IP Think Tank Global Week in Review – 15 February 2008

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Here is IP Think Tank’s weekly
selection of top intellectual property news breaking in the blogosphere and
internet.

Please join the discussion by adding your comments on any of these stories,
and please do let me know if you think we’ve missed something important, or if
there is a source you think should be monitored.

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Highlights this week included:

Global

Global –
General

Global – Trade
Marks / Domain Names / Brands

  • ICANN supports Google’s
    fight against domain-tasting: (Class
    46    ),

Global – Patents

Global – Copyright

  • Motion Picture
    Association’s Operation Blackout, targeting illegal recording of movies –
    A step ahead. A step behind: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Proposals for ISPs to
    terminate infringers go (even more) global: (LawFont.com),
  • Five ways to minimize
    risk of copyright liability from citizen media: (IP
    ADR Blog    ),

Pharma & Biotech

Pharma & Biotech – General

  • Millennium
    Pharmaceuticals spent $1.28 million on lobbying for patent reform and biologics
    legislation in 2007: (Patent
    Docs    ),
  • New Thai Minister may
    review compulsory licences on cancer drugs: (Intellectual
    Property Watch    ), (IP
    Law360    ), (Generic
    Pharmaceuticals & IP    ); (more from Generic
    Pharmaceuticals & IP    ),
  • Is the Indian drug
    industry scared of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority?: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • USD 20 billion going
    off-patent: (Patent
    Circle    ),
  • Canadian Prices Review
    Board asserts jurisdiction over products sold in US, but imported into Canada
    under Special Access Program: (Gowlings),
  • Canadian Court of Appeal
    affirms decision allowing patent-owner to be joined to proceedings: Cobalt
    v Pfizer and Pharmascience v Pfizer    : (Gowlings),
  • PharmaStem appeals stem
    cell patent: asks for greater deference to patent examiners: PharmaStem
    Therapeutics v ViaCell    : (Patently-O)
  • US: lawmakers, administration
    to craft proposal giving FDA authority over generic biotechnology drugs: (genericsweb),
    (California
    Biotech Law Blog    ),
  • Indian Pharma companies
    entering into collaborations with foreign drug discovery: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • EU pharma probe expected
    to veer from FTC course: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • The pharmaceutical sector
    in Zimbabwe Research and Markets survey: (Afro-IP),
  • Insmed announces national
    awareness campaign for follow-on biologics: (Patent
    Docs    ),
  • Origin of fake malaria
    medicine traced to China:
    (IP
    Dragon    ),
  • Mail-box applications
    pending with Indian Patent Office for most of the gliptins: (Part I – Patent
    Circle    ), (Part II – Patent
    Circle    )
  • “IP and the
    transformation of generic supply”: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • “BRICS and their Role in
    Access to Essential Medicines”: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Patent reform in the USA, happy pharma companies in India:
    (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Generics capture 65% of
    US markets as costs rise: (genericsweb)
  • Kenyan
    consumers at highest risk of fake drugs: (Afro-IP)

