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Intellectual Property - October, 2009

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• Issues Facing Faculty In Outside Consulting Jobs
• BancorpSouth, Others Sued Over Message Patent
• 7th Circ. Hands Victory To Sunstar In Trademark Feud
• Fed. Circ. To Hear EchoStar DVR Patent Appeal
• Greenberg, Designer Get Search Abuse Suit Dropped
• Patent Cos. Beat Microsoft, Vizio In Claims Construction
• Artist Seeks New Counsel In AP Spat Over Obama Pic
• LG Agrees To Stay TV Patent Spat During ITC Probe
• Tyco Counters Applied Medical Claims With New Suit
• Nidec, LG Settle Computer Motor Patent Spat
• Sanofi-Aventis Sues Sandoz Over Taxotere Drug Patent
• Abbott Sues Impax Over Generic TriCor ANDA
• Sequenom Misrepresented Medical Advancements: Suit
• Samsung Capacitors Face Patent Probe In ITC
• Qimonda Asks ITC For Second Look At Patent Ruling
• In Re Bilski — Supreme Court Ought To Start Over
• Sony, AmTran Resolve Spat Over TV Patents
• Mayo Asks High Court To Hear Test Patents Fight
• Pitt Sends Radiation Patent Suit Back To Fed. Circ.
• CORRECTED: Warner Chilcott Birth Control IP Suit To Be Heard In Del.
• Alcesia Loses Bid For ITC Review Of Cigarette Ban
• Pfizer Sanctioned In BYU's Suit Over NSAID Drugs
• Bayer Unit Sues Rivals Over Fungicide Patents
• Atser Challenges 'Exceptional' Ruling In Patent Case
• Court Rules For Forever 21 On Fabric Design Copyright
• Hitachi, LG Settle Computer Technology Patent Spat
• Rivals Head To Trial In Fiber Optics Tech Patent Feud
• Expert Testimony Muddies Legal Malpractice Spat
• Wyeth, Amgen Face Patent Suit Over Enbrel
• Fulbright Lures IP Lawyer From Merchant & Gould
• Sony, Vizio Settle DTV Patent Infringement Dispute
• Computer Fraud Claims In Trade Secrets Case Upheld
• A123 Takes Lithium Battery Patent Spat To Fed. Circ.
• Watson Settles with Barr Over Oxytrol
• Barring Pay-For-Delay, Reverse Payment Settlements
• Dish Tries To Force Insurers To Address Doc Requests
• Microsoft Files Cross-Appeal In Uniloc Patent Suit
• Sanctions Sought In Wine Of The Month Trademark Spat
• FTC Accuses Boehringer Of Subpoena Delay Tactics
• Biolitec Sued By Distributor For Costs In Patent Suits
• Construction IP Suit Ruled Exceptional Over Conduct
• Sills Cummis Adds Morgan Lewis IP Atty To NY Office
• FDA Affirms Exclusivity Period For Shire ADHD Drug
• Woodcock Predicts Rapid Growth In Cleantech Patents
• New Local Patent Rules In Northern District Of Ill.
• Foley & Lardner Patent Pro Moves To Perkins Coie
• Patent Cliff Has Drug Companies On Deal Hunt: Report
• Purdue Settles OxyContin Patent Spat With Apotex
• Palm Lashes Out At WIAV Over Wireless Patents
• Balsam Whittles Kraft, Folgers Coffee Patent Feud
• LG Strikes Deal In Volume Control Patent Dispute
• Google Sued Over Algorithm For Browser Updates
• Aloft Drops Infor From Software Patent Suit
• Lasonic Settles In Tsera Touch Pad Patent Suit
• Sens. Back Long-Term Protections For Biologic Drugs
• Medical Supplier Settles J&J OneTouch Counterfeit Suit
• Patent Licensee Beefs Up ATM Suit Against 7-Eleven
• Roche Appeals Ranbaxy Noninfringement Ruling
• ITC Affirms Noninfringement Of SanDisk Flash Patents
• Wyeth, Cordis Ask To Boot Boston Scientific Stent Case
• RIM, Casio Sued Over Traffic Ticket System Patent
• O'Melveny Nabs White & Case Sports IP Guru
• Alcon Sues Apotex Over Glaucoma Eye Drop ANDA
• Dish Network IP Woes Not Covered: Insurers
• Preserving The Chain Of Title
• Online Catalog Inventor, E-Tailers Settle Patent Spat
• Court Sees Infringement Of Allergan Glaucoma Patent
• Harvard International Settles MPEG-2 Suit For $10M
• Judge Turns Off Power.com's Claims Against Facebook
• Video Testimony Proper In AndroGel Probe: DC Circ.
