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  • Dell dodges infringement 4/28/2008
  • Software Patenting 2/29/2008
  • Discovery for P2P Infringement 2/11/2008
  • Suing Chinese Companies 2/6/2008
  • FDA Exemption Broadened 10/8/2007
  • Race to Court Fails 7/2/2007
  • Hotel: No Cats! 7/2/2007
  • Ms. Universe Opposes 6/1/2007
  • Dockside Housecall 6/1/2007
  • Claim Differentiation 6/1/2007
  • Ybor Cigars Denied 5/21/2007
  • KSR Decision Continued 5/21/2007
  • Hurricane Season (Almost) 5/21/2007
  • Patent System not so Broken 5/16/2007
  • Notes on KSR Decision 5/16/2007
  • Lawyers.com Held Generic 5/7/2007
  • Disinfectable Generic 5/7/2007
  • Beyonce Off the Hook 4/4/2007
  • Reissue Does Not Fix Error 4/4/2007
  • Domain Tasting Headaches 2/20/2007
  • Microsoft Vista Installed 2/2/2007
  • Will Vista Ever Download? 1/30/2007
  • PTO Restricts Specials 1/25/2007
  • Patent Attorney Disbarred 1/25/2007
  • PTO Ends Disclosure Program 1/25/2007
  • GM Rolls Over Toymaker 1/25/2007
  • Bluetooth May Infringe 1/25/2007
  • Failure to disclose reference 8/16/2006
  • Pickpurse of Another Man's Wit 5/11/2006
  • Hurricane Proof Law Practice 5/10/2006
  • Smith & Hopen Opens New Office 5/10/2006
  • How to Fix the Patent System 5/10/2006
  • New Electronic Patent Filing 5/10/2006
  • Top 2006 Legal Technologies 5/10/2006
  • Best Mode Requirement for Patents 4/12/2005
  • Who is the Real Inventor? 3/30/2005
  • New Leadership at Patent Office  3/14/2005
  • New scope of design patents? 3/4/2005
  • Supreme Ct. to Hear Merck Case 1/10/2005
  • Patent or Trade Secret, But Not Both 1/6/2005
  • Patent Office Seeks to Amend Rules 12/23/2004
  • Supreme Court to Review File-sharing 12/14/2004
  • Amazon Patent Case Dismissed 12/8/2004
  • Update: Winghouse Wins Directed Verdict 12/3/2004
  • New PTO Fees After Dec. 6 11/25/2004
  • New Government Fees 11/24/2004
  • Obviousness for Joint R&D 11/24/2004
  • PTO Director meets with Firm 11/24/2004
  • Microsoft Defends “Smart Tags” Technology - Again  11/23/2004
  • Microsoft's FAT Patent Rejected by Patent Office 11/23/2004
  • Garfield Causes Copyright Stir in China 11/23/2004
  • Intellectual Property in Iraq 11/21/2004
  • Trump Tries to Trademark You're Fired  11/21/2004
  • Architect Sues Trump Over Copyright Violations 11/10/2004
  • Australian Inventor Claims Vehicle Powered by Compressed Air 8/26/2004
  • Disney Accused of Copyright Infringement 8/25/2004
  • Peter Pan Sequel Planned to Protect Copyright  8/24/2004
  • Eolas Patent Claims Against Microsoft Rejected by Patent Office 8/20/2004
  • Microsoft Accused of Stealing Caller ID for E-Mail  8/16/2004
  • Yahoo and Google End Patent Disputes 8/10/2004
  • Toyota Patents Emotion Displaying Vehicle 8/9/2004
  • IBM Urges Halt to Linux Patent Threat 8/5/2004
  • Japanese Demand Microsoft Drop Clause from Contracts  7/19/2004
  • Former Employee Sues Sharp for Flat-Screen Patent 6/30/2004
  • Microsoft Patents Human Body 6/25/2004
  • Nokia to Use Disputed BlackBerry Patents 6/17/2004
  • Patent Injunction Could Result in BlackBerry Ban 6/7/2004
  • McAfee Granted Anti-Spam Patent 6/3/2004
  • Senate to Vote on Copyright, Piracy Measures 5/3/2004
  • Forgent Sues Over JPEG Patent 4/23/2004
  • Microsoft to Pay InterTrust $440 Million 4/14/2004
  • They're Fined! But Microsoft Says It's Not Over Yet 3/24/2004
  • Microsoft Accuses EU of Overreach 3/24/2004
