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01/26/10 Morgan Lewis Advises Better Place on $350 Million Financing
Better Place this week announced that it has signed an agreement with an HSBC-led investor consortium for new equity financing of $350 million.
12/04/09 Morgan Lewis Advises a Group of LG Companies on Purchase of Assets Associated with Kodak’s OLED Display Business
Eastman Kodak Company today announced that it will sell substantially all of the assets associated with its OLED business to a group of LG companies.
07/02/09 Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Kell Damsgaard, IP Law360
Kell Damsgaard is interviewed, discussing the past, present, and future of his practice and intellectual property litigation.
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03/05/10 Appellate Judge Excludes Damages Theory from Patent Trial

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

As is known among many in the intellectual property field, Judge Randall R. Rader, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, periodically takes a break from his appellate duties to preside over trials of patent case... more

03/03/10 Supreme Court Rules That Copyright Registration Requirement Is Not Jurisdictional

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday reversed the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and held in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick that the copyright registration requirements for certain works under Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act of 19... more

02/22/10 European Patent Office Board of Appeal Ends Use of Swiss-Type Claims for Pharmaceutical Patents

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) announced the end of Swiss-type claims in a decision published February 19. It held that “where the subject matter of a claim is rendered novel only by a new... more

02/17/10 Trademark Rule Clarified: Pictures of Goods Not Required for Website Specimen of Use

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The Federal Circuit recently issued a decision that will be of interest to any business hoping to register a mark used online to promote and sell a product, and anyone who does U.S. trademark prosecution and maintenance work, p... more

02/16/10 The Department of Justice Creates an Intellectual Property Task Force to Combat the Rise in Intellectual Property-Related Crimes

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Jennifer Dereka, Colm Connolly

On February 12, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of an Intellectual Property Task Force (Task Force) to target domestic and international intellectual property (IP) related crimes. According to U.S. A... more

02/11/10 Federal Circuit Again Reins in Damages Award

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

Last fall, in its decision in Lucent v. Gateway , the Federal Circuit vacated a $357 million verdict, signaling to litigants and district court judges that “speculation” and “superficial testimony” were ... more

02/02/10 Fast-Track Examination of Patent Applications under the New PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

Patent applicants can now take advantage of a new procedure that has the potential to greatly reduce the amount of time required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), or the Japan Pa... more

2010 The Future of Software and Business Method Patents, Building and Enforcing Intellectual Property Value 2010

Outside Publication | Article
Daniel Johnson, Jr., Michael Carr, Rita Tautkus

01/29/10 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Decides to Modify Process for Calculating Patent Term Adjustment

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently agreed to modify how Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is calculated in view of the recent Federal Circuit decision that overturned the way that the USPTO calculated PTA.... more

01/12/10 Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Term Adjustment Decision

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed the lower court’s decision holding that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was misinterpreting the statute for calculating patent term adjustment (PTA... more

01/05/10 Federal Circuit Construes Section 292 to Impose Per Article Fine

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

On December 28, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Moore (joined by Judges Rader and Plager), held that section 292 of the patent statute provides for a fine of up to $500 per article... more

12/23/09 Federal Circuit Affirms $200 Million Patent Infringement Award

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

On December 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Prost (joined by Judges Schall and Moore), affirmed the jury's $200 million award in a patent infringement action brought by i4i against M... more

12/21/09 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter | 摩根路易斯知识产权讲堂在中国 | モルガン・ルイスIPアカデミー - December 21, 2009

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Intellectual Property Practice

In this issue: Federal Circuit Expands Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction | 确权宣告诉讼的管辖权认定--联邦巡回法院的重要决定 | 確認判決の管轄権に関する連邦巡回控訴裁判所の重大な判断 For the full story, please view the PDF. more

12/14/09 Federal Circuit Expands Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

On December 4, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion that could make it considerably easier for companies faced with implied threats from patent licensing entities to file a declaratory judgment (DJ) action. In Hewlett-Packard... more

12/07/09 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter | 摩根路易斯知识产权讲堂在中国 | モルガン・ルイスIPアカデミー - December 7, 2009

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Intellectual Property Practice

In this issue: An Update on Motions to Transfer in the Eastern District of Texas | 德州东区法院的移案动议最新动态 | テキサス州東部地区連邦地裁における移送申し立てに関する最新情報 For the full story, please view the PDF. more

12/03/09 An Update on Motions to Transfer in the Eastern District of Texas

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Intellectual Property Practice

On December 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a writ of mandamus (an order) in the case titled In re Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. , reversing the denial of a motion to transfer a case out of the Eastern Dis... more

12/03/09 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter | 摩根路易斯知识产权讲堂在中国 | モルガン・ルイスIPアカデミー - December 3, 2009

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Intellectual Property Practice

In this issue: Patent Law Update from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | 来自德州东区法院的专利动态 | テキサス州東部地区連邦地裁の特許法最新情報 For the full story, please view the PDF. ... more

11/11/09 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter | 摩根路易斯知识产权讲堂在中国 | モルガン・ルイスIPアカデミー - November 11, 2009

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Intellectual Property Practice

In this issue: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Will Review En Banc the “Written Description” Requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112 For the full story, please view the PDF. ... more

10/13/09 FTC Releases Guidelines Detailing Advertiser and Blogger Responsibilities in Social Media

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the Guides), effective December 1, 2009. In particular, the revisions delineate how the FTC int... more

10/09/09 Sixth Circuit Holds Internal Corporate Reorganization Can Lead to Copyright Infringement

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

On September 25, the Sixth Circuit in Cincom Systems, Inc. v. Novelis Corp. concluded that the merger of a software licensee as part of an internal corporate restructuring violated restrictions on transfer of a copyright licen... more

09/30/09 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter | 摩根路易斯知识产权讲堂在中国 | モルガン・ルイスIPアカデミー - September 30, 2009

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Intellectual Property Practice

In this issue: Death of Medinol : Federal Circuit Rejects the Trademark Board’s Fraud Standard For the full story, please view the PDF. more

09/17/09 Vacating $357 Million Award, Federal Circuit Addresses Key Patent Damages Issue

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Anthony Roth

On September 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated Lucent’s $357 million patent infringement award against Microsoft. Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc. , Nos. 2008-1485, 1487, 1495 (Fed. C... more

September 2009 Texas Patent Litigation Brochure

Marketing Material | Brochure

09/03/09 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter | 摩根路易斯知识产权讲堂在中国 | モルガン・ルイスIPアカデミー - September 3, 2009

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Intellectual Property Practice

In this issue: The Federal Circuit Addresses Pleading Requirements for Inequitable Conduct An IP Update from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas For the full story, please view the PDF. ... more

09/01/09 Death of Medinol: Federal Circuit Rejects the Trademark Board’s Fraud Standard

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified the fraud standard yesterday, holding that “a trademark [registration] is obtained fraudulently under the Lanham Act only if the appli... more

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