Patent & Trademark

**Media Technologies Licensing claims **The Upper Deck Co. violates its patent on a “memorabilia card.” See complaint in Los Angeles Federal Court.      **Freedom Wireless claims **Verisign and others violate its patent on prepaid cell phone services that do not require access codes. Also sued in San Francisco Federal Court are **MetroPCS Communications, Cellular South, Brown County MSA Cellular Limited Partnership, California RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership, Illinois Valley Cellular, NTelos Holdings Corp., Inland Cellular Telephone Co., Carolina West Wireless, Edge Wireless LLC, and Smith Bagley Inc.             **Procter & Gamble claims Blue Cross Laboratories violates patent by selling generic versions of its “Herbal Essence” hair products, in Cincinnati Federal Court.            **MIR Internet Marketing , which says it owns the “Seo Logic” trademark, sued **StartLogic in Chicago Federal Court for using “Seologic” and other marks with the “-logic” suffix.           **Tissue Extraction Devices claims Suros Surgical Systems violates patent on an evaporation valve in a breast biopsy system, in Chicago Federal Court.