Some Chinese rare earth permanent magnet firms' accusation of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. of an expired patent will deliver little impact on eight ones that have gained a license from the Japanese firm. Hu Boping, a senior vice president with ...
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As the BlackBerry brand slowly dies, considerations are being made about what do do with its assets, including more than 5,000 US patents built up over a decade of innovation in the mobile marketplace, and more than 3,700 wireless ...
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Facebook has designed a system that would allow individuals and advertisers to make direct connections to those physically nearby that share similar interests or are open to receiving certain advertisements. The company's work was ...
Avanir Pharmaceuticals has settled pending patent litigation concerning Sandoz's abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to market generic versions of Avanir's Nuedexta (dextromethorphan hydrobromide/quinidine sulfate) capsules. Under the ...
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Finland-based nanotech firm Picodeon Ltd, which specializes in thin-film coatings and surface treatments, is to accelerate the development and manufacture of its thin films and thin-film deposition tools following completion of a €5m ...
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Accessory brand Knog said it has won an intellectual property fight in Australia against a Chinese factory. The litigation involved Knog's Australian patent on a silicone-strap LED headlight. Knog said the factory, which it did not name, ...
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Aegis Therapeutics LLC, a US-based drug delivery technology company, has obtained New Zealand patent providing coverage through December 2029 for fast acting formulations of triptans. The New Zealand patent is the third patent awarded to ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of allowance for Sangamo BioSciences’ patent application entitled ‘Novel DNA-binding Proteins and Uses Thereof.’ Claims cover the critical components of TALE ...
Soft Tissue Regeneration has received a patent number 8,486,143 relating to the L-C Ligament, an investigational device for soft tissue regeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee, from the US Patent and Trademark ...
South Korean firm Samsung has been taken to court in Brazil for claims of violating labour laws. In a legal suit filed on Friday and now made public, prosecutors have accused the company of making its employees work long, tiring shifts ...
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A dozen Chinese rare earth companies have formed an industrial alliance to sue Japan’s Hitachi Metals for holding invalid patents and infringing patent rights of Chinese companies. The legal process could start in early September in ...
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CAO Lighting, Inc., a spinoff of the lighting division of CAO Group, Inc., received favorable decisions from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in response to petitions in inter parte re-exam filed by GE Lighting, Inc. and OSRAM ...
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With the recent granting of four new patents, Albeo Technologies advances its strategy of LED fixture innovation. The new patents protect fundamental innovations in LED chip integration, fixture construction and electronic architecture that ...
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Medicomp, a developer of advanced cardiac monitoring services, has introduced its wireless event monitor called SAVI Air, to offer beat-to-beat analysis of the entire ECG. Prior to the release of the SAVI Air, wireless event monitors ...
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Drug research and development company Curemark has won a new patent for its proprietary technology CM-1212 to treat drug and alcohol addiction. The new patent is entitled 'Pharmaceutical Preparation for the Treatment of the Symptoms of ...
Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Drug research