LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

On February 15, Alvotech announced that it reached more settlement agreements with Johnson & Johnson for ATV04, Alvotech’s biosimilar to STELARA (ustekinumab). Alvotech also announced that it expects to launch AVT04 in Q1 2024 in Canada, May 2024 in Japan, and late July 2024 in the European Economic Area.

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

In the details below, I highlight the due dates for comments, which all fall in May, June and July 2024. Public comments are invited until June 3, 2024. Comments on this proposal are invited until July 9, 2024. Comments are due by July 29, 2024.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 16, 2024

On Monday, May 13, 2024, the U.S. 4th __, 2024 WL 2118248 (2d Cir. May 13, 2024) (“Bystolic III”). Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed Judge Lewis Liman’s decision dismissing Plaintiffs’ reverse payment class actions for failure to state a claim. In re Bystolic Antitrust Litig., 23-410, __ F.4th

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2024

I provided an overview of the 21 February 2024 Delhi High Court judgment in the earlier post. Since parties could not arrive at a settlement, ID initiated patent infringement proceedings against the defendants in UK, Germany and India. The Court envisaged the completion of trial by the end of 2024.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 1, 2023

A joint status report and discovery plan filed mid-November lacked fireworks and little hope of a settlement. If the parties fail to reach a settlement, the case will go to a jury trial. The date set by the court is April 15, 2024, and the trial itself is expected to last between three and five days.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 28, 2024

In the past year, plaintiffs have won settlements and judgments for millions and billions of dollars from companies such as Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Facebook and Fox News, with many high-profile cases finally wrapping up after years of fighting.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 8, 2024

A preliminary injunction is one of the most potent weapons in a patent plaintiff's arsenal, being capable of shutting down an accused infringer's continued infringement, prohibiting the infringing product from the stream of commerce, and forcing (or at least strongly motivating) a defendant to settlement.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

On April 19, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes rules regarding the exercise of discretion to determine whether to institute an Inter Partes Review (IPR) or Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceeding with regard to serial petitions, parallel petitions, joinder petitions, and (..)

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 24, 2024

On April 19, 2024, the USPTO published a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that followed its April 2023 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). 28693 (April 19, 2024). By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 14, 2024

Amgen and Sandoz reached a settlement in Case No. Amgen and Sandoz reached a settlement in Case No. 1:23-cv-02406 (D.N.J.) 1:23-cv-02406 (D.N.J.) By: Venable LLP

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TorrentFreak

MAY 22, 2024

Law Firm Seeks Rightsholder-Like Rights In an application submitted to Finland’s Market Court on March 15, 2024, the law firm Hedman Partners Oy sought a court order to compel an unnamed internet service provider to provide the personal details of an unspecified number of subscribers. Label ApS and Scanbox Entertainment A/S.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 2, 2024

2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction, finding that a patentee could not rely on a forum selection clause found in a settlement between the parties to avoid IPR proceedings. In DexCom, Inc., Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., 4th 1370 (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 16, 2024

On April 10, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiffs Genentech, Hoffmann-La Roche, and Biogen and Defendants Dr. Reddy’s and Fresenius Kabi’s joint stipulation of dismissal due to settlement in Case No. 1:23-cv-22485 (D.N.J.) related to Dr. Reddy’s and Fresenius Kabi’s proposed Rituxan® (rituximab) biosimilar DRL_RI. By: Venable LLP

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 11, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction seeking to bar a petitioner from challenging certain patents at the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) because of a forum selection clause in a settlement agreement. 3, 2024) (Dyk, Hughes, By: McDermott Will & Emery

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

With the $1m settlement offer attracting no interest, the companies ultimately sued for willful violations of 17 U.S.C. ” Exactly what that note means in the context of the lawsuit, which started with a rejected $1m settlement offer and escalated from there, isn’t made clear from the docket. 1201(a)(2) and 17 U.S.C.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2024

Hill’s complaint, filed in February (read here), claims that the studio moved forward with a 2024 reboot starring Jake Gyllenhaal’s abs despite receiving a termination notice purporting to recapture the copyright in Hill’s original screenplay. Copyright Office that Hill was the screenplay’s “author.”

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IP Law 360

JUNE 24, 2022

Reddy's Laboratories have ended their yearslong litigation battle over generic versions of the opioid addiction treatment Suboxone, with the Indian drugmaker on Friday saying it will receive $72 million by April 2024.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

After settlement negotiations failed and pressure increased , DataCamp accused the plaintiffs of targeting smaller companies with copyright infringement claims, then aiming for cash settlements as an alternative to expensive lawsuits with unpredictable outcomes. “On February 2, 2024, IBCAP member DISH Network L.L.C.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Highlights of the Week Comments on the Proposed Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024 In addition to the typos and ambiguity regarding the timelines, the Draft Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024, inter alia, suffer from limited scope and require clarity on the qualification of the designated officers. Marico Ltd. & & Anr vs J.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

2024 WL 1285631, C.A. 26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. That a party may have opposed a settlement does not render a settlement fraudulent or collusive.