  • Leonardo da Vinci May Have Invented Plastic 3/19/2004
  • Ruling Goes Against DVD Program 2/27/2004
  • Copyright Suit Focuses on 5000 Year-Old Yoga 2/6/2004
  • Federal Judge Upholds $521Million Verdict Against Microsoft 1/15/2004
  • Gates Patents Electronic Art Distribution System 1/2/2004
  • Microsoft Settles Whiteboard Patent Dispute 1/1/2004
  • New Trademark Scam Letter Surfaces 12/29/2003
  • Judge Will Rule in Eolas Case 12/5/2003
  • AT&T Sues eBay and PayPal over e-payment Patent 11/26/2003
  • University of Florida Introduces Software to Enforce Copyright Law  11/24/2003
  • Patent Office to Re-examine Eolas Patent 11/12/2003
  • Bidz.com Sues eBay for Trademark Infringement 10/25/2003
  • Google France Fined for Trademark Violation 10/21/2003
  • Four Plead Guilty in Software Piracy Case 10/5/2003
  • Florida Man Convicted in DMCA Case 9/24/2003
  • Microsoft Discussing Possible Internet Explorer Changes 9/1/2003
  • Microsoft Fined $520.6 Million for Patent Infringement 8/12/2003
  • EBay to Pay $29.5 Million in Patent Case 8/7/2003
  • Electronic Glove Translates Sign Language into Spoken Words 8/4/2003
  • Yahoo Settles Patent Dispute with NCR  7/30/2003
  • Qualcomm Sues TI over Patents  7/28/2003
  • Online File Sharing No Longer Anonymous 7/25/2003
  • Reuters Accuses Bloomberg Of Patent Infringement 7/14/2003
  • Mother Teresa''s Legacy Copyrighted 7/8/2003
  • Patent Office Transitions to Electronic Filing 7/3/2003
  • Geron Embronic Stem Cell Technique Patented 6/11/2003
  • EBay Protests $35 Million Award 6/1/2003
  • Innovative King Patents Rain-Making Technique 5/27/2003
  • European Commission Defies Parliament Over Patent Protection Period 5/23/2003
  • MailBlocks Sues EarthLink Over Anti-Spam Patents 5/9/2003
  • Race for SARS Cure Spurs Patent-Rights Race 5/5/2003
  • EBay in Patent Dispute with MercExchange 4/30/2003
  • Geron Inc. Receives Patent on Improved Pig Cloning Discovery 4/18/2003
  • Sony Withdraws Application for Shock and Awe Trademark 4/17/2003
  • States Propose Stricter Copyright Laws 4/10/2003
  • Inventor Motivated to Transform Modern Warfare  4/1/2003
  • University and Drug Makers Battle over "Super Aspirin" 3/29/2003
  • F5 Networks Files Cookie Patent Suit 3/24/2003
  • New Procedures for Litigation Announced in the United Kingdom 3/18/2003
  • European Employers Association Addresses Patent Agreement 3/14/2003
  • European Union Agrees to New Patent System 3/4/2003
  • Tumbleweed Stages a David and Goliath Match Against eBay and Yahoo 2/17/2003
  • Small Firms Sued for Patent Violations by Pangea 2/8/2003
  • Supreme Court Rejects Barbie Appeal 2/4/2003
  • Duke Petitions Supreme Court in Patent Case 1/26/2003
  • Internet Providers Ordered to Turn in Copyright Violators 1/24/2003
  • New Dental Care Patents Issued  1/17/2003
  • IBM Tops U.S. Patents Award List  1/15/2003
  • Researchers Seek Exemptions to Copyright Law 1/15/2003
  • Debate on Digital Issues Brewing on Capital Hill 1/9/2003
  • Oxford Gene Technology Sues Seven American Companies Over Gene Patent 1/9/2003
  • Microsoft Copyright Protection for eBooks Challenged by British Programmer 1/8/2003
  • Peter Pan Focus of Copyright Battle 1/6/2003
  • Copyright Extention Conflict Continues 12/31/2002
  • Prices of Generic Drugs Surge 12/31/2002
  • EMS Technologies Awarded Patent for Mobile Clincial Workstation 12/26/2002
  • ElcomSoft Prevails Over DMCA 12/19/2002
