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Highlights this week included:
EU Commission adopts proposal to extend copyright protection to performing artists from 50 to 95 years: (IPKat), (Out-Law), (IP Law360), (Patry Copyright Blog), (IPEG), (Techdirt), (Techdirt),
‘Triway’ USPTO, EPO, JPO patent work-sharing pilot starts 28 July: (IP Updates), (Patent Docs), (Patent Prospector), (EPO), (Innovationpartners), (IP Law360),
Federal judge rules burden of policing eBay for counterfeits is Tiffany’s: (Ars Technica), (Technology & Marketing Law Blog), (Techdirt), (Counterfeit Chic), (Intellectual Property Law Blog), (The Trademark Blog), (IP Law360), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (The Gray Blog), (Technology & Marketing Law Blog), (43(B)log), (Public Knowledge), (Out-Law), (Daily Dose of IP), (IP Updates), (IP Law360), (The Trademark Blog),
Teva announces intention to file patent infringement suit against Momenta/Sandoz over generic Copaxone ANDA: Momenta, Novartis challenge Teva’s Copaxone patent: (Philip Brooks), (The IP Factor), (SmartBrief), (Philip Brooks), (Patent Circle),
House of Lords delivers boost for patent owners in Conor v Angiotech; judgment brings UK closer to EPO: (IAM), (Book9.nl), (Patent Baristas), (Managing Intellectual Property), (Rouse & Co International)
Global
Global – General
Modalities drafted for WTO GIs, biodiversity amendment: (Intellectual Property Watch), (Intellectual Property Watch),
Using social psychology to win your next IP negotiation: (The IP ADR Blog),
Negotiating by email? Think again!: (The IP ADR Blog),
ACTA plans do not include iPod frisking: (Out-Law),
Europe may put ACTA back on faster track: (Intellectual Property Watch),
USTR posts ACTA submissions: (Michael Geist), (Vol 1 – IP Justice), (Vol 2 – IP Justice), (Vol 3 – IP Justice), (Vol 4 – IP Justice),
G8 on IP: (IPKat),
IP: A means to an access and benefit-sharing end?: (Intellectual Property Watch),
IP – take it to the bank: seminar covering valuing intellectual assets and using them to leverage financing: (IP finance)
What’s risk got to do with it? – Considering settlement: Cognitive biases when conducting risk analysis: (The IP ADR Blog),
WIPO enriched by in-depth discussions of the public domain: (KEI),
WIPO Committee on Development and IP ends first year on mostly agreeable note: (Intellectual Property Watch),
Implementation of WIPO Committee on Development and IP agenda moves forward: (WIPO), (Intellectual Property Watch), (Managing Intellectual Property),
WIPO Committee on Development and IP deliberations on norm-setting, open source and creative commons: (KEI),
Draft Chair’s summary of WIPO Committee on Development and IP: (Intellectual Property Watch)
Global – Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands
ICANN go-ahead on gTLDs with ‘string criteria’ of ‘morality and public order’: (IP Justice),
Advocates say geographical indications will benefit developing nations: (Intellectual Property Watch)
Global – Patents
Patent arms race: (IP Thinktank),
‘Triway’ USPTO, EPO, JPO patent work-sharing pilot starts 28 July: (IP Updates), (Patent Docs), (Patent Prospector), (EPO), (Innovationpartners), (IP Law360),
Panel: IP rights in standards impede competition, disadvantage developing countries: (Intellectual Property Watch), (IP Justice),
If you have to ask your patent attorney what your company’s patent strategy is, you don’t have one: (Patent (IP) Business Strategy Blog),
WIPO hosts symposium on IP and multilateral environmental agreements: (WIPO)
Global – Copyright
Copyright strategy – protecting functionality?: (IP Thinktank),
WIPO event addresses tensions of librarians and publishes in digital archiving: (Intellectual Property Watch), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (Ars Technica),
WIPO and SERCI examine economic aspects of copyright: (WIPO)
Events
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),
