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10/30/07
7,289,031 Monitored felon warning system  10/30/07
7,289,814 System and method for detecting proximity between mobile device users  10/30/07
7,288,710 Music searching apparatus and method  10/30/07
Intel Corp. and Transmeta Corp. have eventually settled down a patent infringement lawsuit over chip design, as Intel has just agreed to pay Transmeta no less than $250 million for ending the patent litigation. Intel Corp. has agreed to pay Transmeta Corp. $150 million initially and then, in the next five years, it will pay $20 million each year. Intel will this way be granted the right to license Transmeta patents for use in its future devices. This agreement will eventually end the pending patent litigation between the two companies and will as well release all the claims between them. The deal has however come only after Transmeta Corp., which is based in Santa Clara, California, has sued Intel Corp. in the United States’ District Court for the District of Delaware about one year ago. Transmeta has claimed at the time that some Intel processors have violated 10 of the company’s patents covering chip design and power-efficiency techniques. Nine of these patents cover basic functions such as scheduling and addressing instruction on the microprocessors, while the tenth could be related to the company’s LongRun technology, which is used to adjust a chip’s voltage based on its workload. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:10:25 am into the following categories: In The News10/30/07
Bayer AG said a US court ruled in favour of the German drugs and chemicals maker in a case in which Indian generic drug maker Dr Reddy's Laboratories challenged the validity of two US patents for antibiotic Avelox. Dr Reddy's had filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for approval of a generic version of Avelox prior to the expiration of Bayer's patents, the German drugs and chemicals maker said in a statement. 'Under US law, the filing of the ANDA is an act of patent infringement,' Bayer said, adding it is nonetheless not unusual for generic drug companies to file ANDAs on successful pharmaceutical products prior to the expiration of the relevant patents. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:09:37 am into the following categories: In The News10/30/07
SanDisk filed three patent infringement actions against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players and other removable flash storage products, the company announced Wednesday. The actions -- two filed in the United States District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin and one in the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) --allege that the companies involved have infringed various SanDisk system-level patents. They seek damages and a permanent injunction as well as a permanent exclusion order from the ITC banning importation of the products into the United States. "These actions demonstrate SanDisk's long-term commitment to enforcing its patents, both to protect our investment in research and development by obtaining a fair return on that investment, and out of fairness to third-parties that participate in our patent licensing program," said E. Earle Thompson, chief intellectual property counsel at the Milpitas, Calif.-based SanDisk. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:08:42 am into the following categories: In The News10/30/07
Sun filed suit in a U.S. District Court in Eastern Texas against the entire NetApp product line, seeking both an injunction and monetary damages. "It's a responsive action we take not because we want to, but rather because we are forced to," said Mike Dillon, Sun's general counsel, in a blog posting. The Sun filing is in response to a NetApp suit filed against Sun September 5, also in Texas, alleging Sun's Zettabyte File System (ZFS) infringed on seven NetApp patents for its Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) and RAID technology. NetApp claims that Sun infringed its patents when it released ZFS in 2005 and then released code for it under an open source license this year, as Sun has done with much of its other software. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:16 am into the following categories: In The News10/23/07
7,286,692 Automatic celebrity face matching and attractiveness rating machine  10/23/07
7,287,029 Tagging data assets  10/23/07
7,285,714 Pickup for digital guitar  10/23/07
First, Verizon did it. Then Sprint Nextel got in on the action. And now Vonage has admitted in a regulatory filing that AT&T has also joined the patent infringement party. After failing to arrange a settlement over a single patent that "lets users access an internet phone system using a standard phone device," AT&T told the Wall Street Journal that it was forced to take legal action against the beleaguered VoIP company. This means that every major wireless company here in the U.S. has singled out Vonage in patent infringement cases. It also means one more nail has been placed in Vonage's coffin. Most recently, Vonage settled the Sprint Nextel lawsuit for $80 million. The out of court deal covers both past and future use of patents and came only weeks after a federal jury ordered Vonage to pay Sprint $69.5 million in damages. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:25:52 am into the following categories: In The News10/23/07
Nutratech, Inc. has successfully concluded its patent infringement lawsuit against Syntech (SSPF) International, Inc., over the sale of Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) extract. Syntech has acknowledged the validity and infringement of U.S. patents licensed exclusively to Nutratech on the use of Citrus aurantium extract for stimulating thermogenesis, reducing weight, and suppressing appetite. Advantra Z®, Nutratech’s proprietary Citrus aurantium extract, is the industry’s leading patented thermogenic ingredient. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:25:00 am into the following categories: In The News10/23/07
