IP Think Tank Global Week in Review – 25 April 2008

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

(Please accept our apologies that it is a little late this week.)

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Highlights this week included:

• CAFC vacates FTC’s decision that Rambus breached antitrust duty by violating JEDEC patent disclosure rules and orders new trial: (Philip Brooks), (Techdirt), (Ars Technica), (IP Law360), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Hal Wegner), (IPBiz), (IP Law360),
• UK Court of Appeal rules on whether prior art not in the same design field should be taken into account in registered Community design case: Green Lane Products Ltd v PMS International Group Plc & Ors: (IPKat), (Catch Us If You Can!!!),
• US CAFC throws out jury patent infringement verdict, raises potentially invalidating prior art: Finisar v DirecTV: (Patent Prospector), (Hal Wegner), (EDTexweblog.com), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (IP Law360), (Patently-O), (Patently-O),

Global

Global – General

• Further resolution needed to keep IP issues in WTO negotiations: (Intellectual Property Watch),
• Mobile phone manufacturers seek to control rising IP costs: (Intellectual Property Watch),
• Managing trade secrets for legal security: (Securing Innovation),
• World IP Day 2008 – A message from DG Kamil Idris: (WIPO),
• World IP Day 2008 – Celebrating innovation: (WIPO),
• ((red)) and the ownership of IP: (IP ADR Blog),
• The first 5 things (to consider when developing IP strategy for a new product): (IP ThinkTank),
• WIPO candidates address civil society concerns on access, transparency: (Intellectual Property Watch),
• Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains how IP rights are part of the globalization problem: (Techdirt),
• Do real world laws apply in virtual worlds?: (Techdirt),
• A day in the life of an IP blog – WIPO magazine article about the blogging life of Jeremy Phillips: (Patent Baristas)

Global – Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands

• Droste effect packaging: (box vox), (Class 46),
• Against cyberproperty (and cybertrespass): (The Trademark Blog),
• Fabergé egg flip – Article on Fabergé  brand and protection strategy: (Afro-IP),
• Domain name tasting proposal passed by ICANN’s GNSO Council: (Canadian Trademark Blog),
• Millward Brown – Most powerful brands ranking: (Class 46), (Experience Not Logic), (The Trademark Blog),
• Red Bull wins redbullsucks.com from energy drink rival: (Out-Law)

Global – Patents

• Collecting evidence of infringement: (Philip Brooks),
• Patent quality – interview and article in IAM-Magazine: (IP ThinkTank),
• Eco-patent commons technical disclosures: (Securing Innovation),
• Experts discuss policy on patent landscapes for life sciences: (Intellectual Property Watch)

Global – Copyright

• Is copyright dying? – Interview with CEO if Danish Radio and TV: (Innovationpartners),
• Bruce Everiss on video game piracy: (IPcentral.info)

Events

• Australia: Open access and research conference – 24-25 September, Brisbane: (IP:KCE)
• Germany: Indo-German conference on IP law – 12-15 May, Germany: (IPR-Helpdesk),
• Switzerland: Workshop for mediators in IP disputes – 26-27 May, Geneva: (IPR-Helpdesk),
• UK: Royal Society of Chemistry: Chinese IP law symposium – 19 May, London: (IPITevents),
• US: Creative Commons: ‘Who owns this image?: Art, access and the public domain after Bridgeman v Corel’ – 29 April, New York City: (creativecommons.org), (Public Knowledge)
• US: ACI ‘Paragraph IV disputes’ conference – 30 April – 1 May, New York City: (Orange Book Blog)