  • Jury Deliberates in DMCA Case Against ElcomSoft 12/17/2002
  • Prosecution Rests in DMCA Case Against ElcomSoft 12/6/2002
  • Jury Selection for ElcomSoft Trial 12/3/2002
  • Handspring Agrees to License Research In Motion's Patents 11/7/2002
  • Researcher Wants Challenge to DMCA to Continue 11/2/2002
  • DMCA Trial Postponed Until December 10/22/2002
  • Visa Denial Could Delay DMCA Case 10/18/2002
  • Patent Office Backlog Hurting Technology 10/17/2002
  • Comment Submission Forms Available on Library of Congress Website 10/15/2002
  • Intel Loses Patent Ruling 10/11/2002
  • Justices Find Copyright Case Weighty 10/10/2002
  • Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Copyright Case Wednesday 10/7/2002
  • Bill Attacks DMCA 10/5/2002
  • Firm Stirs Debate to Ban Gene Patents 9/24/2002
  • Apple Warns DVD Burning Defies Digital Millennium Copyright Act 9/4/2002
  • Patent Office Sued For Plan To Eliminate Paper Records 8/28/2002
  • Judge Issues Summary Judgment in Hyperlink Patent Case 8/27/2002
  • USPTO to Review Genentech's Claim Against Chiron over Cancer Drug Patent 8/24/2002
  • Federal Judge Rules for Palm in Patent Dispute 8/21/2002
  • Sony and Spider-Man Triumph Over Times Square 8/13/2002
  • Microsoft Antitrust Settlement Prompts Technical Disclosures 8/7/2002
  • Adobe and Macromedia Settle Patent Suits 7/30/2002
  • Inventor Defends Concerns About Cochlear Implants 7/29/2002
  • Restrictions Added to Cloning Patent 7/26/2002
  • Forgent Claims JPEG Patent Rights 7/22/2002
  • Role Reversal in Jesus Christ Superstar Triggers Copyright Fines 7/18/2002
  • Court Rules in Favor of Handspring and Palm in NCR Lawsuit 7/16/2002
  • Microsoft Patent Claims May Impact 3D Graphics World 7/12/2002
  • Epicyte Patents Technique for Producing Antibodies from Farm Crops 7/11/2002
  • ACTV Files Appeal in Disney Patent Case 7/6/2002
  • Congress May Act to Make Patent Challenges Easier 7/2/2002
  • FTC Charges Rambus with Patent Violations 6/25/2002
  • Copyright Bill Possible Source of Trade Friction; between Canada and U.S. 6/10/2002
  • Patent Office Proposes to Speed Applications 6/6/2002
  • The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Patent Holders 5/29/2002
  • First Digital Millennium Copyright Act Trial Set for August 26 5/21/2002
  • Patent Battle: Macromedia 1, Adobe 1 5/14/2002
  • Judge Rules Landmark DMCA Can Proceed to Trial 5/9/2002
  • Adobe Wins Patent Infringement Suit Against Macromedia 5/8/2002
  • Inventor Vows to Continue Battle Despite Loss to Microsoft of Rights to 'Pocket PC' 4/27/2002
  • Overture Files Patent-Infringement Suit Against Google 4/8/2002
  • Governor Jeb Bush Moves To Trademark Name to Prevent Use by Political Group 4/5/2002
  • Chiron Awarded First Round in Patent Battle with Genentech 4/4/2002
  • Judge Refuses to Dismiss ElcomSoft DMCA Case 4/3/2002
  • Sklyarov Employers Test DMCA in Court 4/2/2002
  • California Man Pleads Guily in DMCA Case 3/29/2002
  • Bill Proposes Copyright Defense 3/23/2002
  • Times Patents Micropayment System 3/22/2002
  • Validity of Microsoft's Claim over Windows Trademark Questioned 3/20/2002
  • GlaxoSmithKline's Augmentin Patent Challenged by Teva 3/14/2002
  • Amazon.com Settles One-Click Patent Suit Against Barnes & Noble 3/10/2002
  • Internet Copyright Rules Come Into Force 3/6/2002
  • Coalition Seeks Congressional Action on Drug Patent Laws 2/28/2002
