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Dorel to pay $3.4-million to Mattel in patent case

Dorel Inc. has been ordered by a U.S. court to pay $3.4-million (U.S.) to Mattel Inc. for violating trade patents. The ruling, issued May 5 by the Delaware District Court, stemmed from a lawsuit initiated in 2001. Montreal-based Dorel has no plans to appeal, spokesman Rick Leckner said. Mattel argued that two Safety 1st products - Magic Motion and 2-n-1 Bouncenette - violated some patents. Dorel purchased Safety 1st in 2000. In an initial ruling in August, 2003, the court imposed an injunction prohibiting Dorel from manufacturing and marketing the products. A jury decision in 2007 found the violation was "voluntary" and ordered Dorel to pay $1.3-million in damages. Delaware Court Justice Gregory Sleet confirmed the award and added $1-million for damages before 2003 and $3.

Dorel to pay $3.4-million to Mattel in patent case

Dorel Inc. has been ordered by a U.S. court to pay $3.4-million (U.S.) to Mattel Inc. for violating trade patents. The ruling, issued May 5 by the Delaware District Court, stemmed from a lawsuit initiated in 2001. Montreal-based Dorel has no plans to appeal, spokesman Rick Leckner said. Mattel argued that two Safety 1st products - Magic Motion and 2-n-1 Bouncenette - violated some patents. Dorel purchased Safety 1st in 2000. In an initial ruling in August, 2003, the court imposed an injunction prohibiting Dorel from manufacturing and marketing the products. A jury decision in 2007 found the violation was "voluntary" and ordered Dorel to pay $1.3-million in damages. Delaware Court Justice Gregory Sleet confirmed the award and added $1-million for damages before 2003 and $3.

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.

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.

VocalTec Communications To Sell Patents For $12.5 Million

May 28, 2008 (FinancialWire) VocalTec Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: VOCL) (Current Market Cap. US$3.84 Mil.) has signed a patent purchase agreement to sell selected patents to Karo Millennium J.P. L.L.C. Other companies trading in VocalTec s industry include AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), an BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE). Pursuant to the PPA, VocalTec will sell 11 patents and certain patent-related rights, out of the company s current portfolio of 22 patents, for the aggregate selling price of $12.5 million. The patents to be sold consist of nine US patents, one Israel patent, and one Australian patent. Consummation of the transaction is subject to certain conditions, including approval of the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor.

Antigua Doesn't See Settlement With US Over WTO Plan To Let It Ignore US Copyrights

The back and forth battle between the US and Antigua is long and involved. You can read the background if you want, but the short version is that the US suddenly claimed that Antigua-based online gambling sites were in violation of US anti-gambling laws. Antigua took offense at this, and noted that it appeared to violate free trade agreements between the two countries, most specifically because the US still allowed certainly types of domestic online gambling. The issue went to the WTO multiple times, and every time Antigua won -- and every time the US ignored the decision. At one point, the US pretended it won the ruling, and another time it announced that it was simply, unilaterally, changing its trade agreement with Antigua.

Telik announces patents on TELINTRA compounds

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May Sales Down 1% For Tandy Leather Factory

June 5, 2008 (FinancialWire) Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) (Current Market Cap: US$ 34.36 Mil.) said that its sales for the month of May were $4.5 million, down 1% from May 2007 sales of $4.6 million. The company s year-to-date sales are down 4% to $22.6 million in the current year from $23.5 million last year. The company s Retail Leathercraft segment posted an 8% sales increase for May, with sales totaling $2.0 million compared to $1.9 million in May 2007. The 67 comparable stores posted a 3% same store sales gain for the month. Five stores that opened in or after May 2007 added sales for the month of $86,000. Year-to-date sales for Retail Leathercraft are $10.4 million this year, up 3% over last year's sales of $10.1 million. As of the end of May, same store sales were down 3% for the year.

Google tops Web audience rankings

Nielsen Online has reported May 2008 data for the Top Sites by Parent Company and Top Brands. Google tops the list with 127 million unique visitors. Microsoft is close behind with 123 million, while Yahoo! comes in third at 115 million. Time Warner pulled 107 million visitors, News Corp. Online 79 million, eBay 66 million and InterActiveCorp 64 million. Wikimedia Foundation, Amazon and New York Times round out the list with between 50 and 60 million unique visitors. The data indicate that, for example, that 51.1 million home and work Internet users visited at least one of the New York Times Company-owned sites or launched a New York Times Company-owned application during the month, and each person spent, on average, a total of 17 minutes and 27 seconds at one or more of their sites or applications.

Novell's Linux business Posting Big Numbers

Novell, Inc. today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008. For the quarter, Novell reported net revenue of $236 million. This compares to net revenue of $232 million for the second fiscal quarter 2007. Income from operations for the second fiscal quarter 2008 was $2 million, compared to a loss from operations of $12 million for the second fiscal quarter 2007. Income from continuing operations in the second fiscal quarter 2008 was $6 million, or $0.02 per share. This compares to a loss from continuing operations of $1 million, or $0.00 loss per share, for the second fiscal quarter 2007. Foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted revenue by $8 million, unfavorably impacted operating expenses by $9 million and negatively impacted income from operations by $1 million yearover- year.

Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent US$512M for infringing on two patents

SEATTLE - A federal judge ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay Alcatel-Lucent US$511.6 million in damages and interest, letting stand a jury’s decision that the software maker infringed on two patents.

Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent US$512M for infringing on two patents

SEATTLE, A federal judge ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay Alcatel-Lucent US$511.6 million in damages and interest, letting stand a jury's decision that the software maker infringed on two patents.

Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent US$512M for infringing on two patents

SEATTLE - A federal judge ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay Alcatel-Lucent US$511.6 million in damages and interest, letting stand a jury's decision that the software maker infringed on two patents.

Piracy cost Peruvian computer-software companies US$75 million (euro48 million) in 2007

A computer software trade group says that piracy in Peru cost software companies US$75 million (euro48 million) in 2007.

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LIMA, Peru - A computer software trade group says that piracy in Peru cost software companies US$75 million (euro48 million) in 2007.

New web site planned to trade US biofuels in eBay fashion

A company that specializes in online casinos announced this week it was taking a gamble on the US biofuels industry by launching a new web site devoted to the buying and selling of ethanol and biodiesel. USBiofuelsExchange.com (US-BX) opened Tuesday to "pre-register" producers, resellers and buyers, according to a statement from Diamond I, a development-stage company seeking to change its name to US BioFuels Exchange Inc. The official launch will probably take place later this summer after beta-testing, said James Kaufman, managing director of US-BX, in an interview. The site will seek to level the playing field for biofuels producers in the US, he said, noting "long-standing arrangements" between big producers and buyers have posed "constraints" for smaller players without the clout to lock in those sorts of deals.

Napster whistles a happier financial tune in fiscal 2008

Napster, No. 113 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, generated a net loss of $16.5 million on revenue of $127.5 million, compared with a net loss of $36.8 million on revenue of $111 million in fiscal 2007. In the fourth quarter, the company had a net loss of $4.3 million on revenue of $30.7 million vs. a net loss of $8.5 million on sales of $29.1 million in Q4 of 2007.

Trade Secrets and NDAs

Trade secrets are confidential business information that have value because they are not generally known and are the subject of efforts by the business to keep the information confidential. The most well known example of a trade secret is the formula for Coke. Every company, however, has trade secrets (e.g., customer lists, source code for software, methods of creating products, etc.). Every state has enacted laws to protect trade secrets. There are also federal laws that provide additional protection for trade secrets by way of severe civil and criminal penalties for theft or other misappropriation of trade secrets.

Mattel Wins Nearly Complete Victory In Copyright Infringement Case Against MGA

July 18, 2008 (FinancialWire) Mattel Inc. (NYSE: MAT) has won a nearly complete victory in its federal copyright infringement case against rival MGA Entertainment Inc. over which toymaker owns the original drawings for the $1 billion-plus Bratz fashion doll franchise. The federal jury found that the creator of the multi-ethnic, big-headed dolls, Carter Bryant, created their characters and the name while he was under contract as a Barbie designer at Mattel. The decision put Mattel in commanding position going into the damages phase of the trial, in which the jury will determine if the Bratz doll infringes on the drawings Mattel now owns and whether MGA owes Mattel damages as a result. Other than four drawings that Bryant testified he made in a notebook while on an eight-month hiatus from Mattel in 1998, privately held MGA lost the rights t

Nintendo ordered to pay US$21 million to Tyler

LUFKIN, Texas -- Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company US$21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. A federal jury found in favor of Anascape Ltd. in the lawsuit that was originally filed in 2006. Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta said the company will seek an appeal and expects the court to reduce the award "significantly."

A court in France ordered eBay Inc to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site.

PARIS - A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction Web site.

Mindspeed Sells Patents

Newport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies announced today that it has sold what it describes as "certain non-core patents" for $10M. Terms and buyers of the patents were not disclosed. Mindspeed said the patents came from a broad portfolio of patents which are no longer core to the firm's business focus. Details on the types of patents sold and number of patents was not released by the company. Mindspeed said it has been generating revenue from patent sales in the last year, and expects to engage in additional "strategic, non-core" patent sale or licensing arrangements in the future.

Genta Receives Notice of Allowances for European Patents Related to Composition and Processes for Tesetaxel, a Leading Oral Taxane

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., June 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated announced that the Company has received notice of allowances for two major patents from the European Patent Office for its pipeline product, tesetaxel, a leading oral taxane. The patents relate to composition of matter for the tesetaxel drug substance and to processes for its synthesis. The Company plans to broadly secure validation of these patents throughout the major countries in Europe. The European patents complement existing patents that have already issued in the United States. Genta holds worldwide exclusive licenses to these patents.

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