If tradition holds, even more patent litigation will follow--patent law has become a legal glamour job.
Patent litigation has become a necessary, and expensive, precursor to the release of new generic drugs.
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Between 2001 and 2007, the number of patent litigation filings in East Texas rose by 1, 124%.
Settlements of patent litigation are just like settlements of any other type of litigation.
This is something of a problem for Apple in the never-ending patent litigation against Samsung.
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The costs of patent litigation roll down-market: the pace of innovation slows and consumers pay more for less.
They are tired of being foot soldiers in the heavy artillery ground battle that is large-scale patent litigation.
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Alarmingly, these patent trolls now account for a majority of all patent litigation in the United States.
In September 2006, Solvay settled the patent litigation with the defendants, entering into business promotional agreements with both generics.
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In the case of patent litigation, the source of controversy is a patent.
The Times reports that Nuance offered Phillips two choices: sell Vlingo to Nuance or face a barrage of patent litigation.
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But in patent litigation, he might be number one, starting scores of lawsuits, often against large companies, and sometimes hitting jackpots.
The practical effect of the Bilski ruling will be limited, lawyers said, but it will definitely mean more lucrative patent litigation.
Lilly's troubles are particularly worrisome, because it has actually managed to develop a robust pipeline instead of resorting to patent litigation.
Dusseldorf almost seems to be offering an assembly line of patent litigation.
Considering the cost of patent litigation, which averages around several million dollars, the cost of implementing all of these strategies is insignificant.
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It has been quite a busy week in the patent litigation world.
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Yet today the software industry is awash in patents and patent litigation.
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Indeed, according to this Time magazine article, Apple and Google spent more money on patent litigation than research and development last year.
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Since patents have become critical for survival of many companies, patent rights have become historically strong, patent litigation strategies are complex and sophisticated.
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In August, Apple won a landmark patent litigation dispute, as the court found that Samsung was in violation of six Apple patents.
Such claims have become a staple of patent litigation, where patent owners are frequently accused of fraud when they try to enforce claims against infringers.
As a result, patent litigation between companies that compete with each other is less frequent than it could be, a point that is often lost in the headlines.
The triumphant bidder will control a formidable patent portfolio which could fuel billions of dollars worth of offensive patent lawsuits or offer solid defenses against future patent litigation.
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He has advised plaintiffs and defendants in airline disaster, toxic spill and catastrophic injury cases, landmark whistleblower, fraud, trade secrets and patent litigation, celebrity divorce and palimony cases.
Traditional patent litigation is very expensive (often millions of dollars).
Simply put, a brand-name drugmaker agrees to pay a settlement to a generic rival in exchange for ending patent litigation and launching a copycat medicine at a future date.
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The agreement will result in settlement of all patent litigation between the companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia and Apple of their respective complaints to the US International Trade Commission.
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Additionally, you do not have the number of frivolous law suits in patent litigation that you have in other civil litigation because it is so expensive to litigate patent infringement.
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Also likely impacting the shares this morning: a patent litigation settlement with Nokia that will result in RIM making an unspecified one-time paument as well as ongoing royalty payments.
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