Intellectual Property Law

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Zantac Patent
GlaxoSmithKline and Cypress Pharmaceutical settle patent infringement dispute.

Soliris Patent
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. agrees to pay the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a $10 million patent infringement settlement.

Refco
Ex-CEO Gets 16 Years

DRAM Patent
ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement.

Nail Guns
Injury Rate More Than Doubles in Three Years

False Arrest
City of Greer pays $50,000 settlement after imprisoning a woman whose charges had been dismissed years earlier.