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Google Sued By GraphOn
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August 18, 2008

SUNY and Sigrity File Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Ansoft/ANSYS
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August 18, 2008

Acacia Research unit reaches settlement, license agreement with WineCommune - Quick Facts
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August 18, 2008

ITC Upholds Patent Ruling Against SiRF
www.ag-ip-news.com
August 17, 2008

Fish & Richardson Settles Suit Against Ex-Partner Over Patent Sale
www.abajournal.com
August 15, 2008

Texas Instruments dismissed from Wi-LAN suit
www.businessweek.com
August 15, 2008

AMS, ADESA and Live Global Bid Settle the Patent Infringement Case Relating to the AMS Patent
www.marketwatch.com
August 15, 2008

Broadcom wins latest patent battle over GPS technology
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August 15, 2008

Patent Infringement Case Against Nan Ya Rejected by Court
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August 14, 2008

Wi-Lan, RIM agree to end litigation
www.canada.com
August 12, 2008

Cipla, Roche patent battle to resume at Delhi HC
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August 12, 2008

IMPAX Sued Based on ANDA for Generic Ultram(R) ER
www.earthtimes.org
August 12, 2008

ADC and Panduit Reach Enterprise Structured Cabling Licensing Agreement
www.foxbusiness.com
August 11, 2008

Rothschild considers adding firms to ITC LED patent case
www.semiconductor-today.com
August 11, 2008

Veeco and Asylum Research Settle Patent Dispute
www.businesswire.com
August 11, 2008

Dr Reddys Lab, Teva settle patent dispute
www.moneycontrol.com
August 11, 2008

Wi-LAN, Research In Motion Settle Patent litigation
www.rttnews.com
August 11, 2008

ADC and Panduit reach enterprise structured cabling licensing agreement
fibresystems.org
August 11, 2008

GPS wars: Broadcom wins patent victory against SiRF
www.itwire.com
August 10, 2008

Crocs U.S. patent fight loses bite
www.businessedge.ca
August 08, 2008

Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with buySAFE
www.marketwatch.com
August 07, 2008

PRG Sues Martin Over Patent Infringements
livedesignonline.com
August 06, 2008

Bayer sues Sandoz over oral contraceptive drug
www.reuters.com
August 05, 2008

Verint, Israeli competitor end patent disputes
www.newsday.com
August 05, 2008

In a major pain relief, court upholds Troikaa’s drug patent Of generic drug
economictimes.indiatimes.com
August 05, 2008

Qualcomm Asks Appeals Court To Restore Patent Rights
money.cnn.com
August 05, 2008

CSIRO patent marathon
www.australianit.news.com.au
August 05, 2008

A Real Mess: Federal Judge Booted From Another Case
blogs.wsj.com
August 04, 2008

Google Sued For Infringing Patent With AdSense
www.informationweek.com
August 04, 2008

Verint Systems settles dispute with Israel firm
www.newsday.com
August 04, 2008

Altera Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Zilog
www.pr-inside.com
August 04, 2008

Microsoft bites the bullet on .Net suit
weblog.infoworld.com
August 03, 2008

Cabot Microelectronics receives ruling in Markman hearing
news.moneycentral.msn.com
July 31, 2008

DealerTrack Prevails in Patent Infringement Lawsuit
www.ag-ip-news.com
July 30, 2008

RouteOne Favored on Key Rulings in Patent-Infringement Lawsuit
www.earthtimes.org
July 30, 2008

Fidessa settles Lava patent infringement case
www.hemscott.com
July 30, 2008

Affinity Settles Lawsuit with Ameritrade
www.marketwatch.com
July 30, 2008

Nidec Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
news.thomasnet.com
July 30, 2008

DeepNines Wins Patent Lawsuit Against McAfee
www.businesswire.com
July 29, 2008

Novartis sues to protect bone meds; Pfizer price-fixing suit dismissed;
www.fiercepharma.com
July 29, 2008

Secondary Considerations of Obviousness in a Patent Case: The Seldom-Used "Simultaneous Invention" Factor
www.patentlyo.com
July 29, 2008

Energizer Holdings, Inc. Files Patent Infringement Complaint in Federal Court Against Spectrum Brands
www.earthtimes.org
July 28, 2008

Cephalon sues Barr Pharmaceuticals
www.bizjournals.com
July 28, 2008

UT loses patent infringement suit
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July 28, 2008

IMPAX Sued Based on ANDA Amendment for Additional Dosage Forms of Generic Opana(R) ER
www.marketwatch.com
July 28, 2008

Fiat Patent Infringement Claim Dismissed
www.bizchina-update.com
July 28, 2008

LecTec Corporation Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit
www.foxbusiness.com
July 27, 2008

