IP Think Tank Global Week in Review – 8 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.

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and please do let me know if you think we’ve missed something important, or if
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Highlights this week included:

Global

Global – General

  • Customs duties on
    royalties and licence fees: (IP
    finance    ),
  • WIPO: Trade secrets and
    employee loyalty: (WIPO),
  • Global warming and IP: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Speed, cost & global
    consistency: (IP
    ThinkTank    ),
  • IP rights in Brazil, Russia, India and China exonomies economies: (IPcentral),
  • Why economists are so
    wrong about IP, part 324: (IAM),
  • Top 5 things for a Chief
    Intellectual Property Office to focus on: (IP
    ThinkTank    ),
  • IP issues are business
    issues – An interview with Jeremy Phillips: (IP
    ThinkTank    ),
  • Finance firms must
    recognize the importance of IP: (IP
    finance    ),
  • Most
    journalists may not understand IP, but do not give up on them: (IAM)

Global – Trade
Marks / Domain Names / Brands

  • WIPO: statistics on trade
    mark application by office since 1883: (Class
    46    ),
  • WIPO: domain
    ‘danonecancer.com’ registered in bad faith: (Class
    46    ),
  • Global Congress calls on
    government leaders to engage in battle against counterfeiting and piracy:
    (WIPO),

Global – Patents

  • Eco-Patent Commons: (MaRS),
  • Linux kernel creator,
    Linus Torvalds, on patents and software giants: (Patent
    Prospector    ), (Washington
    Post    ), (ZDNet),
    (InformationWeek),
  • Patent audits and
    internal invention surveys: 7 strategies, 33 tactical steps, and 2
    benchmarks: (Metropolitan
    Corporate Counsel    ),
  • Thomson Scientific Patent
    Focus Report 2008 reviews key statistics and developments from 2007 for
    patents and patent owners in China, Europe, India, Japan and the Umited States: (Thomson
    Scientific    ),
  • German Standards
    Institute DIN – General principles for proper patent valuation: (IP
    finance    ),

Global – Copyright

  • WIPO Standing Committee
    on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 16th Session – 10-12 March 2008: (IP
    Justice    ),
  • Royalty agreements
    holding up necessary change in the music industry: (Techdirt),
  • New online licensing
    deals signal direction for music industry: (Intellectual
    Property Watch    ),
  • Are your pictures on
    Facebook? – Facebook’s contractual rights to users’ photos problematic: (Spicy
    IP    )

