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DRM for streaming music dies a quiet death: (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (Techdirt)

CAFC decides Apotex and Impax infringed AstraZeneca’s Prilosec patents: (Law360), (Patent Prospector), (Patent Docs), (GenericsWeb),

CAFC upholds lower court’s decision finding USPTO was within its rights to subject a Cooper patent to inter partes re-examination: (Hal Wegner), (Law360), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Patently-O), (Patent Prospector),

Copyright remedies confirmed for open source agreements: Jacobsen v Katzer: (IP Thinktank), (Out-Law), (Managing Intellectual Property), (Spicy IP), (Law360), (IP Law Observer), (IP Spotlight),

Judge rules that content owners must consider fair use before sending takedowns: Stephanie Lenz v Universal Music Corporation: (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (IPKat), (Techdirt), (The Prior Art), (Technology & Marketing Law Blog), (Public Knowledge), (IP Spotlight), (Copyfight),

Top three things leaders need to know about IP: (IP Thinktank),

An IP slam dunk in the Beijing Water Cube – article by Allan Main: (IP Thinktank),

How to prevent IP ownership issues when a corporate strategic alliance, joint venture or open innovation project fails: (IP Asset Maximiser Blog),

Apple lobbied US Patent Reform Act 2007, US and EU copyright laws and more in second quarter: (Ars Technica),

BizWorld launches new monthly newsletter ‘Intellectual Property Marketing Advisor’: (IP finance),

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice articles ‘IP in investment banking: IP in IPOs’ and ‘Trade mark warranties in merger and acquisition transactions’: (IP finance)

Global – Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands

Renting shirt space – the reality of sponsorship: (IP finance),

ICANN backs auction of disputed domains: (Out-Law),

Cuil versus Google – the value of brands in the Web 2.0 economy: (IP finance),

Fall 2008 Ocean Tomo catalogue: Foreclosure domain + toll-free portfolio up for auction: (IP finance),

WIPO arbitration panel orders deutschpost.com be transferred to legitimate owner Deutsche Post AG: (Class 46)

The real inventors of the term ‘patent troll’ revealed: (IAM),

Modification of kind codes from 1 January 2009: (EPO),

Confessions of a non-recovering patent troll enabler: (IP Asset Maximiser Blog),

Exposing the patent troll playbook… and how to (almost) beat it: (Techdirt),

On Patent Pools and Cross Licensing: (Spicy IP)

Olympians benefit from patents too – Ruth Soetendorp on sports patents: (IPKat),

Obviousness: A Paradigm Shift?: (Part 1 – SPICY IP), (Part 2 – SPICY IP)

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI): ‘Three strikes’ effort hit worldwide home run: (Ars Technica),

How to attribute a Creative Commons licensed work: (Molly Kleinman),

Chrysalis disappoints, as new artists fail to incubate: (IP finance),

DRM for streaming music dies a quiet death: (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (Techdirt)

26 August: WIPO symposium on IP and multilateral agreements – Geneva: (IPKat), (IPR-Helpdesk),

27 August: Bar Association of District of Columbia seminar patent licensing after Quanta – Washington: (Hal Wegner),

1-3 September: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Property and Promotion, and WIPO conference on ‘Development and IP: Building synergies with policy makers and industry’ – Goa: (Patent Circle), (Spicy IP),

3 September: Managing Intellectual Property e-symposium ‘Global patent strategies: best practices for successfully managing your patent portfolio’: (Managing Intellectual Property), (Managing Intellectual Property),

3 September: National Constitution Center audio conference ‘Managing IP rights in China: keys to protect your client’: (Philip Brooks),

10 September – SOLO IP Group meeting with keynote speaker Stuart Greenhill of LexisNexis – London: (SOLO Independent IP Practitioners),

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: UniForum & SAIIPL domain name ADR workshop – Centurion (South Africa): (Afro-IP),

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

16 September: Brand Finance Forum (Dominic Hickman speaking on establishing a brand holding and management company) – London: (Rouse & Co International),

16-19 September: 22nd MARQUES annual conference – Noordwijk: (IPKat),

17 September: K & L Gates webinar on ‘Strategies for dealing with obviousness rejections by the PTO in the aftermath of KSR’: (Patent Prospector),

