LendingTree, IMX settle litigation Aug 22, 2008
In January 2007, a Delaware judge upheld a federal jury s verdict of patent infringement against LendingTree. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Sue Robinson also raised the damages award by 50 percent to $8. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Medtronic sues California company over patent infringement Aug 21, 2008
(Nasdaq: NUVA) of patent infringement, involving four product categories and 12 patents. The patents cover products which have been on the market for several years, according to media reports. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Honeywell raises claims of patent infringement Aug 21, 2008
by Max Jarman - Aug. 20, 2008 05:42 PM The Arizona Republic. Honeywell International Inc. has accused four Japanese companies and their U.S. subsidiaries of infringing on Honeywell patents for automotive multimedia displays and navigation systems. (AZCentral -- Business)
US firm files patent claim against Nintendo Wii Aug 21, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US firm said Wednesday it had filed legal actions against Japanese-based Nintendo claiming patent infringement by the wildly popular Wii game console. Hillcrest Labs, based in Rockville, Maryland, said it filed a complaint for patent infringement with the US International Trade Commission and a separate lawsuit in federal court against Nintendo. (Yahoo! Asia News)
NuVasive to fight patent lawsuit Aug 20, 2008
NuVasive, a San Diego-based company that makes products for minimally invasive spine surgery, said it plans to defend itself against a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by competitor Medtronic Sofamor Danek. Court filings contend that several NuVasive products infringe older patents held by Minneapolis-based Medtronic, the world's largest medical device firm. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Cashing in: Google sued for patent infringement Aug 19, 2008
Mountain View (CA) GraphOn, a software company that offers remote application access software, said it has filed a patent infringement suit against Google. If GraphOn is right, the Googles Google Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites and YouTube services could be colliding with four patents, forcing the search giant to pay GraphOn damages as well as license fees for past and future usage. (TG Daily)
Google Pushes Hard For White Space Usage Aug 19, 2008
Googles name appears once more in a patent infringement lawsuit, this time filed by GraphOn Corporation, a company responsible for developing server-based application publishing and Web-enabling. Palm chose the fastest, most efficient method to spread the word about its new Palm Treo 850 before it was even announced, by briefly posting details of it on its website. (eFluxMedia)
Film Reveals Inventor's Fight Over Wiper Design Aug 15, 2008
Kearns sued Ford in 1978, claiming patent infringement, and took on Chrysler Corp. four years later. 1. (ABC News -- Wire)
Windshield wipers inspire Hollywood movie Aug 15, 2008
Kearns sued Ford in 1978, claiming patent infringement, and took on Chrysler Corp. four years later. He ultimately filed lawsuits against 26 companies, including General Motors Corp. Most were tossed out of court, although he won judgments against Ford and Chrysler that ultimately brought him more than $30 million. (MSNBC -- News)
Securus Technologies, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Operating Results Aug 14, 2008
Richard A. (Rick) Smith, Securus' Chief Executive Officer and President said, "EBITDA, free cash flow, and levered free cash flow all showed significant growth in Q2 versus 2007 -- EBITDA increased 56%, unlevered cash flow was a positive $5.5 M, and if I allocated cash interest for the year to Q2 -- levered cash flow is within $1 M of breaking even -- and that represents significant progress for us. Syscon revenue is up sequentially by double digits, we settled multiple long standing patent... (PR Newswire)
Cybersex Patent Case Leads to Bad Vibes Between Firm, Client Aug 14, 2008
A company called , which holds patents to "a man-machine interface which provides tactile feedback to various sensing body parts," sued Sony for patent infringement in 2002 over the electronics giant's shaking video-game controllers ... Lemley, of counsel at Keker as well as , said the interesting point of law was what kind of standing an exclusive licensee should have in a patent infringement case. (Law.com)
Ruling is a victory for supporters of free software Aug 14, 2008
Previously, Katzer has sued free software developers for patent infringement and the free software community has argued that he had failed to disclose earlier technology, known as prior art, in his patent filings. A lawyer for Katzer did not return calls asking for comment. (International Herald Tribune)
Cisco Blogger Decamps to Wilson Sonsini Aug 6, 2008
Cisco Systems IP lawyer Richard Frenkel had just posted on his anonymous Patent Troll Tracker blog, skewering two Texas lawyers and a court clerk for allegedly fudging documents to "manufacture subject matter jurisdiction" in ESN's patent infringement suit against Cisco. Frenkel dashed off an e-mail to John Noh, a senior public relations manager at Cisco, with a link to the post, since Noh and Mallun Yen, Cisco's top patent lawyer, had suggested Frenkel blog about the case, Cisco has since... (Law.com)
