Intellectual Property
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Nike Inc. sued Skechers USA Inc. in California federal court on Monday alleging the Southern California-based shoemaker stole Nike’s patent-protected cushioning technologies, marking the fourth in a series of similar legal actions… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Reckitt Benckiser LLC won’t have to pay attorney fees racked up by generic-drug makers it unsuccessfully sued on claims that they ripped off patents for its Mucinex respiratory relief drug, although a New Jersey federal judge on Friday said the decision on the fees was a “close call”… Read this piece in its entirety at…
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A Louisiana federal court has ordered New Orleans jazz artist Paul Batiste to pay $125,000 to reimburse Macklemore and Ryan Lewis for the hip-hop duo’s legal fees after they beat Batiste’s lawsuit, which claimed some of their popular songs like “Thrift Shop” featured illegal samples… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Colorado federal judge recommended Monday that the court reject an attempt by Charter Communications Inc. to kill a lawsuit brought by a group of record labels claiming the internet service provider has been making millions by letting music piracy slide… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Actavis Laboratories FL Inc. asked the full Federal Circuit on Wednesday to revisit an August panel decision in a case over weight loss pill patents, citing a partial dissent by one of the panel judges who had argued the decision wrongly created a “new rule” for written description… Read this piece in its entirety at…
Mike LaSusa 