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New Lawsuits & Appeals
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. |
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. |
ZymoGenetics Punches Bristol-Myers With Suit
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Drug developer ZymoGenetics Inc. has hit Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. with a lawsuit, accusing the pharmaceutical giant of infringing on its patented fusion protein technology. |
Sanofi, Bristol-Myers Fire Back In Plavix Feud
Monday, August 14, 2006
Hot on the heels of Apotex’ launch of an at-risk generic version of Plavix earlier this month, Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb are lashing out at the generic drug maker, filing a motion for a preliminary injunction on Monday in an attempt to block Apotex’ copycat version of the blood thinner. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Altana And Wyeth Strike Again Over Protonix
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
German drug maker Altana Pharma AG and its U.S. partner, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, expanded a long-running legal campaign Tuesday with another patent infringement lawsuit over their multi-billion dollar heartburn drug Protoxin. |
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. |
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Semiconductor developer AmberWave Systems Corp. has fired off a fresh patent infringement lawsuit against Intel Corp. in response to Intel’s declaratory relief action last month claiming it did not violate an AmberWave patent covering semiconductor device fabrication. |
Alcatel Accused Of Duping Standard-Setting Body
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Alcatel SA, the French telecommunications giant, duped a global standard-setting body into adopting industrywide standards without disclosing that it held patent applications for the technology, according to a federal antitrust lawsuit filed this week. |
Tyco's Patent Counterclaims Ordered Into New Case
Thursday, August 03, 2006
A healthcare unit of conglomerate Tyco International Inc. that’s facing an antitrust lawsuit has failed to keep its patent-infringement counterclaims from being split into a separate case. |
Novo Nordisk Sues Pfizer Over Insulin Patent
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Hoping to block its rival from getting a leg up in the lucrative insulin market, drug maker Novo Nordisk A/S has smacked Pfizer Inc. with an infringement suit, claiming that its inhalable insulin product Exubera tramples upon the Danish company’s patents. |
Warner Chilcott Sues To Protect Contraceptive Drug
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Warner Chilcott Company Inc. has filed a patent infringement suit to protect the market for the oral contraceptive Loestrin 24 Fe, after a rival pharmaceutical company filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application seeking approval for a generic version of the drug. |
Ericsson Takes Aim At Samsung Over Phone Patents
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Taking the offensive against South Korean Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. once again, Swedish handset maker Ericsson Inc. has brought an infringement suit, alleging its rival has violated 11 of its mobile communication patents. |
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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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