International Business News - Patent http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/top-court-stays-out-of-dvr-patent-fight.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:44:27 EDT Amgen Inc. said Thursday a federal court upheld a prior jury decision affirming the biotechnology company's patents for two anemia drugs and said it is entitled to a permanent injunction against competitor Roche. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/amgen-anemia-drug-patents-upheld-in-roche-dispute.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:16:20 EDT Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson says a federal court has entered a final judgment of about $1.2 billion in favor of Cordis Corp., its heart device unit, in a patent dispute. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/j-j-court-rules-rivals-pay-1-2b-in-patent-fight.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:52:41 EDT The U.N. patent agency appointed an Australian lawyer as its new director-general Monday, replacing the agency's embattled former Sudanese chief who stepped down amid questions over his integrity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/australias-gurry-appointed-new-un-patent-chief.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:45:52 EDT Whirlpool Corp. and LG Electronics have agreed to a partial resolution of a dispute over a patented ice maker part, the two companies said Thursday. The resolution relates to two Whirlpool patents on ice maker fill tubes used in refrigerator freezers with automatic icemakers. LG agreed to change the design of the fill tubes it uses in the refrigerator models accused of infringement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/whirlpool-lg-partially-resolve-patent-dispute.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:28:01 EDT A Nevada district court ruled in favor of International Game Technology in a patent infringement dispute with Bally Technologies Inc. related to a gaming-wheel product. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/international-game-prevails-in-patent-lawsuit.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:05:25 EDT Pfizer Inc. said Friday a court in Denmark has blocked Ranbaxy Laboratories from launching a generic version of the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor in that country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/pfizer-wins-patent-dispute-over-lipitor-in-denmark.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:58:04 EDT Mylan Inc. said Friday it is immediately launching a generic version of the Alzheimer's disease drug Razadyne after receiving regulatory approval and a favorable court ruling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/mylan-to-launch-generic-alzheimers-drug.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:55:43 EDT Patent enforcement firm General Patent Corp. International Tuesday said Tuesday it had reached a settlement with Motorola Inc. over a disputed patent belonging to a client of the firm. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/motorola-settles-patent-suit-with-general-patent.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:22:39 EDT NuVasive Inc., which makes spinal implants, said Tuesday that a unit of rival medical device maker Medtronic Inc. has filed a patent lawsuit against several of its products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/nuvasive-to-defend-patents-against-medtronic-suit.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:18:49 EDT Indevus Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday the drug Sanctura XR, which is used to treat overactive bladder, has received nearly 17 years worth of patent protection in the U.S. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/indevus-says-bladder-treatment-gets-us-patent.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:47:02 EDT Canadian patent-licensing company Wi-Lan Inc. says it has reached a deal with Research In Motion to license certain wireless patents. Wi-Lan said Monday that terms of the agreement with the maker of the BlackBerry are being kept confidential, but that they have agreed to drop legal actions against each other. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/wi-lan-signs-patent-deal-with-research-in-motion.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:55:16 EDT Veeco Instruments Inc. said Monday it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit that it filed in 2003 against Asylum Research Corp., a private company founded by former Veeco employees. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/veeco-settles-patent-suit-with-asylum-research.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:30:12 EDT Telecommunications chip maker Broadcom Corp. said Friday that it had won an initial ruling against rival SiRF Technology Holdings for violating six patents covering technology designed for global positioning systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/broadcom-wins-initial-ruling-in-gps-patent-dispute.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:37:00 EDT Telecommunications chip maker Broadcom Corp. said Friday that it had won an initial ruling against rival SiRF Technology Holdings for violating six patents covering technology designed for global positioning systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/broadcom-wins-initial-ruling-in-gps-patent-dispute.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:50:04 EDT Chip maker Altera Corp. said Monday it is suing Zilog Inc. for patent infringement. Altera said it has filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/altera-files-patent-suit-against-zilog.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:19:49 EDT Israel-based data recording company NICE Systems Ltd. said Monday it has entered into an agreement to settle and dismiss all patent disputes between it and Melville, N.Y.-based software provider Verint Systems Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/nice-systems-verint-settle-patent-dispute.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:52:10 EDT Generic drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it is challenging a patent supporting 5 mg tablets of the hay fever drug Xyzal. The patent on Xyzal is held by Belgian drug maker UCB Inc. Barr says U.S. sales of the drug totaled $74 million for the 12 months ending May 31. Barr said UCB filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent it from bringing a generic version of Xyzal, or levocetirizine dihydrochloride, to the market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/barr-pharma-challenges-patent-on-hay-fever-drug.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:38:12 EDT Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it is being sued by Amgen Inc. over a challenge to the biotechnology company's hyperparathyroidism drug Sensipar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/barr-amgen-enter-drug-patent-dispute.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:05:44 EDT Motorola Inc., the world's No. 3 cell phone maker, said Friday it won a patent case filed against the company over its text messaging software. The University of Texas had sued the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company, alleging that the software it uses for sending text messages violated one of the university's patents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/motorola-wins-text-messaging-patent-case.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:23:11 EDT