Intellectual Property Law

"Judge Henry Floyd elevated to 4th Circuit"
"Judge Henry Floyd elevated to 4th Circuit": James Rosen of McClatchy Newspapers has this report. And Reuters reports that "Senate approves six for judgeships."

Ex parte Competitive Technologies, Inc. (B.P.A.I. 2009)
Board Finds Metabolite Claim to be Patentable By Kevin E. Noonan -- The most significant non-decision from the Supreme Court in recent memory is Justice Breyer's dissent over the Court's decision to dismiss its granted certiorari petition (as improvidently granted) in the Laboratory Corp...

The Patent Pal browser toolbar
I came across a great resource for patent practitioners: The Patent Pal. The Patent Pal is a toolbar for your browser that has links to massive amounts of resources that patent practitioners use on a daily basis...

Judge Michel to speak on April 20: How to Revise the PTO and the Patent System
Chief Judge Michel?How to Revise the PTO and the Patent System? Tuesday, April 20, 2010Madison Auditorium South10:00 am ? 11:00 amChief Judge Michel is the recipient of the 2009 PTOS Federico Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the Patent and Trademark Systems of the United States of America...

USING NANOWIRE TRANSISTORS to monitor inside cells.
USING NANOWIRE TRANSISTORS to monitor inside cells.

China And The Swine Flu. When Pigs Fly.
If you are not reading Absurdity, Allegory and China, you should be. It just did an excellent post, entitled, "One Flu East," on what could happen to you if you come to China with an elevated temperature or even if you just come in on a plane near someone with an elevated temperature...

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.

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

Sony
to Pay $18.5 Million For Patent Infringment

Qualcomm Settles Patent Suit for $891 Million

The Princeton Review
$2.6 million settlement reached in patent infringement case.