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August 20, 2002 |

Genentech Fires New Weapon in Patent Battle

The battle between Genentech and Chiron Corp. over a patent related to the Herceptin breast cancer drug took a new twist Thursday when Genentech announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review the ownership of a patent that is related to the challenged Chiron patent. The timing of the PTO's decision -- made as trial is under way in a Sacramento, Calif., federal courtroom -- creates a surprising twist in the litigation.
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August 19, 2002 |

Genentech Fires New Weapon in Patent Battle

While Genentech Inc. gained a new weapon to use in its patent battle with Chiron Corp., patent attorneys question how deadly it will be. Genentech announced Thursday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review whether Chiron is the legitimate owner of a patent related to the one being challenged in a trial currently under way in a Sacramento federal courtroom.
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October 19, 2001 |

Sticker Shock

Several law and accounting firms who worked on the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. bankruptcy case, including Heller Ehrman, Skadden Arps and PricewaterhouseCoopers, will have to defend over $1 million in disputed fees when they go before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali in San Francisco today. The big issue is billing for duplicate work and overhead expenses that the U.S. Trustee on the case says are not reimbursable.
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November 20, 2009 |

Sometimes a Tip Is Just a Tip

A death penalty prosecutor was joking, a habeas investigation concluded, when he suggested a tip he left at a bar be shared with a juror to buy her vote.
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July 30, 2001 |

A New Industry Transforms the Patent System

Slammed by critics as extortionists, patent enforcers are coming under increasing fire from the federal government. But efforts to rein in potential abuse of the patent system have been hampered as Congress has siphoned money from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. "Getting Congress to stop stealing PTO fees is a first step," said Greg Aharonian, an outspoken critic of the patent system and Internet newsletter publisher.
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January 31, 2005 |

Sidebar

From distant Guam comes cross-ocean partnership; The new bohemian; Feeding the heart.
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September 14, 2010 |

The Jay Mariotti Chronicles: Columnist Calls in Gibson Dunn Bigwig

Who does a high-profile sports columnist turn to when he finds himself in legal trouble? A prominent attorney from an Am Law 200 firm, of course.
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United States v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc.
Publication Date: 2010-09-13
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Case number: No. 05-10067

Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 11941 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMPREHENSIVE DRUG TESTING, INC., D

LG Reaches Settlement with Cascades in RPX Antitrust Suit
Publication Date: 2012-08-21
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Normally it's a good sign for an antitrust plaintiff when an alleged co-conspirator opts to settle. But there's nothing normal about the litigation that Cascades Computer Innovation launched earlier this year against the defensive patent aggregator RPX Corporation and five mobile device manufacturers that use Google's Android operating system.

How Far Does Janus Reach? Oakland Federal Judge Allows SEC's Scheme Liability Claims to Go Forward Against Hansen Defendants
Publication Date: 2012-08-10
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"I think this decision has pretty dangerous ramifications," said Sara Good of Pillsbury Winthrop, who represents a former sales executive at Hansen Medical. "It makes Janus completely irrelevant."

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