Pharma & Biotech – Products

  • Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) –
    Canadian Court of Appeal upholds decision issuance of a Notice of
    Compliance to Sandoz: Bayer Healthcare v Sandoz: (Gowlings),
  • Clarinex (Desloratadine)
    – Schering files lawsuit against Anchen, adding to their multi
    jurisdictional litigation concerning Clarinex: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Fosamax (Alendronate) – Hague
    District Court nullifies Dutch patent for once-weekly dosage regimen and
    grants obviousness declaratory judgment: (IPKat)
  • Imitrex (Sumatriptan) –
    Aurobindo Pharma receives tenatative approval from USFDA for generic
    version of GSK’s Imitrex: (Therapeutics
    Daily    ),
  • Intelence (Etravirine) –2nd ARV drug to get patent protection in India: (Spicy
    IP    ), (Patent
    Circle    ), (Patent
    Circle    ),
  • Lipitor (Atorvastatin) –
    Canadian Federal Court finds Pfizer’s Lipitor patent to be invalid based
    on invalid selection and double patenting: (Gowlings),
  • Lotrel
    (Amlodipine/benazepril) – Novartis files 2nd patent suit in the US against Teva over generic version of Lotrel: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Paxil (Paroxetine) – No
    second bite at federal apple for GSK in the antitrust case brought against
    them by Blue Cross Shield regarding Paxil: (43(B)log),
  • Plavix (Clopidogrel) –
    Sanofi threatens Cadila and BioScience with suit over supply of generic
    Plavix despitecompulsory licence issued by Thailand: (Generic
    Pharmaceuticals & IP    ),
  • Prexige (Lumiracoxib) –
    Indian patent granted for Novartis’ anti-inflamatory drug, Lumiracoxib: (Patent
    Circle    ),
  • Protonix (Pantoprazole) –
    Wyeth sues Apotex for patent infringement over injectable Protonix ANDA: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Provigil (Modafinil) – USFTC
    files lawsuit against Cephalon alleging Cephalon paid off four potential
    generic competitors to keep them out of the US market for Provigil: (IP
    Law360    ), (Philip
    Brooks    ), (genericsweb),
  • Seroquel (Quetiapine) –
    AstraZeneca seeks summary judgment against Teva: (IP
    Law360    ), (Therapeutics
    Daily    ),
  • Stalevo (Levodopa) –
    Orion sues Sun in US for infringement of patent covering Stalevo: (genericsweb),
    (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Tarceva (Erlotinib) –
    CIPLA’s latest action seeking to revoke Roche’s Indian Tarceva patent is
    largely based on pricing and availability of the drug: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Valcyte (Valganciclovir) –
    Ranbaxy files post-grant opposition for Roche’s Indian patent for Valganciclovir,
    questioning validity on ground of enhanced efficacy: (Patent
    Circle    ), (Spicy
    IP    ), (Generic
    Pharmaceuticals & IP    )

Africa

  • South
    African Gap trade mark litigation: (Afro-IP),
  • South Africa launches initiative to grant extended protection to
    traditional knowledge: (Afro-IP),
  • Business
    development consultant accuses Ghana government of theft of project idea: (Afro-IP),
  • “No
    development without technological development”, says Ethiopian PM: (Afro-IP),
  • South
    African GOATS DO ROAM v French COTES DU RHONE: (Afro-IP)

Australia

  • TMO
    to suspend ‘Purple’ opposition pending final determination of a related
    passing-off proceeding in the Federal Court: (Australian
    Trade Marks Law Blog    ),
  • Two
    Australian real estate agents sue Google for linking to an allegedly defamatory
    article about them: (Techdirt),
  • IP
    Australia announces forthcoming release of AusPat, new search system for
    Australian patents: (IP
    Down Under    ),
  • IP
    counterfeiting in Australia:
    (LawFont.com),

Canada

  • Canadian
    DMCA: Prentice’s failure to communicate: (Michael Geist),
  • Canadian
    Association of Broadcasters joins copyright reform debate: (Michael Geist),
  • A
    successful interlocutory injunction: Marlborough Hotel Corporation et al v
    First Canadian Hotels & Entertainment Ltd    : (Canadian
    Trademark Blog    ),
  • Article by Howard Knopf on the legal implications (or
    non-implications) of Canada having signed the WIPO Internet treaties: (Michael Geist),
  • Canadian Library Association launches copyright
    advocacy kit: (Michael
    Geist    ),
  • US Copyright Lobby complains about Canadian
    copyright: (Michael
    Geist    ),
  • No one likes a bully: The International
    Intellectual Property Alliance and Canada: (Patry
    Copyright Blog    ), (response to Patry’s post at LawFont.com),
  • ESA, IIPA slam Canada for not fixing copyright
    “deficiencies”: (Ars
    Technica    ), (IPKat),
  • Business Coalition for balanced copyright speaks
    out against DMCA: (Michael
    Geist    ), (Techdirt),
    (IP
    Justice    ),
  • Net
    giants, ISPs fear Canadian DMCA, seek copyright balance: (Ars
    Technica    ),
  • Canadian
    DMCA on hold?: (Michael
    Geist    ),
  • Alleged
    copyright pirate, Gérémi Adam, does not appear in court to answer charges: (ipblog.ca)

