Intellectual Property Archive » September, 2012

Intellectual Property - September, 2012

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• Motorola Can't Block German Xbox Sales, 9th Circ. Says
• Guess Dodges Insurer's Claims In Suit Over Gucci IP Defense
• Licensing Co. Sues Brando's Estate Over Madonna Contract
• Time Is Ripe For Congress To Tackle Web Radio Royalties
• Fed. Circ. Backs Ban On Generic Treximet
• Whirlpool, LG Close Out Refrigerator Patent Dispute
• Sham Litigation Claims Nixed In Androgel Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Abbott Diabetes Monitor Patent Revived By Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Tells Judge To Review Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban
• Troutman Sanders Adds Ex-Arent Fox IP Atty In Washington
• WTO Will Probe US-China Subsidies, Aussie Tobacco Logos
• Hospital Can't Use Immunity To Avoid Talking In Patent Suit
• Paramount Contract Survives In 'Godfather' Book Sequel Fight
• ITC Judge Finds No Breach Of Kaneka's Supplement Patent
• Fox's 'Past Life' Idea Wasn't Stolen From Screenplay: Judge
• Strategies For Fighting Global Trade Secret Theft
• Stryker Says Wright Medical Copied Implant Name For Website
• Dow Beats Bayer Suit Over Genetically Modified Plant Patent
• Shipping Co.'s Sales VP Sued For Trade Secrets Theft
• Capitol Must Face Ricky Nelson Suit Over Digital Royalties
• Boehringer Can Keep Many Docs On Barr Deal Away From FTC
• Video Game Co. Seeks ITC Review Of Nintendo's IP Win
• LG Accuses Samsung Of Infringing OLED Patents In Korea
• House Rep. Urges USTR To Make TPP Talks More Transparent
• Ex-Goldman Coder Pleads Not Guilty In 2nd Theft Case
• Actress Sues Anti-Islam Film Producer, Google Over Copyright
• Elpida Pledges Patents To Back $51M Apple Supply Deal
• Dow Urges High Court To Not Take $62M Nova Chemicals Case
• IP Boutique Escapes Inventor's Patent Malpractice Claims
• Latham Lands Ex-Kilpatrick IP Pro For DC Office
• Phone Case Maker Targets Alibaba, Others In ITC Patent Case
• Iran Beats Helicopter Trade Dress Case, $23M Bell Award
• The Ins And Outs Of The GTLD Program
• Barbershop Logos Fly In Face Of 'Superman' Marks, DC Says
• The Emerging Product Liability Of Trademark Licensors
• Armstrong Teasdale Defeats Patent Malpractice Suit
• Michael Jackson's Estate Wins €5M Licensing Fight
• Chinese National Convicted Of Defense Trade Secrets Theft
• Film Co. Can't Bar Agent From Licensing Movies To Rivals
• Lucky Brand, Liz Claiborne Beat 'Lucky' Trademark Claims
• Nike Says Covenant Sinks Rival's High Court IP Appeal
• IP Group Weighs In On Fed. Circ.'s Interlocutory Reach
• Freddie Mac Gets Bond Auction Patent Nixed As Abstract Idea
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-NeuroVista In-House Counsel In Seattle
• Astellas Skirts $867M Antitrust Suit Over Heart Test Drug
• Avago Targets Optoelectronic Cos. In ITC Patent Suit
• Akamai Decision Has A Silver Lining For Some Defendants
• E-Commerce Co. Tries To Boot Robins Kaplan From IP Feud
• Vodka Maker Can't Stop Jim Beam From Using Lip Marks
• ACE, OneBeacon May Face Sanctions In Trade Secrets Suit
