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    Chip bans hit OEM plans  Jul 2, 2009
    "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)

    Jury awards Centocor $1.7B in patent case against Abbott  Jul 1, 2009
    67 billion in a patent infringement case against. An Abbott spokesman said the company will appeal. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. Awarded $1.67 Billion Patent Jury Verdict from Abbott Laboratories  Jun 30, 2009
    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)

    J&J Unit Wins $1.67 Billion Verdict Vs Abbott Labs  Jun 30, 2009
    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)

    J&J unit wins $1.67 bn verdict  Jun 30, 2009
    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)

    Patent verdict for Lincoln National upheld  Jun 26, 2009
    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)

    U.S. Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed by Aperio Technologies, Inc.  Jun 24, 2009
    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)

    Sources: Intellectual Ventures and Intuit Work Out $120M Licensing Deal  Jun 24, 2009
    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)

    Here's a Switch: A Patent Infringement Defendant Transfers Into East Texas  Jun 23, 2009
    Top Stories From Law. It's been a while since IP cognoscenti considered Marshall, Texas a slam dunk jurisdiction for plaintiffs. (Law.com)

    Excentus files suit against Safeway Inc.  Jun 19, 2009
    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)

    Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Ranks Among the Top IP Law Firms in Illinois and U.S. According to Chambers 2009  Jun 17, 2009
    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)

    Jury Rules in Favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Patent Suit  Jun 17, 2009
    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)

    Jury Verdict Announced in Star Scientific Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against RJ Reynolds  Jun 17, 2009
    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)

    Monsanto Asserts DuPont Is Using Smokescreen to Obscure Problems With Its Failed Optimum(R) GAT(R) Product  Jun 17, 2009
    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 wins temporary injunction in Australia  Jun 16, 2009
    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)

    TiVo soars after court victory over Dish  Jun 4, 2009
    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)

    TIVO WINS ECHOSTAR LAWSUIT  Jun 4, 2009
    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 Granted Stay in TiVo Ruling  Jun 4, 2009
    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)

    * Business Briefs  Jun 4, 2009
    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)

    Dish Network hit with contempt  Jun 3, 2009
    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)

    Dish ordered to pay TiVo $103 mln plus interest  Jun 3, 2009
    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)

    TiVo wins $103M more in Dish patent suit  Jun 3, 2009
    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)

    Verdict gives Medtronic a break  Jun 3, 2009
    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)

    Medtronics payment to DePuy reduced  Jun 3, 2009
    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)

    Microsoft ordered to pay $200M over patent  May 30, 2009
    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)

    Savi Technology Announces Settlement in Patent Infringement Case Against AeroScout  May 28, 2009
    (PRNewsFoto/Savi Technology; Lockheed Martin) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA UNITED STATES. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (PR Newswire)

    CME rival ELX set to launch, but bad blood could mar debut  May 28, 2009
    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)

    Rambus: Court orders Hynix to post bond  May 27, 2009
    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)

    Cable Technology  May 27, 2009
    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)

    Applied Materials, General Motors, Hologic, Spartan: U.S. Equity Preview  May 26, 2009
    (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)

    Conceptus alleges Hologic infringed patent  May 23, 2009
    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)

    Cornell Loses Bid for $12M in Attorney Fees in Patent Battle  May 22, 2009
    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)

    TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent  May 22, 2009
    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)

    McKool Smith Announces $200 Million Verdict for i4i Inc. in Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Microsoft  May 21, 2009
    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)

    MIT, spinout sue Navigenics over patents  May 21, 2009
    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)

    VIZIO Files TV Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Funai  May 21, 2009
    May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, Inc., the Number One Shipper of Flat Panel HDTVs in the USA, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Funai Electric Company, Ltd., a Japanese distributor of digital televisions and related components and its wholly-owned subsidiary Funai Corporation, Inc.. (Logo: ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Microsoft Ordered to Pay $200 Million in Patent Dispute  May 21, 2009
    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)

