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IP Think Tank Global Week in Review - 6 June 2008

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Highlights this week included:

YouTube – Prince demands removal of song from YouTube, Radiohead demand it is put back online: (Techdirt), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (The Trademark Blog),

Japan planning fair use provision: (Michael Geist), (Techdirt), (IP Justice), (Patry Copyright Blog),

Judge rejects Yoko Ono’s request for preliminary injunction finding makers of ‘Expelled’ documentary likely to prevail in argument that use of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ was fair use: (Ars Technica), (Techdirt), (Lessig), (IP Law360), (Patry Copyright Blog), (43(B)log), (Electronic Frontier Foundation),

CAFC affirms lower court’s ruling of noninfringement in patent dispute over vandalism resistant baby change table; extrinsic evidence ok when patentee chooses inconsistent claim language: John A Helmsderfer & Anor v Bobrick Washroom Equipment & Ors: (Patent Prospector), (IPBiz), (ISinIP), (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog), (Hal Wegner),

Controversy over lack of transparency and speculation on IP enforcement measures in ACTA: (IP Justice), (Intellectual Property Watch), (Public Knowledge), (Michael Geist), (Patry Copyright Blog), (IP Justice), (IP Justice), (IP Justice), (IP Justice), (IP Justice), (Intellectual Property Watch), (Intellectual Property Watch), (IAM), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (Techdirt), (Ars Technica), (Ars Technica), (Techdirt),

Global

Global - General

Why it pays to spread the litigation risk: (Managing Intellectual Property),

IP playbook can save companies from ‘world of hurt’: (IP Law360),

Mediation gains popularity: (Managing Intellectual Property),

‘Spurious precision’ - Short report on Oliver Richards talk on IP valuation: (IP finance),

UNICITRAL lays groundwork for policy on IP assets and financing: (Intellectual Property Watch),

Intellectual property research: (Ezine @rticles),

What’s happening at WIPO? – Removal of diplomatic immunity and alleged smear campaign: (IPKat)

Global - Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands

Working Group for the Legal Development of the Madrid System proposes replacement of ‘tacit acceptance’ regime: (Class 46),

Global branding for a family-owned cult wine: can it be done?: (Class 46),

Managing Intellectual Property guide to trade mark blogs: (Managing Intellectual Property),

gTLD expansion ahead: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Interview with Hugo Boss general counsel regarding brand protection: (Managing Intellectual Property),

When IP rights collide – trade mark rights just one piece of larger IP puzzle when securing brand protection: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Iron man: Marvel morphs into a movie studio – Film financing and brand merchandising: (IP finance)

Global - Patents

From clan to keiretsu: the evolution from conflict to cooperation and what it means for innovation: (Broken Symmetry),

New patent PDF download tools - IP Newsflash; PatentRetriever: (Patent Librarian’s Notebook), (The Invent Blog), (Patent Prospector), (Philip Brooks), (Cairns), (Patent Baristas)

Global - Copyright

The rise and fall of DRM?: (Spicy IP)

Events

9-12 June: (US) Strategies for management of IP – Chicago: (IPR-Helpdesk),

11 June: US PLI ‘Advanced patent licensing 2008: What you need to know before licensing your patent’ – San Francisco: (Patent Docs),

11 June: MARQUES ‘First meeting with Spanish Judges of the Community Trade Mark Courts’ – Alicante: (Class 46),

13-14 June: Centre for European Economic Research conference on ‘The economics of innovation and patenting’ – Mannheim: (IPR-Helpdesk),

16 June: USPTO town hall meeting on industrial designs - Alexandria: (Daily Dose of IP),

16 June / 1 July: US PLI: ‘Prior art & obviousness 2008: The PTO and CAFC perspective on patent law sections 102 & 103’ - San Francisco / New York: (Patent Docs),

17-19 June: Australia: IPRIA & IPTA seminars ‘Privilege and the IP professional’ – Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane: (IP Down Under),

17-20 June: US BIO international convention – San Diego: (Patent Docs), (Patent Baristas),

