JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sued AbbVie and Besins Healthcare, co-owners of a patent that covered brand AndroGel, in 2017. The FTC claimed that the manufacturers had brought “sham” patent infringement litigation in 2011 against Teva and another generic supplier, Perrigo.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Step 2: Enroll in Amazon Brand Registry Consider enrolling in Amazon Brand Registry if your trademark covers goods that can be sold on the e-commerce platform. As a result, the trademark owner is not only forced to litigate, but they must do so in an inconvenient venue which will substantially increase legal costs.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023. 6] Why is patent litigation so tied to the capital markets?

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IPilogue

APRIL 22, 2022

ViiV Healthcare (“ViiV”), majority-owned by GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”), claims that Gilead’s bictegravir (sold under the brand name “Biktarvy”) directly copied its dolutegravir’s formulation under U.S. Patent 8,129,385 (“patent 385”). In the end, settlement was in the best interests of both parties.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

Writing this post in the context of PV Sindhu’s success at the Tokyo Olympics and how that has spurred companies who do not sponsor her to put up congratulatory messages on social media with their brand logos and while using her images, Satchit analyses the discourse on the right to publicity surrounding the issue. and held that Google Inc.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 26, 2021

Fish attorney Kurt Glitzenstein spoke with The American Lawyer about Fish’s success on being the busiest patent litigation firm in the land. He discusses his goals and priorities as the Litigation Practice Group leader, where the firm is looking to expand in the next year, and more.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Claim Preclusion (res judicata) prevents a party from re-litigating a claim once a court has issued a final judgment on that claim. Claim preclusion is powerful, in part, because it does not require the claim to be actually litigated (just be subject to the final judgment). See Lucky Brand Dungarees v. Eldred , 206 U.S.

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