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Asia, Australia & NZ
In Gleevec Feud, Novartis Targets Indian Patent Rules
Friday, August 18, 2006
In its ongoing battle to patent its cancer treatment Gleevec in India, Novartis AG has lashed out not only at the rejection of its patent application earlier this year, but at a key section of India’s recently enacted patent laws. |
Ranbaxy Bids For Second Look In Lipitor Feud
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Swiping back in the battle over Pfizer Inc.’s Lipitor, Indian drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. on Wednesday asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider part of a ruling that would block a generic version of the cholesterol medicine from hitting the market until 2010. |
In HIV/AIDS Fight, Tough Choices Loom For Thailand
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Weeks after protestors rallied against British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline’s efforts to patent an anti-retroviral in Thailand, the World Bank warned in a report Wednesday that the country must decide whether to shell out market prices for patented drugs as a rising number of Thais living with HIV/AIDS are forced to turn to so-called second-line drugs. |
Mobility And Formosa Call Truce Over Power Adapters
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
After years of fighting, Mobility Electronics Inc. and Formosa Electronic Industries Inc. have laid down their swords, putting to end a long-standing patent infringement battle over an array of power adapters. |
Abbott Slashes HIV Drug Price For Developing Nations
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Still struggling with how to protect its patent rights, drug maker Abbott Laboratories Inc. has said it will launch new initiatives aimed at expanding the availability of its new HIV medicine in the developing world. |
Judge Extends Deadline In Qualcomm-Broadcom Spat
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The complicated ongoing legal wrangling between communications company Qualcomm Inc. and wireless semiconductor maker Broadcom Corp. slowed this week, with an administrative law judge opting to postpone a decision due to the complexity of the issues raised in the patent infringement case. |
Novartis Challenges Gleevec Patent Block In India
Monday, August 14, 2006
Less than a year after India’s Patent Controller denied Novartis AG's patent application for the cancer treatment Gleevec, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company is railing against the rejection. |
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). |
Rambus Ruling Watched Closely By Chip Makers
Friday, August 04, 2006
The legal landscape may look bleak for Rambus Inc. after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s recent antitrust ruling against the technology-licensing company, but Rambus is confident the decision isn’t a death-knell for its related cases. |
Apotex Loses Battle With Daiichi Over Ear-Drop Patent
Thursday, August 03, 2006
A New Jersey district court has rejected Apotex Inc.’s generic challenge to Daiichi Sankyo Co.’s Floxin Otic, handing the Japanese pharmaceutical giant a crucial victory in the long-simmering patent brawl over the groundbreaking ear-drop medicine. |
Chunghwa To Appeal Jury Decision
Monday, July 31, 2006
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. announced Friday that it will appeal a jury decision to award LG Philips LCD Co. $52.5 million for patent infringement. |
Kazaa Buries Hatchet With Music Industry For $100M
Thursday, July 27, 2006
In a bid to become a legal download service, Internet file-sharing network Kazaa said this week it will shell out more than $100 million in a global out-of-court settlement with a slew of record companies, bringing to an end to its long-running feud with the music and entertainment industry. |
Matsushita Brings Patent Suit Against DVD Maker
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Japanese electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. has hit a Taiwanese rival with a patent infringement suit, alleging the optical disc maker’s DVD discs violated its patents. |
Korea Pushes Drug-Pricing Law
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
With South Korea and the United States still tussling over trade agreements for pharmaceuticals, South Korea intends to forge ahead with drug-pricing legislation that could have a substantial material impact on U.S. drug sales in Korea. |
Arbitration Panel Rules In LG Philips’ Favor
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
A New York arbitration panel has ruled that LG Philips LCD Co. holds the exclusive ownership rights to numerous side-mounting patents, a decision that could help the company in its pending patent dispute with Chunghwa Picture Tubes. |
Judge Slashes Rambus Award By $174M
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
The federal judge overseeing Rambus Inc.’s drawn-out patent battle against Hynix Semiconductor Inc. has slashed the jury's $307 million penalty against Hynix, calling the stunning sum “exaggerated.” |
Setback For Australia In Battle Over WiFi Patent
Monday, July 17, 2006
An Australian agency’s failed attempts to license its WiFi patent in the United States has exempted it from legal protection normally afforded to foreign governments and freed a group of high-tech heavyweights to seek declaratory judgment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled. |
Sanyo Follows Philips Into License Deal With Acacia
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Japan’s Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. on Tuesday abandoned its spirited defense against patent infringement claims from Acacia Research Corp., the patent-holding company that sued it over audio and video transmission technologies. |
Antitrust Charges Against Qualcomm Piling Up
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Semiconductor makers Texas Instruments and Broadcom filed formal antitrust complaints against rival Qualcomm, alleging market dominance in South Korea over Qualcomm’s patent for wireless chip technology and adding to Qualcomm's list of legal troubles. |
Execs Charged With Peddling Trade Secrets
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Three former senior employees of Metaldyne Corporation have been charged with stealing secrets to help give its Chinese competitors a foothold as a supplier of powdered metal heavy automotive parts. |
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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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