Pharma

  • European Commission
    probes pharmaceutical sector: (Philip
    Brooks    ),
  • WHO Board sets course on
    IP, avian flu, tighter publication policy: (Intellectual
    Property Watch    ),
  • India: The Competition Act,
    patents and over hyped drugs: (Part I – Spicy
    IP    ), (Part II – Spicy
    IP    ), (Part III – Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Ignoring not the solution
    – response to D Ravi Kanth’s article ‘Drug Capitalism’: (Patent
    Circle    ),
  • President Bush proposes
    FY2009 FDA Budget: follow-on biologics and new user fee legislation on tap
    for 2008, as well as plans to resurrect FDAAA DTC TV ad user free program:
    (FDA
    Law Blog    ), (GenericsWeb),
  • Thailand’s
    new Health Minister declares review of compulsory licences for 4 cancer
    drugs, two HIV-AIDS drugs and a heart treatment: (Generic
    Pharmaceuticals & IP    ),
  • UK Court
    rejects claim by US pharma company Eli Lilly and Co to stop a British pharmacy
    from buying supplies of Eli Lilly’s drugs in Turkey and then selling them on to
    online pharmacies in Canada: (Class
    46    ), (IPFactor),
  • CAFC rejects Roche
    Molecular’s request for writ of mandamus in its legal battle with Stanford
    University over ownership and license rights to HIV monitoring patents: (IP
    Law360    ), (Patently-O),
  • Altace (Ramipril) – FDA
    explains why Cobalt has 180-day exclusivity: (Orange
    Book Blog    ), (Generic
    Pharmaceuticals & IP    ),
  • Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) –
    FTC files amicus brief in case brought by Cipro purchasers claiming the
    patent litigation settlement reached by Bayer and several generic drug
    companies violates antitrust laws: (Orange
    Book Blog    ),
  • Crestor (Rosuvastatin) –
    Apotex commences lawsuit against AstraZeneca for blocking a generic
    version of Crestor: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Cubicin (Daptomycin) –
    Corrected Cubist patent now relisted in Orange Book: (GenericsWeb)
  • Depakote (Valproate
    semisodium) – Abbot sues Sun Pharmaceuticals to block generic Depakote: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Enbrel (etanercept ) / Kineret (Anakinra) –
    Federal judge allows Amgen to add inequitable conduct to declaratory judgment
    suit against Ariad: (IP
    Law360    ), (Patent
    Docs    ),
  • Fosamax (Alendronate) – Merck’s
    Fosamax patent expires: Watson Pharmaceuticals to distribute authorized generic
    version, Teva and Barr also launch FDA approved generic versions: (SmartBrief),
    (Patent
    Circle    ), (In
    Vivo Blog    ), (Patent
    Circle    ), (GenericsWeb)
  • Glivec (Imatinib) –
    Thailand government will not impose compulsory licence on cancer drug
    following Novartis offer to provide the drug free through Glivec
    International Patient Assistance Program: (Reuters),
    (Spicy
    IP    ), (Patent
    Circle    ), (Medindia.com),
    (IP
    Law360    ), (Patent
    Docs    ),
  • Lovenox (Enoxaparin) –
    Sanofi-Aventis could face antitrust charges if company loses Lovenox
    patent case against Teva and Amphastar: (FT.com),
  • Nadifloxacin – Wockhardt
    receives patent for antibacterial NCE: (Patent
    Circle    ),
  • Protonix (Pantoprazole) –
    Wyeth and Nycomed announce launch of generic Protonix: (IPBiz),
  • Protonix (Pantoprazole) –
    Teva introduces generic Protonix delayed-release tablets: (genericsweb),
    (IN
    VIVO Blog    ),
  • Tarceva (Erlotinib) – Roche
    patent infringement action against CIPLA continues before Delhi High Court:
    (Generic
    Pharmaceuticals & IP    ), (International
    Law Office    ), (SpicyIP),
  • Zantac (Ranitidine) – GSK
    and Cypress
    settle Zantac syrup suit: (Patent
    Docs    ),
  • Zantac (Ranitidine) –
    Boehringer sues Apotex to protect Zantac patent: (IP
    Law360    )

Africa

  • Don’t
    sign Economic Partnership Agreements with EU, African states are warned: (Afro-IP),
  • Japanese
    government reports on first conference regarding support for Africa in the field of IP: (Afro-IP),
  • E&xnbsp;Africa semper aliquid novi – replicas and
    Ghanaian trade mark law: (Afro-IP),
  • South
    African Screen Federation report calls for new IP model for public
    broadcasters: (Afro-IP),
  • WIPO’s
    answer to traditional knowledge protection: (Afro-IP),
  • More
    on traditional knowledge protection… and GeoWebs: (Afro-IP),
  • SA Court prepared to send company directors to jail to
    protect brand owner in case between Simeka Business Solutions Group and
    Business Systems Group: (Afro-IP)
  • OHIM’s
    latest stats: what they say about Africa: (Afro-IP)

Australia

  • Shape
    trade mark not a means to protect an article formerly exploited under a patent:
    Mayne Industries P/L v Advanced Engineering Group P/L: (Australian
    Trade Marks Law Blog    ), (Mondaq),
  • Domain
    name disputes and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy: (Australian
    Trade Marks Law Blog    ),
  • Trade
    Marks Office finds ‘Dirty Kustoms Industries’ deceptively similar to ‘Kustoms’:
    (Mondaq),
  • Federal
    Court finds infringement of copyright in project home plans in Gaunt v Hille:
    (Mondaq),
  • Federal
    Court revokes Mr G Stack’s petty patent relating to water meter assemblies: (Mondaq),
  • Government
    reviews format shifting exceptions for film and photos: (Mondaq),
  • Australian
    Taxation Office considers new rules to deter illegal transfer pricing: (Mondaq),
  • Ziliana
    unsuccessfully sues Polo Ralph Lauren for copyright infringement in imported
    clothes bearing polo symbol: Polo/Lauren Company LP v Ziliani Holdings P/L:
    (IP
    Down Under    ), (IPwar’s),
  • Scotch
    Whisky Association objects to geographic connotation in ‘Glenn Oaks’ mark for
    bourbon: (IP
    Down Under    )
  • Ralph
    Lauren Copyright Case against importer demonstrates difficulties prevent
    parallel imports: (Mallesons),