Lannett spars with drug maker in vitamin patent dispute Aug 6, 2008
sued Lannett last month alleging patent infringement, trademark infringement, false advertising and unfair competition. Arthur Bedrosian, president and CEO of Lannett, said last week he is confident his company will prevail in court. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
AMICAS Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 Aug 5, 2008
Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially which include, but are not limited to, the following: a significant portion of the Company's quarterly sales are concluded in the last month of the fiscal quarter; the length of sales and delivery cycles; the deferral and/or realization of deferred software license and system revenues according to contract terms; the timing, cost and success or... (PR Newswire)
WTO fake drug definition hitting India? Aug 5, 2008
Counterfeit relates to violation of trademark and not to patent infringement, it notes. Also, the USTR initiative, Acta, endorsed by G-8 is intended to target all types of counterfeits , viz. (India Times)
Altera files suit against Zilog Aug 5, 2008
-- FPGA house Altera Corp. has filed a suit against Zilog Inc. for patent infringement. The lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleges that some of Zilog's newest products, including the Zilog eZ80F91 MCU series and ZNEO Z16F series, infringe various Altera patents. (EETimes)
> Lannett spars with drug maker in vitamin patent dispute Aug 4, 2008
sued Lannett last month alleging patent infringement, trademark infringement, false advertising and unfair competition ... The court agreed to an expedited trial on the other claims in KV s lawsuit that relate to the patent infringement allegations. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Another Circuit Court Kicks Judge Real Off Case Aug 2, 2008
In a rare move, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit booted a trial judge off a patent infringement case Friday ... Coming down hard on Real's judicial skills, the Federal Circuit panel threw out Microsoft's 2006 win over Research Corporation Technologies in a patent infringement case. (Law.com)
Biotech Tercica rides a wave of new drugs Aug 1, 2008
Meanwhile, a March settlement with rival in a patent infringement case took Insmed's short-stature drug off the market and gave Tercica and Genentech the choice to opt-in development rights on a molecule that could treat patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy and HIV patients with abnormal fat distribution. "There's another whole set of opportunities," Scarlett said. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Florida Federal Court Confirms Dismissal of CMCD Patent Challenge by Indeco Jul 30, 2008
Since Indeco's CD program was hypothetical in nature, the Florida Court also did not have jurisdiction over CBFC's counterclaim for patent infringement. As a result, the Court also dismissed CBFC's counterclaim, without prejudice. (PR Newswire)
ARM Holdings plc Reports Results for the Second Quarter and Half Year Ended 30 June 2008 Jul 30, 2008
" Q2 2008 - Revenue Analysis Revenue ($m)*** Revenue (GBPm) Q2 2008 Q2 2007 % Change Q2 2008 Q2 2007 % Change PD Licensing 30.2 45.3 -33% 15.3 23.2 -34% Royalties 51.0 40.1 27% 26.0 20.2 29% Total PD 81.2 85.4 -5% 41.3 43.4 -5% PIPD Licensing 12.6 14.0 -10% 6.4 7.1 -10% Royalties(1) 9.7 7.3 33% 4.9 3.6 36% Total PIPD 22.3 21.3 5% 11.3 10.7 5% Development Systems 16.2 14.1 15% 8.2 7.1 15% Services 8.4 8.4 4.2 4.3 -2% Total Revenue 128.1 129.2 -1% 65.0 65.5 -1% (1) Includes catch-up royalties in... (PR Newswire)
Endo sues Impax for patent infringement Jul 29, 2008
and another company have sued generic drug maker for patent infringement related to the pain treatment oxymorphone hydrochloride. Hayward, Calif. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent $512M; CEO ousted Jul 29, 2008
This case, which considered three patent infringement claims against Microsoft and two against Dell, was one of several stemming from claims Lucent Technologies Inc. filed in 2003 against PC makers Gateway Inc. and Dell Inc. over technology developed by Bell Labs, Lucent's research arm. Microsoft added itself to the list of defendants, saying the patents were closely tied to its Windows operating system. (USA Today -- Money)
Energizer sues Spectrum over alleged patent infringement Jul 29, 2008
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court's Decision that Motorola Phones Do Not Infringe University of Texas System Patent Jul 26, 2008
The '112 patent claims a method for communicating text over telephones using vocabularies of "syllabic elements." The University of Texas System had asserted the '112 patent infringement claim against Motorola and over 30 additional handset manufacturers that incorporated text messaging software into their handsets. The University of Texas System claimed that nearly all mobile handsets in the industry infringed the '112 patent and it sought several hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. (PR Newswire)