6 August 2008: Managing IP web seminar ‘Internet liberalisation: opportunities and challenges for IP owners’: (Managing Intellectual Property),
8-9 August: USPTO’s 13th annual independent inventors conference – Alexandria: (Anticipate This!), (Daily Dose of IP),
11-12 September: US LSI: 4th 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: UniForum & SAIIPL domain name ADR workshop – Centurion (South Africa): (Afro-IP),
15-16 September: US ACI 10th advanced forum on biotech patents – Boston: (Generic Pharmaceuticals & IP), (Patent Docs),
16-19 September: 22nd MARQUES annual conference – Noordwijk: (IPKat),
21-23 September: Intellectual Property Owners Association 2008 annual meeting – San Diego: (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),
22-23 September / 6-7 October / 23-24 October / 10-11 November / 17-18 November – PLI patent litigation 2008 seminar – San Francisco / McLean / Chicago / Atlanta / New York: (Patent Docs),
23 September: CLT 3rd annual IP law and the fashion industry conference – London: (CLT),
24 September: 2008 INTA/WIPO international forum on trade marks and industrial designs – Brussels: (INTA),
1-3 October: University of Helsinki ‘One right system for IP – vision impossible’: (IPKat),
7-8 October: ACI global patent litigation conference – New York: (Patent Docs),
15-16 October: ACI 9th annual maximising pharmaceutical patent life cycles – New York: (Patent Baristas), (Patent Docs),
15-16 October: Center for Business Intelligence pharmaceutical congress on paragraph IV disputes – Philadelphia: (Philip Brooks),
23-24 October 2008: WIPO advanced workshop on domain name dispute resolution – Geneva: (WIPO),
23-28 October: EPO patent information conference – Stockholm: (EPO),
30 October 2008: IBC Informa seminar on intangible assets: maximising shareholder value – London: (IIR),
30-31 October 2008: Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys annual congress – London: (CIPA),
19-20 November: ACI conference on business methods patents – New York: (Patent Baristas),
26 November: CLT conference on copying without infringing – London: (IPKat),
4-5 December 2008: 3rd pan-European IP Summit – Brussels: (Brussels IP Summit)
Pharma & Biotech
Pharma & Biotech – General
Generics at the gate – How quickly does generic drug competition eat into sales of the brand drug?: (GenericsWeb),
Eularis analyses most effective generics defence strategies with new pharmaceutical industry report: (GenericsWeb),
WIPO symposium to discuss life sciences multilateral environmental agreements: (Daily Dose of IP),
Daiichi Sankyo and Ranbaxy confirm deal is binding and final, allay market rumour and speculation: (SmartBrief),
Daiichi Ranbaxy takeover and the implications for the future of IP: (Spicy IP),
Europe: Cancer Research Therapeutics’ RNAi patent revoked by EPO: (Patent Docs),
Europe: IP policy in innovative medicines initiative actions: (IPR-Helpdesk),
India: Latha Jishnu on the mysterious Indian Bayh Dole Bill: (Spicy IP),
India: Will it be raining patent litigation in India?: (Patent Circle),
Tanzania to conduct study on impact of counterfeit medicines: (Afro-IP),
US: New rules on generic biological medicines under US Congressional debate: (Intellectual Property Watch),
Pharma & Biotech – Products
Acular (Ketorolac) – US: CAFC rules against Apotex reverse doctrine of equivalents: Roche Palo Alto & Allergan, Inc v Apotex: (Patent Circle),
Carbatrol (Carbamazapine) – US: Federal judge allows Corepharma to seek DJ that its application to make generic Carbatrol does not infringe Shire Laboratories’ patent, even though Shire agreed not to sue over that patent: (IP Law360),
Carbatrol (Carbamazapine) – US: Shires sues two more drug makers over Carbatrol – Nostrum and Apotex: (GenericsWeb),
Copaxone (Glatiramer acetate) – US: Teva announces intention to file patent infringement suit against Momenta/Sandoz over generic Copaxone ANDA: Momenta, Novartis challenge Teva’s Copaxone patent: (Philip Brooks), (The IP Factor), (SmartBrief), (Philip Brooks), (Patent Circle),
