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Intellectual Property - September, 2009

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• JFTC Orders Qualcomm To Drop Licensing Provisions
• Saxon, RIM Resolve ITC Wireless Patent Dispute
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's Richard Anderson
• Uniloc's $388M Verdict Against Microsoft Reversed
• Danone, Wahaha To Part Ways Amid IP Tangle
• Importer Strikes Back In 'Gray Market' Red Bull Case
• Saxon Sues Panasonic Over Communications Patents
• EU Court Denies JOOP Bid To Protect Exclamation
• Guardian Takes V-Chip Patent Suits To Fed Circ.
• Capitalizing On Your IP In An Uncertain Economy
• Govs. Call For Strong Biologic Data Protection
• Boston Scientific To Pay Cordis $716M In Stent War
• USIS Accuses Argonaut Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Ice Patent Dispute Isn't Antitrust Issue: Reddy
• GE Wants Sanctions In IP Acquisition Suit
• Most Claims Survive In MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile Spat
• Live365's Bid To Halt CRB Rate-Setting Process Nixed
• CompX Seeks To Drop Inequitable Conduct Claim
• Microsoft, Ergonomic Mouse Inventor Drop Claims
• Albion Drops Supplement Patent Suit Against Seton
• IAC, Girafa Strike Deal In Web Search Patent Spat
• Sony Dropped From Laptop Transmission Patent Suit
• How To Adapt To A Changing IP Landscape
• Yahoo Exits GraphOn Web Listing Patent Dispute
• China's Impending Disclosure Of Origin Law
• Sandoz Admits To Infringing Ortho Tri-Cyclen Patent
• Neurontin Plaintiffs Make Bid For Class Certification
• First-Sale Rule Doesn't Cover Foreign Copies: Judge
• Typhoon Appeals Loss In Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• DirecTV, Time Warner Win Toss Of Tech Patent Claims
• ITC Review Affirms Presstek Patent Violations
• IP Firm Townsend Joins Ranks Of Salary Slashers
• Trust To Appeal Toss Of Warner Bros. Contract Suit
• Clear With Computers, Masco Settle Sales Patent Suit
• Fee Agreement Closes Book On James Joyce Saga
• Albion Sues TriGen Over Iron Supplement Patent
• Eisai Urges Court To Toss Apotex Suit Over Aricept
• ISS Appeals Validity Of SRI Network Security Patents
• Genesis Biosystems Sues Over Liposuction Patent
• DRAM Cos. Ask ITC To Adopt Noninfringement Ruling
• Disney Off Hook For Copyright Violation In Pooh Suit
• Paragon V. Timex: Functional Vs. Structural Claiming
• Photographers Try Again To Join Google Books Suit
• Section 337 Not Just For Patent Cases: Experts
• Microsoft, Prism Resolve Internet Security Patent Spat
• Cordis Appeals $22M Verdict In Stent Patent Suit
• Obama Names 1st Intellectual Property Czar
• Janssen Alzheimer's Patent Not Valid: Fed. Circ.
• Novelis Transfer Infringed Software License: 6th Circ.
• Alcatel-Lucent Patent Suit Targets Sears, Amazon
• US Supports Bilski Decision, But With Caveats
• Pioneer Doesn't Infringe Honeywell GPS Patents: ITC
• New IP Boutique Sets Up Camp In Beantown
• Novartis, 2 Generics Drop Lotrel Patent Lawsuits
• Spansion Japan Plundered By US Affiliate: Creditors
• Proprietary Info Claim Nixed In New Balance IP Suit
• Jury Hands Western Union $16M In E-Payment IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds AstraZeneca's Seroquel Patent Win
• Judge Favors Bayer In Livestock Drug Patent Spat
• IP Litigation Spending To Grow After Dismal 2009
• ITC Staff OKs Cognex, Yxlon Software Patent Deal
• Thompson Cut From Ennova Flash Drive Patent Suit
• Patent Reform And The Future Of Pharma Patents
• 3 Cos. Settle In Professor's ITC Suit Over LED Patent
• Enterasys, Extreme Settle Fenner Ethernet IP Suit
• Judge Postpones Hearing On Google Books Deal
• Cordis Wins 2nd Dismissal Of Stent Patent Suit
• Abbott Pays $27M To End C&D Pregnancy Test Feud
• Nintendo, Accton, SMC Settle CSIRO Wi-Fi Patent Spat
• Apple, Amazon Out Of Actus' Patent Battle
• US Swipes Back At Funai In Digital TV Spat
• CORRECTED: Verizon To Pay ASCAP $5M Interim Music License Fee
• Q&A With Milbank's Chris Chalsen
• Health Site Sues MediZine Over Copyrighted Software
• Patient Groups Urge Congress To Support Biosimilars
• Patent Win For Stamps.com Vacated By Fed. Circ.