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), (FDA Law Blog),

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 3^rd annual IP law and the fashion industry conference – London: (CLT), (IPKat), (Rouse & Co International),

23-24 September: C5 ‘Biotech patenting’ conference – London: (Orange Book Blog), (Patent Docs),

24 September: 2008 INTA/WIPO international forum on trade marks and industrial designs – Brussels: (INTA),

25 September: BIA annual bioscience forum – London: (The SPC Blog),

28-29 September: C5 pharma/biotech IP due diligence conference – Amsterdam: (Patent Docs),

1-3 October: University of Helsinki ‘One right system for IP – vision impossible’: (IPKat),

1-2 October: Brand Licensing Europe 2008 – London: (Class 46),

7-8 October: ACI global patent litigation conference – New York: (Patent Docs),

15 October: IncreMental Advantage conference on the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Intellectual Property Officer – New York: (Philip Brooks),

15-16 October: ACI 9^th 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: (Patent Docs), (Philip Brooks),

20-21 October: PLI seminar on understanding the IP license 2008 – Chicago, New York: (Philip Brooks),

23-24 October 2008: WIPO advanced workshop on domain name dispute resolution – Geneva: (WIPO), (IPR-Helpdesk),

23-28 October: EPO patent information conference – Stockholm: (EPO),

29-30 October: Ocean Tomo Fall IP auction and conference – Chicago: (IP finance),

29 September – 2 October: IRPI conference on ‘Valorisation of innovation: practice and problems of licensing’ – Paris: (IPR-Helpdesk),

30 October: IBC Informa seminar on intangible assets: maximising shareholder value – London: (IIR),

30-31 October: Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys annual congress – London: (CIPA),

19-20 November: ACI conference on business methods patents – New York: (Patent Baristas),

19-20 November: ACI Paragraph IV on trial conference – New York: (Patent Docs),

17-18 November: ACI intensive course on pharmaceutical and biotech patent opinion writing – Boston: (Patent Baristas),

24-26 November: National Institute for Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) ‘National conference on traditional knowledge systems, intellectual property rights and their relevance for sustainable development’ – New Delhi: (Spicy IP),

26 November: CLT conference on copying without infringing – London: (IPKat),

4-5 December: 3^rd pan-European IP Summit – Brussels: (Brussels IP Summit),

8-9 December: ACI intensive course on pharmaceutical and biotech patent opinion writing – Atlanta: (Patent Baristas),

15-16 December: PLI seminar on understanding the IP license 2008 (with live webcast) – San Francisco: (Philip Brooks)

12-13 January 2009: ACI intensive course on pharmaceutical and biotech patent opinion writing – San Diego: (Patent Baristas)

Contract research helps keep drug pipeline flowing: (Biotech Blog),

Brazil: Life Sciences Intellectual Property article on data exclusivity in Brazil: (IP tango),

Canada: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) to require reporting of payments to third parties: (Pharmacapsules@Gowlings),

Europe: Biogenerics: A move towards regulation of the unknown: (GenericsWeb),

India: US government investigates Ranbaxy for substandard manufacturing: (Spicy IP),

India: Indian government to take charge of buying patented drugs and devices for the country?: (Spicy IP),

India: Natco to focus on technology, drug retailing: (GenericsWeb),

Thailand: Compulsory licensing will continue: (IPmed),

US: Pharma suits still low despite International Trade Commission (ITC) surge: (Law360),

US: Biomedical companies Sequenom and Beckman spar over genotyping patents: (Law360),

US: David v Monsanto – Gene sequence patent-eligibility: (Hal Wegner),

US government applies for international patent for bird flu vaccine: (IPmed),

US: Former City of Hope inventor files suit against former employer to collect back royalties: (California Biotech Law Blog),

US: Biotech/Pharma lobbying scoreboard – Second quarter update: (Patent Docs),

US: Applera, Illumina spar over DNA sequencing patents: (Law360)

Alavert (Loratadine) – US: Divided TTAB panel finds ALAVERT and WALVERT confusingly similar for antihistamines: Wyeth v Walgreen (non precedential): (TTABlog),

Effexor (Venlafaxine) – US: Wyeth files patent suit against Apotex over plans for generic Effexor: (Law360),

