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Japanese Law Revision

• Clarification of operation of the requirement of unity of invention in the Patent·Utility Model Handbook
• Brief summary of 2008 Law Amendments related to Intellectual Property
• Amended Patent Law approved; patent fees reduced by 12%.
• Opinions offered by an expert forum; special legislation for contents distribution, “Net Law”.
• “Proposal for amending part of Patent Law” approved by the Cabinet.
• JPO: Reducing patent related fees by 12% - an amendment being submitted to the ordinary Diet session.

JPO News

• Super Accelerated Examination to Commence on October 1, 2008
• Patent Applications in Eight Key Fields
• Triway Pilot Program to Commence on July 28, 2008
• Publication of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2008
• Strategic Program for Intellectual Property Promotion 2008
• Japan Patent Office announces the brief result of the meeting with the Korean Commissioner.
• The JPO agree with Germany about Patent Prosecution Highway, effective from March 2008.
• Period of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between U.S. and Japan is Extended
• JP-U.K. Patent Examination Highway

Japanese Trends in Intellectual Property

• Kyoto University obtains patent in Japan, on process for creating iPS stem cells by introducing four types of genes, reportedly obtaining patents in overseas countries.
• Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry deliberates on new law to prevent leaks of corporate information, calling criminal penalties for wrongful acquisition.
• Establishment of iPS Intellectual Property Management Company: Kyoto University aims for new drug development.
• Microsoft of U.S., providing right of patent use in Japan as a new source of income.
• Intellectual Property High Court approves shape of Coca-Cola bottle as three-dimensional trademark.
• Three financial companies establishing new company for intellectual property management, to support iPS cells.
• Agency for Cultural Affairs suggesting to add “copyright fees” to iPod.
• JPO trials patent examination conducted in two weeks minimum, for biology and nanotechnology fields.
• The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries support preventing displacement of food technology of smaller enterprises, such as yeast.
• Prevention of Piracy: Conference for concluding treaty starting from May 2008, aiming to conclude within the year.
• Speeding up in patent examination between Japan and Germany, commencing trial period from March 25, 2008.
• 9090 patent applications filed by tertiary education institutions, researches into practical use for survival.
• Reduction of Patent Fees ― a tailwind reducing burden on businesses.
• Mr. Otsubo, CEO of Matsushita, announced the change in corporate name to “Panasonic” in a management policy explanatory meeting.
• JPO decision to reduce patent fees by 12% and trademark fees by 43% in supporting the small and medium enterprises.
• Patents filed overseas have shorter waiting time for examination, JPO aiming for half a year.
• “Law Amendment” to promote Internet search businesses - the intellectual property strategy of the government.
• First meeting with 38 countries such as Japan, America and Europe, regarding Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
• Kyocera Mita and Microsoft have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement covering partial Linux-based technology.
• Microsoft enhances technical collaboration with Japanese companies and universities.
• Japan Records Highest Number of Seized Fake Brand Goods (330 Thousand Items, 45% from China)
• Lion will Acquire Trademark Rights of Bufferin in Japan and Asian Countries for 30.4 billion yen
• JustSystems Procures 5.8 Billion Yen on Security of Its Copyrights
• Japan Sees Nation's Highest Patent Surplus of 547 Billion Yen, in 2006
• Keio Study Team Develops Data Recording Technology Using Living Bacterium
• Legal Professionals Dispatched to Aid China Developing Economy Laws
• Takara Bio Licenses Gene Amplification Technology to American Company

Japanese Legal Cases on Intellectual Property

• Fujitsu Microelectronics, and Nanya Technology Corporation of Taiwan settle patent dispute.
• Complaint from Fujitsu accepted, imports prohibited for DRAM products of Nanya Technologies, Japan.
• Recycled products are also subject to patent infringement: the Supreme Court gave the first decision on a case of the cartridge suit.
• Sony and 3M Settle Patent Suit Over Lithium-Ion Battery
• Astellas and Pfizer reached settlement on Declaratory Judgment Action relating to Lipitor Agreement
• IP-High Court to Hold Large Conference for Memory Patent Case

