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February 3, 2012

05:15
New Apple Patent May Indicate a Touchscreen iMac—Or Maybe Not - Gizmodo

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New Apple Patent May Indicate a Touchscreen iMac—Or Maybe Not
Gizmodo
Patents are as meaningful as tarot card readings. You see one that might, maybe, possibly mean something and you see a ton of crap. But still, even if it's incredibly awkward and tiring to use a 27-inch touchscreen on a desk, touchscreen tech is the ...
New Virtual Controls from Apple Point to a Future iMac TouchPatently Apple
Touchscreen iMac could be in the works according to Apple patentBGR
Virtual knob: Apple patents the obviousTECH.BLORGE.com
WebProNews
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02:41
Apple patent suggest real-time sharing of fitness workouts coming to iOS - BGR

Apple patent suggest real-time sharing of fitness workouts coming to iOS
BGR
Future versions of Apple's iOS operating system may incorporate new fitness sharing technology, according to a patent uncovered by AppleInsider. The new technology will encourage users to be more competitive by allowing them to share and compare their ...
Apple looks into social fitness technologyUbergizmo
Apple researching social fitness tech sporting real-time sharing of ...9 to 5 Mac
Next point of infiltration: Apple wants to tackle our fitness level with real ...Macgasm

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February 2, 2012

22:14
Enzo Sues Roche, Life Technologies, Gen-Probe Over Patent for Gene Assays - Bloomberg

Enzo Sues Roche, Life Technologies, Gen-Probe Over Patent for Gene Assays
Bloomberg
(LIFE) and Gen-Probe Inc. (GPRO) claiming infringement of a US patent. The unit of New York-based Enzo Biochem (ENZ) contends Roche, of Indianapolis; Life, of Carlsbad, California; and Gen-Probe, of San Diego, are wrongly using gene assays to detect ...
Enzo, Eurocopter, Beyonce, Super Bowl: Intellectual PropertyBusinessWeek

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20:53
BodyMedia takes Basis Science to court over patents - Pittsburgh Business Times (blog)

BodyMedia takes Basis Science to court over patents
Pittsburgh Business Times (blog)
The technology patent wars have made their way to Pittsburgh with Downtown-based BodyMedia Inc . filing a federal patent infringement suit against San Francisco-based Basis Science Inc. The two companies have similar health monitoring products, ...
BodyMedia Files Patent Infringement Suit Against BASIS ScienceMarketWatch (press release)

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20:46
Judge complains of too many patents in Apple case against Motorola - Apple Insider

French Tribune
Judge complains of too many patents in Apple case against Motorola
Apple Insider
By Daniel Eran Dilger Circuit Judge Posner has expressed dissatisfaction with the number of patents Apple is arguing against Motorola, asking the company to "winnow" its claims. Apple originally brought 15 patent claims against Motorola, which itself ...
Samsung, CSR, NFL, Elsevier, Motorola: Intellectual PropertyBusinessWeek
Samsung getting heat for using 3G patents in lawsuits against AppleAndroid Apps Appolicious
Is Europe finally getting close to a unified patent system?The Verge
TechWeekEurope UK -French Tribune
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19:37
Leading PaaS Provider OrangeScape Awarded Patent for Rules Engine - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Leading PaaS Provider OrangeScape Awarded Patent for Rules Engine
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued patent number 8055995 to Suresh Sambandam, Mani Doraisamy, Dinesh Varadharajan, & Prasanna Jaganathan from OrangeScape for an invention in the area of "Rule Engine". The Patent is called "System and ...

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15:06
Samsung Scores Win in German Patent Battle With Apple Over Its Tablets - PCWorld

TechEye
Samsung Scores Win in German Patent Battle With Apple Over Its Tablets
PCWorld
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Samsung Electronics is allowed to continue to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, after a regional court in Munich rejected an Apple motion to block sales of the product due to a patent violation, a spokesman at the court said.
Apple's patent trolling foiled in GermanyTechEye
EU Opens Antitrust Patent Probe Into SamsungWall Street Journal

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13:52
inovia Supports Findings of USPTO Report on International Patent Protections ... - MarketWatch (press release)

inovia Supports Findings of USPTO Report on International Patent Protections ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the report, International Patent Protections for Small Businesses, examining how the capacity for American small business to create jobs is at ...

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11:53
Patent Rights Group Inc. Acquires Patent to List Real Estate Over Mobile Devices - MarketWatch (press release)

Patent Rights Group Inc. Acquires Patent to List Real Estate Over Mobile Devices
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Patent Rights Group Inc. of Toronto Canada (PRG) Announced Today the Acquisition of a New Patent for Advertising and Listing Real Estate Over Mobile Devices. By acquiring this patent asset, ...

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February 1, 2012

04:25
Patent plaintiffs target Facebook as IPO approaches - Reuters India

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Patent plaintiffs target Facebook as IPO approaches
Reuters India
By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As it prepares for one of the biggest IPOs ever, Facebook is coming under the same fierce attacks being waged against other big technology companies: patent lawsuits. Last year, Facebook was named as a ...
Facebook IPO Will Create A Money Machine - A Tech Boom - More LawsuitsForbes

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02:07
EU investigating Samsung's 3G patent licensing practices - Los Angeles Times