Glivec (Imatinib) – India: Patent Office Manual: Pre-judging Novartis’ Glivec case?: (Spicy IP),

Multikine – Israel/Turkey: CEL-SCI announces exclusive licensing agreement with Teva for Multikine: (SmartBrief), (GenericsWeb),

Oscion/Triaz (Benzoyl peroxide) – US: CAFC rules marking of prescription drug does not create declaratory judgment jurisdiction: Prasco v Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp: (Patently-O), (Patent Docs), (Patent Prospector),

Plavix (Clopidogrel) – Australia: Enantiomer claims fail; salt claims stand: Apotex v Sanofi-Aventis: (Australia & New Zealand Intellectual Property Law),

Plavix (Clopidogrel) – US: Federal judge denies Bristol-Myers Squibb’s motion to dismiss securities class action over BMS’ failure to properly disclose generic Plavix patent deal: (Law360),

Prilosec (Omeprazole) – US: CAFC decides Apotex and Impax infringed AstraZeneca’s Prilosec patents: (Law360), (Patent Prospector), (Patent Docs), (GenericsWeb),

Proamatine (Midodrine hydrochloride) – US: FDA issues comments concerning Midodrine HCl exclusivity issues; threatens to withdraw first subpart H approval: (FDA Law Blog),

Razadyne (Galantamine) – US: Janssen files patent infringement suit against Sandoz over Razadyne ANDA: (Law360),

Tenofovir and Emtricitabine – UK: High Court allows grant of supplementary protection certificate to Gilead for a combination of tenofovir and emtricitabine: (Rouse & Co International),

TriCor (Fenofibrate) – US: Drugstores and other outlets granted class status in case against TriCor manufacturer over string of allegedly frivolous patent suits to prevent generic version of TriCor: (Law360)

‘Design Africa’ programme – a springboard for top-end export: (Afro-IP),

Legatum Prize seeks out profitable innovators: (Afro-IP)

New Andean Decision 689 – New Andean Rules on Industrial Property: (IP tango)

Mygazines infringing copyright; jurisdictional issues: (IMPACT)

Amendment of Consumer Protection Law and its effect on IP rights: (International Law Office), (IP tango),

Pernod Richard invests in Graffigna wine brand: (IP tango)

Full Federal Court gives clarity to meaning of ‘publicly available’: Insta Image Pty Ltd v KD Kanopy Australasia Pty Ltd: (International Law Office),

Federal Court decides ‘contrary to law’ can include foreign law in trade mark case Neumann v Sons of the Desert SL: (Australian Trade Marks Law Blog)

Creative Commons Austria licensing suite goes live!: (Creative Commons),

eBay wins Belgian victory over counterfeit sales: L’Oreal v eBay: (Out-Law)

Battle over GREEN SHIFT trade mark between Liberal Party of Canada and Green Shift Inc steps up: (Canadian Trademark Blog),

Canadian Private Copying Collective wins $1.75M settlement over unreported sales of blank audio media: (Michael Geist)

Bill C-61

61 reforms to C-61: (Day 39: TPMs – no DRM labelling requirement – Michael Geist), (Day 40: TPMs – no regular review process – Michael Geist), (Day 41: ISP notice and notice – mandatory data retention – Michael Geist), (Day 42 – ISP notice and notice – no penalty for false notices – Michael Geist), (Day 43: ILTs – safe harbour largely illusory – Michael Geist), (Day 44 – ILTs – notice and takedown for search engines – Michael Geist),

Copyright lobbying behind closed doors: (Michael Geist),

Media coverage of C-61 controversy: (Michael Geist), (Michael Geist), (Michael Geist), (Michael Geist), (Michael Geist), (Michael Geist)

Stephane Dion promises to revise C-61?: (Michael Geist),

Bell’s PVR legal woes the tip of the C-61 iceberg: (Michael Geist),

Athabasca University VP on C-61: (Michael Geist),

Toronto Fair Copyright Chapter planning to attend Bruce Stanton town hall meeting: (Michael Geist),

Negotiating IP licenses and disputes with Chinese nationals: (IP ADR Blog),

Scotch Whisky Association obtains geographical indication protection in China for the term ‘Scotch Whisky’: (IPKat), (Spicy IP),

Covering up any brand in Beijing that hasn’t paid to sponsor the Olympics: (Techdirt)

