Raymond Van Dyke: Merchant & Gould partner in DC
Raymond Van Dyke is a partner at Merchant & Gould's Washington, D.C. office and focuses his practice in technology and intellectual property counseling, procurement, licensing, and litigation. Ray has nearly 20 years experience representing technology companies in the intellectual property area, including strategic counseling, patent and trademark litigation, expert witnessing, and IP licensing portfolio management. He represents domestic and international companies in addition to universities in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical, chemical, software, financial services, telecommunications, ...
Medtronic wins $57M amid a sea of payouts
In the first phase of a patent infringement lawsuit Minneapolis medical device giant Medtronic filed against its fellow Twin Cities firm AGA Medical Corp, a San Francisco jury sided with Medtronic in federal district court -- although the $57 million is only half the amount Medtronic asked for in the suit. Medtronic accused AGA of infringing a pair of patents with AGA's Amplatzer Occluder and vascular plug product lines. The decision also calls for AGA to ...
Jury tells Microsoft to fork over $200M
[caption id="attachment_1490" align="alignleft" width="136" caption="SteveB isn't worried about the case"][/caption] A Texas jury sided with Toronto's i4i and their US Patent 5,787,499 and ordered Microsoft to pay $200 million for patent infringement involving its Microsoft Office products. i4i, a collaborative authoring and document-management software company, filed the case in March 2007. Karen Heater, President "felt vindicated" with the decision.
Patent Issues around Swine Flu Threat
The drug Tamiflu so far is the most effective treatment for combating the threat of Demand for antiviral increased in 2004 with the threat of the virulent bird flu, and so all 50 states and many other nations now have large enough stockpiles of the drug for 220 million people. Roche has stated it could ramp up production to 400 million courses a year. The Obama administration said it ...
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William Lee, patent litigator and co-managing partner at Wilmer Hale, will be discussing...
Medtronic wins $57M amid a sea of payouts
In the first phase of a patent infringement lawsuit Minneapolis medical device giant...
Jury tells Microsoft to fork over $200M
SteveB isn't worried about the case A Texas jury sided with Toronto’s i4i...
Patent Issues around Swine Flu Threat
The drug Tamiflu so far is the most effective treatment for combating the threat...
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Moving Away from Billable Hours in Patent Litigation
William Lee, patent litigator and co-managing partner at Wilmer Hale, will be discussing fixed fees and the state of patent litigation for clients and law firms on a webinar at November 12, 2009 at 2:00PM. Intellectual Property Owners Association’s weekly one-hour webinar on current topics in IP, hosted by Pamela Sherrid, former editor of IP... [Read more of this review]
Raymond Van Dyke: Merchant & Gould partner in DC
Raymond Van Dyke is a partner at Merchant & Gould’s Washington, D.C. office and focuses his practice in technology and intellectual property counseling, procurement, licensing, and litigation. Ray has nearly 20 years experience representing technology companies in the intellectual property area, including strategic counseling, patent and... [Read more of this review]
Senator to Shield Banks From Patent Lawsuit
Senator Jon Kyl, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pushing for legislation that would protect banks from a patent infringement lawsuit. As reported by CNNMoney.com, the suit is related to electronic imaging and the processing of checks. While the Judiciary panel is scheduled to look at a patent reform bill today, it’s been hinted... [Read more of this review]
‘Pick Up Artist’ Granted Patent
Sometimes the USPTO publishes applications that make you sit back and say, “Really?” One strong example is a patent I stumbled upon earlier today that is titled “Interpersonal Pursuit Method.” Although it was published on February 14, 2008, the author is Erik von Markovik, better known as ”The Pick Up Artist.” ... [Read more of this review]
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