Intellectual Property Archive » September, 2010

Intellectual Property - September, 2010

267 articles

• USPTO Reorganizes Operational Structure
• Novartis Contact Lens Patent Invalid, UK Court Affirms
• Ruling In Enterasys Patent Suit Partially Vacated
• Consumers Urge High Court To Uphold AT&T Ruling
• Williams Mullen Trade Partner Tapped For Fed. Circ.
• Nike, Others Get Furnace Brook IP Suit Tossed
• Hulk Hogan Buries Hatchet With Post Over Cereal Ad
• Hyundai's Case For Coverage Of A Patent Suit
• LG Asks To Run Laundry Dryers For Jury In False Ad Spat
• Apple Exits Sharing Sound's Music Sales Patent Suit
• BBC, Others Win Dismissal Of Suit Over TV Show Idea
• Budget Freeze Bars USPTO From $70M In Extra Fees
• US Gov't Still On Hook For Buying Infringing Products
• Anchen Sues Labopharm In Bid To Sell Generic Ryzolt
• US Joins Patent Pool To Promote Generic HIV Drugs
• Aerotek Sues Rival, Ex-Employee Over Defection
• Default Bid Tossed In Nixed IP Suit Against MLB
• Tech, Financial Sectors Back Microsoft High Court Bid
• Elan Patent Claims Trimmed In Apple Touch-Screen Suit
• BorgWarner Beats Honeywell Invalidity Bid In IP Suit
• Apple Extends Nokia Patent War Across The Pond
• KV Trade Secrets Suit Against Spanish Co. Tossed
• Media Cos. Seek Voice In EA Athletes' Likeness Suit
• Cisco Cuts Deal In IP Flap Over Flip Video
• Bayer Suit Over Generic Yasmin Gets The Boot
• Patent Damages Post Festo
• 2nd Circ. Maintains Music Files Aren't Performances
• ITC Denies Bid To Invalidate Toshiba Laptop Patents
• $70M In Extra USPTO Patent Fees May Go Elsewhere
• Boston Sci Accuses 9 Cos. Of Infringing Patents
• Patent Verdict Against US Bank Doubled To $53M
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Camera IP Claim Construction
• Sony Can't Dodge Suit Over Online Gaming Patents
• Smarties Maker, Amazon Settle Trademark Suit
• Sanofi Taxotere Patents Ruled Invalid In Hospira Spat
• Novozymes Loses Bid For Ethanol Enzyme Injunction
• Austria, Spain Hit Patent Prosecution Highway
• Case Study: HP V. Hurd
• Microsoft Settles Bing Trademark Suit
• Celador Gets $50M In Interest In 'Millionaire' Fight
• ITC Nixes Mipo's Bid To Exit HP Ink Cartridge Case
• Sidergas Didn't Infringe Lincoln Welding Wire IP: ITC
• Bethesda Wins Partial Nix Of Suit Over 'Fallout' Rights
• The Waning Viability Of The Patent-Misuse Defense
• Pratt & Whitney Claims Rolls-Royce Misled USPTO
• Morgan Stanley Seeks TRO Against Ex-Advisers
• Motorola Exits WIAV Cell Phone Patent Suit
• BackWeb Hits HP, IBM With Suits Over Data Patents
• Oki Infringed Ricoh Printing Patent: ITC Judge
• Card Activation Patent Affirmed By USPTO
• Telcordia Slams Cisco In Patent Indefiniteness Spat
• Whirlpool Can't Block Docs In LG Steam-Dryer Spat
• Righthaven Hits Porn News Site With Copyright Suit
• Rolex, Other Watch Cos. Sued Over 'Red Gold' Mark
• Verizon, AT&T Popped With Data Storage Patent Suit
• Vicks Inhaler Maker Slapped With Patent Marking Suit
• Lego Hit With TM Suit Over Toy Import Block
• The 'Layer Cake' Approach To Contract Negotiation
• Judge Sacks Ex-Rutgers QB's Suit Against EA
• Bristol-Myers Sues Teva To Block Generic Baraclude
• Federal-Mogul Dodges False Marking Suit — For Now
• Mattel Wants MGA Trade Secret Counterclaims Tossed
• AT&T, GM Tagged In Latest Parallel Networks IP Suit
