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Two years ago, a Merck subsidiary sued the generic drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals, which was planning to introduce a copycat of Singulair, for patent infringement. At a four-day bench trial in February, Teva's lawyers -- Daryl Wiesen of Goodwin Procter and Ralph Gabric of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione -- argued that Merck's patent was obvious and that it was obtained through inequitable conduct. (Law.com)
A Scheme For Protecting Content Aug 21, 2009
Intertrust has two lawyers on staff, he notes, and has sued for patent infringement only once. That sole patent suit, however, was enough to put Intertrust's intellectual portfolio on public display and compel other companies to play nice. (Forbes -- Technology)
WebTech Wireless-Patent Infringement Claim Aug 21, 2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 20, 2009) - WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: - ), a leading provider of location-based and fleet telematics services, has learned of a lawsuit filed on August 18th, 2009 by HTI IP, LLC and NetworkFleet, Inc. in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, for alleged patent infringement. The lawsuit pertains to infringement on OBDII interface that WebTech Wireless has developed. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Federal Circuit Limits Overseas Patent Liability Aug 20, 2009
The Wednesday decision in the closely watched determined that patents for methods or processes are not subject to patent infringement liability if the products are assembled and sold overseas. Patents for products, however, are not exempt. (Law.com)
Microsoft seeks stay in Word patent dispute Aug 20, 2009
Davis also ordered Microsoft to pay i4i $200 million for the patent infringement plus another $40 million for the extra finding of it being willful. According to the court's online docket for the case, the emergency motion asked for both a stay against the injunction and a "waive of bond requirement," but because the motion has been sealed by the court, no other details are available. (FCW.com)
Microsoft appeals Word ruling, asks for stay Aug 19, 2009
The ruling, which also includes additional damages Microsoft must pay, was related to a patent infringement suit filed by i4i in 2007. The court has issued total damages against Microsoft of more than US$290 million. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
HC nod for Cipla's clone of Bayer drug Aug 19, 2009
But the Delhi HCs ruling now allows companies to launch generic versions of patented drugs with the risk of paying damages, if found guilty of patent infringement. Last November, the Delhi HC had prevented Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) from giving marketing rights to Cipla for the generic version of Nexavar after Bayer alleged that it would infringe upon its patent. (India Times)
High Court Cert Petition Argues Judges Should Decide Patent Validity Aug 18, 2009
Here's how , who represents the petitioner, puts the question to the high court: "Whether a person accused of patent infringement has a right to [an] independent judicial, as distinct from lay jury, determination of whether an asserted patent claim satisfies the 'non-obvious subject matter' condition of patentability.". Trial by jury, the petition notes, wasn't always the near-certainty it is now in patent infringement cases. (Law.com)
Nokia cleared on 3G patent Aug 18, 2009
Nokia cleared by ITU for 3G patent infringement. Article:Nokia cleared by ITU for 3G patent infringement:/g/a/2009/08/17/urnidgns852573C40069388000257613000AB0E7 ... DTL Article:Nokia cleared by ITU for 3G patent infringement:/g/a/2009/08/17/urnidgns852573C40069388000257613000AB0E7. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
ITC Judge Rules in Favor of Nokia Aug 16, 2009
A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has issued an initial determination in favor of cell-phone maker Nokia Corp. in a patent infringement case brought by wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc.. The judge's determination, issued Friday, found no infringement by Nokia on four patents held by InterDigital. (ABC News -- Wire)
Merck Sued Over Patent on Allergy Drug Singulair Aug 15, 2009
The filers say Merck should never have been awarded one of the key patents supporting the drug, and that is has wrongfully intimidated rivals by suing them for patent infringement, which has kept competing versions of Singulair off the U.S. market and allowed Merck to charge a higher price for Singulair ... Merck sued those companies for patent infringement, and none of the generics have reached the market. (ABC News -- Wire)
Local lawsuit tweets Twitter Aug 14, 2009
Sugar Land-based has sued Twitter Inc. for patent infringement. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Houston on Aug. 4 claims the San Francisco-based microblogging and social networking giant is infringing on three of six TechRadium patents. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Judge fines Microsoft, stops Word sales Aug 13, 2009
A judge in Texas has stopped from selling copies of its Word software that can open files containing XML because of patent infringement ... In May, Microsoft was fined some $200 million for patent infringement. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Securus Technologies, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Operating Results Aug 13, 2009
