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Qualcomm GC Resigns

On the heels of several legal setbacks, Qualcomm has announced the resignation of its general counsel, Lou Lupin. He will be replaced on an acting basis by former U.S. attorney Carol Lam, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. She joined Qualcomm in February. The company said in a press…

Aug 13, 2007 7:25 PM CDT

Lawyer Defends Qualcomm Representation

U.S. District Judge Rudi Brewster didn’t name the lawyers who represented Qualcomm when he issued an opinion chastising the company for failing to turn over evidence in its patent infringement suit against rival microchip maker Broadcom. But the Recorder says the lawyers representing Qualcomm included Stanley Young of Heller Ehrman…

Aug 8, 2007 10:29 AM CDT

Qualcomm ‘Litigation Abuse’ Cited

A judge has ruled that Qualcomm Inc. waived its rights to enforce two patents for video compression and engaged in “aggravated litigation abuse.” The judge said Qualcomm had deliberately concealed patents from a standard-setting body and failed to turn over thousands of discovery documents in its patent infringement suit against…

Aug 7, 2007 7:16 PM CDT

Record Patent Award Overturned

A federal judge has overturned a $1.5 billion judgment against Microsoft that is one of the largest amounts ever awarded in a patent infringement suit. Alcatel-Lucent had obtained the award in a suit claiming that Microsoft had infringed two patents for the MP3 format for copying digital music files, the…

Aug 7, 2007 2:00 PM CDT

Drug-Price Law Overturned

An appeals court has struck down a Washington, D.C., law barring drug companies from charging excessive prices for prescription drugs. The D.C. law didn’t define excessive pricing. But it said a prima facie case could be established if the whosesale price of a patented drug was more than 30 percent…

Aug 3, 2007 2:28 PM CDT

Patent Rulings Favoring Defendants

Courts are citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court case to justify rulings in favor of companies defending patent infringement claims. The Supreme Court’s ruling in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. three months ago made it easier to invalidate patents for obvious inventions. The court said an invention is not…

Aug 1, 2007 6:17 PM CDT

IP, Going Once ... Twice

It was standing room only for business-suit types at Ocean Tomo’s Spring 2007 Live Intellectual Property Auction.

Aug 1, 2007 11:50 AM CDT

Patent Profits Elusive

Patents may pave a path to litigation rather than profits, especially in the information technology industry, according to a study by two researchers. They found that patent litigation in the United States cost $16 billion in 1999, while companies reaped only $9.3 billion in patent profits, the New York Times…

Jul 16, 2007 5:40 PM CDT

Big Firms Rise in IP Survey

Big law firms are giving patent-litigation boutiques a run for their money. IP Law & Business began surveying law firms in 2000 to determine their amount of patent work, according to a story on the latest findings. At the time, IP specialty firms “ruled the top of the charts.” Since…

Jul 13, 2007 1:47 PM CDT

Video Rivals Settle Patent Dispute

Netflix has settled a suit that alleged Blockbuster stole its business method to charge subscribers a monthly fee to rent videos online. Blockbuster revealed the settlement in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. Details of the agreement were not disclosed. A…

Jun 28, 2007 8:39 PM CDT

Plavix Patent Upheld

A federal judge in Manhattan today upheld a patent on the blood thinner Plavix. U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said Plavix’s maker, Sanofi-Aventis, was entitled to an injunction barring a competitor’s generic version of the drug for four years, the Wall Street Journal reports. Apotex Inc. had sought to invalidate…

Jun 19, 2007 5:52 PM CDT

Qualcomm GC Resigns

Lawyer Defends Qualcomm Representation

Qualcomm ‘Litigation Abuse’ Cited

Record Patent Award Overturned

Drug-Price Law Overturned

Patent Rulings Favoring Defendants

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Patent Profits Elusive

Big Firms Rise in IP Survey

Video Rivals Settle Patent Dispute

Plavix Patent Upheld

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