• Ex-Goldman Coder Sues Firm For $2.4M Theft Defense Fees
• AstraZeneca To Pay $11M To Settle Toprol-XL Antitrust Claims
• Jury Finds For J&J Unit In Row Over Abbott Antibody Patents
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Cremation Patent Suit For Lack Of Dispute
• Section 101 Challenges Allowed In AIA Proceedings: Kappos
• Latham & Watkins Dodges Malicious Prosecution Case
• McDermott Gets Go-Ahead To Work Tekmira Patent Case
• Oprah Pushes 2nd Circ. To End 'Own Your Power' IP Suit
• Bayer, Others Ask High Court To Review Pay-For-Delay Case
• FDA Issues Guidance On Proving Generic-Drug Stability
• Justices Expected To Write Final Chapter On Gene Patents
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Maintain Ban On Samsung Tablet
• Staffing Co. Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Trade Secrets Suit
• 3Taps Lodges Antitrust Claims In Craigslist Copyright Row
• Arnold & Porter Accused Of 'Egregious' Conflict In Patent Case
• A Guide To Effective IP Management
• Ethypharm Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Abbott Antitrust Row
• Fundamental Research Can Still Implicate Export Controls
• King & Spalding Lands IP Deals Pro From Davis Polk
• Fuhu Targets Toys R Us Over Kids Tablet Trade Secrets
• Apple Likely To Win Samsung Ban, But Devil's In The Details
• 4th Circ. Lifts Sales Ban On Kolon's Body Armor For Now
• Judge Blasts Eaton, Attys Over Discovery 'Misdeeds'
• Apple's ICloud Trademark Challenged By Co. Named ICloud
• Andrews Kurth Wants 2nd Shot From 5th Circ. In Patent Row
• Free Speech Doesn't Bar Suit Over Ray Charles Songs: Atty
• CBS Targeted In Copyright Suit Over 'Top Model' Songs
• Luxury Goods Seller Denies Infringing Vogue Marks
• Warner Chilcott Hit With Suit Over Doryx Market Misdeeds
• Fed. Circ. Finds Travel Caddy Didn't Mislead USPTO
• USTR Takes Israel Off IP Priority Watch List
• Latham & Watkins Booted From Defending MobiTV In IP Action
• Fed. Circ. Knocks Inventors' DNA Patent As Too Obvious
• Senate Passes Decades-Old International Patent Treaties
• Verizon Pays $510M To Settle TiVo, ActiveVideo Patent Suits
• Rambus' Royalties From Hynix Reduced Over Destroyed Docs
• Uncertainty For Computer-Based Means-Plus-Function Claims
• Making AFAs Work By Leveraging Project Management
• Apple Wants $700M More From Samsung In Patent Battle
• Fox Presses Judge To Block Dish Ad-Skipping Service
• Dinsmore Lures IP Ace, Former Toy Exec From Wood Herron
• National Oilwell Varco Claims Competitor Stole Designs
• Lawmakers Look To Cut Down On Internet Radio Royalties
• Skyhook Sues Google Again Over Wireless Location Patents
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Warns Of Patents' Antitrust Risks
• Chipotle Springs Trademark Suit On Jack In The Box
• Feuding Attys Sanctioned In Dish Trademark Dispute
• Deal Talks Fail In Sony Copyright Spat Over Shakira Tune
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. To Help Nix Tablet Ban In Apple Row
• German Court Hands Loss To Apple In Samsung Patent Fight
• 12(b)(6) Motions: Another Arrow In Patentee's Quiver
• Latest Fashion Design IP Bill Has Rough Road Ahead
• SLU's $7M Medtronic Royalties Suit Removed To Colo.
