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® – 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® – 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® – 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® – 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.
IPNews® – 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
IPNews® – 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:
IPNews® – 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
IPNews® – 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.