• Symantec, StorageCraft End IP Source Code Feud
• Costco Case Could Resolve First-Sale Question
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $16M Manufacturing Patent Award
• ITC Opens Inquiry Into HP Printer Ink Patent Case
• Innovention Asks For Bar On MGA Sales Of Laser Game
• Blunt Wrap Blasts Rivals Over Cigar Tube Patents
• Sony Resolves Traffic System Patent Suit
• New Player Enters Bratz Doll Saga
• 5th Circ. Revives Stax Producer's Copyright Suit
• Doc Production Ordered In Morgan Lewis Fraud Suit
• Foley Drops 3rd Parties From DataTern Malpractice Suit
• The Patentability Of 'Personalized Medicine' Claims
• Actus, Google Drop Electronic Payment Patent Suit
• 1st Circ. Hands Astro-Med $1M In Trade Secrets Spat
• Orthodox Union Backs Off Kosher Mark Injunction Bid
• Universal Music Shot Down In Bid For Attorneys' Fees
• India, Brazil Prepare WTO Action Over EU Drug Seizures
• NY, Tavern On The Green Spar Over Name Rights
• Pirate Bay Again Told To Shut Down Copyrighted Links
• PTO Wants Suit On Re-examination Appeals Rules Nixed
• Nokia Accuses IPhone Of Infringing Its Patents
• Tianrui Derailed In ITC Trade Secrets Ruling
• Copyright Protection For Individual Data Points
• EU Takes US, Others To Task Over IP Rights Enforcement
• Magistrate Nixes Anvik's Bid To Alter Discovery Rule
• DataTreasury, M&T Settle Check-Imaging Patent Spat
• Novartis Standing In Patent Suit V. Teva Still Unclear
• USPTO Taps Duke Patent Professor For Adviser Role
• McDermott Lands 2 Partners From IP Boutique
• DuPont Settles Crop Protection Patent Spat
• E.Digital, Samsung Settle Flash Memory Patent Battle
• Dozens of Firms Hit With New CWC Patent Action
• ITC Launches Printer Probe In Ricoh, Oki Patent Spat
• Ex-Woodcock Patent Partner Joins Kilpatrick
• Software Co. Seeks Docs From Baker Botts, Susman
• Motorola, Stragent To Drop Online Messaging Suit
• Judge Bars 1st Sale Defense In Textbook Import Suit
• 2 IP Partners Make Move To Thompson Coburn
• China — Home And Away: The Next IP Powerhouse
• Chinese Authors Up In Arms Over Google Books
• Music Bigwigs Aim To Improve Online Access In EU
• Citigroup Settles In TQP Online Encryption Patent Suit
• Teva Found To Infringe Alcon Vigamox Patent
• Wyeth Hits Rivals With New Patent For Piglet Vaccine
• Tafas Fights Bid To Nix Ruling On USPTO Rules
• Gen-Probe Hits Becton Dickinson With Test Patent Suit
• AP 'Hope' Image Battle Heats Up After Artist Admits Lie
• ITC Opens Inquiry Into Dual Access Luggage Locks
• Ex-Foley, AstraZeneca Lawyers Launch IP Boutique
• Williams & Connolly Sues Ex-Client Over $2M Bill
• Dish Not Entitled To Coverage For IP Suit: Insurer
• Samsung Appeals Stay Order In Spansion Ch. 11
• Linex Fails To Wrap Up Its Wireless Patent Suit
• Mutual Loses Bid For Injunction In Colchicine Suit
• Canadian Publisher Wins $10M Suit Against Insurer
• RBS Reaches Deal In TQP Encryption Patent Suit
• SmugMug Settles In EasyWeb Photo-Sharing IP Suit
• Claim Construction, Willful Infringement Post Seagate
• Lycos Drops Appeal Of Netflix Noninfringement Ruling
• Red Bull Settles Gray Market Suit Against Distributor
• LG, Others Take Netgear Wi-Fi Suit To Fed. Circ.
