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DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding TiVo (Popularity:  )
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DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) issued the following statement regarding recent developments in the TiVo Inc. v. EchoStar Communications Corp. lawsuit:"We are pleased that the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) granted our Petition for Re-Examination of the software claims of TiVo's '389 patent, which are the subject of TiVo's current motion for contempt. The PTO found that there is a 'substantial new question' of patentability ...
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Northwest Biotherapeutics Disputes Patent Infringement Claims (Popularity: )
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Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWBO; AIM: NWBT and NWBS), announced today that Lonza Group AG has filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against the company alleging infringement of certain patents involving gene expression technology. The company disputes the allegations in the complaint, denies the claims of infringement and particularly notes that its DCVax(R)-Brain product, which is moving toward early commercialization, ...
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PreMD Announces Ontario Court Reserves Decision (Popularity: )
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Further to its press release of November 21, 2006, predictive medicine company PreMD Inc. (TSX: PMD; Amex: PME) ("PreMD") today announced that a judge of the Ontario Superior Court in Toronto, Ontario has reserved her decision on a motion by PreMD for an injunction preventing, until the trial of the action with Abulkalam K.M. Shamsuddin ("Shamsuddin"), Med-11 AG and Stuart Brazier, what PreMD states is the unlawful termination of its ...
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Massachusetts Man Charged With Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists (Popularity: )
A Sudbury, Mass., man was charged today in federal court with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.Acting U.S. Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI - Boston Field Division, announced today that Tarek Mehanna, 27, of 6 Fairhaven Circle, Sudbury, Mass., was charged in a complaint with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.The complaint alleges that, beginning in or about ...
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Eli Lilly and Company Responds to New York Times Article of 12/17/06 (Popularity: )
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Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), in a response to a story about Zyprexa in the December 17, 2006 edition of the New York Times, adds important facts and perspectives that were not evident in the story. Said Steven Paul, M.D., Lilly's executive vice president of science and technology, "We believe it is critical to physicians and patients that Lilly state some important and relevant facts about our lifesaving medication ...
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Stora Enso's Plantation Temporarily Invaded in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Popularity: )
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On Tuesday morning 4 March Stora Enso's plantation in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul was invaded by around 800 protesters, most of whom were women. According to the invaders, the occupation was part of a series of actions planned against the agricultural sector within the days leading up to International Women's Day. The invasion ended in the afternoon of the same day. The protesters accused Stora ...
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National Post Responds to Supreme Court Ruling (Popularity: )
TORONTO--Today The Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark ruling about whether it is in the public interest for reporters to have a "blanket right" to protect confidential sources. By an 8-1 margin, the Supreme Court ruled that The Canadian media has neither a blanket nor a constitutional right to shield their secret sources. "While we are disappointed with some aspects of today's ruling the bright spot is in the ...
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Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Solicit Kickbacks in Connection With Government Contract in Afghanistan (Popularity: )
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An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit kickbacks in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney of the Antitrust Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia.Bryan Lee Burrows, ...
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Hagens Berman Files Third Lawsuit Against Bear Stearns (Popularity: )
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro filed a third complaint today against Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) on behalf of current and former employees, claiming the company violated ERISA laws concerning the management of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Today's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York by plan participant Rita Rusin, seeks to represent all employees that invested in the ESOP from December 14, 2006 until the present. The ...
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CORRECTED VERSION: LoopNet Responds to CoStar Complaint (Popularity: )
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LoopNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP) released the following statement today: "LoopNet believes the complaint filed today in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, by CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSGP) is completely without merit. LoopNet will defend itself vigorously against CoStar's suit. "CoStar's complaint follows an earlier lawsuit filed by LoopNet against CoStar Group, Inc. and CoStar Realty Information, Inc. on November 15, 2007 in the Superior Court ...
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