vending-machine.jpgIPNews® – AVT, the leader in vending machine design and technology, was recently awarded a patent which allows owners of computerized vending systems to control their vending machines by remote access. 

The patent lists 19 claims including those which would compile sales information, collect marketing analysis, and receive wireless payments from debit or credit cards. 

target_aim.jpgIPNews® – Ascendant Engineering Services (AES) announced today that it was granted a patent for its ground-breaking small arms weapon shock simulator technology. 

Patent 8,166,797 was awarded for the highly anticipated product, and is intended for use by the U.S. Military and other companies that regularly do business with the Department of Defense.  The newly

google.jpgIPNews® – SuperSpeed, a company based in Massachusetts, has filed a lawsuit against Google for patent infringement.

The “server and application performance solutions” company claims that Google is infringing on its U.S. patent number 5,918,244 through its newly introduced Google Drive.  The GDrive allows Google account holders storage through its cloud.  To continue reading, click:

apple-logo-gray.jpgIPNews® – Apple was recently dealt a loss in its patent infringement case against Motorola.

Judge Posner of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that neither party produced sufficient evidence to prove any measurable harm.  The case may give similar plaintiff’s pause in other pending patent infringement lawsuits.  To continue

cigarette.jpgIPNews® – Vapor Corp., the leading distributor and marketor of electronic cigarettes, filed a non-provisional patent application last week for a padded cartridge on its e-cigarettes.  

Capitalizing on the millions of smokers looking to cut back or quit smoking, the Florida based company filed the original provisional patent for its electric cigarette technology in 2011. 

blood-artery.jpgIPNews® – Amarin Corporation has been granted a patent for its elevated triglycerides treatment last week by the USPTO. 

AMR101, its best-in-class prescription treatment for patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, is currently undergoing FDA approval.  A decision by the FDA for approval of AMR101 is expected in July.  To continue reading, click: Amarin Cardiovascular

tv_remote_control.jpgIPNews® – Cisco Systems filed a patent infringment lawsuit last week against digital video recording company TiVo. 

Cisco is seeking declaratory relief that its products are based on its own patents and do not infringe on the technology included in TiVo’s patents.  TiVo currently has multiple lawsuits pending against Cisco customers over the technology for

dna-strand.jpgIPNews® – La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company was granted Patent Number 8,187,642 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for compositions of modified pectins. 

This is the third patent by La Jolla Pharmaceutical that attempts to develop a reduction in the growth rate of cancer.  The company is attempting to develop innovative therapies using the galectin

medical_instruments.jpgIPNews® – Cohera Medical announced that it has been awarded a patent for its hydrophilic biodegradable surgical adhesives. 

A wide range of adhesive products are covered in the patent that are easy to use, completely synthetic, restorable by the human body, and can be used in a number of different surgical applications.  The inventions included