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03/29/05
6,871,595 Dissemination of odorants in combination with audiovisual messages to modify behavior 03/29/05
6,873,966 Distributed network voting system  03/29/05
6,872,145 Solo-operable seesaw  03/29/05
A jury in California has found Toshiba and one of its U.S. units liable in a case brought by Lexar Media concerning flash memory and ordered Toshiba to pay US$380 million in damages, Lexar said last week. Toshiba and Toshiba America Electronic Components were found liable of breach of fiduciary duty and theft of trade secrets in the case in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Santa Clara. Additionally, the jury found Toshiba guilty of actions which may support punitive damages, said Eric Whitaker, executive vice president and general counsel of Lexar. Evidence will be presented to the jury on Thursday to support a claim for further damages. Whitaker said the amount of damages claimed will be made public in court on Thursday and will be based on the net worth of Toshiba. Toshiba declined to comment on the jury's recommendation. Both the jury's recommendation on Wednesday and subsequent awards that might be made are subject to confirmation by the judge in the case. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:09:03 am into the following categories: In The News03/29/05
A judge has ordered Sony Corp. to pay $90.7 million to a company that develops technology that enhances video game realism but immediately stayed an order that would halt U.S. sales of Sony's popular PlayStation consoles. San Jose-based Immersion Corp. sued Sony in 2002, saying the Japanese company violated two of its patents, using them to create tactile feedback features. A federal jury in Oakland decided in favor of Immersion in September and ordered Sony to pay $82 million in damages. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken affirmed the decision and tacked on $8.7 million in interest. She also ordered the sales ban but granted Sony an immediate stay pending the company's expected appeal. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:08:05 am into the following categories: In The News03/29/05
IBM Corp. has reached a settlement agreement with software developer Compuware Corp., which sued IBM in 2002 for an alleged litany of violations including copyright infringement, antitrust law abuses and unfair competitive acts. Under the deal's terms, IBM will spend US$400 million over the next four years on Compuware software and services, the two companies announced Tuesday. Compuware's initial complaint in March 2002 charged IBM with using Compuware source code in IBM's File Manager and Fault Analyzer tools; illegally tying customer purchases of mainframe software tools to purchases of other key IBM software products; steering its services customers to its own products without fair competition; and denying rival vendors necessary technical information on IBM hardware and software. The trial on the case began in February in the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, near Compuware's Detroit headquarters. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:07:04 am into the following categories: In The News03/29/05
Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson said Wednesday it is suing Britain-based mobile phone company Sendo in three countries for alleged patent infringement. Sendo responded by accusing Ericsson of unfair licensing practices and said it has filed a complaint against the Swedish company with European Union competition authorities. Ericsson said Sendo's mobile phone products infringe on certain Ericsson patents covering GSM and GPRS technologies. It said it filed the lawsuits in Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. Ericsson said it is seeking an injunction against the continued sale and marketing of Sendo's mobile phone products and unspecified monetary damages. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:06:10 am into the following categories: In The News03/29/05
Intermec Technologies Corp., a pioneer in automated data capture technologies, on Wednesday filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware charging Symbol Technologies of Holtsville, New York, with infringement of Intermec intellectual property related to key Intermec wireless access, terminal and software technologies. Symbol products infringe six Intermec patents, according to the lawsuit. "Symbol's unauthorized use of Intermec's patents is a clear violation of patent law and involves a substantial part of Symbol's automated data capture product line," said Intermec President Tom Miller. The patents cover: a coherent, integrated wireless data capture system capable of distributing data over a network; portable, battery-powered data processing devices capable of running a multi-tasking operating system; and handheld portable data capture devices with graphical user interfaces (GUI), the ability to accept handwritten information and the ability to process that information. Intermec is seeking damages and a permanent injunction to prohibit further infringement of Intermec patents. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:05:19 am into the following categories: In The News03/29/05