Crestor (Rosuvastatin) – US: AstraZeneca sues Teva Pharmaceuticals over Crestor patent, marking the ninth lawsuit since December to be filed over the drug: (IP Law360),
Depakote (Valproate semisodium) – Abbott Laboratories files patent suit against Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to bar it from manufacturing generic Depakote: (IP Law360), (Patent Circle),
Effexor (Venlafaxine) – US: Wyeth and Impax announces final settlement of Effexor XR patent suit: (SmartBrief), (SmartBrief), (IP Law360),
Fosamax (Alendronate), Nexium (Esomaprazole) – India: Cipla beats s3(d) to obtain patents for modified Nexium, and Fosamax: (International Law Office),
Fosamax (Alendronate) – US: CAFC rules Apote&xrsquo; Fosamax appeal moot (not Article III controversy): Merck & Co v Apotex (nonprecedential): (IP Law360), (Orange Book Blog), (Patent Docs), (GenericsWeb), (Patently-O),
Neupogen (Filgrastim) – Insmed announces its INS-19 recombinant human G-CSF bioequivalent to Amgen’s Neupogen; FDA likely to wait for biogeneric pathway before approving drug: (Patent Docs), (GenericsWeb),
Plavix (Clopidogrel) – Germany: Difficult to predict when generic Plavix can be launched in Germany after suspended approval: (GenericsWeb), (IP Law360),
Prilosec OTC (Omeprazole), Symbicort (Budesonide) – US: AstraZeneca cries foul over PTE application timeliness calculation method: (FDA Law Blog),
Seroquel (Quetiapine) – US: AstraZeneca wins Seroquel patent case on summary judgment; Teva and Sandoz to appeal: (Orange Book Blog),
SoloStar – US: Oral arguments heard in Novo Nordisk’s patent infringement case against Sanofi-Aventis over its SoloStar insulin delivery pen: (Patent Appeal Tracer),
Strattera (Atomoxetine) – US: Eli Lilly Straterra patent litigation down to 7 defendants; Glenmark dismissed from case: (Patent Docs),
Tarceva (Erlotinib) – India: Roche and Pfizer win right to hearing to oppose Natco’s applications to export generic Tarceva using compulsory licence: (Managing Intellectual Property),
Valcyte (Valganciclovir) – India: Cipla, Roche may now spar over Valcyte – Cipla soon to launch cheaper generic version of Roche’s Valcyte: (Spicy IP),
Valcyte (Valganciclovir) – US: Lawsuit brought by Roche Palo Alto against Ranbaxy Laboratories over patent related to Valcyte can go to trial: (IP Law360),
VelociGene/VelocImmune – Cellectis and Regeneron resolve licensing dispute over patents relating to process for specific replacement of genes by homologous recombination: (Patent Docs)
Africa
Initiative aimed at boosting knowledge and technology-based legislation in Africa: (Intellectual Property Watch),
New copyright body for southern and eastern Africa – SEACONET: (IP Kenya), (Afro-IP), (Intellectual Property Watch)
Australia
Book launch – ‘Measured Success, Innovation Management in Australia’: (IPRoo),
Trade Marks Manual of Practice and Procedure – Revision of Part 3: (IPRoo),
Evidence in opposition not evidence on appeal: Sherman v Commissioner of Patents: (Australia & New Zealand Intellectual Property Law),
Reiss Holdings – Late evidence and the removal of trade marks: Network Clothing Company v Reiss Holdings Ltd: (IPRoo),
Hearing Officer finds AVANTI does not look like VIVENTE: Sheppard Industries Ltd v Gemini Bicycle Centres Pty Ltd: (IPRoo),
Attempt to register mash-up name GOOGLEBAY as a trade mark fails: Google, Inc v Dmitri Rytsk: (Australian Trade Marks Law Blog),
Smart Home Solutions – a failure to distinguish mark from services: Complete Technology Integrations Pty Ltd v Smart Home Solutions Pty Ltd: (IPRoo),
Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research publish ‘Intellectual property scorecard 2002-2006’: (IPwar’s),
E & J Gallo fail in action against Lion Nathan alleging BAREFOOT RADLER for beer infringed Gallo’s registration for BAREFOOT for wine: (IPwar’s),