• Apple Loses Bid To Trademark IPhone Music Icon
• USPTO Prior Art Crowdsourcing Site May Have Limited Reach
• NuVasive Says J&J Units Poached Medical Device Sales Rep
• Weinstein Can't Dodge Author's Suit Over 'Reader' Profits
• Disney Beats Suit Claiming It Stole 'Santa Paws' Idea
• Patton Boggs Adds Former Netflix Lobbyist To DC Roster
• Inner City Wants Shareholder Suit Over IP Sale Dismissed
• 'Willful Blindness' Test Not For Trademarks, 11th Circ. Says
• FTC Sets Sights On High Court Pay-For-Delay Fight
• Sen. Committee Approves Decades-Old Int'l Patent Treaties
• Santaris Can't Skirt Isis Suit Over Drug Development Deals
• Thompson & Knight Woos IP Litigation Atty In Houston
• Microsoft's German IP Win Opens Door For Motorola Sales Ban
• EU's Almunia Calls For End To Smartphone IP War
• Samsung To Rope IPhone 5 Into Apple Smartphone Patent War
• Microsoft Wades Into Motorola's DVR Patent Row With TiVo
• Realtek Hits Chipmaker, Hard Drive Co. With ITC Suit
• Tackling Rights Of Trademark Licensees In Bankruptcy
• Google, Apple Slammed With Suits Over Mobile Web Patents
• How To Protect Inventions Under New Novelty Statute
• NBC Stole 'Wicked Fit' Trademark, Fitness Center Says
• Politics Delay Senate Vote On 6-Month Stopgap Budget
• 5 Tips For Startups Facing 'Patent Troll' Suits
• Nike Gets Patents In Uniform IP Fight Invalidated
• Novak Druce, Connolly Bove Merging To Form IP Boutique
• Michael Jackson's Ex-Manager Seeks Commissions On Reboots
• FTC Head Blasts Reliance On ITC In Patent Disputes
• Warner Bros. Defends Anti-Piracy Notices In Hotfile Case
• Copyright Office Questions Royalty Bill's Impact On Art Market
• Wireless Co. Hits Amazon, Sony, Others With 3G Patent Suits
• McDermott Lures Fenwick Patent Pro In Silicon Valley
• EA's Use Of QB's Image Not Free Speech, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Ex-CME Group Engineer Admits To Stealing Trade Secrets
• Judge Keeps Sales Ban In Cephalon Generic Amrix Patent Row
• Gibson Dunn Nabs Life Sciences IP Partner For Dallas Office
• ITC Takes Up Fireplace Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Pfizer Loses Bid To Invalidate Bayer's Bovine Drug Patent
• Bard Beats Contract Claim In Catheter Trade Secrets Fight
• USPTO Says Inventor's Patent Reform Suit Claims No Injury
• A Look At 16 Years Of EEA Prosecutions
• New Concepts Under FTC Rule For Pharma Patent Deals
• Pension Sues Texas AG Over Release Of RE Investment Info
• Ariosa Asks USPTO To Nix Sequenom Prenatal Test Patent
• 'Rohan' Duck Not Afoul Of 'Lord Of The Rings' IP: Food Co.
• Fed. Circ. Clarifies Burden Of Proof In Medtronic IP Case
• Marvel Tells 2nd Circ. 'Ghost Rider' Writer Gave Away Rights
• Sutherland Hires Veteran Trial Pro From Robinson & Cole
• Facebook, Apple, Others Targeted In Spate Of Cloud IP Suits
• ITC To Investigate Satellite Tracking Patent Imports
• Google's Motorola Secures ITC Probe Of Apple Devices
• ITC To Probe Rare Earth Magnet Imports By Bose, Others
• Apotex Defeats Allergan's New Suit Over Pinkeye Patent
• FRAND And A Patent Owner's Right To Injunctive Relief
• Samsung Can't Kill Galaxy Tab Ban In Apple Feud, For Now
• Hogan Lovells Lands 5 IP Aces In San Fran, Silicon Valley
• Harvard Sues USPTO For Invalidating Mice-Testing Patent
• Judge Adds $5M To Citrix's $10M Penalty Over SSL Patent
• Judge Finds No Copyright Infringement in 'Avatar' Suit
• 2nd Circ. Suspends Authors' Copyright Case Against Google
• Monsanto Didn't Target Farmers Over Seed IP, Fed. Circ. Told
• VirnetX Refiles Apple Internet Patent Case With ITC
• National Union Says Policies Bar Coverage For Dish IP Suit
• In 1st AIA Review, Garmin Wants Speed-Warning Patent Axed
• Producer Sued For $35M Over Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic Rights
• Aereo Streaming Treads On Copyrights, Networks Tell 2nd Circ.