China

  • China IP: Ya want damages? I got low damages and here’s
    why: (China
    Law Blog    ),
  • Registering
    a trade mark in China:
    (Ezine
    @rticles    ),
  • Chinese
    plaintiff wins patent infringement case against French defendant: (International
    Law Office    ),
  • Catherine
    Sun debunks misconceptions about Chinese IP protection: (IP
    Dragon    )

Denmark

  • Pirate Bay to IFPI: Danish ban has led to even more traffic: (Ars
    Technica    ),

Europe

  • The patenting paradox:
    despite dramatic increase in patents filed each year, the majority are not
    used: (IPEG),
  • EPO
    on key points of London Agreement: (BLOG@IP::JUR),
  • New
    European patent court proposals look like bad news for trolls: (IAM),
  • EU
    Commissioner predicts much tougher data protection laws: (Ars
    Technica    ),
  • EU
    Commission to launch another patent consultation this summer : (BLOG@IP::JUR),
  • Microsoft
    raises IP rights as late defence in European case: (Intellectual Property
    Watch    )
  • Europe
    agrees to data share with Japan in anti-piracy deal: (Out-Law),
  • OHIM
    statistics updated to include new data for 2008: (Class
    46    ),
  • New
    alcohol labeling regulation published: of note is Article 23 on relation
    between trade marks and geographical indications: (Class
    46    ),
  • ECJ
    will soon deliver decision on “Parmesan” designation, putting an end to the
    five-year battle between the European Commission and the Federal Republic of
    Germany over the protection enjoyed by the genuine Italian cheese in European
    Community countries: (Class
    46    ),
  • Intel
    raided for a second time in Commission antitrust probe: (Out-Law), (Ars
    Technica    ),
  • European
    Commission launches InnoSME initiative, which aims to increase participation of
    SMEs from newer member states in European RTD activities: (IPR-Helpdesk),
  • Coexistence
    of GIs: (Class
    46    ), (IP
    Updates    ),
  • ECJ
    limit on free movement of DVDs: Dynamic Medien v Avides Media: (IPKat),
  • EU
    wants 95 year copyright on recordings: (IPKat),
    (Ars
    Technica    ), (Intellectual
    Property Watch    ), (IP
    Law360    ),
  • European
    Commission to consult on whether to change current controversial surcharge on
    devices or storage media which hold music or video: (Out-Law), (Intellectual Property
    Watch    ),
  • Turkey signs agreement to participate in EU
    Competitiveness and Innovation Programme: (IPR-Helpdesk)

France

  • French
    court finds bookmakers Unibet and William Hill infringed Juventus football club
    trade mark whilst promoting bets on a Champion League match between Juventus
    and Real Madrid: (Class
    46    )

Germany

  • DENIC:
    Latest top level domain statistics: (Class
    46    )

India

  • Music
    concerts in anti-piracy mode: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Chikan
    to be protected as a GI: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Bajaj v TVS
    patent dispute: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Cadila
    HealthCare files suit against Dabur India for use of its trademark
    “Sugar Free” in the marketing of Dabur’s Sugar Free Chyawanprakash: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Traditional
    medicine not to get 5 year data protection: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Recommendation
    of Traditional Medicine Group to Knowledge Commission: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Court
    allows republication of Oriya Lexicon following legal challenge from the late
    author’s family: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Proposed
    amendments to copyright law: (International
    Law Office    ),
  • OPEN
    BOOK SOCIETY: Providing easy access to academic writing: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Kerala
    farmer granted Indian patent for ‘Tender coconut wine’: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • India and Pakistan battle over India ‘s
    attempts to get GI protection for Pashmina: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Technology
    Transfer Group of IIT Kharagpur to create database of research initiatives to ensure
    that technologies developed are commercialised: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • The
    words “Indian” and “National” to be used only by government institutions: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Are
    Indian software firms innovative?: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • GIs,
    traditional handicrafts and incentives for individual innovators: (Spicy
    IP    )

