IP & Patents

Apple patent application details iPhone server

"Apple Inc.'s iPhone can already playback video, browse the Internet, and place phone calls, but a new filing by the handset maker suggests it may one day take your lunch order and serve as a tour guide at the local zoo," Slash Lane reports for AppleInsider.

Acacia Subsidiary Buys Interactive TV Technology Patent

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Software piracy rate in India declined last year: Study

Industry loss due to software piracy, however, registered a rise to $2 billion in 2007 compared with $1.28 billion in 2006.

Nintendo Ordered to Pay $21 Million Over Controller Patent

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Nintendo Loses Patent Infringement Case

A federal jury has found Nintendo guilty of patent infringement and ordered the company to pay $21 million in damages.

AEPA empowered to protect Basmati from patent violations

New Delhi, May 15: Government on Thursday decided to empower the Agriculture Export Promotion Agency to protect India’s farm and horticulture products like Basmati rice from anyone patenting them anywhere in the world.

U.S. Patent Disclosures

(BioWorld Today Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) , of Melbourne, Australia, received a patent related to its lead product, DiabeCell, covering its use in Type I diabetes and the technique for preparing encapsulated neonatal porcine pancreatic islets.

Networks In Motion Issued Patent

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Dorel to pay US$3.4 million to Mattel for violating trade patents

MONTREAL - Dorel Inc. (TSX:DII.B) has been ordered by U.S. court to pay US$3.4 million to toy manufacturer Mattel for violating trade patents.

Dorel to pay US$3.4 million to Mattel for violating trade patents

MONTREAL - Dorel Inc. (TSX:DII.B) has been ordered by U.S. court to pay US$3.4 million to toy manufacturer Mattel for violating trade patents.

EBay seller pleads guilty to software piracy charges

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Leviton Tops Patent Boards Scorecard for Third Quarter in a Row

PITTSBURGH, May 15, 2008 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- -- Leviton Manufacturing Company, a North American provider of residential, commercial and industrial wiring devices, was ranked by the Patent Board for the third time as having one of the strongest and most influential patent portfolios for Industrial Components and Fixtures.

Software Piracy as Political Statement: Is Commercial Software Only for the Rich?

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Amendment for TRIPS passed by the legislature

The WTO has requested that all its members obtain the approval of their lawmakers to make it easier to sell low-cost generic drugs to poor countries

Thomson Reuters Expands Japanese Patent Coverage in Derwent World Patents Index

Addition of English-translated Japanese Utility Models Provides Most Comprehensive Access to Proliferating Asian Patent Data PHILADELPHIA, May 16

Thomson Reuters Expands Japanese Patent Coverage in Derwent World Patents Index

Addition of English-translated Japanese Utility Models Provides Most Comprehensive Access to Proliferating Asian Patent Data

Nintendo Suffers $21M Patent Infringement Award

CowTipperGore writes "The AP reports (via Yahoo!) that Nintendo of America Inc. has been ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. No stranger to lawsuits over controller designs, a Nintendo spokesman said the company will seek an appeal. The suit was originally filed in 2006 and included Microsoft. Microsoft's aggressive legal push back apparently helped as they reached a (confidential) settlement agreement before the case went to trial."

CORRECTING and REPLACING Atrua Files Countersuit Against Authentec for Patent Infringement and Business Interference

CAMPBELL, Calif. - Contact name and phone number should read: Carl Temme, +1-408-370-8003 (sted Marc Ostrowski, +1-408-370-8037). The corrected release reads: ATRUA FILES COUNTERSUIT AGAINST AUTHENTEC FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND BUSINESS INTER

BSA study reveals Aussie software piracy slightly down

HP EDS union set to shake up IT services market Nokia's global influence growing fast VMware bundles datacentre management tools G9 fires back at Telstra for "useless" broadband report Enterprises click with social networking HP eyes-up EDS for a potential billion dollar deal Storage vendors turn up the volume Pope reaches out to tech-savvy kids ACS: Personal email use is a necessity for work life Optus becomes number two telco to offer iPhone in Australia Oracle talks up its Fusion Middleware plans AMD unveils plans for many-core chips SMEs fear their own networks E-learning gets a boost to counter skill shortage

Sanofi: U.S. appeals court upholds ruling in Lovenox patent dispute

Sanofi-Aventis said Thursday a federal appeals court has upheld the lower court's ruling against the company in its patent dispute against Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

District Court Decision Affirmed in U.S. Lovenox(R) (enoxaparin sodium) Patent Infringement Case

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the

Atrua Files Countersuit Against Authentec for Patent Infringement and Business Interference

CAMPBELL, Calif. - Atrua Technologies, Inc. (www.atrua.com), the world’s leading provider of fingerprint touch control solutions for mobile phones, filed a countersuit today against Authentec for infringement of Atrua

Fujitsu Prevails in Patent Litigation Against Nanya Technology

Fujitsu Limited today announced that Nanya Technology Corporation Japan has withdrawn its appeal against a Tokyo District Court ruling which found that Nanya Technology infringes a Fujitsu patent.

Atrua Files Countersuit Against Authentec for Patent Infringement and Business Interference

CORRECTING and REPLACING Atrua Files Countersuit Against Authentec for Patent Infringement and Business Interference

Apple (AAPL) Sues Atico Over Patents for Accessories Used in iPods -Bloomberg

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has sued Atico over patents related to accessories used in iPods and will seek a court order to stop Atico from selling its devices.