Intellectual Property Archive » June, 2009

Intellectual Property - June, 2009

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• Some Alzheimer's Claims Tossed In Mayo Patent Suit
• Yoko Ono Deemed Rightful Owner Of Lennon Video
• Philips Settles With Atratech In LCD Patent Suit
• Sun Resolves DataTern Fight Over Database Patents
• Abbott Hit With $1.7B Verdict In IP Suit Over Humira
• Bid To Disqualify Goodwin Procter In IP Case Nixed
• Antitrust Claims OK'd In Rembrandt Patent MDL
• Understanding The Objective Prong In Seagate
• Bankrupt KB Toys Seeks Permission To Sell Off IP
• ABA Praises USPTO Director Nominee Kappos
• BioMedica's Review Bid Denied In Nordic Patent Suit
• Halliburton Faces Hydraulic Fracturing Patent Suit
• Mintz Levin Snags Former Yahoo In-House Counsel
• High Court Won't Hear Cablevision Copyright Spat
• High Court Refusal Points Ricoh, Quanta Toward Trial
• Top Fed. Circ. Rulings That Came Down Last Quarter
• Wrigley Patent Invalid, Cadbury's Not Infringed: Judge
• Roach Claims Survive Dismissal In Conveyor IP Suit
• N-Data, Dell Reach License Deal In Tech Patent Spat
• Belkin Wins Bid To Move Patent Case
• Medtronic Accepts $179M Judgment In Screw Case
• MasterCard Settles TQP Encrypted Data Patent Spat
• Daiichi Sankyo Attacks Apotex Over Evoxac ANDA
• Kelsey Grammer Fights Trade Secret Theft Claims
• PR Campaign For IP Can Give Firms A Boost
• Apple, Sirius XM Tied Into MP3 Player Patent Suit
• Claims Pared In Trump Condo Trademark Suit
• USPTO Upholds Rembrandt Contact Lens Patent
• Qualcomm Sued Over Wireless Transmission Patent
• Network Solutions Settles Rich-Media Patent Suit
• IBM Loses Bid To Keep Former Exec From Dell Job
• Katz Appeals American Airlines Win In Patent Dispute
• IP Battles To Ensue Following Michael Jackson's Death
• Honda Settles With Texas Audio Patent Holder
• Abbott Sues Former Manager, Ev3 Over Trade Secrets
• $13M Patent Verdict Against Transamerica Affirmed
• Ex-US Attorney Joins Anderson Kill As Shareholder
• FTC Says Authorized Generics Can Aid Competition
• Sharp May Appeal ITC Ruling In LCD Dispute
• Philips Sues Ex-Worker Over IPod Accessory Secrets
• Akin Wants $83M Bond Lowered In Malpractice Case
• Senate Passes Bill To Ease USPTO Budget Woes
• Veteran Patent Litigators Launch IP Boutique In Texas
• Depositions To Begin In Beatty's Dick Tracy Suit
• JC Penney, Avon Hit With Online Sales Suit
• Midway Games Challenged Over 'Mortal Kombat' IP
• Toyota, Affinity Labs Settle Car Audio Patent Suit
• Teva Blasts FTC's Position On Pay-For-Delay
• Canada Patent Chief Can't Restart Exam: Judge
• Comverse Exits Visual Voice Mail Patent Row
• Sharp Infringed Samsung's LCD Patent: ITC
• Neutrogena, Coppertone Sunscreen Spat Heats Up
• Toray Loses Sanctions Bid In Radio ID Patent Suit
• Jordan Hall Of Fame Induction Sparks Licensing Spat
• Google, Yahoo Can't Appeal Web Index Patent Ruling
• Stena Drillship Still Faces Transocean Patent Claims
• Porter & Hedges IP Head Jumps To Fulbright
• Sonnenschein Lures Back Scholastic's Head Atty
• L'Oreal Appeals French EBay Win In Fake Goods Fight
• 2nd Circ. Says CVS Can't Sell Perfume Without UPC
• Sequenom, Beckman Drop DNA Analysis Patent Suit
• Ocean Spray Hit With Antitrust Claims In Patent Suit
