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Agriculture
Federal Circuit Sides With Monsanto In Licensing Spat
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has partially affirmed a decision involving Monsanto Co., dismissing claims of patent misuse and antitrust violations hurled at the agrochemical giant over its Roundup Ready licensing arrangements. |
Judge Chucks Monsanto’s Claims In Corn Row
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
In a blow to biotechnology giant Monsanto Co., a federal Delaware judge has ruled in favor of Swiss archrival Syngenta AG in a long-standing brawl over the rights to an herbicide-resistant type of genetically modified corn. |
ConAgra Files Suit Over Egg-Substitute Patent
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
ConAgra Foods Inc., one of the largest food manufacturers in North America, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival distributor Michael Foods to protect its popular egg-substitute product. |
Argentina Bids For E.U. Help In Monsanto Roundup Row
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
A long-running feud between biotech giant Monsanto Co. and Argentina over royalty payments on genetically modified Roundup Ready soybeans has reached a boiling point, prompting the country to solicit intervention by the European Commission. |
European Union Buckles To U.S. On Regional Brands
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
The European Union has caved in under pressure from the U.S. and Australia to simplify its registration procedure for foreign agricultural products after a protracted food fight over geographic indications. |
Patent Suits Break Decade-Old Trend, Drop In '05
Monday, January 02, 2006
2005 was a big year for intellectual property lawsuits, with combined patent, copyright and trademark cases jumping 14% over 2004, according to a survey conducted by IP Law Bulletin. But behind those numbers is a surprising trend: patent litigation is on the decline in the U.S., while copyright litigation is exploding thanks to aggressive enforcement actions by the entertainment industry. |
Dow Chemical Prevails In Canola Patent Challenge
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Cargill Inc.’s patent challenge against Dow Chemical Co. deflated once again in federal court after a jury found Cargill had withheld information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. |
Jury Favors Monsanto In Patent Dispute With Bayer
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
A jury has ruled in favor of Monsanto Co. in the company’s patent dispute with rival Bayer CropScience over an insect-protection technology for corn. |
Caterpillar Loses Patent Fight Over Diesel-Engine Technology
Monday, September 26, 2005
In a second defeat for Caterpillar Inc., the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has once again sided with an inventor who took on the heavy-equipment maker’s recently awarded patent for diesel-engine technology worth billions of dollars. |
E.U., U.S. Settle 20-Year Dispute Over Wine Labeling
Friday, September 16, 2005
The European Commission and the U.S. government have settled a 20-year-old squabble over the use on wine labels of terms such as Burgundy, champagne, Chablis, Chianti, Madeira, Malaga, port, sherry and tokay. |
European Patent Office Upholds Monsanto's Roundup Patent
Friday, April 08, 2005
In a decision that could have wide repercussions for farmers around the world, the European Patent Office has ruled that Monsanto Co. has the right to patent herbicide-resistant seeds in Europe. |
Judge Orders Weyerhaeuser To Pay $458M For Spinning Off Patent Liability
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
In a stinging rebuke to companies that try to divorce themselves from patent infringement liability, a bankruptcy judge in Atlanta has ordered Weyerhaeuser Co. to pay $458 million to a spin-off that inadvertently took over a diaper that infringed patents held by a rival. |
New Venture To Hold Broad Patent Rights To Cloning Technologies
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Geron Corp. and Exeter Life Sciences Inc. have created a joint venture that will hold broad patent rights to cloning technology, the two companies said. |
Geron Wins Patent Interference Vs. ACT Over Cloning Technology
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Geron has won another round in its patent interference proceeding with Advanced Cell Technology Corporation over the technology used to clone Dolly the sheep. |
Monsanto, Bayer Settle Decades-Long Battle Over Plant Biotech Patents
Friday, February 04, 2005
U.S. agrochemicals giant Monsanto Co. has settled its dispute with German rival giant Bayer CropScience and the Max Planck Society over technology that allows scientists to transfer new traits to plant cells, ending the longest-running patent battle in the history of plant biotechnology. |
Geron Wins Patent Interference Over Cloning Technology
Friday, January 07, 2005