    Amazon Sues Discovery  May 21, 2009
    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. in March, claiming that the online book retailer's popular Kindle electronic book infringes on network founder and chairman John Hendricks' patent for a similar device. (Multichannel News)

    Amazon files patent suit against Discovery: WSJ  May 20, 2009
    Amazon's suit comes after Discovery filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Seattle, Washington-based online retail company in March over its popular electronic reader, the Kindle. Discovery, in the suit filed in a US District Court in Delaware, claimed Amazon violated a patent it registered in November 2007, and said the Kindle infringes Discovery's intellectual property rights. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Procter & Gamble bests Teva in Actonel lawsuit  May 19, 2009
    P&G filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the generic drug manufacturer in 2004 and received a favorable court decision in February 2008. Teva subsequently filed an appeal. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)

    PAETEC Settles Sprint Lawsuit  May 19, 2009
    Sprint filed a patent infringement lawsuit earlier this year claiming that PAETEC and two of its subsidiaries infringed on patents related to Sprint's Voice Over Packet portfolio. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, PAETEC management said the confidential settlement includes dismissal of Sprint's lawsuit, a release of the company's claims against PAETEC, and a licensing of Sprint patents. (R News)

    Gilead files 2nd patent suit against Teva  May 16, 2009
    filed a second lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York against and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. alleging patent infringement. The Foster City-based company (NASDAQ:GILD) said the patents at issue are associated with emtricitabine, a component of Truvada and of Atripla, and are licensed exclusively to Gilead Sciences by Emory University. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Major League Baseball awarded geolocation patent  May 16, 2009
    By Ben Klayman - Fri May 15, 2009 5:41PM EDT. Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    More IP Angst as Fish & Richardson Cuts 35 Lawyers, 85 Staff  May 16, 2009
    As we reported in our April issue, patent infringement filings in federal district courts were down almost a quarter for the last four months of 2008, and remained down at the same level for the first few months of 2009. by the research firm BTI Consulting Group this month found that a majority of 370 corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 companies were planning to cut IP litigation spending by more than 7 percent. (Law.com)

    Can Corporations Own Your DNA?  May 14, 2009
    Every time anyone takes a crap, I'm charging a buck and half for patent infringement. Posted by paddyhayes at 9:40 PM : May 13, 2009. (CBS News)

    DNA suit pits patients against patents  May 14, 2009
    But if he tried to offer such services today, he said, he would be risking a patent infringement lawsuit from Myriad. Christopher A. Hansen, senior national staff counsel for the civil liberties union, said the problem was with the patent office, not the company. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Adams Golf Announces Results for First Quarter 2009  May 14, 2009
    Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitation, the following: our ability to further reduce fixed costs; product development difficulties; product approval and conformity to governing body regulations; assembly difficulties; competing product introductions; patent infringement risks; uncertainty of our ability to protect our intellectual... (Primezone Releases)

    Star Scientific Files First Quarter Financial Report  May 13, 2009
    The company also announced that the jury trial in its patent infringement lawsuit against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) will commence with jury selection on Monday, May 18. The trial will be held in US District Court, West Lombard Street in Baltimore, MD, and Star anticipates that the jury trial will last approximately three weeks. (PR Newswire)

    As busy as ... well, you know  May 12, 2009
    However, Allgeyer is noticing an increase in the number of patent skirmishes, smaller cases of patent infringement. Traditionally, most patent cases settle out of court, but Allgeyer said more and more clients want to pursue their claims. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)

    AMICAS Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2009  May 12, 2009
    Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, which include, but are not limited to, the following: a significant portion of the Company's quarterly sales are concluded in the last month of the fiscal quarter; the length of sales and delivery cycles; the deferral and/or realization of deferred software license and system revenues according to contract terms; the timing, cost, and success or... (PR Newswire)