• Fuji Media Announces Acquisition Of ARC Music
• Larry Flynt's Trademark Case V. Nephews Stays Intact
• Claims Tossed Again In TV Patent Spat V. Microsoft
• Senate Panel OKs Satellite Broadcasting Bill
• HP Lodges ITC, US Court Suits Over Cartridge Patents
• Senate Panel Plans Looser Rules On Pay-For-Delay
• Wideband Appeals $9.7M ClearOne Judgment
• ITC Issues Ban On Illegally Imported Cigarettes
• Disney, Apple, Others Hit With Messaging Patent Suit
• New Trial Granted In Elan, Avago Mouse Patent Suit
• Judge Quashes Teva Bid To Introduce Generic Evista
• AA Wants Yahoo Sanctioned $1.2M In Keyword Suit
• Scranton Times' Preempted Claims Cut In Copying Suit
• Typhoon Ends Touch Patent Suit Against Apple, Dell
• EMG, Continental Ask Court To Quash Patent Claims
• Aspex Sues Nike, Ed Hardy Over Lens Patent
• Wyeth Loses Bid For TRO On Generic Zosyn
• Supporting Patentability With Commercial Success
• Dish Network To Offer $300M In Debt Securities
• Intel Can Argue Anticipation In WARF Case: Judge
• 'Patent Troll Tracker' Lawsuit Ends In Settlement
• EU, US Extend 'Patent Prosecution Highway' Pilot
• Online Retailers Sued Over Web Search Patent
• Donnelly Loses Bid To Invalidate Dura Patent
• Wyeth Sues FDA To Block Generic Zosyn
• Hartmarx Buyers Blast Creditor In Licensing Dispute
• Netgear Doesn't Infringe Wi-Fi Patents: Judge
• Funai Fights US Bid To Toss Suit Over TV Imports
• Mannatech, Rival Settle Supplement Patent Spat
• Red Bull 'Gray Market' Blitz Continues With New Suit
• Storm Wants $1M Fee Dispute Heard In Federal Court
• The Taiwan IP Court — Effective And Efficient
• Greenberg Traurig, Ex-Attys Accused Of IP Malpractice
• ReedHycalog, United Diamond Settle Drill Bit Battle
• Wyeth, Cordis Sue Abbott, Boston Sci Over Stent
• Eminem's Publisher Asks To Add Label To Apple Suit
• Facebook Sued Over Privacy Settings Patent
• LSI Semiconductor Chip Patent Invalid: ITC
• China Appeals WTO Copyright Import Ruling
• Plaintiffs Ask To Scrap Hearing In Google Books Deal
• Toolmaker's Trade Secrets, Noncompete Suit Tossed
• Hallmark Seeks En Banc Hearing In Paris Hilton Case
• ITC Says Sinochem Didn't Violate Coolant Order
• Fed. Circ. Says Aneurysm Patents Weren't Infringed
• Wholesalers Drop Merck Antitrust Suit Over Singulair
• IP Due Diligence Helps Cos. Avoid Snags In Deals
• Medcomp, Arrow Settle Cathether Patent Suit
• Steptoe Snags Experienced DLA Piper IP Litigator
• Google Scores In EU Keywords Feud
• 10th Circ. Backs Damages In Metal Trade Secrets Suit
• Marvell Denied Transfer Of Carnegie Mellon IP Suit
• Defining Outer Limits Of Unfair Competition Doctrine
• TestMasters Prep Course Settles LSAT Copyright Suit
• AstraZeneca Seeks Ruling in Crestor Patent MDL
• Chevron Forced To Settle Oil Patent Spat
• Antitrust Claims Shucked From Monsanto Patent Suit
• Life Tech Sues Biosearch Tech Over Assay Patents
• Ricoh Says Oki Data Infringes Printer Patents
• ITC To Review Initial Decision In Probe Card Case
• Oracle Thwarted On New Claims In SAP Saga
• P3, Smartlabs Dismiss Energy Meter Infringement Suit
• Amaranth Sues Touradji Capital For $350M
• Georgia-Pacific Appeals Dispenser Spat To 4th Circ.
• TriCor Purchasers Seek To Finalize $65M Settlement
• Chinese IP Enforcement A Gauge Of Loyalty To WTO
• AsymmetRx Must Add Harvard To IP Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Tessera, Others Seek ITC Review In DRAM Spat
• Teva Appeals Singulair Patent Suit To Fed. Circ.
