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Intellectual Property - March, 2012

346 articles

• Lemko Says Insurers Must Cover Motorola Trade Secrets Suit
• Mediation In Patent Cases Needs Right Mindset, Experts Say
• Prometheus To Wreak Vast Patent Turmoil, Experts Say
• EU Watchdog May Probe Apple-Microsoft-Motorola IP War
• Baker & McKenzie Snags Expert IP Litigator From Torys
• Weird Al Wants $5M From Sony For Digital Royalties
• Rising Star: WilmerHale's Lauren Fletcher
• Judge Won't Toss Ex-NFL Players' Suit Against EA
• Fed. Circ. Dumps Learning Curve's Sippy Cup Patent Suit
• RJ Reynolds Rips Fed. Circ. Patent Test In High Court Plea
• RIM, Samsung, Others Stole Mobile Battery Patent, Suits Say
• Judge Says Apotex Generic Doesn't Infringe Cephalon Patent
• Vector Can't Shed Suit Alleging Breach Of Nondisclosure Deal
• AstraZeneca's Seroquel XR Ruled Valid And Infringed
• Closing The Offshore Gov't Patent Infringement Loophole
• 2011: A Case Odyssey — Part 2
• Copyright Enforcement Push May Have Backfired, Expert Says
• ISPs Escape Copyright Owners' Requests For User Info
• USPTO Head Defends New Fees, Says Patent Reform On Track
• IBM Hit With Patent Suit Over Business Management Product
• Tobacco Cos. Say Australian Plain-Pack Law Violates Rights
• Hyundai Rearview Vision Systems Violate Patents, Suit Says
• McDermott Brings Over Patent Litigation Pro From Orrick
• 2nd Circ. OKs $3M Award To Louis Vuitton For Knockoffs
• Judge Denies AstraZeneca's Seroquel Challenge But Blasts FDA
• PepsiCo Gets $1.3B Bottled Water Trade Secret Case Canned
• Horizon Tries To Thwart Par's Plans For Arthritis Generic
• Case Study: Pyro Spectaculars V. Souza
• Microchip Launches ITC Suit Over Semiconductor Devices
• UMG, Rapper Duck Ex-Drug Kingpin's Name-Rights Suit
• Nike Blocks Reebok From Selling Tebow Jets Jerseys
• Searching For Patent Drafting Pointers In Prometheus
• Beatles Stop Wheelchair Co.'s Mark In EU Court
• Judge Drops Samsung's Call For IPhone 4S Patent Claims
• Inventor Says Apple, Sony Lifted Patented Data Technology
• Fed. Circ. Chief Urges Attys To Curb E-Discovery Costs
• Microsoft Rips Google's ITC Comment In Motorola IP Row
• Canon, Samsung, Others Hit With Flash Patent Suit
• Judge Again Tosses Abbott Patent For Inequitable Conduct
• Merchant & Gould Brings Biotech Patent Pair To Denver
• Fed. Circ. Orders Arbitration In Gene Test Royalty Row
• Google Offers $2.8M If Android Infringed Oracle Patents
• Nike Raises Cain Over Reebok's Tebow Jets Apparel
• China's Thievery, Trade Policies Hurt US, Experts Say
• Counterfeit Goods Bill Could Harm Trade, Lawmakers Hear
• The Full-Spectrum Intellectual Property Adviser
• Covidien Doesn't Infringe Surgical Seal Patent, Judge Says
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• 'Glory' Makers Deny Stealing Idea For 'Last Samurai'
• Camtek Fined $1.3M For Violating Ban On Chip Inspector Sales
• Megaupload Faces 1st Civil Copyright Suit Since Shutdown
• T-Mobile Phones Step On Connectivity Patents, Suit Claims
• Critics Call USPTO's Supplemental Exam Rules Too Costly
• Hynix Says ITC Shouldn't Reward Rambus' Unethical Acts
• Glaxo Settles Cancer Treatment IP Skirmish With Genentech
• Patentability Of Business Methods — A Global Comparison
• Apple, Others Flout Smartphone Display Patent, Suit Says
• Greenberg Traurig Dropped Ball In Patent Appeal, Suit Says
• DC Tells 9th Circ. It Owns All Rights To Superman
• GAO Test Reveals Flood Of Counterfeit Parts From Chinese Cos.
