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Intellectual Property - August, 2009

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• Walgreen Hits Cephalon Over Provigil Generic Deals
• Tellabs Settles Digital Network Patent Suit
• Fish & Richardson To Shutter Austin Office
• Bose Sues Over Patent For IPod SoundDock System
• DuPont Kevlar Secrets Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Disney Forges $4B Cash-And-Stock Deal With Marvel
• Yahoo Appeals $6.6M Verdict In Online Ad Case
• Tessera Patents Found Not Infringed In DRAM Spat
• Wholesaler Denied JMOL In Suit Over Sanofi's Arava
• 9th Circ. Sinks Toolmaker's Appeal Of Antitrust Suit
• Spansion Tells Court To Nix Deal With Apple
• Hynix, Others Sued Over Flash Memory Patents
• JCM Seeks 'Exceptional' Ruling In Mars Patent Spat
• Boehringer IP Atty's Forced Retirement Ruled Illegal
• Eon, Carrier Settle 2-Way Paging Patent Suit
• Jackson Hewitt Seeks To Nix H&R Block Patent Suit
• The Courts Beat Congress To Patent Reform (Again)
• HP Latest To Settle In Data Encryption Patent Suit
• Lin, Powerchip Resolve Patent Suit Over SDRAM
• Triune Drops Appeal Of Sanctions Over Phone IP Suit
• Zimmer, Smith Nephew Settle Bone Screw Patent Spat
• Weatherford Nails Halliburton For Drill Patent Claim
• Nike, Adidas Slammed With Shoe Cushion Patent Suit
• Actus, BofA Settle Payment Method Patent Suit
• Europe Seeks To Digitize 10 Million Books By 2010
• Judge Keeps Neurontin Case Against Pfizer Intact
• Psystar Slaps Apple With Antitrust Suit Over OS X
• Defendant Use Of Attorney Opinions Under Broadcom
• TiVo Rings Up AT&T, Verizon Over DVR Patents
• Akin Gump Settles $72M Patent Malpractice Suit
• BMI Settles Copyright Suit With Texas Nightspot
• Zimmer Slapped With Patent Suit Over Prosthetic Hips
• $33M Award For Verizon In Cybersquatting Suit Sticks
• Foreign Abbyy Affiliates Escape Nuance Patent Suit
• McKool Smith Adds Patent Litigator From Dewey
• ITC To Review Cargill Suit Over Glucosamine Patent
• Apple Faces Monec Appeal In Patent Suit Over IPhone
• Cloud Computing — Is It Safe For IP?
• Versata Scores $139M Verdict In Software Patent Row
• Panasonic Sued Over Patent For Electronics Cooler
• Google Books Deal Spurs Alliance Over Antitrust Woes
• Microsoft Appeals $290M Patent Ruling For I4i
• Spansion Noteholders Seek OK To Sue Samsung
• Fed. Circ. Revives Part Of Ortho-McNeil Ultracet Saga
• Mallinckrodt Damages Limited In E-Z-EM Injector Spat
• Dutch Court Orders Mininova To Remove Torrent Files
• Apple Balks At Spansion Bid To Void Contract
• Wyeth Loses Bid To Oust Howrey From Stent Suit
• UK May Cut Internet Access To Illegal-File Sharers
• Finoc Drops 2 More From Broadband Patent Spat
• Crane Seeks To Eject Bryan Cave From Patent Spat
• EBay Loses Bid To Invalidate Net2Phone VoIP Patent
• ITC To Take Second Look At SanDisk Case
• McCarter & English Grabs 2 Former Sunstein Partners
• P&G Ends Air Freshener Dustup With SC Johnson
• Judge Limits Damages In Kodak, DR Patent Fight
• 2 Hurdles Faced By Business Method Patents
• 10th Circ. Strips Novell Of Unix Copyright
• Cipro Pay-For-Delay Deal Was Within Calif. Law: Court
• Ex-Defense Firm Workers Sued Over Rival Business
• NMPA Slaps Lyrics Sites With Copyright Suits
• Southwire Sues Encore Over Cable Patent, Mark
• HP, Others Sued Over Videoconferencing Patent
• Edwards Angell IP Partner Joins Day Pitney In Boston
• Patent Holder Says Foley Publicized Trade Secrets
• Radiologist Targets Abbott Labs Over Stent Patent
• Swiss Shoemaker Asks ITC To Drop Section 337 Probe
• 3Com Wins $6M In Contract Dispute With Capital 4
• Boston Scientific Stent Patent Spat Booted From Del.
