Intellectual Property News and Reports

In three consolidated appeals, arising out of the improper use of a model's image to package and promote a home entertainment system, district court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) a new trial on damages is not warranted as plaintiff has... Read more →

by Lee Ross | November 29, 2010 If you're thinking of buying Tiffany jewelry on eBay you might want to know there's a good chance the diamond ring or silver necklace you're looking at is fake. Tiffany knows it. And... Read more →

By Greg Stohr - Nov 29, 2010 The U.S. Supreme Court will consider making some patents more vulnerable to legal challenge, agreeing to hear Microsoft Corp.’s appeal in a case that forced changes in the company’s Word software and may... Read more →

Under the patent laws, a patent applicant who is dis-satisfied with the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board) regarding his application may choose one of two paths. The applicant may appeal the Board’s decision to the... Read more →

Nuance Communications, Inc. (“Nuance”) filed this patent infringement action against Abbyy USA Software House (“Abbyy USA”). After obtaining discovery from Abbyy USA, Nuance filed an Amended Complaint naming as defendants Abbyy Production LLC (“Abbyy Production”), a corporation organized under the... Read more →

A123 Systems, Inc. (“A123”) appeals from the final de-cision of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts denying A123’s motion to reopen and dismissing its declaratory judgment action against Hydro-Quebec (“HQ”). A123 Sys., Inc. v. Hydro-Quebec, 657... Read more →

Cancer Research Technology Limited and Schering Corporation (collectively, “Cancer Research”) appeal from the final decision of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware holding U.S. Patent 5,260,291 (“the ’291 patent”) unenforceable for prosecution laches and inequitable conduct.... Read more →

Appellant Navinta LLC appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey finding, inter alia, that Navinta’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) product would directly in-fringe claims 1-3 of U.S. Patent No.... Read more →

By Ben Rooney, Technology Editor, The Wall Street Journal Europe When David Willetts, U.K. science minister, said at last week’s announcement of Britain’s high-tech hub that he was looking at the U.S. patent regime as a possible model for revising... Read more →

This is a patent infringement case involving “proactive scanning” technology for computer security. Finjan, Inc. sued Secure Computing Corporation (“Secure”), Cyberguard Corporation, and Webwasher AG (collectively “Defendants”) in the District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of U.S.... Read more →