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Trial Opens in Suit Against Electronic Arts Over 'Madden NFL' Royalties

By Vanessa Blum | 6/17/13 6:13 PM

EA's lawyer, Keker & Van Nest partner Susan Harriman, told jurors the programmer who designed the first version of "Madden" has gotten every cent he was owed.

Justices OK 'Pay-for-Delay' Generic Pharmaceutical Deals

By Tony Mauro | 6/17/13 5:55 PM

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave something to both sides in a closely watched dispute over so-called "pay to delay" agreements between brand-name and generic drug manufacturers...

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In Internet Porn Spat, Prenda Claims Judge Overstepped

By Scott Graham | 6/17/13 5:46 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — A law firm accused of shaking down Internet porn consumers by threatening to expose their identities is kicking up a storm at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....

Ruling on Split Trials Could Hurt Patent Plaintiffs

By Lisa Shuchman | 6/17/13 4:25 PM

A ruling Friday in a clash over windshield wipers may lead to more bifurcated trials in intellectual property cases — and it could spell trouble for patent plaintiffs. But the decision by...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Law

By Marcia Coyle | 6/17/13 2:07 PM

WASHINGTON — Arizona's law requiring concrete evidence of citizenship before someone may register to vote is pre-empted by the National Voter Registration Act, ruled the U.S. Supreme...

At Hersh Firm, a Bad Break

By Max Taves | 6/14/13 4:04 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — Amy Eskin began working as a paralegal for plaintiffs attorney Nancy Hersh in 1981, when she was 22 years old. And in 1987, after law school and passing the bar, she returned to...

Patent Heavyweights in War Over Translation Technology

By Vanessa Blum | 6/14/13 3:51 PM

Trial nears in case pitting Quinn's Charles Verhoeven against Latham's Douglas Lumish.

Graffiti Case Pushes for More Punitives

By Scott Graham | 6/14/13 3:47 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — It could be some of the most expensive bathroom graffiti in history. Arizona copper miner Angela Aguilar was forced to observe a vulgar drawing of herself, along with the words &...

In Patent Dispute, Tesla Plays Offense

By Chelsea Allison | 6/13/13 4:40 PM

Faced with a demand letter claiming patent infringement, the electric carmaker's in-house lawyers moved for declaratory judgment.

Supreme Court Rejects Human Gene Patents in 'Myriad' Ruling

By Marcia Coyle | 6/13/13 3:15 PM

WASHINGTON — Reversing decades of federal patent awards, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that human genes and the information they encode are not patent-eligible. The...