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" The two companies still need to work out a payment plan for damages, but Mr. Robbins said the amount would be "trivial" compared with what the company was paying in legal costs. "Quite frankly the legal expenses we were being forced to incur with this case far exceeded any damages," he said. "In our opinion this case has never made any sense because they [RIM] were only accusing us of infringing with a small subset of our products and we already have upgrades planned. " Recommend this article?... (Globe and Mail)
Stanford Law School's Fair Use Project: Yoko Ono's Injunction Against ''Expelled'' Producers Denied Jun 3, 2008
He has tried bench and jury patent infringement cases across the country and has presented a number of important oral arguments to the Federal Circuit. About April Terry. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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A federal jury said Boston Scientific must pay $250 million for patent infringement; Standard & Poor's raised its Covidien outlook to "positive.". LAST. (Boston Globe)
U.S. International Trade Commission Extends Target Date for Ruling on Sucralose Patents; Niutang Will Continue to Supply Sucralose to U.S. Customers Jun 2, 2008
June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Niutang Chemical, one of the largest global manufacturers of sucralose, today announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has extended the target date of its initial determination regarding sucralose patent infringement allegations. The allegations were made by Tate against both Niutang Chemical (Niutang) and its subsidiary, U.S. Niutang Chemical, Inc. According to the order entered by ITC Administrative Law Judge Charles Bullock, the 90-day extension is... (PR Newswire)
The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America May 31, 2008
More than 20 years ago, she was the only woman on the 30-attorney team that won a $154 million patent infringement award for Hughes Aircraft Co. against the United States over satellite-stabilizing technology ... A leading intellectual property litigator, Chu leads the charge at national powerhouse Irell with major verdicts, including $74 million for TiVo Inc. in a 2006 patent infringement case in Texas federal court and a $500 million jury award in 2002 for City of Hope Hospital against... (Law.com)
CuraGen Corporation Regains NASDAQ Listing Compliance May 30, 2008
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including the risk that any one or more of CuraGen's drug development programs will not proceed as planned for technical, scientific or commercial reasons or due to patient enrollment issues or based on new information from nonclinical or clinical studies or from other sources, the success of competing products and technologies, CuraGen's stage of development as a biopharmaceutical company,... (PR Newswire)
Howrey Loses $250 Million IP Verdict in East Texas May 30, 2008
On Wednesday, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas gave a big win to of Dallas-based McKool Smith, awarding his client, , $250 million in a patent infringement case against. Howrey represented Boston Scientific. (Law.com)
Presstek says it settled 3 legal disputes May 30, 2008
Presstek said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Creo in 2005 ... Presstek also said it sued Fuji in Germany for patent infringement in 2003. (Concord Monitor)
Challenges Adding Up For SAP May 30, 2008
Supply chain software firm i2 Technologies () has also sued SAP. It claims seven instances of patent infringement as part of a prior partnership with SAP.. Copyright 2000-2008 Investor's Business Daily, Inc.. (Investors Business Daily)
Foundation receives order for 65,000 of its laptops May 29, 2008
Boston Scientific issues statement on jury verdict The Natick medical device maker issued a statement following an order by a federal jury in Texas to pay $250 million to for patent infringement. Boston Scientific said it "has raised a number of defenses that were not considered by this jury but will be heard by the District Court on July 31. If those defenses are successful, the jury's verdict will be set aside." The company also indicated that it would appeal the verdict, if necessary. (Boston Globe)
The Princeton Review Pays CollegeNET $2.6 Million in Litigation Settlement as PTO Re-Affirms Validity of CollegeNET's '042 Patent Covering Web Admissions Application Processing May 29, 2008
The agreed upon royalty rate conforms to the per application compensation rate set by a jury in 2003 in the CollegeNET vs. ApplyYourself patent infringement litigation -- litigation which has not yet closed. The settlement agreement follows rejection by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of The Princeton Review's request for a second re-examination of CollegeNET's '042 patent. (PR Newswire)
Typhoon Touch says patent fight with Canadian firm is over May 29, 2008