Amstrup patent case decided after 28 years in the courts: (Innovationpartners),

Maritime and Commercial Court finds confusing similarity and wilful trade mark infringement in Haribo Lakrids A/S v Hela Wine & Spirits; further damages ordered in line with EU Enforcement Directive: (International Law Office), (Class 46)

Absence of common patent filing system in EU causes tear among members and affects SMEs worst: (ipmINDs),

In which our hero tries to comprehend EU copyright issues – controversy over European Parliament’s new telecoms package: (Copyfight),

Truth, transparency and the role of academic research – discussion of open letter sent to President of the European Commission regarding Institute for Information Law (IViR) studies on EU copyright law and policy: (IPKat),

European Economic and Social Committee on IP rights and trade agreement negotiations: (IPKat),

European Commission open access pilot: (Patenting Lives)

New publication from India: The Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law: (IPKat), (Spicy IP),

Traditional knowledge in the Hindu Kush: (Spicy IP),

Free Software User Group to hold candle light vigil to say no to software patents – 23 August: (Spicy IP),

India’s first sound mark registered in favour of Yahoo: (Spicy IP),

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to support geographic indication for Banarasi Silk: (Spicy IP),

Business Standard column on anti-IP crusade of Gilberto Gil and copyright regime in India: (Spicy IP),

Chrysler accuses Mahindra & Mahindra of copying design of Scorpio’s front grill: (Spicy IP), (IPKat),

The Draft Manual of the Patent Office and Spicy IP’s recommendations on section 3(d): (Spicy IP),

How can IP assist the fashion industry?: (International Law Office)

‘Technical difficulties’ is reason why Irish Patent Office is more than a year behind in putting written grounds for opposition decisions on website: (Class 46)

Court of Milano applies European Court of Justice guidance on trade marks and mere embellishment in ADIDAS v F2M: (Catch Us If You Can!!!)

Business News America interview with Senior Director of Zoho: Open source, piracy and affordable products: (IP tango),

International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Bulletin carries an update on appellations of origin and geographical indications in Mexico: (IP tango)

New Zealand to amend patent law: (Managing Intellectual Property), (IPKat), (The SPC Blog)

Polish Patent Office finds no risk of confusion for ‘Zloty potok’ figurative marks due to differences in ‘rich layout and fancy designs’: (Class 46)

Mr Video granted leave to appeal ruling enjoining it from obtaining DVDs from US distributors rather Nu Metro and other copyright holders: (Afro-IP)

FIFA’s trade mark applications and registrations for 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa: (Afro-IP), (Poll results on distinctiveness of FIFA marks – Afro-IP),

Copyright in collaborative works of a scientific nature: Peter-Ross v Ramesar: (Afro-IP),

Giorgio Armani facing legal action from authorities in Granada after launching fragrance named ‘Oranger Alhambra’ after the city’s famous monument: (Class 46)

Months from implementing IP Enforcement Directive, Sweden swamped by fake Abbas: (IPKat)

China condemns its own export of fakes to Tanzania: (Afro-IP)

Trademarks Bill 2008 finally gazetted in Uganda: (Afro-IP),

Peter Holland appointed as new Director of International Policy at UKIPO: (IPKat),

easyJet founder sues easyJet to limit its ability to cash in on ‘easy-’ activities that conflict with his other ventures: (IPKat),

Cricket media fetch new record prices: (IP finance),

Isabella Barwinska ordered to pay £16,000 in damages and costs to Topware Interactive for placing Dream Pinball 3D on internet sharing network: (IMPACT), (Out-Law), (IPKat), (Techdirt),

Symantec reaches £700,000 settlement with British counterfeit software dealer, Nusoft Trading: (Out-Law),

UK Trademark Rules 2008 come into effect 1 October: (Filemot Technology Law)

UKIPO recommends increasing fines for online copyright infringement: (Managing Intellectual Property), (Ars Technica), (IPKat),

Implied partnership claim fails in copyright case: Kiley McPhail (aka Kiley Fitzgerald) v James Bourne: (International Law Office)

US General

Reading between the lines of Supreme Court Justices’ books: (Law360),

McCain tech policy: crack down on internet piracy, fix patent mess: (Ars Technica)