Copying tests lands teacher in trouble: Boyapati v Rockefeller Management Corporation: (Australia & New Zealand Intellectual Property Law),
Limited time to initiate trade mark infringement proceedings after Customs seizure: Jamella Australia Pty Ltd v MacKinnon: (Australia & New Zealand Intellectual Property Law)
Belgium
InBev buys Anheuser-Busch – impact on ‘Budweiser’ trade mark dispute?: (Class 46), (IAM)
Canada
NRC adopts open access self-archiving policy: (Michael Geist),
Damages for counterfeit goods – another significant award: Louis Vuitton Malletier SA v 486353 BC Ltd: (Canadian Trademark Blog),
Bill C-61 opposition mounting in local ridings: (Michael Geist),
Globe and Appropos exhibit demonstrates negative effects of C-61 on appropriation artists: (Michael Geist),
61 reforms to C-61: (Day 15: TPMs – no exception for cell phones – Michael Geist), (Day 16: TPMs- no exception for fair dealing – Michael Geist), (Day 17: TPMs – no exception court cases, laws and government documents – Michael Geist), (Day 18: TPMs – no exception for personal uses – Michael Geist), (Day 19: No exception for digital archiving – Michael Geist)
NDP pledges to make copyright a by-election issue: (Michael Geist),
Conservative MP Bruce Stanton to hold town hall meeting on C-61: (Michael Geist),
Quebec Court issues permanent injunction against Quebec Torrent: (Michael Geist), (ipblog.ca),
Canadian copyright reform: Bill C-61: (IP Law360),
Louis Vuitton awarded record-setting damages against counterfeiters: Louis Vuitton Malletier SA v 486353 BC Ltd: (International Law Office)
China
Face saving cultures don’t like to make an apology – apologies in Chinese IP law as a remedy: (IP Dragon),
Europe
EPO: First feedback on applicants’ behaviour under EPC2000: (IPR-Helpdesk),
More mixed messages from the European Commission – IP and competition: (IAM),
European Commissioner for Competition Policy Neelie Kroes speech ‘Being open about standards’: (IPKat)
EU regulators order 24 music societies to modify or ditch agreements barring sales or broadcasting of music across borders: (Ars Technica), (IP Law360),
Christophe Geiger elected Director of Centre d’Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle: (Class 46),
Flurry of copyright, interoperability policy activity at EU: (Intellectual Property Watch),
EU Commission adopts proposal to extend copyright protection to performing artists from 50 to 95 years: (IPKat), (Out-Law), (IP Law360), (Patry Copyright Blog), (IPEG), (Techdirt), (Techdirt),
ECJ AG Sharpton says poem list infringed database right: Directmedia Publishing v Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg: (Out-Law)
CFI rejects MOZART for chocolate on grounds of descriptiveness: Paul Reber GmbH v OHIM: (The IP Factor)
France
Appellate court upholds fine of €50,000 per day for as long as eBay allows sales of several LVMH perfume brands on top of €38.6M already awarded to LVMH: (Counterfeit Chic)
Germany
P2P leecher targeted in Germany for making files available: (Ars Technica),
Frankfurt’s Higher Regional Court says Wi-Fi providers not liable for others’ infringements: (Out-Law),
Spreewaldverein considering application for GI protection for ‘Spreewälder Gurkensülze’(‘Spreewald cucumber aspic’): (Class 46)
India
Hollywood strikes back… the wrong way – Hollywood movie lifts part of Bollywood soundtrack: (Spicy IP),
Crafting the national IP policy: Will the Tiger learn from the Dragon?: (Spicy IP)
Patent examiner blooper: Times Group issues a clarification: (Spicy IP),
Outsourcing patent searches to India: (Innovationpartners),
WIPO pressures India to join Internet Treaties: (Michael Geist), (Spicy IP),
An IP exchange in India: (Spicy IP),
Bajaj studying if Royal Enfield’s motor bike violates their twin-spark technology: (Spicy IP),
Evolving copyright law: ‘Sweat of the brow’ may be of the past: Reckeweg v Adven Biotech: (Spicy IP),
‘Publicity rights’ – rescuing celebrity domain names: (Spicy IP),