Brazil

Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria deposits instrument of accession to Singapore Treaty on Trade Marks: (Class
    46    ), (IPKat),
    (WIPO)

Canada

  • CIPO
    announces its participation in the Canada-US
    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot: (ipblog.ca),
  • Julianna
    Yau on CMEC copyright proposal: (Michael Geist),
  • The
    conservative copyright MPs – An update: (Michael Geist),
  • Is
    Prentice’s Copyright Bill born in the USA?: (Michael Geist),
  • Prentice
    backtracks on Treaty Policy: (Michael Geist),
  • Microsoft
    misleads on copyright reform: (Michael Geist),
  • Angus
    issues 3-step approach for effective copyright reform: (Michael Geist)
  • Canadian
    Trade-mark battles: (IPblog)

China

  • Deputy
    Commissioner of SIPO meets with Director of Mongolian IP Office to discuss
    potential cooperation projects between the two offices: (SIPO),
  • Record
    labels sue Baidu over providing links to file-sharing sites: (Ars
    Technica    ), (Techdirt),
    (Out-Law), (IP
    Law360    ), (Copyfight),

Czech Republic

Denmark

  • Danish County Court orders ISP to block Pirate Bay (torrent tracker): (Techdirt), (Innovationpartners),
  • ISP
    ordered to block Pirate Bay, Tele2, considers
    fighting order: (Techdirt)

Europe

  • EC
    publishes list of customs contacts for IP infringement: (Class
    46    ),
  • ECHR to
    clarify how data protection laws and human rights laws interact in Michael
    Marper v UK:
    (Out-Law),
  • European
    patent translation requirements to ease with London Agreement coming into force
    on 1 May: (Daily
    Dose of IP    ), (Out-Law),
    (Harold Wegner),
    (Catch
    Us If You Can!!!    ), (The
    Register    ), (EPO),
  • EPO:
    XY Inc’s ‘frozen sperm’ patent upheld in amended form: (Daily
    Dose of IP    ),
  • OHIM
    publishes Service Charter: (Class
    46    ),
  • France set to make copyright term extension for sound
    recordings a priority of its upcoming six-month presidency of the EU, despite
    opposition from UK and Germany: (IPKat),
  • OHIM:
    New decision of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal: (Class
    46    ),
  • ECJ
    rules that member states may, but do not have to, provide that copyright owners
    can subpoena the ISP to identify the alleged infringer: Promusicae v
    Telefonica de Espana    : (IPwar’s),
  • EFF:
    Fighting for digital rights in Europe – our
    next year: (Electronic
    Frontier Foundation    ),
  • Alison
    Brimlow on the EPO’s future: (IPKat)

France

  • French
    IP Office reports top trade mark applicants: (Class
    46    ),
  • What’s
    the right amount of damages? Personality rights French style: N
    Sarkozy and C Bruni v Ryanair    : (Catch
    Us If You Can!!!    )

Germany

  • RapidShare
    file sharing case: dichotomy of opinion: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • IP-Com, sues Nokia for infringement of 8 patent
    families in German patent court: (Techdirt), (IP
    finance    ), (IPEG),
    (IAM),
    (more from IAM),
  • Applicable law is that in force on date of
    registration, rules German Federal
    Patent Court in Lastminit trade mark case:
    (Class
    46    ),
  • Cook
    Inc files patent infringement suit in Dusseldorf District Court against Edwards
    Lifesciences over artificial heart valves: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Could
    ‘Berliner Currywurst’ be a trade mark?: (Class
    46    )

Honduras

  • Trademark Law Treaty
    accession by Honduras:
    (WIPO)

India

  • Period
    for copyright protection expires: Get ready for Bollywood all over again!: (Spicy
    IP    ),
  • Role
    of Geographical Indications in the field of traditional knowledge: (Mondaq),
  • India : The place of generics in a product patent regime:
    (Mondaq)
  • Economic
    significance whether inventive step?: (Mondaq),
  • Grassroot
    innovation gets a helping hand from NIF: (Spicy
    IP    )

Italy

  • Italian parliament may have unwittingly
    legalized sharing music over P2P networks: (Ars
    Technica    )

Korea

Netherlands

  • Hertogenbosch
    Court of Appeal rules that filling prelabelled cans with drink amounts to ‘use’
    of an infringing mark: Red Bull v Winters & Smart Drinks: (Class
    46    ),
  • Does
    ‘Geert Wilders… Extremist… Harms you and society seriously’ infringe the
    Marlboro trade mark?: Opinion article on
    freedom of expression and trade mark protection: (Class
    46    ),
  • Public
    authorities and the publication of copyrighted material: (International
    Law Office    )