• Rembrandt Vision Sues J&J Over Contact Lens Patent
• Dicar Gets Antitrust Claims Tossed From Patent Suit
• BB&T Strikes Deal In Mirror Imaging Patent Case
• Judge Enjoins Tenn. Insurer In Trade Secrets Row
• Bill Aims To Expand ANDA First Filer Exclusivity
• 3M Sues Rival Over RFID Patents
• Lutron Fires Off New ITC Suit Over Dimmer Switches
• Master's Claim Construction Adopted In Xbox IP Spat
• Panasonic, PACid Settle Encryption Patent Dispute
• PNC Fraud Claim Stands In ING Trademark Suit
• Davis-Lynch Drops 1 Defendant In Drilling Patent Spat
• Rebate Discovery To Proceed In TriCor Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Blocks Mylan's Generic Synthroid
• FTC Chief Says Generic-Drug Deals Cost Public $3.5B
• RIM, Palm Sued Over Mailbox Processing Patent
• High Court Won't Hear 'Reverse Payment' Challenge
• American Express Faces Patent Suit Over Gift Cards
• Belden Wins More Discovery Time In Cable IP Spat
• U Of Iowa Says Abbott's Humira Infringes Patents
• Fox Asks To Combine Indemnification Disputes
• Sage Software Is Latest To Settle Aloft Patent Suit
• R&D Org. Hits Samsung With 2 Cell Phone Patent Suits
• Record Cos. Win $2M In File-Sharing Copyright Case
• Epson Turns Sights On Online Ink Cartridge Sellers
• IP Experts Rally Around Nominee For USPTO Head
• Injunction Lifted In Spat Over Ed Hardy Images
• FLIR Execs Win $1.6M In Fees In Trade Secrets Spat
• Novo's Suit Over Prandin ANDA Survives Bid To Toss
• F21 Fights To Get Anthropologie Copyright Suit Nixed
• Injunction Denied In LSAT Prep Course Squabble
• ImmuDyne's Skin Cream Patent Win Partly Reversed
• 'Catcher' Spinoff Put On Hold In Copyright Case
• RIM, Motorola Phone Patent Spat Stayed For Re-Exam
• EU High Court Clarifies Generics Question In J&J Case
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Kell Damsgaard
• Kyocera Hit With Patent Suit Over Mobile Routers
• PCTEL Hit With Cell Interference Device Patent Suit
• Ethicon Ex-Employee Enjoined In Patent Spat
• Saxon Slaps Panasonic, Others With Patent Suit
• Q&A With Sonnenschein's Yar Chaikovsky
• L'Oreal, Mark Owners Get Boost In ECJ Copycat Ruling
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Anthony J. Fitzpatrick
• Record Labels Win Permanent Ban On Madster
• Persistent Pro Se Plaintiff Strikes Out In Sprint IP Suit
• Generics Triumph Over Sanofi In Cancer Drug Quarrel
• Netflix, Blockbuster Get Boost In Database Patent Spat
• Obama Taps IBM Bigwig To Head USPTO
• Toyota Seeks Sanctions In Hybrid Patent Spat
• USPTO Won't Help T-Mobile, AT&T In Patent Spat
• GraphOn Patent Claim Against Juniper Sent To Texas
• Foley Settles Malpractice Suit Over Vaxiion Patent
• Sepracor Sues Synthon Over Oral Xyzal ANDA
• TTAB Won't Let Motorola Trademark Phone Chirp
• Quarles & Brady Booted From Denny's Royalties Suit
• Google, Yahoo, AOL Hit With Data Patent Suit
• Hasbro, Others Seek To Toss Sales Patent Suit
• Genentech Can't Follow Up Rituxan Alone: Arbitrators
• Dorsey Backs Out Of Airbiquity-AT&T Patent Dispute
• Autodesk, SIIA Targeted In Software Copyright Spat
• 'Catcher' Spinoff Author Fights Salinger Copyright Suit
• AP's 'Hot News' Suit Against All Headline News Cools
• Sharp Settles Dispute Over LCD Projector Patents