said its patent infringement fight with is over. Seattle-based Typhoon Touch makes portable touch-screen computers and sued Ontario, Canada-based Electrovaya for patent infringement in Texas in December ... Typhoon added that it still has patent infringement suits pending against other companies, including (NASDAQ: DELL) of Texas. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Tivo profits from lower costs May 29, 2008
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Proposed Bill To Stop 'Patent Trolls' Supported By Big Tech Companies May 29, 2008
Many tech executives say the nation's current patent system doesn't support innovation, in large part because of the rise of patent infringement lawsuits ... Patent infringement lawsuits have jumped since 1990, says Chandler. (Investors Business Daily)
TiVo Reports Results for the First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended April 30, 2008 May 29, 2008
- Favorable ruling in EchoStar patent infringement case upheld; EchoStar's petition for rehearing en banc denied. - Disney directly signs with TiVo making all the major movie studios' content available to TiVo users. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dewey & LeBoeuf Boosts Silicon Valley Presence with High Profile Intellectual Property and Biotechnology Team May 28, 2008
"The unique experience of this talented group of attorneys will be a great complement to our work in this area and will anchor our strategy to grow this office. Silicon Valley is a key priority for our firm's growth strategy." Over the past five years at Affymetrix, the team successfully represented the company in several patent infringement cases (as both the patentee and the accused infringer), winning jury verdicts and motions for summary judgment in the company's favor in the United States... (PR Newswire)
GE files second lawsuit against SonoSite May 28, 2008
has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against over hand-held ultrasound diagnostic devices, SonoSite said. SonoSite (NASDAQ: SONO) on Tuesday said it made a preliminary assessment of the lawsuit and called it "baseless and without merit.". (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
NICE Updates on Patent Infringement Litigation Brought Against Verint; Court Reaffirms Validity of NICE's Patent May 27, 2008
RA'ANANA, Israel, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NICE Systems (NASDAQ: ) announced today that in a patent infringement case brought against Verint Americas, Inc. (formerly Witness Systems, Inc.) in the Federal District Court for Northern Georgia in Atlanta, the court found that certain Witness products, which were named in this case, do not infringe NICE's VoIP patent 6871229. NICE intends to appeal this decision. (PR Newswire)
Cornell U. and HP in patent slugfest May 27, 2008
After nearly seven years of preliminaries, Cornell University's patent infringement trial against HP is under way ... It's the largest patent infringement trial either side has faced in recent history. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Acceleware Corp. Announces First Quarter Results May 26, 2008 Monsanto and Syngenta Reach Royalty-Bearing Licensing Agreement on Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybean Technology May 23, 2008 Will the 5th Circuit Ground an Eastern District of Texas Rocket Docket? May 23, 2008 A tug of war May 23, 2008 Nintendo apologises for calling girl fat May 22, 2008 EU voices concern over Swiss-seized medicine May 21, 2008 Patent Defendant Turns the Tables With Rarely Used Strategy May 21, 2008 TechRadium sues Blackboard over patent May 21, 2008 Apple Sues Maker Of iPod Accessories May 18, 2008 County Lines for May 16, 2008 May 16, 2008 Tiny game controller company wrests $21 M from giant Nintendo May 16, 2008 AuthenTec, Atrua trade lawsuits May 16, 2008 Media Sciences Reports Q3 Results May 15, 2008 TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent May 15, 2008 Jury orders Nintendo to pay gaming company $21M May 15, 2008 Destiny Media Technologies Provides Update on Canadian Litigation Against Yangaroo May 15, 2008 Elixir Gaming Technologies Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results May 14, 2008 Cipher provides regulatory update for CIP-TRAMADOL ER May 13, 2008 Agricultural Giant Battles Small Farmers May 12, 2008 Air Water International Corporation Wholly Owned ... May 11, 2008 Delta to close 1 passenger lounge in Logan's Terminal A May 9, 2008 Limelight Networks Inc. reports 1Q loss May 9, 2008 Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Announces Planned Management Transition May 9, 2008 Top 50 IP People Under 45 May 8, 2008 Drug company payoffs to stall generics under U.S. government scrutiny May 8, 2008 Beyond the tractors May 6, 2008 Ruckus Wireless Files Suit Against NETGEAR and Rayspan for Infringement of Wi-Fi Patents May 6, 2008 P&G Sues J&J for Patent Infringement on Tooth-Whitening Strips May 3, 2008 P&G