    The Court Supports Bavarian Nordic's Decision to Start Patent Infringement Case Against Oxford BioMedica  May 10, 2009
    KVISTGARD, Denmark, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oxford Biomedica's second attempt to dismiss Bavarian Nordic's patent infringement suit in the United States has failed. Instead of denying infringement, Oxford Biomedica made yet another attempt to dismiss the suit arguing that it was premature because TroVax(R) was still evaluated in clinical trials. (PR Newswire)

    Video: Intel, startup face off in patent debate  May 8, 2009
    David Simon of Intel said the bills now before Congress try to address three outstanding problems that dog the giant chip maker and many of its partners how patent infringement damages are calculated, how venues are chosen for the cases and provisions against willful infringement that mean engineers are often told not to read patents at all. Steve Perlman, chief executive of startup incubator Rearden who holds more than 80 patents, said the current bills undermine the patent system without... (EETimes)

    Limelight Networks posts 1st profit as public firm  May 7, 2009
    4 million jury award against it for alleged patent infringement. Limelight had accrued $66 million to cover that amount and for damages following the ruling in favor of competitor Akamai Technologies Inc.. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Limelight Networks reports $55M profit  May 7, 2009
    reported first-quarter net income of $55 million, the result of favorable growth and an appeals court win in a patent infringement lawsuit ... Results include $66 million the company had put aside to pay for damages and legal fees in its ongoing fight over Akamai Technologies Inc. alleged patent infringement. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    Monsanto and DuPont Fight in the Weeds Over Crop Biotech Patent  May 7, 2009
    On Monday the big seed company Monsanto filed a patent infringement suit in St. Louis federal district court against E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and its subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International over the allegedly unlawful use of Monsanto's Roundup Ready herbicide-tolerant technologies in a new Pioneer line of genetically modified soybean and corn seeds. Here's and here's. (Law.com)

    Savient Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results  May 7, 2009
    The increase was mainly due to an additional severance liability recorded during the quarter partially offset by lower legal fees as the prior year results reflect expenses for Oxandrin-related patent infringement litigation. Investment income, net decreased $1. (PR Newswire)

    Destiny Media Responds to Press Release From Canadian Competitor  May 7, 2009
    According to their release, Yangaroo states that a claim for patent infringement against Destiny was filed in Wisconsin today for a patent issued yesterday. Destiny has not yet been served with this claim but is familiar with this patent and Destiny's management is confident that the claims are without merit. (PR Newswire)

    Illumina files patent infringement suit against Affymetrix  May 6, 2009
    said Tuesday it filed a patent infringement suit against. San Diego-based Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) said the suit, filed in United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, asserts that Affymetrix GeneChip HT Array Plate and GeneChip HT Array Plate Scanner infringe upon an Illumina patent. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Harris Corporation Reports Higher Revenue, Income and Earnings Per Share for the Third Quarter  May 6, 2009
    The Company's consolidated results and the forward-looking statements could be affected by many factors, including but not limited to: the loss of our relationship with the U.S. government or a shift in U.S. government funding; potential changes in U.S. government or customer priorities; risks inherent with large long-term fixed-price contracts, particularly the ability to contain cost overruns; financial and government and regulatory risks relating to international sales and operations; our... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Govt plans action against costly drugs  May 5, 2009
    The generics company can then take the risk of infringing on the patent and launch the drug in the Indian market with the hope of winning the patent infringement case. If a patented drugs generic equivalents are available in the market, the government may not strongly negotiate with the patent-holding company. (India Times)

    KCI claims partial victory in patent fight against Smith & Nephew  May 2, 2009
    (KCI) said Friday that the Patents Court of the High Court of England and Wales has entered a judgment against Smith & Nephew in KCI s ongoing patent infringement case in the United Kingdom ... The court dismissed seven out of 10 claims leveled against Smith & Nephew by KCI. Smith & Nephew officials issued a statement Friday indicating that the company will appeal the three other patent infringement claims. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    Federal Judge Upholds Jury Award Against HP Over Patent Violation  May 2, 2009
    Judge Randall R. Rader refused the company's request to set aside the 2008 patent infringement verdict by a Syracuse jury that HP servers and workstations, starting in the late 1980s, contained technology licensed by Cornell University and a faculty scientist, Hwa C. Torng ... Cornell originally filed its patent infringement action in December 2001. (Law.com)