And not even a passing reference to Whitman’s chocolates – response to IPKat’s earlier post ‘Of penguins and mice’ on family IP cases: (Property, intangible),

Todd Dickinson to head American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA): (Managing Intellectual Property), (IAM), (Patently-O)

US Patent Reform

Unconstitutional judges? – Just wave a magic wand!: (Intellectual Property Directions),

US Patents

Latest version of Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) 8^th edition, revision 7 released: (Patent Docs), (Patent Prospector),

USPTO to inflate patent fees 5% on 2 October: (I/P Updates),

Patent Buddy – new service providing information on registered patent attorneys: (Patent Librarian’s Notebook),

Dan McCurdy appointed new CEO of Allied Security Trust: (IAM),

John Doll likely 2009 PTO Director; Wayne Paugh Deputy Director following Ms Peterlin (?): (Hal Wegner),

Experts play valuable role in patent infringement investigations: (Philip Brooks),

Holland & Knight partner Joshua Krumholz warns courts weakening patent protection: (Law360),

Do patent infringement litigants want an inefficient dispute resolutions process?: (The IP ADR Blog),

Are we heading for a ‘subprime patent crisis’? – Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure president Alberto Barrionuevo seems to think so: (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog),

Cisco execs deny approving ‘Troll Tracker’ blog post: (Law360),

Eric Albritton who sued Rick Frenkel (aka Patent Troll Tracker) subpoenas Google for more information about PTT and Patently-O blogs: (The Prior Art),

Eastern District rocket docket decelerates in Marshall Division – Texas Lawyer article: (EDTexweblog.com), (Philip Brooks), (Patent Prospector),

Patent.com launches – global patent search site: (Philip Brooks),

Paper ‘E-commerce claims: the single actor direct infringer’ – how to avoid the problems of Muniauction: (Hal Wegner),

US Copyright

License to copy vs license to use: (Public Knowledge),

Leaked memo from Disney subsidiary suggests producers look for TV ideas from foreign shows, so ideas can be used without having to pay a license: (Techdirt),

Is home taping killing music or is the music industry killing home taping?: (Public Knowledge),

Pandora web radio may have to shut down due to copyright fees: (Copyfight), (Out-Law), (Law360), (Techdirt),

More media companies realising that they can profit from ‘pirated’ content on YouTube – according to New York Times article: (Techdirt),

PhotoSynth: Solving the orphan works issue for physical works of art: (Public Knowledge),

US Trademarks

Goodwill for sale – Residual goodwill: (Property, intangible),

Dell refused ‘cloud computing’ as a trade mark: (Out-Law),

Heavner and Luepke review ‘The Top Fifteen Mistakes of Foreign Applicants’: (TTABlog),

Trafficking in counterfeit labels renders alien inadmissible to stay in United States: (Seattle Trademark Lawyer)

Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Societa’ Argicola – Applying doctrine of foreign equivalents, TTAB finds AMMIRAGLIA and FLAGSHIP confusingly similar for alcoholic drinks: In re Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Societa’ Argicola SpA (non precedential): (TTABlog),

US – Companies / Entities

Acacia Research Corp – WineCommune settles Acacia unit’s patent suit over patent related to guaranteed or bonded online auctions: (Law360),

Aloft – AT&T dropped as defendant in case over web browser patents after Aloft concedes AT&T does not make the product at issue: (Law360), (Law360),

AOL – AOL settles with Beneficial Innovations in suit that accuses several major media companies of infringing patent covering interactive online advertising systems: (Law360),

Apple – Psystar granted another two week filing extension in copyright case brought by Apple: (Ars Technica),

AT&T – AT&T, Stragent agree to drop patent dispute relating to messaging systems: (Law360),

Bayer Healthcare – Bayer, Abbott spar over fees in patent dispute over test strips used to monitor blood glucose levels: (Law360),

Boston Scientific – Boston Scientific accuses Medtronic of wilfully infringing four balloon catheter patents with its Stormer, Sprinter and Endeavour Sprint products: (Law360),

Boston Scientific – Federal judge rules that Cordis infringed two patents related to device for treating aneurysms that belong to Target Therapeutics and are licensed to Boston Scientific: (Law360),

