February 2012

basketball.jpgIPNews® – New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has created quite a stir with his recent play. 

“Linsanity,” the term used to describe the frenzy surrounding the 23-year-old’s popularity, is now the subject of at least 5 U.S. Trademark Applications.  Two of the five applications were filed before Lin filed his own Linsanity application, setting

thermostat.jpgIPNews® – Honeywell International Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nest Labs, Inc., a startup company founded by former Apple engineers and executives. 

The lawsuit alleges that the new Nest Thermostat infringes seven patents related to Honeywell thermostat technology.  Honeywell is reportedly seeking an injunction against Nest Labs to ban it from continued sales.  To