• Ellington Heir Tries To Get Hands On Jazz Royalties
• Novartis Sues FDA For OK'ing Generic Herpes Drug
• JC Penney, Others Sued Over Procurement Tech Patents
• OJ Bottler Sues Coke Over Bottle Design Patents
• ITC To Probe Imported Marine Autopilots
• Ex-USPTO Bigwig Allowed To Testify In Chip Patent Suit
• MGA Ordered To Cough Up E-Mails In Bratz IP Spat
• How The USPTO War On Returned Checks Affects You
• Panasonic, Thomson Resolve V-Chip Patent Dispute
• Intel, Via Didn't Infringe Circuit Patent, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Private Chefs Wants TRO On Food Network Show
• GSK, Roche Spar Over Herceptin Patents
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Suit Over CPR Masks
• 'Rear Window' IP Owner Loses Fight With Spielberg
• Ion Award Cut To $11M In Seismic Sensor Patent Suit
• ITC Probes Canadian Cos. Over Lamp Design Patent
• Compilation Copyrights Don't Cover Each Work: Judge
• ITC Launches Probe Of Sony Over LCD Patents
• Facebook Loses Bid To Blot Out Video Game IP Claim
• Skullcandy Targets IWave Headphones In IP Suit
• Diocese Says Ex-Episcopal Bishop Infringes Its Marks
• Patent Validity Opinions In Light Of Bilski, Ultramercial
• Highland Tank's Patent Claim Nixed In Rival Spat
• European Parliament Backs EU-Wide Copyright System
• Cable Cos. Earn Provisional Win in VTran Patent MDL
• Ranbaxy Gets Dibs On Generic Alzheimer's Drug
• Schering Sues Par, Perrigo To Block Generic Zegerid
• Teva Goes After Mylan Over Copaxone Patents
• WIAV, Nokia Settle Cell Phone Tech Patent Suit
• Net TV Startup Sues Disney, Fox, NBC, Others
• Eco Canteen Ordered To Pull Water Bottle Attack Ads
• Fed. Circ. Won't Stay Bar On Camtek Wafer Products
• High Court IP Roundup — Last Session, And What's Next
• Hasbro, Pennzoil, Others Hit With False Marking Suits
• Kodak Exits Acacia Affiliate's Webcam Clip Patent Suit
• Mattel's Discovery Request Killed In MGA Bratz Spat
• Roche Gets Suit Over Diagnostic Testing Patent Nixed
• Mylan Wins Bid To Block Apotex's Generic Paxil
• Senate GOP Vows To Blockade Pay-For-Delay Ban
• HP Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-CEO
• Adobe Photoshop Plug-In Violates Patents, Suit Claims
• Menusoft Didn't Infringe Dining Sales Patent, Jury Says
• New Bill Aims To Clamp Down On Online Infringement
• Lighting Companies Settle ITC Patent Spat
• MasterCard, Visa Can't Escape Contactless Card IP Suit
• Genzyme Defeats 1 Of 3 Defenses In Hectorol IP Suit
• Mark Holders Seek Cert. In Google AdWords Suits
• Fed. Circ. Restores Philips Claims In Wi-Fi Patent Spat
• The Muddy Collaboration Element Of Joint Inventorship
• Judge Boots Nero Antitrust Suit Over MPEG Patents
• IBM To Pay $11M To Settle Actuate Software Suit
• MGA Tries To Block Mattel Deposition In Bratz Case
• 5th Circ. Affirms Win For AT&T Unit In IP Contract Spat
• TiVo, Verizon DVR Patent Spat To Stay In East Texas
• ITC Judge Finds Vizio, AmTran Infringed LG Patent
• Ex-MoFo IP Partner Pleads Not Guilty In Fraud Case
• Judge Tosses Malpractice Suit Against Standley Law
• Sanctions Ruling Offers Guidelines On E-Discovery
• Hilton Settles Copyright Spat Over 'Hot' Hallmark Card
• Breckenridge Still On The Hook In Trade Dress Suit
• Taro, Shire Strike Deal Over Generic Epilepsy Drug