The slight sequential increase from Q1 2009 was due primarily to Q1 results including the favorable intellectual property patent infringement settlement we recorded that lowered Q1 09 operating expense. The annual decline is due entirely to our continued focus on reducing operating expenses through our EBITDA improving initiatives. (PR Newswire)
Microsoft Ordered to Stop Selling Word Aug 13, 2009
BANGALORE (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court's ruling in a patent infringement case could threaten sales of Microsoft Corp's popular word processing application. (ABC News Photo Illustration). (ABC News -- Business)
McKool Smith: Judge Upholds Verdict, Enhances Damages, Issues Permanent Injunction Against Microsoft in Patent Infringement Lawsuit Aug 12, 2009
DALLAS, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The national law firm of is announcing a permanent injunction and total damages and interest of more than $290 million against software giant Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: ) in a Texas patent infringement lawsuit won by Toronto-based technology provider i4i Inc.. The Order and Permanent Injunction were signed today by Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division. (PR Newswire)
Abbott Escalates Drug War With J&J Subsidiary Aug 12, 2009
com - With New Patent Infringement Filing, Abbott Escalates Drug War With Jidiary ... With New Patent Infringement Filing, Abbott Escalates Drug War With Jidiary. (Law.com)
Schering-Plough Announces Resolution of Litigations on U.S. Marketing of Generic Forms of Solid Oral Dosage Forms of CLARINEX(R) Aug 12, 2009
This agreement resolves all pending patent infringement litigation filed by Schering Corp. against Orchid and will allow Orchid to introduce a generic version of the CLARINEX(R) brand REDITABS (orally-disintegrating tablets) to be introduced into the U.S. market on January 1, 2012, and CLARINEX(R) brand 5 milligram tablets to be introduced on July 1, 2012 ... Beginning in September of 2006, Schering Corp. filed complaints for patent infringement against generic drug manufacturing companies that... (PR Newswire)
Court Shelves Encyclopaedia Britannica Patent Infringement Case Aug 8, 2009
CHICAGO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- , one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, announced that a court has granted a motion for summary judgment resolving a patent infringement case brought by Encyclopaedia Britannica (EB) ... EB then brought suit alleging patent infringement of two related or continuation patents, '018 and '437. (PR Newswire)
Twitter Sued on Patent Infringement Allegations Aug 7, 2009 Adams Golf Announces Results for Second Quarter 2009 Aug 6, 2009 TechRadium sues Twitter Aug 6, 2009 Nobody should own access to your genes Aug 5, 2009 Google Rebounds in AdWords Lawsuits Aug 4, 2009 STEC Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 4, 2009 Openwave: 724 Solutions infringed patents Aug 1, 2009 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Sinks Transocean's Offshore Drilling Patents Aug 1, 2009 CBOE vice-chair takes leave amid lawsuit Jul 29, 2009 Companies share patent pools to head off costly IP litigation Jul 29, 2009 > Small inventors oppose efforts to harmonize U.S. patent law Jul 29, 2009 TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Jul 23, 2009 BackWeb alleges Symantec infringed patents Jul 23, 2009 Will the Kindle Crisis Kill Cloud Computing? Jul 22, 2009 NL Industries Hit With $179 Million Jury Verdict Jul 21, 2009 Asian stocks rise to 10-month high Jul 20, 2009 CEO says future not 'evident' for LED developer Jul 18, 2009 BlackBerry to pay $267 mn to settle patent lawsuit Jul 18, 2009 BlackBerry maker settles patent dispute for $268M Jul 17, 2009 Stocks Extend Gains In Lighter Trade Jul 16, 2009 USPTO rejects Rambus claims against Nvidia Jul 15, 2009 Patent Lawyer Gets Jail Time for Banned Question Jul 14, 2009 MOSAID Sues IBM for Patent Infringement Jul 14, 2009 La. seed company Jul 11, 2009 Kimberly-Clark sued over patent infringement Jul 9, 2009 Open Source Landmark: Mono Freed at Last? Jul 9, 2009 Evident Technologies files Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Jul 7, 2009 Bankruptcy protection for Evident Jul 7, 2009 Chip bans hit OEM plans Jul 2, 2009 Dish Wins Stay From Appeals Court On DVR Order Jul 2, 2009 Jury awards Centocor $1.7B in patent case against Abbott Jul 1, 2009 J&J unit wins $1.67 bn verdict Jun 30, 2009 J&J Unit Wins $1.67 Billion Verdict Vs Abbott Labs Jun 30, 2009 Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. Awarded $1.67 Billion Patent Jury Verdict from Abbott Laboratories Jun 30, 2009 Patent verdict for Lincoln National upheld Jun 26, 2009 U.S. Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed by Aperio Technologies, Inc. Jun 24, 2009 Sources: Intellectual Ventures and Intuit Work Out $120M Licensing Deal Jun 24, 2009 Here's a Switch: A Patent Infringement Defendant Transfers Into East Texas Jun 23, 2009 Excentus files suit against Safeway Inc. Jun 19, 2009 Jury Verdict Announced in Star Scientific Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against RJ Reynolds Jun 17, 2009 Jury Rules in Favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Patent Suit Jun 17, 2009 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Ranks Among the Top IP Law Firms in Illinois and U.S. According to Chambers 2009 Jun 17, 2009 Monsanto Asserts DuPont Is Using Smokescreen to Obscure Problems With Its Failed Optimum(R) GAT(R) Product Jun 17, 2009 KCI wins temporary injunction in