• Writers, Publishers Unite To Save Digital Rights Deal
• Higher Pleading Standard For Inequitable Conduct
• DOJ Calls For New Deal In Google Books Settlement
• Patent App Backlog Is 'Unsustainable': WIPO Director
• Acacia, AGFA Drop Imaging Patent Suit
• EBay Chastised Again Over Fake Perfume Sales
• SD Bank Wins Injunction In Service Marks IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Grants Nalco Stay In Baker Hughes Spat
• Rival Says Nestle's Buitoni Slogan Infringes Trademark
• Judge Upholds U. Of Wis. IP Claim Against Intel
• Skype Founders File IP Suit Against Ex-Employee
• Second Life Hit With Virtual Sex Toy Counterfeit Suit
• Carl Zeiss Bid To Hire Fish Hits Bump In Patent Case
• Apotex Appeals Redaction Ruling In Wyeth Patent Suit
• Writers' 'Love Happens' Infringement Claims Flop
• Actus Inks More Deals In Payment Method Patent Suit
• Conrad O'Brien Snags Ex-Synthes Patent Chief
• Aspex Sues 2 Retailers Over Clip-On Eyeglass Patents
• Pantech Wireless Resolves Traffic System Patent Suit
• Oneok Drops Its Battle Over Twitter Username
• Protecting Trade Secrets When Employees Depart
• Mattel Wants O'Melveny Sanctioned In Bratz IP Spat
• Rival Broker Poached Employees En Masse: PNC
• Stay Upheld In ATI Patent Suit V. Major Automakers
• Cognex, Multitest Tech Patent Settlement Gets ITC OK
• Antitrust Claims Shorn In Eyelash Product Patent Suit
• Brown Rudnick Bags Cooley Patent Team
• Girafa Thumbnail Patent Suit Gets Green Light
• EBay, Investors Infringing Tech: Skype Founders
• Apple, Ticketmaster Latest Targets Of TQP Patent Suit
• Antor Says Circuit City Disclosure Ignores Patent Suit
• Canrig Sues Omron, Helmerich Over Oil Drill Patent
• Tennyson's Estate Seeks $350M From ASCAP
• Weight Watchers Hits Nestlé With Trademark Suit
• Givenchy Wins Injunction In Trademark Knockoff Spat
• Samsung, Others Told To Produce Docs In LCD Suits
• Ex-Foley Clients Add Claims To Contract Suit Over IP
• IP, Antitrust Worries Hamper Trade With China: Attys
• Tafas V. Doll: Repercussions Of En Banc
• Conn., Mo. Join In Google Books Settlement Fray
• Revise Wants Pryor Cashman Out Of Joe's Jeans Spat
• Guardian To Appeal TV Patent Ruling For Toshiba
• 9th Circ. Agrees MGA's Bratz Don't Infringe Copyright
• Abercrombie Sues Beyonce To Block Perfume Release
• Nokia Bolsters Section 337 Defenses For ITC
• DLA Piper Adds Patterson Belknap Chemist, Attorney
• Google Book Deal Needs Muscle: Consumer Watchdog
• Safe Skies Asks ITC To Probe Dual Access Locks
• House Panel Approves Satellite Broadcasting Bill
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Ruling For Mayo Nixing Test Patents
• Writers Bid To Halt Release Of NBC's 'Love Happens'
• Balthaser Online Patent Suit Split Between 2 Courts
• Pier 1 Wins Stay Of CAT's Gift Card Patent Case
• Advanced Software Takes Patent Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• InterDigital Challenges Nokia's ITC 3G Patent Win
• The Customer Number: A Trap for the Unwary
• Pig Vaccine Patent Suit Against Schering Still In Play
• Twitter Sued Over User Posing As Energy Co. Oneok
• Sandoz, Dr. Reddy's Sued Over Allegra Patent
• Antitrust Claims To Stand In Smart Card IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Ban On Roche's US Mircera Sales
• K&L Gates Adds 2 Kelley Drye Partners In Chicago
• Improving Design Protection In Chinese Patent Law
• Redskins' Trademark Win Appealed To High Court
• Teva Agrees To License Shire Patent For Carbatrol
• Hitachi IP Pro Heads Back To McDermott Will
