Topic - patent

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General news, Security, Finance

U.S. Slaps ‘Secret’ Tag on Private Patents

Federal agencies imposed "John Doe" gag orders on 53 patents in fiscal 2007, bringing total to 5,002. For inventors and any venture capital backers, the secrecy orders may not be entirely bad news.
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Communications, Finance

Vonage, Sprint Settle Patent Beef for $80M

Internet phone service Vonage agrees to pay Sprint $80 million to settle its patent dispute and license the wireless carrier's technology.
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Communications, Internet

Vonage Slams Nortel Patent Claims

Internet voice market leader Vonage Holdings is asking a Delaware court to invalidate patent infringement counterclaims being filed by telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks.
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Communications, Internet

Jury: Vonage Owes Verizon $58M

Other VoIP startups may face same fate if they can't come up with strong patent portfolios.
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Computers, Media

Microsoft Takes $1.52B Patent Hit

Software giant ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent
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Computers, Finance

Macworld—Or Litigationland?

Apple goes into the new year fighting an increasing number of lawsuits.
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Biosciences

FDA OKs Ranbaxy Heart Drug

Indian firm receives U.S. approval to market Simvastatin, a rival to Merck’s Zocor.
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Internet

Google Launches Patent Search

Search giant will allow users to quickly view the full-text of patents.
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Internet

Apple iPod Wi-Fi Network? XM?

Patent Watch: Will Apple's patent filing reshape music market?
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General news, Biosciences

Dishman Buys Carbogen: $75M

Indian pharmaceutical company buys Swiss affiliate of Belgium-based Solutia Europe.
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Biosciences

Patients Protest Novartis

Drugmaker faces legal battle in India over rejection of patent for cancer drug Gleevec.
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Media

Friendster: Patent, Funds

Social networking site, flush with $10M infusion, says it's near another key patent.
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Media

Microsoft, Nintendo Sued

Texas firm alleges companies infringed on game controller patents.
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Finance

Red Herring Finance Report

Red Herring magazine’s finance news briefs for the week of July 31, 2006.
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Biosciences

Diabetes Patent Breakthrough

Pure innovator passes key test working with plant chemicals.
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Communications

ITC Probes Nokia, Qualcomm

U.S. International Trade Commission investigates patent infringement complaint.
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General news

Q&A: Acacia’s Paul Ryan

The head of the leading U.S. patent licensing firm defends his company’s contribution to monetizing intellectual property.
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General news

Q&A: US PTO’s Jon Dudas

U.S. Patent Office chief raps on injunctions, patent law reform, and patent trolls.
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Biosciences

India’s Drug Problem

The battle builds over research data.
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Computers, Media

Creative Sues Apple Over iPod

MP3 player pioneer seeks to prevent Apple from selling iPods and iPod nanos in U.S.
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