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Lilly Targets Actavis In Latest Cymbalta Patent Suit
Eli Lilly and Co. added a fifth generic drugmaker to its bid to block competing versions of its antidepressant Cymbalta Tuesday, suing Actavis Elizabeth LLC over a patent for the blockbuster drug less than a week after filing four similar suits.
Judge Shoots Down Antitrust Claims Against Apple
In a boost for Apple Inc.’s trademark and copyright suit against Psystar Ltd., a federal judge has tossed Psystar's counterclaims accusing Apple of violating antitrust laws with its end-user licensing deals, which require that Apple software be used only on Apple computers.
HP Latest To Settle With Clear With Computers
Hewlett-Packard Co. has reached a settlement with a patent-holding firm that has brought charges against dozens of companies for allegedly infringing two patents for an online sales method.
USPTO Works Record Number Of Patent Apps In FY08
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examined the highest number of applications in history in fiscal year 2008, increasing production of patents by an additional 14 percent from the year before, the agency said in its annual review.
Calcar Loses Permanent Injunction Bid Against Honda
A federal judge has refused to grant American Calcar Inc. a permanent injunction blocking American Honda Motor Co. Inc. from infringing two patents just over two weeks after overturning the jury's verdict and invalidating one of the patents for inequitable conduct.
Boehringer Sues To Block Norbrook's Generic Metacam
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG has unleashed a lawsuit alleging veterinary pharmaceutical company Norbrook Laboratories Ltd. infringed a patent for Metacam when seeking regulatory approval for a generic version of the canine anti-inflammatory drug.
Sun Pharma Fires Back At Biovail In Cardizem Suit
Indian generics maker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has accused Biovail Laboratories International SRL of violating antitrust laws and misleading the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a new set of counterclaims regarding patents for the hypertension drug Cardizem.
Judge Tosses CVS Suit Over Change To Win Web Site
A federal judge in Virginia has dismissed a complaint in which CVS Pharmacy Inc. and three subsidiaries accused union coalition Change to Win of misappropriating trade secrets by posting contracts between the plaintiffs and government agencies on the Internet.
'Straw Dogs' Unlikely To Doom Obama AG Nominee
Political experts and politicians alike said Wednesday that, while likely attorney general nominee Eric Holder's controversial role in the Clinton-era pardon of a convicted financier whose wife gave money to Democrats might cause political fireworks, it was unlikely to derail a confirmation.
Target Sued Over 6-In-1 Electronic Device Charger
Callpod Inc., the maker of a device called the Chargepod that can charge up to six electronic devices at a time, has filed a suit against Target Corp. claiming the company is selling knockoff Chargepods under the Target brand name.
Kodak Sues Samsung, LG Over Camera Patents
Eastman Kodak Co. has sued Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. for allegedly infringing four Kodak patents related to digital camera technology.
IP Practice: WilmerHale
As the difference between your cell phone and your laptop shrinks, expect intellectual property battles to grow, predicts Donald R. Steinberg, chair of the intellectual property department at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.
Vizio Ends Suit With MPEG-2 License
Consumer electronics producer Vizio Inc. has obtained a license for a portfolio of patents that cover a video compression standard, effectively putting a stop to a pending patent enforcement action brought by a group of technology giants that includes Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corp. and Philips Electronics NV.
Filter Patent Suit V. Brita, Others Evaporates
A subsidiary of technology giant 3M Innovative Properties Co. has settled its patent infringement suit against Clorox Co. subsidiary Brita, retailer Sears Roebuck & Co. and manufacturer Pentair Filtration Inc. over two of its patents covering a cartridge-based water purification and filtration system.
Women Attorneys Still Earn Less Than Men: Survey
Women attorneys at the largest U.S. law firms continue to earn less than their male counterparts at every stage of practice and are markedly underrepresented in the leadership ranks, according to a survey published Monday by the National Association of Women Lawyers.
Judge Keeps Jones Day Trademark Suit Alive
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a trademark suit brought by Jones Day against Blockshopper.com in which the mega legal firm alleges the real estate news Web site's hyperlinks and images infringed its service marks.
New Members Named To USPTO Advisory Committees
Six new appointees have been named to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Public Advisory Committee and Trademark Public Advisory Committee, including a National Inventors Hall of Fame board member, former USPTO deputy director and former chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
3rd-Party Funding Fuels European Litigation Growth
Third-party financing of litigation and an increasing acceptance of class action lawsuits in European courts have opened companies there up to litigation risks similar to those in the United States, a major British insurance firm reports.
Sony Hit With $18.5M Infringement Verdict
Sony Corp. has been slapped with an $18.5 million verdict for allegedly infringing a music chip patent held by technology company Agere Systems Inc. with products including Sony's PlayStation Portable.
Calif. Co. Seeks To Block Import Of Samsung Products
Spansion LLC attacked Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on two fronts Monday, accusing the South Korean technology giant of infringing six patents related to flash memory in federal court and asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to block the import of more than 100 million devices containing allegedly infringing Samsung products.
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