A federal jury ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson on Thursday in its coronary stent patent infringement lawsuit against Boston Scientific Corp. Boston Scientific said it plans to appeal the ruling. The case was a retrial of an 8-year-old lawsuit. In 2000, a jury ordered Boston Scientific to pay a Johnson & Johnson unit $324 million, but a district judge ordered a new trial after review. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:27 am into the following categories: In The News03/22/05
6,869,074 Gaming devices and methods of playing card games with indicator of cards played from previous hands  03/22/05
6,870,807 Method and apparatus for suppressing music on hold  03/22/05
6,865,843 Automated method of identifying and archiving nucleic acid sequences 03/22/05
SUMMARY: Among other changes to patent and trademark fees, the 03/22/05
Under the two-year agreement, announced Monday, Infineon will pay Rambus nearly $47 million for a global license to all existing and future Rambus patents and patent applications for use in Infineon products. The licensing fees, which will be paid on a quarterly basis beginning Nov. 15, will conclude in 2007. After that period, Infineon may make additional quarterly payments that can accumulate up to $100 million, provided other DRAM manufacturers enter into licensing arrangements with Rambus. "We are satisfied with these terms (of the settlement), and we believe they're in the best interest of our shareholders," Harold Hughes, Rambus' CEO, said during a conference call with analysts. However, "the terms of this agreement should not be extrapolated to future agreements with other companies and are unique to these circumstances." Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:05:56 am into the following categories: In The News03/22/05
Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) announces a settlement agreement ending a patent dispute relating to Alcon's ICAPS(R) AREDS product. The agreement establishes a cross-licensing relationship that permits Alcon to continue to sell its AREDS-based nutraceutical product worldwide, and grants Bausch & Lomb global rights under one or more Alcon patents. The confidential terms of the agreement were approved by Bausch & Lomb's licensor, the United States Public Health Service. Bausch & Lomb filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Alcon in U.S. District Court in Rochester immediately after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for the unique high-potency antioxidant and mineral formula in Bausch & Lomb's Ocuvite(R) PreserVision(TM), the only dietary supplement demonstrated to preserve eye health and vision in the National Eye Institute's landmark Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:05:05 am into the following categories: In The News03/22/05
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit made a decision on Wednesday in the appeal of the MercExchange v. eBay and Half.com patent lawsuit. The court affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part and remanded. Two years ago, a jury declared eBay had willfully infringed MercExchange's consignment fixed-price and software search agent patents. A judge had afterwards denied eBay's motion for a new trial in the MercExchange patent lawsuit and ruled eBay pay MercExchange $29.5 million in damages for patent infringement. A jury originally awarded damages of $35 million, using GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) as the base in computing the royalty. MercExchange has yet to see a check as the case winds its way through the appeals process. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:06 am into the following categories: In The News03/22/05
Shares of Canadian tech standout Research In Motion Ltd., soared Wednesday after the maker of the ubiquitous Blackberry wireless e-mail devices said it would pay $450 million to settle a patent infringement suit. The payout to NTP, a Virginia company, ends a drawn-out legal battle in which Canada's government interceded after U.S. courts had favored the plaintiff. The settlement should make it easier for Research In Motion to license its technology for use in other mobile devices. Under the agreement, NTP grants Research In Motion the right to continue its BlackBerry-related business without further interference from NTP or its patents. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:03:22 am into the following categories: In The News03/22/05
The Chicago Tribune (Jim Mateja) is reporting that Ford has settled a patent infringement action initiated by individual inventor, Frank Weyer. In the suit, Weyer accused Ford of infringing his patent that covers a "user selectable multi-color automobile instrument panel illumination." (Patent No. 5,975,728). Ford's new 2005 Mustang had planned to include a MyColor feature that reportedly infringes. According to the Tribune, “Ford had been barred from offering its My Color option or delivering cars with it because of the suit, but now can start sales and shipments.” Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:02:14 am into the following categories: In The News03/15/05
6,865,843 Portable electrical mouse trap  03/15/05
6,868,416 Internet addressing architecture and hierarchical routing method thereof  03/15/05
6,868,372 Image and audio degradation simulator  03/15/05
6,865,989 Electronic self-destruct device  03/15/05
