IPNews® – The maker of Thermador ovens preemptively sued the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts on Friday, claiming its use of Child’s image in its promotional materials did not infringe any of the foundation’s copyrights or trademark rights.
The company, BSH Home Appliances Inc., alleges that the foundation sent it a
IPNews® – The Federal Circuit on Friday upheld a damages award of over $100 million against Verizon Communications Inc. in its patent wrangle with ActiveVideo Networks Inc. over video on demand technology.
The appeals court’s mixed ruling affirmed the lower court’s findings that Verizon infringed several ActiveVideo patents, while reversing an infringement finding with regard
Samsung Electronics Co. owes Apple Inc. $1 billion for improperly copying its iconic designs for the iPhone, iPad, and other consumer electronic devices, a California federal jury ruled Friday.
The jury shot down Samsung’s claims that Apple infringed Samsung’s own patents, and found that Samsung’s infringement of Apple’s patents was willful. The decision comes on
IPNews® – The Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed the validity of Eli Lilly & Co.’s patent for its chemotherapy treatment Alimta, rejecting a challenge from generic drug makers Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc., Barr Laboratories Inc. and APP Pharmaceuticals Inc.
The three companies were seeking regulatory approval to market generic versions of Alimta, and contended that
IPNews® – Eastman Kodak Co. announced plans Thursday to sell off part of its imaging businesses while it continues to try to sell off its digital imaging patent portfolio as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
While Kodak’s patent auction efforts have yet to yield a sale, the company said it is continuing discussions
IPNews® – Starbucks and its Evolution Fresh subsidiary are facing a new trademark infringement suit filed by a San Diego vegan restaurant.
The restaurant, Evolution Fast Foods, claims Starbucks is planning to open a new chain of restaurants under the Evolution Fresh name that will violate its trademarks for the phrase “Evolution” in connection with
IPNews® – The Pittsburgh Steelers have amicably resolved their trademark infringement suit against a man accused of making foreign language knockoffs of the NFL team’s iconic Terrible Towel rally towels.
Nicholas Rossi was allegedly selling the knockoffs via eBay and the website of a Long Beach, California sporting goods store. The Terrible Towel trademarks are
IPNews® – MTV parent Viacom filed papers last week in opposition to the network’s “Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s attempt to trademark his catchphrases “GTL” and “twinning” popularized on the show.
Viacom says it already owns trademarks for the phrases. Sorrentino also signed away his rights to any intellectual property created on
IPNews® – Amazon.com, Samsung Electronics, Nintendo Co. and several other companies are the targets of a new U.S. International Trade Commission patent infringement investigation regarding microprocessors used in wireless devices.
Technology Properties Ltd. LLC, Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC and Patriot Scientific Corp. filed the complaint that is the basis of the investigation in July. The
IPNews® – Google has failed to comply with a court order demanding that it list the names of anyone who has written about its patent infringement struggle with Oracle Corp. and received money from Google, a California federal judge said Monday.
Google has until Friday to produce the names, he said. The two companies have