Cephalon sues Barr Pharmaceuticals Jul 26, 2008
said Thursday night it filed a patent infringement lawsuit earlier this week against and its wholly owned subsidiary, , regarding Cephalon's Fentora cancer pain drug. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware, was prompted by Barr's seeking Food and Drug Administration approval for a generic version of fentanyl buccal tablets. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Microsoft puts up $100K to support Apache Software Foundation Jul 26, 2008
In addition, the company moved 100 protocols from its Communications Protocol Program to its Open Specification Promise to ensure they could be used without the fear of patent infringement. The non-profit Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a group of developers that create and develop open source projects, such as the Apache Web server and the Axis Web services framework. (NetworkWorld.com)
Dead Man's Hand Plays Out in IP Case Jul 25, 2008
And it was all hanging out Tuesday when MultiMetrixs' patent infringement suit against was irrevocably besmirched by documents supposedly signed by a dead man and a witness who'd sold freon to meth dealers. Semiconductor equipment giant Applied had sued , a tiny Santa Clara, Calif. (Law.com)
Nintendo Loses Controller Patent Suit : Facing sales injunction on GameCube, Wav... Jul 25, 2008
In the wake of the Immersion-Sony battle, a company called Anascape has risen with its own claims of patent infringement. Citing 12 patents relating to videogame controllers infringed upon by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, the company has already achieved a fair degree of success thanks to two of the three major players capitulating to its charges (Microsoft settled the case against it and Sony opted to license Anascape's patents. (IGN Gear)
TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Jul 25, 2008
Digital video recorder company TiVo filed a patent infringement suit on Monday against EchoStar Communications, a satellite TV service provider. San Jose, Calif. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Qualcomm-Nokia Legal Settlement Believed Almost Set Jul 24, 2008
Qualcomm spent about $200 million last year in patent infringement lawsuits and was expected to spend another $200 million this year. It has reaped more than $11 billion in licensing fees between 2000 and 2007. (Investors Business Daily)
Face-off on cell technology set to begin Jul 23, 2008
Davidson said that if Nokia successfully argues that it has not extended the license, it opens the door for a Qualcomm lawsuit charging patent infringement. One analyst said Nokia faces an uphill battle arguing that Qualcomm's rates are unfair because other cell phone makers have agreed to pay 5 percent of the cost of their cell phones to use Qualcomm technology. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Fully Upholds Eisai's Favorable Ruling in Aciphex(R) Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Teva Pharmaceuticals and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Jul 22, 2008
TOKYO and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- With respect to Eisai's patent infringement lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories concerning Aciphex(R) (generic name: rabeprazole sodium tablets, Product Name in Japan: Pariet(R)), Eisai Co., Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary Eisai Inc. (collectively "Eisai") today announce that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed both the United States District Court for the Southern District of... (PR Newswire)
SonoSite settles patent lawsuit Jul 22, 2008
has settled a patent infringement case against rival. Bothell-based SonoSite (NASDAQ: SONO), a maker of portable ultrasound equipment, filed suit in February 2007 against Zonare, of Mountain View, Calif. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Generic Attraction Jul 18, 2008
9 billion last year, has been fighting off a wave of patent infringement suits and wants to build up its own stable of proprietary drugs. It produces 300 copycat drugs, but has only three brands of its own--one for multiple sclerosis, one for Parkinson's and a third for asthma. (Forbes -- Business)
News - Microsoft Jul 17, 2008
Gotuit cited these plans as part of its patent infringement suit. (Credit: Dan Farber/CNET News. (CNET News)
Telco IP Television Update Jul 16, 2008
Widevine Technologies filed a third claim for patent infringement against Verimatrix, a key competitor in the content-security market, alleging Verimatrix infringes Widevine s patent on virtual smart cards. ONE-LINERS. (Multichannel News)
* Realtek payment to end infringement lawsuit with 3Com Jul 15, 2008
Taiwanese networking chipmaker Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Rb) said yesterday it had agreed to pay US$70 million in royalties to 3Com Corp, ending a patent infringement lawsuit with the US company ... 3Com said at the time that it planned to seek higher compensation for patent infringement. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Open Source Moodle Heads to the Amazon Cloud Jul 15, 2008
