Intellectual Property Rights
Syria Requests Legalized PoA for All IP Applications
DAMASCUS - Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) announced in a press release that the Syrian Trademark Office has been recently requesting the Powers of Attorney (PoA) to be duly legalized up to the Syrian consulates abroad, which subsequently involves obtaining the Interior Ministry's approval and super-legalization on this document by the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This practice c... More »
Philessential Receives Trademark Approval from USPTO for Its Antioxidant Skincare Serum
ALHAMBRA, CA - Philessential, the makers of the Philessential Antioxidant Skincare Serum announced in a press release that it has received a trademark approval from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Since there are thousands of skincare products out in the marketplace that use artificial fragrances to enhance their product with misleading alluring scents, while Philessential ... More »
Solutia Remains Confident in Its PPD Antidegradant IPR through 2019
ST. LOUIS - Flexsys, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solutia Inc. and a leading producer of specialty chemical products for the rubber and tire industry, will continue to vigorously enforce its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) after a ruling involving alleged infringement of its United States Base Patent held on its PPD2 technology. A press release by Solutia stated that this Base Patent is valid i... More »
Rambus Reaches 1,000th Patent Milestone
LOS ALTOS, CA - Rambus Inc., one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, announced in a press release that it has been granted its 1,000th patent. Rambus' growing patent portfolio includes inventions in the areas of high-performance memory and serial solutions, package layout, system design, and lighting and display technologies. “Reaching the 1,000th patent mark in our 20th year ... More »
VeriSign Announces Deployment of DNS Security Extensions at the Internet's Root
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - VeriSign Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, announced in a press release a key achievement in the ongoing effort to improve the integrity of Internet communications and transactions via DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). As of last evening, DNSSEC -- a critical security technology -- became enabled at the root zone, which lie... More »
Paice and Ford Reach Settlement in Hybrid Vehicle Patent Infringement Disputes
BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA - Paice LLC and Ford Motor Company entered into an agreement on July 8, 2010 for the license of Paice’s US Patent No. 5,343,970. According to Paice, each company had filed a lawsuit against the other relating to that patent relating to certain Ford hybrid vehicles. Based on this agreement, the lawsuits will be promptly dismissed, bringing an end to all patent infringement... More »
Sun Pharma Announces USFDA Approval for Generic Flomax
MUMBAI - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced in a press release that US Food and Drug Association (USFDA) has granted approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Flomax, tamsulosin capsules. These tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules, 0.4 mg are therapeutically equivalent to Flomax Capsules 0.4 mg from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. Ta... More »
Sunesis Issued European Patent Covering Voreloxin Combination
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced in a press release that the European Patent Office (EPO) has granted a European patent covering combinations of the company's lead drug candidate, voreloxin, with cytarabine. Cytarabine is the standard-of-care treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), and the therapy used in combination with voreloxin in a fully enrolled Pha... More »
EnShale Energy Files for International Patent Protection in 5 Countries
ST. GEORGE, UTAH - EnShale Energy, a subsidiary of publicly held Bullion Monarch Mining, has completed the international patent application process to protect its proprietary method of producing oil from an abundant, high kerogen content rock known as oil shale. According to Bullion Monarch Mining, EnShale filed patents in Canada, Australia, China, Brazil, and Estonia which are all countries know... More »
Anika Therapeutics Comments on Patent Litigation
BEDFORD, MASS. - Anika Therapeutics Inc., a leader in products for tissue protection, healing and repair, based on hyaluronic acid ("HA") technology, announced that they had been served with a complaint alleging patent infringement with respect to the MONOVISC product by Genzyme Corporation. A press release by Anika stated that this complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the ... More »