• Patton Boggs Says Upaid Owes Millions For IP Litigation
• Syringe Maker Brings Claim Construction Feud To High Court
• Hasbro Can't Kill Sales Of Asus 'Transformer' Laptops
• AstraZeneca Can't Get FDA Tip-Off On Generic Approvals
• Fed. Circ. Restores 3M's Sheeting IP Case Against Avery
• Wyo. Groups Fight Trade Secret Exemptions For Fracking
• 9th Circ. Bows Out Of 'Chipmunks' Film Rights Dispute
• Kanye West Lifted Protected Lyrics, Atty Tells 7th Circ.
• Automated Infusion Patent Claims Toothless, Fed. Circ. Finds
• High Court Sends Myriad Gene Patent Row Back To Fed. Circ.
• Supreme Court Blocks Apotex Glaucoma Drug Invalidity Appeal
• Plantronics Bluetooth Earbud Patent Silenced In Aliph Row
• Apple Says Kodak Pilfered Digital Camera IP
• Columbia Sues Illumina Over DNA Mapping Patents
• Aftershocks From The AIA: A Seismic Shift In Patent Law?
• AstraZeneca Can't Prevent FDA Approval Of Generic Seroquel
• USPTO Rejects 'Old Havana' Rum Trademark As Misleading
• USPTO Tells Examiners How To Apply Prometheus Ruling
• Toyota Dragged Into PJC's Vehicle Tracking IP Campaign
• Due Process Covers File-Sharing Fines, US Tells 8th Circ.
• Sony Wants Toto's Digital Royalties Claims Tossed
• Licensors Challenge Failed Online Music Startup's Sale
• James Cameron Denies Stealing 'Avatar' From Fantasy Writer
• False Marking Changes Unconstitutional, Group Says
• Big-Ticket IP Work Poised For More Growth, GCs Say
• Licensing Co.'s Suit Eyes Marilyn Monroe Publicity Rights
• Fox, Other Networks Want Ban On Internet Streamer Aereo
• 2011: A Case Odyssey — Part 1
• Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Cloud Storage Patents
• Case Study: Zoltek V. US
• Insurer Can Leave Steelers Shirtmaker Uncovered In IP Scrum
• Genzyme Tops Cobrek In Kidney Drug Patent Fight
• Facebook's Patent Buy Could Force Yahoo To Settle
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Jurisdiction Over Patent Malpractice
• Google Tangles With Studios Over Hotfile Amicus Brief
• Jury Clears Live Nation, United In Seating Patent Row
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Face Fight Over Jump To Credit Suisse
• UK Court Invalidates AstraZeneca's Seroquel XR Patent
• Microsoft, Tivo Make Peace In DVR Patent Battle
• After Prometheus Loss, High Court Eyes Cancer Gene Patent
• High Court Asked To Mull Forum For IP Malpractice Suits
• Lawmakers Want IP Holders Involved In Counterfeit Probes
• Fed. Circ. Axes Sanofi IP Claims Over Genentech Cancer Drugs
• 1st Circ. Shreds Plagiarism Suit Over 'Angels And Demons'
• Ex-Boeing Worker Asks High Court To Nix Espionage Sentence
• DOC Head Vows To Cut Patent Backlog In Half By 2015
• Husch Blackwell Picks Up Duane Morris Patent Pro
• Videogame Battle: 1st Amendment Vs. Right Of Publicity
• NPEs Trolling The ITC
• Hawking President Referred To Prosecutors In IP Fight
• Fanmaker Accuses Hiscock & Barclay Of Malpractice
• MPAA Says Megaupload Users Won't Face Suits
• Konami Turned 'Def' Ear On Rap Game Royalties, EMI Says
• Yanks Say 2nd Circ. Lacks Jurisdiction In Logo IP Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Stan Lee Co.'s Spider-Man Claims Time-Barred
• USPTO Chief Says Efficiency Isn't A Substitute For Fees
• RIM Blasts Antitrust Appeal Over Scuttled Keypad Deal
• Michael Jordan Says Grocer's Promo Isn't Protected Speech
• L'Oreal Wins Battle Over Trademark Bid For Aloe Vera Drinks
• TBS, Outkast's Andre 3000 Shake Copyright Suit Over Cartoon
• DC Circ. Says ViroPharma Can't Sue FDA Over Generics Ruling