• Guitar Hero Sellers Ask To Lift Gibson Patent Stay
• MGA, Wal-Mart To Appeal Ruling On Laser Game Patent
• Lexmark Printer Cartridge Dispute Heads To 6th Circ.
• Boot Maker Hits Foley With $2M IP Negligence Suit
• Seagate, LSI Come Out Ahead In Chip Patent Ruling
• Digital Libraries Top Priority For EU IP Talks
• ITC Jams InterDigital's Section 337 Claims V. Nokia
• Nintendo, Hillcrest Put End To Suit Over Wii Remotes
• Generics Failure-To-Warn Case Enters Oral Arguments
• Apple Can't Add Defense In ITC Action: Spansion
• Mars Unit Didn't Waive Claim In JCM Patent Suit: Judge
• Jury Awards Infosint $15M In Lexapro Patent Fight
• 2nd Circ. Gives New Life To DDAVP Antitrust Case
• IP Law Group Gives Fed. Circ. Input In Ariad Case
• GE To Pay SonoSite $21M, Royalties Over Ultrasound IP
• Teva Sues Mylan, Natco Over Copaxone ANDA
• Seagate Blasts National Union's Arbitration Bid
• Samsung Strikes Deal In DLP Television Patent Suit
• Patent-Eligibility In The Life Sciences
• CSIRO Settles With D-Link In Wi-Fi Patent Battle
• ITC Staff Says Nvidia, Others Infringe Rambus Patents
• Sens. Balk At Patent Reform Act Review Provisions
• Accolade Drops Micron, Aptina From Imaging IP Suit
• Starent To Pay UTStarcom $3.5M In Patent Deal
• Mortgage Grader Sues Web Sites Over Credit Patent
• Insurer Seeks To Pass Off $1.5M Of Surgical Co. Deal
• ILOR Told To Pay Google's Fees In 'Meritless' IP Suit
• Sun Retreats From Alzheimer Drug Battle
• Name Of Horror Attraction Riles Field Of Screams
• Patent Marking Requirements Post TransCore
• Steinbeck Heirs, Penguin Fight For Rights To 'The Pearl'
• Paul Hastings Lures MoFo IP Partner
• Kentucky AG Fights To Remand OxyContin Claims
• Retired NFL Players Add To Unpaid Likeness Complaint
• Smucker, Kraft Fail To Nix Coffee Patent Spat
• Pearl Cohen Snags Former McDermott Will IP Partner
• Bill Aims To Eliminate Generic-Drug Labeling Delays
• 9th Circ. Affirms Injunction Against VPX Muscle Drinks
• Verizon Ring Tones Not Public Performances: Judge
• CIBA Seeks Acuvue Ban In Lens Patent Spat With J&J
• Greenberg To Remain Mudtruck Counsel In IP Suit
• Fendi Cries Foul Over $70M Filene's, DSW Deal
• A Necessary Element For Trade Secret Damages
• IP Not Top Priority For Corporate Counsel
• LG, Funai Court Battle Put On Hold Amid ITC Probe
• KV Slaps Uriach With Trade Secrets, Contract Suit
• Bryan Cave Wants Malpractice Claims Dismissed
• Skype Founders Try To Stall Sale Of Ebay Stake
• Every Penny Counts Asks High Court To Clarify Markman
• Top Fed. Circ. Rulings That Came Down Last Quarter
• RheTech Knocks Ex-Worker With Trade Secrets Suit
• Best Buy, Pro Softnet Cut From Data Backup IP Suit
• NCAA Slams Antitrust Suit Over Athlete Licensing
• Philips Wins En Banc Review In CD Patent Case
• Semiconductor Cos. Fight IP Review In LSI 337 Case
• Pfizer Settles With Mylan Units Over Generic Vfend
• Thermal Scalpel Sews Up Cutting Tool Patent Spat
• MoFo, Ecast Settle Malpractice Suit Over $5M In Fees
• Lowering The Fraud Standard In Trademark Cases
• Stiefel Calls Out Perrigo For Generic Rogaine Plan
• Samsung Agrees To TRO In Software Copyright Row
• Microsoft Urges Fed. Circ. To Revisit Lucent Patent
• Michelin Settles Computer System Patent Dispute
• Bullet Proof Technology Sues Over Kevlar Grips Patent
• Section 337 Opens Doors For Foreign Manufacturers
• Banco Popular Loses Round In Music Copyright Case
• Pitney Bowes Sues Over Paperless Mail Patents
• DataTern's Malpractice Battle With Foley Gets Ugly
• Mayer Brown Trademark Pro Joins Barnes & Thornburg
• Shire Settles Generic Adderall Spat With Sandoz
• Disney 'Talking Posters' Don't Infringe: Court
• Sterne Kessler Launches Patent Re-Examination Site
• Real Estate Site Operator Trims IP, Antitrust Suit
• Belkin, CSIRO Amend Settlement In Wi-Fi Patent Spat
• Michelin Exits CWC Online Sales System Patent Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of IP Atty's Age Bias Suit