Wellman, Inc. announces the initiation of a patent infringement lawsuit against Eastman Chemical Company for infringement of United States Patent Nos. 7,129,317 and 7,094,863 owned by Wellman that cover titanium catalyzed polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) resins and the preforms made from titanium catalyzed PET resins. The complaint alleges that Eastman infringes Wellman’s ‘317 patent with its ParaStar resins that are made from its IntegRex process and Eastman is inducing third parties, including its customers, to infringe Wellman’s ‘863 patent when they make preforms using ParaStar resin. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:24:12 am into the following categories: In The News10/23/07
Renesas Technology Corp. today announced that the company has won the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Translogic Technology, Inc. against Renesas Technology America, Inc., Hitachi, Ltd. and its affiliates. Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) upheld a ruling of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the patent (No. 5,162,666) issued to Translogic Technology is invalid. In addition, the CAFC ordered the dismissal of the patent infringement suit, overturning the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, which had awarded Translogic Technology $86.5 million (plus interest) in damages and to suspend sales of products incorporating the disputed technology. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:22:59 am into the following categories: In The News10/16/07
7,283,983 Computer and vision-based augmented interaction in the use of printed media  10/16/07
7,283,969 Methods and systems for automatically registering complaints against calling parties  10/16/07
7,281,965 Combination yo-yo and top  10/16/07
RC2, whom you probably know as the company that makes the lead-tainted Thomas & Friends toys, has filed a lawsuit against rival Munchkin, INC for allegedly infringing on a spill-proof sippy cup patent. Munchkin, INC, which had no comment for the Chicago Sun-Times about the matter, does display a note on their spill-proof sippy cup product page proclaiming: Patents pending. Quick, Munchkin, INC! Hire Verizon's magical flying lawyers before RC2 gets them first. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:39:18 am into the following categories: In The News10/16/07
IPG Photonics Corp., a maker of fiber lasers and amplifiers, said Thursday it settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Scientific-Atlanta, a unit of networking equipment company Cisco Systems Inc. Terms were not disclosed. The company said the settlement will not affect its financial statements or condition. IPG said the agreement settled Scientific-Atlanta's claims against the company as well as IPG's counterclaims. Scientific-Atlanta sued IPG in April 2005 claiming patent infringement. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:37:29 am into the following categories: In The News10/16/07
Trading Technologies International Inc. won a patent infringement lawsuit against eSpeed Inc. related to certain versions of its futures-trading software last used three years ago. A jury in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois found that ESpeed must pay $3.5 million in damages. "All of eSpeed's current products have already been found to not infringe the patents that were litigated in this case," eSpeed Chairman, Chief Executive and President Howard Lutnick said in a statement. The patent infringement case related to the period from August to December 2004. In August 2007 the Patent and Trademark Office said it would re-examine patents held by Chicago-based Trading Technologies due to "substantial new questions of patentability." The Illinois court has yet to try certain issues related to the patents' validity and enforceability, which could eliminate the judgment, ESpeed said. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:36:24 am into the following categories: In The News10/16/07
Arete Power, Inc. filed a patent infringement suit on October 9, 2007, against Wilmington Massachusetts-based Beacon Power Corporation. The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that flywheel energy storage systems being manufactured and sold by Beacon Power infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,710,489. The lawsuit seeks damages from Beacon Power, as well as injunctive relief preventing further infringement. Arete Power, Inc. is a Reno, Nevada-based developer and manufacturer of advanced flywheel energy storage systems and holder of 23 patents related to flywheel energy storage technology. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:35:11 am into the following categories: In The News10/09/07
7,278,637 Underwater matching game  10/09/07
7,280,980 Algorithm for explaining credit scores  10/09/07
7,280,030 System and method for adjusting access control based on homeland security levels  10/09/07
Baden Sports Inc. says it's been awarded an $8.1 million judgment in a patent infringement case brought against Molten Corp. by a federal court jury in Seattle. The Federal Way-based sporting goods company sued Molten Corp. of Japan and its U.S. subsidiary, Molten USA of Reno, Nev., in U.S. District Court of Western Washington, claiming its patented basketball technology was infringed by Molten. According to Baden, the verdict also prevents Molten from selling or advertising its "dual cushion" basketballs in the U.S. Baden said it developed its "cushion control technology" in the mid-1990s, using a separate inner and outer layer that the company says gives the basketball a truer bounce. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:09:08 am into the following categories: In The News10/09/07
