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12/26/06
7,155,207 System and method of analyzing communications between a calling party and a called party  12/26/06
7,154,429 Device for protecting military vehicles from infrared guided munitions  12/26/06
7,154,415 Celestial body communication techniques  12/26/06
Garmin Ltd. announced today that it has received a decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on pending cross motions for summary judgment filed by Garmin and TomTom in their pending patent litigation. The Court's ruling gave Garmin a complete victory in its defense of TomTom's claims of infringement of three patents and left unadjudicated many of the claims filed by Garmin against TomTom. Garmin currently owns 289 U.S. patents and 13 foreign patents and has 181 patent applications pending. In early February of this year, Garmin Ltd. and Garmin Corporation Garmin sued TomTom in Wisconsin alleging that TomTom infringed five patents dealing with certain "ease-of-use" features developed by Garmin engineers. After the Wisconsin lawsuit was filed, TomTom, which does not hold any U.S. patents for technology it developed itself, purchased three U.S. patents from Horizon Navigation, Inc. and then asserted these patents in a counterclaim in the Wisconsin lawsuit. TomTom alleged that over 60 products made by Garmin infringed these three patents and sought substantial damages and a permanent injunction against further sales of these Garmin products. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:15:55 am into the following categories: In The News12/26/06
Visto Corp., provider of mobile email services, is on a mission to protect its technology through several lawsuits for patent infringement. Earlier this year, the company won a victory in this battle against Seven Networks, Inc. and this week the judge’s final ruling enhanced that victory. SFGate.com reports that the patent infringement suit awarded Visto $7.7 million, more than doubling the jury’s initial award to account for interest and various legal fees. Visto has filed similar suits against other companies, including Microsoft and Research in Motion. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:14:48 am into the following categories: In The News12/26/06
Silicon Image Inc., a designer of high-definition video microchips, said on Thursday it expects to book up to $15 million in additional operating income for its fourth quarter after settling a five-year-old patent lawsuit against Genesis Microchip Inc. Under the deal, Genesis will pay additional monies on top of $11 million it had paid Silicon Image through the end of September, meaning Silicon Image expects to record an additional $13 million to $15 million in operating income for the quarter. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:13:52 am into the following categories: In The News12/26/06
A Hollywood dummy designer who filled "Rocky Balboa" and dozens of other big-budget films with inflatable extras is being sued by a pair of mannequin makers who say they were the first to come up with the idea of replacing humans with airheads. Plastic people-maker Crowd in a Box filed a patent infringement suit last week against The Inflatable Crowd and owner Joe Biggins for his use of "inflatable humanoid figures." "Joe Biggins made comments in various press reports that he was the inventor of these things ... but while he was using them, we were creating them and patenting them," Crowd in a Box co-owner Mark Woolpert told CourtTVnews.com. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:12:44 am into the following categories: In The News12/19/06
7,150,411 Drinking straw  12/19/06
7,151,447 Detection and identification of threats hidden inside cargo shipments  12/19/06
7,151,216 Solid body electric guitar having the capability of producing acoustic guitar sound  12/19/06
Amazon.com Inc. denies it violated IBM Corp. patents in building its massive retail Web site, and alleges instead that IBM infringed on Amazon's technology to beef up its own offerings. In countersuits filed Thursday in federal court in Texas, Amazon says IBM's previous legal claims of patent infringement are a meritless and misleading attempt to cash in on its vast patent holdings and Amazon's success. "IBM's broad allegations of infringement amount to a claim that IBM invented the Internet," Amazon's lawyers wrote in the filings. IBM did not return a phone message seeking comment Friday night. IBM, based in Armonk, N.Y., filed its lawsuits in October in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas. Texas has become a frequent site for patent cases because districts there move quickly and are perceived as relatively responsive to intellectual-property claims. Amazon, which this year will sell $10 billion worth of everything from books and CDs to pet supplies and jewelry, is accused of infringing on five IBM patents. IBM says the technologies covered by the patents govern how the site recommends products to customers, serves up advertising and stores data. In its counterclaims, Amazon denies the allegations and says IBM violated five of Amazon's patents, for ventures including IBM's WebSphere business software. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:12:08 am into the following categories: In The News12/19/06