  • Euopean Commission Publishes Proposals on Patents 2/24/2002
  • British Telecommunications Company Claims Ownership of Hyperlink Patent 2/18/2002
  • InterTrust Sues Microsoft - Again 2/8/2002
  • Plavix Patent Safe According to Sanofi 2/7/2002
  • Budget Plan to Boost US Patent Office 2/6/2002
  • Trademark Registration World Record Set by China 1/29/2002
  • Transcript of Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Festo 1/28/2002
  • BINLADIN Trademark on Hold According to Osama's Brother 1/23/2002
  • Nortel Sues Kyocera for Patent Infringement 1/21/2002
  • USPTO Releases Top Ten Patent Recipients for 2001 1/17/2002
  • Supreme Court Rejects Lilly's Prozac Patent Appeal 1/15/2002
  • Bellanger And Microsoft Another David and Goliath 1/14/2002
  • Cornell Sues Hewlett-Packard 1/8/2002
  • Land O'Lakes Losses Patent Infringement Case 1/4/2002
  • Tumbleweed Aims Patent Defense Sights Against eUniverse 12/28/2001
  • Hallmark Settles Patent Lawsuit 12/26/2001
  • Xerox Wins Patent Infringement Case against Palm, 3Com 12/21/2001
  • Russian Programmer Denies Cooperation With United States 12/20/2001
  • Japanese Inventor Claims Patent on Segway People-Scooter 12/18/2001
  • Intel Loses $82 Million Patent Case 12/17/2001
  • Russian Programmer Strikes Deal for Freedom 12/14/2001
  • 'Noles Professor Sues J.C. Penney Over Fight Song 11/26/2001
  • Sony Stops Disco Dance for Robot Dog, Aibo 11/11/2001
  • Microsoft and Justice Department Settlement Filed 11/2/2001
  • Bayer and Canada Reach Agreement on Cipro 10/24/2001
  • Bayer Threatens Legal Action Over Canadian Decision to Override Patent 10/22/2001
  • Bayer Offer of Cipro Raises Patent Concerns 10/18/2001
  • Copyright Office Closed to Public and Staff Temporarily 10/18/2001
  • New Technology for Protecting Electronic Content Patented 10/17/2001
  • Ashcroft Dismisses Academic's Suit Concerning DMCA 10/15/2001
  • Callaway and Bridgestone Sign Patent Agreement 10/10/2001
  • Microsoft Appeal Denied by Supreme Court 10/9/2001
  • Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Palm Reinstated 10/9/2001
  • W3C Extends Comment Time for Patent Rights Proposal 10/3/2001
  • Intel Files More Patent Suits Against Via 9/27/2001
  • Sanyo Develops Copy-Protection System for CD ROMs 9/25/2001
  • Name Given to Virus Already Trademark of Crooked Stick Enterprises 9/21/2001
  • VIA Tech Sues Intel for Patent Infringement 9/20/2001
  • World Trade Center Attack 9/11/2001
  • Federal Judge Rules for eBay in Copyright Lawsuit 9/7/2001
  • Stem Cell Patent Agreement Announced 9/6/2001
  • Trend Micro Awarded Patent for Java Virus Scan 9/5/2001
  • Judge Rules Trademark Holders Do Not Have Automatic Right to Domain Names  8/31/2001
  • Russian Programmer Indicted in Copyright Violation Case 8/29/2001
  • Canon Files Lawsuits Against Samsung for Patent Infringement 8/28/2001
  • India Says Basmati Rice Not Patented in United States  8/27/2001
  • New Judge Assigned in Microsoft Antitrust Case 8/25/2001
  • India and Pakistan Unite to Fight United States on Basmati Rice Patent 8/24/2001
  • Brazil Ignores Patent and Produces AIDS Drug  8/23/2001
  • Oracle Acquires Patent for Online Market Technology 8/22/2001
  • Wisconsin Patent May Determine Stem Cell Research 8/17/2001
  • California Company Offers DNA Copyright 8/16/2001
  • Russian Programmer Case Centers on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 8/14/2001