Prokop Labs LLC, today announced it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Belkin International, Inc. a privately held company in Compton, CA. The suit alleges Belkin International's line of computer accessories Waverest® and GelFlex® brands of Gel Mousepads and Wristrests infringe Prokop Labs LLC US Patent 5,566,913. The suit seeks compensatory damages and a permanent injunction precluding Belkin International, Inc from selling the infringing products in the U.S. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:08:13 am into the following categories: In The News10/09/07
Lumenis Ltd., a global leader in laser and light-based devices for medical and aesthetic applications, announced that it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Alma Lasers Ltd. and Alma Lasers Inc. for patent infringement. In this lawsuit, Lumenis has accused Alma's light-based cosmetic treatment systems, including the Harmony platform, of infringing seven of Lumenis' U.S. patents. Lumenis is seeking an injunction against further infringement as well as monetary damages. If Lumenis prevails at trial, Alma could be ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages for past sales and to stop selling infringing products. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:06:55 am into the following categories: In The News10/09/07
A jury has awarded a Tecumseh heavy equipment manufacturer more than $1.5 million in a patent infringement dispute. Dickson Industries Inc. was awarded $503,873 in actual damages and almost $1.04 million in punitive damages. The jury found defendant Patent Enforcement Team LLC's patent was invalid and that the company acted "intentionally and with malice" by suing or threatening Dickson's customers. The jury verdict was made on Sept. 28. It is rare that a company is awarded punitive damages in such a patent dispute, said John Kenney, the lead attorney representing Dickson. "The jury has to find that the actions were malicious and harmful," Kenney said. "The general law is that patent owners have the right to enforce patents. Only when they step over the line do they qualify for punitive damages." Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:05:37 am into the following categories: In The News10/02/07
7,277,445 Call management via television  10/02/07
7,277,888 Method for minimizing reintroduction of participants at successive social events  10/02/07
7,276,819 Explosively driven power generation, method and device  10/02/07
A federal court ruled Wednesday that Medtronic Inc. must pay $226.3 million to a unit of Johnson & Johnson to resolve a patent infringement case. Fridley-based Medtronic said in a statement that it will appeal the jury verdict, which the company said is not yet final. The patent dispute is related to screws used to treat spinal problems. Medtronic, a maker of medical devices, would pay the money to New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Spine division. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:42:12 am into the following categories: In The News10/02/07
In a 37-page order released Sept. 26, U.S. District Judge Julie E. Carnes said that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Margaret H. Murphy had erred in embracing a characterization of Weyerhaeuser as a “bad actor” in the case, which sprang from the 1998 bankruptcy of Norcross-based Paragon Trade Brands Inc. Paragon, which manufactured generic brand disposable diapers, was established as a division of Weyerhaeuser. In 1993, Weyerhaeuser took Paragon public, making more than $200 million from the initial public offering of Paragon stock. But five years later, after losing two patent infringement suits associated with its line of baby diapers, Paragon filed for bankruptcy. It then sued Weyerhaeuser, claiming that Weyerhaeuser executives had saddled Paragon with diaper patents that infringed patents registered by Kimberly-Clark Corp. (which makes Huggies) and Procter & Gamble (which makes Pampers.) Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:41:22 am into the following categories: In The News10/02/07
Maplewood-based 3M Co. today said it has settled lawsuits with Netherlands-based Avery Dennison Corp. for infringement of 3M's patents related to pressure sensitive adhesives for large format graphics. As part of the settlement, Avery Dennison is now licensed under 3M patents to sell its earlier and existing products in the large format graphics market. The license also includes a cross-license to 3M for related Avery Dennison patents. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:39:31 am into the following categories: In The News10/02/07
An eastern China court has ordered a French electrical company to pay 330 million yuan (44 million dollars) for infringing the copyright of a Chinese enterprise, a company official and state press said Sunday. In a Saturday ruling, the Wenzhou intermediate court in Zhejiang province ordered Schneider Electric to pay 330 million yuan in compensation to the Chint Group for patent infringement of its low-voltage elecrtical equipment, the Beijing News reported. The amount of compensation is believed to be the highest in China in an intellectual property rights case, the paper said. "We absolutely disagree with this decision, it is absolutely unreasonable," Guy Dufraisse, director of China operations for Schneider Electric told AFP. "Schneider Electric is a world leader in this technology, we will appeal this decision immediately to the Zhejiang high court." Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:38:35 am into the following categories: In The News
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