• Maker's Mark Targets Jose Cuervo Over Wax Seal
• Apple Claims Tossed In Elan Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Motorola Dropped From Premier Playlist Patent Suit
• Pitfalls Abundant, But Avoidable, For ITC Newcomers
• Intel GC Departs Amid Antitrust Woes
• LendingTree Gets H&R Block Patent Partly Invalidated
• PalTalk Sues Sony Over Interactive Gaming Patents
• Former Husch Blackwell Lawyer Launches IP Boutique
• Broadcom Hits Emulex With Sweeping Patent Suit
• Veoh Cleared In Universal Music Group Copyright Suit
• Warner Chilcott Sues Lupin Over Femcon, Loestrin IP
• Jury Lets Nova Off Hook In Trade Secrets Spat
• Sheppard Mullin Aims To Quash Lockwood Fraud Suit
• Lycos To Appeal Noninfringement Ruling For Netflix
• ICS, Sony Settle Volume Control Patent Suit
• Upsher-Smith, Others Exit Namenda Patent Case
• Secure To Appeal $14M Antivirus Patent Ruling
• SBJ, Overstock Settle Custom Web Page Patent Spat
• Taking Control Of The Patent Damages Debate
• Teva's Suit Over Aricept Infringement Tossed
• ITC Launches Probe Of Funai, Vizio Displays
• Former White House Counsel Lands At Jenner & Block
• Leibovitz Buys Back IP Under Deal With Lender
• Lucent's $358M Award In Microsoft Suit Overturned
• 3rd Circ. Hands American Eagle Win In Contract Spat
• Ex-Howrey IP Partner Joins Dechert
• CA On Verge Of Finalizing Web Browser Patent Win
• Chadbourne Snags Yahoo Patent VP For IP Group
• Linear, AnalogicTech Strike Deal In ITC Patent Spat
• Lutron, Neptun Settle ITC Dimmer Switch Patent Spat
• Jessica Seinfeld Prevails In Cookbook Copyright Row
• US Wants CIT To Throw Out Funai Digital TV Suit
• Dell Settles PACid Encryption Patent Suit
• Mondis, LG Settle Computer Monitor Patent Suit
• Samsung Resolves Traffic System Patent Claims
• Trade Data Intelligence Strategies For IP Pros
• Sony, Virgin Sue 'Ellen' Show For Infringing Music
• Key Wins For Baxter Nixed In Dialysis Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Hands Sanofi Victory In Eloxatin Spat
• TestMasters Sued Over Lifting LSAT Questions
• DMCA Claim To Proceed In Avaya Trade Secrets Suit
• Patterson Lures Former Asst. US Atty To IP Team
• Shareholder Suit Targets $4B Disney, Marvel Deal
• Google To Share Sales Of Out-Of-Print Scanned Books
• Judge Bars Ex-JPMorgan Brokers From Client Lists
• Alston & Bird Cuts Visteon Some Slack On Fees
• Samsung LCD Televisions Infringe Sharp Patents: ITC
• SPH Sues Dell, Dozens More Over Wireless Patents
• New Balance Sues Louis Vuitton Over Sneaker Design
• Lupin, Novartis Drop Patent Dispute Over Lotrel
• Lastar Sues Belkin Over Cabling Patent
• O2 Settles ITC Patent Claims Against LG Units
• Swedish Metal Co. Says Mich. Firms Stole Secrets
• Jury Says Axiom Infringed Electrotherapy Patent
• Yahoo, Premier Settle Playlist Patent Dispute
• CSIRO Hits Sony, Acer With New WiLAN Patent Suits
• ESPN Sued Over LeBron James Footage
• Sony Ericsson Settles With Aloft, Stragent
• IP Concerns And Smart Grid Development
• Arthrex Wins Judgment In ACL Surgery Patent Suit
• 'Viagra Missile' Shot Down For Violating Pfizer's IP
• Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch
• Fed. Circ. Denies Spansion Stay In Chip Patent Spat
• Vizio Fights Funai Bid To Block Digital TVs
• I4i Hits Back At Microsoft In Patent Battle Over Word
• TriCor Indirect Purchasers' Attys Seek $22M In Fees
• Federal-Mogul Didn't Infringe Thermal Patent: Court
• Labels Seek To Bar Usenet Owner From New Ventures
• Burns & Levinson Snaps Up K&L Gates IP Experts
• The Closing Bell For Business Method Patents?