18 June: CC technology summit – California: (creativecommons.org),

18-20 June: IIR generic drugs summit – Washington: (Orange Book Blog),

18-20 June / 9-11 July: US PLI: ‘Fundamentals of patent prosecution 2008: A boot camp for claim drafting & amendment writing’ – New York / San Francisco: (Patent Docs),

23 June: US LSI: ‘Multilateral patents’ – San Francisco: (Patent Docs),

23 June: STEP / Committee on National Statistics conference on ‘Intangible assets: measuring and enhancing their contribution to corporate value and economic growth’ - Washington: (IP finance),

24 June: Creative commons salon – Brisbane: (creativecommons.org),

25-26 June: IP Business Congress – Amsterdam: (IP Business Congress 2008),

26-27 June: C5 conference on pharma patent lifecycles – London: (Orange Book Blog),

30 June – 1 July: International conference on public domain in the digital age – Louvain-la-Neuve: (IPR-Helpdesk), (creativecommons.org),

30 June – 4 July: EU: Seminar on IP and entrepreneurship competitiveness – Santander: (IPR-Helpdesk),

1-2 July – C5 conference on intellectual asset management for high-tech industries – Paris: (c5-online.com),

3 July – C5 master class on maximising efficiency of your patent mining operations – Paris: (c5-online.com),

16 July: US LSI: Patent claim construction workshop – Seattle: (Patent Docs),

21-23 July: EU ATRIP meeting on future of European patent system – Munich: (IPR-Helpdesk),

24-25 July / 11-12 August: US PLI: ‘Advanced patent prosecution workshop 2008: Claim drafting & amendment writing’: New York / San Francisco: (Patent Docs),

30-31 July: IACCM ‘ask the expert’ call; Duncan Bucknell leading discussion on IP strategy: (IP ThinkTank),

10-12 August: PRG advanced course ‘Art and science of patent searching - patentability, validity & infringement and patent searching workshop’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

10-12 August: PRG advanced course ‘Chemical patent practice’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

10-12 August: PRG advanced course ‘Comprehensive PCT practice: How to master its challenges’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

10-12 August: PRG advanced course ‘Crafting & drafting winning patents’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

10-12 August: PRG advanced course ‘Patent strategy’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

12 August: PRG advanced course ‘Inequitable conduct under current Federal Circuit law’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

13 August: PRG advanced course ‘FDA Orange Book and listable small molecule patent practice’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

13-15 August: PRG advanced course ‘"Designing around" valid US patents’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

13-15 August: PRG advanced course ‘Drafting patent license agreements’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

13-15 August: PRG advanced course ‘Due diligence investigations’ – Washington: (Patent Docs),

13-15 August: PRG advanced course ‘Federal Circuit law (2006 - 2008)’ - Washington: (Patent Docs),

11-12 September: US LSI: 4^th annual conference on ‘Current issues in complex IP licensing’ – Philadelphia: (Patent Docs),

11 September/15 October: PLI seminar on developments in pharmaceutical and biotech patent law – New York/San Francisco: (Patent Docs),

15-16 September: US ACI 10^th advanced forum on biotech patents – Boston: (Generic Pharmaceuticals & IP), (Patent Docs),

22-23 September: US: ACI FDA boot camp conference – Boston: (Patent Docs),

22-23 September: ACI USPTO boot camp: patent edition conference – Alexandria: (Patent Docs),

15-16 October: ACI 9^th annual maximising pharmaceutical patent life cycles – New York: (Patent Baristas)

Pharma & Biotech

Pharma & Biotech - General

Latest available text of the Convention on Biological Diversity decision on access and benefit-sharing: (Intellectual Property Watch),

Generic drug companies pop patent pill: (GenericsWeb),

Global drug companies set their sights on developing nations: (Spicy IP),

The hurdles of naming a drug: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Views on the 61^st World Health Assembly adoption of global strategy on public health, innovation and IP: (KEI), (Managing Intellectual Property),