Brady Construction Innovations – Panel affirms trial court determination that reissue claim is invalid for broadening because filed beyond two year window: Brady Construction Innovations, Inc v Perfect wall, Inc: (Hal Wegner), (I/P Updates), (Patently-O), (Patent Prospector),

CME Group – 5^th Market files suit against CME Group and Chicago Mercantile Exchange alleging infringement of patents relating to electronic trading: (Law360),

Cooper Technologies – CAFC upholds lower court’s decision finding USPTO was within its rights to subject a Cooper patent to inter partes re-examination: (Hal Wegner), (Law360), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Patently-O), (Patent Prospector),

Cordis – CAFC sends wilfulness claim back to district court for reconsideration under new case law in patent infringement suit brought by doctor against Cordis: (Law360),

Cygnus Telecommunications – CAFC affirms invalidity ruling under 35 USC § 102(b); beta-testing not always experimental use: In re Cygnus Telecommunications Technology LLC: (Hal Wegner), (Law360), (PLI),

EMI Records – New York State Court refuses to stop distribution of film ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’ holding that its user of a John Lennon clip is unlikely to violate copyright held by EMI and Capitol Records: (Public Knowledge), (Out-Law), (Law360),

EpicRealm – Motion for summary judgment of noninfringement granted in part, denied in part; motion to strike expert declaration granted: EpicRealm Licensing LP and Parallel Networks LLC v Autoflex Leasing, Inc et al: (EDTexweblog.com),

Gamers – TTAB rules that registration and use of GOGAMERS.COM as a domain name does not establish priority: Gamers v Game-Xpert (non precedential): (TTABlog),

Google – GraphOn files lawsuit against Google alleging Google’s Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites and YouTube services infringe GraphOn’s patents: (Philip Brooks), (Patent Prospector),

Google – YouTube user Benjamin Ligeri sues Google for his slice of the traffic: (Ars Technica),

Harris, Scott – Scott Harris v Fish & Richardson litigation is settled: (The Prior Art),

Harry & David – Harry & David files trade mark infringement suit against 1-800-Flowers.com, FTD.com and other rivals over keyword advertising: (Law360),

HomeBuilderShowroom.com – HomeBuilderShowroom.com files lawsuit alleging defendants commit trade secret theft, fraud, patent infringement and violated antitrust laws and confidentiality agreements to build a competing business: (PLI)

Honeywell International – Honeywell files complaint with International Trade Commission accusing four Japanese companies of patent infringement in connection with automotive multimedia display and navigation systems: (Law360),

ING Direct Bancorp – ING sues PNC Financial Services Group for trade mark infringement over company’s use of orange ball: (Law360),

Intel – Intel sues Negotiated Data Solutions seeking to invalidate patents it says N-Data is trying to enforce in violation of earlier agreements: (Law360),

IVI Smart Technologies – IVI wants lawsuit in which it accuses Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner of helping a competitor of an IVI unit steal its IP transferred from federal to state court: (Law360),

J2 Global Communications – J2 adds Comodo Communications to defendant list in suit alleging infringement of internet fax patents: (Law360),

Jacobsen – Copyright remedies confirmed for open source agreements: Jacobsen v Katzer: (IP Thinktank), (Out-Law), (Managing Intellectual Property), (Spicy IP), (Law360), (IP Law Observer), (IP Spotlight),

Katz Technology – Seventeen energy companies acquire Katz patents related to automated call systems: (Law360),

Konica Minolta Photo Imaging – Konica hits back at Papst Licensing with suit disputing allegations of infringement of patents covering interface device used in digital cameras: (Law360),

Kraft Foods Global – Kraft wins stay in coffee container patent dispute against Procter & Gamble: (Law360),

KXD Technology – Ninth Circuit finds contempt order not immediately appealable in trade mark case Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v KXD Technology, Inc: (Seattle Trademark Lawyer),

Lending Tree – Lending Tree, IMX settle remaining claims in patent dispute over technology allowing lenders and customers to interact online: (Law360),

Mass Engineered Design – CDW asks federal judge to dismiss third-party claims against three of its suppliers in suit originally filed by Mass Engineered over electronic display screens: (Law360),

McCain, John – Jackson Browne sues McCain for using his song in advertisement without permission: (Techdirt),

