http://aggregates.owt.com/aggs/patent-news.xml Patent News 2012-05-15T19:36:18Z Now, jurors are mulling Oracle's patent claims, but the potential patent damages appear far less than what is involved in the copyright allegations. Redwood City-based Oracle sued Google in August 2010, saying Android infringes on its ... http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20628964/oracles-android-lawsuit-against-google-goes-jury-patent http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rymed-patent-victory-over-icu-165600422.html;_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EA_8H_wgt. Tue, 15 May 2012 09:56:00 -0700 As a result of RyMed Technologies’ significant legal victory over ICU Medical in last week’s patent case, RyMed said today that it will vigorously step up its marketing and sales efforts across the U.S. 2012-05-16T15:31:44Z Summary: The patent situation in the technology sector is terrible, and we must fix it. Let business get back to making tech people can use, and not going to court to defend the natural evolution of tech. We are getting used to hearing about new ... http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/we-must-fix-the-deplorable-tech-patent-situation-and-soon/7871 This week, Etsy is discovering one of the downsides of being a big-league business after it was hit with a patent lawsuit. In a case filed in Manhattan federal court, a shell company claims Etsy infringed on five of its patents and is asking for ... 2012-05-15T14:07:01Z http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/articles/2012_05_15_patent_troll_tries_to_mangle_hand_craft_site_etsy.html 2012-05-08T13:53:51Z Apple and Samsung have decided to reduce the number of patent infringement claims against each other in California. Late yesterday, Apple said in a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that it has offered ... http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57429818-37/apple-samsung-trim-patent-claims-but-still-cant-get-along/ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/oramed-pharmaceuticals-granted-israeli-patent-132000231.html;_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EA_sH_wgt. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:20:00 -0700 Marking a major milestone for the company, Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. , a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received approval for a key patent by the Israeli Patent Office. Tue, 15 May 2012 06:37:00 -0700 Gevo, Inc. , a leading renewable chemicals and next-generation biofuels company, commented on the lawsuit filed today by Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, LLC alleging infringement of U.S. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gevo-dismisses-butamax-patent-infringement-133700609.html;_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EA.8H_wgt. 2012-05-16T12:32:47Z On May 1, 2012, EERC Foundation was awarded a United States Letters Patent (Patent No. 8,168,147) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled "Sorbents for the Oxidation and Removal of Mercury." On May 8, 2012, the EERC Foundation ... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/newly-awarded-patents-continue-strengthen-120000563.html GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Scientific, Inc. (CIGX) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") issued a Notice of Allowance on May 11, 2012 to Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary ... 2012-05-16T13:30:03Z http://finance.yahoo.com/news/star-scientific-announces-patent-claims-133500352.html 2012-05-16T15:31:44Z "Previously, it was expected that general exclusion order from the patent infringement referred to only old models from HTC," Goldman Sachs said in a trading note to clients seen by Reuters. "However, the latest news suggest otherwise with all ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/htc-one-x-delay-htc-evo-4g_n_1520024.html?ref=technology http://news.yahoo.com/apple-patent-spats-finally-pay-off-134010852.html;_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EAAcL_wgt. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:40:10 -0700 The launch of Sprint’s flagship EVO 4G LTE has been delayed indefinitely and supply of AT&T’s flagship HTC One X will be constrained as a result of ongoing patent disputes between HTC and Apple. HTC confirmed in a statement emailed to BGR on Tuesday evening that shipments of its new EVO 4G LTE and One X smartphones have been held up by United States Customs as part of an International Trade ... http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EAA8L_wgt./SIG=14kk9fk1s/EXP=1337243459/**http%3a//news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57434781-92/google-sums-up-no-shred-of-evidence-for-patent-claim/%3fpart=rss%26tag=feed%26subj= Tue, 15 May 2012 11:44:31 -0700 Google followed up with its closing arguments in phase two of the Oracle suit over Java, reiterating that it had no knowledge of Sun's patent portfolio. Originally posted at News - Business Tech NDT Granted U.S. Patent for Colloidal Coal in Water as the Basis of Fuel Related Technologies Wed, 16 May 2012 04:30:00 -0700 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ndt-granted-u-patent-colloidal-113000916.html;_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EA_cH_wgt. Eurocontrol Granted United States Patent http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EAAsL_wgt./SIG=13c2lbjis/EXP=1337243459/**http%3a//ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/eurocontrol-granted-united-states-patent-110000977.html Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 -0700 2012-05-16T15:31:44Z And now the really bad news: Apple, like all technology companies, files a lot of patents for a lot of products that never see the light of day. In 2009, for example, it was awarded a patent for a sleek new in-vehicle navigation system with ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/apple-patent-steering-wheel-remote-control_n_1519397.html?ref=technology A fresh clutch of patent applications from Google hints at the mysterious search algorithm. Plus, ideas for product placement on YouTube and more on Google's Project Glass. Personalizing Google Search Google's algorithm doesn't just decide what pops up on the first page of search results. It's the stuff of complex third-party angst, law-making, lawsuits, and even the idea that the algorithm ... Tue, 15 May 2012 13:44:36 -0700 http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EA.sH_wgt./SIG=14of3ei3l/EXP=1337243459/**http%3a//www.fastcompany.com/1837398/google-patent-watch-youtube-product-placement-rewards-anti-piracy-and-project-glass%3fpartner=rss Wed, 16 May 2012 04:30:02 -0700 * Experiment to pump water 1 km into atmosphere dropped * Concern over lack of governing rules, technology patent * Test could have given further insight into geo-engineering LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - ... http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EAAML_wgt./SIG=13a248fl2/EXP=1337243459/**http%3a//uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-climate-experiment-cancelled-patent-113002117.html 2012-05-13T09:01:35Z Nokia already earns 500 million euros ($647 million) a year from its patent royalties in key areas of mobile telephony and some analysts say a more determined application of its patent rights could boost its income by hundreds more millions of euros a year. http://news.yahoo.com/ailing-nokia-falls-back-patents-legacy-090318629--sector.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uspto-grants-codexis-patent-enzymes-200500186.html;_ylt=A2KJjb3DRrRPq0EA_MH_wgt. Codexis, Inc. , a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediates, today announced that th Tue, 15 May 2012 13:05:00 -0700 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-14/kodak-seeks-expressions-of-interest-in-its-patents-by-tomorrow.html Eastman Kodak Co. (EKDKQ), the photography pioneer that filed for bankruptcy in January, is seeking expressions of interest in its digital-imaging patents by today, the first step in an auction of the technology. At this stage, Kodak is only ... 2012-05-14T23:05:05Z