IPNews® – Proctor & Gamble, developer of Crest Whitestrips, is suing a developer of dental care products for infringement of 3 of its patents.
P&G claims CAO Group Inc. knowingly copied its system of whitening teeth using sheer adhesive strips. A Ohio Federal Court will determine the outcome. To continue reading, click: Proctor & Gamble
IPNews® – A Panel of Circuit Court judges upheld a Nintendo Co. Ltd. victory over Motiva LLC in relation to the Nintendo Wii.
Nintendo was held not to infringe Motiva’s video controller patents. The panel also held that Nintendo did not infringe Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. To continue reading, click: Nintendo
IPNews® – A university in Taiwan recently filed a lawsuit against Apple for allegedly infringing on its videoconferencing technology patent.
The target of the lawsuit is Apple’s FaceTime app. The complaint, filed in a Texas federal court, is seeking to ban the use of FaceTime as well as damages. To continue reading, click: Apple Sued
IPNews® – An inventor filed a lawsuit last Friday against Mastercard and others claiming that they are infringing on a virtual payment system that he developed.
The patents cover a method for making purchases online and by telephone without use of the actual credit card number. The Complaint was filed in Delaware and names Mastercard
IPNews® – Aspex Eyewear Inc. came up short once again in a patent lawsuit this time against Zenni Optical LLC.
The cases involve patents related to magnetic sunglass attachments. U.S. District Judge William Zloch granted summary judgment in favor of Zenni Optical holding that Aspex Eyewear’s case was precluded due to a decision in a
IPNews® – A California U.S. District Court judge recently dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit involving altimeter technology due to the doctrine of laches.
The complaint, filed by Avocet Sports Technology Inc. against Polar Electro Inc., alleged that Polar Electro infringed on a patent which helps track differences in altitudes for athletes. The judge held that
IPNews® – Samsung’s ChatOn messaging system is the latest target in a patent infringement lawsuit brought in Texas Federal Court by Mobile Telecommunications Technologies LLC.
Mobile Telecommunications is alleging that ChatOn infringes patents that were registered 13-14 years ago. Samsung’s technology also includes applications related to email systems such as Hotmail. To continue reading, click:
IPNews® – ResMed Inc. has filed a patent lawsuit and an ITC complaint against two Taiwan based companies over products related to the treatment of sleep apnea.
Apex Medical Corp. and Medical Depot Inc. face an exclusion order in the ITC and damages in addition to an injunction in the federal action. ResMed is alleging
IPNews® – It appears that an ongoing patent battle between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility, now owned by Google, has come to an end.
In a recent decision in the ITC, an Administrative Law Judge held that Microsoft had not infringed Motorola’s patent. The decision relates to Microsoft’s popular Xbox 360 gaming console. To continue reading
IPNews® – THX, Ltd. lodged a complaint against Apple, Inc. in California Federal Court claiming that the technology giant is infringing its patent for narrow-profile speakers.
THX, a cinematic acoustics company founded by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, filed the complaint in the Northern District of California claiming that Apple is selling and importing products