Reporting on ‘Convention on biological diversity summit’: (Intellectual Property Watch), (Spicy IP),

Brazil: Approval of embryonic stem cell research could boost patenting: (Intellectual Property Watch),

Canada: Follow-on biologics in Canada: (GenericsWeb),

Europe: EU broadens inquiry into drug market: (Philip Brooks),

Kenya: Authorities deploy secret service agents to combat fake medicines: (Afro-IP),

Korea: Patome@Korea – database containing biological sequences obtained from KIPO & KRIBB: (navigating the patent maze),

Nigeria: NAFDAC seizes fake drugs cargo: (Afro-IP),

South Africa: Generic ARV will cut HIV costs - Treatment Action Campaign announces global pharmaceutical company agrees to generic ARV production: (GenericsWeb),

US: Wal-Mart expands $4 prescription list in Colorado: (GenericsWeb),

US: AMMA survey – overwhelming support for follow-on biologics to reduce drug cost: (GenericsWeb),

US: Genzyme spent US$640,000 lobbying federal government: (GenericsWeb),

US: Follow-on biologics: Poll shows (surprise) consumers want cheaper drugs: (Patent Baristas),

US: Monsanto moves to address world food shortages: (Patent Docs),

US PTO news: Proposed agenda for next BCP meeting: (Patent Docs),

US: Monsanto and Syngenta settle all litigation between the companies: (Patent Docs),

US: Federal Circuit applies Markman claim construction practice to Jepson claim: General Atomics Diazyme Lab Division v Axis-Shield ASA: (Patent Docs),

US: USPTO grants Jivan’s request to re-examine ExonHit Therapeutics patent for devices for identifying differentially spliced gene products: (Patent Docs),

US: In Cephalon case, FTC hopes for High Court ruling: (IP Law360),

US: AlphaMed loses bid opposing Chapter 11 reorganisation plan of Arriva Pharmaceuticals in case stemming from long-running patent battle over emphysema drug: (IP Law360),

Pharma & Biotech - Products

Azor (Amlodipine/Olmesartan) – US: Daiichi Sankyo files patent infringement suit against Mylan unit, Matrix Lab’s to prevent generic Azor entering the market: (IP Law360), (Philip Brooks), (GenericsWeb),

BeadChip products – US: Oxford Gene Technology IP brings patent suit against BioArray Solutions over BeadChip products: (Patent Docs), (IP Law360),

Casodex & Zoladex (Bicalutamide & Goserelin) – Pharmacor report advises generic erosion will constrain prostrate cancer drug market resulting in annual growth of less than 2 percent through 2012: (GenericsWeb),

Depakote (Valproate semisodium) – Mylan, Abbott reach truce in longstanding battle over Depakote as Mylan wins permission to sell generic version: (IP Law360),

Entocort (Budesonide) – US: AstraZeneca sues Barr Laboratories for patent infringement over ANDA to manufacture generic Entocort: (Patent Docs),

Fentora (Fentanyl buccal) – US: Cephalon files patent infringement lawsuit against Watson Pharmaceuticals over ANDA for generic Fentora: (SmartBrief), (IP Law360), (GenericsWeb),

Lotrel (Amlodipine) – US: Novartis commences patent infringement proceedings over Dr Reddy’s ANDA to manufacture generic Lotrel: (Patent Docs),

Lipitor (Atorvastatin) – Australia: Full Federal Court delivers judgment in Ranbaxy v Warner-Lambert: (Mallesons Stephen Jaques),

Lybrel (Levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol) – US: Wyeth commences patent infringement proceedings against Sandoz to prevent launch of generic Lybrel: (Patent Docs), (IP Law360),

Propecia (Finasteride) – UK relaxes approach to Swiss claims: Actavis UK Limited v Merck & Co Inc: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Protonix (Pantoprazole) – US: Would-be class action plaintiffs Dik Drug Co and King Drug Co in case claiming Altana and Wyeth fraudulently obtained patent for Protonix lose bid to obtain discovery from another case challenging the patent’s validity: (IP Law360),

