Patent News Watch
From First to File (www.firsttofile.com)April 14th, 2008
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Headlines for the week: (Scroll down for articles)
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3Com Wins Patent Infringement Trial Against Realtek~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft to Appeal $367M Patent Ruling
Big tech companies accused of overstating patent problems
Closely-watched case may spell trouble for software patents
Patent Bill Loses Key GOP Supporter Over Damage Assessment Language
US Court Denies Dish Patent Appeal
Microsoft Asks Supreme Court To Look Into Patent Validity
Boeing Patent Shuts Down AMC-14 Lunar Flyby Salvage Attempt
3Com Wins Patent Infringement Trial Against Realtek
(Business Wire) 3Com Corporation Friday announced that on April 9, 2008, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarded the company $45.3 million for past patent infringement by Realtek Semiconductor Corporation 3Com was represented in the case by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP.
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Microsoft to Appeal $367M Patent Ruling
(AP/Missoulian) A jury on Friday ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay $367.4 million to Alcatel-Lucent for infringing on two patents, a decision the software maker vowed to appeal.
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Big tech companies accused of overstating patent problems
(C/Net) A handful of patent lawyers on Friday beat up on large technology companies lobbying for a U.S. patent system revamp, arguing that their efforts could discourage start-ups, prompt foreign competitors to rip off inventions, and tear apart the economy more generally.
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Closely-watched case may spell trouble for software patents
(ARS Technica) Two of the nation's leading civil liberties organizations and a new organization dedicated to the abolition of software patents have all filed amicus briefs in a patent case that could give the courts an opportunity to revisit the issue of software and business method patents. The case involves an application for a patent that would cover "a method for managing the consumption risk costs of a commodity" through a series of financial transactions.
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Patent Bill Loses Key GOP Supporter Over Damage Assessment Language
(LexisNexis) Patrick J. Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, lost the support of a key Republican on Wednesday as he seeks to hash out new language for legislation overhauling the nation's patent laws.
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US Court Denies Dish Patent Appeal
(AP) A federal appeals court said Friday it won't reconsider a ruling favoring TiVo Inc. in its patent dispute with Dish Network Corp.
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Microsoft Asks Supreme Court To Look Into Patent Validity
(Techdirt) Looks like the Supreme Court will have yet another chance to weigh in on patent issues, as it's taken an active interest in the space for a few years now. Microsoft has appealed an appeals court ruling in a patent lawsuit to the Supreme Court. At issue is the standard courts need to use in assessing the validity of a patent.
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Boeing Patent Shuts Down AMC-14 Lunar Flyby Salvage Attempt
(Space-Travel) Attempts to salvage a wayward GEO comsat have come unstuck in the face of institutional disinterest and an aging patent of questionable validity.
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