Newsletter (IP Convergence)

Seminar on " Trademarks Management and Competitive Advantage " on 11 September 2009 at Bangalore

Issue: Aug 2009

PRESS ROOM

Microsoft held liable for willful patent infringement
Microsoft has been held liable for infringement of I4i's patent relating to use of XML in Microsoft Word by a US Federal Court. The Court ordered Microsoft to pay more than 200 million dollars as damages. It also prohibited Microsoft from selling the XML version of Microsoft Word.

Medtronic and Abbott settle
Medtronic and Abbott have recently settled their patent disputes all over the world relating to heart stents. As per the settlement agreement, the parties agreed to avoid filing patent actions against each other in the field of coronary stent and stent delivery systems. Medtronic has agreed to pay four hundred million dollars to Abbott as a part of the settlement.

Virtual world trade marks registered
The USPTO has recently registered two trade marks that are used for providing services on virtual worlds. Two related trade marks were registered for Aimee Weber in class 42. The trade marks are used for services being offered in the virtual world for generating real revenue and are deemed enforceable.