Solodyn (Minocyclene) – US: Public threats of enforcement don’t establish DJ jurisdiction: Impax Labs v Medicis Pharmaceutical: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Synagis (Palivizumab) – US: MedImmune settles patent lawsuit with Genentech: (California Biotech Law Blog),

Tricor (Fenofibrate) – US: Abbot accused of ‘product switching’ (retiring existing drug and replacing with ‘new and improve’ version) preventing pharmacists from substituting it with a generic: (GenericsWeb),

Vasotec (Enalapril) - US Supreme Court rejects Apote&xrsquo; fraud claims against Merck in long-running patent dispute over blood pressure drug: (IP Law360)

Viread (Tenofovir) – US: Second Viread patent survives re-examination: (Patent Docs),

Xyzal (Levocetirizine) – US: Sepracor sues Sun Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement over ANDA for generic Xyzal: (Patent Docs)

Africa

African trade mark issues highlighted: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Botswana’s high aspirations for copyright unveiled: (Afro-IP),

South Africa: Ambush marketing and the protection of the trade marks of international sports organisations – a comparative view: (Afro-IP),

South Africa: Worry curves: do ambushers and infringers have them too?: (Afro-IP)

Australia

Commonwealth entitled to employee invention: Commonwealth of Australia v John Murray Charlesworth: (IPRoo),

Federal tribunals and summary disposal: Memcor Australia Pty Ltd v Zenon Environmental Inc: (IPRoo),

Extension of time to file evidence in opposition: Timtech Chemicals Pty Ltd v Osmose (Australia) Pty Ltd: (IPRoo),

Professor Fitzgerald’s submissions to National Review of Innovation System: (IP:KCE),

ACIP review of patentable subject matter: (IPRoo), (IPwar’s), (Managing Intellectual Property)

Asia

The myths about intellectual property in Asia: (Securing Innovation)

Belgium

Google must pay €49 million, says Copiepresse in copyright lawsuit over unauthorised use of content on Google New Belgium website: (Managing Intellectual Property)

Canada

Broad Canadian Consumer Coalition speaks out on copyright: (Michael Geist),

Bob Rae calls for open copyright debate: (Michael Geist),

Environics releases CRIA-backed IP survey: (Michael Geist),

Apple iTunes to offer downloadable movies in Canada – highlights issues of net neutrality and DMCA: (Michael Geist),

Prentice’s staff scrubbing copyright controversy from Wikipedia entry: (Michael Geist),

CIPP launches Copyright Act wiki: (Michael Geist),

Report says Canadian DMCA to include $500 fine per download: (Michael Geist),

Prentice plans for Canadian DMCA: (Michael Geist), (Techdirt), (Michael Geist), (Techdirt)

China

How to prevent and act upon intellectual property rights infringements in China: (IP ThinkTank),

IP stats and China’s Innovation Society: (China Hearsay),

Theatre productions in China: ‘Keep your ideas to yourself’: (IP Dragon),

Zhongsou.com fined RMB 100,000 for copyright violation: (Lehman, Lee & Xu),

China IP infringement and VC risk: (China Hearsay),

Chinese music group trying to hit Baidu where it hurts: ads: (Ars Technica),

Examination of 3D marks by Wang Ze: (IP Dragon),

Report on IPR in China seminar in Rotterdam Dragons Businessclub: (IP Dragon),

IP enforcement and unintended consequences: (China Hearsay)

Denmark

T-Mobile loses magenta suit against Telia: (Techdirt),

Europe

Operation scuttle, Part II – proposed ‘tidying up’ of CTM Regulation: (IPKat),

Single European patent system 10 years away, says UK IP policy chief Robin Stout: (IAM)

Commission resumes copyright levy talks: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Ministers endorse Community patent progress: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Bargain hunt in Europe’s trade mark shopping mall – forum shopping and enforcement strategy: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Beware dormant marks in Europe: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Google’s AdWord system faces challenge before ECJ: (Out-Law), (Techdirt), (IPKat), (Ars Technica),