Novo Nordisk said it will continue to pursue its intellectual property suit against Pfizer Inc over the insulin product Exubera, despite the decision of a US district judge to dismiss a preliminary motion against the US drugmaker. Earlier today US District Judge Leonard Sand refused to immediately block sales of Pfizer's Exubera product, saying the public's need for a 'new and less invasive treatment for diabetes' outweighed Novo Nordisk's claims that Pfizer is infringing on its patents. Novo Nordisk said it does not regard the ruling as impairing the strength of its underlying case, and noted that the ruling involves only one of the five patents at issue in the case. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:10:42 am into the following categories: In The News12/19/06
NessCap Co. Ltd., a privately held company recognized as a global leader in ultracapacitor technology, product development, sales and manufacturing has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Maxwell Technologies, a San Diego, California based ultracapacitor manufacturer. The lawsuit alleges that Maxwell's products, including the D cell product line of Boostcap(R) ultracapacitors, infringe NessCap's patented intellectual property. NessCap filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware. NessCap is represented in the lawsuit by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP. "NessCap has invested significant capital, resource and effort in developing our own proprietary and patented technology and we will not allow Maxwell to infringe," said Dr. Sunwook Kim, NessCap's founder and chairman of the board. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:05:52 am into the following categories: In The News12/19/06
Venali, Inc. today announced it has filed a lawsuit against j2 Global Communications, Inc. for infringement of its Premium Messaging Patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,114,004). Venali is seeking damages and to permanently restrict j2 from further infringement of the patent. The suit was filed in federal court in Miami, Florida. Venali was awarded the Premium Messaging patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in September of 2006. The technology allows for automatic routing of digital messages of all types based on recipient preferences or technical capabilities of the recipient’s system. This is the second lawsuit Venali filed against j2. The previously filed lawsuit was focused on several of j2’s actions that Venali claims violate U.S. anti-trust laws. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:46 am into the following categories: In The News12/12/06
7,148,066 Dye solutions for use in methods to detect the prior evaporation of anhydrous ammonia and the production of illict drugs  12/12/06
7,149,712 Method for financing future needs  12/12/06
7,149,776 System and method for real-time co-browsing  12/12/06
While Nintendo Wii gamers are having a smashing good time with one of this holiday season's hottest-selling game consoles, Nintendo is being hit with a lawsuit over the Wii's uniquely designed controllers. Interlink Electronics is suing the Japan-based game maker over the Wii remote's trigger button, which Interlink claims is based on its own patented design. Interlink said it will seek compensation for "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales, and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities." According to the complaint, the Wii remote -- called the "Wiimote" by Nintendo -- has a trigger on its underside that infringes on Interlink patent number 6,850,221 for a "Trigger Operated Electronic Device," which Interlink claims to have secured on February 1, 2005. Interlink is seeking a jury trial. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:05:51 am into the following categories: In The News12/12/06
Platform Solutions Inc., a company that makes a system that allows IBM mainframe operating systems to run on Itanium-based hardware, is facing a lawsuit from Big Blue. IBM filed a federal lawsuit against Sunnyvale, Calif.-based PSI alleging patent infringements and breach of contract, according to the lawsuit filed late last month in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit cites letters between the two companies disagreeing over licensing issues. The correspondence extends back several years, but IBM said the dispute came to a head when PSI began lining up customers. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:37 am into the following categories: In The News12/12/06
The International Trade Commission has upheld an initial ruling that San Diego's Qualcomm Inc. infringed a patent of Broadcom Corp., the Irvine chipmaker said Monday. The news is the latest in an ongoing patent battle between Broadcom and Qualcomm. The commission is expected to take action on the infringement by Feb. 9, after it receives briefings from both companies. It could permanently bar Qualcomm from importing the chips, issue a cease and desist order on selling the chips or stop importation of cellular phones including the infringed chips. Qualcomm earlier said it plans to appeal the decision to the full commission as it explored designs to replace the disputed technology. A judge first found the patent violation in October. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:03:33 am into the following categories: In The News12/12/06
