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Triple Bottom Line: General Electric Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:40AMFor GE sustainability is as easy is screwing in a light bulb.
Lawyers scrutinize broccoli, tomatoes in landmark patent case Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:31AMProduce created using special methods of gene marking warrant patent protection, companies say. But opponents counter that the techniques only speed up a natural process and doesn't deserve special status.
Patent troll sues Apple, Google, RIM over spam filtering Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:15AMLittle-known patent holder InNova hoped to seize on the success of others today as it filed a lawsuit claiming that a large range of companies violate a patent on e-mail spam filtering. It accused high-profile technology firms such as Apple, Google and RIM as well as 3Com, AOL, Dell, Ericsson, HP, Symantec and Yahoo of copying technology allegedly invented by InNova founder Robert Uomini 15 ...
Medcor Recognized by Staples for Injury Triage Service Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:08AMMCHENRY, IL--(Marketwire - July 21, 2010) - Medcor, Inc. announced its receipt of Staples' Supplier of the Year award for Loss Prevention, recognizing Medcor's contribution to improving health outcomes and controlling health costs. Medcor provides a 24/7 telephonic injury triage service for all Staples retail stores in North America. The service gives Staples employees immediate access to a ...
DDB Technologies Files Lawsuits Against Time and the PGA TOUR Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:04AMAUSTIN, Texas -- DDB Technologies L.L.C. ("DDB") has filed separate patent infringement lawsuits aga...
Some drug firms keen, others reluctant on AIDS pool Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:52AMVIENNA (Reuters) - Drugmakers Merck, Tibotec and Gilead are in advanced talks with UNITAID about a patent pool to make AIDS drugs more widely available to the poor, the health funding agency said on Wednesday.
VocalTec Announces $12 Million Stock Buyback Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:42AMChief Executive Officer Daniel Borislow Seeks Shareholder Approval to Acquire Over 25% of Outstandin...
Why software startups decide to patent ... or not - Berkeley Patent Survey finds first-mover advantage trumps patents ... Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:41AMResearchers Pamela Samuelson and Stuart J. H. Graham discuss key results from the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey, including how software startups perceive, use and are affected by the patent system. Of particular note, startups find that first-mover advantage and complementary assets are more important than patents.
Beware the march of the IP trolls at the House Committee on Small Business Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:41AMWhat new massacre of technological and cultural innovators is being planned behind closed doors?
Biopharmaceutical firm Protemix in liquidation Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:51PMBiopharmaceutical firm Protemix has gone into liquidation, owing $2.15 million to creditors
One step forward, two steps back Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:45PMFremont footwear inventor has found path to success is filled with hurdles
Reel-TV(TM) Approved By Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:23PMLAS VEGAS, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Reel-TV, a Las Vegas-based technology/advertising company that serves the gaming industry, has been approved by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI.) Through Reel-TV's patent pending technology, high-resolution video advertising can be methodically scheduled, delivered, and reported in real time to slot machines on the casino floor. "This is great news for ...
Japan's Eisai to make key drug in India - Nikkei Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:16PMJuly 21 (Reuters) - Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co <4523.T> plans to begin manufacturing its Aricept Alzheimer's drug in India for exports to Japan, the United States and Europe as early as 2011, the Nikkei business daily reported.
Upcoming small business seminars Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:53PMThe Loudoun Small Business Development Center will hold the following seminars in coming weeks at the George Washington University Virginia Science & Technology campus at 20101 Academic Way, Room 101, in Ashburn. For directions, visit gwvirginia.gwu.edu.
Chuck Collins: The Business Case Against Overseas Tax Havens Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:16PMIn the U.S., thanks in part to overseas tax havens, we have one tax system for multinational companies and wealthy individuals -- and another for small businesses and ordinary taxpayers.
Protemix in liquidation Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:59PMFailed biopharmaceutical company Protemix is on the block after it collapsed into liquidation owing creditors $2.145 million.
Court Constructs Claims in Illumina vs. Affymetrix IP Suit; Trial Date Moved to 2011 Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:54PMAn ongoing IP dispute between array vendors Illumina and Affymetrix inched closer to resolution last week, as a US District Court ruled on the meanings of patent claims central to the case.
Siemon Announces New 40+Gb/s QSFP+ Passive Copper Cable Assemblies for High-Speed Data Center Interconnect Applications Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:30PMQSFP+ 4-lane low latency interconnect solution provides up to 10+Gb/s of bandwidth per lane to support server blade to box, rack-to-rack and shelf-to-shelf interconnects as well as high-speed networking and storage equipment applications.