Patented… music? – music therapy: (Spicy IP),
Super Cassettes and Phonographic Performance seek review of Supreme Court judgment in Entertainment Network (India) Limited v Super Cassettes compulsory copyright licensing case: (Spicy IP),
Kerala becomes first Indian state to issue IP policy: (Managing Intellectual Property)
Israel
Tel Aviv District Court refuses to grant injunction to UK Premier League to prevent illicit webcasting of football matches; refers question to Legal advisor to government for guidance : (The IP Factor)
Italy
Introduction of prior art search and substantive examination: (IP Menu News)
Netherlands
Procedural cost in Dutch trade mark proceedings: a new Dutch perspective: (Class 46)
Philippines
Court of Appeal completely reverses decision that sentenced ‘Jollibee’ trade mark infringer to two years in prison: (Managing Intellectual Property)
South Africa
South Africa reducing incentives for IP outflows: (IP finance),
Ex-employee plans copyright action against Vodacom alleging inadequate compensation for development of ‘please call me’ text service: (Afro-IP),
Holographic tags for 2010 World Cup merchandise: (Afro-IP)
Sweden
Danone v Wahaha – in it for the long haul: Swedish arbitration tribunal rejects Group Danone’s requests for interim measures against estranged venture partner Hangzhou Wahaha Group: (China Hearsay)
Switzerland
WIPO: Switzerland designations – new fees from 3 September 2008: (Class 46)
United Arab Emirates
Brand Protection Group’s MOU for the UAE… and South African Development Community consult: (Afro-IP)
United Kingdom
UK law firm, Davenport Lyons, tries suing as many people as possible for file-sharing: (Techdirt),
House of Lords delivers boost for patent owners in Conor v Angiotech; judgment brings UK closer to EPO: (IAM), (Book9.nl), (Patent Baristas), (Managing Intellectual Property), (Rouse & Co International)
United States
US General
Senate hearing on ‘International enforcement of IP rights and American competitiveness’: (Public Knowledge),
Protecting your creative ideas when submitting them to a third party: (Law on the Row)
US Patent Reform
Wall Street Journal: Current patent system suppresses innovation: (Patent Docs), (IAM), (GenericsWeb),
Richard Baker announces Congressional bid: (Patently-O),
Anonymous attack against Obama on patent policy: (Hal Wegner)
US Patents
In the rear view mirror – the reverse doctrine of equivalents: (IP Directions),
When the best defence is a good offence: (IP Law360),
An applicant knows more about their invention than an examiner – USPTO Director Jon Dudas: (Patentably Defined),
USPTO Official Gazette: Shortened examination times for submitted applications: (IP Updates),
Peer-to-patent program extends another year and expands to business methods: (IP Updates), (Patent Prospector), (Securing Innovation), (IP Law360),
New York Law School Center for Patent Innovations: (Securing Innovation),
Chief Judge James F Holderman and Halley Guren’s proposals in ‘The patent litigation predicament in the United States’: (Philip Brooks)
Two judges in as many days recuse themselves from presiding over ‘Troll Tracker’ libel case: (IP Law360),
Where are all the new rocket dockets?: (Philip Brooks),
Simultaneous invention obviousness defence: (IP Updates),
Post-KSR case law: The sky is not falling: (IP Law360),
Patent quality on the rise at the USPTO, says new research undertaken by Ocean Tomo: (IAM), (Patent Librarian’s Notebook), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog),
ITC news: RK Rodgers named newest Administrative Law Judge; Paul Luckern named Chief Administrative Law Judge: (IP Updates),
New ITC 337 Regulations effective 6 August 2008: (IP Updates),
Rethinking the role of the ITC in patent cases – Colleen V Chien’s draft paper ‘Patently protectionist? An empirical analysis of patent cases at the International Trade Commission’: (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Techdirt), (Ars Technica), (IP Updates), (Philip Brooks),