• DuPont Slaps Monsanto With Antitrust, Patent Claims
• Jury Awards Fuji $11.7M In Camera Patent Spat
• Samsung Infringes Sharp LCD Patents: ITC Judge
• Reynolds Didn't Infringe Invalid Tobacco Patent: Jury
• Visa Escapes Credit Card Text Notification Suit
• Pfizer Ratchets Up Lyrica IP Suit Against Sun Pharma
• Ethicon Asks To Protect Patent Apps After $2M Verdict
• Puzzlemaster Targets Apple Over IPhone Game
• Sensient Flavors Trademark Dispute Tossed
• A Practical Case For Federalizing Trade Secret Law
• US Government Squeezed Out Of Bow Tie Patent Suit
• Pfizer Takes On Mylan In Fight To Protect Lipitor
• EMC Info Processing Patent Infringement Suit Ditched
• Roller-Shoe Maker's IP Suit Award Upped To $2.8M
• Drilling Cos. Clash Over Borehole Patent
• Bristol-Myers Nears Deal In Plavix Securities Suit
• Nokia Last To Settle Phone Touch-Screen Suit
• Mayer Brown Grabs IP Trio From McDermott Will
• Calif., IBM Granted Most US Patents In 2008
• Patent Claims Tossed In O2 Micro Suit Over Converters
• $83M Bond Sought In Akin Gump Malpractice Case
• Philips Accuses Pulse Oximeter Patent Rival Of Tying
• Stay Granted In Lipitor Case Pending Del. Decision
• Aloft, Yahoo, Google Set To Mediate IM Patent Spat
• Medicis Hits Ranbaxy With Acne Drug Patent Suit
• Allen & Overy Snags DLA, Wragge Attys For IP Group
• 9th Circ. Tells MGA To Hand Bratz Marks To Mattel
• Rambus Offers To Trim DRAM Royalty Rates In EU
• Merrill Lynch Sues Ex-Advisers For Stealing Clients
• Vizio Wins Temporary Stay In Digital TV Patent Spat
• Former Clorox Exec Allowed To Join SC Johnson
• HP Loses Bid To Send Acceleron Spat Back To Del.
• Google Told To Hand Over Docs In Toolbar IP Spat
• Lindt Chocolate Bunny Case Hops Back To Austria
• Humor Rainbow Strikes Deal In Online Dating IP Suit
• Siemens Settles Acacia Unit's Display Patent Suit
• Sirius XM, Others Hit With Satellite Distribution IP Suit
• Some Counterclaims Over Bednet Patent Tossed
• Aeropostale, Coach, Others Sued Over Sales Patent
• Facebook Policy Spurs Dash To Defend Trademarks
• Payless Battles Insurer Over Crocs Defense Costs
• Tempur-Pedic Blankets Rivals With Foam Patent
• 9th Co. Exits Finoc Broadband Data Patent Suit
• FDA Should Regulate Biologic Generics: FTC Report
• Fed. Circ. Trims Daiichi Costs Award In Levaquin Suit
• Olympus Sued Over Slide Scanner Patent
• Purdue Settles OxyContin Patent Cases Against KV
• Beatty Seeks Green Light For Dick Tracy Suit
• IBM Software Patent Spat Moves From Texas To Neb.
• Samsung Semiconductor Patent Suit Kept In Wis.
• SunTrust Says Citi Poached Employees, Trade Secrets
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ban On Designer Using Own Name
• Spansion, Samsung Revive Flash Patent Fight
• IP Pro Joins Husch Blackwell From Winston & Strawn
• DirecTV Loses Bid To Dismiss Charter Attack Ads Suit
• Omega Oil Drops Trade Secrets Spat Against Rival
• Nokia Settles Typhoon Touch-Screen Patent Spat
• Novatek Wins Bid To Toss Honeywell LCD Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Varian Radiation Patent Fight
• Fed. Circ. Gives FMC Victory Over Rival In Patent Spat
• Yahoo To Exit Online Advertising Patent Dispute
• Cell Phone Spyware: Absurd? Or a New Concern?
• More Independent, Court-Appointed Experts?