• KB Strikes $2.1M Deal To Sell Marks, Domain Names
• BofA, Allstate, Others Hit With Marketing IP Suit
• Considering Summary Judgment After KSR
• Microsoft Wins Speedy Review Of Word Appeal
• Medtronic, WL Gore Settle Stent Patent Dispute
• ITC Launches Samsung Flash Memory Probe
• E.Digital Seeks To Settle With Samsung Over Flash IP
• PartsRiver Takes Hit In Web Shopping Patent Suit
• Former USPTO Patent Judge Joins Sughrue Mion
• Northrop Fails To Dodge Claims In Software Suit
• Fed. Circ. To Revisit Ariad, Lilly IP Dispute En Banc
• Tech Co. Exits Actus Electronic Payment Patent Suit
• LadaTech Sues Illumina Over DNA Analysis Patent
• Nintendo, Hillcrest Reach Deal In Suits Over Wii
• Maximizing Biotech Patent Protection On A Budget
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Yahoo Win In Webcasting Dispute
• Retired Players Sack NFL Over Unpaid Use Of Likeness
• Symantec Wins JMOL In Network Security Patent Spat
• Wham-O Seeks To Protect 'Hula Hoop,' 'Frisbee' Marks
• Songwriter Strikes Out In Copyright Suit Over MLB Ad
• Jury Gives Amazon Win In Online Shopping Patent Suit
• ITC Orders O2 Micro Employees To Talk
• Verizon Units Face Fiber-Optic Patent Suit
• Clean Energy Patents Reach New High In Q2: Report
• Q&A With Drinker Biddle's Patrick Kelleher
• SAP Loses Appeal In Sky's Software Patents Suit
• Rite Aid, CVS Hit Cephalon With New Provigil Suit
• Fed. Circ. Whacks IP Suit Over Hybrid Tennis Court
• Jasco V. Dana — Back To Bankruptcy
• ITC Narrows Final Order In Microphone Patent Spat
• Usenet.com's Assets Frozen In Music Copyright Suit
• Clown's Copyright Claims No Laughing Matter: Judge
• Stella McCartney's 'Nude' OK'd Amid Trademark Feud
• Hamilton Brook Patent Attorney Moves To Foley
• Court Won't Change Inventorship In Zicam IP Suit
• Bayer Dealt Blow In Nexavar Feud With Cipla
• Shutterfly, FotoMedia Resolve Claims In Patent Spat
• ITC Rescinds Motorola Order In Tessera 337 Spat
• Fed. Circ. Obviousness Vs. SCOTUS Precedent
• Method Patents Not Covered By 271(f): Fed. Circ.