New Zealand

Malaysia

Poland

  • Trade mark attorney’s minimum fees published in
    Gazeta Prawna: (Class 46),
  • Court of Conciliation for Internet Domains
    orders gmail.pl to remain with poets: (Class
    46    )

Sweden

  • Sweden prosecutor charges Pirate Bay operators with conspiracy
    to break copyright law and being an accessory: (Spicy
    IP    )
  • Pirate Bay: big revenue claims
    fabricated by prosecutors: (Ars
    Technica    ),
  • Swedish and EU design protection adjudication: (International
    Law Office    ),

Taiwan

  • EU
    report criticizes Taiwanese compulsory licensing practices for CDs: (Catch Us If You
    Can!!!    ),
  • Group of Major Microsoft counterfeiters sentenced to 4
    years in prison: (Ars
    Technica    )

Thailand

  • Thailand announces prospective membership in Paris Convention and PCT: (Patent
    Docs    )

United Arab
Emirates

United Kingdom

  • No
    presumption against parallel proceedings in patent revocation cases: Glaxo
    Group Ltd v Genentech Inc and Biogen Idec Inc    : (IPKat),
  • Trek
    2000’s memory stick patent revoked in UK High Court: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • So
    you can cancel a mark that has been revoked: T-Mobile (UK) Ltd v O2 Holdings
    Ltd    : (IPKat),
  • Bailii monographs are on the way!: (IPKat),
  • From Vicom to Astron Clinica –
    computer program patent claims: (IPKat), (IPKat)
  • UKIPO: How to extend UK (and in some cases EPO- or EU-originated) IP rights to the Pacific island of Kiribati: (IPKat),
  • myspace.co.uk awarded to MySpace even though the
    domain name had been registered long before MySpace came into existence: (IPwar’s),
  • IP Crime Group releases UK IP Crime
    Report: (Mondaq),
  • UK government puts pressure on ISPs to reach voluntary
    scheme with music and film industries to combat illegal file sharing: (Mondaq),
  • UK launches trade mark fast-tracking option: (Mondaq),
  • Autonomy
    loses UK patent appeal relating to automated computer searching: (IPKat),

United
States

US General

US Patent Reform

US Patents

  • Patent Litigation Statistics for January 2008: (Patent Troll Tracker),
  • A
    potpourri of patent perspectives: (Mondaq),
  • Is
    that reference publicly accessible? Well, it depends on the facts: SRI
    Int’l, Inc v Internet Sec. Sys., Inc    : (Mondaq),
  • Time
    to toss the general dictionary?: Number of CAFC decisions citing a dictionary:
    (Patently-O),
    (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Patent
    standards and investment in alternative energy: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • EFS-Web
    – web-based patent application and document submission solution: (IPBiz),
  • Washington
    Law Foundation webinar on Smithkline Beecham v Dudas – 5 Feb 2008: (IP
    ThinkTank    ),
  • Discussion
    of Judge Plager and L Pettigrew’s ‘Rethinking patent law’s uniformity
    principle: a response to Nard and Duffy’: (IPBiz),
    (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Current
    patent topics from inside the Beltway: (Harold Wegner),
  • Bad
    arguments at the Federal Circuit – The Court strikes back: Oatey Co v IPS
    Corp    : (Harold
    Wegner    ),
  • Frivolous
    appeal, briefing and argument: F & G Research, Inc v Dynapoint Taiwan:
    (Harold Wegner),
  • Northern
    District of California ’s
    new patent litigation rules: (Patently-O),
    (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Obviousness
    training for USPTO examiners: (Patent
    Prospector    ), (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Federal
    Circuit patent mediation success rate at 42%: (IP
    Updates    ), (Harold
    Wegner    ),
  • For
    example, language in specification following ‘e.g.’ found to be an express
    definition, rather than an example: Sinorgchem v ITC: (Mondaq),
  • New
    US Patent Rules face challenge; the result is the state of patent practice is
    in flux: (Metropolitan
    Corporate Counsel    ),
  • The
    proposed new Patent Rules and how they may affect your company: (Metropolitan
    Corporate Counsel    ),
  • Teach
    your jurors well: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • The
    once-company: (Patent Troll
    Tracker    ),
  • Rule
    11 – Reasonable prefiling investigation: (Philip
    Brooks    ),
  • USPTO
    first quarter allowance rate: 44%: (Anticipate
    This!    ),
  • Close
    call at the BPAI – Near-precedential decision sinks computer claim under
    utility requirement: Ex parte Nehls et al: (Peter
    Zura’s 271 Patent Blog    ),
  • Examination
    support document could add $26,000 to patent costs: (Patent
    Baristas    ),
  • EFF’s
    Patent Busting Project: (Securing
    Innovation    ),
  • USPTO
    proposed FY2009 budget announced: (Daily
    Dose of IP    ), (Intellectual
    Property Watch    ),
  • Bayh-Doyle
    Act does not a patent law make (the dissent): Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v Xenon Pharmceuticals: (Patent
    Baristas    ),
  • Egyptian Godess – Amicus briefs filed
    in Egyptian Godess v Swisa, a case that ‘could fundamentally change how
    design patent infringement and validity are considered’: (Washington
    State Patent Law Blog    ),