• EU Court Tosses VW Bid To Block Suzuki's GTi Mark
• Bass Berry Brings In Harness Dickey IP Tech Maven
• Expanding The 'Quick Look' Framework
• Case Study: In Re XMH
• Ex-Village People Singer Argues For Copyright Termination
• Judge Blasts Rambus Over 'Dishonest' Testimony
• Suit Over 'Hogan's Heroes' Rights Heads To Arbitration
• Gap Says NYC Man Can't Trademark 'Lower East Side'
• Dissecting Mayo V. Prometheus
• Elpida Wins Shelter From Patent Suits In Ch. 15
• Warhol Attys Try To Peel Back Band's Claim On Banana Icon
• Busy Google Atty Can't Delay Oracle IP Trial
• Clear Channel, AE Best Times Square Billboard Idea Suit
• Aereo Fires Back At Fox, PBS, Others In Copyright Battle
• Capital One, UBS, Others Sued Over Online Banking IP
• Former Motorola Engineer Demands New IP Theft Trial
• Foley Scores Former White House International IP Guru
• Judge Tainted $60M Trademark Row, NuVasive Tells 9th Circ.
• Case Study: Abbott Point Of Care V. Epocal
• Prometheus Blood Test Unpatentable, High Court Rules
• IP Boutique Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Patent Advice
• Kodak Seeks Probe Into Apple's Patent Claims
• Intervening Rights Ruling Leaves Patentees Breathing Easy
• Hasbro Targets Asus In 'Transformers' Laptop Ban
• How They Won It: Kaye Scholer Wins 1st-Ever IP Case In Dubai
• Mylan, Apotex Secure FDA Approval For Generic Boniva
• GM Can't Dodge Publicity Rights Suit Over Einstein Ad
• Facebook Accused Of Infringing Communications Patents
• Beauty Queen Sued Over Pageant Trademark
• Apple, Google, Nintendo Zapped With Video IP Suits
• Chinese Writers Seek $8M From Apple, Claiming Book Piracy
• CBS Wraps Up Suit Over Photos Of Edwards' Mistress
• Judge Clears Feds For Withholding Generic Vancocin Docs
• An Ominous 'Nose In The Tent'
• Case Study: Mattel V. Brainy Baby
• ITC Affirms Motorola's Win In Smartphone IP War With Apple
• Yahoo Hires Commerce Adviser As Liaison To Hill Dems
• Baxter Scores $24M Judgment In Fresenius Patent Suit
• Patent Office Prevails In Pay Dispute With Union
• Genzyme Targets InvaGen Over Kidney Treatment Generics
• Sony Venture, Ellington Heirs Settle Royalties Row
• Abdul-Jabbar Promises New Fight With Upper Deck CEO
• Temptations Ain't Too Proud To Sue UMG For Digital Royalties
• No Smiles In Samsung, RIM Emoticon Infringement Suits
• Jury Rules In Favor Of Carl Zeiss In Lens Patent Suit
• Synthes, Stryker Settle Trade Secrets Suit Over Sales Reps
• Bridgestone Prevails In Fed. Circ. 'Milanza' Tire Name Suit
• Case Study: Bristol-Myers V. Kappos
• How To Fix Our Broken Tech Patent System: Part 3
• Class Action Firm Accused Of Plagiarizing Lawsuits
• Impax Can't Shake Injunction On Generic Amrix
• 9th Circ. Keeps Alive Hendricks' Pursuit Of Funkadelic Royalties
• Intervening Rights Require Text Changes, Fed. Circ. Says
• In EU Music Royalty Wars, Hotels Lose, Dentists Win
• Sanofi Asks Fed. Circ. To Upset Dr. Reddy's Allegra Patent Win
• Judge Won't Revisit NBC Ruling In 'Biggest Loser' Suit
• Fox, Big Ten Say NCAA Athletes Owe $125K In Sanctions
• Busy Google Atty Asks To Postpone Oracle IP Trial
• Motorola Launches 1st Strike Against RFID Licensing Group
• R&B Singer Ashanti Exits Suit Over 'Capo' Track Rip-Off
• Rebuttal: A Tale Of Two HPs
• Biotech Co. Sues Sandoz Over Remodulin Generic
• Samsung's Bid To Ban Apple Sales Denied In The Hague
• 'Hangover' Studio Says Use Of Knockoff Bag Free Speech
• GTLD Registration — To Apply Or Not To Apply?