• IP Expert Leaps From White & Case To Foley
• ITC Slashes Penalties In Ink Cartridge Patent Fight
• Finjan $9M Antivirus Patent Award Upped To Over $13M
• Google Books Deal Sparks Flood Of Amicus Briefs
• Merck Wins Block On Teva's Generic Singulair
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Wal-Mart Win In RFID Patent Suit
• Best Buy, Webroot Sued Over Online Backup Patent
• K&L Gates Adds Cleantech Lawyer To IP Practice
• Dyson Bags A Win In Advertising Battle With Oreck
• Monsanto Accuses DuPont Of Smear Campaign
• Neuralstem Asks Judge To Rethink Trade Libel Ruling
• Microsoft Wins Bid To Limit Xbox Patent Claims
• Medicis Clears Up Acne Drug Dispute With Sandoz
• Microsoft Appeals $290M Patent Infringement Ruling
• DDB Owns Rights To Patents In MLB Spat: Judge
• Mylan Fights Decision Blocking Generic Benicar
• Minerva, UTStarcom Agree To Drop Cellular IP Spat
• Communicating Effectively When Bad News Breaks
• AmEx, TQP End Data Encryption Patent Spat
• Defendant Class Denied In Real Estate Patent Suit
• USPTO Grants Apotex's Bid To Review Plavix Patent
• Claims Snipped From Design Within Reach Chair Suit
• Function Media Wants Google Claims Nixed In IP Spat
• Google Fights To Block Counsel Deposition In IP Suit
• Acacia Unit Drops Sun From Data Storage Patent Suit
• Medtronic Units Appeal Globus Patent Judgment
• Eli Lilly Method Patent For Gemzar Found Invalid
• Antitrust Claims Survive In Universal, Redbox Spat
• 'Good Life' Too Common To Copyright, Judge Says
• Drug Co-Op Accuses Boehringer Of Mirapex Monopoly
• Funai Wants Emergency Measures In TV Patent Spat
• Duke Asks For Defense Ruling In Spat With Insurer
• Novo Fights To Nix Counterclaims In Prandin IP Suit
• Fuse Maker Hit With Indicator Patent Suit
• The DOJ Stance On Reverse Payment Settlements
• NextCard, LivePerson Call Truce Over Web Patent
• Purdue Pharma's Ultram Patents Deemed Invalid
• Tessera's Bid For Info In Spansion Ch. 11 Falls Flat
• AllVoice Sues Microsoft Over Voice Recognition IP
• ITC Judge Sides With Nokia In 3G Patent Fight
• Ex-Dell IP Counsel Moves To Haynes & Boone
• Sanyo, LG Hit With IP Suit Over Electronic Navigators
• Limitations Issue Revives Nestlé Model's Suit
• 10th Circ. Remands Energy Consultant Copyright Suit
• Last Barrier To Rambus DRAM Antitrust Trial Lifted
• High Court Asked To Limit Juries' Role In Patent Suits
• Bayer Sues J&J Unit Over Arthritis Drug
• Yahoo, HP Caught Up In Traffic Info Patent Spat
• Sanofi Appeal Puts Hospira's Generic Eloxatin On Hold
• IPC Settles With Xerox To End Printer IP Spat
• The Fate Of Re-Examination Under Patent Reform
• Microsoft, Southwest Hit Over Wireless Web Patent
• Aloft Seeks To Drop Google From IM Patent Suit
• Align Settles Orthodontics Patent War In $90M Deal
• China Plans To Appeal WTO Media Import Ruling
• GSK Sues Glenmark Over Malarone Patents
• Fed. Circ. Sinks Fishing Co.'s Fee Bid
• Fed. Circ. Orders New Trial In Golf Ball Patent Feud
• TET, Pharmasset Settle Spat Over Gene Test Patent
• Insurer Off Hook For Custom Hardware Copyright Suit
• Cablevision Off The Hook In Katz Patent Suit
• Kappos Promises To Reform USPTO
• Samsung, LG, Fujitsu Sue Over MPEG-2, ATSC Patents
• ITC Puts Final Stamp On Sony LED Patent Settlement
• 'Yum!' TM Owner Ups Ante In Dispute With Nike
• LG Asks ITC To Block Imports Of Funai TVs
• Cisco, Avaya Added To Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• Comedy Club V. Improv West: Calif. Noncompetes
• Eon, Nighthawk Settle 2-Way Paging Patent Claims
• Bilski Test Shouldn't Be Sole Standard: Amicus Brief
• 'Two Buck Chuck' Maker Hit With Trademark Suit
• Pillsbury Partner Battles Ex-Firm Darby Over Loan
• Ex-IGT Counsel Are SOX Whistleblowers: 9th Circ.
• Presstek Opposes Review Bid In ITC Patent Battle
• MDL Parties Try To Invalidate 2 Rembrandt Patents
• Schering Prevails In Patent Suit Over Pig Vaccine
• Qualcomm Disputes JFTC's Antitrust Draft Order
• Antitrust Suit Says Merck Blocking Generic Singulair
• Medline Sues 3M Over Hand Scrub Ads
• Q&A With Sidley Austin's David Pritikin
• Medion Hit With MPEG-2 Video Compression Suits
• 'Wipeout' Marketing Suit Against ABC To Continue
• Retailer, Air Freshener Maker Clear Air In TM Dispute
• LG Targets Funai TVs In New Infringement Suit
• Demand For The Patented Product — Lower Bar?