Pharma & Biotech

Pharma & Biotech – General

• Canada: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) departs from its guidelines in determining price in recent decision: (Gowlings),
• Canada: Canada remains cost competitive leader for business investment, especially for R&D sector: (Gowlings),
• Canada: PMPRB issues Notice of Hearing against Apotex concerning allegations of failure to file requisite information relating to patented medicine: (Gowlings),
• Canada: New bill allows government to monitor drugs after they have been approved: (Gowlings),
• Canada: The future of vaccines: (Gowlings),
• India: Parallel imports: Bangladesh as new business opportunity for Indian generics?: (Spicy IP),
• US: Who’s to blame for rising drug prices?: (Patent Docs),
• US: Supreme Court declines to hear final Nucleonics’ appeal in gene-silencing patent dispute with Benitec Australia: (IP Law360), (Therapeutics Daily),
• US: 505(b)(2) drug approvals rock – Interaction of patents and exclusivity of drugs approved by FDA under section 505(b)(2): (Patent Baristas),
• US: StemCells’ patents survive reexam – StemCells and Neuralstem differ on extent of changes: (Patent Docs),
• US: StemCells announces issuance of human neural stem cell patent: (Patent Docs),
• US: Perrigo CEO: Health care industry can depend on generics to decrease costs: (GenericsWeb),
• US: PTO issues revised written description guidelines, further muddying waters: (Holman’s Biotech IP Blog),
• US: Lonza, Northwest end patent wrangle over gene expression technology: (IP Law360)

Pharma & Biotech – Products

• Aerius (Desloratadine) – Canada: Court grants Pharmascience’s motion to strike Sepracor’s Notice of Appearance: Schering-Plough v Pharmascience: (Gowlings),
• Altace (Ramipril) – Canada: Court dismisses application for order of prohibition based on non-infringement: Sanofi v Riva: (Gowlings),
• Altace (Ramipril) – Canada: Court denies relief from implied undertaking to use information learned on discovery of Schering and Sanofi in one proceeding in another proceeding involving a different party, with the exception of one set of documents: Sanofi-Aventis et al v Apotex: (Gowlings),
• Androgel (Testosterone) – US FTC turns to federal court to get executives to comply with subpoenas as part of investigation into whether Par Pharmaceutical, Paddlock Laboratories and others restrained trade for marketing generic Androgel: (IP Law360),
• Astelin and Optivar (Azelastine) – US: Meda settles litigation brought against Apotex to protect markets for Optivar and Astelin: (IP Law360), (GenericsWeb),
• Coversyl (Perindopril) – Australia: Perindopril polymorph opposition dismissed: Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd: (IPRoo),
• Coversyl (Perindopril) – Canada: Court quashes 6 subpoenas, lets final one stand on limited basis, subpoenas related to inventorship, conspiracy and claim correction: Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex: (Gowlings),
• Depakote (Divalproex) – US: CAFC grants FDA’s motion for summary affirmance in generic Depakote litigations: Nu-Pharm v FDA et al: (FDA Law Blog)
• Human growth hormone and insulin: US: Supreme Court overturns punitive damage award against Genentech in City of Hope National Medical Center patent case: (California Biotech Law Blog), (IP Law360),
• Lipitor (Atorvastatin) – Canada: Court grants appeal and issues order of prohibition: Pfizer v Ranbaxy: (Gowlings),
• Losec (Omeprazole) – Canada: Court dismisses impeachment proceeding as moot: AB Hassle v Apotex: (Gowlings),
• Metadate (Methylphenidate) – US: UCB launches patent infringement lawsuit against KV Pharmaceutical over generic Metadate: (IP Law360),
• Monistat (Miconazole) – US: Johnson & Johnson subsidiary files patent suit against Perrigo over Monistat ANDA: (IP Law360),
• Nexium – US: AstraZeneca shares up 7% after settling Ranbaxy patent suit: (IP finance),
• Norvasc (Amlodipine) – Canada: Federal Court upholds Pfizer’s Norvasc patent in suit to prevent Pharmascience from releasing generic version: (IP Law360), (Therapeutics Daily),
• Pantoloc (Pantoprazole) – Canada: Application for prohibition dismissed on grounds that allegation of non-infringement not justified: Solvay Pharma Inc and Altana Pharma AG v Apotex Inc: (Gowlings),
• Pantoloc (Pantoprazole) – Canada: Application for prohibition dismissed on grounds that patent not eligible for listing: Nycomed v Novopharm: (Gowlings),
• Pantoloc (Pantoprazole) – Canada: Court grants motion to dismiss proceedings in relation to first patent but finds second patent eligible for listing so should proceeds to hearing on the merits: Nycomed GmbH and Nycomed Canada Inc v Minister of Health and Genpharm Inc: (Gowlings),
• Plavix (Clopidogrel) – US: Former Bristol-Myers Squibb VP indicted for lying about Plavix patent deal: (SmartBrief), (IPBiz), (IP Law360), (GenericsWeb),
• Pravachol (Pravastatin) – US: Bristol-Myers, Watson settle Pravastatin patent suit: (IP Law360),
• Prevacid (Lansoprazole) – US: District Court upholds validity of Takeda’s Prevacid patents, rejecting Teva’s obviousness arguments: (Orange Book Blog),
• Tarceva (Erlotinib) – India: Ongoing patent dispute between Roche and CIPLA: (Spicy IP), (Interview with Roche’s MD – Spicy IP),
• Tarceva (Erlotinib) – India: CIPLA accused of promoting Erlotinib for ailments for which it had not been approved: (Spicy IP),
• Ultracet (Tramadol) – US: Caraco Pharma Labs wins summary judgment against Ortho-McNeil in patent case over generic Ultracet: (SmartBrief), (IP Law360), (GenericsWeb),
• Viread (Tenofovir) – Brazil declares Tenofovir to be of public interest, may issue compulsory licence: (Intellectual Property Watch), (GenericsWeb),
• Volini (Complete Pain relief) – India: Court says deceptive similarity injures proprietary rights in trade mark infringement case Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited v Universal Twin Labs: (International Law Office),
• Yasmin (Drospirenone) – US: Bayer sues Watson Pharma and Novartis to prevent generic version of Yasmin: (IP Law360), (GenericsWeb)