• Yahoo's IP Suit Against Facebook Could Backfire, Attys Say
• Lockheed Can't Be Sued For US Contract Work, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Fed. Circ. Revives Eyewear IP Claims Against Nike, Others
• Ex-Howrey Partner Joins IP Firm Wong Cabello In Houston
• Roche Loses Bid To Block Generic Boniva
• Teva Gets FDA Green Light For 1st Lexapro Generic
• 'Dang' That Renewal Copyright Law
• ITC Says Knockoff Purses Infringe Louis Vuitton Marks
• Forest Labs Starts Patent Battle Over Beta-Blocker
• LG, HTC, Others Caught In ITC Video Chat Patent Suit
• Ukraine Contests Australia's Cigarette Logo Ban At WTO
• Pay For Delay, There For The Taking?
• USPTO Tosses Disputed Westinghouse Solar Panel Patent
• Siemens, Areva Trim Noncompete To End Antitrust Probe
• Puzo Estate Goes To The Mattresses Against Paramount
• Qualcomm Gets Claims Cut From Gabriel's $1B IP Suit
• Oracle's Damages Expert Rebuffed In Android Patent Row
• Pfizer Won't Get To Trim BYU's Bextra-Celebrex Suit
• Boston Scientific Award Upped To $42M In Cordis Stent IP War
• Loeb & Loeb Snags IP, Media Pro For LA Office
• Labels Urge 8th Circ. To Bring Back $1.5M File-Sharing Verdict
• Precision BioSciences Expands Patent War Against Cellectis
• Allen & Overy Snags Veteran USPTO, ITC Counsel
• Chipmakers Seek ITC Patent Probe Of Funai Products
• Case Study: Fort Properties V. American Master Lease
• Fox Accused Of Swiping Ideas For New Kiefer Sutherland Show
• Aereo Seeks To Shield TV Service From ABC, Others' IP Claims
• Cypress, Ericsson Resolve ITC Battle Over SRAM Patents
• Yahoo Goes After Facebook To Defend Advertising, Privacy IP
• News Excerpts In Web Forum Are Fair Use, Judge Rules
• Bayer Must Allow Cancer Generic In India, Court Rules
• Ron Paul Can't Force YouTube, Twitter To Unveil Ad's Maker
• GE Defense Found Too Broad In Mitsubishi Turbine IP Suit
• Upper Deck CEO Was Drunk At Deposition, Abdul-Jabbar Says
• Hunton & Williams Picks Up Former Verizon IP Chief
• Bryan Cave Nabs Banking, IP Quartet In Charlotte
• J&J Unit's Stelara Infringes Abbott Patents, Judge Rules
• T-Mobile Wireless Networks Flout 4 Patents, Suit Says
• Kanye West, Jay-Z Settle Singer's Suit Over 'Throne' Track
• Apple Wants Samsung Punished For Withholding Source Code
• (P)Interesting Copyright Questions Abound
• Sara Lee Strikes Deal Near End Of Trade Secrets Trial
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Bankrupt Racino Owner Sues To Block $17M In IP Claims
• Verizon, Other Telecom Giants Targeted Over Wireless Patents
• Lilly, Zydus Settle ADHD Generic Infringement Case
• Kenneth Cole Sued By Cancer Group Over Ribbon Trademark
• Judge Misread Patent In Microsoft Case, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Facebook, Others Urge High Court To Raise Abstract Patent Bar
• NCAA Players Slam Sanctions In Antitrust Suit Over Likenesses
• Motorola, Others Accused Of Swiping Pay System Patent
• How To Fix Our Broken Tech Patent System: Part 2