US Copyright

US Trademarks

  • Trade
    mark infringement and the importance of establishing likelihood of confusion: (Intellectual
    Property Law Blog    )
  • Election
    of statutory damages for counterfeiting bars attorney’s fees: (Intellectual
    Property Law Blog    ), (Mondaq),
  • In
    the 9th Circuit, may not be worth it to elect statutory damages in
    trade mark counterfeiting claim: (Intellectual
    Property Law Blog    ),
  • Value
    of Yahoo brand well below Microsoft bid price: (IAM),
  • Death
    by dog toy: Is dilution dead after Chewy Vuiton: Louis Vuitton Malletier
    S.A. v. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC    : (Mondaq)
  • The
    colour of sweet is yellow: Likelihood of confusion is the single most important
    trade dress infringement factor: NcNeil Nutritionals v Heartland Sweeteners:
    (Mondaq),

US – Companies / Entities

  • Agilent Technologies – files trade secret suit
    against Advanced Materials Technology, a company founded by three former
    employees: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Akamai – Federal Court issues summary judgment
    of noninfringement regarding one patent asserted by Akamai against Limelight: (IP
    Law360    ), (Silicon
    Alley Insider    ),
  • American Express – Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit rejects trade mark challenge to American Express’ ‘My Life. My Card.’
    advertising campaign: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • American Seating Company – CAFC delivers
    decision on damages in American Seating’s patent infringement case against
    USSC: (Peter
    Zura’s 271 Patent Blog    ), (Patently-O),
    (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Applied Interact – District Court warns contents
    of inequitable conduct must be stated with particularity in patent case Applied
    Interact v Continental Airlines    : (Peter
    Zura’s 271 Patent Blog    ),
  • AT&T – launches trade mark infringement suit
    against Wireless Exclusive claiming it is involved in a fraudulent scheme to
    resell pay-as-you-go phones: (IP
    Law360    ), (Techdirt),
  • Barracuda Networks – Trend Micro alleges patent
    infringement against Barracuda over open-source anti-virus software ClamAV: (IP
    Down Under    ),
  • Barracuda Networks – Barracuda Networks enlist
    open source community in Trend Micro patent fight: (Philip
    Brooks    ),
  • Black & Decker – CAFC reverses broad claim
    construction arrived at by lower court in patent infringement suit brought by
    Black & Decker against Robert Bosch Tool Corp: (Mondaq),
  • Canadian
    Commercial Corp – District Court confirms price detail in a government contract
    can be a trade secret: Canadian Commercial Corp. v Dept. of the Air Force:
    (IP
    Spotlight    )
  • CIAS – CIAS asks Supreme Court to consider how
    prosecution statements should be used for claim construction in its suit
    against Alliance Gaming: (Patently-O),
  • Ciena – Ciena reaches $7.7m settlement with
    Northrop Grumman to resolve dispute over optical fibre amplifier patent: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Cisco – ESN LLC refiles patent lawsuit against
    Cisco and its subsidiary a few months after dropping an identical suit over its
    internet protocol technology: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Comiskey – Federal Circuit finds mental process unpatentable in
    In re Comiskey – method for
    performing mandatory arbitration of one or more documents: (Intellectual
    Property Law Blog    ),
  • Council on American Islamic Relations – CAIR
    sued for copyright infringement for posting audio clips of Michael Savage, a
    radio host, on their site, EFF assists CAIR: (Ars
    Technica    ), (Techdirt),
  • Dell – Judgment in favour of Lucent Technologies
    in patent case brought by Dell concerning touch screen technology: (EDTexweblog.com),
  • DreamWorks – CAFC affirms lower court’s summary
    judgment against David Sitrick in his patent infringement case against
    DreamWorks and Warner Bros – CAFC continues to expand doctrine of full scope
    enablement: (Patent
    Prospector    ), (Patently-O),
    (IP
    Updates    ),