Israel

  • Israel
    Justice Ministry drafting amendment to automatically publish applications 18
    months after filing: (IP
    Factor    ),
  • Google
    sued over user-generated Google Earth content in Israel: (Techdirt)

Korea

  • Koreans
    announce $3 billion patent licensing deficit: (IAM),
  • Korea pays US $5 billion in patent royalties: (IP
    finance    )

Malaysia

Malta

  • GreenPak
    Ltd launches trade mark infringement action against Green.MT Ltd over alleged
    use of a confusingly similar trade mark: (Class
    46    )

Singapore

  • Tiger
    trade mark dispute between Britannia Industries and Groupe Danone expected to
    come before Singapore Court this week: (Spicy
    IP    )

United Kingdom

  • Queen
    Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) hosting its inaugural
    annual conference, 18
    February 2008, London:
    (IPKat),
  • UKTMO
    invalidates MASALA as merely descriptive: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • UKIPO:
    New test for business model patentability produces same results: (IP
    Updates    ),
  • According to Nominet, country code top level
    domain names are not necessarily less reputable than generic top level domains:
    (Class
    46    ),
  • Celebrity solicitor trade marks his nickname “Mr
    Loophole”: (Class
    46    ),
  • UK government to introduce law requiring ISPs to block illegal downloaders, according
    to leak: (Out-Law),
    (IPKat),
    (Ars
    Technica    ), (Techdirt),
  • Privacy lawyers warn victims of Government data
    loss that the success of compensation claims is very unlikely: (Out-Law),
  • UK Patent Party must face up to its copyright
    test: (IAM),
  • UKIPO changes position on software
    patents: (IMPACT),
    (Out-Law), (IP
    Law360    ),
  • UK constitution?: (twitchgamer.net),

United States

US General

  • Plagiarism:
    ‘Sampling and borrowing’ in the legal sphere [?]: (IPBiz),
  • Top
    IP law issues for 2008: (Philip
    Brooks    ),
  • Sentencing
    for IP crimes doubles in the US according to report: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Bush
    Administration spending more taxpayer money on intellectual property
    prosecutions: (Techdirt),
  • Case
    law copies (free): (The
    Invent Blog    ), (Copyfight),
  • Intellectual
    property: the China threat teleconference – 19, 26
    Feb 2008 : (Philip
    Brooks    ),
  • New
    net neutrality bill surfaces in House: (Ars
    Technica    ),
  • Trade
    secret litigation to rise as economy dips: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Study:
    “Tough” IP enforcement not only keeps competitors in check, but also your
    employees: (Peter
    Zura’s 271 Patent Blog    ),
  • New
    USPTO-PAC members: (IP
    Updates    )

US Patent Reform

US Copyright

US Patents

US Trademarks

  • Fraud:
    the ‘F’ word trade mark owners should avoid: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • NORMANDIE
    CAMEMBERT not registrable for cheese by Cheezhwse.com: (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Gone
    in 60 milliseconds: Trade mark law and cognitive science: (43(B)log),
  • Fees,
    statutory damages don’t mix in 9 th Circuit: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • The
    Federal Trademark Dilution Revision Act in its first year: (IP
    Law360    )

