motorola-cellphone.jpgIPNews® – In a case in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, a federal judge will determine what constitutes a reasonable royalty rate for patents that have become an industry standard.  

The case, which begins Tuesday, was initiated this month when Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Motorola claiming that Motorola failed to provide use of its patents at a reasonable royalty rate.  The technology at issue concerns online-video and wireless technologies.  To continue reading, click: Judge to Decide Reasonable Royalty Rates for Essential, Industry-Standard Patents

cell phone closeup-offset.jpgIPNews® – Apple and HTC have ended their near three-year patent infringement battle with a confidential, ten-year licensing agreement.

The agreement will reportedly cover all current and future patents held by both companies.  The eagerness to strike deals with other tech companies seems to be a new philosophy that came with its new CEO, Tim Cook.  To continue reading, click: Apple v. HTC Patent Infringement Battle Finally Over

apple-store.jpgIPNews® – Apple Inc. was recently ordered to pay $368.2 million to VirnetX by a Tyler, Texas federal jury in a patent infringement case. 

The claims made by VirnetX against Apple alleged that various Apple devices supporting the popular Face Time application infringe on four of its patents relating to technology that creates a secure mechanism for communicating over the Internet.  As a result of the settlement against Apple, stock shares for VirnetX were up 28%, the largest one-day increase since 2009.  To continue reading, click: Apple Ordered to Pay $368.2 Million in Patent Infringement Settlement

cigarette.jpgIPNews® – Reynolds Innovations Inc. recently filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against SAS Technologies related to electronic cigarettes.

The lawsuit alleges that SAS Technologies is infringing on Reynolds’ Camel and Winston brands.  In addition to cigarettes, the Alabama-based SAS Technologies manufactures and sells flavored liquid nicotine products for use with the smokeless cigarettes.  To continue reading, click: R.J. Reynolds Sues Electronic Cigarette Maker for Trademark Infringement

football.jpgIPNews® – Tim Tebow’s trademark application for his famous “Tebowing” slogan is one step closer to trademark registration. 

The famous slogan was published for opposition by the USPTO in October.  If no one opposes the application, the registration will issue soon therafter.  To continue reading, click: Tebowing Is One Step Closer To Trademark Registration.

microsoft.jpgIPNews® – Just days after a successful release of its Windows 8 Live Tiles, Microsoft found itself in court defending a patent infringement lawsuit. 

SurfCast, a company based in Portland, Maine claims that it developed the same technology in the 1990’s that Microsoft is using in its Live Tiles.  SurfCast is seeking damages related to what it claims is contributory infringement and the “direct willful infringement” by Microsoft of its patented functionality.  To continue reading, click: Microsoft Accused Of Patent Infringement Over Windows 8 Live Tiles Technology.

gummy_bears.jpgIPNews® – California Central District Court Judge Andrew Guilford kept the trademark infringement claims of Hero Nutritionals alive this week in a ruling against Nutraceutical Corporation’s motion for summary judgment. 

Hero owns the “Yummi Bear” trademark for vitamins and claims that Nutraceutical Corporation is violating those rights by marketing and selling vitamins with such names as “Yummy Greens” and “Yummy Gummy”.  To continue reading, click: Yummi Bears Trademark Lawsuit Still Alive After Judge’s Ruling

binary.jpgIPNews® – Uniloc Inc. sued 12 different companies in Texas federal court on Friday for allegedly infringing its patented system of administering software licenses across a network of computers.

Altair Engineering Inc., Altera Corp., Altium Inc., Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp., Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., Mintab Inc., Originlab Corp., Parametric Technology Corp., SlickEdit Inc., SofTech inc., System Development Inc. and Waterloo Maple Inc. all stand accused of infringing U.S. Patent Number 5,579,222. The companies are all making, using and selling software that includes concurrent license administration functionality that permits the borrowing or “checking out” of licenses, according to the complaints. To continue reading, click: Uniloc Sues 12 For Software Licensing System Patent Infringement

tablet_pc.jpgIPNews® – Lenovo Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and other tablet makers are infringing Hopewell Culture & Design LLC’s patent for a double-click user interaction system, Hopewell said in a barrage of new lawsuits filed Friday.

B&N’s Nook, Amazon’s Kindle, Lenovo’s ThinkPad andIdea Pad, Coby Electronics Corp.’s Kyros, Viewsonic Corp.’s ViewBook and Viewpad and Vizio Inc.’s VTAB1008 all infringe U.S. Patent Number 7,171,625, according to the complaints. The allegedly infringing features include software allowing a user to double click or double tap a visual element representing interactive content and interact with a second version of the interactive content. To continue reading, click: Lenovo, B&N, Other Tablet Makers Sued Over Double-Click Patent

plastic-bag-ziploc.jpgIPNews® – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would not take up Nova Chemicals Corp.’s appeal of a $61.7 million patent infringement judgment in favor of Dow Chemical Co. in a case over advanced plastic polymers.

A Delaware federal jury handed down its infringement verdict in 2010, and the district court refused to modify or overturn the judgment despite Nova’s arguments. The Federal Circuit rejected Nova’s appeal of the verdict in April, ruling that there was no error in the district court’s standing and invalidity analyses, and that substantial evidence support’s the jury’s infringement finding. To continue reading, click: SCOTUS Won’t Hear Nova Appeal Of $61.7M Dow Plastic Patent Verdict