Australia Jun 16, 2009 TiVo soars after court victory over Dish Jun 4, 2009 TIVO WINS ECHOSTAR LAWSUIT Jun 4, 2009 Dish Network Granted Stay in TiVo Ruling Jun 4, 2009 * Business Briefs Jun 4, 2009 Medtronics payment to DePuy reduced Jun 3, 2009 Dish ordered to pay TiVo $103 mln plus interest Jun 3, 2009 Verdict gives Medtronic a break Jun 3, 2009 Dish Network hit with contempt Jun 3, 2009 TiVo wins $103M more in Dish patent suit Jun 3, 2009 Microsoft ordered to pay $200M over patent May 30, 2009 Savi Technology Announces Settlement in Patent Infringement Case Against AeroScout May 28, 2009 CME rival ELX set to launch, but bad blood could mar debut May 28, 2009 Rambus: Court orders Hynix to post bond May 27, 2009 Cable Technology May 27, 2009 Applied Materials, General Motors, Hologic, Spartan: U.S. Equity Preview May 26, 2009 Conceptus alleges Hologic infringed patent May 23, 2009 Cornell Loses Bid for $12M in Attorney Fees in Patent Battle May 22, 2009 TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent May 22, 2009 McKool Smith Announces $200 Million Verdict for i4i Inc. in Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Microsoft May 21, 2009 MIT, spinout sue Navigenics over patents May 21, 2009 Microsoft Ordered to Pay $200 Million in Patent Dispute May 21, 2009
On Tuesday, Sugar Land, Texas-based TechRadium filed a patent infringement against Twitter Inc., the company that owns the social networking site that allows people to share information via short messages called tweets. William Shawn Staples says his client develops, sells and services mass notification systems and owns two patents related to digital notification systems. (Law.com)
Twitter sued over patent rights Aug 6, 2009
is being sued for alleged patent infringement by a Texas company that makes mass notification systems for public safety organizations, the military and utilities. Sugar Land, Texas-based claims it has three patents, one issued in 2006 the other two this year, protecting the idea for mass notifications, according to the federal suit, which was filed Tuesday in Houston. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
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is suing for alleged patent infringement. The Sugar Land-based company, which makes mass notification systems for public safety organizations, the military and utilities, claims it has three patents one issued in 2006 the other two this year protecting the idea for mass notifications, according to the federal suit, which was filed Tuesday in Houston. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
In other words, unless they have been threatened with a patent infringement lawsuit by the patent owner, or they have a legal interest in the patent, they have no right to sue. This makes challenging the validity of a US patent tricky, especially for not-for-profit medical associations, such as the American Society for Clinical Pathologists and even for breast cancer sufferers themselves. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
But professor Goldman said the trademark cases will prove more difficult than patent infringement cases for plaintiffs. Even with the Rescuecom ruling, plaintiffs still have to prove the other elements of trademark infringement, including confusion, in which the appearance of the ad next to the search term would lead consumers to believe the two products or companies were connected. (Law.com)
" The STEC, Inc. logo is available at . Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information To supplement the consolidated financial results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), we use non-GAAP financial measures (non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income from continuing operations, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share) that exclude start-up costs related to our Malaysia facility,... (Primezone Releases)
said Friday it filed suit alleging patent infringement against. Redwood City-based Openwave (NASDAQ:OPWV) said 724 Solutions has infringed several of its networking and communications patents. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., announced a resounding victory on behalf of its client, Maersk Drilling, a major provider of high-efficiency drilling services to oil companies worldwide, in patent infringement litigation with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc., the world's largest offshore drilling company. Notwithstanding Transocean having previously litigated its patents against another... (PR Newswire)
Edge Capture and Edge Specialists in March sued several prominent CBOE members, including Barclays Bank PLC, UBS A.G. and Wolverine Trading LLC, alleging patent infringement. The CBOE members have asked the court to dismiss the claims, which if upheld would allow Edge Capture to literally capture the options market(s), Wolverine told the court in a July 6 filing. (Crain's Chicago Business)
The idea was created by patent trolls, companies that buy patents, then sue other businesses with similar items for patent infringement ... Members of these groups may share nonexclusive rights to certain patents with competitors, but they prefer that to risking claims of patent infringement, which are an increasing concern for businesses ... Rather, they hold patents and look for companies that manufacture and sell similar items, then sue them, claiming patent infringement. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Zeidman, a software engineer and frequent expert witness in patent infringement cases, created an application in 1999 used to connect specialized hardware to a computer network. At the time, he was in negotiations to license the application to an electronics design automation company but had yet to file for a patent. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Digital video recorder company TiVo filed a patent infringement suit on Monday against EchoStar Communications, a satellite TV service provider. San Jose, Calif. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
