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Judge Puts New Patent Rules on Hold
A Virginia patent case has stopped controversial new rules for patent cases from taking effect today � to the joy of Silicon Valley patent prosecutors.Cybersquatting Suit Bears Fruit for Winery
For two years, Houston's Spider Webs bought "real estate" on the information superhighway, registering Internet domain names for $70 each, then selling to the highest bidder. But the company got tangled in its own web. A federal judge in Houston ordered Spider Webs to transfer ernestandjulio.com to E. & J. Gallo Winery and pay $25,000 in damages under the federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.Patent Judges Take Action Against Growing Paper Problem
Patent judges are finding themselves buried in paper while they evaluate the thinnest shades of meanings of a patent's terms due to attorneys' zeal to protect clients in foggy legal territory. As Congress drafts what seems like a new patent reform law every week, courts churn through technically intricate cases with very high stakes. Attorneys can fight tooth and nail over just about everything, in some instances creating stacks of paper several feet tall, and judges are getting tired of it.Patent Malpractice Claims Hit Firms
The high level of liability exposure in patent work and the growing complexity of the practice area are making law firms increasingly vulnerable to malpractice lawsuits that blame attorneys for a job gone wrong. It is a practice area rife with details and deadlines, and one that many firms have expanded in recent years following a deluge of patent work in industries such as pharmaceuticals, computer technology and medical devices.MoFo Snags Pooley; Milbank Closes Office
Morrison & Foerster poached James Pooley, one of two partners working in Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy's Palo Alto office ... which the New York firm has since decided to shut down.Miami Cigarette Maker Faces Marlboro Man in Court
Miami-based generic cigarette maker Trademark Holdings Corp. is facing a shootout with Philip Morris U.S.A. in an intellectual property lawsuit. Philip Morris, maker of Marlboros, claims Trademark's Cowboys, Bronco and Silver cigarette brands infringe on its intellectual property rights. The companies have filed suit against each other in U.S. District Court in Miami.A Lifelong Texan Is Called to Serve
If President Bush has his way and the Senate confirms Harriet Miers as a Supreme Court justice, she�ll move permanently to Washington, leaving behind � probably for good � not only her church, to which she is deeply devoted, but her extended family and scores of friends and colleagues.Amazon.com as Plaintiff and Defendant Fighting to Protect Patent
Amazon.com has been in court over its 1-click patent -- and its name. If the online bookseller succeeds in its patent case against Barnes & Noble, the decision may affect many other Internet businesses. Technology akin to that described in Amazon.com's patent for "one-click" online ordering is widely used. In another case, a dispute with a Minneapolis bookstore over rights to the Amazon name was settled.Trending Stories
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