  • Judge Schille Affirms Copyright Rule Requiring Royalities for Radio Internet Streaming 8/6/2001
  • RosettaBooks and Random House in Copyright Battle over E-Books 7/23/2001
  • Napster Ordered Offline Until Compliance is 100 Percent 7/12/2001
  • Patent for Antibody for Multi-Cancer Protein CYP1B1 Awarded to Zycos 7/12/2001
  • MPEG-4 Patent Holders Offer Single Patent License 7/9/2001
  • McKesson Files Suit on Nurses' Cart Patent 7/7/2001
  • Liquid Audio Awarded Patent for Watermark Technology 7/6/2001
  • Supreme Court Favors Free-Lance Writers in Copyright Suit 6/26/2001
  • House Judiciary Committee Adopts Patent Reexamination Bills 6/22/2001
  • WTO Focuses on Drug Patents 6/21/2001
  • RealNetworks Pushes Web Copyright 6/20/2001
  • Copy-cat Products Case Goes to Supreme Court 6/19/2001
  • Lilly Prepares for Prozac Patent Loss 6/18/2001
  • Microsoft and Xbox Technologies Settle Trademark Dispute 6/18/2001
  • Court Studies Patent on Harvard Onco-Mouse 6/15/2001
  • Nokia Applies for Phone Cancer Shield 6/13/2001
  • Quigley Corporation, Maker of COLD-EEZE (R) Settles Patent Infiingement Suit Against Gum Tech 6/12/2001
  • USPTO Seeks Comments on Business Method Patents 6/7/2001
  • Researchers Seek Release of Computer Code 6/7/2001
  • AT&T Sues Microsoft Over Patent Infringement 6/6/2001
  • Pitney Bowes and Hewltt-Packard Settle Patent Litigation 6/5/2001
  • Italian Court Dismisses Rambus Inc. Lawsuit Against Micron 6/4/2001
  • Researchers Seek Patent on Possible Parkinsons Vaccine 6/1/2001
  • Nicotine Vaccine Receives Patent 5/29/2001
  • Former Impeachment Manager Nominated to Head Patent Office 5/28/2001
  • Freedom's Prepaid Patent Bolsters Lawsuit 5/24/2001
  • Avant Pleads No Contest in Trade Secret Theft Case 5/23/2001
  • Artist's Copyright Claim Against Baltimore Ravens Upheld by Supreme Court 5/22/2001
  • HP Printer Cartridge Patent Infringement Suit Settled 5/18/2001
  • Class Action Suit Filed Against Napster 5/17/2001
  • ADM Loses Appeal of $24 Million Patent Award 5/16/2001
  • Thermogenesis Corporation Issued Patent for Cryoprotection of Stem Cells 5/15/2001
  • Rambus Ordered to Pay Punitive Damages  5/10/2001
  • Exxon Mobil Requests FTC Investigate Unocal's Gas Patents 5/9/2001
  • Las Vegas Casino Sued for Patent Violation 5/1/2001
  • DeCSS Case Back in Court 4/30/2001
  • First " World Intellectual Property Day" Observed 4/27/2001
  • South African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Drop Court Case 4/22/2001
  • Russian Court Awards Microsoft $20,000 in Copyright Infringement Case 4/19/2001
  • MPAA Targets Movie Piracy 4/18/2001
  • Court Dissolves Temporary Restraining Order Against Juno 4/16/2001
  • Jurors Make Mathematical Error in MP3.com Award 4/11/2001
  • MP3.com Ordered to Pay Copyright Damages 4/7/2001
  • USA Digital, Inc. Patents 'Ultra Fast High Density Computer' 4/6/2001
  • Copyright Infringement Case Dismissed Against Bible Code Author 4/3/2001
  • Online Donations Targeted for Patent Suit 3/30/2001
  • Supreme Court Hears Digital Rights Case 3/29/2001
  • Hooters Trademark Purchased from Clearwater Company 3/27/2001
  • Two Patents Issued for Methods and Systems Used in Learning Programs 3/24/2001
  • Explosive Method of Killing Bacteria in Meat Granted US Patent 3/21/2001
  • BountyQuest Fails to Invalidate Amazon.com's 1-Click Patent 3/19/2001
  • Barney's Owner Sues for Copyright and Trademark Infringement 3/19/2001
