February 2007

Posted on February 28, 2007 at 3:08 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property | Law

A federal court in Pittsburgh upheld Pfizer Inc.'s U.S. patent covering the active ingredient in Norvasc, which is used for treating hypertension. Mylan Laboratories tried to cash in on the billion dollar drug by making a generic version, which was said to infringe on Pfizer's patent. The decision, which Mylan...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 28, 2007 at 12:58 PM
Filed under: Movers & Shakers

Agilent Technologies Inc. said Shiela Robertson will succeed John Eaton as vice president for corporate development. Eaton will retire on April 30 after 23 years with Agilent and Hewlett-Packard Co. Succeeding Robertson as operational CFO of the electronic measurement group is Robert Cantrell, who was most recently group controller...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 28, 2007 at 8:50 AM
Filed under: Intellectual property | Law

Back in '06, Verizon sued Vonage claiming that the firm infringed on seven of Verizon's patents related to its VoIP service. The case is now being heard in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. Several media reports speculating Vonage's demise have sparked the ire of CEO Mike Snyder. "First...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 27, 2007 at 10:54 AM
Filed under: Intellectual property | Law

As patent disputes are going strong, a close cousin, trademark dispute, also has its place in the litigation arena right now. Google Inc. is embroiled on a multi-front fight to protect the domain name of its popular e-mail service Gmail. On Feb. 26, reports surfaced of a brewing snit between...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 26, 2007 at 9:00 AM
Filed under: Intellectual property

Much has been written about the affect of Alcatel-Lucent suing Microsoft Corp. for patent infringement on MP3s, partly because the $1.5 billion award was so big, but also because everyone who uses MP3s may soon find themselves in Alcatel-Lucent's crosshairs. What is interesting about the lawsuit is that Microsoft thought...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 23, 2007 at 10:55 AM
Filed under: Intellectual property

Yesterday's federal jury verdict ordering Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5 billion for infringing its MP3 audio patents — sure to be appealed and unlikely to be resolved for years — has implications not just for the world of digital media but also for the rapidly developing landscape of intellectual...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 21, 2007 at 9:49 AM
Filed under: Intellectual property

Patenting tangible products is a move that's been around for quite a while. The relatively new darling of IP is patenting business processes such as advanced statistical techniques. IP attorney Joel Lehrer writes that hedge funds, once strangers to the world of IP, have embraced patent protection to keep key...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 16, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Filed under: CD Community

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. has a new trophy for its mantelpiece. The Association for Corporate Growth presented the Chicago provider of print and related services its Outstanding Corporate Growth Award for 2006-2007, recognizing the firm for its push into the business process outsourcing marketplace. CEO Mark A. Angelson will...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 16, 2007 at 2:10 AM
Filed under: 2007 | CD Community | Cover Story | Jan.-Feb. 2007 | The Magazine
Tagged: Anne Madden , dealmaking , Honeywell , M&A , strategic buyers , strategy

Is it different this time? Sure it is. There are clear distinctions to be made between the global M&A market of 2006, when deal volume reached $4.06 trillion, and that of 2000, when the previous record of $3.33 trillion was set. One difference you see at a glance: The...  Continue reading

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Posted on February 16, 2007 at 2:00 AM
Filed under: 2007 | CD Community | Jan.-Feb. 2007 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: Avaya , CD Forum , Corporate Dealmaker Forum , Frankel , Glynn , Goldberg , hamill , Honeywell , IBM , Information Resources , Kodak , Lint , Madden , Meredith Corp. , Monderer , PwC , Reuters , Saksena , Wyeth , Zeiser

How do the best corporate deal teams keep getting better? Partly by sharing experiences and learning from each other - as these highlights from the most recent Corporate Dealmaker Forum make clear.  Continue reading

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