Files Patent Suit Versus Johnson & Johnson May 3, 2008 DualShock's 10th Anniversary May 3, 2008 Daily Briefing May 3, 2008 Microsoft hit with patent suit over RoundTable May 2, 2008 Casual Friday: GTA Bore May 2, 2008 Third Wave reports 1Q loss May 2, 2008 D.C. Circuit Tosses Out FTC's Antitrust Ruling Against Rambus Apr 23, 2008 11 comments Apr 23, 2008 STEC Retains Patent Law Firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP to Supplement Its Defense Against Seagate Technology Apr 23, 2008 Parmalat, Limited Brands, Exxon Mobil, Siemens Bribery Case in Court News Apr 22, 2008 Novell expands Microsoft alliance with China deal Apr 21, 2008 Synthon's pitch to produce generic drugs creating sparks Apr 21, 2008 Federal Circuit Tosses Out $104 Million Patent Verdict in DirecTV Case Apr 19, 2008 US senator says "trying to resuscitate" patent bill Apr 18, 2008 Winning Edge Settles Lawsuit with Preferred Picks and Don Best Sports Apr 18, 2008 Lawsuits may hamper digital TV conversion Apr 17, 2008 Forget the Courts Apple May Fight Mac Clones With Tech Apr 16, 2008 Seagate files suit on solid-state drives Apr 16, 2008 Ranbaxy sees $1.5 bn gain from drug deal Apr 16, 2008 Seagate makes good on solid-state drive patent threats Apr 16, 2008 Seagate suit may raise SSD prices Apr 16, 2008 European stocks make first gain in six days Apr 16, 2008 Crocs Takes A Bite Out Of Guidance Apr 15, 2008 AstraZeneca says Ranbaxy can sell generic Nexium under licence from 2014 UPDATE Apr 15, 2008 STEC Official Response to Patent Infringement Claims From Seagate Apr 15, 2008 Tech-backed patent bill in trouble in Senate Apr 15, 2008 US court denies Dish patent appeal Apr 14, 2008 TiVo Statement on Decision by U.S. Court of Appeals to Deny the EchoStar Petition for a Rehearing En Banc Apr 12, 2008 Network-1 Reports 2007 Year-End Financial Results Apr 10, 2008 Chase Medical awarded $2.3M in patent suit Apr 9, 2008 Vascular Solutions Announces Settlement of Patent Litigation With Diomed Apr 9, 2008 IMF calls credit crisis big threat to growth Apr 9, 2008 * Business Briefs Apr 8, 2008 TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Apr 8, 2008 Depomed to get $10M in patent suit settlement Apr 8, 2008 Taiwan's Asustek Computer sues IBM Apr 7, 2008 G-P takes a wipe Apr 6, 2008
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not restricted to, continued increased demand for the Company's products, the Company's ability to maintain its technological leadership in the field of hardware acceleration, the Company's ability to attract and retain key employees, defend itself against any future patent infringement claims, and the availability of key components. These uncertainties may cause actual results to differ from information contained herein. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Monsanto, Syngenta reach licensing agreement; settle lawsuits May 24, 2008
The agreement calls for Syngenta to drop antitrust and patent infringement suits against Monsanto related to herbicide-tolerant and pest-protected corn technologies, and herbicide-tolerant soybean technology. Monsanto will then license to Syngenta certain technologies for increasing soybean yield and creating herbicide-resistant crops, and the two companies will cooperate in some new product development. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Some of these disputes include Syngenta's antitrust suit, Monsanto's patent infringement suit on herbicide-tolerant corn technologies, and a dispute between the parties on herbicide-tolerant soybean technology. -- Monsanto and Syngenta agreed to cross-enable each other to develop and deliver innovative new herbicide-tolerant and Bt insect-protection products in corn, cotton and soybeans to compete for the business of farmers around the world. (PR Newswire)
In its brief, the AIPLA cites the high number of patent infringement suits filed in the Eastern District as well as the judges' refusal to grant 1404(a) transfer motions as reasons why Congress is considering legislation that restricts the venue in which plaintiffs can file patent suits. "AIPLA has a vital interest in the just application of the transfer statute at issue in this case, 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), and especially its application in the Fifth Circuit. This anomaly stems from the widespread... (Law.com)
The patent holder has 45 days to file a patent infringement action which triggers an automatic 30-month stay of approval of the generic manufacturer's application (which can be shortened by court order in egregious cases) ... It is for the patentee or licencee to challenge and file suit for patent infringement if a regulatory approval is granted and market launch is done. (Express Pharma)
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The EU said the case was being handled by the German authorities and could concern a patent infringement. Swissmedic, the agency responsible for ensuring only safe medicines are on the market, said it was not alarmed by the EU report as the seizures did indeed centre on a pending patent case, rather than fake goods. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