Blackboard pledged in 2007 not to pursue patent infringement cases against schools or against open source solutions. The Blackboard pledge has spurred several universities to begun actively contributing to the Moodle code base, further accelerating feature availability and interoperability. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Three biotech companies are relocating to Boston Jul 13, 2008
Boston Scientific loses bid for new infringement trial , the world's second-largest maker of heart devices, lost its bid for a new trial of a $432 million patent infringement verdict won by a New Jersey doctor over drug-coated stents. A US District Judge in Marshall, Texas, rejected Boston Scientific's requests for a new trial, that the verdict be thrown out, or that radiologist Bruce Saffran be forced to accept a reduced award of $13. (Boston Globe)
Rambus says NVIDIA products infringe on 17 Rambus patents Jul 13, 2008
DailyTech - Rambus Sues NVIDIA for Patent Infringement ... Rambus is no stranger to the world of patent infringement suits ... Today it announced that it filed a patent infringement suit against NVIDIA in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. (DailyTech)
Canada's Wi-Lan Sues LG Electronics for Mobile Phone Patent Infringement Jul 5, 2008
Wi-Lan Sues LG Electronics for Mobile Phone Patent Infringement. By Joe Schneider. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Canada's S&P/TSX Index Climbs; Royal Bank, Research In Motion Shares Rise Jul 4, 2008
Updated: New York, Jul 04 03:48 London, Jul 04 08:48 Tokyo, Jul 04 16:48. Canada's S&P/TSX Rises, Led by Royal Bank, Research In Motion. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Linspire Assets Sold To Rival Linux Distributor, Xandros Jul 3, 2008
Microsoft promised not to sue either company for patent infringement. The companies in turn entered into various technology-sharing agreements with Microsoft. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Monolithic Power Systems Prevails in Contract Dispute With Linear Technology Corp. Jul 2, 2008
The parties had stipulated to a total of ten dollars in nominal patent infringement damages in the event that Linear prevailed in that dispute. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding MPS's plans to seek recovery of substantial attorney fees and costs from Linear. (PR Newswire)
Limelight gets mixed rulings in Akamai appeal Jul 2, 2008
5 million verdict for in a patent infringement case. U.S. District Court in Massachusetts refused to issue a permanent injunction against Limelight while the case is on appeal and did not give Akamai summary judgment in the case. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Rambus wants Hynix to stop selling chips in US Jun 28, 2008
Los Altos-based Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) -- which earlier won a patent infringement lawsuit against Hynix -- also wants damages, with an undecided total based on royalties Hynix would pay for selling computer chips from 2001 to 2007. As an alternative, Rambus asked for a mandated license from Hynix. (Bizjournals.com)
Morrison & Foerster Adds National Group of Accomplished IP Litigators Jun 25, 2008
Ms. Yohannan represents leading medical device, pharmaceutical, computer, semiconductor, and biotech companies in patent infringement and ANDA cases. Before the Federal Circuit, Ms. Yohannan has been involved with 25 appeals, arguing 15 of them, and she wrote several briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court as an Associate Solicitor at the USPTO. She has authored sections of Section 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which governs the USPTO. Ms. Yohannan also authored an international treaty on... (PR Newswire)
Applied denies solar patent infringement Jun 25, 2008
(06/23/2008 11:59 PM EDT). -- Applied Materials Inc. denied that it has infringed on a solar patent from the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland. (EETimes)
Experienced Litigator Eric S. Jackson Joins Jenner & Block Jun 24, 2008
Mr. Jackson is currently responsible for all aspects of the damages proof in complex patent infringement cases on behalf of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), including developing trial strategy, preparing expert witnesses, taking and defending depositions, negotiating with opposing counsel, and presenting the damages case at trial. He has also served as intellectual property litigation counsel for American Express Company and Intergraph Corporation. (PR Newswire)
Barr and Bayer Sign Supply and Licensing Agreements for Launch of Generic Yasmin(R) and Yaz(R) Oral Contraceptives Jun 24, 2008
These factors include, among others: the difficulty in predicting the timing and outcome of legal proceedings, including patent-related matters such as patent challenge settlements and patent infringement cases; the outcome of litigation arising from challenging the validity or non-infringement of patents covering our products; the difficulty of predicting the timing of FDA approvals; court and FDA decisions on exclusivity periods; the ability of competitors to extend exclusivity periods for... (PR Newswire)
Dial Corp. files patent infringement lawsuit against SC Johnson Jun 24, 2008
