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New IP Lawsuits Filed — Antares Pharma Receives Milestone Payment and Additional Patent Related to Elestrin® — Audiovox Corporation Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Vizualogic — Fish & Richardson Elevates 27 Attorneys To Principal — Jury Finds MEI Infringes on JCM Global Patent — Morris, Manning & Martin Expands in D.C. Adding Intellectual Property Litigator — Oblon, Spivak Appoints Richard D. Kelly New Managing Partner — Rader, Fishman & Grauer Named Go-To Law Firm — Saxon Innovations Files Complaint in International Trade Commission — Click any of the news tabs above to display news for that category Intellectual Property News New IP Lawsuits Filed Audiovox Corporation Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Vizualogic Jury Finds MEI Infringes on JCM Global Patent Saxon Innovations Files Complaint in International Trade Commission Alexion Pharmaceuticals and PDL BioPharma Resolve Patent Dispute General Patent Corp Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit with Oberthur Perfect Web Technologies, Inc. Has Begun Appeal in the ’400 Patent Case Worlds.com Sues NCSoft for Infringing Key Virtual Worlds Patent Bridgelux Settles Patent Litigation With Cree Faegre & Benson Helps Secure Win for Seagate in Patent Trial Warner Chilcott Files Lawsuits for Infringement of DORYX Patent Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Announce Settlement of Clarinex (Desloratadine) ANDA Patent Litigation With Schering Corporation and Sepracor Inc. Warner Chilcott and Barr Announce Settlement of Femcon Fe Patent Challenge 3M and EV Group Settle Patent Infringement Suit RJ Softwares Settles Litigation Brought by Hasbro KCI Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Convatec and Boehringer Emptoris Comments on Official Judgment in Patent Infringement Lawsuit Fitzpatrick Cella Obtains District Court’s Decision Affirming the Validity of the Plavix Patent on Behalf of Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Graphic Artist Files $1M Lawsuit Against Tapout Claiming Fraud and Design Theft GSSC Sues Nautilus Security for Patent Infringement Mangosoft Settles Pending Patent Litigation Nintendo, Nyko Settle Patent and Trademark Infringement Lawsuit [–] Minimize News More Intellectual Property Articles Business & Finance News Antares Pharma Receives Milestone Payment and Additional Patent Related to Elestrin® InterDigital Signs ModeLabs to Worldwide 2G and 3G Patent License Agreement Frontier Communications Corporation and Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Settle Patent Lawsuit and Enter into License Agreement Acacia Subsidiary Acquires Rights to Patent for Wireless Data Technology Neurogen Corporation Announces Agreement for Sale of Its C5a Patent Estate and Related Assets for $2.25 Million and Receipt of Final Payment on $3 Million Sale of Chemical Library AM Oil Resources & Technology Inc., Formerly Known as Aventerra Exploration, Inc., Announces the Acquisition of Patented Oil Recovery Technology General Patent Licenses DTL Patent to Sony Ericsson Pressure BioSciences, Inc. and Battelle Memorial Institute Sign Exclusive Patent License Agreement ConvaTec Acquires Exclusive Worldwide Rights for a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System Dechert Represents Intersil in Acquisition of Zilker Labs Irvine Sensors Agrees to Sell and License Back Patents ContentGuard Licenses Digital Rights Management Patents to Sanyo for Mobile Handsets Foley & Lardner Survey Reveals Challenging Business Environment for Emerging Companies Navy Federal Credit Union and Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Settle Patent Lawsuit and Enter into License Agreement VocalTec Signs Agreement to Sell 4 of Its 11 Patents for $7 Million [–] Minimize News More Business & Finance Articles Science & Technology News Yangaroo Receives Allowance of U.S. Patent Composition of Matter Patent Covering Adipose-Derived Stem and Progenitor Cells Issued TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Awarded U.S. Patent for Cellular-Augmented Radar and Laser Detection Technology Aperio Receives Patent for Creating and Viewing 3D Digital Slides AVI BioPharma Strengthens Its Patent Position in RNA Therapeutics Kryptiq Acquires Patent for Data Encryption Technology Nuclear Solutions, Inc. Receives Patent Office Notice of Allowance for Additional Patents Related to Patented Shielded Nuclear Weapon Detection Technology AspenBio Receives Patent Office Notice of Allowance for Appendicitis Diagnostic Methods Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces Issuance of Key Patent for Once-A-Day LUVOX CR SenoRx Announces Additional Patent Granted for Contura Multi-Lumen Radiation Balloon TRIA Beauty Awarded Second Eye-Safety Patent Leo Motors, Inc. Files Three Key Patent Applications for Electric Vehicle Technology RoadLoK Security Awarded Patent for New Motorcycle Locking System [–] Minimize News More Science & Technology Articles Miscellaneous News Fish & Richardson Elevates 27 Attorneys To Principal Morris, Manning & Martin Expands in D.C. Adding Intellectual Property Litigator Oblon, Spivak Appoints Richard D. Kelly New Managing Partner Rader, Fishman & Grauer Named Go-To Law Firm Darby & Darby Announces Two New Principals and Three New Senior Counsel Finnegan Announces Nine New Partners Intellectual Property Partner Mike Molano Joins Sheppard Mullin Sillicon Valley Raymond Van Dyke Joins Merchant & Gould Nikhil Patel Joins Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds as an Associate Volpe and Koenig Attorneys Included in Attorney Rankings Merchant & Gould Congratulates Kathryn Barrett Park On Winning Second-Annual Paul A. Welter Award For Excellence in Trademark Law William Dippert Joins Eckert Seamans’ White Plains Office Dechert LLP Announces Election of Six New Partners Knobbe Martens Continues Expansion With Addition of Two Partners in San Francisco Office Townsend and Townsend and Crew Announces New Partners Atlanta-based Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Launches New York Office Bruce A. Lehman, Former U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Joins Whiteford, Taylor & Preston [–] Minimize News More Miscellaneous Articles