There was a time when had Palm on the defensive, accusing the company of patent infringement on its popular handheld devices and seeking royalties of untold proportion ... In November 2006, Northern California U.S. District Judge D. Lowell Jensen awarded attorney fees to Palmsource and others who had been sued by E-Pass after they each prevailed against the patent infringement claims on summary judgment. (Law.com)
a Sugar Land, Texas-based technology company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit Monday against Blackboard in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. TechRadium claims that Blackboard's recent acquisition, , is selling products that violate TechRadium's patent. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
-based company of patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition. "Atico manufactures and distributes various iPod accessories branded under the name 'Living Solutions,' which are sold online and nationwide in stores in Delaware and elsewhere, such as Walgreen's and Happy Harry's drug stores," the complaint says. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Den-Mat Corp. of Santa Maria announced Wednesday that it has won a summary judgment in federal Appeals Court in a patent infringement case. PSN Illinois had alleged that Den-Mat's Lumineers manufacturing process along with the processes of several other companies infringed on PSN's now expired patent, according to a statement released by Den-Mat. (Santa Maria Times)
In 2006, Texas game controller company Anascape filed patent infringement suits against both Nintendo and Microsoft. On Wednesday, Nintendo was ordered to pay $21 million to the company. (BetaNews)
On March 12, AuthenTec filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Atrua in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California ... Then, on Thursday (May 15), Atrua filed a countersuit against Authentec, charging patent infringement and illegal interference with Atrua's business. (EETimes)
04 per diluted share) primarily associated with discovery activities relating to the Company's antitrust claims against Xerox which the U.S. District Court ruled in September 2007 should be heard as part of the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Xerox in 2006. Discovery on the Company's antitrust claims closed on April 7, 2008. (PR Newswire)
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)
A federal jury found in favor of Tyler-based Anascape, which sued Nintendo and Microsoft for patent infringement in 2006. Nintendo says it will appeal the ruling. (KHOU.com, TX)
In a special alert on January 11, 2008, Yangaroo's investment banker, Cormark Securities, repeated the false claim that the examiner had agreed to issue a US patent, further claiming, "If Yangaroo is granted the patent Yangaroo will likely immediately launch a lawsuit for patent infringement against Destiny Media technologies and put DSNY's clients on notice for patent infringement.". According to Vestergaard, "Destiny demanded a retraction from Cormark, which was issued on January 15th, but... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
In addition, during the first quarter Elixir Gaming was granted summary judgment on all patent infringement claims in the litigation case brought by Shuffle Master and is currently in the process of seeking recovery of $3 million in damages and legal fees in the case. Finally, given our primary focus on placing gaming devices on a recurring revenue participation basis and building net win per day at each venue, we continue to explore options for the divestiture of our non-core legacy table... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
It is possible that the submission could trigger patent infringement litigation and a stay of up to 30 months under the Hatch-Waxman Act. About Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cipher Pharmaceuticals is a drug development company focused on commercializing novel formulations of successful, currently marketed molecules using advanced drug delivery technologies. (Canada Newswire)
The Runyons charge bio-tech giant Monsanto sent investigators to their home unannounced, demanded years of farming records, and later threatened to sue them for patent infringement. The Runyons say an anonymous tip led Monsanto to suspect that genetically modified soybeans were growing on their property. (CBS News -- Evening News)
The law suit claims International Conspiracy, Breach of Contracts, Commercial Fraud, Patent Infringement, IP Theft, Misrepresentation, False Promises, Commercial Theft, etc. as well as ongoing costs, losses and damages incurred as the result of repeated delivery of faulty and badly made SOHO Style machines to Air Water Corporation's customers on a worldwide basis. (Fox News)