On Friday, Microsoft announced that it had reached a tentative agreement to settle a patent infringement, intellectual property theft, and antitrust lawsuit against the software giant. Under terms of the "agreement in principle," Microsoft will pay Burst.com $60 million and receive non-exclusive access to Burst.com's patent portfolio. "While we were confident of prevailing in this lawsuit, we have been open from the beginning to finding a reasonable way to resolve this case," said Tom Burt, Microsoft corporate vice president and deputy general counsel. "Securing a license to the Burst patent portfolio through this settlement allows us to focus on the continued development and deployment of Windows Media technologies to deliver the ultimate media experience to our partners and customers." Burst.com notes that the settlement validates its claims against Microsoft and proves that its work was both pioneering and innovative. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:25:33 am into the following categories: In The News03/15/05
Dimplex North America Limited announced the results from the trial of its patent infringement suit against CFM Corporation. A unanimous jury verdict rendered in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago, on Tuesday, March 8th found that CFM had willfully infringed Dimplex's U.S. Patent No. 5,642,580 (the ‘580 Patent) by manufacturing and selling electric fireplaces and stoves that use Dimplex’s patented technology. The jury also unanimously rejected CFM's challenge to the validity of the ‘580 Patent, and awarded Dimplex damages in excess of US $8.2 million. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:24:43 am into the following categories: In The News03/15/05
A Twin Cities law firm won a $26.4 million verdict for its client in a patent infringement lawsuit against Mary Kay Inc. Mike Ciresi and Jan Conlin of the Minneapolis-law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi represented Wilmington, Del.-based TriStrata Technology Inc. -- a subsidiary of Princeton, N.J.-based NeoStrata Co. Inc. -- in the case. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2001. "This five-day trial was a swift conclusion to a four-year patent battle," Conlin said in a statement. "We are extremely pleased the jury recongnized Mary Kay's infringement and awarded TriStrata with this substantial verdict." The jury ruled that the three TriStrata wrinkle cream patents in question are valid and that Dallas-based Mary Kay used the alpha-hydroxyacid skin care technology without permission. The $26.4 million award was for damages, plus interest. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:22:05 am into the following categories: In The News03/15/05
Symbol Technologies Inc., which provides products used in logistical applications, on Friday said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a maker of supply chain information systems, Intermec Technologies Corp., seeking a permanent injunction and monetary damages. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleges Intermec infringed Symbol patents covering wireless communications technologies. Symbol said two of the four patents addressed in the lawsuit were found by a jury in the same court to be infringed by Proxim Corp. In 2003, Proxim was ordered to pay Symbol about $23 million based on a 6 percent royalty. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:20:16 am into the following categories: In The News03/15/05
A federal judge has issued a summary judgment ruling in a patent infringement lawsuit against Multi-Union Trading Co. Ltd. that decisively holds that the defendant’s ink cartridges infringe Epson’s patents. The lawsuit was brought in April 2001 in Portland, Ore., by Epson America Inc., Epson Portland Inc. and Seiko Epson Corp. against Multi-Union Trading Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company that is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aftermarket ink cartridges. The infringing cartridges are often sold in the United States under the PrintRite brand and in generic packaging. Rejecting the defendant’s arguments of non-infringement and patent invalidity, the Court found that 23 models of cartridges sold for use in Epson printers infringe Epson’s principal patent claims. The lawsuit is now scheduled to go to trial in September 2005 on some defenses asserted by Multi-Union and the monetary damages and exclusion order sought by Epson. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:19:19 am into the following categories: In The News03/08/05
6,865,367 Voice book device  03/08/05
6,865,563 Neuron network modeling  03/08/05
6,865,575 Methods and apparatus for using a modified index to provide search results in response to an ambiguous search query  03/08/05
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. this week reversed a lower court's decision against Microsoft and ordered a new trial. In the case, Eolas and the University of California accused Microsoft of improperly including technology in the Internet Explorer Web browser that allows interactive content to be embedded in a Web site, a common practice on the Internet - example for instance, "plug-ins" for viewing audio and video. Eolas sued Microsoft in 1999; the university later joined the suit, IDG News Service said. The Eolas Technologies patent case cost Microsoft a $521m fine in 2003. Microsoft was allowed to present evidence that could invalidate the patent licensed by University of California Exclusively to Eolas Inc. Microsoft said the technology claimed by the plaintiffs was "prior art," meaning it had been in use by others when claimed as a patent. Microsoft plans to show the court web browser Viola, designed by a student at University of California a year before the Eolas patent was issued in 1994. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:14:21 am into the following categories: In The News03/08/05
FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq:FORM), an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of semiconductor wafer probe cards, today announced the filing of a patent infringement lawsuit against Phicom Corporation, a Korean corporation. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Oregon, charges Phicom is willfully infringing four US patents that cover key aspects of FormFactor's wafer probe cards. Igor Khandros, FormFactor CEO, stated, "FormFactor has invested many millions of dollars in research and development to drive innovation in semiconductor manufacturing. Our resulting intellectual property is a cornerstone of our business and integral to our position as a mission critical enabler of wafer test." Joe Bronson, FormFactor president, added: "Like all innovative companies in the semiconductor industry, we have an obligation to our shareholders to protect our R& 03/08/05
A U.S. judge threw out a patent- infringement lawsuit filed by a Canadian company that sought $500 million from Intel Corp., the world's biggest computer-chip maker. U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee in Alexandria, Virginia, granted Intel's request to dismiss the case on Feb. 9. The judge said he will consider Intel's request to force closely held All Computers Inc. to pay Intel's legal fees. Toronto-based All Computers claimed that Intel's Pentium and Celeron chips infringed a 1996 patent owned by All Computers for circuitry used to replace slower microprocessors with faster devices in computers. All Computers claimed it pioneered the technology that helped companies make faster computers. Lee said Intel didn't infringe the patent. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:11:58 am into the following categories: In The News03/08/05
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bridgestone Golf, Inc., filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Acushnet Company in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Bridgestone Sports is currently the leading golf ball manufacturer in Japan with a 40% share of that market, and Acushnet remains the leader in the U.S. golf ball market. In the complaint, Bridgestone Sports charges Acushnet with willful infringement of ten United States patents from Bridgestone Sports' extensive patent portfolio covering multi-piece solid core golf ball technology. Among the Acushnet balls charged with infringement are: Titleist(R) Pro V1(TM), the Titleist(R) Pro V1x(TM), the Titleist(R) NXT(TM), Titleist(R) NXT Tour, the Titleist(R) DT SoLo, and the Pinnacle(R) Exception(TM) golf balls. Bridgestone Sports is seeking an injunction against Acushnet from infringing upon the company's patents and for unspecified compensation for damages that have occurred as a result of past infringement. In addition, Bridgestone Sports seeks a declaratory judgment of non-infringement with respect to four United States patents owned by Acushnet. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:10:49 am into the following categories: In The News03/01/05
6,862,479 Spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for sexual dysfunction  03/01/05
6,860,225 Methods and apparatus for identifying live eggs by detecting embryo heart rate and/or motion  03/01/05
6,862,605 True random number generator and entropy calculation device and method  03/01/05
Visto Corporation, a leading global provider of secure push email, whose platform for mobile operators supports the broadest set of mobile devices, today announced that it had filed a complaint alleging patent infringements against Smartner Information Systems Ltd. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, seeks a permanent injunction that would prohibit Smartner from continuing to misappropriate Visto's intellectual property in the United States. Visto will also seek monetary damages as compensation for Smartner's illegal actions. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:09:53 am into the following categories: In The News03/01/05
A federal court jury in Delaware has ruled that the patent held by Cantor Fitzgerald subsidiary eSpeed for its electronic bond trading technology is not valid. 03/01/05
Semiconductor equipment supplier Applied Materials Inc. announced Monday (Feb. 28) that it has settled its patent lawsuit against Semiconductor Products Manufacturing, Inc. (SPM). As part of the settlement, SPM (Georgetown, Tx.) agreed to pay Applied Materials (Santa Clara, Calif.) an upfront fee and ongoing royalties for a license to use Applied Materials' U.S. Patent No. 6,251,215 related to retaining rings for chemical mechanical polishing. Prior to the settlement, the Court had ruled that SPM infringed Applied's patent by selling certain new and refurbished retaining rings. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:06:08 am into the following categories: In The News
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