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Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods
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. |
Ex-Coke Secretary Wants Separate Trial
Friday, August 11, 2006
A former secretary for Coca-Cola Co. who was charged with stealing trade secrets and trying to sell them to rival PepsiCo Inc. along with two other defendants has requested she be tried separately. |
University Colors Can Be Trademarked, Judge Rules
Monday, July 31, 2006
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications, a federal judge has held Smack Apparel liable for intentional infringement, after ruling that universities’ school color schemes represent stand-alone trademarks that deserve legal protection. |
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. |
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. |
Sony BMG Hit With Broadened Complaint
Monday, July 24, 2006
Music industry giant Sony BMG has been hit with an amended complaint in a suit that challenges how the music industry assesses royalties for musicians who signed contracts before the dawn of digital downloads. |
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. |
Wiped Out By Verdict, Train Maker Begs For Time
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Model-train maker Lionel L.L.C. has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan to grant a third extension of its deadline to file a Chapter 11 plan, while an appeals court decides whether or not to uphold the $38.6 million verdict that drove Lionel into bankruptcy. |
Stinging Setback For Inventor In Patent Lawsuit
Monday, July 10, 2006
A Chicago District Court judge ruled on June 28 that inventor Ole K. Nilssen had violated nearly every patent law on the books in his lawsuit against lighting company Osram Sylvania, Inc. |
Pepsi Helps Bust Sellers Of Coke Trade Secrets
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Not about to mess with its longtime rival’s coveted trade secrets, PepsiCo Inc. pointed authorities towards three people who stole confidential information about Coca-Cola Co.’s recipes and attempted to sell it to Pepsi. |
No Help For Google In French Trademark Appeal
Thursday, June 29, 2006
A Parisian appeals court has upheld a controversial trademark infringement ruling against the French unit of Internet search giant Google Inc. |
Cosco Requests Relief From Automatic Stay
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Dorel Juvenile Group Inc.’s Cosco unit has asked a federal judge to allow the continuation of its patent infringement lawsuit against recently bankrupt ladder maker Werner Co. |
Anheuser-Busch Scores E.U. Victory In Bud Battle
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Anheuser-Busch has won another battle in a war with Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar over the Budweiser trademark, with the European Union upholding the beer maker’s right to use the “Bud” trademark throughout Europe. |
Supreme Court Refuses Gray Market Case
Monday, June 26, 2006
In a move that has important implications for gray-market imports, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case filed by ball-bearings maker SKF AB against the U.S. International Trade Commission. |
Cereal Box Prize Leads To Patent Infringement Case
Thursday, June 22, 2006
For one Connecticut inventor, finding a prize in his cereal box was not a pleasant surprise at all. A promotion for Trix cereal led Jason Howes to file a suit against General Mills Inc. alleging the company infringed his patent for plastic prize containers. |
London Fog To Auction Off Trademark
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Famed rainwear maker London Fog Group Inc. is looking to unload its trademark, one of the few things it still owns, after selling most of its assets in two bankruptcy court auctions in recent months. |
Inventor Scores Again In Microsoft Patent Battle
Monday, June 19, 2006
A year after a federal jury ordered Microsoft Inc. to pay a Guatemalan inventor $6.1 million in a patent infringement dispute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed that earlier verdict, ruling that the software goliath infringed the inventor’s patent with the sale of its Office Pro products. |
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. |
Crocs Puts Its Foot Down On Patent Infringement
Friday, June 16, 2006
Footwear company Crocs Inc. stomped out one of several patent infringement lawsuits it had pending, settling with Shaka Holdings Inc. on Friday. |
USA Video Bounces Back With New VOD Suit
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Fresh off a loss at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, USA Video Technology Corp. is pressing on with a new lawsuit against the top U.S. cable providers over the alleged infringement of its video-on-demand technology (VOD) patent. |
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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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