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Ivory Towers Fire Back Over Patents
In one of the latest intellectual property litigation trends, universities across the U.S. are suing corporations over patent and licensing rights. Many of the nation's largest and most prestigious universities have become involved in patent actions brought by exclusive licensees. And this is no academic debate. The schools are seeking royalties in the hundreds of millions of dollars.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, a longtime favorite firm of Hewlett-Packard's, will not get to represent the company in the wave of shareholder suits stemming from the company's ill-fated acquisition of British software maker Autonomy.
EchoStar gets another chance to argue that it should not have been held in contempt for allegedly continuing to infringe TiVo's patents.
Juries Turning Sour Toward Police
Until recently, jurors hearing a family's action against a police officer in the shooting death of a teen-ager would likely have believed the police. But on May 29, a jury rejected the police account, awarding the family $7 million. The pattern is repeating itself in many jurisdictions: jurors are awarding damages to plaintiffs claiming police responsibility for injuries, deaths and civil rights violations.Fruit giants Del Monte Corporation and Fresh Del Monte Produce were sliced into separate companies nearly 25 years ago. But the ensuing litigation has proven to have quite a shelf life.
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