said Wednesday it amended a patent infringement lawsuit filed earlier to include. San Jose-based BackWeb Technologies Ltd. filed suit in March in U.S. District Court in San Francisco against and later added and its subsidiary iAnywhere. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
The business is honest and pays its rent, the provider is honest and abides by all the rules, but a third company gets a cease-and-desist order, claiming patent infringement related to some minor aspect of the encryption program. Then what. (Datamation)
Right before he started the NL trial, he was local counsel for Johnson & Johnson's Centocor Ortho Biotech unit in a patent infringement trial against Abbott Laboratories. The jury in that case, in which Sayles delivered a fiery closing argument, awarded his client $1. (Law.com)
July 20, 2009 - 2:35PM. Asian stocks advanced, lifting a regional benchmark index to a 10-month high, after oil and metal prices gained and US housing starts unexpectedly rose. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Clint Ballinger, the company s president and CEO, said the company filed for Chapter 11 reorganization because of mounting costs necessary to defend itself in an ongoing patent infringement lawsuit in Texas. California biotechnology company in April 2008 sued Evident for alleged patent infringement ... Evident s filings show that at least one other alleged patent infringement lawsuit was settled last month in a New York court. (Albany Business Review, NY)
5 million to California-based Visto Corp to settle a patent infringement lawsuit. Visto, which is a wireless e-mail company, had slapped the lawsuit on RIM in a Texas court for patent infringements in 2006 ... 5 million to California-based Visto Corp to settle a patent infringement lawsuit. (India Times)
5 million to settle a patent infringement dispute ... 5 million to settle a patent infringement dispute. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
The medical products giant said it would appeal the hefty award it was ordered to pay competitor Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) for patent infringement. The jury ruled that Abbott Labs' (ABT) best-selling drug, Humira, violated rights tied to J&J's Remicade. (Investors Business Daily)
Eight remaining claims of patent infringement brought by against have been rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Santa Clara-based Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) said the latest decision, involving two patents asserted by Rambus in litigation, follows a rejection by the USPTO last month of 41 other claims in seven patents that Rambus had asserted. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
O2 Micro originally brought the patent infringement suit, O2 Micro International v. Beyond Innovation Technology, 04-32, against a number of companies. As a result of the sanctions, BiTEK will go to trial separately. (Law.com)
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On May 4, the seed giant filed a patent infringement suit against DuPont for unauthorized use of Monsanto genetic technology, according to the Monsanto Web site. Reader Comments. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
inventor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corp., claiming a product the company is developing violates his patent for a device to detect bad breath. The inventor, Marv Freadman, filed the suit in Boston federal court Tuesday, claiming the Irving, Texas-based company is developing a "visual indicating device for bad breath," according to a Thomson Reuters news report. (Republican-American)
However, the Community Promise itself is broadly permissive, excluding only those involved in bringing patent infringement cases against Microsoft. It requires no formal application, agreement, or even any reference to itself -- instead, users are automatically covered when they start to use a technology covered by the license. (Datamation)
In a statement, Ballinger said the company had to file for bankruptcy because of mounting costs necessary to defend itself in an ongoing patent infringement lawsuit in Texas ... In April 2008, sued Evident Technologies for alleged patent infringement. (Albany Business Review, NY)
The case, which alleges patent infringement, was brought against Evident in spring 2008. "We're going to be able to get out of the litigation that we're in," Ballinger said. (Albany Times Union)
"We were told we can't get the Freescale MCF5282 after July 17 for at least a year due to patent infringement," one engineer said in an email to EE Times. "This is causing quite a ruckus in engineering," he said. (EETimes)
The litigation dates back to 2004, when TiVo sued EchoStar Communications for patent infringement. (EchoStar last year officially changed its name to Dish Network. (Multichannel News)
67 billion in a patent infringement case against. An Abbott spokesman said the company will appeal. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