Anti-collision device could have averted latest train accident Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:47AMBy Shudip Talukdar, New Delhi, July 19 : Even as the latest rail accident claimed 60 lives and injured 150 people in West Bengal, the railway ministry is still prevaricating over installing anti-collision devices (ACDs) on its trains.
Anti-collision device could have averted latest train accident Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:45AMEven as the latest rail accident claimed 60 lives and injured 150 people in West Bengal, the railway ministry is still prevaricating over installing anti-collision devices (ACDs) on its trains.
HTC, Samsung Refute Apple’s Claims Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:42AMAsian handset makers HTC and Samsung Electronics on Monday cast the latest rebukes to the assertion by Apple that the iPhone 4’s reception problems are shared by other smartphones, something the company showed in a video as it came under fire for the iPhone 4’s controversial wraparound antenna design.
Fire and Emergency Response You Can Count on, Williams Fire & Hazard Control Incorporated, an "Industry Today" Webcast ... Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:40AMSUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - 07/19/10) - Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) will host special guest Williams Fire & Hazard Control (Mauriceville, Texas) as part of this week's "Industry Today" webcast. Williams Fire & Hazard Control is an industrial firefighting company with three generations of flammable liquid firefighting assessment and extinguishment expertise. Fighting fires in ...
U.S. District Court upholds validity of Nycomed's Protonix patent Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:22AMNycomed announced today that Judge Jose L. Linares of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has confirmed the jury verdict in favor of Nycomed and Pfizer Inc. The decision upholds the jury verdict issued on April 23, 2010, confirming that the patent is valid and rejecting allegations by the defendants that the patent was invalid as obvious and invalid for double patenting ...
New system to tackle cancer treatment side affects Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:40AMHouston, Jul 19 (PTI) A Houston-based university has signed an agreement with other institutions that will allow it to take the next step in commercially developing an innovative medical imaging system that uses night vision technology to tackle a common side effect of cancer treatment.
Functional Technologies' Yeast Tests Demonstrate Reduction In Acrylamide By 90% Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:32AMFunctional Technologies Corp (TSX VENTURE:FEB), a world leader in yeast research and development, today announced initial test results for bread made with its acrylamide-preventing yeast demonstrated reductions of acrylamide of approximately 90%, when compared to bread made with standard commercial baker's yeast
Nycomed's U.S. Patent for Protonix(R) (pantoprazole) Valid Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:21AMNycomed's Protonix Patent Found Infringed and not Obvious
No more guessing on rigs' headlight use Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:44AMPatently Speaking highlights the technological achievements of Fort Wayne area residents.
Wu urges DPP to fulfill duty to voters Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 10:42AMPremier Wu Den-yih yesterday urged lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) who walked out of the extra legislative session to return to the Legislative Yuan to perform the duty entrusted on them by their constituents.
Six smart-phone firms face lawsuit Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 9:53AMASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - The patent-holding firm that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry said Friday it has sued six other firms in the smart-phone industry. NTP Inc. is suing Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., HTC Corp., Motorola Inc., and LG Electronics Inc., claiming infringement of the same patents that were at issue in its case against ...
Wireless e-mail patent suit filed by NTP Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:56AMNEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- NTP, Inc., has filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit against some of the leading manufacturers of smartphones. NTP - Lawsuit - Patent infringement - Intellectual Property - Law
NTP files lawsuit against Apple Microsoft and others Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:03AMWireless email firm NTP Technologies has filed lawsuits against Google HTCLG Apple Motorola and Microsoft alleging eight separate patent infringements.
NTP files lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft and others Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 6:45AMPhil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Saturday 10 July 2010 at 14:40:00 Tech giants in the dock over alleged wireless email patent infringements Wireless email firm NTP Technologies has filed lawsuits against Google, HTC, LG, Apple, Motorola and Microsoft alleging eight separate patent infringements. The lawsuits, filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, all involve ...
Nikola Tesla's Renewable Energy Vision Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 6:31AMWe should have listened to Nikola Tesla when we had the chance. At the height of his popularity as the key inventor who pioneered commercial electricity, Tesla cautioned the world of the inefficiencies of burning substances to generate energy, especially coal, the predominate fuel source of the day.
Nokia to Fight Back in Smartphones, but Without the Android OS Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 6:08AMWhile Nokia continues to struggle in the US mobile market, the Finnish-based company has voiced plans to "fight back" in the smartphone space, and it won't be adopting Google's Android OS for any of its phones.