Nanometrics Inc., which makes metrology and inspection systems used by precision electronic equipment manufacturers, said Friday it received a "favorable" decision in a patent infringement case brought against the company by Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. The company said Judge Maxine Chesney of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued the Markman ruling. Markman hearings are held to determine "the scope and meaning of patent claims" before the actual trial begins, Nanometrics said. "Nanometrics' integrated metrology products do not incorporate anything like a water track," said Ron C. Finley, of law firm Beck, Ross, Bismonte & Finley LLP, lead patent counsel for Nanometrics. "This claim construction ruling clears the way for Nanometrics to dispose of this case and vindicate its position that Nova's allegations have no merit." Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:02:22 am into the following categories: In The News12/05/06
7,145,466 National security warning system integrated with building fire alarm notification system  12/05/06
7,146,338 Inter-network financial service  12/05/06
7,146,372 Method and apparatus for creating a virtual microscope slide  12/05/06
Apple's ongoing legal battle with David Contois is finally over, now that the patent he says Apple stole from him was awarded to the iPod maker in an out-of-court settlement. The patent in question describes how computers manage and download media files to external devices -- in essence, exactly what iTunes does. Michael Starkweather, the attorney who wrote the patent for Contois, said, "That's the billion dollar patent. I believe that, with this patent in hand, Apple will eventually be after every phone company, filmmaker, computer maker and video producer to pay royalties on every download of not just music, but also movies and videos." Contois and his company, Contois Music & Technology, filed a suit against Apple in February 2006 claiming that the iTunes software violated his patent in 21 different ways. At the time, he asked the court for monetary damages and an order to prevent Apple from distributing iTunes. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:05:43 am into the following categories: In The News12/05/06
Drug maker Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it has filed a patent lawsuit against Novartis AG subsidiary Sandoz Pharmaceuticals and privately held Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. Savient said its suit alleges infringement of its patents on methods of using Oxandrin, an oral anabolic agent designed to help patients gain weight after weight loss from surgery, infection or severe trauma. The company said its suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey. Savient said its lawsuit follows a decision by the Food and Drug Administration late Friday to deny two citizens petitions it filed, and "reliable information" the company has received that the FDA has approved Abbreviated New Drug Applications from both Sandoz and Upsher-Smith. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:33 am into the following categories: In The News12/05/06
The world of mobile communications is full of money and full of infringement lawsuits. Freedom Wireless, a Phoenix-based development and technology company that owns patents on systems and methods for providing prepaid wireless telephone services, filed two patent infringement lawsuits in federal court in Marshall, Texas. One suit is against Cingular Wireless LLC, a national wireless carrier, and Ericsson Inc. (ERIC), a prepaid wireless services provider, and the other suit is against Alltel Corporation (AT), also a national wireless carrier, and two prepaid wireless services providers, Comverse, Inc. (CMVT) and VeriSign. The suits allege that the carriers and services providers are infringing three of Freedom Wireless’ patents for prepaid security cellular telecommunications systems that were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office between 1998 through 2001. Freedom Wireless is seeking unspecified damages and injunctions to prevent continuing infringement of its patents. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:03:39 am into the following categories: In The News12/05/06
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., manufacturer of the TrueAir odor eliminator, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia against Sunpentown International of City of Industry, California and Hung Hsing Electric Company Ltd. of Largo, Florida. The lawsuit charges Sunpentown and Hung Hsing with willful infringement of several patents related to Hamilton Beach's TrueAir odor eliminator. "For more than a century, Hamilton Beach's inventors have delighted consumers with creative, new appliances," said Dr. Michael J. Morecroft, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Beach. "Our line of TrueAir odor eliminators has revolutionized how consumers deal with unwanted odors," said Dr. Morecroft. TrueAir odor eliminators plug into standard wall outlets and eliminate, rather than mask, common household odors. Hamilton Beach has received several patents for this innovative line of products, and TrueAir products are the largest selling odor eliminating appliances in the North America. Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:02:21 am into the following categories: In The News
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