Winning Edge Settles Patent Lawsuit with SportsDirect and Covers Media Group
www.prweb.com
July 27, 2008

Motorola wins text messaging patent case
www.businessweek.com
July 25, 2008

Nokia, Qualcomm Settle Long Term Patent Suit
www.tradingmarkets.com
July 25, 2008

Judge Holds Lawyers Accountable for ‘Tissue of Lies’ Patent Claim
www.abajournal.com
July 23, 2008

The Death of Google's Patents?
www.patentlyo.com
July 21, 2008

Manufacturer to bite back with lawsuit against pirated biscuits
www.thenews.com.pk
July 20, 2008

Validity of Allergan Patents Acknowledged by Jan Marini
www.foxbusiness.com
July 18, 2008

Microsoft's Silverlight Widgetry Sued for Patent Infringement
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July 18, 2008

U.S. Patent Office Rejects All Ninety-Five NeoMedia Patent Claims
www.eff.org
July 18, 2008

JAPAN'S EARTH CHEM SUES FUMAKILLA OVER ALLEGED PATENT VIOLATION
www.tradingmarkets.com
July 15, 2008

Boston Scientific - New trial rejected in infringement case
www.courierpostonline.com
July 15, 2008

Red Hat releases details of Firestar patent deal
www.itworld.com
July 15, 2008

Mannatech wins patent infringement lawsuit against Glycoproducts International
www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com
July 14, 2008

ATMI, Praxair settle patent infringement suit
money.cnn.com
July 14, 2008

3Com Gets $70 Mln. to settle Patent Infringement
www.rttnews.com
July 14, 2008

Silverlit and Spin Master Resolve Patent Lawsuit Versus Westminster
www.marketwatch.com
July 14, 2008

Patent Award Against Thomson Thrown Out On Appeal
money.cnn.com
July 14, 2008

Teva to file patent infringement lawsuit against Momenta and Sandoz
www.tradingmarkets.com
July 14, 2008

Viacom Sued Over Music-Related Infringement
www.webpronews.com
July 12, 2008

Hynix Asks U.S. Judge to Consider Rambus's Patent Agency Review
www.bloomberg.com
July 12, 2008

Wireless Patent Wars Heat Up
www.informationweek.com
July 11, 2008

Rambus Sues Nvidia
www.pcworld.com
July 10, 2008

MIT and Spinout E8 Pharmaceuticals Sue Affymetrix for Alleged Patent Infringement
PR Newswire
July 09, 2008

ITC staff recommend against import ban on Samsung phones in Interdigital suit
www.telecom.paper.nl
July 09, 2008

Wi-LAN Amends Complaint to Add LG to Patent Infringement Litigation
www.redorbit.com
July 09, 2008

Nintendo in Patent Battle Over DS Touch Screen
blog.wired.com
July 09, 2008

Widevine Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Verimatrix
www.ag-ip-news.com
July 08, 2008

Wasco Baseball's founder claims patent infringement
www.suburbanchicagonews.com
July 08, 2008

Pressure Products Prevails in Patent Infringement Law Suit
hardware.itbusinessnet.com
July 02, 2008

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Biolitec, Dornier and CoolTouch
www.tradingmarkets.com
July 02, 2008

Nintendo will fight $21M appeal denial
www.computerandvideogames.com
July 01, 2008

AstraZeneca Gets Favorable Ruling In Seroquel Patent Litigation
www.rttnews.com
July 01, 2008

AstraZeneca Gets Favorable Ruling In Seroquel Patent Litigation
www.rttnews.com
July 01, 2008

Summary Judgment Granted for SEROQUEL(R) Patent Litigation
www.marketwatch.com
July 01, 2008

Mutual Pharmaceutical Jumps the Gun By Sending Paragraph IV Notice Letter Before Acceptance of ANDA
www.istockanalyst.com
July 01, 2008

EasyLink Services International Corporation Responds to J2 Global Communications, Inc.'s Patent Infringement Claims
www.ad-hoc-news.de
July 01, 2008

Stamps.com wins patent suit waged by Kara Technology over NetStamps product
money.cnn.com
July 01, 2008

J2 Global Files Patent Suits
www.labusinessjournal.com
June 30, 2008

Cisco, HP, Verizon, Others Join Forces to Trample Patent Trollers
www.crn.com
June 30, 2008

Bavarian Nordic Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Oxford BioMedica
www.foxbusiness.com
June 30, 2008

i2 Prevails in Patent Suit Against SAP
www.managingautomation.com
June 30, 2008

Groundless patent threat over wine tap leads to Smurfit payout
www.out-law.com
June 30, 2008

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June 27, 2008

Rambus Seeks Order Barring Hynix Chip Sales in U.S.
bloomberg.com
June 25, 2008

UPitt Calls on California Courts to Clear
www.biotechtransferweek.com
June 25, 2008