  • Despair, Inc. Trademarks Frowny Logo  3/17/2001
  • NCR Sues Palm and Handspring for Patent Violation 3/16/2001
  • Geron Issued U.S. Patent for Human Embryonic Stem Cells 3/15/2001
  • United Kingdom Argues Against Patent Changes 3/14/2001
  • Ukraine Targeted for Copyright Piracy 3/13/2001
  • German Appeals Court Upholds Decision Against AOL 3/12/2001
  • Microsoft Settles Counterfeit Software Suits 3/8/2001
  • Appeals Court Backs Crystal in Patent Infringement Case 3/8/2001
  • Changes Proposed to Copyright Law 3/7/2001
  • Injunction Issued Against Napster to Block Copyrighted Songs 3/6/2001
  • Aimster Uses Encryption as Protection Against Copyright Infringement 3/5/2001
  • Napster Offers to Filter Copyrighted Songs 3/3/2001
  • Legal Dispute Focuses on Copycat Products 3/2/2001
  • eBay Polices Site for Copyright Infringement 2/28/2001
  • $324 Million Patent Award to Florida Company 2/27/2001
  • Microsoft Appeal in Antitrust Trial Starts 2/26/2001
  • Napster Requests Rehearing 2/25/2001
  • Mosaid Attributes Earnings to Patent Licensing 2/23/2001
  • Intel and FIC Settle Patent Suit 2/22/2001
  • Copyright Term Extension Act Upheld 2/22/2001
  • Napster Offers $1 Billion to Settle Court Case 2/20/2001
  • European Union Resists Change to Copyright Laws 2/20/2001
  • Judge Patel Appoints Mediator in Napster Case 2/18/2001
  • Hewlett-Packard Settles Inkjet Cartridge Suit 2/18/2001
  • Bush to Nominate Charles A. James 2/16/2001
  • Copyright Directive Sent to European Union 2/15/2001
  • Amazon Loses Round One 2/14/2001
  • Microsoft 's Stake in Corel 2/14/2001
  • Napster Ruling Announced 2/12/2001
  • Appeals Court to Announce Ruling on Napster 2/11/2001
  • Automatic Emergency Device Patented  2/9/2001
  • NFL Awarded Damages in Copyright Litigation 2/8/2001
  • Infineon Withdraws Counterclaim in Rambus Suit  2/6/2001
  • Trademark May Delay Microsoft Game Console 2/5/2001
  • APBiotech Patent Infringement Trial Delayed 2/1/2001
  • Smith & Hopen Website Experiences Minor Outage 1/31/2001
  • Napster to Charge Subscription Fees by Summer 1/30/2001
  • Creator of Archie Search Engine Questions CMGI's Claim to Patents 1/30/2001
  • Sun Settles Java Lawsuit with Microsoft 1/29/2001
  • Microtune Sues Broadcom Over Patent-Infringement 1/29/2001
  • DVD-Descrambling Ruling Appealed 1/29/2001
  • Five Merck Blockbuster Drugs to Come Off Patent Protection  1/24/2001
  • Napster: The Bell Has Rung 1/23/2001
  • Top Patent Producers for Year 2000  1/22/2001
  • HNC and Nester Settle Anti-trust and Patent-Infringement Suit 1/22/2001
  • Amgen Wins Drug Patent Litigation Against TranskaryoticTherapies 1/20/2001
  • Hire an Experienced Specialist 1/19/2001
  • Creating a Copyright Safe Harbor for ISPs 1/19/2001
  • Our Clients Enjoy Real Time Access to Their Legal Case Docketing. 1/13/2001
  • AOL/Time Warner Merges With FCC Approval  1/11/2001
  • Patent Lawsuits Settled by Caliper and Aclara 1/9/2001
  • FCC Close to Announcement on AOL-Time Warner Merger     1/4/2001
  • Napster Updates Software As Court Decision Awaited  12/29/2000
  • MP3.com Faces Another Copyright Infringement Suit  12/21/2000
  • Federal Trade Commission Approves AOL/Time Warner Merger 12/14/2000
  • Copyright Office Rules Stations Must Pay  12/12/2000
  • Qualcomm and Texas Instruments Cross License Patents 12/8/2000
  • Patent Monitoring Scam 12/5/2000
  • Trademark Watch Service Deceptive  11/29/2000