Prediction: The Pickens Plan for a green energy infrastructure will launch gold rush of patenting followed by rampant patent litigation: (IP Business Strategy Blog),
Can the USPTO handle the surge of going green?: (PLI),
Is cost accounting to blame for patent hoarding?: (Techdirt),
Patent litigation venues revisited: (Patent Appeal Tracer), (Chicago IP Litigation Blog),
Does 35 USC §102(f) mean what it says? – ‘A person shall be entitled to a patent unless…he did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented…’: (Patent Prospector),
Anti-patent FTC approves merger of Flow International Corp and OMAX Corp (with conditions) despite acknowledging that they ‘are each other closest competitors in the highly concentrated US market for water-jet-cutting systems’: (Patent Prospector), (IP Law360), (IP Updates)
US Copyright
American Library Association online tool to determine whether a copyrighted work is in the public domain: (Innovationpartners), (The Invent Blog), (creativecommons.org),
NPR interview with Rebecca Tushnet on fan fiction and the Organisation for Transformative Works: (43(B)log),
If you block your P2P app from sharing files, are you still guilty of making files available?: (Techdirt)
Is putting every frame of a movie into a photo copyright infringement? Should it be?: (Techdirt),
American Bar Association creates Copyright Law Reform Task Force in anticipation of Congress concentrating more on copyright issues in coming months: (Managing Intellectual Property),
Bill now in Congress would afford fashion designers protection over entire appearance of their designs: (IP Law360),
Macrovision, a DRM company, releases one-sided study on DVD copying: (Techdirt)
US Trademarks
Should apologies be added to trade mark damages?: (Chicago IP Litigation Blog – see related post by IP Dragon under China)
US – Companies / Entities
Abbott Laboratories – ByPass sues Abbott over vascular repair patent: (IP Law360),
Advanced Medical Optics – CAFC rules in Advanded Medical Optic’s favour in LASIK vision correction surgery patent case: Olivia N Serdarevic v Advanced Medical Optics, VISX, Stephen L Torkel and Francis A L’Esperance Jr MD: (IP Law360), (Patent Prospector), (Hal Wegner),
Apple – Apple files suit against Psystar alleging violation of shrick wrap licence, trade mark and copyright infringement: (The Gray Blog),
Associated Press – AP, Drudge Retort resolve copyright dispute as AP continues dialogue with bloggers: (The IP ADR Blog),
ATMI – ATMI and Praxair settle long-standing patent litigation over pressurised gas containers: (IP Law360),
Bad Company – The band Bad Company to reform for single performance to maintain trade mark in response to rumours of another band about to tour US under same name: (The IP Factor), (IP Spotlight),
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp – 24 Hour Fitness USA files suits accusing Bally of illegally poaching top executive to gain access to array of trade secrets: (IP Law360),
Blizzard – Federal Court in Arizona finds that violators of any licensing terms of an EULA are liable for copyright infringement: MDY v Blizzard: (Public Knowledge), (Techdirt), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (Patry Copyright Blog), (IP Law360),
Boler Co – Court rules commercially available products are discoverable in patent case brought by Boler against ArvinMeritor: (Chicago IP Litigation Blog),
Boston Scientific – CAFC remands stent patent case over ‘ambiguity’: G David Jang MD v Boston Scientific & SciMed Life Systems: (IP Law360), (Patent Prospector),
Boston Scientific – Judge partly reverses $250M verdict for Medtronic in catheter patent dispute with Boston Scientific: (IP Law360), (EDTexweblog.com),
Channel Intelligence – Channel Intelligence sues numerous individuals and small companies offering wishlists: (TechCrunch), (Ars Technica),
