Prominent IP Updates on Feb 06, 2015

Judge’s claim construction leads to patent victory for Jaguar, Ford

Based on a judge’s construction of the seemingly simple term “page,” automakers Ford Motor Co. and Jaguar Land Rover have defeated patent infringement claims filed against them by Vehicle Interface Technologies Inc.

Reed Tech Awarded Patent Data Capture Bridge Contract with a Potential Value of More Than $500M

Reed Technology and Information Services Inc., a LexisNexis company, today announced that the USPTO has awarded the company a patent data capture contract. This bridge contract continues work performed under the previous contract DOC50PAPT0410001.

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Assigned Patent

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, has been assigned a patent (8,929,128) developed by Shionoiri Yutaka,and Inoue Seiko, Kanagawa, Japan, for a “storage device and writing method of the same.

A New Apple iBeacon Indoor Mapping Patent sheds more light on Future Location Services within Buildings

Today the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals some of their intellectual property on the subject of indoor mapping using beacon technology. Apple’s patent generally relates to techniques for monitoring device locations within buildings and enhancing user services with indoor traffic information.

Apple Introduces an Alternative Touch ID Method using Full-Display Fingerprint Sensors

On February 5, 2015, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals new fingerprint sensors for possible future electronic devices.

Valencell Wins Approval for Eight New Patents

American biometric technology developer Valencell has announced that it has received approval for eight new patents. This means the company now has over 20 patents in its arsenal, and it Valencell says it has many more pending.

European patents to be valid in Morocco

European patents can now be validated in Morocco following an agreement between the president of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Moroccan minister of industry, trade, investment and the digital economy.

Patent grants in US as Elasmogen moves closer to commercialisation and clinical development

The Elasmogen team, from the Scottish Biologics Drug Discovery Facility at the University of Aberdeen, has further strengthened its global intellectual property (IP) position with the granting of a patent in the US, underpinning the generation of its VNAR protein drugs developed from sharks.

Point Integrity Solutions Awarded Patent for the Point Guard, Smart Pipeline Probe Tool

Point Integrity Solutions proudly announces that it has been issued a patent for the pipeline probe tool known as the Point Guard. The Point Guard enhances the ability of the pipeline technician by allowing him to detect the pipe before damaging the coating or pipe itself.

Vault Nano Inc. Announces Granting of U.S. Cancer Immune Therapy Patent Supporting ImmunOncologyTM Programs and Treatment for Lung and Metastatic Cancers

Vault Nano Inc., a biotechnology company developing vault medicines, was granted U.S. patent Vault Complexes for Cytokine Delivery. This patent is part of a multi-patent family protecting VNI’s cytokine-based immune therapy strategy for treating cancer.