Prominent IP Updates on Jan 22, 2015

Innovative Sidel Patent Successfully Enforced for Third Time

Sidel has yet again succeeded in protecting its intellectual property (IP) in the US. This is the third time the company has enforced its IP rights on the same key innovation, which demonstrates Sidel’s commitment to developing and implementing innovative PET solutions and to protecting its rights to such innovations.

Curis and Aurigene Announce Collaboration, License and Option Agreement

Curis, Inc. and Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive collaboration agreement focused on immuno-oncology and selected precision oncology targets

Thinfilm Announces Partnership with Xerox

Thin Film Electronics ASA, today announced a strategic partnership with Xerox, wherein Xerox has licensed Thinfilm’s proprietary technology to manufacture Thinfilm Memory labels – the only printed, rewritable memory commercially available today. Xerox will develop a marketing strategy targeted to key customers.

Blue Calypso Files Motion to Lift Stay in Patent Infringement Cases and Appeal on Covered Business Method Review Decisions

Blue Calypso, Inc., announced today that it has filed a motion in the Eastern District of Texas to lift the negotiated stay on the pending patent infringement litigation between the Company and Groupon, Yelp, Foursquare and IZEA.PK (the defendants). The Company has also filed notices of appeal at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in each of the Covered Business Method Review (CBMR) cases at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB)

Microsoft Acquires Legal-Focused Analytics Vendor Equivio

Microsoft has acquired Equivio, a provider of machine learning technologies for eDiscovery and information governance. This acquisition is expected to help Microsoft customers tackle the legal and compliance challenges inherent in managing large quantities of email and documents.

Ablynx successfully opposes patent appeal case by Domantis (gsk)

Ablynx today announced that it has been successful in opposing the appeal lodged by Domantis (now a member of the GlaxoSmithKline GSK group of companies) in 2010 against the decision by the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office to revoke Domantis’ European Patent 1 517 921.

World’s First Air Efficient CAES System Receives Patent Approval from USPTO, Granted to PowerPhase LLC

PowerPHASE LLC, an energy-centric technology company, including the areas of gas turbine smarter peaking power and energy storage, has been issued patent number 8,863,519 by the United States Patent and Trademark office for “High Output Module CAES.”

Orion Energy Systems Granted US Patent For LED Door Retrofit (LDR) Assemblies

Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient lighting platforms, today announced that it was granted a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Pat. No. 8888313) directed to design improvements and technical advancements for troffer door assemblies.

KFx Medical’s $35M Patent Award Upheld

San Diego-based KFx Medical, which is venture backed by Alloy Ventures, Charter Life Sciences, Arboretum Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners, and MB Venture Partners, said today that it has had a $35M patent infringement judgement upheld in appeal. The company had filed and won a patent infringement suit against Arthrex, which had appealed the award.

MaritzCX™ Wins Patent for Spotlight^® Data Mining Solution

MaritzCX today announced it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for technology that powers the SaaS-based Spotlight data mining solution. Spotlight combines customer feedback with operational and transactional data to guide customer-related decisions across an organization and improve customer retention.

Biosearch Life applies for probiotic patent

Biosearch Life has registered an application for a new patent to protect two new probiotic strains for use in the control of Hypercholesterolemia

GoPro (GPRO) Granted U.S. Patent for Camera Design

GoPro is on watch following news that the company was awarded a U.S. patent covering the ornamental design for a camera

The latest Nikon patents: 1 Nikkor 9-30mm f/1.8-2.8, “build your own lens” and an adapter with a lens shutter

Nikon filed a patent in Japan for a fast zoom for Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras: 1 Nikkor 9-30mm f/1.8-2.8. Another interesting Nikon patent is for a “do-it-yourself” modular lens – you can pick the needed pieces from a pre-defined set and build your own Nikkor lens

U.S. Patent Issued to Cosemi Technologies on System and Method for Data Communications via Hybrid Cable Medium

Cosemi Technologies, a global leader in innovative high-speed connectivity solutions is pleased to announce that the USPTO has issued US Patent No. 8,948,197. The new patent is the foundation of Cosemi’s platform to provide high speed connectivity for consumer applications, everything from 4K Ultra High Definition Television (UHD) to Gigabit I/O communications between mobile devices, all at a cost significantly lower than the competitive architectures.

Z71 Trail Boss Trademark Application Filed With the US Patent and Trademark Office

American automotive companies have been filing a lot of trademarks with the United States Patent and Tradermark Office lately. Ford Motor Company filed for AV8R and Aviator recently, with General Motors following suit by applying for a mysterious Z71 Trail Boss trademark.

European Patent Office issues key patent to TiGenix for expanded adipose-derived stem cell compositions

TiGenix NV, an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary platform of allogeneic expanded adipose-derived stem cells in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, announced today that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued European Patent EP2292736 relating to an adipose-derived stem cell composition.