SoundBite Communications and Universal Recovery Systems Reach Settlement in Patent Litigation
www.stockhouse.com
June 25, 2008

CWC Files Patent Suit Against Apple and HP
www.redorbit.com
June 24, 2008

Apple sued for patent infringement - Typhoon gives tough time to biggies
www.itexaminer.com
June 24, 2008

A Small Mass. Company Tackles the Patent Trolls
www.law.com
June 23, 2008

Alcatel-Lucent wins Microsoft suit
ottsun.canoe.ca
June 22, 2008

Wi-LAN sues Motorola, RIM and UTStarCom over patent infringement
www.domain-b.com
June 21, 2008

Apple, HP sued over custom configuration Ordering System
arstechnica.com
June 20, 2008

Ranbaxy settles worldwide patent litigations with Pfizer
www.thehindubusinessline.com
June 19, 2008

Broadcom Wins GPS Patent Dispute
www.cellular-news.com
June 15, 2008

LG Electronics: Part Of Whirlpool Patent Suits Abandoned
money.cnn.com
June 15, 2008

LG Wins Key Victory for Bigger Footprint in US
www.koreatimes.co.kr
June 15, 2008

Abraxis to Appeal Jury Ruling on Elan Patent Infringement Claim
www.stockhouse.com
June 13, 2008

Abraxis BioScience to appeal court's ruling in patent litigation with Elan - update
www.rttnews.com
June 13, 2008

ADC files patent infringement suit
www.bizjournals.com
June 13, 2008

Red Hat settles patent suit with Firestar, DataTern
news.cnet.com
June 11, 2008

High court rules against multiple royalties
ap.google.com
June 10, 2008

HP, Acer settle patent infringement claims
ap.google.com
June 08, 2008

Dr Reddy’s seeks declaratory verdict on Nexium in US
www.thehindubusinessline.com
June 07, 2008

Video-Coding Case a Charm for Microsoft
internetnews.com
June 06, 2008

VNUS Settles Patent Litigation With AngioDynamics, Vascular Solutions
fdanews.com
June 05, 2008

Analysts mixed on patent victory's impact on Vnus
forbes.com
June 04, 2008

OriginOil Files Patent for Scalable and Modular Algae Growth System
pr-inside.com
June 02, 2008

Extreme Networks wins patent case
bizjournals.com
June 02, 2008

DISH tries to validate patent workaround, sues TiVo
arstechnica.com
June 01, 2008

Cornell awarded $184 million in patent suit
newsday.com
May 31, 2008

Texas Jury Awards $250 Million Patent Infringement Verdict Against Boston Scientific in Balloon Catheter Lawsuit
earthtimes.org
May 28, 2008

Ark. company wants to put legal squeeze on Smucker
forbes.com
May 27, 2008

SonoSite Responds to Second GE Lawsuit in Wisconsin
businesswire.com
May 27, 2008

NICE Updates on Patent Infringement Litigation Brought Against Verint; Court Reaffirms Validity of NICE's Patent
foxbusiness.com
May 26, 2008

Volkswagen Challenges Texas Judge Ruling the Most Patent Suits
bloomberg.com
May 23, 2008

Syngenta settles with Monsanto
bizjournals.com
May 23, 2008

Tessera's Triumphant Patent Protection
forbes.com
May 23, 2008

Microsoft, Golden Bridge lose patent infrigement suits to Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia news
domain-b.com
May 22, 2008

EOS sues MCP for U.S. patent infringement
laserfocusworld.com
May 19, 2008

NICE Updates on Patent Infringement Litigation
prnewswire.com
May 18, 2008

Nice loses a patent ruling, told to pay $3.3 million
marketwatch.com
May 18, 2008

Apple prosecutes Atico over iPod accessories
macworld.co.uk
May 16, 2008

Nintendo Loses $21 Million Patent-Infringement Lawsuit
toptechnews.com
May 15, 2008

Salix Commences Patent Infringement Litigation Against Novel Laboratories
lifescience-online.com
May 15, 2008

Nintendo Loses $21 Million Patent-Infringement Lawsuit
toptechnews.com
May 15, 2008

Den-Mat® Corp. Wins Patent Infringement Suit on LUMINEERS®
businesswire.com
May 14, 2008

American Medical Systems today announced dismissal of a Patent Infringement suit brought against it
emediawire.com
May 14, 2008

Kodak Settles Patent Litigation with St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants
businesswire.com
May 14, 2008

Fujitsu Prevails in Patent Litigation Against Nanya Technology
prdomain.com
May 14, 2008

FutureLogic Announces Settlement of Patent Litigation with TransAct Technologies
centredaily.com
May 14, 2008