• FX Accused Of Ripping Off Idea For 'The League'
• Publishers Drop Copyright Claims Over Law Firm's USPTO Apps
• Implementing The Rules For Administrative Patent Trials
• SAP First To Seek Post-Grant Review Of Biz Method Patent
• Zynga Says EA Tried To Strike Anti-Poaching Deal
• 11th Circ. Buries Record Label's Nelly Furtado IP Suit
• Actelion Sues To Keep Tracleer Away From Apotex, Roxane
• Impax Settles IP Row With J&J Over Generic Concerta
• EU Parliament OKs Bill To Expand Access To Orphan Works
• Seven Arts Sues Execs In Dispute Over DMX Album Rights
• Lexmark Asks 6th Circ. To Review Static False Ad Claims
• ITC Judge Rejects Samsung's Bid To Ban IPhone Imports
• TTAB Says DirecTV's 'N3D' Mark Is Kosher
• AIA Challenger Says First-To-File Will Cost Inventors
• Avanir Sues Rivals Over Plans For Generic Neurological Drug
• Kodak Mothballs Patent Sale, Weighs Licensing Instead
• Jury Awards L'Oreal Unit $12M In Skin Brush Patent Case
• 'Whoomp (There It Is)' Producer Wins $2M In Copyright Suit
• Taking Stock: The AIA At 1 Year
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• Texas Court Axes Insurer's $6M Damages Over Energy IP Suit
• Post-Therasense, Inequitable Conduct Looks Untouchable
• House Passes Stopgap Bill To Fund Government For 6 Months
• Broke Qimonda Seeks Stay On Altis Suit Over Shared IP's Sale
• 6th Circ. Revives Parts Of Energy Drink IP, False Ads Row
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Win For Cable Cos. In Data Patent MDL
• House Panel Moves To Block HHS Welfare Waiver Rule
• $52M Jury Verdict Overturned In Gene Test Patent Row
• Kimberly-Clark's Diaper Patent Claim Stinks, Judge Says
• 'Percy Jackson' Copyright Suit Doesn't Fly: 2nd Circ.
• Zillow Says Rival Real Estate Site Copied Home-Value Service
• Sinatra Estate Snuffs Hot Dog Truck's 'Franks Anatra' Mark
• US Official Pushes China To Change Currency, IP Policies
• How Copyright Law Protects Building Designs
• Mondis ITC Case: Royalties Preclude Exclusion Order
• ITC Backs Nixing Freescale Patent Claims Against Importers
• Wal-Mart, Facebook, Disney Targeted Over Web Patents
• Best Buy, LG Hit With Patent Suits Over LED TVs
• Label Says It's Owed $8M In Royalties On Aaliyah Recordings
• Eye Med Distributor Lobs $100M Suit Over Supply Contract
• Novel Latest Drugmaker Sued By Purdue Over Insomnia Drug
• Hyatt Can't Use AIA To Kill Last-Minute Patent Suit: Judge
• Innolux Wants Enhanced Royalties In Mondis IP Case Reversed
• 'Patent Trolls', Other NPEs Win Higher Damages: Report
• Google Swiped Co.'s Slogan For Nexus Tablet, Suit Claims
• Merck & Cie Tells ITC Rivals Infringed Supplement Patents
• Braintree Takes Cypress To Court Over Generic Suprep
• ITC To Reconsider LED Patent Validity In Osram-LG War
• Martha Stewart, Emeril Accused Of Selling Knockoff Cutlery
• Porn Co. Agrees To Stop Using Ben & Jerry's Marks For Films
• Otsuka Targets Apotex In Latest Suit Over Generic Abilify
• Patent Term Adjustment: The New USPTO Rules
• Dish Gets CBS Suit Over Ad-Skipping DVRs Moved To NY
• House Mulls Quick-Fix Spending Bill To Buy 6 More Months
• J&J Wins Patent Dispute Over Birth Control Drug
• Biz Method Patent Reviews To Spur Standing, Eligibility Fights
• Apple Argues To Keep Galaxy Tab Ban In Place
• Pirate Bay Co-Founder Arrested On Hacking Charges
• Penalties Against Music Downloader Not Too Hefty: 8th Circ.
