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- High court ruling may boost patent litigation; Case eases standard for legal challenges to existing patents.(News)
- Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Although the full impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision exposing patents to broader legal challenges won't be clear for years, holders of existing patents may have a tougher time defending them in court, legal Byline: MARK A....
- Research articles 2007-05-07
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office Orders The Re-Examination of Two Additional Patents Included in the Patent Litigation Between Illumina and Affymetrix
- SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark office has ordered the re-examination of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,545,531 and 5,795,716. The serial numbers for the re-examinations are 90/008,888 and 90/008,886, respectively. They were assigned the same filing date of November 27, 2007. The...
- Research articles 2007-12-21
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office Orders the Re-Examination of Two Patents Included in the Patent Litigation between Illumina and Affymetrix
- SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark office has ordered the re-examination of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,355,432 and 6,646,243. The serial numbers for the re-examinations are 90/008,885 and 90/008,889, respectively. They were assigned the same filing date of November 27, 2007. The...
- Research articles 2007-12-21
- Venali, Inc. Announces Federal Court Halts Patent Litigation By j2 Global Communications, Inc.; j2 Responds with Outdated Press Release
- MIAMI -- Venali, Inc. today announced that it recently obtained a victory in the United States Patent Office against the questionable patent rights obtained by j2 Global Communications, Inc. In response to requests by Venali, the United States Patent and Trademark Office found substantial questions of patentability concerning the inventions...
- Research articles 2006-02-06
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- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : MIXED REACTIONS TO PATENT RESOLUTION.
- The European Parliament's latest resolution on patents is receiving mixed reactions. The joint resolution, adopted on 12 October in plenary session, merely called on the Commission to explore "all possible ways of improving the patent and patent litigation systems". This includes "discussions" on the European ...
- Research articles 2006-11-07
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : MIXED REACTIONS TO PATENT RESOLUTION.
- The European Parliament's latest resolution on patents is receiving mixed reactions. The joint resolution, adopted on 12 October in plenary session, merely called on the European Commission to explore "all possible ways of improving the patent and patent litigation systems". This includes "discussions" on the European...
- Research articles 2006-10-20
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : MIXED REACTIONS TO PATENT RESOLUTION.
- The European Parliament's latest resolution on patents is receiving mixed reactions. The joint resolution, adopted on 12 October in plenary session, merely called on the European Commission to explore 'all possible ways of improving the patent and patent litigation systems'. This includes 'discussions' on the European...
- Research articles 2006-10-17
- NIDEK & VISX to Sign Global Litigation Settlement and Patent Cross-License Term Sheet
- NIDEK Co. Ltd. announced today that NIDEK and VISX have signed a term sheet outlining a global litigation settlement and patent cross-license. The settlement outlined in the term sheet will resolve all litigation between the parties worldwide, including all of the parties' patent and antitrust lawsuits in the United States,...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Congress approves law to expand patent re-examinations.(Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 2002)
- A provision added to an unrelated spending bill at the last minute, the Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 2002, will expand the scope of patent re-examination and reduce expensive litigation. Re-examination is the process by which patent owners or other parties...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Minerals Technologies Inc. and Omya AG Agree to Settle Commercial and Patent Litigations
- NEW YORK -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) announced that it has reached a settlement with Omya AG of pending commercial and patent litigation involving the two companies. Among other things, the settlement concerns Minerals Technologies' ATR precipitated calcium carbonate PCC acid tolerant technology. The settlement is on a worldwide...
- Research articles 2005-11-28
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office implements new process for
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office USPTO has implemented new processes for handling reexamination proceedings to improve timeliness and quality. Patent reexamination is an alternative to litigation for determining the patentability of the claims in an issued patent. Requests for the USPTO to reexamine a patent can...
- Research articles 2005-09-02
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office finalizes rejection of central claim in Vitronics vs. Conceptronic patent litigation
- PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 5, 1995--Conceptronic Inc. (NASDAQ: CNCP) announced today that it received notification yesterday from the United States Patent and Trademark Office that claim No. 1 of Vitronics apparatus patent No. 4,833,301 had been rejected after an appeal by Vitronics Corp.
- Research articles 1995-04-05
- M&T Bank Corporation and Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Reach Settlement and Pending Litigation is Dismissed
- LOS ANGELES -- M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB), headquartered in Buffalo, New York, has reached a settlement with Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. and pending litigation between the parties has been dismissed. Pursuant to the settlement, M&T Bank obtained a nonexclusive license under the patent portfolio held by Ronald...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- King & Spalding Adds Tony Askew, Steve Schaetzel and Jim Johnson as Partners in Its Intellectual Property Group
- King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that it has added three new partners to its intellectual property group: Tony Askew, Steve Schaetzel and Jim Johnson. The additions significantly bolster the firm's capabilities in patent and trademark litigation and patent prosecution, particularly in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical...
- Research articles 2006-09-26
- Intel and Via Reach Settlement in Patent and Contract Litigation
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- Research articles 2000-07-05
- Patent Evaluation Goes Public
- Inventions today are more complicated than ever, which makes it hard to judge the quality of new patents and relatively easy to get protection for half-baked ideas. Sooner or later, those half-baked inventions become the subject of bank-breaking litigation, and the U.S. Supreme Court recently said that needs to stop....
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Reexamination as a Limited Alternative to Litigation.
- Historically, patent litigation has ranked among the most expensive types of litigation. Congress has listened and experimented with several types of administrative proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO in search o Historically, patent litigation has ranked among the most expensive types...
- Research articles 2004-12-15
- Cadus announces initial determination by USPTO rejecting all claims of patent at issue in Sibia litigation.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation (Tarrytown, NY; 914-467-6200) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an office action, in connection with the pending re-examination of United States Patent 5,401,629 (the "'629 Patent") issued to SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. (La Jolla, CA; 619-452-5892), rejecting all ...
- Research articles 2000-03-01
- Judge: Rambus destroyed docs related to patent lawsuit
- January 12, 2009 IDG News Service Rambus plans to appeal a decision by a Delaware judge who found that the company had destroyed documents related to patent lawsuits it has filed against other DRAM makers, ruling the patents unenforceable. Judge Sue Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Avery Dennison Says U.S. Patent Office Agrees to Reexamine the 3M Company Patent That is the Subject of Ongoing Litigation
- PASADENA, Calif. -- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) announced today that the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the Company's Request for Reexamination of 3M Company's U.S. Patent No. 5,897,930, the patent that is the subject of ongoing litigation between the two companies.
- Research articles 2006-04-13
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