International Trends in Intellectual Property

• No raise in royalty rate on music download services.
• U.S. Senate passes bill regarding services of streaming music, enabling Internet radio services to continue negotiating royalty rates.
• Hong Kong based company not allowed to use name “NEC” in China and other countries.
• Japan has huge lead in number of patent applications on organic EL illumination devices, OSC reveals.
• Japanese government reaches basic accord on EPAs with Vietnam and Switzerland.
• Industrial organizations in Japan, U.S., and Europe to express concern regarding China’s new IT information disclosure system.
• Japan and U.S. agree to establish new system for simultaneously grant patents in both countries.
• “Iwate”, name of Japanese prefecture, already registered as trademarks in China, used for canned products, pickles.
• 24 applications submitted to register “Yamaguchi”, name of Japanese prefecture, as trademarks in China, fueling potential business risk for Japanese local specialties.
• Administration of DVB-T licensing program transferred from U.S. company to Italian company.
• DVD6C reduces royalty for DVD Decoder and DVD Encoder.
• Microsoft patents “Page Up” and “Page Down”.
• Nikon and Microsoft enter into patent cross-licensing agreement covering digital cameras.
• Amendments to Chinese Patent Law, lifting application standards.
• Infringement on Korean businesses’ intellectual property happens the most in China.
• U.S. to recognize Korean patents, entering into MOU with comprehensive bilateral cooperation.
• With a rise in crude oil price, major companies in Japan, the United States, and Europe increase investments in environmental technology.
• Number of patent applications in U.S. exceed patent application number in Japan after a lapse of 40 years – from World Patent Report.
• Compensation payment judgment given to Karaoke store not paying copyright fees – first case in China.
• Beijing Olympics related trademark infringements, 2882 cases being prosecuted.
• EU, extension in copyright protection of recorded items from 50 to 95 years.
• China, prohibiting redistribution of videos of the Olympics without permission.
• Increase in creating copies of DVD in the home – from a survey in U.S. and Britain.
• High technology leading companies including Google and HP, creating a trust as a measure to prevent patent litigations.
• Acceleration in operation for harmonization in patent systems = reaching agreement in Toyako Summit – G8.
• Sony filing patent application for a touch screen portable device.
• Vice premier of China appeals intellectual property protection measures of China to U.S. media.
• “Open Patent Alliance” aiming for technology development based on WiMAX patent pool, established by 6 companies including Intel.
• JPO’s comprehensive support measure against third party trademark application of Japanese names of places in China and Taiwan.
• JPO: Prevention measures for illegal registration of trademark in China and Taiwan.
• Request for early settlement in trademark registration issue of “Sanuki”, made to Taiwanese government.
• ITC Investigation taken place in 18 companies, in suspicion of semiconductor patent infringement.
• First successful “International Patent” in damage insurance field for business model patent of damage analysis system.
• Supporting Africa: Japanese Government establishing Trademark Protection Fund, having a budget of 100 million yen.
• Trade examination report by WTO towards Chinese Intellectual Property Protection.
• Brand value ranking: 28 brands of the top 100 related to technology.
• China decreasing in number of color TV exports to U.S.; patent related problems avoiding them to do so.
• Mino porcelain: trademark registered by Chinese company, causing a drawback in exports and damage to local brand in Gifu prefecture.
• China marks top in the number of trademark registration applications 6 years in a row.
• Trademark Registration Issue of “Aomori”: Chinese Trademark Office accept appeal for rice, tea and the like.
• Intellectual Property Rights: “Protection Association” established by Japanese and Taiwanese related parties.
• Ocean Tomo selling patents in auction, progress into establishment of international trade.
• 5% decrease in International Patent Application Fees from July.
• China: Exercising an intellectual property rights protection plan for Chinese enterprises.
• YouTube tying up with a music copyright organization.
