Happier Than Peers: Survey
• Corepharma Counterclaim Restored To Carbatrol Suit
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• House Of Lords Validates Angiotech's Stent Patent
• Reynolds Sues Co. Over Trade Dress For Oven Bags
• Brinks Scores 2 IP Talents For New Raleigh Office
• The Good-Faith Defense And Lanham Act Claims
• Abbott Labs Strikes Again Over Depakote ER
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Celgene Sues Barr Again Over Cancer Drug
• Efforts To Curb Arbitration Are Gaining Momentum
• Splenda Scores Trade Dress Win V. Store Brands
• Von Furstenberg Says Mango Infringes Dress Designs
• Biolitec Attacks VNUS' Laser Treatment Patents
• IP Practice: Foley & Lardner
• Pfizer Forgoes Fees To Close Accupril Suit
• Judge Lifts Stay Of Counterclaims In Ofloxacin Case
• Judge Denies Honeywell Stay In Turbo Patent Suit
• Apotex Acular ANDA Infringes Roche: Fed. Circ.
• IP Practice: White & Case
• Boston Scientific Bid For New Stent Trial Rejected
• Former Weil Partner Joins McKool Smith In New York
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Karl Storz Sues FemSuite Over Endoscope Patent
• Starbucks, Hershey, Others Sued Over Package Patent
• 11th Circ. Says EchoStar Lease Deal Is Legal
• Schwartz IP Lawyers Snub Dykema For Ungaretti
• CPU Maker Seeks Injunction Against Acer
• ITC Staff Deals InterDigital A Blow In Patent Spat
• 11th Circ. Remands 1 Of 4 Claims In Scientology Suit
• Molecular Samples Tester Sued Over Assay Patents
• IP Practice: Morrison & Foerster
• Shire Sues Apotex, Nostrum Over Carbatrol ANDAs
• Microsoft Faces Patent Suit Over Silverlight Software
• Seed Exhaustion: Quanta's Effect On Biotech Patents
• Google Ordered To Give YouTube Data To Viacom
• Kasowitz Fires Back In Battle With Former IP Head
• Judge Won't Reconsider Ruling In Broadcom Case
• Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft Vie Over $1.5B Verdict
• Rosetta Stone Sues Over Trademark Use In Web Ads
• Sheppard Adds Two IP Litigators To Its Ranks
• Daiichi Sankyo's Patent Suits V. Mylan Combined
• BofA Scores Markman Win In 'Keep The Change' Suit
• Samsung, Mitsubishi TVs Become Focus Of Suit
• Court Tosses Belgian Copyrighters' Suit Against EC
• Eli Lilly Drops Glenmark In $500M ADHD Drug Suit
• VNUS Sues Three More Rivals Over Laser Treatment
• Court Stays Visto-RIM Suit For Scrutiny Of Patents
• Viacom Loses Bid To Get Google Source Code
• The Shifting Landscape Of Declaratory Judgment Law
• IBM Buys Mainframe Rival To End IP, Antitrust Suits
• New Hybrid Car Patent Fuels Suit Against Toyota
• IBM Sales Director Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Nokia, InterDigital Settle U.K. 3G Patent Suits
• IP Practice: Holland & Knight
• Inequitable Conduct Claim Nixed In Seroquel Suit
• Samsung, Logitech Sued Over Streaming Media
• Wi-Fi Networks, Retailers Hit With Patent Suit
• Architect Sues Over Copyright for House Blueprint
• Former Jones Day IP Head Joins Orrick's L.A. Office
• Biotech Cos. Battle Over Forum In Stem Cells Suit
• Patent Litigator Leaves Latham For Kaye Scholer
• CORRECTED: Cardio Access Expands Catheter Patent Suit
• Fuji Wins Partial Judgment In Disposable Camera Suit
• Judge's Claim Constructions Boost Alcatel
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Branding Brazil: Plotting Your Trademark Strategy
• Bavarian Nordic Sues Oxford BioMedica Over Patents
• IP Practice: Weil Gotshal
• Ernst & Young Hit With Suit Over Software Valuation
• AstraZeneca Sues To Protect Accolate
• Pretec Settles Memory Card Patent Suit With SanDisk