Boston Scientific wins patent-infringement ruling Medical device maker said a Canadian court dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit filed against the company by Johnson & Johnson. J&J sued Natick-based Boston Scientific, claiming its NIR stents infringed two patents. (Boston Globe)
The company is in an ongoing legal battle with competitor Akamai Technologies Inc., which sued Limelight for patent infringement. In February, a U.S. District Court ordered Limelight to pay Cambridge, Mass. (AZCentral -- Business)
Alphatec cautions investors that there can be no assurance that actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the following: uncertainty of success in developing new products or products currently in Alphatec's pipeline, uncertainty of success in bringing to market differentiated products that meet the evolving needs of spine surgeons, patients,... (Primezone Releases)
A University of Michigan Law School grad, Callahan has commanded the defense in key patent infringement wins for 3M, Amazon ... D. in electrical engineering from Howard University, is a master at translating technospeak into English during high-stakes patent infringement battles for Philips Corp, Toshiba, LG Electronics and other big-name clients ... Recently he also successfully defended Vutek Inc. from a patent infringement suit brought by Leggett & Platt, regarding a textile printing patent,... (Law.com)
The maker of the original drug, which is typically 20 percent to 90 percent more costly than its generic version, often sues for patent infringement. But sometimes these lawsuits are settled when the maker of the brand name drug gives the generic company money to bring the generic drug to market before the patent expires but later than the generic company originally planned, said a U.S. government official close to the issue who was unauthorized to speak to the media. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
He points to the local history represented by the bronze bell of the old E.D. Clapp factory on the corner of West Genesee and Columbus streets, as well as the wooden models of wagon trappings used in court by a competing company to allege patent infringement against the Clapp corporation. New to the museum this year is a working horse treadmill, 10 feet in diameter, that was used to power the churning of 400 pounds of butter a day at a Sempronious farm in the 1830s. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (Ruckus), a pioneer in development of Wi-Fi technology, today announced it has filed suit in the United States Court for the Northern District of California against NETGEAR(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: ) and Rayspan Corporation for patent infringement. In its filing, Ruckus Wireless alleges that in the development of the NETGEAR RangeMax(TM) WPN 824v3 wireless router, NETGEAR and Rayspan infringed two Wi-Fi patents (U.S. Patent Nos. (PR Newswire)
P JPatent Infringement on Tooth-Whitening Strips ... P JPatent Infringement on Tooth-Whitening Strips ... CINCINNATI, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter e Company (NYSE: PG) has filed a lawsuit against Johnson on and McNeil-PPC, Inc., the manufacturer and distributor of Listerine Whitening(R) Quick Dissolving Strips, for patent infringement. (PR Newswire)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Procter e Co. said late Friday it filed a lawsuit against Johnson on and McNeil-PPC for patent infringement involving Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips. In the suit, Pges that Listerine Whitening strips infringe key Pnts related to the tooth whitening active ingredient and delivery systems. (Fox News)
Immersion sued both Microsoft and Sony in 2002 for patent infringement over the inclusion of vibration in their respective controllers. (Nintendo escaped litigation because the design of the GameCube controller was different and protected under its own patent. (IGN PS2)
Cincinnati - Procter e Co. has sued rival Johnson on in federal court, alleging patent infringement over its teeth-whitening strips. Pges that health products maker Jits McNeil-PPC unit broke two of its patents concerning the whitener's active ingredient and coating system. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
A company that develops cameras that produce 360-degree videos is suing Microsoft for alleged patent infringement in its conferencing product. (ITworld -- News)
01-May-2008 A company that develops cameras that produce 360-degree videos is suing Microsoft for alleged patent infringement in its. 01-May-2008 Laptop users may soon get longer battery life from their machines, with ZPower set to plug in its new silver-zinc batteries. (PC World)
75 million settlement win from a competitor in a patent infringement case. Third Wave, a provider of genetic tests for clinical applications, posted a net loss of $7. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Rambus then sued the companies for patent infringement when the standards were adopted. The appellate panel expressed "serious concerns" about some of the evidence the FTC relied on. (Law.com)