Competitiveness Council resolution and conclusions on issues related to research and IP: (IPR-Helpdesk),

CTM fee reduction in sight: (Managing Intellectual Property), (BLOG@IP::JUR), (IAM),

Further news on EU patent politics: (BLOG@IP::JUR),

New Eurasian data in PRS legal status database: (EPO),

EU reconsiders position on GIs: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Casatella Trevigiana gains PDO status: (Class 46),

New geographical indications registered - Σταφίδα Ζακύνθου (Stafida Zakynthou) (PDO), Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich (PGI), Chodské pivo (PGI): (Class 46)

France

French court rules eBay must pay Hermes €20,000 for allowing counterfeit Hermes bags on its site: (IPKat), (Daily Dose of IP),

Paris Court of Appeal says paparazzi did not create copyrightable photographs; High Court rules copyright exists in fashion show as a whole: (Patry Copyright Blog),

ECJ admonishes France for failing to communicate list of Community design courts to Commission: (IPKat)

Germany

ECJ rules that German government failed to comply with IP Enforcement Directive: Commission v Germany: (IPKat),

Must franchisors remit purchase benefits to their franchisees?: (IP finance),

Bundesgerichtshof: ‘THE HOME STORE’: (Class 46)

India

Indian Supreme Court rules that Khoday can sell whisky under Peter Scot name: (IPKat)

Delhi High Court prohibits Yahoo Video from streaming Super Cassettes Industries’ music: (Ars Technica), (Techdirt),

Creativity and fashion under Indian copyright law: (International Law Office),

Kerala government approves IPR policy: (Spicy IP)

Israel

Congress tries to get Israel off US IP blacklist (Jerusalem Post): (IP Justice)

Japan

Intellectual Property High Court of Japan issues decision recognising Coca-Cola bottle as three-dimensional trade mark: (IP Law360), (Managing Intellectual Property),

Japan Cultural Affairs Agency proposes iPod copyright levy: (Patry Copyright Blog),

Japan planning fair use provision: (Michael Geist), (Techdirt), (IP Justice), (Patry Copyright Blog),

New Zealand

Account of profits decision: Intellectual Property Development Corporation Pty Ltd v Primary Distributors New Zealand: (IP finance)

Norway

Experts in Norway adapt CC licences to national law: (creativecommons.org)

Spain

Spanish government to invest in ‘Made in Spain’: (Class 46)

Sweden

Investigator controversy surfaces over Pirate Bay case: (Ars Technica),

Internet celebrates two years of futility battling Pirate Bay: (Ars Technica)

Switzerland

Amendment of Swiss patent law: (EPO)

United Kingdom

Patently obvious? Getting protective over software: Astron case: (IP Law360),

Savile Row Bespoke trade marking its logo ‘to extend its use as a mark of authenticity’: (Class 46),

Revised Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines with specific guideline for trade mark offences: (Class 46),

Informal consultation paper on the modernisation of the trade marks (international registration) order: (BLOG@IP::JUR), (IPKat),

Tobacco trade mark under threat: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Aerotel’s UK business method patent struck out: (Managing Intellectual Property),

New free study guide for P2 candidates: (IPKat),

Lastminute.com threatens legal action against Google after AdWords changes: (IAM),

Legal chiefs of UK’s leading brand-owning businesses discusses legality of Google’s revamped keywords policy: (IPKat)

Overkill or opportunity? – Four IP titles from Oxford University Press: (IPKat)

United States

US General

US presidential campaign officials talk ‘IP Tsars’ and network neutrality: (Intellectual Property Watch),

Dolby shows the value of IP to at least one American company: (IAM),

‘Clean rooms’ are not just for kids – ‘clean room’ process to avoid trade secret misappropriation liability: (IP Law360),

US Patent Reform

J Peabody’s article ‘Under construction: Towards a more deferential standard of review in claim construction cases’: (Hal Wegner)

