Patent News Watch
From First to File (www.firsttofile.com)March 10th, 2008
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Headlines for the week: (Scroll down for articles)
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-Microsoft Saves 41 Cents/Share With New Damages Rule~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Qualcomm defeated in patent dispute with Nokia
-CPF Ups the Ante on Patent Reform, Spells Out Damage Apportionment
-Akamai Wins Patent Dispute with Limelight
-Barr Shares Jump on Patent Dispute Win
-Patent police raid booths at CeBit trade show
-Are the rules changing for patent suit site selection?
-End of an era? Patentability of business method patents
-A Selection of Breyer's Hypotheticals
Microsoft Saves 41 Cents/Share With New Damages Rule
(Bloomberg) Microsoft Corp. cited a new legal rule to reduce a possible loss in a patent trial under way in San Diego by $4 billion, or as much as 41 cents a share.
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Qualcomm defeated in patent dispute with Nokia
(Heise Online) The British High Court has declared that the disputed patents in the patent suit between chip manufacturer Qualcomm and Nokia are broadly invalid. The action, which has been ongoing since May 2006, concerned three patents for GSM technology.
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CPF Ups the Ante on Patent Reform, Spells Out Damage Apportionment
(271 Patent Blog) On March 5, the Coalition for Patent Fairness (CPF) issued a letter to Senators Leahy, Specter and Hatch proclaiming that, not only is damage apportionment necessary, apportionment considerations need to be codified to provide a template for judges to instruct juries:
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Akamai Wins Patent Dispute with Limelight
(PCWorld) Limelight Networks suffered a major blow on Saturday, as a jury in the Massachusetts U.S. District Court found that the company had infringed upon a key content delivery patent held by rival content delivery network provider Akamai.
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Barr Shares Jump on Patent Dispute Win
(Chron) Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped Tuesday as Wall Street predicted the drug developer would gain more revenue from generic sales of the birth-control pill Yasmin following a patent dispute victory.
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Patent police raid booths at CeBit trade show
(C/Net) Dozens of exhibitors at Europe's largest gadget confab were in for a surprise this week: Suspecting patent violations, German authorities raided 51 booths, carting off cell phones, navigation devices, and other gear that allegedly infringe on patents.
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Are the rules changing for patent suit site selection?
(C/Net) Forum selection--or the ability to choose the geographic location of the court where a suit for patent infringement is litigated--is one of many controversial issues related to patents these days.
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End of an era? Patentability of business method patents
(C/Net) Maybe you are of a sufficient vintage to remember the game show Let's Make a Deal. But have you ever thought about the similarities between that show and the U.S. patent system?
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A Selection of Breyer's Hypotheticals
(AP) A sampling of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's colorful use of hypothetical examples over the years:
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