The Andrx Corporation said Pfizer Inc. agreed to drop a patent-infringement lawsuit so Andrx can introduce a generic version of the Glucotrol XL diabetes drug.
A1 The United States unexpectedly dropped a patent complaint against Brazil in the World Trade Organization and agreed to settle a dispute widely seen as symbolic of the debate over who may manufacture and sell drugs to treat AIDS in poor countries.
Wearable device leaders Fitbit and Jawbone have been locked in a prolonged legal battle for well over a year, and yesterday Fitbit dropped one of the key pursuits against its fellow fitness manufacturer, dropping a patent violation complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Korea is actually one of the few markets that has seen Samsung drop suits against Apple: in November 2011, Samsung dropped a separate patent suit over the iPhone 4S, and at the time it looked like one of the main reasons was because it actually looked more like negative rather than positive PR for Samsung's spin doctors.
The commission is asking Microsoft to drop a clause from its contracts with computer makers that prevents them from suing Microsoft for patent infringement.
In that instance, Judge Richard Posner, one of the sharpest minds on the federal bench and an outspoken critic of America's troubled patent system, dropped a bombshell by dismissing the case entirely.
This week the American government dropped a complaint against Brazil's patent law, which has similarly enabled that country to offer cheaper AIDS treatments.A year's course still costs an African about $500 a sum affordable only by the middle classes.
Mr Serra organised a lobbying effort at the World Trade Organisation, where America eventually dropped a case against Brazil for patent infringement.After losing to Lula in the presidential election in 2002, Mr Serra became mayor of São Paulo city in 2005, stepping down the next year to run for governor.
Qualcomm and Broadcom agreed to drop some patent claims over their mobile-phone chips, helping them avoid two jury trials that were scheduled for later this year.
Fitbit has moved to drop its patent case against Jawbone, which had been set for trial in the International Trade Commission in March.