  • Electronic Data Systems – EDS sues mobile phone
    companies Virgin Mobile USA,
    TracFone, and MetroPCS for infringement of two prepaid phone service patents: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation – EFF challenges
    Sheldon F Goldberg’s online gaming patent that has allegedly been used to pressure
    online gaming companies to pay hefty licensing fees: (IP
    Law360    ), (Ars
    Technica    ), (Mashable.com),
  • Energy
    Transportation Group – Court rules that William Demant Holdings subject to
    personal jurisdiction based on subsidiary’s conduct in the company’s patent dispute
    with Energy Transportation Group: (Delaware IP Law), (Reuters),
  • Excel
    Innovations – Patent infringement battle between Excel and Indivos over
    tokenless biometric computer systems reopened, but Excel won’t be allowed to
    pursue claims while bankruptcy is pending: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Google
    – CAFC finds District Court improperly added limitation not supported by the
    specification: Hyperphrase Tech v Google: (Mondaq),
  • IBM
    – former IBM Engineer adds a group of lawyers to patent infringement suit: (IPLaw360),
  • Intel
    – Wisconsin University sues Intel for infringement
    of their data speculation patent: (IP
    Law360    ), (ArsTechnica),
  • Iovate – Motion to dismiss for improper venue
    granted in Iovate’s patent case against BSN over dietary supplements: (EDTexblogweb.com),
  • Kangaroo Media – Kangaroo Media settles patent
    complaint over technology used in Fanview device and acquires exclusive
    worldwide licensing right from Immersion: (CNW
    Group    ), (scenedaily.com),
  • Klausner – GotVoice, a defendant in a patent
    infringement action brought by Klausner agrees to licensing deal settling the
    parties’ dispute over voice-messaging technology: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Kodak – Federal Circuit affirms Kodak’s patent win against Ampex Corp: (IPLaw360),
  • Medtronic – Judge corrects claim construction
    order in Medtronic’s suit against Abbot Laboratories over balloon catheter and
    stent patents: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Monsanto – Monsanto’s Roundup Ready GMO patents
    convincingly upheld on appeal in another case against a farmer: Monsanto v
    David    : (Patently-O),
    (Patent
    Prospector    ), (Harold Wegner),
    (Patent
    Docs    ), (Holman’s
    Biotech IP Blog    ), (IPBiz),
  • Mosaid Technologies – Mosaid settles with two of
    the four defendants it accuses of infringing its DRAM patents: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • National Football League – NFL shuts down Super
    Bowl parties held in churches, claiming copyright law violations: (Public Knowledge), (Public Knowledge), (Techdirt), (Trademark
    Blog    ), (Against
    Monopoly    ), (Spicy
    IP    ), (Public Knowledge),
  • N-Data – FTC asserts its antitrust authority to prevent
    N-Data from extracting excessive royalties for use of N-Data’s Ethernet
    patents: (Mondaq),
    (another article from Mondaq), (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Parallel
    Networks – Parallel Networks sues Walgreen, OfficeMax, Saks, Priceline.com,
    Orbitz, Shutterfly, and Clark Wamberg for infringement of its technology that
    is vital to searching certain web pages: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Punchgini – NY Appeals Court finds famous
    foreign trade marks are protectible in ITC Ltd v Punchgini Inc: (Intellectual
    Property Law Blog    ), (Spicy
    IP    ), (Mondaq),
  • Quanta – Experts cast doubt on arguments made in
    the Quanta case against LG that competition could be restrained if patent
    holders were allowed to collect royalties downstream after a license had been
    granted: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Quantum Corp – Federal Judge dismisses patent
    claims brought by Quantum against Riverbed Technology, based on Quantum’s lack
    of standing to assert the patent at the time of filing suit: (IP
    Law360    ),
  • Rembrandt – In Rembrandt v CIBA patent
    case, jury returns verdict for plaintiff on infring

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