    How to get 100 miles per gallon  May 2, 2009
    Here are the facts: Gil explains, "When we started developing our hybrid system, it was the normal course of business to do a patent search. We realized that some of our ideas might infringe on Toyota's hybrid patents. We contacted them. It just so happened that Toyota was developing some diesel engine technology that might infringe on existing patents owned by Ford. The companies decided to allow the patent infringement as kind of a trade.". But there's more, and Gil continues, "While our... (CNN -- Tech)

    * NBA: Shaq sets trend for NBA undergarments  Apr 29, 2009
    McDavid is suing Nike and Adidas, citing patent infringement. Derek Kent, a Nike spokesman, said that the lawsuit lacked factual merit and that Nike filed for its own patent nearly two years ago. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Sun Microsystems Wins Patent Defense Verdict in Eastern District of Texas  Apr 29, 2009
    For at least the second time this month, a defendant has won a patent infringement trial in federal district court in East Texas ... Now we have news that last Friday a jury in Marshall, Texas, cleared Sun Microsystems of a wide range of claims -- including patent infringement, trade secret theft and breach of contract -- made by a Versata Software, which was seeking more than $100 million in damages. (Law.com)

    Qualcomm to pay Broadcom $891M to settle patent disputes  Apr 28, 2009
    Sunday's agreement will result in the dismissal of all litigation between the companies, including all patent infringement claims in the U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif. as well as the withdrawal by Broadcom of its complaints to the European Commission and the Korea Fair Trade Commission, the companies said. (EETimes)

    Chip Makers' $891 Million Settlement Infused by New Blood  Apr 28, 2009
    Led by William Lee and his colleagues at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Broadcom sued Qualcomm in California and Washington, D.C., for patent infringement, and in New Jersey for antitrust violations. Qualcomm answered with lawsuits of its own but didn't have much success. (Law.com)

    Verizon Sues Charter Over Voice Patents  Apr 19, 2009
    Verizon Communications has sued a second cable company -- Charter Communications -- for patent infringement, less than a month after filing an identical lawsuit againstCox Communications. The telephone company filed the complaint against Charter Feb. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. (Multichannel News)

    > Patent reform hinged on issues such as infringement damages  Apr 18, 2009
    One beef the coalition has with the bills is with the notion of prior art subtraction, essentially taking out the value of previous inventions in order to help calculate damages for patent infringement. Provisions intentionally designed to reduce damages, such as prior art subtraction, should not be part of any patent reform enacted by Congress, the coalition announced in a recent news release. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    Stent maker to record charge  Apr 16, 2009
    SAN FRANCISCO - , the world's biggest seller of heart stents, said it will record a $197 million after-tax charge in the first quarter as a result of a patent infringement case it lost to. Boston Scientific also will book $26 million for job cuts, plant closings, and other previously announced restructuring expenses and $43 million in the settlement of a patent lawsuit with a New Jersey doctor, the Natick, Mass. (Boston Globe)

    Obama's 2nd Circuit Pick Says He Didn't Ask for Nomination  Apr 11, 2009
    He also mentions the 2007 sexual harassment trial involving then-New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, as well as cases involving patent infringement, murder, and racketeering. He lists 12 cases in which a higher court reversed his decision (and he offers some commentary on each, i.e., "I must have been very wrong ..."). (Law.com)

    Microsoft's Patent Tab: $388M Ought to Do It  Apr 11, 2009
    However, a federal appeals court ruling reinstated of the patent infringement claims, and the case went before the jury ... Meanwhile, last fall, Microsoft , on appeal, a patent infringement case brought by Alcatel-Lucent regarding its use of MP3 technologies. (SmallBusinessComputing)

