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Media & Entertainments
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. |
To Google Or Not To Google: It's Not Even A Question
Monday, August 14, 2006
Web users might be surprised to learn that Internet search giant Google Inc. wants to do away with googling, but trademark attorneys aren’t surprised in the least, even if some think the company’s efforts to avoid trademark dilution are overblown. |
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. |
Record Labels Target LimeWire For Internet Piracy
Monday, August 07, 2006
The big record companies continued their long-term assault against illegal music downloads on Friday, suing the makers of LimeWire software for allegedly allowing thousands of copyrighted songs to be pirated. |
Google Pays AP In News Content Deal
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Google Inc. has resolved a dispute with The Associated Press, agreeing to pay for the wire service’s copyrighted news content, including articles and photographs, which the popular online search engine tracks down and displays on its Web site. |
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. |
Judge Seeks More Info As File-Sharing Feud Heats
Thursday, July 20, 2006
In a move that may foreshadow a bumpy road ahead for StreamCast Networks Inc., a federal judge is asking for additional information before he rules on whether the closely watched copyright battle between the peer-to-peer file-sharing company and the entertainment industry will be sent to a jury. |
YouTube Lawsuit Emerges In Grokster's Shadow
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
A potentially groundbreaking copyright case is taking shape in California, after popular online file-sharing service YouTube Inc. was sued by a news reporter who claims the copyright for his famous footage of the L.A. riots has been infringed. |
XM Radio Asks Judge To Throw Out Copyright Suit
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
XM Satellite Radio Inc. asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a copyright suit brought by ten major record companies, arguing that a law passed in 1992 should have precluded the suit from being filed. |
Apple Gives In To Bloggers In Trade Secrets Case
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Apple Computer Inc. has abandoned its legal effort to find out who at the company leaked trade secrets about an unreleased music interface device, according to recently filed court documents. |
Da Vinci Suit Resurrected
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Two historians who accuse author Dan Brown of plagiarizing their work in his 2003 bestseller The Da Vinci Code will file an appeal, reviving a copyright infringement suit against publishing giant Random House that was dismissed by the U.K.’s High Court in April. |
Sick Of Waiting For Patent Fight, EchoStar Files Suit
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Subsidiaries and a joint-venture of EchoStar Communications Corporation have asked the courts to decide whether the satellite television company is infringing on the patent of rival Finisar Corporation, just days after Finisar won millions in a lawsuit over the same patent. |
Utah's "Clean Movie" Companies Illegitimate: Judge
Monday, July 10, 2006
In a blow to companies that edit sex and swearing out of Hollywood movies, a district judge in Colorado has ruled such practices are illegal under copyright law, handing directors and movie studios a significant victory. |
Silicon Valley Counsel: Yahoo's Joe Siino
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
When Yahoo Inc. realized its IP organization needed a major overhaul, the company sought out a top Silicon Valley IP strategist, attorney Joseph K. Siino. But rather than simply tap the IP guru for advice, the Web media firm convinced him to join the team as its vice president of IP. |
DirecTV Takes $78.9M Hit In Patent Judgment
Monday, June 26, 2006
Optical network equipment maker Finisar Corporation has won $78.9 million in damages in its patent infringement case against satellite television company DirecTV Group Inc. |
High Court Declines Winnie The Pooh and Tigger Too
Monday, June 26, 2006
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the quest of A.A. Milne’s granddaughter to regain the copyright for stories featuring the author’s beloved children's character, Winnie the Pooh. |
French Lawmakers Draft Compromise iPod Law
Friday, June 23, 2006
In a significant compromise, French lawmakers voted on Thursday in favor of a copyright law that would force companies to make their music players compatible with similar products, but not force them to share copy-protection formats with rivals. |
Broadcast Flags Cause Waves Of Debate
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The sponsor of a bill that would allow broadcast flags, a divisive technology that the entertainment industry believes will help stop piracy, has cooled to the idea of using it in the recording industry. |
Jury Gets Behind White Stripes In Copyright Suit
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The White Stripes won over the crowd in a copyright infringement case that, if lost, could have opened the door to a wave of similar suits in the music industry. |
As VOD Wars Heat Up, Time Warner Strikes Back
Monday, June 19, 2006
In the latest swipe in the battle over video-on-demand technology, Time Warner Cable Inc. is lashing back at a digital media company that sued the media giant and a slew of top U.S. cable providers just last week in a Texas court. |
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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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