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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Jury Bats Down Synthon’s Claim Against Pfizer
Friday, August 18, 2006
In another victory for brand name drug companies, a federal jury has rejected Dutch generics maker Synthon IP Inc.’s claim that Pfizer Inc.’s blockbuster blood pressure drug Norvasc violates its intellectual property. |
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. |
Symbol Settles Dispute Over Batteries
Thursday, August 17, 2006
In another electrifying win for the company, Symbol Technologies Inc. put the finishing touches on its settlement with Global Technology Systems over an intellectual property dispute relating to GTS’ Honeywell batteries. |
Honeywell $46.58 Million Jury Verdict Overturned
Thursday, August 17, 2006
A federal judge has overturned a $46.58 million jury verdict in a patent infringement case from 2001 over aircraft power unit systems. |
Network Security Company Files Suit Against Rival
Thursday, August 17, 2006
DeepNines Inc., a network security solutions company, is suing rival McAfee Inc. for patent infringement in an attempt to permanently stop McAfee from selling a network security device. |
Bristol-Myers, Sanofi Try To Cope With Generic Plavix
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
In an attempt to cope with Apotex Inc.’s recent launch of generic Plavix, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi-Aventis SA are offering the buyers of Plavix prices below the price of the generic version. |
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. |
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. |
Fish & Richardson Nets Seasoned Litigator
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Before coming to Fish & Richardson PC earlier this month, 67-year-old IP lawyer Jonathan A. Marshall briefly considered retirement. His firm, Weil Gotshal & Manges, required its attorneys to step down once they hit 68, an age at which not many people are thinking of starting over in a new position. |
Altnet Sues StreamCast For Patent Infringement
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
While it has been accused of encouraging file-sharing, Altnet Inc. doesn’t share is its patents. The company has commenced patent infringement proceedings against StreamCast Networks Inc., maker of the once popular Morpheus P2P network, and its CEO. |
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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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