While a good head-start, it's hardly conclusive that an infringement would be able to use profits to pay for their patent infringement defense in such a short time. But there's no denying that publishing upon 000027B0 filing only helps those that wish to infringe as soon as possible. (Human Events Online)
April 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- STEC, Inc. (NasdaqGS: - ), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance, solid-state drives (SSDs), today announced that in light of the recent allegations of patent infringement by Seagate Technology, the company has engaged the services of the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale). WilmerHale has a staff of more than 1,000 lawyers with offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. (Primezone Releases)
Apotex admitted to patent infringement as part of yesterday's deal, Meda said. For more verdict and settlement news from yesterday, click here. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Microsoft has claimed that Linux contains features that violate Microsoft patents, and hinted that Linux users could face financial penalties for patent infringement. But in 2006, Microsoft and Novell agreed to a deal. (Boston Globe)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - is trying to fight off a patent infringement lawsuit that illustrates the legal perils of the company's new high risk/high reward generic pharmaceutical manufacturing strategy. Synthon announced last year that it was abandoning entirely its plans to make branded drugs in the U.S., opting instead to focus on its existing business of selling generic versions of brand-name treatments. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
s Finisar was sitting pretty two years ago with $104 million in damages from a patent infringement case against DirecTV in the Eastern District of Texas. But on Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit threw out the verdict because terms used to describe the patent at issue were interpreted too broadly by the district court. (Law.com)
Big high-tech companies such as Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O: , , ) and Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N: , , ) began pushing for reform legislation years ago to cut the number of patent infringement lawsuits and the amount of damages paid. Pharmaceutical companies and others said the bill was a mistake since it would cheapen the price of infringement. (Reuters)
SUFFERN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its client, Winning Edge International, formerly known as GWIN, that Winning Edge has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Preferred Picks Publications, Inc. a/k/a Playbook Enterprises of Weston, FL and Corcom, Inc. d/b/a Don Best Sports of Las Vegas, NV.. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rembrandt is suing 14 companies, including ABC, NBC Universal, , and Fox Broadcasting for patent infringement and wants millions of dollars in royalties. The American Antitrust Institute, a nonprofit advocacy group, asked federal regulators last month to bar Rembrandt from enforcing its patent. (Boston Globe)
In terms of a deterrent, Abhyanker says suing another company for violating a contract doesn't even come close to a tort or patent infringement case. "Those types of litigation ultimately have a lot more remedies for a plaintiff," he says. (Wired News)
Seagate Technology, the largest maker of computer hard drives, made a pre-emptive strike against an emerging competitor when it filed a lawsuit in U.S. court, accusing STEC of patent infringement. In the suit filed Monday, Seagate contends that STEC's solid-state drive products violate four Seagate patents covering how such drives interface with computers. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
The agreement settles the patent infringement litigation filed by AstraZeneca, following Ranbaxy's submission to the United States Food & Drug Administration of an Abbreviated New Drug Application for esomeprazole magnesium's generic version. Under the settlement, Ranb 00004000 axy conceded that all six patents asserted by AstraZeneca in the patent litigation are valid and enforceable. (Times of India)
According to STEC, Seagate has never attempted to open communications regarding any patent infringement. Furthermore, as reported by CNET, STEC it can prove Seagate's patents invalid and inapplicable. (Ars Technica)
A Seagate victory in the patent infringement suit could result in the company collecting royalties not only from STEC but also from other SSD makers such as Samsung and Intel ... Seagate Technology filed a potentially far-reaching patent infringement lawsuit against STEC on Monday, over flash memory-based solid state drives (SSDs). (InfoWorld)