January Features

Second Life’s Real-World Effect on the Future of Intellectual Property Litigation
By Mitra Eskandari-Azari of Alston & Bird
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Leon Stambler Stumbled But Has Not Given Up: A Brief Overview of Leon Stambler’s Patent Enforcement Battles
By Michael D. Bednarek & James V. Fazio, III
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Is Plausible Enough After Brand v. Miller?
By Charles L. Gholz & Stephen J. Joncus
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Patent Reform Legislation: Good News for Drug Discovery
By Herb Hart
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Managing The Conflict Between U.S. Discovery And The European Privacy Directive In U.S. Litigation
By John Kinton of DLA Piper US LLP
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The New Landscape of Patentable Subject Matter Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 – Applying an Industrial Age Test to Information Age Innovations
By Stephen Korniczky, Amy Simpson & Ryan Hawkins of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker's Intellectual Property Practice
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One Year Later: The Impact of Seagate
By Tom Leach of Merchant & Gould
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Creative, Pre-Markman ADR Approach Offers Reliable Outcomes in Post-Bilski Patent World
By William F. McDonald
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When a Duck is Not Just a Duck - First Circuit Addresses Public Perception’s Affect on a Term or Phrase In Trademark Infringement Matter
By Alan E. McKenna & William J. Rocha
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Will the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Rely Upon Dictionary Definitions Newly Cited in Appeal Briefs? Answer: It Depends
By Richard Neifeld, Neifeld IP Law, PC
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Collaboration Promotes Patent Quality
By Manny W. Schecter
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The Patent Scorecard™ 2008 – Chemicals
By Tammy D’Amato & Scott Oldach
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RFC Express: Recently Filed Patent Cases

Intellectual Property Today™, published monthly since 1994, focuses on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law. Content is geared to the patent attorneys and agents, professionals and executives in firms and companies that provide products and services to this industry. Features emphasize developments in cutting edge technology and their effect on intellectual property law practice.