• Chrome Doesn't Infringe Invalid Aloft Patent: Google
• Rambus Asks To Drop Patents From Nvidia ITC Case
• Allergan Launches 2nd Suit Over Combigan Patents
• Vizio Sues LG In High-Def TV Patent Dispute
• Troutman Sanders Adds Life Sciences To IP Practice
• Summary Judgment Denied In Bauhaus Furniture Spat
• Vizio Antitrust Suit Joined With Funai Patent Suits
• Reckitt Hits Watson Again Over Mucinex ANDAs
• Real And Present Danger: Patent Litigation In China
• Lawmakers Slam FTC Generic Biologic Report
• HP Unit, MetroPCS Settle Prepaid Phone Patent Suit
• Microsoft Fights To Overturn $200M Patent Verdict
• Supplement Maker Sues Rival Over Disparaging Claims
• ACLU Suit Spurs Debate Over Gene Patents
• Graham Copyright Claims Not Time-Barred: 3rd. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Remands Boat Patent Suit Over Jurisdiction
• Patent Term Adjustment Suit Stayed For Key Appeal
• In Recession, Protecting Marks Means Cutting Corners
• Staying On Top Of Electronic Data In IP Cases
• Seed Cos. Seek $12M In Attys' Fees In Bayer IP Suit
• LML Hits 6 More Banks With Check-Debit Patent
• Marvell Trade Secret Saga Comes To Abrupt End
• Agilent Patent Has Priority Over Affymetrix: Fed. Circ.
• 'Cars' Trademark Fight Rolls On
• Number Of New Clean Energy Patents Drops Slightly
• Genentech — Where Do We Go From Here?
• WL Gore Indefiniteness Defense Shot Down In IP Suit
• Canadian Bank Can Access DataTreasury Suits Info
• Claim Trimmed From Adobe Trade Secrets Suit
• GSK, Inventor Urge Fed. Circ. To Review Tafas V. Doll
• Sidley Austin Partner Jumps to Baker & McKenzie
• Dish Network Wins Pause In TiVo DVR Patent Appeal
• Teva Access To Pfizer Docs On Detrol Restricted
• Trade Show Co. Sues Insurer Over IP Suit Defense
• Titan Loses Injunction Appeal In Tire Patent Suit
• AU Optronics Settles Honeywell LCD Patent Suit
• Cher Sues Universal Music For $5M In Royalties
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Adobe In Copyright Suit
• The New Geography Of Patent Litigation
• TiVo Wins Contempt Ruling, $103M In Dish Dispute
• Dell, HP, Others Sued Over Virtual Desktop Patent
• McDermott Woos Back IP Counsel From Tech Co.
• $70M Spansion, Samsung Patent Deal Rebuffed
• Schering Contractors' Trade Secrets Spat Revived
• Tips For Winning More Defenses In Markman
• P&G, McNeil-PPC Settle Teeth-Whitening Patent Spat
• ITC To Review Sinochem Coolant Infringement Ruling
• $195M Strawberry Shortcake Fight Back In Court
• Home Depot Safety Device May Infringe Patent: Judge
• Final Judgment Set At $71M In Cornell, HP Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Invalidation Of PureChoice Patent
• Ex-Client Hits Dickinson With $33M Malpractice Claim
• USPTO Initially Rejects Rambus Patent Claims
• Citrix Wins Dismissal From Remote Access Patent Suit
• Venable Adds Employment Partner From McDermott
• Levi Fails In Bid To Overturn A&F Trademark Verdict
• Cellular Cos. Accuse Tendler Of Inequitable Conduct
• Tessera, Motorola Settle Semiconductor Patent Fight
• Game Over For V-Chip Patent Claims Against Nintendo
• FDA Takes Step Toward Increased Transparency
• IP Attys Hail Cert Grant On Bilski
• Sony, Others Sued Over Integrated Circuit Patent
• GraphOn Settles Patent Case With Google
• Seiko Epson Hit With Antitrust Claims In Patent Case
• Salinger Sues Over Unauthorized 'Catcher' Sequel
• Fed. Circ. Cuts $226M Award In Medtronic Screw Suit
• Aloft, Palm Settle Patent Claims Over Smartphone
• Setting A Lower Patent Misuse Standard?
• 3rd-Party Microsoft Claims Survive In Web Patent Suit
• SLB Looks To Boot Goodwin From Slip 'N Slide Suit
• Eastern Texas After TS Tech, Awaiting Genentech
• Fulbright & Jaworski Ducks Sanction In Envelope Tiff
• BASF, DuPont Squabble Over Corn Patents
• Advisers Can't Force FINRA Arbitration: Calif. Court
• Fed. Circ. Rules Enbrel Doesn't Infringe Ariad Patent
• FTC Pushes Congress To Pass Drug Settlement Bill
• Dueling Patents Partly Invalidated In Lexapro Row
• Hitachi Cuts Claims In Plasma Patents Battle With LG
• Court Revives Vehicle Simulator Trade Secret Suit
• Business Methods After Bilski