Discussion of Harold Wegner’s IPFrontline post ‘Keys to 111^th Congress patent reform’: (IPBiz),

HR 5638: crash parts and patents: (IPBiz)

US Patents

Federal Circuit: ‘All electronic filings by the end of 2006’: (Hal Wegner)

Awards in big US patent cases may be stabilising after several years of decline: (IAM),

On a lawyer writing a noninfringement opinion for client A when client B holds a relevant patent: (IPBiz),

Some design patents that have been litigated: (Patently-O),

Ex parte re-examination – stats: (Patently-O), (further discussion from Patent Prospector),

Are there too many ideas... or not enough (good ones)?: (Broken Symmetry),

USPTO pilot program offering applicants interview prior to first office action: (Patent Prospector),

US provisional patents and patent strategy – why wouldn’t you: (IP ThinkTank),

Question on provisionals?: (Patently-O), (response from IPBiz),

(Another) challenge to the constitutionality of BPAI appointments: Aldor Solutions Corp v Dudas: (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog),

Patent enforcement companies keep trying to skirt eBay v MercExchange: (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog), (Techdirt),

Speaking patent law on Wall Street: (IP Law360), (response from Patent Prospector),

How to identify support for a claim amendment and when to do so: (Patentably Defined),

USPTO appoints Stephen Smith as new Chief Administrative Officer: (Daily Dose of IP),

USPTO news: Patent Office proposes adjustments to patent fees: (Patent Docs), (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog),

More details on patenting a mutual fund: (Techdirt),

A method to fix process patents?: (Intellectual Property Directions),

Sun’s Mike Dillion on the patents arms race: (Innovationpartners),

FTC looking to break down ‘patent walls’ for standardised technologies: (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog),

Keep your standard-setting organisation promises: (IP Law360),

USPTO dumbs it down even further: (IPKat),

A first look at who files provisional patent applications: (Patently-O),

Patent examining means never having to say you’re sorry: (just_n_examiner)

FTC Commissioner Rosch on patent trolls: (Philip Brooks), (Patent Prospector),

Patent prosecution timing for recently issued patents: (Patently-O),

PWC releases 2008 patent litigation study: (Patent Docs), (I/P Updates),

USPTO Examiner guidance on business ‘processes’: (Patently-O),

Classification Order 1877 – class 606, surgery: (Patent Librarian’s Notebook),

Defensive – Intellectual Venture CEO ‘Don’t call me a patent troll’: (Patent Prospector), (response from IPBiz),

Alcatel hyperactive in asserting patents as shareholders complain of lack of performance: (Patent Prospector),

PTO confirms ‘Reexamining Inter Partes Reexam’ report; PTO admits report’s accuracy, PTO’s failure: (Hal Wegner)

US Copyright

Telephone directories again: Idearc Media Corp v Northwest Directories: (Patry Copyright Blog),

Would you believe copyright infringement notices are based on faulty information?: (Techdirt),

Proactively protecting visual artists’ copyrights: (Public Knowledge),

It takes a community to rescue an orphan: (Public Knowledge),

Pro-copyright strawmen won’t protect you from real economics: (Techdirt),

Illinios high school does what Southern Illinios University didn’t do about plagiarism: (IPBiz),

Metallica still pay for action against Napster: (Innovationpartners),

Washington Post covers tangled copyright claims concerning ‘Footprints’ poem: (43(B)log), (Techdirt),

ASCAP’s bill of wrongs: (Techdirt),

Ownership doesn’t make sense in communications: (Techdirt)

US Trademarks

Don’t go broke: considering bankruptcy in license agreements: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Counterfeit handbags, mediation and the rule of law: (IP ADR Blog)

US – Companies / Entities

Abacus Software – Second appeal taken for claim construction as part of five years plus Markman claim construction history: Massachusetts Institute of Technology v Abacus Software: (Hal Wegner)

Acer – Technology Properties and Patriot Scientific Corp file three lawsuits against Gateway and Acer alleging infringement of their microprocessor patent: (IP Law360),