• Usenet To Pay $7M In RIAA File-Sharing Feud
• Copylite, Polek Settle Canon's Toner Bottle Patent Suit
• Jurisdictional Discovery OK'd In OxyContin IP Suit
• ConMed Targets Ex-Employee In Trade Secrets Suit
• Vizio Exits AtratechJapan's LCD Patent Battle
• Polo Group Cedes Color In Ralph Lauren Fragrance Spat
• False Marking Law After Stauffer V. Brooks Brothers
• Generics Subject To Solvay Sham Litigation Claims
• Konami, Viacom Settle 'Rock Band' Controller Suit
• LG Seeks 337 Probe Of Vizio, AmTran
• Voting Machine Patent Suit Against Diebold Stuffed
• Inventor Sues Nordstrom Again Over Sneaker Patents
• Novartis Must Reply To Wyeth's Bid To Move IP Suit
• Progressive Sues HTI Over Car Monitoring Patents
• 8th Circ. Deals Blow To Georgia-Pacific TM Suit
• IP Fraud Trial Against Headwaters Ends In $7M Verdict
• Fox News Wraps Up Copyright Suit Over Madoff Video
• Apotex, Wyeth Settle Suit Over Generic Effexor
• 25 Senators Seek Vote On Patent Reform Bill
• Induced Infringement After SEB V. Montgomery Ward
• Digitech Hits BMW With Suit Over Financial Patent
• Skyhook Sues Google Over Cell Phone GPS Technology
• Bratz Maker Can't Block Docs In Laser Game Spat
• Apple Strikes Deal In Typhoon Touch-Screen IP Spat
• Adobe, Others Face Uniloc Suit Over Anti-Piracy Patent
• Ericsson Sues Netgear, Others Over Router Patents
• North Face, Polo Win $78M In Huge Counterfeiting Case
• Pom Unhurt By Welch's Deceptive Marketing, Jury Says
• Wolf Greenfield Beats Malpractice Rap In RNA IP Suit
• Eastern District Of Texas — Plaintiffs' Paradise Lost?
• GSK Gets Patent Cut From Wellbutrin Antitrust Action
• 5th Circ. Vacates Sanctions Against Susman Atty
• EU Court Adviser Sides With AB InBev In 'Bud' Appeal
• SAG Settles With Actors Over Foreign Royalties
• Astellas Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Stress Test System
• Nichia Launches Suit Over LED Patents
• Hottrix Says Hershey IPhone App Cost It $12M
• Garmin Settles In Acacia Unit's Interactive Map IP Suit
• Sealy Takes Simmons To Mat With Patent Suit
• Boxer, WWE Lose 2nd Bid To Dodge Copyright Suit
• Uniloc Slaps Software Cos. With Another Patent Suit
• AstraZeneca Sues Osmotic Over Seroquel ANDA
• Lego Loses Bid To Protect Brick Shape In EU
• When Cloud Computing Meets E-Discovery Obligations
• 'P&G Prestige Beaute' Mark Doesn't Infringe: EU Court
• Abbott Wins 'Sorvir' Trademark Dispute In EU Court
• Convergys Exits Aloft Software Patent Suit
• Tiffany Loses False Advertising Fight To EBay
• UMG Wins Round In Fight Over Bob Marley Copyrights
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Row Over Prostate Laser
• Palm Escapes Dicam Cell Phone Security Patent Suit
• Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Sued Over Location Patent
• Toyota Wins Victory Over Atty In Hybrid Patent Spat
• Q&A With McDermott's Sarah Chapin Columbia
• Resale Of AutoCAD On EBay Violates IP: 9th Circ.
• Naked Cowgirl Tries To Strip Naked Cowboy Of Mark
• Apple Hits External Battery Maker With Patent Suit
• Schwab Hits Ex-Broker With Trade Secrets Lawsuit
• Patents And Collectivism: Snowballs In Hades?
• Fed. Circ. Trims $7.4M Award In Medtronic Patent Suit
• Verizon, Others Can't Ditch Antitrust Suit Over IP Trust
• Fed. Circ. Revives Wind Energy Patent Dispute
• Finally, A Fair Shake For Fashion Design?