• ITC Rules LG Didn't Infringe Whirlpool Fridge Patent
• Defending Patent Infringement With 'Ensnarement'
• Plant Biotech Co. Phyton Buys Chemotherapy Patents
• Flashlight Makers Settle Trademark Infringement Suit
• Teva Hits Back In Gilead Patent Suit Over HIV Drug
• Gray Market Cases Stump Brand Owners, Attorneys
• Baker & Hostetler Fights NYC Bar Over Unpaid Tab
• SPH Secrets Suit Against Foley & Lardner Dismissed
• Court Not 'Neutral' On RyMed Trademark Claims
• American Airlines Latest To Settle DataTern Lawsuit
• More Objective Patent Damages Assessments
• ASUSTeK Can't Update Report In O2 Micro 337 Suit: ITC
• PacSun, Chico's Settle With CWC In Sales Patent Suit
• LG, Whirlpool Take To Courts In Fridge Fight
• Ethernet Patent Holder Sues Apple, Dell, Others
• DOJ Weeds Through Monsanto Seed Practices
• Online Retailers Smacked With E-Commerce Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Injunction In Baker Hughes IP Suit
• HP, Sharp, Others Hit With Cell Phone Patent Claims
• Nvidia Postpones Chipset Development For Intel Feud
• Avante's Voting Machine Patents Remain Invalid
• Teva Sued Over Plans For Generic Angiomax
• Avoiding False Patent Marking Claims
• Apple, Dow Jones, Others Hit With Web Patent Suit
• Dell Loses Bid To Toss Abstrax Assembly Patent Suit
• Motorola Makes Bid To Oust SPH Counsel For Conflict
• Surgical Device Maker Slaps Rival Over Smoke Pencil
• AOL, MapQuest Settle API Data Patent Claims
• Endologix Hit With Patent Suit Over Stent Grafts
• Ind. Gas Station Signs Not Kosher: Orthodox Union
• USPTO Drops Controversial Rules Package
• Google Lobbyist To Give Limited Testimony In IP Suit
• Teva Slaps Lupin With Patent Suit Over Seasonale
• GSK Sues Over Genentech Antibody Patent
• Arlington Snags $2.8M Verdict In Bridgeport Patent Suit
• Willkie Farr Asks Court To Boot Songwriter Suit
• Electrochem Hit With $21.7M Verdict In Secrets Case
• Facebook Hit With 2 New Web Networking Patent Suits
• The Taiwan IP Court: A First-Year Report
• Alien Cleared Of Willful Infringement Of Intermec Patent
• Inventor Hits Target, Others In New Online Security Suit
• Sony Resolves Copyright Suit With Ravens
• Buchanan Bulks Up With Morgan Lewis IP Atty
• CWC To Dismiss Brunswick, Others From Patent Case
• Perkins Coie Taps Paul Hastings Engineer For IP Group
• Visa Settles Suit Over Secure Transaction Patent
• Nov. 9 Deadline For Revised Google Books Deal
• High Court Weighs Copyright Jurisdiction Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of Skype VoIP Patent Claims
• 'Litigious' Patent Holder Loses Nokia Phone Spat
• Fed. Circ. To Weigh In On Written Description Rule
• Impax Agrees to Settle Flomax Patent Dispute
• GE, SonoSite Seek To Smooth Over Ultrasound Suit
• Sandoz's Plan For Generic Caduet Infringes: Pfizer
• Honeywell Asks ITC To Review Pioneer GPS Ruling
• Auto-Dril Claims Inequitable Conduct In Patent Dispute
• Grand Jury To Weigh In On Hilton, Starwood Dispute
• USIS Seeks Injunction In Trade Secrets Suit
• T-Mobile Sues Over Prepaid Phone Resales
• Judge Opens Door To Patent Suit Against Lear
• Thermal Scalpel Cuts Tyco, Covidien From IP Suit
• Lawyer Support Rising For Bill To Reverse Kyocera
• Q&A With Jones Day's Brian Poissant
• Effects Of Biosimilars Legislation On Patent Litigation
• TQP, Capital One Settle Web Encryption Patent Suit
• Sanofi-Sun Settlement In Eloxatin Suit Ruled Valid
• CIT Tosses Funai Digital TV Suit Against US, CBP
• Patent, Antitrust Case Over Generic Amrix Bifurcated
• Iqbal Ruling Impact Starting To Be Felt
• Nissan Off Hook In Affinity Car Audio Patent Dispute
• ITC Votes To Investigate Toyota Over Hybrid Patent
• Genzyme Sues Endo In Latest Renagel ANDA Suit
• Pa. High Court Strikes Down Trademark Law
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4 Attys To Atlanta Office
• 'Trigger Lead' Mortgage Claims Lack Merit: 2nd Circ.