• CBS, Yahoo, AOL Settle FotoMedia Photo Patent Spat
• Miller Canfield Picks Up Pfizer Patent Expert
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Evidence Exclusion In Hyatt Case
• Aloft, Yahoo Settle Instant Messaging Patent Suit
• LCD Color Patent Suit Against Sharp To Continue
• Judge Nixes Some Counterclaims In Video Lottery Spat
• Licensing Co., RIM Drop $5M Suit Over Stones Phones
• Sanofi, Watson Resolve Patent Dispute Over Plavix
• WTO Asks China To Relax Entertainment Import Rules
• Schering, Orchid Settle Clarinex Patent Suit
• Judge Blocks Sales Of RealNetworks DVD Ripper
• Q&A With Orrick's Gary Weiss
• Urban Outfitters Faces Artist's Wrath Over T-Shirts
• K-Swiss Takes Kick At Puma Shoe Design Marks
• Magistrate Pushes To Keep Iovate Patent Suit Alive
• Is Nothing New On The Internet?
• Design Copyright Suit Against JC Penney To Proceed
• Klausner, Embarq Settle Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• I4I Formatting Patent Costs Microsoft $290M
• Cordis Stent Patents Found Enforceable On Remand
• Plaintiffs Reload In Cephalon Antitrust Litigation
• Q&A With Sutherland's John North
• Top Skadden IP Lawyers Join Paul Hastings
• Obama Vows To Speed Generic-Drug Access
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Rejection Of Tire Patent Application
• Wellbutrin Plaintiffs Step Up Fight For Docs' Release
• Protecting IP Rights Before A Bankruptcy Filing
• Qualcomm Antitrust Suit Over CDMA Tossed Again
• NextCard, HSBC Trim Claims In Credit Card IP Spat
• Verizon's Bid To Dismiss VoIP Patent Suit Denied
• Abbott Sues Centocor Over Psoriasis Drug Patents
• DataTern Settles With AmEx Over Database Patent
• Red Hat, Novell Still Face Interface Patent Claims
• Veteran Litigator Jumps To Ruden McClosky
• Mattel Wants More Deposition Time With MGA Execs
• Optometrist Makes Antitrust Claims In CIBA IP Suit
• FCC Seeks Comment On Music Fee Dispute
• Hockey Team, Hip-Hop Artist Brawl Over Song Use
• ITC Judge Proposes Remedy In PressTek IP Spat
• Lincoln Electric Files ITC Suit Over Wire Containers
• Hogan Lures Electronics IP Guru From Kramer Levin
• Seyfarth, Inventors Resolve Patent Malpractice Suit
• Anti-Counterfeiting Pro Leaves Greenberg For M&E
• Medical Device Maker Sued For Infringement, Libel
• Revisiting Ariad V. Eli Lilly
• Actus, WildTangent Settle Payment Method Patent Suit
• Funai Fights To Nix Vizio Antitrust Spat Over DTV IP
• Q&A With Covington & Burling's Rob Fram
• Saxon Can Add Palm Pre To Wireless Patent Case: ITC
• Surgical Appliances Hit With Breast Prosthesis IP Suit
• Microsystems' Space Patent Suit Will Stay In Calif.
• EU Efforts To Protect Marks Could Harry IP Holders
• EDS Ends Prepaid Phone Patent Spat With Rivals
• News Giants Back Publication Of 'Catcher' Spinoff
• Bilski Test Stifles Innovation Across Industries: Briefs
• BYU Drops Spectrometry Patent Suit Against Hitachi
• Senate Confirms Kappos As USPTO Chief
• Honeywell Appeals Judgment In LCD Patent Case
• Judge Seeks Info On Licensing Dispute in BMW Suit
• Q&A With Dickstein Shapiro's Gary Hoffman
• API Strikes Deals With Amazon, Facebook Over Patent
• Fuji Defendants Ask Court To Stay $16M Award
• 'Keep The Change' Award Stayed Pending Bilski
• Making IP Litigation In Canada More Attractive
• Schering-Plough Denied Injunction In Sunscreen Suit
• Toyota, Others Prevail In Spat Over Britannica Map IP
• 9th Circ. Keeps IP Spat Between Calif. Firms Alive
• Bilski Test Too Tough On Patent Eligibility: Briefs
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Bart Showalter
• Settlement In Google, Aloft Browser Feud In Works
• ITC Semiconductor Patent Case Shrinks Further
• ClearOne Scores TRO In DialHD Trade Secret Suit
• Pocket Patent Suit Against Levi's To Be Tossed
• No Duty To Defend For Insurer In AARP Suit: 5th Circ.
