Entries Tagged as 'In the News'

Attorney, Newly Merged In, and Entire Firm Disqualified in DRAM suit.

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After some 350 docket entries, a firm that was representing certain opt-out plaintiffs in the DRAM antitrust case was disqualified in Unisys Corp. v. Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 3:06-CV-2915 (N.D. Cal. 12/18/2008). The D.C. firm had merged in a California firm in Oct. 2008, which brought in as a partner an attorney who had represented an ...

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Guitar not-so-Heroic

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Gibson is suing Activision for infringing their 1999 patent 5,990,405, entitled “System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience.”

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Senator Takes an Interest in Patent Law... or Money?

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Why slug it out in court when you can obtain Congressional immunity? Wave the magic 9/11 wand, and your patent problems will disappear.

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Senate Judiciary's Draft Report on Patent Reform

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The Senate Judiciary Committee recently released a draft report on the status and amendments to the Senate version of the Patent Reform bill, otherwise known as S. 1145.

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Claims and Continuations Q & A with Linda Thayer

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Aaron Capron interviews Linda J. Thayer, of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, regarding the injunction of the new claims and continuation rules.

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