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Patently-O

APRIL 19, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO recently released yet another Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) — this one focusing on codification of IPR/PGR rules associated with non-merits based “discretionary denials” of institution as well as termination due to settlement.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2024

On February 12, 2024, Chugai, Genentech, and Hoffmann-La Roche filed a motion for voluntary dismissal of their appeals of the PTAB’s Final Written Decisions in IPR2022-00578 and IPR2022-00579. The appeals concerned IPRs filed by Celltrion where the PTAB found all challenged claims of U.S. Patent Nos. Genentech et al.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

Controller of Patents: Foreign Disclosure requirement and Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024 Recently, the DHC imposed costs worth INR 1 Lakh on Google for concealing information about the rejection of its foreign patent applications corresponding to the application filed in India. Read on to know more. Google LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

” The FTC’s settlement with X-Mode/Outlogic marks its first with a “data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information.” ” The FTC’s settlement with X-Mode/Outlogic marks its first with a “data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information.”

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Comments on the Proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 The recently proposed Trademark Rules amendments were open for comments in a period ending today. Image from here A SARAL Analysis of the Proposed Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 Just Keep it Simple! Case Summaries Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing v.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 4, 2024

Settlement Procedures for Alleged Contraventions The bill outlines settlement procedures for enterprises facing inquiries under Section 16 for contravening the Act. Enterprises may submit written applications to the Commission for settlement, considering the nature and impact of the contraventions.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

Last week, the United States Office of Research Integrity (ORI) made its first finding of 2022 , and it was a voluntary settlement agreement between themselves and Terry Magnuson, a researcher at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. . The story captured headlines last week, most notably, with Retraction Watch picking up the news.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., M/S Asm Traders & Ors on 18 March 2024 (Delhi High Court ) The case centers on trademark infringement and passing off allegations brought by the Plaintiffs against the Defendants. Baxalta Incorporated v.

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IPilogue

APRIL 22, 2022

This article delves into the legal doctrines that support the parties’ claims and the overarching strategy to their settlement. In the end, settlement was in the best interests of both parties. Sales forecasts for the drug were $1B USD in 2018 and rising to $5B USD annually by 2024 (see Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S ).

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Notifies Patent and Trademark Agent Exams 2024 The Trademarks Agent Exam is likely to take place on January 6, 2024, and the Patent Agent Exam is likely to take place on January 7, 2024.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Do read our summaries of the post on the DHC restraining generic competitors for Ibrunitib, Delhi High Court’s finding on opposition and examination process, and some quick tidbits on the Ram Mandir, Oppo-Nokia dispute settlement, and the Bombay High Court order on Pan cards. On the basis of the above reasoning, the court rejected the appeal.

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The TTABlog

MAY 9, 2024

92078890 (May 1, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Martha B. Will there be a settlement carving up the country? Welch 2024. The Board was unimpressed and it granted the petition for cancellation. UBANK (TN) v. UBANK , Cancellation No. Will it file a concurrent use application? Text Copyright John L.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Highlights of the Week Announcing the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law Prof (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer’s 48th birth anniversary today, we are excited to announce the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law! Drop a comment below to let us know. On the occasion of Prof.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Case Summaries Therelek Machines Private Limited vs Therelek Engineers Private Limited on 28 February, 2024 (Karnataka High Court) The petitioner challenged the rejection of its interim application under Section 124 of the Trade Marks Act, seeking a stay in a suit for trademark infringement.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we settle into 2024, we reflect on the significant legal developments of 2023 that hold potential impact on the biologics and biosimilars market. Stay tuned to Big Molecule watch for further developments on these litigations in 2024, including developments on the IPRs related to Regeneron’s patents directed to dosing of aflibercept.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

Wrapping up the first week of 2024, here is a brief recap of our hard-hitting post on TKDL, the detailed comments on the draft Calcutta High Court IPR Division Rules, and an informative take on scandalous and obscene trademark prosecution in India. This weekly review is co-authored with SpicyIP intern Vedika Chawla.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

Finally, in "The TRIPS Agreement and the Sustainable Disposal of IP-Infringing Goods - Lessons from WTO Dispute Settlement Cases," Wolf R. Unfortunately, some of these disputes ended in out-of-court settlements, leaving the circular economy market without clear judicial guidance. The analysis concludes with a review of recent US cases.

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