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The AirSpace Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor from North Carolina for a System and methods for preventing the unauthorized use of aircraft
10/24/06

7,127,334 System and methods for preventing the unauthorized use of aircraft
  Issued: October 24, 2006
  Filed: December 3, 2003
  U.S. Class: 701/3
Abstract:  An aircraft having a memory loaded with geolocation data corresponding to restricted airspace boundaries and an autonomous system for rerouting the aircraft outside of the restricted airspace boundaries as the aircraft approaches to within a predetermined distance of the restricted airspace.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 11:28:02 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Ring Tone Patent of the Day goes to Openwave Systems Inc. of Redwood City for a Method and apparatus for using Caller ID information in a browser of a mobile communication device
10/24/06

7,127,238 Method and apparatus for using Caller ID information in a browser of a mobile communication device
  Issued: October 24, 2006
  Filed: August 31, 2001
  U.S. Class: 455/415
Abstract:  A mobile telephone comprises a telephony unit to process wireless telephony signals and a browser to enable the user to navigate hypermedia information via a wireless network. The telephony unit receives a signal indicating an incoming telephone call with Caller-ID information. The telephony unit provides the Caller-ID information to the browser, which uses the Caller-ID information to identify an action or data previously associated with the Caller-ID information. In one embodiment, the browser looks up ring tone data associated with the Caller-ID information and provides the ring tone data to the telephony unit, which causes a ring tone to be generated based on the ring tone data. Distinctive ring tones may be associated with particular callers or groups of callers. The browser may request ring tone data from a remote server over the wireless network.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 11:27:29 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The 1040 Patent of the Day goes to H & R Block Tax Services, Inc. of Kansas City for a System and method for providing a loan to a taxpayer based on a pre year-end tax refund
10/24/06

7,127,425 System and method for providing a loan to a taxpayer based on a pre year-end tax refund
  Issued: October 24, 2006
  Filed: January 14, 2000
  U.S. Class: 705/38
Abstract:  A system and method for providing to a taxpayer a loan in an amount based on the taxpayer's estimated tax refund amount due for a current year, the loan being provided to the taxpayer prior to year end of the current tax year and prior to completion and filing of the taxpayer's current year tax return forms with a taxing authority. The taxpayer's estimated tax refund may be based on historical tax refund data as well as current year income data. A loan granting entity may consider the level of tax refunds that the taxpayer has received in previous years as well as income data for the first three quarters of the year to determine a reasonable estimate of the tax refund amount that the taxpayer will likely receive for the current tax year.

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Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed - 10/24/2006
10/24/06
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Retirement of Electronic Filing System - 10/24/2006
10/24/06
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IBM sues Amazon.com in patent cases
10/24/06

IBM, which is based in New York State, said Monday it has filed two patent infringement suits against Amazon.com. The lawsuits, one of which was filed in Lufkin, Texas, and the other in Tyler, Texas, come after nearly four years of attempts by IBM to resolve its concerns with Amazon.com over infringement of IBM's patents, the big computer maker said in a news release. Dating back to September 2002, IBM said it had notified Amazon.com numerous times of the infringement, but the Internet giant has shown no willingness to have meaningful discussions. "We filed this case for a very simple reason. IBM's property is being knowingly and unfairly exploited," said Dr. John E. Kelly III, senior vice president of IBM Technology and Intellectual Property. "IBM is one of the world's leading creators of intellectual property and one of the most progressive in embracing new, highly collaborative ways of driving and managing innovation.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:19:55 am into the following categories: In The News

LG.Philips LCD Seeks $80 Million at Patent Infringement Trial Against Chunghwa Picture Tubes and Tatung
10/24/06

LG.Philips LCD ("LPL") began opening statements yesterday for the patent infringement trial in the Central District of California against Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. ("Chunghwa") and Tatung Company ("Tatung"). Earlier this week, news agencies erroneously reported that a U.S. Judge had dismissed a lawsuit filed by LPL against Chunghwa and Tatung involving patent infringement. However, while certain other claims were dismissed, the trial in which LPL is seeking $80 million for damages is underway and expected to last until early November. LPL is asserting that Chunghwa and Tatung willfully infringed LPL's semiconductor patents. LPL's patents at issue relate to the process for manufacturing liquid crystal displays (LCDs). LPL is seeking in excess of US $80 million in damages as well as an order enjoining Chunghwa and Tatung products from entering the United States. "Chunghwa and Tatung have been found to have willfully infringed another LCD patent of LPL," said Gaspare J. Bono, partner with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. "In July, a jury returned a $52.4 million verdict in favor of LPL for that infringement. Based upon the jury's finding of willful infringement, we have asked the Court for enhanced damages as well as a permanent injunction."

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:18:31 am into the following categories: In The News

Amgen's Patent Suit Against Roche OKd
10/24/06

Amgen Inc. can pursue a patent lawsuit that seeks to block Roche Holding from selling the anemia drug Cera in the U.S., a judge ruled Friday, agreeing to a timetable that may lead to a trial as early as May. U.S. District Judge William G. Young in Boston rejected Roche's request that the suit be thrown out because Cera isn't yet sold in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration may decide in February whether to approve the drug, used to boost red blood cells, Amgen said.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:17:30 am into the following categories: In The News

SGI Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against ATI
10/24/06

SGI announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ATI Technologies Inc. in U.S. District Court -- Western District of Wisconsin. In its Complaint filed today, SGI asserts that products in ATI's line of Radeon® graphics processors infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,650,327. The Complaint seeks unspecified damages and a Court Ordered injunction against future infringement by ATI. "The Company's technology covered by the '327 patent is an important resource in achieving enhanced graphics processing demanded by today's computer systems," said Dennis McKenna, CEO of SGI. "SGI has licensed this technology to ATI's major competitors and, as I have previously been stating publicly, SGI intends to aggressively protect and enforce its IP. This is the first visible step in that process."

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:16:39 am into the following categories: In The News
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