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Philip Brooks’ Patent Infringement Updates

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Last Entry: May 24, 2010 at 12:52:16

Patent Law And Theory - A Handbook of Contemporary Research

Posted on May 16, 2009
The above-titled book edited by Toshiko Takenaka, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property, University of Washington School of Law, US and Visiting Professor of Law, Waseda Law School, Japan was published by...

Patent Suit Challenges Limits Over Cancer Test

Posted on May 14, 2009
The following is excerpted from a May 14, 2009 article by Paula Reed Ward at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A genetic test to show predisposition for breast and ovarian cancer has likely saved the lives of thousands of women across the...

BT Conferencing Purchases a License under the Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Patents

Posted on May 13, 2009
The following is excerpted from a May 13, 2009 Business Wire press release: Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. announced today that BT Conferencing, one of the leading global providers of audio, video and web collaboration services, purchased a license...

Goodenough Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate Issued

Posted on May 12, 2009
Today, May 12, 2009, US 6,514,640 C1 issued under 35 U.S.C. 307 with the following findings: As a result of reexamination, it has been determined that: Claim 25 is cancelled. Claims 1, 2, 17 and 24 are determined to be...

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What's Happening to United States Patents?

Posted on May 07, 2009
The following is excerpted from an article by Alan G. Towner in Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP's Spring 2009 newsletter: The strength of U.S. patents has been called into question recently. In the 1980s and 1990s, the value...

"Reverse Payments" in Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements

Posted on May 06, 2009
The Oxford University Press recently published [June 2008] a case study that was co-authored by Senior Economist John Bigelow of the Princeton Economics Group, Inc. The case study described an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission to challenge so-called "reverse...

Eastern District of Texas Venue Update

Posted on May 05, 2009
The American Bar Association's Section of Intellectual Property Law is hosting the above-titled teleconference and live audio webcast on May 15, 2009. In light of recent orders and appeals from orders on motions to transfer venue from the Eastern District...

Insurer Off Hook for Fees in Patent Suit

Posted on May 04, 2009
The following is excerpted from a May 4, 2009 article by Gina Passarella at The Legal Intelligencer: An insurance company does not have to cover more than $800,000 in legal fees racked up by a client defending a patent infringement...

Estimating Damages of Patent Infringement

Posted on May 01, 2009
IncreMental Advantage is hosting the above-titled seminar: Patent damages are outlined in the 35 USC § 284 statute and state that a patent holder is entitled to at least a reasonable royalty as damages. This code also defines the compensatory...

Online Resources to Evaluate Experts' Credentials and Prior Statements

Posted on April 30, 2009
The above-titled article by Michael Brennan, David Dilenschneider, Myles Levin, and Jim Robinson appears in the 2009 Annual Review from the ABA Section of Litigation's Committee on Expert Witnesses. In a recent Vioxx lawsuit, the judge overturned a defense verdict...

Sun Microsystems Wins Patent Defense Verdict in Eastern District of Texas

Posted on April 29, 2009
The following is excerpted from an article by Andrew Longstreth at The American Lawyer on April 29, 2009: For at least the second time this month, a defendant has won a patent infringement trial in federal district court in East...

Affordable Patent Litigation and the Burdon Plan

Posted on April 28, 2009
The following is excerpted from an April 27, 2009 post at PatLit: The Burdon Plan, first launched on the IPKat weblog on 5 November last year, has been the subject of a good deal of discussion and further thought since...

In Case Your IPR is Infringed

Posted on April 27, 2009
The Office of Intellectual Property Protection of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry wrote the above titled article about possible remedies in the case of patent infringement. In regard to civil remedies from the court for patent infringement, it...

Reexamination Certificate Issued on Goodenough Patent

Posted on April 24, 2009
As a follow-up to my March 5, 2009 post, the Reexamination Certificate has issued on the '640 patent in the Hydro-Quebec v. Valence Technology case. Thanks to the reader who forwarded me the Certificate (Download '640 Reexamination Certificate Issued).

Invention Analysis and Claiming Seminar

Posted on April 23, 2009
Based on Ronald Slusky's widely praised book, the Invention Analysis and Claiming Seminar teaches a comprehensive approach to analyzing inventions and capturing them in a sophisticated set of patent claims. Through this interactive seminar, participants will enhance their skills in...