Classic Media – Ninth Circuit rejects claim by Classic Media that transfer defeated Lassie copyright heirs’ termination rights: Classic Media v Winifred Mewborn: (Patry Copyright Blog), (IP Law360),
Comcast Corp – Comcast settles voice messaging patent suit with Klausner Technologies: (IP Law360),
Comcast Cable Communications Corp – Comcast wins summary judgment in $590M patent infringement suit filed by Finisar: (IP Law360),
Cooper Technologies Co – CAFC focuses on definition of ‘original application’ as used in a 1999 law, in case in which Cooper sued USPTO for finding one of its patents invalid: (IP Law360),
Crocs – Crocs sues Skechers claiming its line of slip-on foam clogs infringe Crocs’ logo, trade dress and design patents: (IP Law360),
DeepNines – Jury awards DeepNines $18M finding McAfee infringed patent related to network security marked products with invalid patent: (IP Law360),
Dow Chemical Corp – Dow’s fine for ‘malicious’ patent suit against Mee Industries increased to $4.4M: (IP Law360),
eBay – Federal judge rules burden of policing eBay for counterfeits is Tiffany’s: (Ars Technica), (Technology & Marketing Law Blog), (Techdirt), (Counterfeit Chic), (Intellectual Property Law Blog), (The Trademark Blog), (IP Law360), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (The Gray Blog), (Technology & Marketing Law Blog), (43(B)log), (Public Knowledge), (Out-Law), (Daily Dose of IP), (IP Updates), (IP Law360), (The Trademark Blog),
Flexsys – US ITC to investigate possible infringement of Flexsys patent relating to rubber antigradants by Sinorgchem, Shandong, Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co, Kumho Tire Co, and Kumho Tire USA: (Philip Brooks),
Gillet – Ninth Circuit upholds good faith defence to claim of malicious prosecution in patent infringement case, relies on patentee’s advice on counsel: Fisher Tools Co, Inc v Gillet Outillage: (IP Spotlight),
Google – Google accused of ad fraud by lawyer, Hal Levitte, over AdWords on parked domains: (Ars Technica),
Google – Google can anonymise data before producing to Viacom in copyright battle over infringing clips posted on YouTube: (Out-Law), (Techdirt), (Ars Technica), (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (Viacom letter to EEF re data privacy – Electronic Frontier Foundation), (IMPACT), (IP Law360),
Google – Judge stays Google toolbar patent case awaiting reexam of NetJumper Software’s patent: (IP Law360),
Healthport – Healthport loses patent claims, is enjoined from false advertising: Healthport v Tanita Corp: (Patent Appeal Tracer),
IBM – Ex-IBM employee pleads guilty to felony charge of stealing IBM’s trade secrets: (IP Law360), (Securing Innovation),
IBM – Implicit Networks sues IBM, Oracle, SAP, Adobe and others alleging infringement of application server technology patents: (IP Law360),
Icon Health – Court declines to enforcement settlement, dismisses patent infringement action: Icon Health v Keys Fitness: (Patent Appeal Tracer),
Kimberly-Clark – If I don’t win on claim 1, can I sue on claim 2?: Hemphill v Kimberly-Clark: (Patent Appeal Tracer),
Konami – Video game maker Konami claims Harmoni&xrsquo; ‘Rock Band’ game violates its virtual concert game patent: (Techdirt),
Kuney – CAFC leans on District Court to open sealed patent case: Kuney v Bean (BayState v Bower): (Patently-O),
Major League Soccer – Is MLS sending false DMCA takedown notices?: (Techdirt),
MASS Engineered Design – MASS Engineered motion to clarify construction opinion granted in patent case against Ergotron: (EDTexweblog.com),
Mattel – Jury finds in favour of Barbie manufacturer Mattel in copyright dispute with Bratz doll maker MGA Entertainment: (IP Law360),
Microsoft – MAZ Technologies files patent infringement suit against Microsoft over file software encryption: (IP Law360),
Monster Cable – Monster Cable, Systemax settle patent dispute over packaging designs: (IP Law360),