US – Companies / Entities

  • Advanced
    Micro Devices –Silicon Graphics wins on patent validity but drops patent claims
    in its legal battle with Advanced Micro Devices: (IP
    Law360    ), (Philip
    Brooks    ),
  • Al
    Minor & Assoc – Ohio Supreme Court finds former employee Robert Martin’s
    use of client information from memory violates state’s trade secret laws: (IP
    Updates    ), (Patent
    Baristas    ),
  • Alliant
    – California Court of Appeal upholds preliminary injunction against former
    employee of Alliant in its trade secrets case: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Apple
    – Acacia subsidiary Restricted Spending Solutions files patent infringement
    lawsuit against Apple over iTunes allowances: (Ars
    Technica    ), (Patent
    Troll Tracker    ), (Techdirt),
  • Applied
    Interact – District Court grants Applied Interact’s motion to strike Continental
    Airlines’ inequitable conduct defence under FRCP Rule 12 due to insufficient
    pleading: (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Automotive
    Technologies International – Automotive Technologies files patent infringement suit
    against General Motors, Nissan North America, Ford Motor Company, Volvo,
    Hyundai Motor America, Mercedes Benz USA and Fuji Heavy Industries USA, over
    auto safety products: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Bayer
    CropScience – Bayer files lawsuit against Control Solutions and Frick Services
    alleging infringement of its insecticide fertilizer mix patent: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Belkin
    – ITC clears Belkin of infringing ATEN International’s patent for technology
    that allows multiple computers to be controlled from a single switch: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Billingnetwork
    – Billingnetwork files patent infringement lawsuit against several health care
    billing software providers, after fending off legal action from two other
    companies regarding the same patent: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Boston Scientific – Medtronic and Boston Scientific
    request rehearing of their appeal of a jury verdict of infringement of Cordis
    Corp’s coronary stent patents: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Boston
    Scientific – Radiologist, Dr Bruce N Saffran, wins $423 million award in patent
    infringement case against Boston Scientific over stent technology: (IP
    Law360    ), (EDTexweblog.com),
    (Patent
    Prospector    ), (PLI),
    (IP
    ADR Blog    ),
  • BrainLAB
    – Following affirmation of lower court’s dismissal of Medtronic’s patent
    infringement suit, Judge grants German health products manufacturer BrainLAB
    Inc.’s request for legal fees: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Dell
    – Federal Judge enters final judgment against Dell after jury finds
    Alcatel-Lucent did not infringe Dell’s method patents for managing customer and
    product information online: (IP
    Law360    ), (Patent
    Prospector    ),
  • Edwards
    Lifesciences –Edwards Lifesciences Corp. steps up patent infringement claims
    against rival CoreValve Inc. by adding US suit to pending infringement claims
    in Europe: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Egyptian Godess – Amicus briefs filed in Egyptian
    Godess v Swisa (en banc)    : appeal focuses on whether ‘point of novelty’
    should be a test for infringement of a design patent, and whether claim
    construction should apply to design patents: (Patently-O),
  • Energy Transportation Group – Energy
    Transportation Group wins $31 million verdict against Demant and Widex for
    infringement of hearing aid technology patents: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • eSpeed
    – Judge denies defendants’ motion for new trial of damages on condition that
    plaintiff, Trading Technologies, accepts remittitur of eSpeed’s portion of
    damages: (Chicago
    IP Litigation Blog    ), (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Ford:
    Court refuses to pierce corporate veil of Plutus, Orion, Taurus, and
    Spangenberg without better evidence in patent case Taurus IP v Ford, Mazda
    and Volvo    : (Patently-O),
    (Patent
    Troll Tracker    ),
  • FormFactor
    – Federal Judge stays patent dispute between FormFactor Inc. and Micronics
    Japan Co. over wafer probe cards pending outcome of ITC antitrust investigation
    involving the cards: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Google
    – Paid Search Engine Tools files patent infringement suit against Google and
    Microsoft over paid advertisement service: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • H&R
    Block – H&R Block Tax Services accuses Jackson Hewitt Tax Services of
    infringing two patents with products and services related to loading clients’
    refund anticipation loan proceeds into a prepaid Visa card: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Hewlett
    Packard – HP’s patent counterclaims against Tandberg dwindle to one in the