The Guardian
EU investigating Samsung's 3G patent licensing practices
Los Angeles Times
Samsung's patent lawsuits with Apple and other rivals are bringing the South Korean tech giant a bit of regulatory scrutiny in the European Union. On Tuesday, the European Commission, the EU's antitrust agency, said it had formally launched an ...
EU Opens Antitrust Patent Probe Into SamsungWall Street Journal
Samsung, CSR, NFL, Elsevier, Motorola: Intellectual PropertyBusinessWeek
Samsung in hot water with EU over 3G FRAND patent lawsuitsArs Technica
The Guardian -E-Commerce Times
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00:22
Barnes & Noble's Patent-Misuse Claim Against Microsoft Rejected - BusinessWeek

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Barnes & Noble's Patent-Misuse Claim Against Microsoft Rejected
BusinessWeek
31 (Bloomberg) -- Barnes & Noble Inc.'s claim that Microsoft Corp. is misusing patents to undermine competition from Google Inc.'s Android operating system was thrown out by a US trade judge. US International Trade Commission Judge Theodore Essex ...
Barnes & Noble's Patent-Misuse Claim Against Microsoft Thrown Out by JudgeBloomberg
Barnes & Noble's patent-misuse claim v. Microsoft: Not dead yet!Thomson Reuters News & Insight
Court Denies B&N's Claims of 'Patent Misuse' by MicrosoftRedmondmag.com
Mobiledia -The Seattle Times
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January 31, 2012

23:52
Merck Wins Patent Ruling Over Sandoz Version of Cancidas - BusinessWeek

Merck Wins Patent Ruling Over Sandoz Version of Cancidas
BusinessWeek
31 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. won a judge's ruling that could help it block Novartis AG's Sandoz unit from selling a generic copy of its Cancidas antifungal treatment until a patent expires in 2017. US District Judge Stanley Chesler in Newark, ...

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23:20
Patented Plug-in Release Expected to Rocket Share Values - PR Newswire (press release)

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Patented Plug-in Release Expected to Rocket Share Values
PR Newswire (press release)
As part of Masterseek's ongoing effort to increase the size of their database while improving functionality they have recently created and patented a unique search technology for their website (US Patent application 61592495).
Revolutionary Patent Submitted by B2B Search EngineMarketWatch (press release)

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18:12
Drugmaker Eli Lilly's 4th-quarter profit falls 27 percent, Zyprexa patent loss ... - Washington Post

Medill Reports: Chicago
Drugmaker Eli Lilly's 4th-quarter profit falls 27 percent, Zyprexa patent loss ...
Washington Post
s net income tumbled 27 percent in the last quarter of 2011 as the drugmaker faced another revenue-sapping patent expiration for a key product. Sales for the Indianapolis company's all-time best-selling drug, the antipsychotic Zyprexa, fell 44 percent ...
Expiring patents drag down Lilly Q4 profitsIndianapolis Star
Patent expirations dent Eli Lilly earningsMedill Reports: Chicago
Patent Losses Hit Pfizer, Lilly As Both Await Alzheimer's Drug DataWall Street Journal (India)
Wall Street Journal
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17:56
Editorial: Silicon Valley deserves a regional patent office - San Jose Mercury News

KPBS
Editorial: Silicon Valley deserves a regional patent office
San Jose Mercury News
Michigan leaders bragged that their coup made sense because the University of Michigan, a top research institution, averages 80 patents per year. OK. But Stanford had double that number in 2010. And Silicon Valley companies, which employ more than ...
Making The Pitch For A New Patent Office In CaliforniaKPBS
TechNet California Supports Calls for Silicon Valley U.S. Patent and Trademark ...Sacramento Bee
San Jose Wants Satellite Patent OfficeSan Jose Inside (blog)

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14:39
Loss of Lipitor patent cuts Pfizer net income almost in half - USA TODAY

USA TODAY
Loss of Lipitor patent cuts Pfizer net income almost in half
USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) – Pfizer (PFE) said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell by half due to one-time charges and a drop in US revenue, which was hurt by blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor losing patent protection. By Wilfredo Lee, AP Pfizer's ...
Pfizer 4Q net falls by half after generic LipitorThe Associated Press
Pfizer Profits Halved As Lipitor Comes Off PatentForbes
Drugmaker Pfizer's Q4 net income falls by half on charges, US arrival of ...Washington Post

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12:07
Facebook's Yahoo! Patent Problem - TheStreet.com

TheStreet.com
Facebook's Yahoo! Patent Problem
TheStreet.com
s(YHOO) 1100 patents in social and search? I first wrote about this topic last November in Forbes. As I pointed out then, Yahoo!'s patent trove has been an undiscussed part of its overall value -- although when you consider that Yahoo!
Facebook to File IPO WednesdayNeon Tommy

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04:32
Six Dorsey patent attorneys jump to rival - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Six Dorsey patent attorneys jump to rival
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Minneapolis law firm Winthrop & Weinstine moved into the lucrative practice of intellectual property and patent law with a splash Monday, luring a sizable chunk of the Twin Cities patent practice of international giant Dorsey & Whitney.
6 Dorsey Patent Lawyers Including Local Chief Leap to Winthrop Weinstine to ...ABA Journal
6 Dorsey Attorneys Join Rival Firm's Growing IP PracticeTwin Cities Business (blog)
Winthrop & Weinstine starts patent practice, at Dorsey's expenseMinneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
Law360 (subscription)
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January 30, 2012

05:22
Samsung, Servier, NFL, 'Rogue Attorney', Zynga: Intellectual Property - Bloomberg

Samsung, Servier, NFL, 'Rogue Attorney', Zynga: Intellectual Property
Bloomberg
(005930) lost a patent ruling in Germany in a mobile technology case brought against Apple Inc., a week after judges rejected a similar bid by the Suwon, South Korea-based company against the iPad maker. The Regional Court in Mannheim rejected the suit ...

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