Intellectual Property Law360

  • In-House Counsel Predict Drop In IP Litigation Spending
    As the economy continues to sputter and companies focus their attention on cutting costs, corporate counsel expect to spend less on intellectual property litigation in 2011 than they did in 2010, according to a new report.

  • Graco's Secrets Suit Against Rival Sent To Mediation
    A magistrate judge has sent to mediation Graco Inc.’s long-running trade secrets, breach of contract and unfair competition case against rival Gama Machinery USA Inc., a former employee at a Graco subsidiary and others stemming from a 2005 acquisition.

  • Taiwanese Co. Sues RIM Over Wireless Patents
    A Taiwan-based patent-licensing company has sued Research In Motion Ltd., alleging the Canadian smartphone maker has infringed three patents covering aspects of wireless communications technology.

  • Allergan Hits Watson With Patent Suit Over Combigan
    Allergan Inc. has launched another patent infringement suit over its Combigan eye medication, targeting Watson Pharmaceutical Inc.'s efforts to market a generic version of the glaucoma drug.

  • Harley Wants Antitrust, Tort Claims Nixed In Bag Suit
    Harley-Davidson Inc. has asked a judge to drop antitrust and tort claims from a suit lodged by Packaging Supplies Inc. accusing the motorcycle stalwart of tying motorcycle sales at independent dealerships to the purchase of Harley merchandise bags.

  • GE, Philips, Others Sued Over Fluorescent Light Patent
    A New England inventor has accused General Electric Co., Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and others of making, importing and selling light bulbs that infringe a patent covering fluorescent light circuitry.

  • Bayer Unit Sues Generics Maker Over Acne Treatment
    Bayer HealthCare AG unit Intendis Inc. has accused River's Edge Pharmaceuticals LLC of issuing false statements about a prescription acne medication and inaccurately passing it off as a generic version of the plaintiff's competing treatment.

  • Court Denies Latest Appeal In Lennon Video Dispute
    A video company that sued Yoko Ono over the rights to stolen videos of John Lennon has lost its bid to vacate a ruling handing ownership to the late rock legend's widow despite claims that its attorney's depression precluded a timely appeal.

  • ITC Initiates Probe Over Invacare Medical Bed Patents
    The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to investigate medical equipment manufacturer Invacare Corp.'s claims that rival Medical Depot Inc. and a China-based exporter have infringed four patents related to adjustable-height medical beds.

  • Crossroads Targets D-Link, 3Par Over Data Storage IP
    Data protection provider Crossroads Systems Inc. has accused D-Link Systems Inc., iStor Networks Inc. and five other companies of infringing two patents for a data storage system, while continuing to ink settlements with defendants in a separate suit over the same patents.

  • Trade Secrets Claims Killed In Chip Patent Spat
    A federal judge has nixed misappropriation of trade secrets claims against ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and Winbond Electronics Corp. in a long-running patent infringement suit brought by a former IBM Corp. engineer over computer chip technology.

  • Ex-Valspar Chemist Admits To Taking Paint Secrets
    A former chemist has pled guilty to stealing trade secrets worth as much as $20 million from Chicago-based paint maker Valspar Corp. before embarking on a new job with competitor Nippon Paint in China.

  • Default Looms For Mexican Casket Co. In 337 Case
    Ataudes Aguilares SRL, a Mexican company accused by U.S. casket maker Batesville Services Inc. of importing infringing caskets into Puerto Rico, must respond to the complaint by Sept. 21 or face an entry of default, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission.

  • Most Admired Attys: Latham's Lawrence Gotts
    Latham & Watkins LLP’s Lawrence Gotts has the uncommon ability to exploit the most complex aspects of a patent dispute while presenting a straightforward and undeniable argument at trial. With a track record that includes recent sweeps for Honeywell International Inc. and AU Optronics Corp., Gotts is among Law360’s 10 Most Admired Intellectual Property Attorneys.

  • Daewoo Must Pay Funai $8M In VCR Patent Suit
    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday that Daewoo Electronics America Inc. must pay its share of an $8 million default judgment against its predecessor in a VCR patent fight with Funai Electric Co.

  • Sanofi, WC Heraeus Drop Patent Spat Over Eloxatin
    Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC has agreed to release German precious metals company W.C. Heraeus GmbH from a lawsuit accusing several generic-drug makers of infringing the patents for the colon cancer drug Eloxatin.

  • USPTO Rolls Out New Obviousness Rules
    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has unveiled updated guidelines for its examiners on applying the law of obviousness based on precedential appeals court rulings that have come out since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2007 ruling in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

  • GSK Fails Again To Nix Antitrust Claims Over Wellbutrin
    A federal judge has foiled GlaxoSmithKline PLC's latest campaign to dismiss direct purchaser claims in a class action accusing the drugmaker of filing baseless patent suits to delay generic competition in the market for antidepressant Wellbutrin SR.

  • Fed. Circ. Upholds Ban On Teva's Generic Evista
    A federal appeals court has rejected Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s bid to overturn a permanent injunction barring the generic-drug maker from launching a copy of Eli Lilly & Co.'s blockbuster osteoporosis drug Evista before March 2014.

  • Novartis' Hemophilia Drug Patent Suit Stays In Texas
    A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas won't reconsider Wyeth Inc.'s bid to move Novartis AG's lawsuit accusing it of infringing patents for hemophilia treatments.

 

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