Total Nutraceutical Solutions Licenses Pulsed UV Light Patent
STEVENSON, WASH. - Total Nutraceutical Solutions Inc. (TNS) announced in a press release that the company has acquired from The Penn State Research Foundation (PSRF) an exclusive license agreement on the invention (the “Invention”) entitled “Methods and Compositions for Improving the Nutritional Content of Mushrooms and Fungi.” This invention is covered by the United States Patent Application No.... More »
In Romania, All Pending Applications Available Online – PETOŠEVIĆ
BUCHAREST - The Law 66/2010 amending the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications entered into force in Romania on May 10, 2010 according to PETOŠEVIĆ. Pursuant to the new law, the Romanian Trademarks and Patents Office (PTO) published all pending trademark applications on its online database. The term pending applications refers to applications for which a definite refusal or re... More »
Iris BioTechnologies Awarded New Patents
SANTA CLARA, CA - Iris BioTechnologies Inc., a life sciences company focused on providing patients, doctors, and clinicians with improved methods of identifying effective treatment solutions, and recipient of the Frost and Sullivan 2008 Technology Innovation Award in Pharmacogenomics, announced in a press release two new Canadian patents. This brings the company's total patent portfolio to four C... More »
WIPO Member States Advance Work on Traditional Knowledge, Folklore and Genetic Resources
GENEVA - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states made significant progress in advancing the work of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) last week. According to WIPO, the first session of the IGC under its new mandate to conduct "text-based negotiations" to reach agreement on an inte... More »
First IDN ccTLDs Available
MARINA DEL REY, CA - For the first time in the history of the Internet, non-Latin characters are being used for Top-Level Domains. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) stated in a press release that the first IDN country-code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) were inserted in the DNS root zone on May 5, 2010. The associated countries and their respective IDN ccTLDs are: ... More »
GreenShift Sues Additional Ethanol Producers for Infringement
NEW YORK - GreenShift Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GS CleanTech Corporation (“GreenShift”), has commenced legal action against eleven additional ethanol producers for infringing on GreenShift’s US patent covering corn oil extraction technology. A press release by the company stated that the new complaints allege that the named producers are infringing GreenShift’s US Pa... More »
Nokia Sues Apple in Wisconsin for Infringement of Nokia Patents
ESPOO, FINLAND - Nokia announced in a press release that it has filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important Nokia patents. The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations i... More »
Egypts Arabic Top-Level Domain Implemented in the Internet Root Zone
CAIRO - Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, has announced that the Arabic ccTLD of Egypt "مصر." is now implemented in the Internet root zone. A press release by the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology stated that Minister Kamel has also witnessed the signing of registrar licenses with three Egyptian companies, TE Data, Vodafone ... More »
Alabama Passes Landmark Trademark Legislation to Harmonize with Federal Law
NEW YORK, NY - The International Trademark Association (INTA) lauded the state of Alabama for passing and signing into law legislation that harmonizes Alabama trademark law with the federal trademark law and reflects principles contained in the Model State Trademark Bill (MSTB) developed by INTA. “We commend Alabama for adopting the newest version of MSTB. In doing so, the state has provided busi... More »
US Court of Appeals Affirms Limelight Networks Does Not Infringe Level 3 Patents
TEMPE, ARIZ. - Limelight Networks Inc. (LLNW) announced in a press release that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court decision finding in favor of the company in the case Level 3 Communications, LLC. v. Limelight Networks Inc (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Civil Action No. 2:07cv589). The ruling, issued by the Ap... More »
Nexmed Announces Patent Allowance for Nexact in Canada
SAN DIEGO - NexMed Inc., a specialty CRO with a pipeline of products based on the NexACT technology, announced in a press release that the Canadian Patent Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for NexMed’s patent application entitled, “Crystalline Salts of Dodecyl 2-(N,N-Dimethylamino)-Propionate.” This patent, when issued, will provide Canadian patent protection to May 2020, and is one in a se... More »
Power3 Medical Products & StemTroniX File Joint Provisional Patent Application
HOUSTON - StemTroniX Inc., a Texas corporation, and Power3 Medical Products Inc. announced that a joint provisional patent application entitled, “Stem Cell Protein Biomarkers and Their Use in Monitoring Stem Cells and Their Products for Stem Cell Therapy” has been filed by the principals of StemTroniX and Power3 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A press release by Power3 stated ... More »
USTR Releases 2010 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights
WASHINGTON, DC - The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual “Special 301” Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). According to the USTR, the Special 301 Report provides a means for the United States to communicate its concerns about the need to protect and enforce IPR. Fighting IPR thef... More »