Africa

• WIPO DG applicant Otieno-Odek receives African Union backing: (Afro-IP),
• Kenya: Water hyacinth commercialization conference, patent and one stone to kill two birds: (IP Kenya),
• Kenya: Government seeking trade mark protection for ‘grown under the sun’ for Kenyan products: (Afro-IP),
• Kenya: Still sleeping on its IPRs: (Afro-IP),
• Kenya: 80% of trade marks counterfeited: (Afro-IP),
• Namibia: Passing off appeal decision in Gonschorek & Ors v Asmus & Anor: (Afro-IP),
• São Tomé and Príncipe: More on São Tomé and Príncipe’s accession to the PCT: (Afro-IP), (WIPO),
• South Africa: High Court sets aside search and seizure warrant in respect of alleged counterfeit CROCS shoes: Moresport P/L v Commissioner for SA Revenue Services & Ors: (Afro-IP)
• Uganda: Update on Uganda’s efforts to become TRIPS compliant: (Afro-IP)

Australia

• Entitlement, inventorship and employment: University of Western Australia v Gray: (IP Down Under), (IP finance),
• Cadbury doesn’t own colour purple in Australia: Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd: (IP Law360)

Austria

• Austrian domain name registry publishes special report on origin and emergence of .at domain: (Class 46)

Bangladesh

• Service mark applications now being accepted: (Ladas & Parry)

Brazil

• Is retaliation a solution? – Bill1.893/07 seeks to regulate cross-retaliations at WTO: (International Law Office)

Canada

• Implementation of CIRA’s new .ca WHOIS policy: (Canadian Trademark Blog),
• Canadian Association of Broadcasters seeks new copyright exception: (Michael Geist),
• Government of Alberta announces economic measures for tech companies: (ipblog.ca),
• Where do the Liberals stand on copyright?: (Michael Geist)

China

• The law and new tech in China: (China Hearsay),
• China’s free-for-all in IP is becoming past tense: (Patent Prospector),
• Student wins short film competition about respecting copyright: (China Hearsay),
• Litigation is up in China, but not yet making lawyers rich: (IAM)

Czech Republic

• New regulation of jurisdiction in industrial property disputes: (International Law Office)