67 billion in a patent infringement suit over the companies' rheumatoid arthritis drugs ... That company and New York University filed a patent infringement suit against North Chicago, Illinois-based Abbott in April 2007 in the Eastern District of Texas ... 67 billion in a patent infringement suit over the companies' rheumatoid arthritis drugs. (India Times)
67 billion in a patent infringement suit over the companies' rheumatoid arthritis drugs ... That company and New York University filed a patent infringement suit against North Chicago, Ill. (ABC News -- Wire)
67 billion against Abbott Laboratories in a patent infringement suit. "We are pleased that the jury has ruled in our favor in the patent litigation case against Abbott," said Kim Taylor, President, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. The patent in question relates to the company's anti-TNF class of arthritis treatments, and is co-owned by New York University and Centocor, for which Centocor is the exclusive licensee. (PR Newswire)
1 million jury verdict for Lincoln in a patent infringement case against and related Aegon USA companies. Philadelphia-based Lincoln (NYSE:LNC) said, The patent claims at issue in the Transamerica case relate to a computerized method for administering variable annuity products that combine guaranteed minimum payment features with systematic withdrawal programs. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
HAMAMATSU, Japan, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. patent infringement lawsuit was filed on June 10, 2009, against Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu Corporation, and Olympus America, Inc. The lawsuit, brought by Aperio Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, accuses products incorporating Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. NanoZoomer(R) technology of infringing Aperio U.S. Patent Nos. 6,917,696; 7,457,446; and 7,518,652. (PR Newswire)
With its huge pile of cash (reportedly $5 billion from investors) and patents, observers had wondered how Intellectual Ventures would make money if it stuck to its practice of not suing for patent infringement. But so far, all its big licensing deals have come without the aid of lawsuits. (Law.com)
Top Stories From Law. It's been a while since IP cognoscenti considered Marshall, Texas a slam dunk jurisdiction for plaintiffs. (Law.com)
has filed suit against and its subsidiaries, accusing the retailer of patent infringement and the misappropriation and theft of trade secrets. Excentus is a North Texas company that partnered with years ago to create a technology-based program that retailers can use to reward customers with discount fuel as part of their loyalty programs. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Star Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: ) announced today that the jury in the trial of the company's patent infringement lawsuit concluded its deliberations. The jury found that the two Star patents at issue in the case were not valid, and were not infringed. (PR Newswire)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is very pleased with today's jury verdict in favor of the company in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Star Scientific, Inc. (Star) in the U.S. District Court for Maryland - Northern Division. The jury ruled the patents in question, involving a method of treating tobacco to substantially prevent the formation of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), were invalid and not infringed. (PR Newswire)
Chambers notes that Mr. Gabric "is also active in the pharmaceutical arena and has been representing Teva Pharmaceuticals in patent infringement matters. He additionally focuses on trademark and antitrust disputes." Mr. Gabric is highly recommended by Chambers USA.. Jerome Gilson is a senior shareholder in the firm's trademark practices. (PR Newswire)
ST. LOUIS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: ) today described DuPont's response to Monsanto's patent infringement lawsuit filed last month as a smokescreen for DuPont's failed Optimum(R) GAT(R) product. Monsanto sued DuPont on May 4 for unauthorized use of the Roundup Ready herbicide tolerant product. (PR Newswire)
KCI, in turn, responded with patent infringement allegations. The U.S. headquarters of Smith & Nephew are based in St. Petersburg, Fla. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Dish lost a patent infringement case filed by TiVo in 2004, and modified its software while the case was on appeal. But TiVo said Dish's software still infringed on its patent and asked for a permanent injunction by the court, which was granted. (MSNBC -- Business)
Shares in TiVo gained more than 50 percent yesterday after a Texas judge ruled in favor of the digital video recorder maker in its patent infringement lawsuit against EchoStar Communications. The court's decision, which determined that EchoStar infringed upon TiVo's patent for technology, should end a legal standoff between the two companies that dates back to 2004. (New York Post -- Business)
Dish Network Corp. said Wednesday that a federal appeals court has temporarily set aside a lower court's ruling that favored TiVo Inc. in a long-running patent infringement lawsuit between the two companies. On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas found Dish to be in contempt of a permanent injunction on TiVo's digital video recorder Time Warp technology, which lets viewers pause, rewind and fast-forward live shows. (ABC News -- Wire)