• Case Study: Louboutin V. Yves Saint Laurent
• Litepanels Scores Ban On Chinese LED Imports
• Pharmacy Consultants Accused Of Trade Secret Theft
• 'Hurt Locker' Ruling Condones IP Theft, Vet Tells 9th Circ.
• Obama Selects GW Law Professor For ITC Post
• Tellabs Didn't Infringe Fujitsu Optical Systems IP, Jury Finds
• Mayer Brown Scores Kilpatrick Patent Litigation Pro
• The Case For Appellate Review Of Choice Of Venue
• 5th Circ. Lets IP Suit Against Lufkin, Andrews Kurth Proceed
• US Brief Supports John Wiley In Foreign Textbooks IP Case
• New USPTO Proceeding Aims To Protect True Inventors' Patents
• Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn Face IP Suits Over Ad Targeting
• 9th Circ. Vacates $60M NuVasive Trademark Verdict
• 9th Circ. Grounds Chuck Yeager's Publicity Rights Suit
• Doctor Accuses J&J, Others Of Treading On Surgical Patents
• Lawmakers To Push For Info On Pacific Trade Pact's IP Section
• Redskins Face Renewed Challenge To 'Disparaging' Trademarks
• Judge Peels Copyright Claim From Warhol Banana IP Suit
• EC Official Stresses Need For EU Copyright Law Reform
• Disney, Fox Tell 2nd Circ. To Zap 'Percy Jackson' IP Case
• King & Spalding Picks Up Patent Pro From Bingham McCutchen
• Apple V. Samsung: Impact Of The Verdict
• Google Street View Beats Patent Claims In California
• Judge Guts Suit Claiming Metals Rival Plucked Trade Secrets
• Fed. Circ. Resurrects Patent Suit Over Helicopter Landing Gear
• Monsanto's $9M Seed Patent Win OK'd Without Treble Damages
• Salix, Dr. Falk Sue Lupin Over Generic Version Of Apriso
• Olympus, Anu Reach Deal In Thumb Drive Patent Battle
• Usher, Universal Get 'Caught Up' In Copyright Action
• Axis Says RealPage's Coverage Suit Flouts Mediation Clause
• Producer Wants Judge To Say He Owns 'Whoomp! (There It Is)'
• Mercedes Off Hook After Tired Driver Patent Ruled Invalid
• Davis & Gilbert Tries To Dance Out Of $8M Movie Suit
• Obama 'Hope' Artist Gets Probation For Evidence Tampering
• Oracle Accuses Ex-Partner Co. Of Stealing Software IP
• 'Muscle Milk' Maker Wins Round In Trademark Row With Rival
• Favoring HTC, Judge Finds Wireless Patents Unenforceable
• CORRECTED: Jefferson Gets Dibs On Patents From Cancer Doc's Research
• OneBeacon Loses Bid To Dismiss Ace's Trade Secrets Suit
• Akamai, McKesson: A New Induced Infringement Standard
• Artist Resale Royalties: The State Of Play In The US
• Ben & Jerry's Gets Ice Cream-Themed Porn Banned For Now
• EU High Court Sinks US Polo Association's Trademark Appeal
• K-V Can't Challenge FDA Enforcement Decisions, Judge Rules
• Time Warner Skirts Nexstar's Rebroadcasting Injunction Bid
• GAO Welfare Ruling Adds Congress To Agency Rulemaking Mix
• Shire Settles Patent Battle With Par Unit Over ADHD Drug
• American Airlines, Ex-Employee Settle Suit Over Info Leaks
