IP
February 13, 2008
Jury Rules Against Boston Scientific in Patent Lawsuit
A Texas jury on Feb. 12 found Boston Scientific Corp.’s drug-coated stents infringe a 1997 patent and awarded $432 million in damages to the patent holder.
Article found in Litigation, IP
January 8, 2008
Judge Sanctions Qualcomm Outside Counsel, Criticizes In-house Lawyers
A federal magistrate judge in San Diego issued sanctions Jan. 7 against six lawyers representing Qualcomm in its high profile patent battle with Broadcom.
Article found in IP, Litigation
December 27, 2007
Samsung Counter-attacks in Patent Dispute
Samsung Electronics Co. has replied to a patent-infringement lawsuit filed against it by Sharp Corp. by lodging complaints of its own with the U.S. ...
Article found in Litigation, IP
December 18, 2007
XM Satellite Radio and Universal Music Settle Lawsuit
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. settled a copyright infringement lawsuit Dec. 17 with Universal Music Group.
December 17, 2007
Callaway Golf Wins, Settles Patent Disputes
Carlsbad, Calif.-based Callaway Golf Co. has prevailed in one patent infringement dispute and settled another.
Article found in IP, Litigation
December 13, 2007
Judge Approves $30 Million eBay Judgment
A federal judge approved a roughly $30 million judgment against eBay Inc. more than four years after a jury found the online auctioneer infringed on the patent of MercExchange.
Article found in IP, Litigation
December 6, 2007
iPhone Hit With Patent Infringement Suit
A licensing firm has filed suit against AT&T and Apple, alleging the iPhone’s “Visual Voicemail” system infringes two of its patents.
Article found in IP
December 3, 2007
Supreme Court Passes on Perfect 10 Piracy Case
The Supreme Court on Dec. 3 denied an appeal by an adult Web site that sued companies providing services to sites that pirated its content.
Article found in IP
November 20, 2007
Louis Vuitton Wins Suit Over Spears Video
Louis Vuitton won a lawsuit against Sony BMG, a Sony subsidiary and MTV Online over a Britney Spears music video that featured a car upholstered in counterfeit Vuitton-logoed fabric.
Article found in IP, International
November 12, 2007
University Sues Google Over Patent
Boston's Northeastern University and Jarg Corp., a start-up company co-founded by an associate professor, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. on Nov. 6.
Article found in Litigation, IP
November 1, 2007
Court OKs Google Keyword Suit
A federal judge will allow American Airlines go ahead with a lawsuit against Google Inc. ...
October 26, 2007
Verizon settles patent suit with Vonage
Internet phone service provider Vonage settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Verizon Communications.
Article found in Litigation, IP
October 24, 2007
U.S. to Negotiate Stronger Copyright Enforcement
The Bush administration announced plans to negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement with other major countries that would heighten efforts to confront copyright piracy.
Article found in IP, International
