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The article discusses the court case Brigham Young University v. Pfizer Inc., wherein the plaintiffs filed an action against the defendants seeking correction of inventorship concerning certain patents. The plaintiffs moved a motion for discovery sanctions. The U.S. District Court, Utah denied the motion of the plaintiffs because of the Court's discretion in resolvingdiscovery disputes.

The article discusses a case filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by Alzheimer's Institute of America (AIA) against Elan Corp. PLC. As stated, the patentee AIA alleged infringement of patents for genetic mutation related to Alzheimer's disease by Elan, on which infringer Elan counterclaimed the ground of validity of those patents. The court denied the motion of patentee.

The article discusses a court case of Xerox Corp. v. Google, Inc. wherein dispute related to the court's permanent protective order and the need of inclusion of provisions that prevent plaintiff trial counsel from exposure to confidential information of the defendant. The amendment of patents of plaintiff and its re-examination are also discussed. The U.S. district court adopted proposed language by the plaintiff and ordered to submit permanent protective order in the proposed language.

The article discusses a court case of Tristrata Technology v. Medical Skin Therapy wherein patent holder filed action against competitor for the infringement of patents and moved for default judgment and motions to compel in response to the competitor's request for and production of documents. The U.S. district court granted the motion for default judgment and reserved decisions related to the amount of damages against the defendant.

The article focuses on the decision of the U.S. Federal Circuit on February 23, 2009 to reject the petition for resolving in full court in Abbott Laboratories versus Sandoz Inc., which is said to avert the chance to clarify its confusing standard for granting preliminary injunctions. It notes the contradicting views of the judges on how the standard should be applied. District courts were authorized by the Congress to grant injunctions in patent cases based on the principles of equity. Unexpected implications of the ruling are also noted.

The article focuses on the U.S. Court of Appeals' decision in the case involving electronics companies Apple and Samsung in which Apple alleged that Samsung's smartphones infringed Apple's trade dresses and patents. It mentions that the court has reversed the decision of a U.S. district court which had given judgment in favor of Apple. Also it reports that according to the court Apple has not provided sufficient evidences to support his claim.

The article discusses a U.S. District Court's ruling in favor of computer company Apple Inc. over electronics company Samsung regarding the alleged infringement of several patents held by Apple, as well as information on court's award of over one billion dollars in damages to Apple. The impact of the court's decision on additional product developments in the tablet computer and smartphone industries is also addressed.

The article discusses the decision given by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, on patentability of genes. It states that the district court gave its decision against Myriad Genetics Inc., that isolated DNA sequences cannot be patented. It states that the decision said that the patent claims made by Myriad on novel methods of diagnosis and isolated DNA sequences of breast cancer genes were not patentable as they had no characteristic differenences from natural ones.

The article informs that Precision BioSciences Inc. has filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Cellectis SA and its affiliates in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The lawsuits seek a ruling that Cellectis' manufacture, sale, and importation of certain engineered meganucleases have infringed U.S. Patent. It also requests monetary damages and a permanent injunction to prevent Cellectis from importing infringing engineered meganucleases in the U.S.

Managing IP reveals the top plaintiffs, defendants and law firms in US patent cases in the first half of 2018, as well as the district breakdown. Uniloc has slipped down the plaintiff rankings, Apple is the top defendant and Stamoulis & Weinblatt has risen to the top of the plaintiff firm rankings [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the sales injunction proposed by consumer electronics provider Apple against its rival company Samsung Electronics for infringement of six of Apple's designs and utility patents. It states that the U.S. district court rejected its injunction appeal of patent breach. Topics include licensing of design patents, Apple's alleged argument over iPhone's design, and utility features copied by Samsung smartphones and the consumer demand of its products.

The article focuses on the decision of the U.S. district court in a patent infringement lawsuit for the drug NASONEX filed by Merck & Co. Inc. against Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. It informs that the court ruled against Merck stating that the patent would not be infringed by the Apotex products. It mentions of the company's intentions of reviewing all its decisions inclusive of an appeal against the decision. It mentions that Merck was represented by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Gibbons PC.

The article reports on the patent infringement charges filed by ViaSat Inc. against Space Systems/Loral Inc. (SS/L) in the U.S. ViaSat argued in its lawsuit complaint documents submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California that SS/L improperly filed patent applications for the technologies contained in ViaSat patents. Moreover, ViaSat held that SS/L took the company's ideas for the satellite architecture and utilized them to obtain satellite construction projects.

The article reports that Nokia Corp. (NOK) has sued Apple Inc. (AAPL) on October 22, 2009 in the District Court in Delaware, accusing the latter of infringing patents on Nokia innovated 3G and wireless Local Area Network (LAN) technologies. The article states that through the lawsuit Nokia either intends to receive royalty payments from Apple or it could be a tactic of negotiation for gaining access to Apple technologies of multi-touch features. Apple has reportedly declined to compensate.

The article reports on a grant by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of a golf equipment manufacturer's request for a new trial in a patent dispute. The case was brought by Acushnet Co. against Callaway Golf Co. The Court of Appeals sent the case back to the District Court for a new trial. It was also found by the Court of Appeals that the trial court misjudged in refusing an Acushnet Co. defense before the trial.

The Federal Circuit has ordered the Eastern District of Texas to grant a stay in Rockstar's dispute with Google over the Android operating system pending the outcome of an action in the Northern District of California, saying that denying a stay was "a clear abuse of discretion" [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article features Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Topics discussed include Koh's background in intellectual property (IP) infringement cases, her role in a patent dispute between multinational corporation Apple and electronics company Samsung and remarks by several attorneys regarding Koh's character during trial.

The article informs that the hardware and electronics manufacturer Apple Inc. has lost a lawsuit which it had filed against the electronic retailer Amazon.com Inc. regarding infringement of its rights and patents. The U.S. District Court for Northern California, Judge Phyllis Hamilton, has ruled out that the use of the term "App Store" would cause confusion among consumers. The European Patent Office has granted a patent for the system to Amazon in the U.S.