  • Microsoft Files Appeal Brief 11/27/2000
  • Oxford Gene Technology Wins Patent Infringement Case against Affymetrix 11/21/2000
  • Pfizier Viagra Patent Overturned by British Court 11/20/2000
  • Patent Infringement Cases Set To Usher In the Holidays 11/14/2000
  • Baxter Settles Patent Infringement Case with Spectranetics Corporation 11/6/2000
  • Proper Trademark Specimens 11/3/2000
  • Drawbacks to Multi-Class Trademark Applications 11/3/2000
  • Microsoft Attempts to Block Opposition Briefs in AntitrustCase  11/2/2000
  • Avoiding Pitfalls in Foreign Patent Prosecution 10/31/2000
  • Who Patented the Automobile? 10/27/2000
  • Kellogg's Tony the Tiger Wins One Against the Exxon Big Cat 10/18/2000
  • MP3Board's Suit Against RIAA Dismissed  10/17/2000
  • Stanford University and Litton Industries File Patent Infringement Suit  10/7/2000
  • Microsoft Requests More Time and Longer Brief in Appeal Process 10/7/2000
  • Technauts Readies for Battle with Mighty Goliath 10/7/2000
  • 1-800-Flowers.com Wins Trademark Suit 10/6/2000
  • Patent Battle Centers on "One Click' Shopping  10/6/2000
  • EMI-Time Warner Merger Withdrawn 10/5/2000
  • Decision Pending in Napster Hearing 10/2/2000
  • AOL-Time Warner Merger May Get Nod 10/1/2000
  • Supreme Court Remands Microsoft Case to U.S. Court of Appeals 9/26/2000
  • Concession May be Requirement in AOL-Time Warner Merger 9/22/2000
  • Antitrust Head Joel I. Klein Steps Down 9/21/2000
  • NotHarvard.com now Powered.com 9/20/2000
  • Flying J Awarded $7.7 Million for Copyright Infringement 9/19/2000
  • Rambus Files Suit Against Micron and Hyundai 9/14/2000
  • Merger Concessions in AOL-Time Warner Merger Still Unsettled 9/13/2000
  • RealNetworks Agrees to Out-of-Court Settlement with Streambox 9/11/2000
  • Federal Government Opposes Napster Position 9/10/2000
  • Mergers Concern Officials Here and in Europe 9/6/2000
  • Intel Files Suit Against Broadcom 9/5/2000
  • Hyundai Files Suit Against Rambus, Inc. 9/5/2000
  • Microsoft Ordered to Pay Bristol Technology Million Dollar Award  9/2/2000
  • Class-action Suit Allowed to Proceed Against Microsoft 9/2/2000
  • October Court Date Set for Napster 8/31/2000
  • Amicus Briefs Filed in Napster Case 8/28/2000
  • Breyer Vote Could Be Critical to Microsoft 8/25/2000
  • One to Go for MP3.com 8/22/2000
  • EMI Publishing Sues Global Music One 8/21/2000
  • British Telecom Claims Patent on Hyperlink Technology 8/21/2000
  • DeCSS Ruled Violation of Copyright Law 8/18/2000
  • IKEA Wins Dispute Against Cybersquatter 8/17/2000
  • Goverment Seeks Immediate Supreme Court Hearing in Microsoft Case 8/16/2000
  • Adobe Launches Lawsuit Against MacroMedia 8/11/2000
  • DeCss - Free Speech or Trade Secret Infringement? 8/9/2000
  • Ford's Trademark Lawsuit Dismissed on Jurisidiction Issue 8/8/2000
  • Ford Motor Company Seeks to Protect "Model E" 8/7/2000
  • Europe Brings Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft 8/4/2000
  • USPTO Holds Workshops on American Inventors Protection Act and Electronic Commerce  8/2/2000
  • Patent & Trademark Office Director to Host Online Dialog 8/1/2000
  • Appellate Court Ruling Keeps Napster Online 7/28/2000
  • Sting Loses Domain Name Battle 7/28/2000
  • Napster to Shut Down Friday 7/26/2000
  • Third-Party Web Cookies: Are They Safe? 7/23/2000
  • New Domain Names Spell Trouble for Trademark Owners 7/16/2000
  • Internet Gambling Law Heads to House Floor 7/12/2000
