Intellectual Property Rights
TASER International Wins Judgment and Final Injunction in Patent Infringement Against Stinger Systems
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - TASER International Inc. announced in a press release that on August 30, 2010, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona entered judgment in favor of TASER International Inc. ("TASER") against Stinger Systems Inc. ("Stinger") on Count One of TASER's complaint and further ordered that "Stinger is hereby adjudged to have infringed claims 2 and 40 of United States ... More »
X-Rite Receives US Patent
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - X-Rite Incorporated recently received a US patent that protects important proprietary technology in non-contact color measurement that has widespread applications in everything from measuring the color of inspiration items at retail paint stores to checking the color of plastic vinyl siding as it is being extruded. According to a press release by the company, the VeriColo... More »
WIPO Welcomes Moves to Enhance Protection of Traditional Knowledge & Folklore in Africa
GENEVA - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry has welcomed the adoption by member states of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) of a new legal instrument that seeks to protect African traditional knowledge and folklore. A press release by WIPO stated that Gurry described the adoption in Swakopmund, Namibia, earlier this mon... More »
Medicis Announces Approval of Additional Strengths of Solodyn
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. - Medicis announced in a press release that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved additional strengths of SOLODYN (minocycline HCl, USP) Extended Release Tablets in 55 mg, 80 mg and 105 mg dosages for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age and older. The company believes all forms of SOLO... More »
RES Software Awarded US Patent for Virtual Desktop Extender Technology
PHILADELPHIA, PA - RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, announced in a press release that it has been granted Patent No. US 7,725,527 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its Virtual Desktop Extender (VDX) technology. VDX serves as a key technology in the successful deployment of virtual desktops because it enhances the remote desktop experience by... More »
Centrify Corporation Files Patent Litigation Against Quest Software
SUNNYVALE, CA - Centrify Corporation announced in a press release that it has responded to the news that a patent infringement lawsuit was recently filed against Centrify and another software company by Quest Software Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Utah by filing its own patent infringement suit against Quest in the Northern District of California. In its Complaint, ... More »
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Named One of the Top 250 of the Worlds Leading IP Strategists
Special to ag-IP-news Agency LONDON - Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization has been recently named as one of The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2010 by the Intellectual Asset Magazine (IAM). The second edition of IAM Strategy 250 identifies individuals who offer world-class strategic IP business advice to IP-owning companies.Back in 2007, Abu-Ghazaleh who was i... More »
KEY HIV/AIDS Drug Patents Challenged by PUBPAT
Special to ag-IP-news Agency NEW YORK, NY - The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) announced in a press release that it has formally asked the United States Patent and Trademark Office to reexamine eight patents held by Abbott Laboratories relating to the critical HIV/AIDS drug ritonavir, which is marketed by the Chicago, Illinois pharmaceutical giant under the name brand Norvir. In its requests,... More »
Applicants Sought from Internet User Community for Seat on Board of Directors
MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) group representing individual Internet users is calling for applications from those who may be interested in helping to develop policy while serving on the organization's Board of Directors. A press release by the Corporation stated that ICANN's At-Large community (representing individual Internet users) is under... More »
Quest Software Enforces Key Patent Covering Its Quest Authentication Services Product
ALISO VIEJO, CA - Quest Software Inc. announced in a press release that it filed suit against Centrify Corp. and Likewise Software Inc. In its Complaint filed in the US District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, Quest Software alleges that Centrify DirectControl and Likewise Enterprise infringe US Patent No. 7,617,501. The ’501 Patent teaches the extension of Windows Group Policy in heterogene... More »