• Icon Refreshes Exercise Machine Patent Suit
• ITC Won't Toss Patent Testimony Against Amkor
• Google Makes Peace With Aloft, Stragent In IP Suits
• Photog Annie Leibovitz Could Lose IP Over $24M Loan
• New Line, Tolkien Heirs Settle 'Lord Of The Rings' Suit
• MyChart Doesn't Infringe McKesson Patent: Judge
• Millennium, J&J Unit Take US Side In Velcade IP Suit
• Spansion Wants Brakes Put On German Samsung Suit
• Fraunhofer USA Freed From Employee Contract Suit
• Saxon Trims ITC Patent Case Against Palm, Samsung
• Red Bull Presses To Add Importers To 337 Probe
• Edwards Angell Nabs Howrey IP Partner
• $200M Dish Network Sanctions Added To TiVo Award
• Chabon, Bloom, Lethem Balk At Google Books Deal
• Turner Boyd Snags Partner From Fish & Richardson
• Perkins Coie Snags Former USPTO Patent Judge
• Luxo Seeks 'Off' Switch On Disney Pixar Lamp Sales
• The Proper Blueprint For Passing Patent Reform
• Satisloh Loses Bid To Dismiss Gerber Patent Spat
• False Ad Claims Added To Congoleum Patent Suit
• Samsung Drops Bid To Acquire SanDisk
• Fed Circ. Says Lonza Infringed Martek Patents
• ATK Hit With Suit Over Gun Scope Mount Patent
• Great White Bests Equipment Maker In IP Rights Fight
• Satriani, Coldplay Bury The Axe In Riff Tiff
• Fortinet Sued Over Patent For Antivirus Software
• HSBC Joins Bid To Enforce Stay In Spansion Ch. 11
• CBP Seizes $3.9M Shipment Of Fake Gucci Shoes
• Microsoft Wins Stay In $290M Word Patent Fight
• Paice Asks ITC To Investigate Toyota Over Hybrid Cars
• Eon, American Messaging Settle Telecom Patent Spat
• Secure Energy Wins Ownership Info In Secrets Suit
• NextCard, HSBC Settle IP Feud Over Online Credit
• USPTO Puts Mark On Patentable Subject Matter Test
• Jacobs Wind Asks Court To Toss USPTO Fraud Claim
• Purdue Appeals Par's Defeat Of Ultram Patents
• Live365 Seeks To Halt CRB Rate-Setting Process
• Tech Patents Found Invalid In Suit Against NYSE
• Applied Materials Slaps Tech Rival With Secrets Suit
• Varian, Axcelis Near Settlement In Patent Spat
• ASCAP Loses Bid To See AT&T, Apple IPhone Deals
• Endo Looks To Join Genzyme-Impax Renagel Battle
• Resonance Told To Produce Docs In MRI Patent Suit
• Amgen, Roche OK Temporary Mircera Import Ban
• Human Tissue Cos. Clash Over Vietnam Supply Sites
• ICU Seeks Details On RyMed Expert In IV Valve Spat
• Facebook Asks To Toss Web Portal's Antitrust Claims
• Navinta Appeals Infringement Ruling Over Naropin
• The Fed. Circ. Stance On Bose
• ITC Takes Up Lincoln's Wire Products Patent Case
• Fiserv Off Hook In Check-Validation Patent Suit
• Staples, Others Win Stay In Power Supply Patent Suit
• Sony, Others Score Win In DVD V-Chip Patent Feud
• Dickstein Boosts IP Practice With Jones Day Hires
• Funai Sues Customs To Keep Banned DTVs Out Of US
• KB Toys Gets Green Light For $2M Sale Of IP
• ValueClick Seeks Sanctions Against AOL Unit
• Victim's Family Seeks $400M In Cuban Tobacco Assets
• Spansion Wins Bid To Nix Apple Contract
• Fraud Claims Stay In Intermec RFID Patent Suit
• DGC Withdraws Electronic-Records Patent Suit
• AMA Calls Myriad's Gene Patents Unconstitutional
• Golf Cleat Inventor Tees Off On Softspikes Patents
• RCN, RTI Settle $915M Phone Router Patent Suit
• Haynes & Boone Scores Jackson Walker IP Expert
• IP Strategy Based On Idealized Invention Interview
• Abrika Looks To Protect Documents In Wellbutrin Case
• Apotex Slapped With Injunction In Fortical Patent Suit
• Semiconductor Tech Co. Hits Rival With Antitrust Suit
• Insurer Found Not Liable In Printer's Trade Secret Suit
• SanDisk Escapes Premier's IP Infringement Claims
• United Diamond Loses Bid To Escape Drill Patent Suit
• Louis Vuitton Wins $32.4M In Online Trademark Suit
• Cephalon Tries To Quash FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit
• ITC Opens Inquiry Into Samsung Flash Memory Claim
• CRB Judge Appointments Violate Constitution: Suit
• Cooley Grabs 3 IP Lawyers From White & Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Toss Paris Hilton's Hallmark Suit
• Stricter Fraud Burden Applies In Bose Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Claims Stripped From Raytheon, Indigo Secrets Spat
• ITC Claims Ruling Sticks In LG, Whirlpool Patent Case
• Exergen V. Wal-Mart And Inequitable Conduct