• Volterra Wins Injunction On Flip Chip Patents
• Eolas Slaps Pepsi, Others With Web Site Patent Suit
• Alcesia Slams Import Ban On Internet Cigarettes
• Starent Wins Dismissal Of UTStarcom Routing Patent
• Fraud Claims Dropped In Halliburton Drilling Patent Case
• Q&A With Confluence Law Partners' David Bohrer
• Enforcing Subpoenas In Section 337 Proceedings
• Buchanan Lures IP Counsel From Bingham
• USTR To Review IP Policies In Israel, Poland, Others
• Inventor Appeals Cablevision Phone System Patent Win
• High Court Rejects Mylan Appeal Of Takeda Atty Fees
• TomTom Can't Get Touch-Screen Patent Suit Tossed
• IBM, Asustek Settle Patent Battles With Cross-License
• Wonder Bread Maker Sues For Coverage Of TM Spat
• SG To Weigh In On First-Sale Doctrine For Imports
• Bristol-Myers, Sanofi Abused Plavix Patent: Apotex
• Patent Suit Ends After Lupin Acquires Antara Rights
• Auditek Settles In Tsera Touch Pad Patent Suit
• Mergers And IP License Agreements
• ING Resolves TQP Data Encryption Patent Suit
• 9 Fish & Richardson Attys Join Bracewell In Austin
• Intel, U of Wis. Settle Data Patent Feud On Eve Of Trial
• Sens. Urge New Look At ITC Wind Turbine Decision
• Ill. Federal Court Enacts Local Patent Rules
• Murata Seeks ITC Probe Of Samsung Capacitor Imports
• 2 Juries To Hear Last Cordis, Boston Sci Stent Claims
• Bra-Maker Seeks Boost From Supreme Court
• Genentech Wants Firm Kicked Off Sanofi Patent Case
• Foley IP Boss Named USPTO Deputy Director
• Samsung's ITC Case Against Spansion Stayed
• Foley Fires Back In DataTern Patent Malpractice Suit
• Syntellect Fails To Escape Colonial Contract Claims
• Red Hat To High Court: Make Software Unpatentable
• PACid Settles With Lenovo In Data Encryption Suit
• Patent Prosecution Highway Is A One-Way Street
• Wi-LAN Slaps Conexant Over DSL Patent
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Stanford U's Roche HIV Patent Suit
• Volvo, Patent-Holding Co. Settle Traffic Data Suit
• IBM Bests T3's Competition Suit; T3 Vows Appeal
• Domino's Loses Pizza Trademark Battle In 5th Circ.
• Big River, Sprint Settle VoP Patent Suit
• Roche Valcyte Patent Ruled Valid, But Not Infringed
• Antitrust Counterclaims Rejected In Xerox Patent Suit
• Q&A With Perkins Coie's Dan Bagatell
• BMW Didn't Willfully Infringe Riveting Patent: Court
• Novo Challenges Order To Trim Prandin Patent
• Judge Chastises SPH For Foley Trade Secrets Suit
• IP Holder Seeks To Boot MoFo As Yahoo's Counsel
• Data Security, Privacy And The 'Red Flags' Rule
• McKenna Nixed As Apeldyn Atty In LCD Patent Spat
• HP, Lenovo Unplugged From Modem Patent Suit
• USPTO Examiner Overhaul Addresses Morale, Backlog