Advanced Cell Technology Corp. has lost the latest round in its patent interference dispute with biotech rival Geron Corp. over the technology used to clone Dolly the sheep. |
Syngenta Vows To Appeal After Stinging Defeat In Patent Suit Vs. Rivals
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Swiss agrochemical company Syngenta AG has vowed to appeal a decision by a Delaware court that favored rivals Monsanto Co. and Dow Chemical Co. in a dispute over biotech patents for insect-resistant corn. |
Syngenta, DuPont Settle Corn Seed Patent Suit, But Trial Proceeds Against Other Defendants
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Swiss agricultural biotech company Syngenta and U.S. rival DuPont have settled their litigation over patents for pest-resistant corn, on the eve of the opening of the trial in federal court in Delaware. |
Supreme Court Seeks Bush Administration's Views On Replanting Patented Seeds
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Bush administration for guidance in a case that turns on agrochemical giant Monsanto Co.’s right to bar farmers from replanting patented seeds. |
Monsanto Wins 12-Year Patent Interference Dispute At USPTO
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ruled in Monsanto Company’s favor in the agrochemical company’s 12-year patent interference dispute against German researchers over a key technology used in genetically modifying plants. |
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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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Latest Articles
London Fog Lets Go Of Trademark
Monday, August 21, 2006
Still selling off its assets, bankrupt rainwear maker London Fog Group Inc. has unloaded its famed trademark, with Iconix Brand Group Inc. snapping up the recognizable brand for $30.5 million in cash and $7 million in stock.
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No End In Sight In Plavix Battle
Monday, August 21, 2006
Attorneys spent a second day in court Monday arguing over whether Apotex’ generic version of the blockbuster blood thinner Plavix should be allowed on the market.
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Lengthy Patent Battle Wages On For Microsoft
Monday, August 21, 2006
Timeline Inc. announced Monday that it has terminated a limited license with Microsoft Corp. for use of its patents with the software giant’s SQL Servers, and has asked a federal court to add Microsoft to a patent infringement lawsuit.
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eBay Opinion Doesn’t Affect Preliminary Injunctions, Judge Rules
Monday, August 21, 2006
A federal judge has ruled that a landmark Supreme Court decision involving eBay only relates to permanent injunctions and not preliminary ones.
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Federal Circuit Overturns Jury Verdict Against ACell
Monday, August 21, 2006
The Federal Circuit has overturned a jury verdict that found biotechnology company ACell Inc. liable for patent infringement of a tissue-engineering method for healing wounds and scars, ruling against Cook Biotech Inc. and Purdue Research Foundation.
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Silicon Graphics To Retain Paul Hastings
Monday, August 21, 2006
Silicon Graphics Inc. has requested permission to hire Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP to act as its special intellectual property counsel.
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Courts Write History on Permanent Injunctions In Patent Actions
Monday, August 21, 2006
Although a few more pages have been filled on the subject, there are still more pages that need to be written before the full impact and proper manner of applying the logic set forth in eBay will be understood, say Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Charles R. Macedo of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP.
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DexCom Scores Stay, Partial Dismissal In Abbott Suit
Friday, August 18, 2006
DexCom Inc. revealed Friday that it received a favorable ruling in a patent infringement dispute with rival Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. over technology related to glucose monitors used by diabetics.
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EchoStar Wins Block Of Damaging DVR Injunction
Friday, August 18, 2006
The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Friday blocked a temporary injunction that would have prevented Echostar Communication Corp. from selling some of its digitial video recorders and stopped the service of about 4 million DVRs within 30 days.
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Gloves Come Off In Plavix Battle
Friday, August 18, 2006
Canadian generic drug maker Apotex has accused Bristol-Myers of engaging in illegal secret side deals that led to a Department of Justice investigation into a Plavix settlement agreement.
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