Intellectual Property

  • Apple Inc. lost a bid to claw back documents it said were mistakenly disclosed during the discovery phase of a patent suit against competitor Qualcomm Inc., when a California federal judge upheld a magistrate’s earlier ruling that the company had waived its right to keep the documents private… Read this piece in its entirety at…

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  • Briggs & Stratton Corp. will have to pay lawn mower-maker Exmark $14.4 million in damages after a retrial in which a Nebraska federal jury on Monday cut back a previous award of $24 million, though a finding of willful infringement could mean Briggs & Stratton will end up paying more… Read this piece in its…

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  • Cybersecurity company Finjan Inc. lost a bid to prove malware detection products sold by competitor Juniper Networks Inc. had infringed Finjan’s patent, when a California federal jury on Friday returned a verdict in Juniper’s favor… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • The actor who played Carlton Banks on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” claimed Monday in California federal court that video game makers Epic Games and Take-Two Interactive copped his choreography without permission, noting similarities between the famous “Carlton Dance” and the moves performed by characters in two widely played video games… Read this piece in…

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  • The creators of a Dr. Seuss-“Star Trek” mashup told a federal judge to give a copyright case the hook, arguing their work doesn’t hurt sales of the original children’s book… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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