Intellectual Property Law

Settlement News and MD Bar Association Events

By Brian Wm. Higgin

• Many of you have inquired about the status of the Nacre v. Silynx Communications matter, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on October 2, 2007.  I am not surprised by the interest, since this case has garnered more attention by visitors to the Maryland Intellectual Property Law blog than any other reported case.  What is known about the settlement, which is not much, is that the parties settled their dispute (see Nacre press release).  As is often the case with such matters, the terms of the settlement are confidential.  Nacre's website states that the settlement provides for the dismissal with prejudice of all claims and counterclaims filed by the parties, and without any finding or admission of liability or wrongdoing by any party, and it grants to Rockville, MD-based Silynx a license to certain Nacre intellectual property, including the two Nacre patents-at-issue (link, link).

• The Intellectual Property Section of the Maryland Bar Association posted the following events on its on-line calendar: 
  
  
  • Monday March 23, 2009 12:00 AM:  LES Licensing Seminars
     
  • Wednesday March 25, 2009 8:30 AM:  Could the In re Bilski decision eliminate business method patents?  

Please support the IP Section and attend one of these or other upcoming events.  If you missed an event, the IP Section website contains links to audio files of previous events that are free to download.

Full post as published by Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog on March 07, 2009 (boomark / email).