• Presidents of Intellectual Property authorities of Japan and China hold a meeting; “more frequent exchanges”.
• China: occurrence of civil suits related to intellectual property rights increased 1.5 times in number.
• Health Minister of Thailand shifts his course in compulsory licensing.
• Chinese high officer’s remark “rapid establishment of warning system for intellectual properties”.
• LG Electronics and GE enter into a cross license agreement.
• Fine of 144 billion yen to Microsoft - largest amount imposed by the European Commission to one corporation.
• Microsoft enhancing interoperability, disclosing confidential technical information for free.
• China and South Korea achieving a great leap in the number of international patent applications - U.S. in the leading position, and Japan keeping its second place.
• Delegation visiting India for Intellectual Property Protection.
• Number of patents granted in China increased by over 30%.
• Number of international patent applications being accepted in China last year increased by 41.2%, being a total of 5401.
• “Aomori” trademark registration by a Chinese company disapproved by Chinese authorities; Aomori prefecture in relief.
• WIPO: Supporting Mr. Takagi as the post director general.
• EU, moving to standardize the patent system - also considering the centralization of examinations.
• Patent application within China in 2007 counted a total of 153,060, increasing by 25.1%.
• FTA: South Korea and EU come to an agreement in 7 divisions.
• China further enforcing network administration - Copyright administration system commencing operation from May.
• Number of patents in the U.S. in 2007 decreased by 9.5%.
• Patent application boom in U.S. and Asia; patent grant unable to keep up the pace.
• “Copyright” for pyramids - consideration of a new law in Egypt.
• Amazon selling MP3 music from Sony BMG; the 4 largest labels now all provided DRM-free.
• Japan and the U.S. speeding up in the patent prosecution on a full-time basis.
• “Innovational nationhood and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights” Symposium, held in Beijing.
• Intergovernmental Commissioners Meeting of China and Japan regarding intellectual property rights was held in Beijing.
• Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Wen Jiabao hopes development of the ASEAN Conference on intellectual property rights.
• “Seminar on Chinese and Japanese companies’ intellectual property rights policy” was held and the companies presented examples to explain.
• Japan, U.S.A., and Europe collaborate the examination prosecution of Biotechnology patents for reducing the load of companies and similar entities.
• China will release the summary of strategy for intellectual property right according to the State Intellectual Property Office of China.
• A preliminary injunction enjoining the USPTO from implementing the changes to the rules of practice in the U.S. Patent cases were issued.
• iPhone is the “Invention of the year”, nominated by the TIME Magazine.
• Stigma “piracy-heaven” can be abolished? -“Piracy Detection Center” is established in China.
• Overheat in U.S. Congress, lobbying activities over the patent reform legislation.
• Microsoft and Olympus agreed Cross-License Patents. ~Tie-up in digital camera and imaging technologies~
• Canton fair: measures against infringements of intellectual property, permanently-disqualifying for infringer from participating in the fair.
• More patents are granted in China during first half year compared with same period last year.
• The Chinese National Stadium sued for unauthorized use of its images, demanding over 6 milliard yen as compensation for damages.
• China becomes the third greatest country after U.S. and Japan in patent applications. 260,900 patent applications are filed during the first half of this year.
• Brazil proposes price-cut of Patent filing fee limited only for developing countries.
• Max. 100,000 Chinese Yuan is rewarded from the Chinese Copyright Office for accusation of copyright infringement such as piracy.
• Korean as one of “the official language of the international publication”.
• Inventors protest patent reform legislation having passed the U. S. House of Representatives.
• Will Thailand produce/import anticancer “me-too” drugs?
• Video sharing website “YouTube”: Companies are forming business tie-up with it one after another. It’s worth noting its influence.
• “Fair use” accounts for $4.5 trillion, according to the study of U. S. Industry Organization.
• House passed revision of U.S. patent laws, hailed by IT industries.