• Android Makers Colluded To Boycott NPEs, Says Antitrust Suit
• Ocean Spray Settles Suit Over Craisins Patent
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Offers New Tool To Broaden Patent Claims
• GSK Seeks High Court Input On IP Safe-Harbor Rule
• Mitsubishi Ordered To Pay GE $170M Over Wind Turbine IP
• Comic Co. Tries To Snare Spider-Man In Marvel IP Fight
• Limbaugh Backlash Sparks Fight Over Concentra Name
• E. Texas Unveils E-Discovery Model To Curb Patent Costs
• Ex-Sara Lee Boss Denies Design Work, Memorizing Secrets
• Chadbourne Atty Can't Stop Apartment Roof Garden
• Ticketmaster, Redbox Accused Of Infringing Web Patent
• Apple Dealt Blow In Kodak IP Row
• Motorola Blasts Apple's Gripes Over Qualcomm License Deal
• Qimonda Lacks Standing To Bring IP Suit, Judge Says
• Consumer Class Bid Nixed In Del Monte Monopoly Row
• Fed. Circ. Told $625M Apple Patent Verdict Should Be Revived
• ViaCLIX Targets Netflix's Website In Patent Suit
• Sony To Pay $8M To Settle ITunes Royalties Suits
• Tackling 'Pay-For-Delay' In Calif. Supreme Court
• Rebuttal: If It Ain't Broke ...
• AstraZeneca Sues Mylan Over Nexium Patents
• LG Gets Wi-Lan's V-Chip Patent Suit Knocked Down
• Judge Blocks Rival Botox Drug In Trade Secrets Trial
• Merrill, BofA Hit With Online Banking Patent Suit
• Kodak's Promises Don't Clear Up IP Claims, Apple Says
• Senate OKs Bill To Beef Up Counterfeit Drug Penalties
• Ex-Sara Lee Plant Boss Says He Took Company Docs
• Activision Stole 'World Of Warcraft' Voice, Worker Says
• USTR Grilled On Impact Of International IP Treaties
• McDermott Grabs Wilson Sonsini IP Pro In Silicon Valley
• Fed. Circ. Unwinds University of Phoenix Patent Win
• Patent Re-Exam Appeals Belong In Fed. Circ., Judge Says
• Haynes And Boone Brings Aboard Chadbourne IP Litigator
• Angelina Jolie Seeks Dismissal Of 'Blood And Honey' Suit
• Urban Outfitters Can't Dodge Teen's Racy Pics Suit
• How AIA's Review Proceedings Will Affect Litigation
• Enzo Targets Abbott, Others Over DNA Testing Patents
• Samsung Ramps Up Apple Patent Fight In Korea
• UK Internet Service Providers Lose Piracy Law Appeal
• Oprah Ditches 'Own Your Power' Trademark Suit
• J&J Unit In Hot Seat Over Pfizer ThermaCare IP
• Ex-Sara Lee Plant Boss Stole Trade Secrets, Atty Says
• Viterra Can't Use XCEED Mark For Seeds, Fed. Circ. Says
• Harley-Davidson, Brando Estate Settle Boot IP Fight
• Carroll Burdick Adds IP Pros In German Merger
• ZapMedia Says Court Unfairly Narrowed ITunes IP Claim
• Medtronic Had Burden In Device IP Suit, Fed Circ. Told
• Ralph Lauren Loses Attys' Fees Bid After Perfume IP Win
• Plaintiff In 'Big Pimpin'' IP Suit Still Lacks Standing
• Uncovering Enhanced Trademark Protections In The NDAA
• Avanir Targets Watson In Suit Over Nuedexta Patents
• Google Ordered To Turn Over Docs In Smartphone Battle
• Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty On Shaky Ground As Protests Swirl
• Copyright Suits Over USPTO Apps Face Uphill Battle