Denmark

• Louis Vuitton alleges trade mark and copyright infringement over Vuitton-style handbag depicted in artwork : (Innovationpartners)

Europe

• CFI further clarifies dilution in Citigroup Inc v OHIM: (Catch Us If You Can!!!),
• Ferrero fends off Ferro CTM: Ferrero Deutschland v OHIM, Cornu SA Fontain: (Class 46),
• File-sharing should not be a crime says European Parliament: (Out-Law),
• Distribution of a copyright work requires transfer of ownership, rules ECJ: Peek & Cloppenburg KG v Cassina SpA: (Out-Law), (Catch Us If You Can!!!),
• ‘Three strikes and you’re out’ policy strikes out: (Michael Geist),
• EC commissions survey on IPR enforcement in third countries: (IPR-Helpdesk), (Michael Geist),
• IBM said to face EU scrutiny on mainframe business: (IP Law360),
• EC publishes Regulation 355/208 regarding electronic communication in CPVO proceedings: (IPKat),
• EU Competitiveness Council to meet 29-30 May to discuss progress on technical issues relating to Community patents: (IPKat),
• Community patent breakthrough, but still a long way to go: (IAM)

France

• French patent attorneys: an endangered species? – potential merger of French Bar with IP attorney profession: (IPKat),
• Freedom of speech finally prevails over trade mark rights in Greenpeace parody case: (Class 46)

Germany

• Leberkäse trade mark application for miniature scale model of product rejected: (Class 46)

Hong Kong

• Proposals to resolve the problem of ‘shadow’ companies: (Rouse & Co International)

India

• Moser Baer in Tamil film titles copyright tussle: (Spicy IP),
• Gauri Kamath’s coverage of the proposed Bayh Dole Bill: (Spicy IP),
• Nanotechnology and other scientific studies central to India’s future: (Gowlings),
• India – USPTO conference on protection of traditional knowledge, genetic resources and folklore kicks off in New Delhi: (Spicy IP)

Israel

• New standards for getting licensed as Israel patent attorney: (IP Factor)

Italy

• George Clooney confirms: Fashion range are fakes: (Class 46)

Poland

• Vinci system used to combat imported counterfeits: (Class 46),
• Supreme Administrative Court rules on trade mark rights lapse date following non-use: (Class 46)

Slovenia

• Slovenia IP Office 2007 Annual Report: (Class 46)

Switzerland

• Amendment of the Swiss patent law: (EPO)

Syria

• Syria gives trade mark applicants 3 months to file Israel boycott compliance: (IP Factor)

Ukraine

• Defending well-known marks: (International Law Office)

United Arab Emirates

• Publication of registrations signals improvements in design system: (Rouse & Co International)

United Kingdom

• Subtle amendments for UK trade mark law: Trade Marks (Earlier Trade Marks) Regulations 2008: (Class 46),
• High Court rules in favour of BBC in Dr Who copyright dispute: JHP Ltd v BBC Worldwide: (IPKat),
• Patent Court rules on costs in Research in Motion UK Ltd v Visto Corporation: (IPKat), (IAM), (IP Law360),
• Blacklight Power fails to persuade UK Patent Office of validity of theory behind patents relating to plasma reactor and laser: (IPKat),
• High Court revokes Buhler’s flour milling process patent in case against Spomax: (IPKat),
• Authors Licensing and Collecting Society press release ‘Finding the balance: the management of digital rights’: (IPKat),
• Court of Appeal rules on whether prior art not in the same design field should be taken into account in registered Community design case: Green Lane Products Ltd v PMS International Group Plc & Ors: (IPKat), (Catch Us If You Can!!!),
• Information Commissioner notified of 94 data breaches since HMRC debacle: (Out-Law),
• British Phonographic Institute threatens action against ISPs over facilitating copyright infringement: (IPKat),
• Court of Appeal hands down judgment in royalties dispute between members of the pop group Status Quo: Lancaster & Anor v Handle Artists Management Ltd & Ors: (IPKat)