• US House Approves Patent Reform - Move from “First to Invent” System to “First to File” System
• APEC Leader’s Meeting Closes, Adopting “Action Plan” for Simplifying Patent Procedures
• Complaints Filed by US Concerning IPR Protection in China is going to be Considered by WTO
• US Patent System in Crisis - Google, IBM, and Others Pointed Out Problems, and Proposed Revision in Examination Process and the like in Addition to Patent Reform Act
• Chinese Authorities and FBI Busted Major Software Counterfeiting Ring in Guangdong
• China Seized More Than 3700 IPR Violations in Special Campaign 2006
• More Than 20% Increase in Number of Korean International Patent Applications Has Continued for Four Successive Years
• China’s Patent Applications in the First Half of 2007 Increased by 7.3% over 2006
• First Batch of 270 Patent Management Engineers Passed Examination in Shanghai
• US Patent Reform Bill Passed US House Judiciary Committee
• IBM Will Make More Than 150 Software Standards and Protocols Open to the Public
• Qualcomm Has Not Yet Reached Agreement in Regard of China’s 3G Technology
• Japanese Government and Chinese Government First Established Official Route for Reporting Counterfeit Product Seizure Information
• China Tries to Double Patents for Inventions by Development of High Technology
• First Provincial Regulation for Software Industry Promotion in China is Implemented
• Jiangsu, China, and EU Strengthens Cooperative Relationship on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Right Protection
• FSF Officially Releases “GPLv3”
• South Korea and U.S. Concluded Additional FTA Negotiations
• Negotiations on Proposed WIPO Broadcasting Treaty were Ended
• Google Reported State of YouTube’s Copyright Protection Tools
• Supreme Court Provides New Guidance on Determination of Patent Validity
• G8 Leaders Confirmed Integration to “First-to-File Rule” for Realization of a World-wide Patent System, at Heiligendamm Summit
• Do US “Yoga Patents” Infringe Intellectual Property? - Indian Government Complains about US Yoga Patents
• Sharp Rise in Number of Korean Patents in Recent Ten Years From 1997 Has Made Korea Become World’s Third-Largest Patent-Holding Country in the World Following the US and Japan
• Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Amari Met Indian Commerce and Industry Minister and Signed Memorandum on IPR Cooperation
• U.S. and China Signed Memorandum to Strengthen Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
• Mukoyama Orchids Filed First Orchid Variety Registration in China to Prevent illegitimate Copies
• Patent Office Meeting Agreed Joint Use of Patent Examination Results and Closed
• Beijing “Fake Disney” Park Clears Suspected Imitations in Rush in Accordance with Government’s Administrative Direction
• U.S. Supreme Court decided to expand “Obviousness” in Patent Trials
• Google Ranked at Top as Most Powerful Brand
• China Voices Strong Dissatisfaction with U.S. for Filing Action Against China with WTO
• EFF opposes new European Copyright Law
• China will issue National IPR Strategy in This Year
• Draft Amendment to Chinese Patent Law is laid before State Council
• Japan Decides to Participate as Third Party in US Vs. China Dispute at WTO
• Patent Reform Bill Resubmitted, U.S. Senate and The House Aims to Adopt First-to-File Principle
• U.S. Files Complaint against China with WTO
• EU Eyes Royalties Squeeze for Microsoft
• EU committee Brings Forth EU-common patent system
• U.S. Considers Filing Action against China with WTO Regarding Intellectual Property Protection
• Korea-Japan Patent Examination Highway to be Started from April, 2007
• Brother Acquires First-Ever Patent Granted under Accelerated Examination Program
• Arbitration of Cybersquatting Cases Increased by 25%: WIPO
• Patent Application Format to be Unified among Japan, U.S. and Europe by April, 09
• Registered Software Copyrights Counts Over 20 Thou.
• Beijing Strengthen Its IP Right Protections at Exhibitions
• USTR Still Considering Suing China on IP Infringement Issue
• China and Russia Most Concerned Problems To U.S. Businesses: IIPA
• Statistics Shows S. Korea and China Filed Surging Number of International Applications Last Year
• China Sees 20% Increase in National Patent Applications from Previous Year.
• Patent Office Orders Re-Examination of Blackboard Patent
• Number of Patent Applications Filed by Non-Americans, Surged up to 24.2% in 2006
• China to Sign Two WIPO Administrated Treaties