Barco files patent infringement lawsuit against Aydin Displays
forbes.com
May 13, 2008

Hydra Fuel Cell Corp. Foe Seeks to Withdraw Patent Infringement Lawsuit
businesswire.com
May 13, 2008

Flexsys Files Patent-Infringement Complaint With U.S. International Trade Commission Against Sinorgchem, KKPC and Kumho Tire
primenewswire.com
May 12, 2008

Toyota loses $4.3 million patent appeal for hybrid technology
legalnewsline.com
May 12, 2008

Court Of Appeals Summarily Affirms ARM Litigation Victory Over TPL and Patriot
design-reuse.com
May 12, 2008

ImClone suit says Abbott withheld info in patent case
chicagotribune.com
May 07, 2008

Mattel Wins Patent Suit Against Dorel
labusinessjournal.com
May 07, 2008

OFS and Draka Comteq Settle Patent Infringement Suit
ag-ip-news.com
May 07, 2008

Playtex Products, Inc. Files Infringement Suit
prnewswire.com
May 07, 2008

Neuralstem Sues StemCells, Inc. Over New Patent
cnn.com
May 07, 2008

Neuralstem strikes back in patent suit
mddailyrecord.com
May 06, 2008

P&G sues J&J over tooth-whitening strip patent
reuters.com
May 02, 2008

T-Mobile USA settles patent litigation with Ronald Katz
cnn.com
May 01, 2008

Whirlpool files patent-infringement suit against LG
businessweek.com
May 01, 2008

Sepracor Announces Final Settlement of XOPENEX® Inhalation Solution Patent Infringement Litigation with Breath Limited
businesswire.com
May 01, 2008

Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. and T-Mobile USA Settle Patent Lawsuit and Enter Into License Agreement
businesswire.com
May 01, 2008

Pfizer:Patentability Of Lipitor Basic Patent To Be Confirmed
cnn.com
April 30, 2008

Rambus says court sides with it in Samsung suit
guardian.co.uk
April 29, 2008

Meda Settles Patent Litigation With Apotex
fdanews.com
April 29, 2008

Gillette files suit against Korean firm
iht.com
April 29, 2008

Patent lawsuit targets Apple's Dock Connector in iPod nano, touch
appleinsider.com
April 28, 2008

Spectranetics, Medtronic settle intellectual property suit
cnn.com
April 28, 2008

No versions for patented drugs
business-standard.com
April 28, 2008

On most counts, ADR scores over courts
business-standard.com
April 26, 2008

Saying She Patented Bra, L.I. Woman Goes to Court
nytimes.com
April 22, 2008

U.K. Judge Reprimands Allen & Overy for Litigation Bill
wsj.com
April 22, 2008

DataTreasury Says PNC Settles Patent Infringement Charges
cnn.com
April 21, 2008

Given Imaging Announces Patent Litigation Settlement
cnn.com
April 21, 2008

U.S. Patent Office Allows Significant New VNUS Patent
prnewswire.com
April 18, 2008

Appeals court overturns judgment against DirecTV in Finisar suit
cnn.com
April 18, 2008

Brookwood Companies, Inc., a Subsidiary of Hallwood Group Inc., Is Sued by Nextec Applications for Infringement of Five of Its Patents
cnn.com
April 18, 2008

TiVO Patent Suit
nytimes.com
April 12, 2008

Luminetx Corp. files suit over VeinViewer
commercialappeal.com
April 12, 2008

3Com Wins Patent Infringement Trial Against Realtek
businesswire.com
April 10, 2008

U.S. District Court declines Aeromechanical request to dismiss infringement lawsuit
aviation.ca
April 10, 2008

Vascular Solutions settles patent litigation with Diomed for $3.6 million
forbes.com
April 09, 2008

Repligen says Bristol-Myers to pay $5 million to settle patent suit
eyewitnessnewstv.com
April 08, 2008

Repligen Announces Settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb in Orencia(R) Lawsuit
earthtimes.org
April 08, 2008

Depomed to get $10M in patent suit settlement
moneycentral.msn.com
April 07, 2008

IBM and Asustek in patent suit tit-for-tat
blocksandfiles.com
April 07, 2008

CalAmp Settles Another Patent Suit
socaltech.com
April 07, 2008

Microsoft loses out in patent battle
pcpro.co.uk
April 07, 2008

Sun sues NetApp, take three
theregister.co.uk
April 04, 2008

Pet Ecology to File Patent Infringement Lawsuit
sys-con.com
April 03, 2008

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces Settlement of Litigation
primenewswire.com
April 03, 2008

US court reverses ruling for Forest in Caraco suit
reuters.com
April 01, 2008

The Endo a Patent?
fool.com
April 01, 2008

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