This is one of the most important patent infringement cases ever to go to trial in the industry, Gaspare Bono, a lawyer for Seoul-based LG, told Farnan in his opening brief. He said US sales account for about 30 percent of the worldwide liquid-crystal-display market. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
7 million to competitor for damages related to a patent infringement verdict from a federal Circuit Court. The court reviewed a December 2007 verdict, which claimed that Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) had infringed on DePuy s patent of a line of multiaxial screws used in spinal surgery. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Dish had lost a 2004 patent infringement case brought by TiVo, and while the case was on appeal it designed a modified software that it downloaded to customers DVRs. But TiVo said the workaround software still infringed on its patent and asked the court for a permanent injunction. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
said Tuesday an appeals court has reduced the amount of money the company must pay to resolve a patent infringement suit. The ruling affirmed a previous verdict handed down against Medtronic in the patent dispute. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Satellite broadcaster has been found in contempt of a two-year-old patent infringement judgment won by and may have to disable key features of millions of the digital video recorders used by Dish Network customers. The decision by the U.S. District Court for East Texas is a potentially costly loss for Englewood-based Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) in its five-year-old battle over whether some of its DVR technology violates TiVo patents. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
A judge awarded TiVo the money in the U.S. District Court for East Texas after ruling that EchoStar was in contempt of a two-year-old patent infringement ruling. The decision by comes five years after Alviso-based Tivo (NASDAQ:TIVO) sued EchoStar over whether some of its DVR technology violates TiVo patents. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
A Toronto company said that has been ordered to pay $200 million to it in a patent infringement verdict. The verdict in favor of was issued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
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a former Treasury futures floor trader at the CME-owned , sued BCG Co-CEO Howard Lutnick several years ago over alleged patent infringement. Mr. Brumfield, who runs software firm Trading Technologies International Inc., claimed that Mr. Lutnicks firm, known at the time as eSpeed Inc., illegally copied Mr. Brumfields software. (Crain's Chicago Business)
On March 10, the court entered a judgment against Hynix, ordering the South Korean firm to pay Rambus $349 million for patent infringement plus another $48 million in pre-judgment interest. According to Rambus, the court ordered Hynix to post the bonded amount of $250 million within 45 days. (EETimes)
com stole its idea for the Kindle, Amazon has returned the favor, filing an unrelated patent infringement suit against the cable channel in a Seattle court. Arris last week began shipping a platform designed to let cable operators offer Ethernet-based data services over a fiber-to-the-premises network. (Multichannel News)
(HOLX US): Conceptus Inc. (CPTS US) filed a patent infringement suit against the womans health-care company over the planned marketing of the Adiana Permanent Contraception system in the U.S. The shares rose 0. 1 percent to $11. (Bloomberg -- US)
said Friday it filed suit against and its Adiana permanent contraception system, alleging patent infringement. Mountain View-based Conceptus (NASDAQ:CPTS) filed the suit in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Although its attorneys engaged in some "marginally" vexatious litigation tactics, the Hewlett-Packard Co. should not be forced to pay some $12 million in attorney fees incurred by Cornell University during a protracted patent infringement battle over computer technology, a federal judge has ruled ... He held that the jury did not find that HP's patent infringement was willful, that HP did not engage in inequitable conduct before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and that the company did not... (Law.com)
Digital video recorder company TiVo filed a patent infringement suit on Monday against EchoStar Communications, a satellite TV service provider. San Jose, Calif. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
TYLER, Texas, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The national law firm of is announcing a $200 million patent infringement verdict handed down in favor of Toronto-based against software giant Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: ). The verdict was issued on May 20, 2009, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division. (PR Newswire)
and its spinout LLC teamed up to file a patent infringement lawsuit Tuesday against personalized genetic testing firm The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, seeks $75 million in damages for E8 and MIT.. Access to the filing does not include details of the case nor the nature of the filing. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Well, here's some news that will help restore its standing: a federal jury in Tyler, Texas, has ordered Microsoft to pay $200 million to for patent infringement. Here's the. (Law.com)
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