International Legal Cases on Intellectual Property

• LG Electronics files lawsuit against VIZIO of U.S. for infringement of its patents regarding digital television technology.
• Microsoft wins again in patent infringement lawsuit against Alcatel-Lucent over MP3 technology.
• ITC to conduct prove into allegations that Nintendo infringed patents.
• OEM licensing agreement for Windows infringes fair competition, Japan Fair Trade Commission decides.
• Nichia files yet another patent lawsuit against Seoul Semiconductor Co., this time relating to Nichia’s most important annealing patent.
• District Court of Germany orders two German companies to stop selling ink cartridges similar to Brother’s products.
• Canon wins appeal against U.S. court ruling on SED panel technology.
• Hillcrest of U.S. files complaint against Nintendo, “Wii infringing our patent”.
• Honeywell of U.S. accuses four Japanese companies of infringing on Honeywell patents.
• Decision that U.S. Cablevision’s network HDD video recorder service infringed on copyrights overturned.
• U.S. Court rule copyright protection applies to open source licenses.
• Funai Electric, Polaroid Corporation et al. settle patent litigation over a liquid crystal TV.
• NIDEC litigating Samsung Electronics for patent infringement.
• Microsoft litigating Primax of Taiwan for patent infringement concerning a mouse.
• Qualcomm reach settlement in the patent dispute with Nokia.
• Nintendo rejected in appeal for controller patent infringement litigation.
• An agreement made for “Yabaton”, use of trademark will be stopped in South Korean restaurant.
• Shiseido, increasing amount of damages in Chinese trademark infringement litigation.
• Litigation regarding distribution of Tiffany counterfeits, judgment advantageous to Ebay.
• Incredible imitation in South Korea, Misokatsu “Yabaton” appeals to authorities.
• Open business model vs. closed business model – Explanation from Sun regarding patent litigation with NetApp.
• Shiseido filing a suit against three Chinese companies for trademark right infringement.
• Typhoon, adding 10 companies including Apple Inc. as defendants in patent infringement litigation concerning touch screens.
• Samsung files suit against Polaroid and Westinghouse for patent infringement of ATSC related patent.
• Patent suit filed against companies such as Motorola and RIM.
• Invalid decision made for design rights held by Seoul Semiconductors - argument by Nichia approved.
• Microsoft vs. Alcatel-Lucent, suits filed by both parties not deemed as patent infringement.
• Chinese manufacturers loses in U.S. Antimonopoly Law violation suit concerning DVD patent management.
• Settlement reached between U.S. professor and four companies, in a patent infringement case of short wavelength LED patent.
• U.S. District Court judged Nintendo to pay 2,200,000,000 yen in patent infringement.
• Finalization of patent infringement decision between Fujitsu Limited and Nanya Technology, Japan.
• Nichia Corporation files patent infringement of white LED by Seoul Semiconductor, in UK.
• Order from U.S. District Court to Microsoft to pay $368,000,000.
• Trademark Registration: Aomori prefecture file complaint to China for application of similar Kanji character of “Aomori”.
• Toyoda Gosei announces comment regarding patent infringement litigation.
• ASUS file patent infringement litigation against IBM.
• Antidiabetic agent patent infringement litigation; Takeda Pharmaceutical wins in Supreme Court of America
• Square Enix won in FF copyright infringement suit in South Korea.
• U.S. Corporation sues Apple “Our patent was infringed by iTunes and iPod”.
• British High Court decision advantageous to Nokia, in patent dispute with QUALCOMM
• Bridgestone, completion of execution with respect to the design right infringement case in China.
• U.S. university sues Intel for patent infringement.
• NIDEC and Victor reach a settlement - mutual license contract.
• SIIA of the U.S. reached a settlement of $500,000 in the lawsuit towards a publishing company for unauthorized use of software.
• Kodak and Panasonic/Victor reach a settlement concerning a digital camera patent.
• Patriot Scientific reaches a settlement with Japanese corporations in a patent infringement case.
• The Beijing Higher People’s Court dismisses the appeal concerning the Copyright Infringement appellant case of Yahoo! China.
• International Trade Commission (ITC) provisionally determines “no patent infringement of QUALCOMM by Nokia”.
• SHIONOGI & CO., LTD, filing patent infringement of a hyperlipidemia treatment drug, against seven manufacturers.
• IBM Corp. demanding for the prohibition of imports of ASUSTeK-made Computers to the U.S., from patent infringement.
• Patent suit towards Dell Inc. – over a touch screen device.
• Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd, filing a complaint to the U.S. Trade Commission towards NICHIA Corporation for U.S. patent infringement.
• Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc., sued for iPhone ---over the visual voice mail.
• Broadcom Corporation Patent accusation, indemnity towards QUALCOMM reduced to $19,600,000.
• Apple settled iPod patent infringement litigation, for 10 million dollar.
• KENWOOD definitively won the Chinese trademark piracy lawsuit.
• Northeastern University sues Google over web-search related patent infringement.
• U.S. 3M has settled a patent infringement dispute over Lithium Ion battery with Hitachi Koki.
• Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. won a trademark lawsuit against unauthorized registration of the trademark.
• The USPTO rejected Amazon’s “1-Click” shopping system patent.
• First patent lawsuit against Linux venders filed.
• Seoul Semiconductor announced its strong responses to Nichia’s suiting.
• U.S. ITC will look into Toshiba and etc. for possible HDD Patents infringement.
• U.S. Phillips was awarded $ 100 million as compensation for damages from two DVD patent litigations.
• NTP sues four leading Wireless Carriers for Patent Infringement.
• SCO, who lost the copyrights suit, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
• Intel is sued over 'Dual Core' branding
• Fujitsu Wins DRAM Patent Infringement Case Against Nanya
• Motorola Sues Aruba Networks For Alleged Patent Infringement Over Wireless Local Area Network Technologies
• EU Charges Rambus With Violating Antitrust Laws
• Nokia Requests ITC to Bar U.S. Import of Qualcomm Chips in Prolonged Patent Dispute
• American Airlines Sued Google Over Keyword Advertisings
• China "Regrets" U.S. Requesting WTO Panel in IPR Issues
• USTR Office Requests WTO Panel in IP Dispute with China
• Vonage Has Completed Workarounds of Verizon Patents
• U.S. Hewlett-Packard Resolved Ink Cartridge Patent Infringement Suit Against Pelikan
• Two Semiconductor Vendors Disagree with Proposed Patent Reform Legislation and Oppose Large IT Vendors in Favor of Proposed Patent Reform Legislation
• Starbucks and Ethiopia Settled Long Trademark Dispute
• Bristol, Sanofi Won Generic Plavix Case
• Nintendo is Sued Over Wii Technology, Again
• Nokia Filed Second Countersuit against Qualcomm
• Yamaha Motor Wins Trademark Lawsuit Concerning Scooter In China
• Sony is Finding Itself in Another Court Battle, Over Digital Security Patents This Time
• 3M, Matsushita Settle Patent Dispute Over Lithium Ion Batteries
• Federal Jury Finds That Qaulcomm Infringes Broadcom Patents
• Canon Appeals Court Decision in SED Panel Litigation with Nano-Proprietary
• Sumgsung Files Patent Lawsuit against Renesas Technology for Patent Infringement
• IBM and Amazon.com Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuits
• Trial for Case relating SED Technology against Canon concluded
• U.S. MPEG LA Sues 3 Companies Including Australia Regency Media, on Breaching of MPEG-2 Licensing Agreement
• Toshiba sues 17 Companies in Hong Kong, China and U.S. on Alleged DVD Patent Infringement
• Qualcomm Refuses Nokia's Payment of 20 mil. as Royalty of Patent Right
• U.S. International Trade Commission Judge Rules That Accused Ink Cartridges Infringe Epson's Patents
• HP sues Acer on Patent Infringement
• Court Rules against Vonage, on VoIP Patent Case
• Fuji Xerox and Microsoft Concludes Patent Cross-Licensing Contract
• Toshiba Reconcile with Korean Hynix on Semiconductor Memory Patent Dispute
• U.S. Viacom Sues YouTube and Google on Alleged Copyright Infringement
• U.S. 3M File Case against 11 Companies on Alleged Infringement of Lithium Battery Patents
• Nidec Files Patent Case against Electronic Component Maker Affiliated with S. Korean LG Electronics
• Over 10 Billion Yen of Damage to be Paid to Immersion, on PS Patent Case
• Court Ruled Against Canon in SED Panel Patent Dispute
• Microsoft faces Office Live lawsuit
• U.S Federal District Court Admits Microsoft Infringed Patent of Audiovisual Program
• U.S Supreme Court Raises Question Regarding Microsoft Vs. AT&T Patent Case
• Apple Inc., Beatles' Apple Corps. reach new agreement over use of 'Apple' trademark and logo.
• FTC Trims Rambus’ Royalties for DRAM Technologies
• Pfizer Wounded in Lipitor Case in Canada
• Thai Gov't Issues Compulsory License for Production of Generic Version of Merck's AIDS Drug
• IBM Hit Back by PSI on Violation of Antitrust Act
• Intel Countersues Transmeta on Patent Issue
• Cisco Sues Apple for Alleged Infringement of Cisco's Trademark
• U.S. Supreme Court Gives Decision that Makes Filing of Patent Dispute Easier
• Canon, Toshiba Review Plan of Constructing Facility for SED Mass Production, According to Source
• U.S. Foundation Sues Matsushita, Samsung, Nokia on Bluetooth Patent Infringement