Prominent IP Updates on Dec 23, 2014
China Said to Push Qualcomm to Lower Patent Fees for Phonemakers China wants Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) to accept lower royalty payments for technology used by domestic smartphone manufacturers, people familiar…
AIA Filings on 22 December 2014
Amazon.com, Inc. filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition on Monday December 22, 2014 against Appistry Inc. for patent US8200746 Apple Inc. filed Nineteen Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions…
AIA Filings on 19 December 2014
Black & Decker (US) Inc.; Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. filed Two Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions on Friday December 19, 2014 against CDC LARUE INDUSTRIES, INC. for patent US7082640…
AIA Filings on 18 December 2014
RANBAXY LABORATORIES LTD and RANBAXY INC. Filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition on Thursday December 18, 2014 against ADAMAS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. for patent US8362085 MORRIS & ASSOCIATES, INC.…
Prominent IP Updates on Dec 22, 2014
Netflix wins Open TV patent suit The District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands has rejected a patent suit from Kudelski’s Open TV. In the suit, which was launched…
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Prominent IP Updates on Dec 19, 2014
EU's top court opens door to some stem cell patents (Reuters) - Europe's top court has opened the door to certain stem cell patents in the European Union by ruling…
Prominent IP Updates on Dec 18, 2014
Heartburn Relief: AstraZeneca Wins Nexium Antitrust Trial An 11-person jury decided in favor of defendants AstraZeneca PLC and Ranbaxy Laboratories, Inc. in the first pay-for-delay class action trial since the…
Prominent IP Updates on Dec 16, 2014
EFF to Challenge Podcasting Patent Before USPTO The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue at a public hearing Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) should invalidate key…