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French Tax Raises Money For Drugs—And IP Concerns
As international governments and drug companies struggle to find a balance between protection of intellectual property and the rights of poor nations to access crucial medications, a controversial new French initiative stands to fuel the growing debate by pressuring the pharmaceutical industry to lower its prices. |
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E.U. Legal Experts Stunt Monsanto’s Soybean Claim
Friday, August 11, 2006
U.S. biotechnology giant Monsanto Co. does not have legal grounds to pursue a claim against Argentina over the company’s genetically modified Roundup Ready soybeans, say legal experts at the European Commission. |
Digene To Pay $3.5M Over 13 Months In License Pact
Friday, August 11, 2006
Medical company Digene Corp. announced on Thursday that it will make nonrefundable sublicense payments totaling $3.5 million to Abbott Laboratories over the next 13 months for patents relating to human vitro diagnostics. |
Solvay Sues Canada Co. Over ANDA For Generic Aceon
Friday, August 11, 2006
Determined to keep its hypertension treatment Aceon out of the hands of generic pharmaceutical makers, Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. has brought a suit against a Canada-based company known for aggressively pursuing generic versions of brand-name drugs. |
Ex-Coke Secretary Wants Separate Trial
Friday, August 11, 2006
A former secretary for Coca-Cola Co. who was charged with stealing trade secrets and trying to sell them to rival PepsiCo Inc. along with two other defendants has requested she be tried separately. |
Company Takes Aim At Amazon’s “One Click” Patent
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Internet security company Cordance Corp. may only have six employees, but the company is not afraid to take on industry giants. The tiny company has set its sights on Amazon.com, alleging that the online retailer’s “One Click” feature infringes a Cordance patent. |
American Honda Asserts Generator Patents
Thursday, August 10, 2006
American Honda Motor Co. Inc. has launched a patent infringement suit against a recreational vehicle parts supplier, claiming the company has infringed its patents covering electrical generators. |
Law Firm Profile: Jenner & Block LLP
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Lots of lawyers talk a big game when it comes to giving back to the community. But attorneys in Jenner & Block’s Intellectual Property group take their firm’s creed—“When It’s A Matter Of Importance”—to a higher level, shaping an IP practice that aims for both legal and personal excellence. |
Sports Stats Not Protected By Copyright: Judge
Thursday, August 10, 2006
A fantasy sports company hit a home run this week when a judge ruled that Major League Baseball players’ names and game statistics are in the public domain and not copyrightable. |
University Scores Win In Cellular Spat
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Marking a victory for The University of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Thursday affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a declaratory judgment action in a patent infringement suit involving a software firm that provides technology to cellular phone companies. |
Patent Suits Entangle Clinical Trial Tech. Industry
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
A full-throttle patent infringement campaign in the health care software industry is underway in New England, where a company called Datasci LLC has topped off a recent victory with a slew of new lawsuits. |
Sanofi Sues To Protect Lovenox
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Two subsidiaries of French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis have filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit to stave off generic competition for the popular anti-clotting drug Lovenox. |
Jury Rules Newspaper Had Right To Publish Photo
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
In a test of the freedom of newspapers to publish photographs under fair use, a jury has ruled that the San Jose Mercury News did not infringe on a photographer’s copyright when it published his photo of a prominent author. |
Ericsson Brings Suit Against Freedom Wireless
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Just a few weeks after Freedom Wireless received more than $92 million in a global settlement with other wireless companies, Ericsson Inc. is seeking a declaratory judgment against Freedom that it did not violate its patents covering a method for prepaid wireless services. |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Snags Trial Attorney
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Continuing to build its intellectual property litigation practice, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC has snagged a seasoned attorney from Thelen Reid & Priest LLP. |
Nokia Files Complaint Against Qualcomm
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
The gloves have come off in the legal battle between telecommunication giants Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm. Responding to Qualcomm’s call for investigation into allegations of patent infringement, Nokia filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery to compel Qualcomm to adhere to international standards for licensing intellectual property. |
FTC Moves To Stop U.S. Mammogram Monopoly
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Seeking to prevent a monopoly in the mammogram technology industry, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has forced X-ray and ultrasound company Hologic Inc. to divest one of its product areas after it acquired the intellectual property and assets of its top rival. |
Ciena, Nortel End Communications Patent Dispute
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Optical equipment maker Ciena Corp. and Canadian rival Nortel Networks Inc. have put to bed a pair of patent infringement lawsuits after wrangling for more than a year over communications networking technology. |
LED Maker Settles With Columbia Professor
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. has reached an agreement with Columbia University professor Gertrude Neumark Rothschild that will give it the rights to two patents related to light emitting diodes (LEDs). |
AIG's Insurance Fight Spawns Trade Secret Battle
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
A testy battle over trade secrets and employee agreements is brewing between former corporate partners after a group of officers and employees at insurance giant American International Group Inc. were sued by insurance brokerage C.V. Starr & Co. Inc. |
Apotex Launches At-Risk Generic Plavix
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Much to the horror of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis, Apotex officially launched an at-risk generic version of Plavix on Tuesday after the settlement between the three companies over the patent failed to receive antitrust clearance. |
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A Tale of Two Trademarks
A common perception is that obtaining a federally registered trademark is simply a matter of filling out an application with the U.S. Trademark Office. However, a great deal more may be involved, says Frank Ubell of Greenberg Traurig LLP. |
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Solvay Sues Canada Co. Over ANDA For Generic Aceon
Friday, August 11, 2006
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Ex-Coke Secretary Wants Separate Trial
Friday, August 11, 2006
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Company Takes Aim At Amazon’s “One Click” Patent
Thursday, August 10, 2006
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American Honda Asserts Generator Patents
Thursday, August 10, 2006
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Sports Stats Not Protected By Copyright: Judge
Thursday, August 10, 2006
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University Scores Win In Cellular Spat
Thursday, August 10, 2006
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Patent Suits Entangle Clinical Trial Tech. Industry
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
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Jury Rules Newspaper Had Right To Publish Photo
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
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Reactions Mixed To Latest Senate Patent Reform Bill
Friday, August 04, 2006
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Apple Responds to Scandinavian Antitrust Inquiry
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
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Trademark Riff Divides Canadian Gay Groups
Monday, July 31, 2006
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"Rocket Docket" Bill Passes House Markup
Thursday, July 27, 2006
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Korea Pushes Drug-Pricing Law
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Support For Community Patent, But Not At Any Cost
Thursday, July 20, 2006
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FTC Commissioner Slams Authorized Generics
Thursday, July 20, 2006
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E.U. Patent Law Waiting On French Approval
Friday, July 14, 2006
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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Snags Trial Attorney
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
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Baker & Daniels Nabs Two Biotech Lawyers
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
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Connolly Bove Builds On IP Practice
Friday, August 04, 2006
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Howrey Loses Renowned IP Chair
Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Steptoe Scores IP Litigator Off Akin Gump
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
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Rambus General Counsel Steps Down
Friday, July 28, 2006
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Brinks Hofer Opens Doors In Salt Lake City
Friday, July 21, 2006
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Law Firm Profile: Dechert LLP
Monday, July 17, 2006
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