On July 19, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Michael Cobb, a Rhode Island physician’s assistant, was sentenced to one year incarceration after pleading guilty to receiving kickbacks from Orthofix, Inc.
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On July 19, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Michael Cobb, a Rhode Island physician’s assistant, was sentenced to one year incarceration after pleading guilty to receiving kickbacks from Orthofix, Inc.
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Comment It seems that every few months, this story plays out: A trademark owner sends a cease-and-desist letter to someone it legitimately believes is infringing its trademark rights. The infringer in these stories – often a small business owner or…
The FTC has just announced a settlement with Google Inc. resolving alleged privacy violations involving Apple Inc.’s Safari Web browser.
Under the terms of the agreement, Google will pay a $22.5 million civil penalty.
The matter stems from allegations that…
On August 1, 2012, the House Judiciary Committee passed, without amendment, H.R. 6215, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to “correct an error” in the Trademark Dilution Revision Act and, thereby, permit federal dilution claims currently barred by the…
Last month, The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) filed a complaint with the FTC alleging that Merck & Company’s marketing of its pediatric Claritin® products violate FTC precedent concerning promotional campaigns directed toward children.
The promotion in question concerns OTC…
Last week, we reported on K-V Pharmaceutical’s (“KV”) litigation against the FDA seeking to require the agency to enforce KV’s exclusive rights to market its brand drug, Makena®. As we noted, KV asserted in the case that it would likely…
The EU Commission announced that it has sent a statement of objections to Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck.…
The Third Circuit’s opinion on July 16, 2012, in In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation, sharpened the divide between the circuits on the appropriate antitrust treatment of pay-for-delay patent settlements by rejecting the scope-of-the-patent test and embracing a “quick look”…
The Sixth Circuit, in Dominic’s Restaurant of Dayton Inc. v. Mantia, No. 10-3376, July 7, 2012, affirmed a District Court decision to continue contempt proceedings against a defendant in a trademark infringement action after the defendant initiated bankruptcy.
The…
This is the key question currently pending in the D.C. District Court.
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