Jackson Estate Aug 4, 2009
That doesn't mean there is a free-for-all on certain products using his name and likeness, because common law can establish ownership of trademarks if they have been used in commercial ventures before, said Sharon Marsh, the USPTO's deputy commissioner for trademark policy. An applicant can be denied if his or her trademark application creates a false association with a person or an institution, she said. (KSBW 8, CA)
California residents seek lost money Aug 4, 2009
YANGAROO Inc. , ( TSX-V: YOO , OTCBB: YOOIF ) the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, is pleased to announce that its continuation patent application no. 12/398,238 entitled Content Distribution System and Method has been published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office under publication no. US-2009-0171966-A1. YANGAROO has already obtained U.S. and Canadian patents for its Content Distribution System and Method, including U.S. patent no. 7,529,712 that... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
The Gene Hunt: Should Finders Be Keepers? Jul 30, 2009
Two months ago, more than 150,000 researchers, doctors, activists and patients filed a federal lawsuit in New York City against , the University of Utah Research Foundation and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ... The USPTO has since granted thousands of for biological entities, always with the caveat that they must be first isolated, purified or modified in some way ... In another five years, the exclusive rights that the USPTO granted Myriad based on the isolation and purification... (Scientific American)
NRL scientist receives patent for rugged-lightweight spectrometer assembly Jul 23, 2009
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Space Science Division scientist, Dr. Christoph R. Englert, is awarded patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a more cost effective, rugged and lightweight compression assembly design for spatial heterodyne spectrometer (SHS) interferometer applications. This innovative design approach introduces the flexibility of exchanging optical components while conserving the ruggedness of previous monolithic SHS interferometer designs and reducing their... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Sweetwater Announces Trademarks of State-of-the-Art Healthy Drinking Water Purification Systems Jul 16, 2009
Certificates of registration from the United States Patent and Trademark Office were received today. Ecologist and owner of Sweetwater, LLC, James P. McMahon said: "I'm excited about these trademarks because the products themselves are unique and among the most effective of all home water purification systems.". (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
USPTO rejects Rambus claims against Nvidia Jul 15, 2009
Santa Clara-based Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) said the latest decision, involving two patents asserted by Rambus in litigation, follows a rejection by the USPTO last month of 41 other claims in seven patents that Rambus had asserted. "Nvidia has compiled a 100 percent success rate at the USPTO in challenges to the claims in the patents asserted against it by Rambus in an International Trade Commission action filed in November 2008," the company said. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
VIZIO Wins U.S. Customs Ruling Jul 9, 2009
On March 13, 2009 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued a Final Rejection of U.S. Patent '074, the patent that Funai has claimed is infringed. Additionally, VIZIO has filed separate anti-trust and patent infringement claims against Funai for unlawfully and unfairly discriminating against VIZIO in the licensing and enforcement of the '074 patent. (PR Newswire)
Florida Based Environmental Firm Proceeds Into Prototype Production of The RISS System(TM), Which Is A System for Removal of Indoor Air Contaminants Associated With Chinese Drywall Jul 4, 2009
This process is so unique and specialized that a patent application for this technology has been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This will be the second patent (Patent #4,554,078) acquired by Dr. Huggins. (PR Newswire)
How MJ Defied Gravity: The Secret to 'Smooth Criminal' Jun 27, 2009
How MJ Defied Gravity: The 'Secret' to Smooth Criminal - ABC News. How MJ Defied Gravity: The Secret to 'Smooth Criminal. (ABC News)
CPF Statement on the Nomination of David J. Kappos for PTO Director Jun 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Patent Fairness (CPF) issued the following statement regarding the nomination of David J. Kappos as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. "We applaud President Obama's nomination of David J. Kappos to serve as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Mr. Kappos has the... (PR Newswire)
IBM exec picked to head patent office Jun 19, 2009
"The USPTO faces serious challenges in this difficult economic environment, and the office requires strong leadership, and David Kappos is such a leader," said Leahy in a prepared statement. "I look forward to working with him on issues confronting the USPTO, including reducing the backlog and pendency of patent applications and modernizing the patent system as Congress considers the Patent Reform Act," he added. (EETimes)
Doremi Cinema to Build 4K Integrated Media Block for DLP Cinema® Next Generation Electronic Platform Jun 19, 2009
The IMB utilizes Doremis patent pending (USPTO 20070263937) 4K media block technology. Doremis 4K patent allows Doremi to capitalize on its 2K knowledge and technology by only adding the 4K portion to the back end of the processing. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Trademark attorneys can call it in Jun 6, 2009
A USPTO spokeswoman said telework programs exist for most trademark services work units in addition to those for examining attorneys. She said many supervisors and managers also participate. (FCW.com)
01 Communique Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Jun 5, 2009
The USPTO issued its first office action as part of the re-examination process in June 2008 ... All the reports are available from the USPTO's web site ... We are now waiting for the USPTO's next office action. (Canada Newswire)