• Premerger Plans Aren't Anti-Competitive: Calif. Court
• Miller Widow Asks Full 6th Circ. To Tackle Sony Rights Row
• International Patent Filings Hit Record High In 2011
• Ex-Aon Exec Gets Trade Secrets Claims Knocked Down
• Ex-Sidley Austin Patent Attorney Joins Sheppard Mullin
• Immersion Says HTC Phones Flout Touchscreen Patents
• Fed. Circ. Says Apple Reissue App Can Be Broadened
• Facebook Data Patent Evidence Lacking, Fed. Circ. Hears
• B&N Can't Revive Microsoft Patent Misuse Claims In ITC
• Apple Demands Google, Android Info In Motorola IP Clash
• Judge Misread Credit Card Patent Terms, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Rambus, MediaTek End Patent Fight With License Deal
• High Court Ends Perfect 10's Copyright Row With Google
• Facebook On The Ropes In 'Faceporn' Trademark Suit
• Oh, What A Tangled Web: 'Spider-Man' Copyright Drama
• Kodak Snaps Back Against Apple's Proposed IP Suits
• A New Prefiling Strategy — But Is It Constitutional?
• Sandra Bullock Targets Watch Co. Over Use Of Name In Ads
• Squirrel Brand Goes Nuts Over Walgreens' Use Of Marks
• ITC Will Rethink Motorola, Microsoft Patent Call
• Broadcom Wins Tentative Chip Ban In Emulex Patent War
• Rambus Patents Not Infringed By Chipmakers, Says ITC Judge
• Warhol Foundation Backs Artist In 2nd Circ. Fair-Use Battle
• Microsoft Defends Licensing Change In $1B Antitrust Suit
• Shutterfly Offers $24M For Kodak Photo Services
• Latest Round Of Apple, Samsung Patent Row Ends In Draw
• Fed. Circ. Judges Spar Over Patent Eligibility In MySpace Row
• Sunovion Knocks Out 5 Patents In Mylan's Brovana Suit
• Invisalign Maker Tells ITC Rival's Imports Infringe Patents
• Abercrombie, Home Depot Escape Credit Card System IP Suit
• Millennium Labs Wants Rival's Attys Booted For Misconduct
• Groupon, UBS, Others Hit With Messaging Patent Suits
• Law360 Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board
• Feds' Smuggling Busts Nab $325M In Counterfeit Bags, Shoes
• Nintendo Beats Another Wii Patent Suit
• Grooveshark Owner Tears Into Record Cos.' Copyright Case
• Entertainment Co. Scores $8M In 'Yu-Gi-Oh' Licensing Row
• How To Fix Our Broken Tech Patent System: Part 1
• Ex-DuPont Worker Admits He Sold Secrets To Chinese Co.
• PBS, Others Target TV Streaming Startup In IP Suit
• Patent Filings At Record High, Backlog Down
• Apple Wins German Ban On Motorola Devices Over Photo IP
• US Loses Appeal Over Bail For Megaupload Boss
• Pfizer, Apotex End Patent Fight Over Generic Lipitor
• Case Study: UMG V. Veoh
• Perkins Coie Lures 4 Attys From Chadbourne
• China Takes Up Michael Jordan's IP Beef With Sneaker Co.
• ITC Launches Probe Into Tattoo Machine Patents
• Independent Labels Score Lime Wire Copyright Settlement
• Law Firms Hit With Copyright Suits Over USPTO Apps
• AT&T Zapped With Suit Over Phone Charger Patent
• Pfizer Asks High Court To Scrap Novartis Hemophilia Patents
• EU Kills Generics Delay Probe Of AstraZeneca, Nycomed
• Mattel Targets MGA's $310M Bratz Award In 9th Circ.