Baxter International – CAFC refuses to stay permanent injunction against Fresenius Medical Care pending appeal in patent infringement case over dialysis machines: (IP Law360),

Biopolymer Engineering – Biopolymer’s skin cream patent claims against Immudyne tossed: (IP Law360),

BMW – BMW sues Bluestar Wheels for infringement of three design patents relating to wheel rims: (IP Law360),

Broadcom – Rundown of Qualcomm v Broadcom patent dispute: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Helmsderfer – CAFC affirms lower court’s ruling of noninfringement in patent dispute over vandalism resistant baby change table; extrinsic evidence ok when patentee chooses inconsistent claim language: John A Helmsderfer & Anor v Bobrick Washroom Equipment & Ors: (Patent Prospector), (IPBiz), (ISinIP), (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog), (Hal Wegner),

Cattan – Ignoring Italian arbitration proves costly to Innovative Designs: RMF Global v Cattan: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Citrix – Orenshteyn v Citrix Systems: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Climax Molybdenum – ‘Excess’ 285 awards triggers attorney lien: Climax Molybdenum v Molychem: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

CNX Gas Corp – CNX signs lease deal with CDS, ending patent suit: (IP Law360),

Cypress Semiconductor Corp – Court says third parties don’t start trade secrets clock in case between Cypress Semiconductor and Silvaco Data Systems: (IP Law360),

Daimler Chrysler: Plutex caught shuffling patents around its shell companies to sue multiple times: (Techdirt), (Ars Technica), (IP Law360),

Dish – Dish tries to validate patent workaround, sues TiVo: (Ars Technica), (IP Law360),

Dow Chemical Corp – Jury finds Dow liable for malicious patent lawsuit and orders it to pay Mee Industries $2.85M: (Patent Prospector), (IPBiz),

Egyptian Goddess – En banc CAFC examines design patent test in Egyptian Goddess v Swisa: (IP Law360), (Managing Intellectual Property), (Managing Intellectual Property),

Energy Brands – Energy Brands, the maker of Glaceau vitaminwater, files trade dress infringement suit against National Beverage Corp: (IP Law360),

eSpeed – Judge Moran rules documents confidential despite public use during bench trial; both parties appeal various orders: Trading Tech v eSpeed: (Patent Appeal Tracer), (Chicago IP Litigation Blog), (Chicago IP Litigation Blog),

Extreme Networks – Jury finds Enterasys infringed three of Extreme Networks router technology patents: (IP Law360),

EZ Gard – EZ Gard wins preliminary injunction in patent dispute with XO Athletic: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Firetrace – Court dismisses Firetrace injunction demands in patent suit against Jesclard: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Flexsys – ITC rescinds order against Sinorgchem following Federal Circuit denial of rehearing en banc of finding of no infringement of Flexsys’ patent: (Anticipate This!),

Hewlett-Packard – HP hit with $184M verdict in Cornell patent trial: (IP Law360), (Correction of 30 May post by IP Law360), (IPBiz), (Patent Prospector), (Patently-O),

InComm – InComm sued by Marshall Patent Holdings over patents for prepaid phone cards: (IP Law360),

Landmark Screens – Landmark Screens accuses Thomas D Kohler and Pennie & Edmonds LLP now absorbed by Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP of botching patent filing: (Patent Prospector), (ISinIP),

Louis Vuitton – Court rules in favour of Dooney & Bourke on Louis Vuitton’s claim that D&B infringed and diluted its multicolour trade dress: (43(B)log), (IP Law360),

Major League Baseball – Supreme Court refuses to hear MLB appeal over ownership of names and statistics of MBL players: Major League Baseball v CBC Distribution: (Techdirt), (IP Justice), (IP Law360),

Mars – CAFC rules subsidiary’s lost profits do not translate to lost profit damages for parent patent holder; reduces $13M Mars award in patent case against Coin Acceptors: (Patently-O), (Patent Prospector), (IPBiz), (IP Law360),