Microsoft – Gary Odom (aka the Patent Hawk) sues Microsoft alleging Office 2007 toolbars infringe his patent relating to tool group manipulations: (Techdirt), (The Prior Art), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Patent Prospector),

Microsoft – Microsoft settles with alleged cybersquatters Trellian and others: (Seattle Trademark Lawyer),

National Association of Realtors – Three defendants, including NAR, sanctioned for ‘egregious’ discovery misconduct in long-running patent suit: (Law360),

Nintendo – Hillcrest lodges complaints against Nintendo in federal court and with the International Trade Commission, claiming its Wii video game infringes four patents: (Law360), (Techdirt),

Nokia – Nokia urges 2^nd Circuit to rehear InterDigital appeal in patent dispute: (Law360),

Penguin Group – New York Court of Appeals for the 2^nd Circuit denies John Steinbeck heirs publishing rights: (Managing Intellectual Property),

Pierre Foods – J M Smucker alleges Pierre Foods’ crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches infringe the trade mark for J M Smucker’s Uncrustable sandwiches: (Law360),

Pressure Products Medical Supplies – Pressure Products wins injunction preventing Quan Emerteq from launching medical device after winning $1.1M victory in patent suit over technology related to system for introducing catheters and pacemaker leads into veins or arteries: (Law360), (EDTexweblog.com),

Quanta – Summary judgment on hold as LG, Quanta mull deal: (Law360),

Rambus – Federal judge grants summary judgment in Rambus favour on three of Samsung’s counterclaims that Rambus’ former in-house counsel misappropriated confidential information regarding memory chip patents: (Law360),

RIAA – Denise Barker, the woman who claimed RIAA infringement damages were unconstitutional settles for $756/song: (Techdirt), (Ars Technica),

RIAA – RIAA shuts down Muxtape online music service: (Techdirt), (Ars Technica),

Seoul Semiconductor – Nichia files patent suit against Seoul Semiconductor again over LEDs: (Law360),

Shoe Pavillion – CAFC overturns lower court’s decision ruling that Shoe Pavillion did not infringe DSW Shoe Warehouse patent; damages tally begin as soon as defendant is given notice of infringement: (Law360), (Patently-O),

Smith & Nephew – Federal judge grants partial summary judgment to Smith & Nephew and others in suit filed by Howmedica Ostonics Corp over patents describing how to produce polymers used in artificial joints: (Law360),

Tesco – Tesco files suit against several competitors including Weatherford International, National Oilwell Vargo, and Offshore Energy Services alleging infringement of its patent for a tool that allows drillers to run casing into oil wells: (Law360),

Trading Technologies – Party can use expert previously contacted by opposing party in patent litigation: Rosenthal Collins Group v Trading Technologies: (Chicago IP Litigation Blog),

Universal Music Corporation – Judge rules that content owners must consider fair use before sending takedowns: Stephanie Lenz v Universal Music Corporation: (Electronic Frontier Foundation), (IPKat), (Techdirt), (The Prior Art), (Technology & Marketing Law Blog), (Public Knowledge), (IP Spotlight), (Copyfight),

Venali – Venali wins summary judgment motion against Catch Curve over alleged audiofax patent infringement: (Philip Brooks),

Victoria’s Secret – Randi Black’s ‘NuBra’ patent invalidated on prior art and obviousness – the patent had been asserted against Bragel, The Gap, Victoria’s Secret and others: (Law360),

Voda – CAFC finds infringement under doctrine of equivalents but limits injunctive relief: Voda v Cordis Group: (Hal Wegner), (I/P Updates), (I/P Updates), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Patently-O), (Patent Prospector),

VUTEk – CAFC distinguishes threshold of anticipation between structural and functional claim language: Leggett & Platt v VUTEk: (Patent Prospector), (Hal Wegner),

Warner Bros – Federal judge refuses to dismiss 20^th Century Fo&xrsquo; lawsuit against Warner Bros over rights to the novel ‘Watchmen’: (Law360), (Techdirt),

Wi-LAN – Wi-LAN drops Texas Instruments Inc. from wireless patent suit: (Law360),

Wuxi Multimedia – CAFC affirms district court order dismissing antitrust claims against participants in international patent pool arrangement: Wuxi Multimedia v Koninklijke Philips: (Law360)

Fertilisers, cement found in fake products: (Afro-IP)