Palatin Technologies Issued US Patent, Receives Patent Allowance on Seven Additional Patents
CRANBURY, NJ - Palatin Technologies Inc. announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office issued US Patent No. 7,709,484, titled “Substituted Melanocortin Receptor-Specific Piperazine Compounds,” today. A press release by the company stated that the claims in the issued patent relate to small molecule compounds which bind to melanocortin receptors. Palatin has received Notices of Allowance from ... More »
Novatel Wireless Secures Registered Trademark for MiFi
SAN DIEGO - Novatel Wireless Inc., a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today announced in a press release that is has secured MiFi as an officially registered trademark of the US Patent and Trademark Office. The MiFi brand of hardware and software products and services represents the industry's first intelligent mobile hotspot, a new category of mobile broadband that lets users pu... More »
Alnylam Receives Intent to Grant for New Patent Broadly Covering RNAi Therapeutics
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a notification of an intent to grant for the "Manoharan II" patent series (EP Application No 04 718 537), titled "Therapeutic Compositions." A press release by the company stated that the new patent includes 16 claims covering compositions and meth... More »
Majority of US Citizens Unaware of How Sensitive Data is Stored Online or How to Secure It - BSA
WASHINGTON, DC - A majority of US citizens are unaware of how their online data is stored and who secures it, according to a Business Software Alliance (BSA) survey released on April 29, 2010. A press release by the Alliance stated that approximately one in five US citizens said they were unaware of whether their personal or corporate data is being held “in the cloud,” and 60 percent said they di... More »
BSA Releases Cybersecurity Framework to Guide Governments Efforts Around the World
WASHINGTON, DC - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) released a first of its kind Global Cybersecurity Framework to assist countries in crafting effective national policies and laws to thwart cybersecurity threats. According to the Alliance, the BSA Global Cybersecurity Framework is the result of BSA’s 17 years of work on cybersecurity issues, and represents years of discussion, collaborati... More »
HemCon Medical Technologies Fights Adverse Patent Decision
PORTLAND, ORE. - HemCon Medical Technologies Inc., announced in a press release that it will ask a US District Court in New Hampshire to review and reverse a jury verdict based on a patent held by Marine Polymer Technologies Inc. The jury awarded damages of $29.4 million against HemCon in the patent case. HemCon will ask the Court to review the validity of the patent and reverse the damage award.... More »
Repligen Reports Notice of Allowance of a US Patent
WALTHAM, MA - Repligen Corporation announced in a press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted a Notice of Allowance of a patent covering the use of uridine in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. The patent, which upon issue will remain in force until 2025 prior to any patent term extensions, covers the use of an effective dose of a uridine composition... More »
AU Optronics Prevails in Patent Dispute with LG Display
HSINCHU, TAIWAN - AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) announced in a Sunday press release that following the finding by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on February 16, 2010 that LG Display (LGD) infringed all four of the AUO patents asserted at trial, the Court further concluded on April 30, 2010 that AUO did not infringe any of the four patents asserted at trial by LGD, in... More »
Impax Laboratories Confirms Patent Challenge Relating to Fenoglide Tablets
HAYWARD, CA. - Impax Laboratories Inc. today confirmed in a press release that it has initiated a challenge of a patent listed by Shionogi Pharma, Inc. in connection with its Fenoglide (fenofibrate) tablets, 40 and 120 mg. Impax filed its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of Fenoglide with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Following receipt of the notice from... More »
Statement from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on World IP Day
WASHINGTON - US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke released a statement on World IP Day. “On the 10th anniversary of World Intellectual Property Day, we join the world in recognizing the important role that intellectual property plays in an increasingly competitive global economy. As America’s prosperity continues to become more closely tied to its knowledge-based economy, the protection and enfo... More »
Takeda Provides Update on Patent Litigation for ACTOS
OSAKA, JAPAN, AND DEERFIELD, Ill. -Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced in a press release that Takeda and its wholly owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. (“TPNA”), have completed settlement agreements with six out of eight defendants in patent infringement litigation brought against these parties in response to their Abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDAs”) f... More »
Route1 Receives Allowance of its US Patent Application for the MobiKEY Device
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Route1 Inc., a security and identity management company, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has allowed Route1’s patent application titled, “Portable Device for Accessing Host Computer Via Remote Computer.” Route1 expects its US patent to be issued later this year. A press release by the company stated that the Route1 patent application claims a portab... More »