Trademarks Are A Means To Extend Leverage Beyond Patent Expiration: It may come as no surprise to some that a means to extend leverage for a product or brand beyond a patent term is the successful implementation of a comprehensive…
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Monthly Archives: March 2006
Trademarks Are A Means To Extend Leverage Beyond Patent Expiration
Posted in Trademark
CNN.com – ‘Lion’ daughters win landmark case – Mar 22, 2006
CNN.com – ‘Lion’ daughters win landmark case – Mar 22, 2006: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Three impoverished South African women, whose father wrote “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” have won a six-year battle for royalties in a landmark case that could affect…
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Posted in Copyright
DesMoinesRegister.com
DesMoinesRegister.com: Two Des Moines companies have found themselves in the middle of separate trademark disputes, with one also being accused of patent infringement by one of the nation’s largest makers of health care products. Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary,…
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Posted in Intellectual Property, Trademark
Google Sued Over Page Rank
Google Sued Over Page Rank: Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Google Sued Over Rankings – KinderStart.com v. Google.
Posted in Internet Law
France OKs bill opening iTunes, iPod | MacMinute News
France OKs bill opening iTunes, iPod | MacMinute News: French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill today that would require Apple to open the proprietary format behind its iTunes music store and iPod players, reports the Associated Press. “The draft…
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Posted in Copyright
RED HERRING | Methods Patents Go to Court
RED HERRING | Methods Patents Go to Court: In a case that could have broad implications in the biotech industry and elsewhere, the question of whether or not natural phenomena are patentable will come before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday. Laboratory…
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Posted in Intellectual Property
Philadelphia Business Journal: European patent for CollaGenex rosacea drug – 2006-03-21
Philadelphia Business Journal: European patent for CollaGenex rosacea drug – 2006-03-21: The European Patent Office on Tuesday issued a notice of allowance for CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals’ patent application covering the use of sub-antimicrobial doxycycline in the treatment of acne and rosacea.…
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Posted in Intellectual Property
EETimes.com – Analysis: Winning the patent game in Asia
EETimes.com – Analysis: Winning the patent game in Asia: We’ve heard so much about it over the last several years that intellectual property (IP) issues hardly get us excited. Yes, we all know about both sides of the story —…
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Posted in Intellectual Property
Semiconductor International – Cognex Acts to Protect Customers from Abusive Patent Trolling; Lawsuit Against Acacia Research Corporation and Veritec Seeks Declaration of Invalidity, Unenforceability, and Non-Infringement of 2D Symbology Patent
Semiconductor International – Cognex Acts to Protect Customers from Abusive Patent Trolling; Lawsuit Against Acacia Research Corporation and Veritec Seeks Declaration of Invalidity, Unenforceability, and Non-Infringement of 2D Symbology Patent: Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), the world’s leading supplier of machine…
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Posted in Intellectual Property
CIRA Suspends Participation in ICANN
CIRA Suspends Participation in ICANN: The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has issued a public letter to ICANN calling on the organization to follow accountable, transparent, and fair processes. Until the concerns are addressed, CIRA says it is suspending its…
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Posted in Internet Law