Fish & Richardson Wins ITC Ruling in Phison Patent Case

Posted on April 22, 2009
The following is excerpted from an April 22, 2009 Fish & Richardson press release at Marketwire: Fish & Richardson has won an International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling for Phison Electronics Corp., a large Taiwanese electronics company that manufactures flash memory...

Dealing With Mad Patent Disease

Posted on April 21, 2009
Rick Merritt writes in the April 20, 2009 cover story of EE Times: The industry has a bad case of mad patent disease. The patent reform bill working its way through Congress could ease some symptoms, but it won't eradicate...

Trolls II - Realities & Myths in Patent Litigation Today

Posted on April 20, 2009
In 2005, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) sponsored its wildly successful ?Patent Trolls and Patent Property Rights? conference, the first national conference to explore how patent litigation was being affected by ?trolls? and other ?non-practicing? patent owners...

Enforcing Intellectual Property at the U.S. International Trade Commission

Posted on April 17, 2009
The American Bar Association is hosting the above-titled teleconference and live audio webcast program on May 5, 2009. The U.S. International Trade Commission is increasingly the forum of choice for litigation directed against importers and distributors of products that infringe...

Managing the Dragon

Posted on April 16, 2009
I had the opportunity to hear Jack Perkowski of JFP Holdings speak earlier this week at a Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association luncheon. He shared some fascinating observations about the Chinese business environment, many of which are captured in his book...

Criterion Economics Opens Los Angeles Office

Posted on April 15, 2009
Premier D.C.-Based Economics Firm Opens Los Angeles Office Expert economist Jesse David joins Criterion Economics as Senior Vice President to head California office Washington, D.C. ? (April 15, 2009) Criterion Economics opened a Los Angeles office today...

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TACTICS PARTNERS WITH PATENTS ONLINE TO HIGHLIGHT UNIVERSITY IP

Posted on April 15, 2009
143 Universities in the USA Listed with One-Click Access to the Current Patent Portfolio of Each School BALTIMORE, MD and NAPLES, FL (April 15, 2009) ? Technology Transfer Tactics and Patents Online, LLC today announced a strategic alliance, whereby the...

Alcatel Shrugs Off Patent Fears

Posted on April 14, 2009
The following is excerpted from an article by Lionel Laurent at Forbes: The threat of losing a patent dispute with Microsoft failed to dent Alcatel-Lucent's month-long rally Tuesday morning, as the stock extended gains in anticipation of its forthcoming quarterly...

Indemnification in IP Transactions: Critical Issues You Need To Know

Posted on April 13, 2009
This National Constitution Center 60-minute audio conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2009: Intellectual Property Indemnification Nuts & Bolts ** Who is entitled to indemnification & what types of losses are covered ** What factors influence indemnification terms? **...

Mylan Settles Patent Dispute with Schering-Plough Over Clarinex

Posted on April 10, 2009
From the April 9, 2009 issue of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Mylan Inc. announced a patent litigation settlement with Schering-Plough concerning its generic version of the Clarinex allergy medication, a case pending in federal court for 2 1/2 years...

Modavox Pleased With New York District Court Markman Hearing Ruling

Posted on April 09, 2009
The following is excerpted from a March 27, 2009 Modavox press release at PR Newswire: Modavox, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MDVX), Internet broadcasting pioneer and holder of several patented technologies, today announced that a decision has been reached by Hon...

Federal Circuit's Patent Ruling Could Broadly Affect Biotech

Posted on April 08, 2009
Donna Young, Washington Editor, writes on April 8, 2009 for BioWorld Today: A ruling last Friday by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the government's rejection of a patent application filed...

Spansion and Samsung Settle Patent Litigation Lawsuit

Posted on April 08, 2009
The following is excerpted from an April 7, 2009 Spansion press release at PR Newswire: Spansion Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSN), the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, today announced that it has settled its patent litigation lawsuits with Samsung...

New Patent Information Site Launches - OTI

Posted on April 07, 2009
Ocean Tomo has launched a new patent information site called OTI for global IP market data. The site's homepage can be customized with widgets functionality allowing you to tailor the service to suit your individual needs. Established jointly by Ocean...

Special Masters and E-Discovery: The Intersection of Two Recent Revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Posted on April 06, 2009
The above-titled article by The Honorable Shira A. Scheindlin and Jonathan M. Redgrave appeared in the November 2008 issue of Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law Review. This article will address the fortuity of two recent revisions to the Federal Rules of...

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