Cepheid Receives Health Canada License for Xpert(R) HemosIL(R) FII & FV Test Jun 3, 2009
The Instrumentation Laboratory logo, HemosIL, ACL, ACL TOP, ACL ELITE, ACL AcuStar, iQM GEM, Premier and GEM OPL are trademarks of Instrumentation Laboratory Company and/or one of its subsidiaries or parent companies, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other jurisdictions. Media Inquiries at Cepheid: --------------------------- Jared Tipton Cepheid Corporate Communications 408-400-8377 Investor Inquiries at Cepheid: ------------------------------... (Canada Newswire)
Cannasat Therapeutics Reports Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 May 30, 2009
- Subsequent to quarter end, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for a U.S. Patent Application, which forms the basis for Cannasat's lead product, Relivar. The Corporation is the exclusive licensee of the patent application. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
New York Law School Beth Noveck Named Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government in the White House May 22, 2009
The White House also launched the which "celebrates the innovators and innovations who are championing the President's vision of more effective and open government." One of the programs featured as an example of how the government is engaging public participation is New York Law School's project, done in cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Founded by Professor Noveck, Peer-to-Patent opens the patent examination process to the public participation for the first... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
VIZIO Files TV Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Funai May 21, 2009
Laynie Newsome, VIZIO Co-founder and VP Sales and Marketing Communications, stated, "Unlike Funai, our patent portfolio has not been rejected by the USPTO, we at VIZIO respect the rights of intellectual property and we will not stand by while foreign competitors misappropriate our intellectual property.". About VIZIO. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MLB Granted Patent For Internet-Blackout System May 16, 2009
MLBAM applied for the patent in December 2004, and the USPTO granted the patent Feb. 3, 2009. The company said it has an additional 10 patent applications pending approval. (Multichannel News)
Destiny Media Responds to Press Release From Canadian Competitor May 7, 2009
Destiny first began offering the MPE(R) system in 1999 and has its own patent for a Digital Media Distribution Method and System (USPTO 7466823) with foreign priority dating to March 2000. Yangaroo applied for their US patent May 8th 2003, four years after MPE(R) launched. (PR Newswire)
Acclarent, Inc. Granted Key Patent Covering Balloon Sinuplasty(TM) Technologies May 4, 2009
"Acclarent is committed to continuing its leadership in innovation. This patent protects an important portion of Acclarent's technology assets and further differentiates Acclarent as a leader in the ENT community. The validation by the USPTO of our invention is a significant step in continuing to provide physicians and patients with access to safe and effective minimally invasive technology.". ABOUT ACCLARENT, INC.. (PR Newswire)
Patent Reform Bill Meets Opposition During Hearing May 1, 2009
Instead of a far-reaching overhaul that would make it more difficult for patent holders to get large damage awards, Congress should focus on improving the quality of patents by giving more money to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), said Kamen, inventor of the Segway scooter, an insulin pump and other products. In some cases, it can take five years for USPTO to approve a patent application, Kamen said. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
VIZIO Continues to Import & Ship HDTVs During ITC Review Apr 11, 2009
April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, Inc., America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, responds today on the limited exclusion order by the ITC that they hold to their belief that because of recent rulings by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), that their appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will reverse the underlying decision ... "Based on the recent final rejections by the USPTO of both the '369 and '074 Funai patents, we believe that the U.S. Court of Appeals... (PR Newswire)
Crytek's New Trademarks Apr 7, 2009
April 6, 2009 - The folks at inCrysis have noticed that Crytek has with the United States Patent and Trademark Office which may provide some insight into future Crytek products. The first patent application is for something called , which inCrysis speculates may be related to another recent patent application for something called WARFACE. The second application is for , which may have something to do with a recent Crytek partnership with a major German car manufacturer. (IGN PC Games)
SIIA Congratulates Senate Judiciary Committee for Action on Patent Reform Apr 3, 2009
"SIIA is especially pleased that the bill makes changes that begin to clarify the vague and uncertain rules for calculating damages, and to establish procedures for enhancing the quality of patents issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). "We know that there will be efforts to erode the progress that has been made, and we strongly urge the sponsors of the bill to fight such efforts. "At the same time, SIIA acknowledges the views of Chairman Leahy that much more can be done to... (PR Newswire)
Taking the Pulse of Patents Apr 3, 2009
The National Academy of Sciences recognized the symptoms of declining U.S. patent quality in on the patent system, noting that there are reasons to think that the USPTO is issuing more and more substandard patents. 1. (Scientific American)
Marlin native receives patent for agricultural invention Apr 2, 2009
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture professor and Marlin native, Dr. Melvin Newman a patent for his role in the development of a special crop sprayer. Dr. Newman was born and raised near Marlin and Chilton areas of Falls County. (Marlin Democrat, TX)
Open-source Firms Urged to Go on Legal Offensive Mar 27, 2009
