31.   The deal was scrapped in June, but only after Andrx had earned most of that amount, when the companies settled their patent dispute.

32.   The growing role of juries in patent disputes has been controversial.

33.   The FTC filed a complaint against Intel contending that the big chip maker unfairly withheld technical information from three computer makers as a strong-arm tactic in patent disputes.

34.   The money goes to Pillar Point Partners, a joint venture the two established to settle a patent dispute.

35.   The joint venture was formed by both firms to settle patent disputes.

36.   The maker of semiconductor equipment was sued by Varian Associates Inc. in a patent dispute.

37.   The partnership, formed to resolve patent disputes between the two companies, has come under fire in several lawsuits by doctors claiming the agreement constitutes price-fixing.

38.   The role of juries in patent disputes has been a subject of growing legal controversy.

39.   The settlement provides procedures for any future patent disputes, the companies said in a statement.

40.   The substance of the Markman decision is identical to an appeal U.S. Surgical has filed in a patent dispute of its own, the company said.