No Attempt by UK IPO to Reverse Symbian Appeal Judgement Following a relatively recent decision of the Court of Appeal of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has decided not to appeal the decision to the House of Lords (the highest appellate court in the UK). A review of […]
Apple has reached a pre-trial settlement on undisclosed terms Apple has reached a settlement with a Vermont firm that claimed that Apple’s iTunes music software infringes their patent. Court documents show that the patent owner, Mr David Contois, sued Apple in the U.S. District Court of Vermont in June 2005, accusing the company of infringing […]
Japan to provide IPR training support to Indian legal professionals According to IANS, the Japanese Patent Office (JPO), Japan Institute of Inventions and Innovation (JIII), the IP law firm of Mohan Associates and the Office of the Controller General of Patents, India hosted a workshop in Chennia, India, on IP Information and maintenance. At the […]
US Patent granted for nanofabrication applications US Patent No. 7, 060, 224 relates to nanofabrication and nanomanufacturing applications of Nanogen Inc.’s microarray technology employed in a product for molecular diagnostic applications. In particular, the patent relates to manipulation and positioning of nanoscale components to build structures. Nanogen Chairman and CEO, Howard C. Birndorf, said: “The […]
HABA-Davion sued over a number of P & G brands The Procter & Gamble Company (P & G) has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against HABA-Davion, Inc. for trade dress and trademark infringement involving several beauty care brands. HABA-Davion manufactures and distributes health and beauty private label products to retailers. The lawsuit relates […]
BBC – Electronics manufacturer SanDisk is facing a legal fight over its use of popular MP3 compression technology. German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk’s booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction against the company. Italian patents company Sisvel alleges that SanDisk refuses to pay licensing fees […]
Minister warns Intellectual Property pirates that “the UK is no longer a safe place for you In a keynote speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) today, UK Minister for Science and Innovation Lord Sainsbury will say that to meet the challenge of Intellectual Property (IP) theft by organised crime groups, the Patent […]
Google is being sued for its voice over IP part of the Google Talk program Rates Technology, Inc., a New York company is suing Google for patent infringement. The lawsuit relates to the Google Talk instant messaging and chat program. In particular, Rates Technology alleges that the Voice-over-IP (VoIP) part of the Google Talk program […]
Visto sues Microsoft for patent infringement over Windows Mobile platform. Mobile e-mail solutions vendor sues Microsoft for use of allegedly infringing technology in its Windows Mobile 5.0 platform. In papers filed in U.S. District Court in Texas, Visto has complained that Microsoft has infringed 3 of its patents. To make matters more interesting, NTP, the […]
Pharmaceutical patent flexibility for developing countries At a General Council meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), an amendment was agreed to the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The amendment allows governments of developing nations to initiate manufacture of patent-protected pharmaceuticals without obtaining consent from the patent proprietor. The amendment […]
