Patent Law 
Microsoft Fights Motorola Mobility’s $4B Demand – Businessweek
“Maybe the idea of having industry standards has gone by. A patent is no longer something to promote innovation, but simply a weapon to be used in a court of law.” The U.S. case is Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) (MSFT) v. … Continue reading
5 Things to Know About Patent Law Firm Management – IPWatchdog.com
Written by Gene Quinn President & Founder of IPWatchdog, Inc. Patent Attorney, Reg. No. 44,294 Zies, Widerman & Malek E-mail | Blog | Twitter | LinkedIn Posted: May 7, 2012 @ 7:35 am Are you a patent attorney or patent … Continue reading
Otsuka Wins Appeal Ruling Upholding Abilify Drug Patent – Businessweek
The Federal Circuit in Washington, which specializes in patent law, said researchers would have first looked to other compounds to find a new antipsychotic, and Teva and Apotex failed to prove that the compound aripiprazole would have been the …
Motorola Hit With Patent Suit Over PDAs, Barcode Scanners – site.law360.com
Mobile Scanning Technologies claims that several lines of Motorola products, including its ruggedized “enterprise digital assistants,” mobile computers and barcode scanners feature laser-pointing and scanning components that infringe U.S. Patent No …
Intellectual Property Hot List – Law.com
The National Law Journal introduces its first Intellectual Property Hot List. These 20 firms excel in providing patent, copyright and trademark legal services. They have demonstrated creative strategies for litigation, patent prosecution …
Oracle verdict will likely lead to future legal headaches for Google, Android – Ars Technica
Oracle may have a leg up in the patent phase. It’s already managed to sway these 12 … non-standard thing in the future,” said Tyler Ochoa, a professor of copyright law at Santa Clara University. “It could be the case … Continue reading
Apple Wins Ruling, Sanctions in Samsung Infringement Lawsuit – Bloomberg
In his ruling, Grewal said producing source code in patent litigation is “disruptive, expensive, and fraught with monumental opportunities to screw up.” Under federal law there is no exception to the requirement, the judge wrote, especially …
Startups beginning to make patents a priority – San Francisco Gate
The patent process can take as long as five years, according to Mark Radcliffe, a partner at law firm DLA Piper. While small tech companies are learning to play the patent game, at least one larger one is trying to … Continue reading
Patent Troll Goes After Intel, IBM, TI, Micron, Samsung – Toms Hardware
Semcon shares its address with other entities that recently filed patent infringement suits, including CyberFone Systems. Semcon’s law firm is Wilmington, Delaware-based Bayard, P.A. The lawsuit does not specifically mention any products of the defendants …
Samsung Can Challenge Apple’s Photo Gallery Patent Before Ruling on Infringement – PC World
The court in Mannheim was also set to rule on Friday in another lawsuit in which Apple accuses Samsung of infringing on a utility model,a patent-like intellectual property right available under German law. Apple alleges that Samsung touch devices infringe … Continue reading