    Humana settles patent lawsuit with Ronald A. Katz Technology, signs licensing agreement  Apr 10, 2009
    has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP, and signed a licensing agreement with the Los Angeles-based interactive technology company. Financial terms of the settlement and the licensing agreement were not disclosed. (Louisville Business First, KY)

    Will Microsoft's Latest IP Loss Stick?  Apr 10, 2009
    The Mintz lawyers said it was the fifth-largest patent infringement verdict in history -- and Microsoft is on the list more than once. The software company set the record when a San Diego jury ordered it to pay $1. (Law.com)

    * [BUSINESS BRIEFS]  Apr 9, 2009
    Elan Microelectronics Corp (qql) has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc in a US court, the Hsinchu-based company said in an exchange filing yesterday. The patents are used in Apples Macbook, iPhone and iPod touch products, the statement said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    AstraZeneca Seeks to Stop Apotex Sales of Asthma Drug Pulmicourt Respules  Apr 7, 2009
    Weve chosen to file a motion for interim relief seeking to prohibit sales of Apotexs generic product until the court makes a determination on the merits of AstraZenecas patent infringement case, said , an AstraZeneca spokesman. AstraZeneca has full confidence in the strength of its intellectual property rights protecting Pulmicort Respules. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Patent reform bill goes to Senate  Apr 3, 2009
    The trio successfully amended the bill to include a compromise they (March 31) on issues including patent infringement damages. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz. (EETimes)

    Shire sues Natco over generic Fosrenol  Apr 3, 2009
    filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Thursday alleging that Natco, in an effort to sell a generic version of Shire s Fosrenol drug, violated two Shire patents. Fosrenol is prescribed for patients with chronic kidney disease who suffer from hyperphosphatemia, an electrolyte disturbance that causes an abnormally high level of phosphate in their blood. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Appeals court dismisses Third Wave case  Apr 3, 2009
    A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by of Madison against a competitor that accused Third Wave of patent infringement ... As for the initial patent infringement case filed by Digene (Qiagen) against Third Wave, the court upheld an earlier ruling that narrowly construed terms of the case in favor of Third Wave. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    Banking on Beijing  Apr 1, 2009
    Does any issue sum it up better than patent infringement. We can t do business with a country which pirates The Dark Knight and Microsoft Office, screams America. (The American Conservative)

    Senators strike deal on patent reform  Apr 1, 2009
    The compromise spans a broad range of issues including how damages are calculated in patent infringement cases, the most controversial part of the current bill in the Senate (). Senators Patrick Leahy (D.-Vt. (EETimes)

    CSIRO cashes in on patent claim  Apr 1, 2009
    CSIRO spokesman Huw Morgan confirmed a confidential settlement had been reached with Hewlett-Packard in a patent infringement case relating to technology built into wireless local area network (WLAN) equipment. But the battle continues against the other big names in the IT industry, with the CSIRO arguing a patent granted to it in 1996 entitles it to royalties from any company that incorporate the 802. (The Age, Australia)

    UNM sues Toshiba Corp.  Apr 1, 2009
    The s Science and Technology Corp. filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in New Mexico on March 30 against for patent infringement. STC manages technology transfer at UNM. It alleges that Toshiba Corp. and have unlawfully used a patented UNM invention that significantly improves the capability of semiconductor manufacturers to make next generation chips. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)

    Investor group helps LSI grow  Mar 30, 2009
    In February 2008, Bonati named St. Louis, Perry and two additional LSI doctors in anther lawsuit claiming patent infringement for patented medical procedures and patented surgical instruments. The case will go to court later this year, legal documents show. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

    Biotechnology seed bill tabled by Senators  Mar 26, 2009
    A Montana Senate committee has sidelined a seed bill that sought standards for how biotech companies test crops for patent infringement, burying the bill after attending a private dinner also attended by Monsanto representatives ... In 2001, one such lawsuit prompted the North Dakota Legislature to pass what is known as the Nelson bill, which requires biotech companies to notify farmers when they suspect them of patent infringements. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

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