Daily headlines on patents, copyrights and intellectual property
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SanDisk wages war on patent infringement
16 May 2008
SanDisk wages war on patent infringement SanDisk, the flash memory storage pioneer, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against 25 international companies, many based in Asia, claiming that they infringe on patents it holds for flash card technology.
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EETimes.com - AuthenTec, Atrua trade lawsuits
16 May 2008
EETimes.com - AuthenTec, Atrua trade lawsuits On March 12, AuthenTec filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Atrua in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. The suit is alleging that Atrua's fingerprint sensors infringe three of AuthenTec's patents.
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Patent reform dead for 2008 | Open Source
| ZDNet.com
16 May 2008
Patent reform dead for 2008 | Open Source | ZDNet.com That?s because one of the act?s main aims was to end ?forum shopping,? the practice of filing lawsuits in, say, the Eastern District of Texas, which never saw a patent plaintiff it didn?t like.
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Vonage settles patent battle with Verizon
16 May 2008
Vonage settles patent battle with Verizon Vonage has agreed to settle partially on a patent suit with Verizon after the company was faced with possible interruption of its service. Verizon alleges that Vonage is infringing on seven of its patents on voice-over-IP technologies.
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Taiwan Journal
16 May 2008
Taiwan Journal Taiwan's first-ever intellectual property court will begin operating July 1, the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced at a press conference held in Taipei May 9, adding that an organization act was already in place.
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Additional Support for TiVo From Dish - Barron's Online
16 May 2008
Additional Support for TiVo From Dish - Barron's Online Our intraday downgrade to Underperform on Jan. 31 was based on the hype following TiVo's patent win against Dish Network and the fact that we have seen this movie before: Big gains after an announcement have typically not been sustained.
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London Agreement: Key points explained Overview of the regulations that will apply in various EPC contracting states after the London Agreement comes into force on 1 May 2008.
