Route1 Receives Allowance of its US Patent Application for the MobiNET
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Route1 Inc., a security and identity management company, announced in a press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has allowed Route1’s patent application titled, “System and Method for Accessing Host Computer via Remote Computer.” Route1 expects it to be issued later this year. The Route1 patent application claims a method of enabling communication ... More »
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 »
WIPO and CERN Sign Cooperation Agreement
GENEVA - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry and the Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer, signed an agreement on August 20, 2010 designed to strengthen collaboration between the two organizations, according to the Organization. “CERN’s ground-breaking research in the field of particle... More »
AdvanSource Biomaterials Announces Patent for Antimicrobial Polyurethane Resins
WILMINGTON, MASS. - AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of advanced polymer technologies and materials for a broad range of medical devices, announced in a press release that it has received a "Notice of Allowance" from the US Patent and Trademark Office in connection with its antimicrobial patent application filed in June 2007. US Patent No. 7,772,2... More »
ICANN Publishes Draft Agreement on .XXX
MARINA DEL REY, CA - A Revised Proposed Registry Agreement with ICM to be designated as the Registry Operator for a .XXX Sponsored Top-Level Domain (.XXX), as well as documentation submitted by ICM Registry in connection with the expedited due diligence conducted at the direction of the Board were supposed to be posted for public comment. This information is posted for a thirty day public comment... More »
Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Lead Networks Domains to Answerable.com
MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has authorized the bulk transfer of Lead Networks Domains Pvt. Ltd.’s gTLD domain names to Answerable.com (I) Pvt. Ltd., in response to a request from Lead Networks to designate Answerable.com as the gaining registrar for this bulk transfer effective upon the termination of Lead Network’s RAA, and in accordan... More »
A5 Laboratories Granted US Provisional Patent
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - A5 Laboratories Inc. (A5 Labs) announced in a press release that its previously announced patent application to protect its technology for the production of interferon-based products was accepted by the United States patent office. The company was granted the provisional patent number of US 61/400,719 with a patent filing date of August 2, 2010. The patent application was submi... More »
Rovi Signs Sky to an Extended IPG Patent License Agreement
SANTA CLARA - Rovi Corporation announced in a press release that Sky (British Sky Broadcasting Limited) has extended the term of its existing license agreement with Rovi for interactive program guide (IPG) patents. The multi-year agreement provides Sky with a license to the Rovi IPG patent portfolio for Sky’s pay television service platforms. Specific terms of the agreement were not di... More »
Bottomline Technologies Awarded US Patent for Invoice Data Capture Capabilities
PORTSMOUTH, NH - Bottomline Technologies, a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, announced in a press release the issuance of a United States Patent for advanced image data capture technology facilitating the manner in which customers digitize paper invoices, reduce costs and streamline Accounts Payable (AP) processing. “Bottomline’s commitment to ... More »
Lexmark Sues Importers of Laser Cartridges for Patent Infringement
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - Lexmark International, Inc. announced in a press release that it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against 24 companies engaged in the manufacture, importation and sale of replacement cartridges for various Lexmark laser printers and multifunction devices. The complaint alleges that these replacement cartrid... More »
Renhuang Receives Patent for Product Package Design for Compound Honeysuckle Granules
HARBIN, CHINA - Renhuang Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of botanical products, bio-pharmaceuticals and traditional Chinese medicines ("TCM"), announced in a press release that the State Intellectual Property Office of China ("SIPO") of the People's Republic of China recently granted the company patent protection for the product packaging design for its Compound Hon... More »
US Patent on Mobile Based Area Event Handling Issued to TeleCommunication Systems
ANNAPOLIS, MD - TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, announced in a press release the issuance by the US Patent and Trademark Office of patent number 7,764,961, titled "Mobile Based Area Event Handling When Currently Visited Network Does Not Cover Area." This technology gives wireless carriers' user-location systems th... More »
Verint Systems Receives US Patent for Protecting Customer Interaction Recording
MELVILLE, NY - Verint Systems Inc. announced in a press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a new patent to Verint in the area of recording technology and the protection of interactions and sensitive information as required by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This new patent and its related families of issued and pending patents... More »
Ropak Receives US Patent
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA - Ropak Packaging, the largest producer of rigid plastic shipping containers in North America, was awarded US Patent No. US 7,740,149 B2 on June 22, 2010 for its innovative container sidewall strengthening system – dubbed the ‘corner groove product feature’. A press release by the company stated that this is an important patent for Ropak as it allows for a reduction in the amo... More »
Gilead Sciences Announces Notification of ANDA Filing for Hepsera
FOSTER CITY, CA - Gilead Sciences Inc. announced in a press release receipt of a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter advising that Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil). In the Notice Letter, Sigmapharm alle... More »
Call for Statements of Interests for Candidates for Post of ICANN Board Seat Extended to September 6, 2010
MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Call for Statements of Interest (SOIs) for Candidates for the Post of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board Seat has been extended to September 6. This Call for SOIs is part of the new process through which the user community within ICANN will appoint one voting member of the ICANN Board. While acting in a personal capacity as a member of the I... More »