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There was more bad news for the shoe company Monday--it lost a patent infringement case it filed in 2005 against Holey Soles. Holey Soles and Crocs, formerly known as Western Brands, had been selling essentially the same shoes between 2001 and 2005. (Forbes -- Markets)
(nyse: - - ) said it has signed a settlement agreement in its Nexium patent infringement litigation against Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. and its affiliates. The settlement agreement will allow Ranbaxy to start sales of a generic version of Nexium under a licence from AstraZeneca on May 27, 2014. (Forbes -- Markets)
April 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- STEC, Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high performance solid state drives (SSDs), announced today that it has received notice of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Seagate Technology LLC (NYSE: - ), Seagate Technology International, Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd. and Maxtor Corporation in United States District Court, Northern District of California, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. (Primezone Releases)
Big high-tech companies such as Cisco and Hewlett-Packard began pushing for reform legislation years ago to cut the number of patent infringement lawsuits and the amount of damages paid ... That number can be tripled when the patent infringement is found to be intentional or willful. (EETimes)
-based digital video recorder maker for Dish Network's patent infringement. It also sets an important legal precedent that gives TiVo leverage as it negotiates partnerships with other satellite and cable TV providers who want to use DVR technology. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
"We are extremely pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today denied EchoStar's petition for a rehearing en banc, upholding the Court's unanimous ruling in our favor on January 31, 2008, in EchoStar's appeal of the district court judgment of patent infringement, full award of damages and an order for the injunction to be reinstated.Today's ruling brings us closer to resolution of EchoStar's infringement and reconfirms the strength of TiVo's Time Warp patent,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
During 2007, the Company finalized the settlement of its patent infringement litigation against D-Link in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, for infringement of the Company's Remote Power Patent (U.S. Patent No. 6,218,930). Under the terms of the settlement, D-Link has agreed to enter into a license agreement for the Remote Power Patent the terms of which include monthly royalty payments of 3. (PR Newswire)
3 million in a patent infringement case against Inc. and Inc.. The final judgment upheld a jury verdict last year affirming the validity of Chase Medical patents covering a method for surgically repairing human hearts after a severe heart attack. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
MINNEAPOLIS, April 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Vascular Solutions, Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ) today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Diomed Inc. for the purpose of resolving the patent infringement lawsuit between the companies. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)
CryoCor and CryoCath have filed patent infringement lawsuits against each other in federal court. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Asustek Computer Inc (q) said yesterday it had filed a patent infringement suit against IBM Corp in a US court earlier this month. We sued IBM for infringing two of our patents related to storage on the Internet and server technology, an Asustek spokesman said, who declined to give more details. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
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)
Depomed Inc. will receive about $10 million in payment and royalties to settle patent infringement claims aginst Ivax Corp. and its parent company. Menlo Park-based Depomed (NASDAQ:DEPO) filed suit against Ivax in January 2006, saying the company's extended release metformin hydrochloride tablets infringed Depomed patents. (San Jose Business Journal)
TAIPEI: Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc said on Monday it had filed a patent infringement suit against International Business Machines Corp in a US court earlier this month. "We sued IBM for its infringing two of our patents related to storage on the Internet and server technology," said an Asustek spokesman who declined to give more details. (India Times)
Clorox is being sued for patent infringement for the packaging of some products, including Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. Related News. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
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