United States

US General

• Ocean Tomo – Blueprint partnership: (e^(ip)),
• eDiscovery special masters: (Philip Brooks),
• Nominations open for the 2008 IP3 Awards: (Public Knowledge),
• eBay’s impact on preliminary injunctions in IP cases: (IP Law360)

US Patent Reform

• PTO opposition to Translogic petition challenging constitutionality of PTO Board compositions due 16 May: (Hal Wegner),
• John Whealan abandons post assisting Sen Leahy with patent reform: (Patent Prospector), (IAM),
• Patent Reform Bill stalled in Senate: (California Biotech Law Blog), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (IPBiz),
• Waiting for patent reform news – Done chasing unicorns… for now: (PLI),
• No end to fee diverson?: (Patent Docs),
• USPTO first action interview pilot program: (Patent Prospector),
• Dudas – Department of Justice wants PTO to appeal: (PLI)

US Patents

• USPTO news: Pilot program to allow law students to practice before the Patent Office: (Patent Docs),
• USPTO news: Patent Office launches financial profile system: (Patent Docs),
• USPTO news: Pilot program begins for submission of ‘complex work units’ in electronic formats: (Patent Docs),
• USPTO announces i-©®eaTM curriculum: (Daily Dose of IP),
• USPTO: Written description materials, revision 1: (Patent Baristas),
• USPTO posts comments on new rules for alternative claiming: (Patent Docs), (GenericsWeb),
• A new kind of patent boutique? – discussion of ‘State of the Legal Profession’ panel: (Patent Prospector), (responses 1, 2, 3 from IPBiz),
• Patent revenue and distribution: (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Patent Prospector),
• Patent construction reversal rate so high ‘you can’t advise your clients on what’s going to happen’: (IP ADR Blog),
• Association of University Technology Managers on prizes and patent pools: (IPBiz),
• Top ten patent cases: update: (Hal Wegner),
• Jon Dudas admits Patent Office keeps getting flooded by more and more bad patents: (Techdirt), (responses 1, 2, 3, 4 from IPBiz),
• Update on status of 2006 Eastern District Texas patent verdicts: (EDTexweblog.com),
• Seeking Supreme Court review in patent cases: (IP Law360),
• Patent trolls getting you down? Ask for a re-exam: (IP ADR Blog),
• M H Heine’s book ‘Patents for business: The manager’s guide to scope, strategy and due diligence’: (Patent Baristas),
• Getting to the heart of the patent quality debate: (IAM),
• Continuation-in-part claims have various priority dates: PowerOasis v T-Mobile: (Intellectual Property Directions),
• Improver licences: a way to reward innovation without stifling it?: (IP ADR Blog),
• Is the USPTO striking back with double patenting rejections?: (Patent Baristas),
• Rambus case may impact standards setting, say experts: (IP Law360),
• Lincoln’s famous words: (Patent Prospector),
• Practical effect of O2 Micro decision analysed in Grantly v Clear Channel order: (EDTexweblog.com)

US Copyright

• RIAA spent $2 million lobbying for tougher IP laws in 2007: (Ars Technica),
• Which Act applies to what?: (Patry Copyright Blog),
• Who owns sports coverage? – NY Times article on growing tension between professional sports teams and bloggers: (Michael Geist),
• Fair use, one author’s view: (Copyfight),
• ‘Attribution only’ as default policy – Otago Polytechnic on the how and why of CC BY: (creativecommons.org),
• Orphan works 2008: House and Senate bills introduced: (Public Knowledge),
• Groups praise orphan works legislation in Senate and House: (Public Knowledge)
• Yoko Ono sues documentary makers over unathorised use of ‘Imagine’: (IP Law360),

US Trademarks

• Trade mark applications go gaga for ‘green’, according to Dechert LLP report: (IP Law360)
• Trade mark thought of the day: (43(B)log),
• Consider the venue: significant split among circuits in findings of liability for trade mark infringement in metatags and keywords: (Intellectual Property Law Blog)