  • Will Napster Survive the Wrath of the Recording Artist? 7/8/2000
  • Microsoft .NET: Get Your Checkbook Ready. 7/2/2000
  • Russian IP Protection All But Non-Existent 6/27/2000
  • Clinton Administration Seeks to Divert Revenue from U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. 6/20/2000
  • Some Well-Known U.S. Trademarks Celebrate One Hundred Years  6/20/2000
  • E-Signature Bill Should Mean Better Service to Our Clients 6/17/2000
  • Julia Roberts Gets Back Her Name (and Domain) 6/15/2000
  • MP3.com Settles with BMG and Warner Music 6/10/2000
  • Improper Use of Meta Tags a Trademark/Ethical Violation 6/8/2000
  • New Online Intellectual Property Date Calculator 6/4/2000
  • $143 Million Jury Award Thrown Out in Trademark Dispute. 6/2/2000
  • Banned Napster users Want Back On 5/31/2000
  • Summary Judgment Granted Against MP3.com 5/30/2000
  • Anheuser-Bush wins summary judgment against "Queen of Beers" 5/23/2000
  • Opportunities and Pitfalls – Mining Patent Frontier 5/17/2000
  • Small Entity Status Requirements for Reduced Patent Fees. 5/14/2000
  • Software Patents 5/14/2000
  • Mechanical Patents 5/14/2000
  • Architectural Copyrights 5/14/2000
  • Copyrighting Software: Pros and Cons. 5/14/2000
  • How Much do Patents Cost? 5/14/2000
  • Declarations for Foriegn Associates 5/14/2000
  • Registration of Designs of Vessel Hulls 5/12/2000
  • USPTO Releases Public Comments on Gene-Related patents 5/12/2000
  • Anton Hopen to Speak May 17, 2000 on Intellectual Property for Internet-based Companies. 5/10/2000
  • Human Gene Patents: Promoting Innovation or Strangling Research? 5/9/2000
  • Smith & Hopen Partner Recognized as Who's Who in America 5/9/2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Dismisses Judgment Against Independent Computer Programmer 5/9/2000
  • Apple Sues Over PC Maker's Use of Translucent iMac Design 5/9/2000
  • FCC Moves to Cap Spectrum on Wireless Internet  5/9/2000
  • Network Solutions, Inc. not liable in cybersquatter case. 5/9/2000
  • USPTO Named Semifinalist in Harvard Government Innovations Award Program 5/9/2000
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Comments on Joint U.S. and U.K. Policy for Genetic Sequencing. 5/9/2000
  • United States Patent Office to Re-evaluate Business Method Patents 5/9/2000
  • Patents to Issue within Twelve Weeks  5/9/2000
  • Motorola to pay $32.3 million in patent infringement damages to Power Integrations 5/6/2000
  • Courts finds Microsoft an Anti-consumer Monopoly  5/6/2000
  • Judge rejects arguments that a website can post newspaper articles without permission  5/6/2000
  • Smith & Hopen Encrypted Access to Pending Patent Applications 5/6/2000
  • Study Says Online Fraud Could Increase Dramatically  5/6/2000
  • Federal Trade Commission Warns Inventors of Invention Promotion Scams  5/6/2000
  • First case under federal Economic Espionage Act results in fines and house arrest. 5/6/2000
  • Court Rules on 3M Trademark Case for "Canary Yellow" Post-It Pads  5/6/2000
  • Court Helps Settle Copyright Filing Question  5/6/2000
  • Appeals Court Holds Sony Playstation Emulation a "Fair Use"  5/6/2000
  • Patent Attorney Speaks to Professional Speakers  5/6/2000
  • Disclosing the Substance of a Current Patent Application 5/6/2000
  • Smith and Hopen Partner Delivers Utility Patent Lecture to University  5/6/2000

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