Muniauction – CAFC overturns $84.6M patent infringement ruling against Thomson Reuters; Muniauction’s web-based implementation deemed obvious; no ‘joint infringement’ without proof of vicarious liability: (IP Updates), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Hal Wegner), (IP Law360), (Patent Prospector), (Patently-O), (Patently-O),
Orion IP – Overstock.com settles Orion patent case over online sales methods: (IP Law360),
Payless ShoeSource – American Eagle wins preliminary injunction in trade mark suit against Payless over the discount shoe chain’s American Eagle line of shoes and bags: (IP Law360),
Payless ShoeSource – Collective Brands, the holding company of Payless ShoeSource to pay K-Swiss $30M following claims of infringement of K-Swiss’ five-stripe logo: (Managing Intellectual Property),
Qualcomm – Riverbed Technology’s motion for summary judgment denied in data protection patent suit against Qualcomm: (IP Law360),
Rambus – Federal judge denies defendants requests for judgment of noninfringement based on claim construction in Rambus ongoing DRAM patent battle against Samsung, Hynix Semiconductor and others: (IP Law360),
Rambus – Rambus files suit against NVIDIA alleging variety of patent violations in connection with their chipsets and graphic chips; NVIDIA files lawsuit against Rambus alleging anti-competitive conduct in setting memory chip standards: (Ars Technica), (Patent Prospector), (IP Law360), (IP Law360),
Realtek – Realtek will pay 3Com $70M to end suit over network interface card patents: (IP Law360),
Red Hat – Red Hat publishes details of object-relational database mapping patent litigation settlement with Firestar: (Ars Technica),
RIAA – Final RIAA/Jamie Thomas briefs in; new trial decision looms: (Ars Technica),
SCO – SCO ordered to pay Novell $2.5M Unix royalties: (Out-Law), (Techdirt),
Sears Roebuck & Co – Plastic wishbone maker Lucky Break Wishbone Corp prevails in copyright case against Sears and Young & Rubicam: (IP Law360),
Seiko Epson Corp – Judge finds Seiko Epson did not infringe one patent for multimedia projector technology, although several other patents remain in dispute in ongoing litigation with Coretronic and Optoma Technology: (IP Law360),
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP – Judge dismisses Aprius’ motion to disqualify TTC from representing plaintiff Frank Shum in optoelectronics patent dispute with Jean-Marc Verdiell and Intel Corp following TTC’s resolution of conflict of interest: (IP Law360),
Uniden – Trontech, Uniden and PhoneTel settle patent infringement claims over patents for digital answering machines: (IP Law360),
Varian Medical Systems– Both parties have appealed from Judge Arthur J Schwab’s final order dismissing University of Pittsburgh’s patent infringement case against Varian –with prejudice – for lack of standing: (Patent Appeal Tracer),
Variant – Variant sues MAACO Enterprises, America’s Contacts & Eyeglasses and other online retailers for using websites that allegedly infringe a patent for communication link between remote facilities: (IP Law360),
Wal-Mart – Attorney’s fees denied to prevailing defendants Ramones band members, Wal-Mart and Realnetworks in copyright case with Richard Reinhardt (pka Richie Ramone): (Patry Copyright Blog),
Walt Disney Co – Oklahoma race car driver sues Disney and Pixar over alleged misappropriation of his likeness for animated film ‘Cars’: (IP Law360),
Walt Disney World – D & M Chaveco sued over costumes resembling Disney characters in their party store: (Techdirt),
Washington Redskins – Federal judge rules in favour of Redskins allowing the football team to continue using trade marks that American Indian group say are racially offensive: (IP Law360),
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises – Eleventh Circuit considers fair use and laches in copyright case Peter Letterese & Assoc v World Institute of Scientology Enterprises: (Patry Copyright Blog)