Intellectual Property Rights
ID Insight Awarded Patent
NORTHFIELD, MINN. - Minnesota-based data and analytics company ID Insight announced in a press release that it has been awarded a patent for its innovative method of identifying differences in addresses to help banks and other financial institutions detect and prevent identify theft. Address manipulation plays a critical role in identity fraud, and the eight-year-old company uses its cutting-edge... More »
KCI Obtains Injunction Against Smith & Nephew in the United Kingdom
SAN ANTONIO - Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) announced in a press release that the High Court of Justice Chancery Division, Patents Court in the United Kingdom has entered an injunction against Smith & Nephew plc prohibiting infringement of two KCI patents relating to negative pressure wound therapy (“NPWT”). The Court stayed the injunction pending appeal, which is expected in October of this yea... More »
Verint Systems Receives US Patent Covering Recording as a Network Service
MELVILLE, NY - Verint Systems Inc. announced in a press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a fundamental patent to Verint in the area of recording as a network service. This patent and its related families of issued and pending patents significantly strengthen the company’s industry-leading patent portfolio comprised of more than 460 patents and applicat... More »
New Departments for Intellectual Property Disputes in UAE
ABU DHABI - The Judicial Council at Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has approved in its recent meeting the creation of new departments specialized in the settlement of Intellectual Property disputes, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM). The move has come on time in accordance with the implementation schedule of the ADJD's 2008-2013 Strategy. Recognized as an important tool to devel... More »
Nutra Pharma Receives Patent for Novel Antiviral Treatment Using Modified Cobra Venom
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Nutra Pharma Corporation, a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Pain, announced in a press release that it has received approval from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent describing a method of treating and preventing infectious diseas... More »
Public Comments Requested Regarding Introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs
MARINA DEL REY, CA - The joint ccNSO and GNSO IDN working group (JIG) is pleased to announce the publication of the working group's Initial Report [PDF, 192 KB] on the introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs. According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), this Report is intended to be a stocktaking of the policy issues regarding the introduction of Single Characte... More »
St. Jude Medical Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Volcano Corporation in the US
ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Jude Medical Inc., a global medical device company, announced in a press release that it has filed a lawsuit against Volcano Corporation for patent infringement. The suit, which involves five St. Jude Medical patents and seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages, was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The patent infringement lawsuit al... More »
Eisai & Pfizer Announce US FDA Approval for New Higher-Dose Aricept
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, and NEW YORK - Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new once-daily, higher-dose Aricept (donepezil HCl) 23 mg tablet for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A press release by Pfizer stated that Aricept 23 mg tablet offers another dosing option for patients with moderate-to-severe AD, for whom f... More »
Forest Laboratories and Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA Settle NAMENDA Patent Litigation
NEW YORK - Forest Laboratories Inc., Forest Laboratories Holdings Ltd., Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA, and Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH announced that they have entered into settlement agreements with all remaining defendants in patent infringement litigation related to Forest's NAMENDA(R) (memantine hydrochloride) immediate release tablets. Under the settlement agreements, a press release by Fore... More »
ccNSO Review – Public Comment Period Extended to September 15
MARINA DEL REY, CA - In November 2009, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) appointed ITEMS International to carry out the external review of its country code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). A press release by ICANN stated that based on a survey and interviews, the independent consultant issued - in June 2010 - its recommendations and conclusions in a final repor... More »