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Becton Dickinson and Company v. Tyco Healthcare Group LP, No. 02-1694-GMS, October 14, 2008.

Sleet, C.J.  The Court denies defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law having ruled that substantial evidence was presented to support the jury’s infringement verdict.

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Accenture Global Services GmbH, et al. v. Guidewire Software, Inc., No. 07-826-SLR, October 8, 2008.

Robinson, J. Court grants defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ state law claims and trade secret misappropriation claims and grants plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss defendants’ bad faith litigation counterclaims.

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Amgen, Inc., et al. v. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 06-259-MPT, October 3, 2008.

Thynge, M.J. Magistrate grants defendants’ motion for judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) and stays plaintiffs’ invalidity and unenforceability claims and defenses pending disposition of the appeal.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al., v. Abbott Laboratories et al. No. 02-1512-SLR; Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories, et al., No. 03-120-SLR; In re Tricor Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation No. 05-340-SLR; In Re: Tricor Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation No. 05-360-SLR, October 8, 2008.

Robinson, J. The Indirect Purchasers Plaintiffs’ motion for approval of their proposed notice plan is granted.

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Wellman, Inc. v. Eastman Chemical Company, C.A. No. 07-585-SLR, October 3, 2008.

Robinson, J.  Court finds that plaintiff failed to meet its burden of proving likelihood of success on the merits of irreparable harm and denies motion for preliminary injunction.

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Sepracor Inc. v. Dey, L.P. and Dey, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 06-113-JJF, September 26, 2008.

Farnan, J.  Court grants defendants’ motion to strike plaintiff’s willfulness allegations but preserves plaintiff’s exceptional case claim.

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Parker-Hannifin Corporation v. Zippertubing (Japan), LTD., C.A. No. 06-751-MPT, September 24, 2008.

Thynge, M.J.  Court finds defendant’s proposed amendments meet Rule 9(b) requirements and grants motion to amend to add inequitable conduct claims.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al., v. Abbott Laboratories et al. No. 02-1512-SLR; Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories, et al., No. 03-120-SLR; In re Tricor Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation No. 05-340-SLR; In Re: Tricor Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation No. 05-360-SLR, September 24, 2008, revised October 2, 2008.

Robinson, J.  Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ claims of sham litigation premised on inequitable conduct and plaintiffs’ Walker Process claims is granted.  Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on sham litigation claims based on a lack of probable cause for asserting patent infringement is denied.

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Amgen, Inc., et al. v. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 06-259-MPT, September 19, 2008, amended September 26, 2008.

Thynge, M.J. Ariad’s motion to dismiss declaratory judgment action for invalidity is granted.  Motion to dismiss unenforceability defenses is denied.  Ariad’s motion for partial summary judgment on inequitable conduct is granted in part and denied in part.

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