MASS Engineered Design – Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend answer and serve invalidity contentions against intervenor after deadlines denied: MASS Engineered Design, Inc v Ergotron, Inc: (EDTexweblog.com),

Mercedes-Benz – Summary judgment granted for defendant on patent license defence: Orion IP, LLC v Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC: (EDTexweblog.com),

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co – Appeal Court vacates lower court’s summary judgment of non-infringement giving new life to patent dispute between MetLife and Bancorp: (IP Law360), (IPBiz), (Patent Prospector),

Microsoft – Microsoft demanding some of Immersion’s patent booty from Sony: (Techdirt),

Microsoft – PTO to look at nine patents in Microsoft, Avistar dispute: (IP Law360),

Nanometrics – Nanometrics sues inventor Alexander P Cherkassky over spectrometry patent: (IP Law360),

Novo Nordisk – Rundown of NovoNordisk v Sanofi-Aventis case over SoloStar insulin delivery pen: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

NVE Corp – Appeals Court affirms dismissal of shareholder class action accusing NVE of misrepresenting its IP in scheme to defraud investors: (IP Law360),

Ono – Judge rejects Yoko Ono’s request for preliminary injunction finding makers of ‘Expelled’ documentary likely to prevail in argument that use of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ was fair use: (Ars Technica), (Techdirt), (Lessig), (IP Law360), (Patry Copyright Blog), (43(B)log), (Electronic Frontier Foundation),

Philips – Philips burns another DVD infringer: officer personally liable: US Philips v Int’l Norcent: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Premier – Defendants accept conditional stay pending re-examination in Premier cases against HP and Microsoft: (EDTexweblog.com),

Research in Motion – RIM sues German patent firm over radio phone IP: (IP Law360),

RFR Industries – RFR fights fee award based on ‘sham’ identity: RFR Industries v Rex-Hide Industries: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Ring Plus – Summary judgment of noninfringement granted: Ring Plus v Cingular Wireless LLC: (EDTexweblog.com),

Roche – Stanford University’s HIV-monitoring patents invalidated in summary judgment in dispute with Roche: (Patent Prospector), (IP Law360),

Satyam – Upaid widens US fraud case against Satyam claiming Satyam ‘failed to provide good title to IP developed for Upaid’ (Spicy IP),:

Sears – Judge adds interest to jury award in trade secret case RRK Holding Co v Sears, Roebuck & Co: (Chicago IP Litigation Blog),

Sprint/Nextel – McZeal’s patent complaint against Sprint dismissed – again: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Target – End of the line for nursing tank top patent?: Line Rothman v Target: (Patent Appeal Tracer),

Utah Lighthouse Ministry – Parody website that criticised critics of the LDS church did not infringe trade marks or constitute cyber-squatting: Utah Lighthouse Ministry v Discovery Computing: (IP Law Observer), (The Trademark Blog),

Visa – Supreme Court dismisses Perfect 10’s appeal in case against Visa International and MasterCard claiming the banks abetted infringement of its copyrighted images: (IP Law360),

Vizio – Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Samsung Electronics Co, Sony Corp, Philips Electronics and others file suit against Vizio claiming its flat-panel TV infringes their compression-standard technology patents: (IP Law360),

VNUS – VNUS Medical Technologies awarded $10M in patent settlement with Vascular Solutions and AngioDynamics: (IP Law360),

Vtran Media Technologies – Vtran sues Astound Broadband alleging infringement of patent relating to a television broadcast system: (Washington State Patent Law Blog),

Wuxi – CAFC affirms dismissal of antitrust suit brought by Wuxi Multimedia and Orient Power (Wuxi) Digital Technology against an international patent-pool licensing group including Koninklijke, Philips Electronics, Sony, Pioneer and others: (IP Law360),

YouTube – Prince demands removal of song from YouTube, Radiohead demand it is put back online: (Techdirt), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (The Trademark Blog),

YouTube – Discussion of Viacom’s copyright case against YouTube: (Techdirt)

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