Prominent IP Updates on Jan 07, 2015

Acacia Subsidiaries Enter into an Agreement with RPX Corporation

Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its Cell and Network Selection LLC and SOTA Semiconductor LLC subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with RPX Corporation. Acacia also struck a deal with RPX in 2013.

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Samsung patents tablet with integrated smart cover

Samsung has been granted a new design patent for a tablet with what could be an integrated smart cover, an Android enthusiast site reported.

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Lead-free ammo company wins patent infringement case against government

A Florida-based ammunition company has beat the federal government in a patent infringement case, and been awarded at least $15.6 million in damages, with more to come. In a decision Judge Charles F. Lettow agreed with Liberty Ammunition’s contention that the Defense Department infringed on the company patent for high-performance, lead-free ammo. The patented bullet will pass straight through many hard targets, like a car windshield, but will fragment destructively inside a soft human target rather than simply pass through.

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Apple Granted 28 Patents Covering an Active Stylus and a Design Patent for the itunes Icon that Credits the Late Steve Jobs

The USPTO officially published a series of 28 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. One of these patents covers an active stylus and the second one covers an emergency 911 system. The latter is designed to assist an iPhone user in case of an emergency such as a car accident.

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Diamyd Medical’s patent protection extended to 2032 in pivotal decision

Diamyd Medical informs that The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its Los Angeles Campus (UCLA) has been granted another key US patent for its GAD65 technology on which the Diamyd® diabetes vaccine is based.

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New Patents for Genital Herpes Vaccines Awarded to Vical (VICL); CBCD Reviews the Medical Evidence

The USPTO awarded six patents covering the makeup and formula of DNA vaccines in development against the genital herpes virus (HSV-2) to the biopharmaceutical firm, Vical (VICL). These patents cover the composition of these vaccines. Vical officials wrote that A therapeutic vaccine is a novel approach for treating genital herpes.

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Endeavor MeshTech, Inc., Enters Into Patent License and Settlement Agreement With EnergyHub, Inc.

Endeavor IP, Inc. (“Endeavor”), an intellectual property services and patent licensing company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Endeavor MeshTech, Inc. (“MeshTech”) has entered into a license and settlement agreement with EnergyHub, Inc.

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Wilan Subsidiary Enters License Agreement With Hisense

Open Network Solutions Inc. (“ONS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of WiLAN, has granted Hisense Company Limited (“Hisense”) a license to patented technologies that relate to networking capabilities.

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Acertara wins remote service patent

Ultrasound acoustic measurement and testing firm Acertara Acoustic Laboratories has received a patent for technology used in the remote maintenance of imaging devices.

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Glenmark Pharma win patent war with Abbott

The patent office was directed by Delhi High Court to review its own decision of granting the patent to Abbott while disposing of an appeal by Glenmark, which alleged that its pre-grant opposition was not considered by the controller while granting the patent.

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Medigus receives patent for microvisual technology from Japan patent office

Medigus Ltd., a medical device company developing minimally invasive endosurgical tools and a leader in direct visualization technology, announced today that it has been awarded Japanese patent number 5657673 for its miniature camera, the micro ScoutCam.

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Biomatrica Announces Patent Award for Novel Method of Stabilizing and Storing Biological Materials to Improve Downstream Testing

Biomatrica, Inc. announced today that the USPTO has issued the company a patent for Biomatrica’s invention of its core technology for stabilizing biological materials dry at ambient temperatures. The technology covered by this new patent allows for improved accuracy in diagnostic and other applications in which biological materials are measured because it protects biological samples from degradation prior to testing.

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Wilan and infocus Sign License Renewal

WiLAN and InFocus Corporation (“InFocus”) have signed a multi-year patent license renewal agreement. The running royalty license covers InFocus products sold worldwide that use certain wireless technologies.

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Liown’s Patented Moving Flame™ Unveiled in New Candle Products at 2015 Atlanta Gift Market

Liown Electronics Co. Ltd, one of the world’s largest suppliers of light-emitting diode (LED) flameless candles and lighting, announced today that its patented Moving Flame TM technology will be featured at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market

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Apple Granted a Patent for an Ambitious Lifestreaming Mobile App and Smart- Glasses

About a year ago Apple acquired BroadMap and one of their inventions relating to lifestreaming and smart-glasses that could record important events and life’s greater moments, naturally.

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