• Spansion Balks At Ch. 11 Discovery Bid By Tessera
• Mayer Brown Snags Fish & Richardson IP Partner
• Jury Hands Medtronic $57M In Alloy Suit Against AGA
• Minn. Inventor Hits More Tech Cos. Over Data Patents
• India To Launch WTO Battle Over EU Drug Seizures
• Motorola Settles Minerva's Cellular Patent Suit
• Apple, Others Settle In PACid Encryption Patent Suit
• Epistar LED Probe Burns Out Pre-ITC Review
• Van Heusen Sued Over Earth Mark On Shoes
• Retailers Cut Deal With Acacia Over Fraud Patent
• Victorinox 'Swiss' Goods Seized Over False Origin
• An Eye On Trade Secrets, Noncompetes In NY
• C&D Appeals $29.2M Award In Pregnancy Test Suit
• CORRECTION: Pepsi Unit Loses Bid To Bar Coke's Powerade Ads
• Nissan Seeks Sanctions Against MoFo, MHL Tek
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidity Of Bayer's Yasmin Patent
• Abbott To Try For Summary Judgment In TriCor Suit
• Covidien Loses Bid To Block Generic Restoril
• Twitter Hit With Suit Over Mass Notification Patent
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Ronald Schutz
• StemCells Claims Survive In Libel Suit Over IP Spat
• Gucci Widow Barred From Profiting Off Famed Name
• Naked Cowboy, Clear Channel Drop Trademark Suit
• IP Strategies For A Clean Energy Economy
• Greenberg, Gale Lose Bids For Judgment In Fee Case
• Pony Drops Trademark Suit Over Nike Ad Campaign
• HRD Loses Bid For Sanctions In Dow Contract Fight
• Sinochem Wins ITC Ruling In Coolant Case
• Foreign Office Actions — The Question Of Disclosure
• USPTO Preliminary Finding Rejects TiVo DVR Patent
• Real Estate Site Gets Rival's Assets In IP Suit Deal
• Navinta Infringed Abraxis' Naropin Patents: Judge
• ICU, Medegen Settle IV Connection Patent Spat
• Daiichi Earns Win Against Mylan Over Benicar Patent
• Osteotech, RTI Near Deal In Bone Cleaning IP Suit
• Oracle Opposes Metaldyne Powertrain Sale
• Geico Loses Bid To Toss Katz Patent Suit
• Davis-Lynch Attacks Inequitable Conduct Allegations
• Picking The Wrong Expert Can Doom An IP Case
• P&G Injunction Bid Denied In Paper Towel Design Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Bereskin & Parr Malpractice Suit
• J&J Hits CIBA Vision Over Contact Lens Patents
• India's OmniActive Must Face US Patent Suit: Court
• Genzyme Hits Roxane With Suit Over Hectorol ANDA
• TCS Sues Sybase Again Over Text Message Patents
• Squire Sanders Nabs Sughrue Mion IP Litigator
• Colgate Sues J&J Over Total Trademark
• Swath Of Claims Cut From Wellbutrin Antitrust Action
• 2nd Circ. Revives $20M Dana Trade Secrets Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives IP Spat Over Electrical Connectors
• Why The ITC May Be Right For Your Chemicals Case
• Sun Pharma Settles Patent Suits Over Generic Ethyol
• House Panel Adds Pay-For-Delay Ban To Health Bill
• Smucker, Kraft Hit Back In Coffee Patent Feud
• Card One Flays GTech Over Lottery Card Secrets
• Rembrandt Drops IP Claims, Moves To Dismiss MDL