Media Release -- The April issue of Corporate Counsel, the nation's leading publication for general counsel and in-house attorneys at corporations and nonprofits, profiles the top ten victories from 2009's intellectual property litigation docket. Reflecting the differing objectives of IP litigation today, they range from multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and a ruling affirming the validity of the patent on a blockbuster drug, to an injunction that keeps potentially infringing software off the market. They also include the biggest patent award on record, a $1.67 billion verdict won by Johnson & Johnson. For this and other stories, visit www.corpcounsel.com.

Johnson & Johnson's Centocor Ortho Biotech unit won the record award against rival drugmaker Abbott Laboratories over the latter's infringement of a patent on Abbott's blockbuster arthritis drug, Humira, which generates $4.5 billion in annual sales.

Other notable IP litigation victories that made this year's list include:

• A rare permanent injunction against Microsoft won by Canadian software maker i41—plus a damages award of $290 million.
• A major win by seven Hollywood movie companies granting a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of RealDVD, a software program that would let users make personal copies of their own DVDs on up to five computers.
• Versata Software's $138.64 million verdict against German software vendor SAP AG for infringing a pair of patents covering software that helps customers manage pricing for products along complex distribution networks.
• A California federal district court ruling that allowed Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel's family to recapture key rights to the superhero, the latest news in the ongoing epic battle between DC Comics and Warner Brothers on one side and the Superman heirs on the other.

For the complete story and details on all ten cases, visit www.corpcounsel.com.

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