US – Companies / Entities

• 55 Brake – 55 Brake launches patent suit against numerous major automakers over electronic parking brake system: (IP Law360),
• Apple – Apple patent application for ‘enhancing online shopping atmosphere’: (IPBiz),
• Apple – Ex-Ramones’ drummer’s copyright infringement suit against Apple and other retailers dismissed because retailers had distribution rights: (Ars Technica),
• Axiom – CAFC questions whether finding of likelihood of confusion in trade mark infringement case is sufficient to establish irreparable harm for purpose of preliminary injunction: North American Med Corp v Axiom Worldwide, Inc: (IP Law360),
• Bilski – In Re Bilski roll call: (IP Law360), (Philip Brooks),
• Biomedical Patent Management – Supreme Court invites US Solicitor General to weigh in on dispute over state’s right to claim sovereign immunity in patent disputes: California v Biomedical: (IP Law360), (Hal Wegner), (California Biotech Law Blog), (IPBiz),
• Cambridge University Press – Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and Sage Publications sue Georgia State University over digital distribution of class reading materials: (Copyfight),
• Card Activation Technologies – Card Activation Technologies sues major retailers including Barnes & Noble, Aeropostale, OfficeMax, TJX Companies, Sears and Walgreen for infringement of patent relating to gift card activation and processing: (Philip Brooks),
• Carmichael Lodge – No absolute privilege to accuse another of copyright infringement: Carmichael Lodge No 2103, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks v Leonard: (43(B)log),
• Chase – Court issues opinion on copying of public utility hearing transcripts in Chase v Public Utility Commission of Pennsylvania: (Patry Copyright Blog),
• Chic – District Court issues permanent injunction restricting use of service mark CHIC in connection with musical performances by two former members of the band Chic: Rogers v Wright: (The Trademark Blog),
• Cisco – Judge denies GPNE Corp’s bid to move cable modem patent infringement suit with Cisco to district handling GNPE’s case against Samsung involving one of the same patents-in-suit: (IP Law360),
• DataTern – DataTern files suit against numerous travel, retail and financial companies claiming technology used on their websites infringes one of its patents: (IP Law360),
• DataTreasury – Licensor’s successor not bound by arbitration clause in licence agreement: DataTreasury Corp v Wells Fargo & Company: (IP Spotlight),
• DataTreasury – PNC Financial Services Group settles in DataTreasury patent infringement suit over cheque-imaging technology: (IP Law360),
• Energizer – : CAFC affirms ITC ruling holding Energizer patent for mercury-free batteries invalid: Energizer Holdings, Inc v Int’l Trade Commission: (IP Law360), (Hal Wegner), (Patent Prospector),
• Facebook – C E Harris files class action lawsuit accusing Blockbuster, Facebook of privacy law violations over Beacon tool: (Ars Technica),
• Finisar – CAFC throws out jury patent infringement verdict, raises potentially invalidating prior art: Finisar v DirecTV: (Patent Prospector), (Hal Wegner), (EDTexweblog.com), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (IP Law360), (Patently-O), (Patently-O),
• Gemstar – Gemstar, Digeo settle patent dispute over television program guides: (IP Law360),
• Given Imaging – Given signs $2 million preliminary settlement of patent dispute with Olympus over capsule endoscopy products: (IP Law360), (IP Factor),
• Grantley Patent Holdings – Clear Channel Communications ordered to pay Grantley more than $66 million for willful patent infringement; Clear Channel believes verdict will be reversed on appeal: (IP Law360),
• Honeywell – CAFC affirms noninfringement keyed to prosecution history estoppel because patentee did not show alleged equivalent unforeseeable at time of amendment: Honeywell v Hamilton Sundstrand: (Hal Wegner), (Patent Prospector), (IP Updates), (IP Law360),
• Honeywell – Honeywell, Teledyne enter into cross-licensing deal, settling aircraft patent dispute: (IP Law360),
• Howrey – Two former clients sue Howrey, Howrey partner alleging breach of fiduciary duty over bad patent deal: (IPBiz),
