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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Patent Watch: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Genentech, Inc.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 5/16/2013

On May 10, 2013, in Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Genentech, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader, Dyk, Reyna*) affirmed the district court's denial of Genentech's motion to enjoin Sanofi from...more

Arbitrator’s Creative IP Remedy Upheld Because It Furthered “General Aims Of Agreement”

by Liz Kramer | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 4/26/2013

In a dispute over whether an arbitrator has authority to grant a video game developer and publisher a perpetual license in the intellectual property as a remedy for the developer’s fraud and breaches of contract, the Fifth...more

Litigation Costs Are Monopolization Damages

by Howard Ullman on 7/3/2012

In the ongoing Apple v. Samsung war, on June 30, 2012, Judge Lucy H. Koh of the Northern District of California denied Samsung’s bid for summary judgment on the basis that Apple had failed to offer any evidence of antitrust...more

Draft Amendment to China's Copyright Law

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/30/2012

The Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Copyright Law”) came into effect on June 1, 1991, and has since been followed by two rounds of revisions. The first round of revisions was in order to accommodate China’s...more

Canadian Domain Name Decisions & Stats

by Field Law on 5/24/2012

This month marks the 25th year of operations for the .CA domain, Canada’s country-code top-level domain (ccTLD). It was originally allocated to John Demco, an employee of UBC, who operated the domain on a volunteer basis...more

Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report -- January 2012

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 1/17/2012

In This Issue: Firm News: - Kathleen Sullivan Wins Gould Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy - Manisha Sheth Named “Top Minority 40 Under 40” - Trial Lawyer Stephen Swedlow Joins Quinn...more

Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution in the UK

by Jane Lambert on 11/2/2011

What to do if someone appears to infringe your patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other intellectual property right or accuses you of infringing his or her rights? Litigation is expensive in England and Wales and...more

IP Update, Vol. 14, No. 2, February 2011

by McDermott Will & Emery on 3/1/2011

IN THIS ISSUE: Patents: Predictable Variations of Simple Mechanical Technology May Be Obvious, Even in the Face of Structural and Operational Differences; Judges Squabble Over the Interpretation of Claims in Light of the...more

January 2011 Litigation Update

by Jonathan Frank on 2/1/2011

Summary of successful results from the last quarter of 2010....more

Confidentiality Agreement

by Jane Lambert on 9/21/2010

A general purpose confidentiality agreement. Such an agreement would be suitable for discussions between joint adventurers or between an inventor or entrepreneur and a possible investor. This draft spells out the...more

What's My Mug Doing In Your Coffee

by Michael Isaac Shokrian on 8/17/2009

California Supreme Court's decision in the case of RUSSELL CHRISTOFF v. NESTLE USA, INC., came down on August 17, 2009. It raises a question about the applicability of the "Single Publication Rule" to labels, like labels on...more

Should Estoppel Stop You From Requesting Inter Partes Reexamination?

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/4/2009

Inter partes reexamination offers an attractive supplement (or even alternative) to litigation for challenging the validity of a patent. Unlike ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination advantageously enables a third...more

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