Los Angeles – A federal judge has ordered mobile phone-maker Verizon to pay $115 million in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by ActiveVideo Networks.
According to the May 2010 complaint, ActiveVideo, which provides the CloudTV service, accused Verizon of patent infringement, saying that its FiOS system infringed on four ActiveVideo patents related to
Los Angeles – Last year, when a federal judge ruled that human genes couldn’t be patented, scientists and geneticists were pleased. The particular case at issue involved Myriad Genetics, which holds the patent rights on two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are associated with a woman’s increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers.
San Diego – When it comes to intellectual property litigation, it is somewhat common for judges to hear unreasonable demands and ridiculous claims from both sides. Such is the case in an ongoing patent dispute between Google and Oracle.
Oracle’s original complaint alleges that Google’s Android technology infringes on the Java computer programming language patents that Oracle acquired from Sun
San Diego – With traditional photography and photo processing becoming a thing of the past, it’s no wonder that Eastman Kodak is looking toward new opportunities whenever possible. With its re-focus on the digital market, the 131-year-old company is seeking to sell patents to generate revenue.
Kodak is looking to sell more than 1,100 digital imaging patents in order
Orange County – Oracle is seeking an order from a judge in U.S. District Court in San Francisco that would require Google co-founder Larry Page to give his testimony in a patent infringement lawsuit.
According to Oracle’s claim, Google’s Android technology allegedly infringes on the Java computer programming language patents acquired by Oracle from its
San Diego – As the patent war surrounding the technology for smartphones continues, it appears to be spreading to the semiconductor industry as well. U.S.-based Intellectual Ventures (IV), considered by some to be the world’s most notorious patent troll, has filed a patent infringement suit against Hynix Semiconductor and Elpida Memory.
Intellectual Ventures is
San Diego – Cupertino, California based Apple has applied for a patent to allow for a transfer of information between Apple devices requiring just a simple swipe motion from one device to the other.
The new technology would require that each device use its accelerometer, gyroscope, and NFC hardware to coordinate the data transfer. According
San Diego – Back on June 14th in our entry titled Microsoft And Others Oppose Nortel’s Proposed Patent Sale to Google we reported that major technology companies such as Microsoft were objecting to Google’s $900 million bid to purchase Nortel’s patent portfolio. It appears that Microsoft and a consortium of rival tech companies have
San Diego – After several unsuccessful attempts in previous Congresses, the House Judiciary Committee finally passed the America Invents Act by a 32-3 vote. Large companies such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, General Electric, Apple, Dell, and Facebook have supported the House bill, making it the first significant revamp in the U.S. patent system
Los Angeles – The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted patent protection to Los Angeles-based ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (IMUC) for its technology in the treatment of cancer for which it holds an exclusive, worldwide license. The biotechnology company which focuses on the development of immune-based cancer therapies is calling its new patent No. 7,939,090