IPNews® – High Roads announced today that it has been granted a patent for its healthcare benchmarking technology.
The newly patented invention, called The Lab, was created in response to gross inefficiencies in human resources departments. High Roads’ latest healthcare software is designed to help companies compare plans by price, company size, industry and geography.
IPNews® – Prescription giant Merck announced today that it lost its recent patent infringement battle against Canadian competitor Apotex.
The Canadian company had been accused of illegally selling a copy of Merck’s popular nasal allergy drug Nasonex. Rather than strictly denying the allegations, Apotex challenged the validity of the Nasonex patent. To continue reading, click:
IPNews® – On June 5, 2012, General Motors filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for ‘Electra’ for use in relation to automobiles.
This is the second time that GM has filed for the trademark. After owning the trademark for 30 years and allowing it to cancel, GM is attempting to
IPNews® – Anheuser-Busch attorneys filed Trademark Applications last week with the USPTO to trademark over 40 different airport codes.
Anheuser-Busch also recently filed Trademark Applications for “314” and thirteen other area codes earlier this year. The combined moves make it appear as though the brewer is going after the local craft beer market. To continue
IPNews® – Kodak has recently lost its patent infringement case against Apple and RIM.
Currently in the middle of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the digital imaging company had hoped for a settlement and to force its two rivals to pay licensing fees. Though initially disheartening for the struggling company, the outcome of the case is
IPNews® – The Navajo Nation has recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in New Mexico against popular clothing retailer Urban Outfitters.
The lawsuit accuses the apparel purveyor of illegally using the Navajo trademarked names and designs, as well violations of the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act. The Navajo Nation is seeking monetary damages
IPNews® – Mountain View Pharmaceuticals (MVP) has been granted a European Patent titled “Polyethylene Glycol Conjugates of Interferon-beta-1b with Enhanced in vitro Biological Potency.”
The patent aims to aid in the reduction of cases in which patients with multiple sclerosis suffer from a relapse. It adds to MVP’s portfolio of 170 worldwide patents. To continue
IPNews® – Mag Instrument filed a lawsuit this week in federal court against Larson Electronics over the use of its trademark Magnalight.
Mag Instrument is claiming that the Magnalight, created and distributed by Larson Electronics, is confusingly similar to its registered trademark Mag-Lite. Larson Electronics claims that it has evidence that its products have been
IPNews® – A patent was issued last week to economics professor Joseph Henry Vogel for a system and method for controlling use of academic texts.
Patent 8,195,571 requires students to participate in a web-based online discussion board, which would count toward their final course grade. The code to gain access to the discussion board would
IPNews® – The U.S. Military recently revoked authorization for use of military trademarks on bibles.
The military themed bibles, a product of Lifeway Publishing, included the name and official insignia for each individual branch of the military. The Department of Defense claims that revocation of the LifeWay trademark agreements was the result of nothing more