    dispute relating to magnetic tapes: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Hologic
    – Tissue Extraction Services files suit against Hologic and a subsidiary,
    alleging that a line of breast biopsy systems infringe their recently issued
    patent: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Honeywell
    – Eastern District of Texas
    Federal Court finds in favour of the defendant,
    Honeywell, due to plaintiff, PureChoice’s indefinite patent claims: (EDTexweblog.com),
  • Implicit
    Networks – Implicit Networks sues Advanced Micro Devices, NVIDIA Corp, Intel
    Corp, Raza Microelectonics, RealNetworks and Sun Microsystems for allegedly
    infringing patent for interpreting electronic data packets: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • IXYS
    Corp – IXYS wins final judgment in patent dispute with International Rectifier
    Corporation over switching devices: (Peter
    Zura’s 271 Patent Blog    ), (IP
    Law360    ), (IP
    Updates    ), (IP
    Updates    ), (Patently-O),
  • Kinetic
    Concepts: ED of Texas Court grants Bluesky Medical Group’s motion to transfer
    patent case brought against it: (EDTexwblog.com),
  • Lennon
    – Yoko Ono sues band named Lennon for trade mark dilution: (IP
    Factor    ), (Techdirt),
    (Class
    46    ),
  • Macke
    – Court refuses to pierce corporate veil because Weschler failed to prove that
    Macke’s set up was ‘just a sham’ in patent dispute between the companies: (Patently-O),
  • Microsoft
    – Microsoft and Lucent both denied motions in patent dispute over digital video
    signal decoding technology used in Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox 360 products: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Microsoft
    – Could Microsoft compete with Google while remaining true to its IP roots?: (IAM),
  • Monsanto
    – CAFC upholds Monsanto’s soybean gene patent against farmer and awards damages
    to Monsanto: Monsanto v David: (Post-Grant),
    (IP
    Updates    ), (Patent
    Baristas    ),
  • MLB
    Advanced Media – CAFC orders lower court to reopen discovery to gather evidence
    on whether head of DDB, Mr Barstow’s invention fell within the scope of his
    employment agreement with MLB: (Patently-O),
    (Patent
    Prospector    ), (IP
    Law360    ), (IP
    Updates    ), (PLI),
  • N-Data
    – FTC votes 3-2 to accept a settlement with Negotiated Data Solutions LLC
    (N-Data): (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Network-1
    – Network-1 files lawsuit against Cisco, Netgear and other ethernet companies
    for allegedly infringing patent for powering network devices: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Nichia
    Corp – After federal jury found Seoul Semiconductor liable for willfully
    infringing Nicha’s design patents, a judge has determined that a permanent
    injunction against the company is unnecessary: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Nuijten
    – CAFC denies en banc rehearing – decision of non-patentability for signal
    claims stands: In Re Petrus A.C.M. Nuijten: (Peter
    Zura’s 271 Patent Blog    ), (Patently-O),
    (Patent Prospector),
    (IP
    Updates    ), (Anticipate
    This!    ), (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Panasonic
    – Lonestar Inventions files another infringement lawsuit over its patent for a
    high capacitance structure in a semiconductor, this time against Matsushita
    Electric Industrial Co., Ltd and its subsidiary Panasonic Corp: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Power
    Distribution Inc – Poor litigation conduct results in award of attorneys fees
    in dispute with Thomas & Betts Power Solutions: (Peter
    Zura’s 271 Patent Blog    ),
  • Presstek
    – Presstek files complaint with ITC against Israeli-based VIM Technologies over
    VIMs Di-R waterless processless thermal plate rolls into the US: (IP
    Factor    ),
  • RIAA – gets names after Oklahoma State University threatened with contempt in file-sharing copyright case: (Ars
    Technica    ),
  • Rembrandt
    – Novartis unit CIBA Vision Corp ordered to pay $41 million for allegedly
    violating Rembrandt’s patent for treatment that allows users to wear their
    contact lenses for extended periods: (IP
    Law360    ), (Patent
    Prospector    ),
  • Se-Kure
    Controls – Court orders production of communications between opinion counsel
    and trial counsel related to patent in suit in Se-Kure Controls, Inc v Diam
    USA, Inc    : (Chicago
    IP Litigation Blog    ),
  • Se-Kure
    Controls – Court allows patent law expert to opine regarding Patent Office
    procedures and what would have been material to a reasonable patent examiner in
    Se-Kure Controls, Inc v Vanguard Prods Group Inc: (Chicago
    IP Litigation Blog    ),
  • Smith
    & Nephew – Smith & Nephew invalidates three claims of Synthes USA ’s
    bone plating system patent: (IP
    Law360    ),

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