• Porn Website Demands Insurer Cover IP Spat
• Tri-Star Has Standing For Socket Patent Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Mylan Loses Bid To Toss Daiichi Benicar Patent
• Google Wins Partial Dismissal Of AdWords Suit
• Abbott Hits Teva With Another Suit Over Generic Simcor
• Dunkin' Donuts Hits Fla. Shops With IP, Contract Suit
• Plaintiff Denied Mandamus In Google Android IP Spat
• ITC Forbids Red Bull Knockoffs From Entering US
• Lundbeck Dodges FTC Suit Over Heart Drugs
• Groups Urge High Court To Bar First-Sale Doctrine Use
• Dell Sued Over Computer Access Patent
• Sony Inks 2nd Deal In ITC Display Patent Case
• EMC, CA, Others Sued Over E-Dictionary Patent
• Indirect Buyers' Wellbutrin Antitrust Suit Lives On
• Google Loses Bid To Bar Xerox Attys From Re-Exam
• Amazon, GE, Others Sued Over Power Switch Patent
• Oracle, NetApp Settle Feud Over Data Storage Patents
• Major Lindsey Drops RICO Suit Against Recruiter
• Allergan Sues Apotex Over Latisse ANDA
• LendingTree Sues To Protect Mortgage Patent
• 2 Things To Learn From English Patents Court
• Don Johnson 'Nash Bridges' Award Jumps To $52M
• Stauffer Paves Way For New False Marking Defenses
• USPTO Cutting Into Patent App Backlog: Kappos
• Sandoz Can't Escape Teva's Copaxone Patent Suit
• Gucci Relatives Could Pay $2M In Trademark Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Synthetic Mulch Patent
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Patent Priority Rulings On Protein
• Purdue To Pay $16M To Settle OxyContin Claims
• Bilski Decision Kills Vraston's Suit Over Trading Patent
• Online Gaming Patent Suit V. Sony Remains In Texas
• $3.4M Torts Verdict Against Otis Upheld
• The 25% Rule Lives On
• ITC Probes Samsung, Others In Spansion 337 Case
• Eminem's Label Wins Appeal Of Digital Royalties Loss
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit
• HP Tries To Block Former CEO's Move To Oracle
• 3 IP Groups Are Tops For In-House Counsel
• Estee Lauder, Oxis Resolve Antioxidant Patent Suit
• Ravens On Hook For Some Logo IP Claims
• T-Mobile Exits Dicam Cell Phone Patent Suit
• Radio Flyer Sued For Using Expired Patent
• Belden Patent Suit V. Superior Essex To Go Ahead
• Establishing A North American Clean Energy Beachhead
• Leviton Launches Assault Over Circuit Breaker Patents
• Expedia, Priceline Settle False Advertising Spat
• Form 18 Complaints Trump Twiqbal: Judge
• WIN Fails To Nix Chmura Info Management Patent
• Judge Removes Block On Watson's Generic Yasmin
• French Court Cuts Damages EBay Must Pay LVMH
• Sage Group Exits Prism's Data Security Patent Suit
• La Cafetiere Wins Coffeemaker Suit Against Bodum
• Roche, Ranbaxy Settlement Ends Valcyte Patent Battle
• Harley Wants Antitrust, Tort Claims Nixed In Bag Suit
• Leveraging The Patent Re-Examination
• Graco's Secrets Suit Against Rival Sent To Mediation
• Taiwanese Co. Sues RIM Over Wireless Patents
• In-House Counsel Predict Drop In IP Litigation Spending
• Allergan Hits Watson With Patent Suit Over Combigan
• Trade Secrets Claims Killed In Chip Patent Spat
• Crossroads Targets D-Link, 3Par Over Data Storage IP
• GE, Philips, Others Sued Over Fluorescent Light Patent
• ITC Initiates Probe Over Invacare Medical Bed Patents
• Default Looms For Mexican Casket Co. In 337 Case
• Court Denies Latest Appeal In Lennon Video Dispute
• Ex-Valspar Chemist Admits To Taking Paint Secrets
• Bayer Unit Sues Generics Maker Over Acne Treatment
• The IP You See, And The IP You Don't
• Microsoft Enters Gaming Patent Spat To Protect Info
• Most Admired Attys: Latham's Lawrence Gotts
• Daewoo Must Pay Funai $8M In VCR Patent Suit
• USPTO Rolls Out New Obviousness Rules
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ban On Teva's Generic Evista
• GSK Fails Again To Nix Antitrust Claims Over Wellbutrin
• Sanofi, WC Heraeus Drop Patent Spat Over Eloxatin
• Novartis' Hemophilia Drug Patent Suit Stays In Texas
• Alcatel Eludes Ciena's Trade Secrets Claim
• Hitachi Has No Patent Deal With Read-Rite: 9th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Google AdWords IP Suit
• What You Can Learn From A Bimbo In A Bakery