• USPTO Quashes 'Glammy Awards' Trademark Attempt
• Fox Rothschild Hangs Shingle In Denver
• Apple Loses Bid To Delay Samsung Sales Ban Hearing
• Legal Support Co. Says Ex-Employee Took Secrets To Rival
• Hologic Asks To Pursue Makena Claims Against K-V Pharma
• Sheppard Mullin's IP Growth Continues With Connolly Bove Pro
• JVC, Supersonic Settle Thumb Drive Patent Battles With Anu
• EU High Court Tosses Storck Bid To Trademark Chocolate Mice
• Fed. Circ. Affirms K-Tec's $24M Win In Blender Patent Row
• US, China Pledge To Cooperate On Cybersecurity, IP Theft
• Fresenius Can't Stay Fed. Circ. Appeal Of $24M IP Judgment
• Smith & Nephew Wins $4M In Surgical Device Patent Suit
• Obama 'Hope' Artist Fights $3.2M Fine On Evidence Charge
• Potential Ramifications Of Already V. Nike
• Securities Test Prep Co. Copied Exam Questions, FINRA Says
• 'Superman' Heirs Slam DC Comics' Bid To Cut Off Rights
• 2nd Circ. Ensures Color's Place As Fashion Trademark
• HTC, Motorola Say Immersion Flouted ITC Definition Deadline
• Ben & Jerry's Sues Porn Co. Over Ice Cream-Themed Titles
• First-Sale Rule Applies Only To US, High Court Told
• Harley Notches Win In 7th Circ. Trademark Row With Licensee
• Tech Cos. Push For Rehearing In Abstract Patent Cases
• Patent Office Reveals Adjusted Fee Proposal Under AIA
• Genzyme, Impax Bury Hatchet Over Kidney Disease Drugs
• Hogan Lovells Adds Two Ex-Squire Partners In SF Bay Area
• Choate Takes On Life Sciences Co-Chair From Infinity Pharma
• Samsung, Anu Settle Thumb Drive Patent Fight
• NFL, JetBlue Among Cos. Caught In Encryption Patent Blitz
• FDA Fights Back Against ViroPharma's Generic Vancocin Suit
• Angelina Jolie Denies She Cribbed Plot For 'Blood And Honey'
• Mattel Says It Doesn't Owe Insurer Chunk Of $140M Bratz Fees
• Case Study: Monge V. Maya Magazines
• Cozen O'Connor Bolsters IP, Insurance Groups With 2 Hires
• USPTO Trials: Understanding The Discovery Rules
• Fed. Circ. Revives Santarus' Suit Over Par's Generic Zegerid
• Eyeing Due Process, Lawmakers Wary Of Pirate Site Crackdown
• Gardere Wynne Adds Patent Litigator To Dallas IP Team
• European Firm Makes US Debut, Sets Up IP Shop In Calif.
• Judge Hacks Google's Court Costs, Orders Oracle To Pay $1M
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Down $626M Apple Verdict
• Apple Widens Sights In 2nd Samsung Patent Suit
• Teachbook Changes Name To End Facebook Trademark Suit
• Jackson Estate Reaches $2.5M Deal In Memorabilia Suit
• Seyfarth Shaw Lands Apotex's Ex-IP Head For Chicago Office
• Photographer Sues Live Nation, Old Navy Over Run-DMC Shirts
• Dish Faults Fox For 'Fearmongering' In Hopper Injunction Bid
• Facebook Must Face Messaging Patent Suit In NY, Judge Says
• Celgene, Agios Settle $1B UPenn Cancer Research Suits
• Disney, DC Comics, Sanrio Sue Party Biz Over Character IP
• The Practical Lessons Of Myriad