Appeals Court Reinstates Glaxo $235.5 Million Verdict Against Teva October 5, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a 2017 jury verdict ordering Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc...
Soccer Star Messi Scores Trademark Victory Over Massi in EU Court September 17, 2020 Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has won a legal battle over trademark rights relating to his own logo after...
Led Zeppelin Back on Top in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Lyrics Copyright Case March 11, 2020 By Andrew Dalton A federal appeals court has restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal “Stairway to Heaven.” The...
Brooks Brothers and Brooks Running Shoes Clash Over Trademark February 13, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Brooks, the running shoe and apparel unit of billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against...
Judge Quashes Peloton’s Countersuit in Music Copyright Case February 3, 2020 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg Peloton Interactive Inc.’s attempt to fire back at music publishers who sued the exercise bike maker for copyright infringement was...
Jury Orders Apple, Broadcom to Pay $1.1 Billion for Infringing CalTech Wi-Fi Patent January 31, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson, Susan Decker and Mark Gurman Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion in damages for infringing California Institute of Technology patents on Wi-Fi...
Supreme Court Says State Universities Not Immune to Patent Challenges January 17, 2020 By Susan Decker The U.S. Supreme Court refused to shield state-run universities from having to appear before a federal administrative body to defend...
Harvard Professor Takes Aim at ‘Clickbait’ With Defamation Suit Against New York Times January 14, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A Harvard University professor known as an expert in intellectual property is suing the New York Times for its publication...
Jury Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $102.8 Million in USAA Mobile Deposit Patent Case January 13, 2020 By Susan Decker and Dennis Robertson Wells Fargo & Co. was told to pay $102.8 million after a federal jury in Texas said in infringed United...
Doctor Claims Apple Watch Infringes His Heart Monitoring Technology Patent December 30, 2019 By Susan Decker A New York University cardiologist claims Apple Inc.’s Watch uses his patented heartbeat-monitoring invention and he wants compensation. Dr. Joseph...