• IBM – IBM seeks patent on typing-to-speak in a call centre: (Techdirt),
• Intex Recreation Corp – Jury finds Intex did not infringe Sofpool’s but insufficient evidence of patent invalidity: (EDTexweblog.com),
• Justia – State of Oregon uses copyright law to prevent other sites from publicising Oregon law: (Patry Copyright Blog), (The Trademark Blog),
• LSI – LSI sues United Microelectronics Corp and others for infringement of patent related to semiconductor devices: (IP Law360),
• Monsanto – CAFC orders Bayer Bioscience to pay Monsanto’s attorneys fees due to Bayer’s inequitable conduct during prosecution of transgenic corn patents: (IP Law360), (Patent Prospector),
• MPAA – MPAA sues Pullmylink.com torrent site for copyright infringement: (Ars Technica),
• New England Patriots – New England Patriots still pursuing trade mark rights for ‘19-0’ despite their final record this season at 18-1: (Techdirt),
• Norgren – ITC declines to review earlier ruling that SMC did not infringe Norgren’s patents in dispute over devices used in compressed-air systems: (IP Law360),
• OK Go – Music group OK Go allege treadmill dancing in Bayer’s Berocca advertisement breaches copyright in concept used in earlier OK Go video clip: (Patry Copyright Blog), (Techdirt),
• Osram – Federal Circuit clears Osram of unfair competition and trade libel in regard to telling customers it believed that Dominant Semiconductors had infringed its patents for light-emitting diode technology: (IP Law360), (Patent Prospector),
• Pure Digital Technology – Advanced Video Technologies sues Pure Digital Tech, maker of Flip video camera, alleging patent infringement: (IP Law360),
• Qualcomm – Telco’s enter licensing framework for LTE, Qualcomm doesn’t sign up: (IP finance),
• Rambus – CAFC vacates FTC’s decision that Rambus breached antitrust duty by violating JEDEC patent disclosure rules and orders new trial: (Philip Brooks), (Techdirt), (Ars Technica), (IP Law360), (Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog), (Hal Wegner), (IPBiz), (IP Law360),
• Reid – Court says IP addresses are private: State of New Jersey v Shirley Reid: (Out-Law),
• Rembrandt – FTC may get involved in patent dispute over Rembrandt’s digital TV patents: (Techdirt),
• RIAA – RIAA escapes sanctions, drops copyright infringement case against homeless man, Chaz Berry: (Ars Technica),
• Rosen – Copyright predicate acts for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act claim are subject to Rule 9(b) heightened pleading: Rosen v Mystery Method: (Chicago IP Litigation Blog),
• Rowling: Copyright infringement case over Harry Potter lexicon: (Techdirt), (IP ADR Blog), (IP ADR Blog), (IP Factor), (Techdirt),
• Tessera – Tessera files new ITC complaint against Siliconware Precision Industries Co, STATS ChipPAC, ASE and ChipMOS Technologies claiming infringement of three patents relating to miniature semiconductors: (IP Law360),
• Target – MPEG-2 patent holders sue Target Corp for allegedly infringing their intellectual property with its Trutech brand of digital televisions and DVD players: (IP Law360),
• UniRAM – Judge awards UniRAM $5 million in prejudgment interest in its patent dispute with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co: (IP Law360),
• University of Georgia – Judge allows National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s copyright infringement claim against University of Georgia teachers to go forward: (IP Law360),
• Victoria’s Secret – Katrina Plew sues Victoria’s Secret for infringement of her patent relating to a strapless convertible bra: (IPBiz), (Counterfeit Chic),
• VNUS Medical Tech – USPTO continues VNUS patent in laser treatment suit against AngioDynamics: (IP Law360),
• Wachovia – Wachovia loses bid to block four former employees and Banc of America Investment Services from using what it claims is its confidential information to solicit Wachovia’s customers and employees: (IP Law360),
• Zenith Electronics – Purchases from licensed manufacturer come with implied license to practice the invention (regardless of non-infringing uses): Zenith Electronics v PDI Communications: (Patently-O)