US Company Files Suits Against Tech Giants Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 6:07AMUS patent-holding company NTP has filed a suit against Apple, Google, Microsoft, LG Electronics, HTC and Motorola, making accusations that the tech giants infringed on its email patents in mobile phones, according to a report by the AFP news agency. NTP filed the suits Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. It accused the companies of eight patent infringements ...
On the Record / July 10, 2010 Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 3:44AMHires/Promotions/ Honors
Visterra Raises $6M Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 3:21AMVisterra Inc., a Camrbidge, Mass.-based developer of technologies that can interrogate how pathogens...
Juanita M. Kreps, Commerce Secretary, Dies at 89 Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:28AMMs. Kreps was President Jimmy Carter’s Secretary of Commerce, the first woman to hold a post traditionally occupied by men with business interests.
Mobile Backhaul Transition Requires New Testing Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:15AMNokia Sells Wireless Modem Business to Renesas Renesas Electronics will acquire Nokia's wireless modem business for approximately USD 200 million. The companies are also forming an alliance for long-term joint research cooperation on HSPA+, LTE and future radio technologies.
Axis 1 Golf Adds Another Award to its Long List of Accolades Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:08AMFirst Torque Free Putter, Patented, and USGA Conforming. Incredible feel and accuracy. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4228174.htm
ADTI Media LLC Acquires Assets of Advance Display Technologies, Inc. Innovation and Excellence Remain Top Priority Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:00AMTEMECULA, Calif.----ADTI Media LLC announced today it has acquired the assets of Advance Display Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiary, ADTI Holdings, Inc. , on June 28, 2010. The acquisition included all of the assets, intellectual property, human resources, and contracts in place of both Advance Display and Holdings.
Press Release Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:33AMEsker Inc. Posted on:07 Jul 10 Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, announced today that several prominent players in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment industry â€” including Bayer, Biomnis, Fresenius Medical Care, MEDRAD and Roche Italia â€” have chosen Esker solutions to automate the processing of business documents, and sales orders in particular.
Press Release Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:33AMAlnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. Posted on:07 Jul 10 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today it has initiated dosing in a Phase I human clinical study with ALN-TTR01.
Cree cuts deal with rival Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:25AMTwo rivals in the rapidly expanding LED lighting sector -- Durham-based Cree and electronics giant Philips -- announced this morning that they have agreed to an intellectual property deal that they say will accelerate the market's growth.
Coppertone® Solar Research Center Releases 'Suncare 2020' Symposium Key Insights Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:16AMWHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The COPPERTONE® Solar Research Center, Merck Consumer Care's suncare research and development facility, today published key insights from its "Suncare 2020" Symposium held recently in New York City. The event convened selected thought leaders from government, medicine, academia, advocacy and industry to initiate dialogue and capture vision around ...
K-V Pharmaceutical Company Announces the Election of New Independent Member to Board of Directors Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:15AMST. LOUIS, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- K-V Pharmaceutical Company (NYSE: KVa/KVb), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that Dr. David Sidransky was appointed as a new independent member of the Board of Directors by the K-V Pharmaceutical Company Board of Directors. Dr. Sidransky replaces Mr. John Sampson, whose resignation from the Board was effective upon Dr. Sidransky's ...
Medizone Files for International Patent Protection Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:14AMSAN FRANCISCO, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medizone International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MZEI) has filed an international patent application under the auspices of the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) to secure international patent protection for its Asepticsure(TM) technology. The international patent application consolidates the two previously filed patent applications titled ...
Positive Clinical Results In Pill-Plus™ Oral Contraceptive Study Could Mean An End To Female Sexual Dysfunction For OC ... Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 3:28AMBioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPAX) announced positive results in a Phase II study of the Pill-Plus "triple hormone" oral contraceptive (OC). Results showed an increase in the frequency of sexual activity (pThe study was a Phase II double-blind randomized clinical trial in 82 women comprising a cross-over design of two treatment periods of five months each. The study compared use of an ...
Prosperity helps make America great Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 2:01AMFor all its problems, America is a great place. And one thing that makes America great is its prosperity. Yes, some people have suffered during the recession -- but compared to all the other countries in the history of the world, America is rich. Why? One reason is that America is a good place to do business. Dinesh D'Souza, author of "What's So Great about America," points out: "In most other ...
MR. AND MRS. DON ALECCI Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 1:14AMMONTVILLE -- Don and Virginia (Simpatico) Alecci of Pine Brook celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 11. They were married June 11, 1960, at our Lady of Libra Church in West New York, where he had been an altar boy growing up and she had been employed as a secretary.