Intellectual Property
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Hospira Inc. asked the Federal Circuit on Tuesday to uphold the validity of a patent for its sedation drug Precedex for the second time this year, arguing that an Illinois federal court hadn’t correctly analyzed the obviousness of a key claim when deciding to invalidate the patent… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Hip-hop icon Kanye West accused his longtime publisher EMI of locking him into a “lopsided” business arrangement that’s barred by California labor code, which limits how long certain contractual relationships can last, according to a suit removed on Friday to Golden State federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A California federal judge said Thursday that the First and Eighth amendments bar the government from stripping the Mongol Nation motorcycle club’s rights to its trademark-registered emblems as part of the group’s recent conviction under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Amazon announced Thursday that it will give certain companies the power to directly remove suspected counterfeits from the website as part of a new initiative aimed at curbing the sale of fake goods, an issue that has repeatedly landed the online retailer in legal hot water… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The National Basketball Association and others ripped off the trademark flair of fashion company Coogi by selling a line of Brooklyn Nets-branded apparel meant as a tribute to legendary borough-born rapper Biggie Smalls, Coogi said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 