MILWAUKEE -- Dial Corp., which makes Renuzit air freshener products, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against SC Johnson. Dial, based in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Legal strategy Jun 22, 2008
His 35-person speech recognition start-up was being sued for patent infringement by the biggest company in its business, Burlington-based. For Nuance, the suit against Vlingo is only the latest in a string of lawsuits in defense of the speech-recognition patents Nuance has amassed through more than 20 acquisitions - none of which it has won in court. (Boston Globe)
Now, Ranbaxy seeks peace with Takeda Jun 22, 2008
Daiichi, being an innovator company, may not like its subsidiary engaging in patent infringement allegations,alysts said. Declining to provide details of Ranbaxy's pending litigations, a company spokesperson said, baxy is open to settlement opportunities and considers these on a case-to-case basis. (Business Standard)
A Small Mass. Company Tackles the Patent Trolls Jun 21, 2008
Smith advised some of the more than three dozen companies in California's adult media industry who were sued by Acacia several years ago for patent infringement, but he isn't involved in the ongoing litigation, which has been consolidated into federal court in the Northern District of California ... Before the Quanta decision, it was rare for companies to expend the kind of resources Cognex has when accused of patent infringement by patent-holding entities, Smith said. (Law.com)
Ottawa's Wi-LAN sues RIM, Motorola, for patent infringement Jun 21, 2008
Ottawa's Wi-LAN sues RIM, Motorola, for patent infringement ... Ottawa's Wi-LAN sues RIM, Motorola, for patent infringement. (Canada.com)
* Business Briefs Jun 20, 2008
Chunghwa Telecom Co (qH), the nations largest telephone operator, said it has been sued by GigaMedia Ltd (MHWC) for patent infringement. Chunghwa Telecom received a notification from the Taipei District Court about the lawsuit, in which GigaMedia asked for NT$500 million (US$16 million), the phone operator said in a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange on Wednesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Federal Judge Rules 'Patent Troll' Must Pay $3.8 Million in Attorney Fees Jun 19, 2008
Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz, clients represented by a team of Kilpatrick Stockton lawyers, have been awarded almost $4 million after beating back a patent infringement suit brought by one of several interlocking companies whose "primary source of income is from litigation settlements," according to the judge's order. The award came on June 3 from a federal judge in Wisconsin after a jury found in March that a patent-owning company had breached a settlement agreement with Kilpatrick's clients,... (Law.com)
Adams Golf Hybrids Rank No. 1 At the 108th U.S. Open Championship and No. 1 Hybrid On Tour (YTD) Jun 19, 2008
Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitation, the following: the ability to maintain historical growth in revenue and profitability; the ability to generate sufficient revenue to cover our investments; retail inventory levels and their effect on future orders; the ability to generate shareholder value; product development difficulties;... (Primezone Releases)
Pfizer Wins Longer Life For Lipitor Jun 19, 2008
Patent infringement litigation continues in Finland, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and Romania. Pfizer is also in the early stages of litigation over Lipitor with Teva in the United States. (Forbes -- Business)
Lipitor patent settlement allows U.S. generic in 2011 Jun 18, 2008
Patent infringement litigation between Pfizer and Ranbaxy over Lipitor will continue in Finland, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and Romania. Contributing: Reuters. (USA Today -- Money)
Can Samsung sue digital TV off the air? Jun 18, 2008
Samsung Electronics Co., a leading Korean consumer electronics vendor, last week (June 10th) filed a patent infringement suit related to the U.S. terrestrial digital TV standard developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) against Polaroid Corp., owned by Petters Group Worldwide, LLC, and Westinghouse Digital Electronics, LLC.. Samsung is the second company to take such an action, after Zenith Electronics LLC who has a suit pending against the same parties. (EETimes)
Patriot CEO discusses factors effecting stock price Jun 18, 2008
"To all shareholders and supporters of Patriot Scientific, the purpose of this letter is to update you on the impact of several recent public announcements that have had a downside effect on Patriot's stock price. In this update, I will summarize my current understanding, based on discussions with our legal team, of the recent public announcements by the Supreme Court and its ruling on LG vs Quanta, ARM, regarding the 584 patent infringement ruling, the upcoming MMP" portfolio patent... (EETimes)
Nuance alleges Vlingo infringed on its patents Jun 17, 2008
THE REGION , a Burlington maker of speech-recognition products, has sued the Cambridge start-up Vlingo Corp., alleging patent infringement. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Texas, seeks monetary damages and an order against any continued infringement. (Boston Globe)