Filing a re-examination request involves arguing to the USPTO that a patent should not have been granted in the first place, often because the technology was too obvious or because prior art, or previous examples of the technology, existed ... The process involves filing a request with the USPTO, which decides whether significant questions have been raised about the patent's validity ... Patent holders themselves sometimes ask the USPTO to look at their own patents for assurance they are valid,... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Xtreme Coil Crosses Another Border in 2008 Mar 17, 2009
At December 31, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark office had issued four patents to Xtreme Coil. In January 2009, the United States Patent and Trademark office issued Xtreme Coil's fifth patent ... In January 2009, the United States Patent and Trademark office issued a fifth patent to Xtreme Coil entitled "Coiled Tubing/Top Drive Rig and Method", which addresses multiple methods of deploying coiled tubing on a top drive equipped drilling rig also capable of utilizing jointed pipe for... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Dr. Suzanne Ziska Joins Neifeld IP Law Mar 13, 2009
Dr. Ziska served as a primary examiner in various biotech art units at the USPTO for several years, and before that as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health where she conducted cancer research ... The firm is conveniently located near the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") in Alexandria, VA, and has a policy of conducting face to face personal interviews with patent examiners in order to expedite prosecution of patent... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Clients and Attorneys Benefit From Advanced Patent Monitoring Capabilities Mar 13, 2009
Inventors and businesses, but more commonly, patent attorneys, monitor on-going activity using the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) public Patent Application Information Retrieval system, known as public PAIR, which is available via the Web ... "Our firm is pleased to offer our clients a new service which will monitor granted patents, pending patent applications and pending reexamination proceedings in the USPTO PAIR system," said James L. Katz, a shareholder and chair of the... (PR Newswire)
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Issues Final Rejection of All Claims in Funai's '074 Patent Mar 13, 2009
March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, Inc., America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, announced today that the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a second rejection of all claims in Funai Electric Co.'s United States Patent No. 6,115,074 ... "Based on this final rejection by the USPTO, we believe that Funai's '074 patent will ultimately be deemed invalid," stated Rob L. Brinkman, VIZIO's VP Operations and Administration ... "We are pleased that after reexamination of... (PR Newswire)
Ask an Expert Mar 9, 2009
These can be protected by registering them at the website for the United States Patent and Trademark office. Get patents: Similarly, your inventions should be patented, period. (USA Today -- Money)
Gillibrand Releases Guide Book for NY Mar 8, 2009
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Pittsford's Biophan Technologies a sensor-equipped patent. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's office has put together a guide to help New York's community leaders and organizations understand the economic stimulus package. (R News)
Biophan Issued Key U.S. Patent Mar 7, 2009
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Pittsford's Biophan Technologies a sensor-equipped patent ... The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Pittsford's Biophan Technologies a sensor-equipped patent. (R News)
Why should my generation pay for the greed of politicians and big business? Mar 6, 2009
Why should my generation pay for the greed of politicians and big business. Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Xtreme Coil Adds Two Rigs in Mexico Feb 28, 2009
Xtreme Coil has received notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office confirming issuance of a new patent. This is Xtreme Coil's fifth patent which protects proprietary design principles applicable to all current and future designs of our COTD(TM) drilling rigs. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Could Online Social Networks Help Process Enormous Backlog Of U.S. Patent Applications? Feb 27, 2009
"The burgeoning backlog of patent applications at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), several hundred thousand in any year, has created an urgent need for Office reform," the team explains, "Review of related application reference material, or prior art, is a necessary but time-consuming step in the patent process." If prior art can be identified early in the assessment process then a patent claim can be discarded quickly and the patent examiner move on to the next claim. Peo and... (Science Daily)
Dell Goes 'Nuclear' Over Netbook Trademark Feb 22, 2009
The first two claims filed by Dell with the USPTO are closely linked. In order to keep a trademark active a company must re-register it with the USPTO every five years and show that they are, in fact, actively using the trademark ... The allegation of fraud, according to Dell, stems from the fact that Psion had abandoned the mark but still approached the USPTO to have it renewed. (ChannelWeb)
Apple sued over iPhone smooth scrolling Feb 17, 2009
Picsel claims it has spent millions of dollars developing the technology for the patent, which the USPTO approved on March 7, 2006. The company also alleges that Apple knowingly and deliberately infringes on patent '626 with devices such as the iPhone and iPod Touch, although the initial complaint doesn't provide evidence for this claim. (Register)
Indian medicines made safer from patent piracy Feb 11, 2009
The Indian government is also in talks with the US Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) to extend the initiative to that country. Gupta said that a study conducted in 2000 showed that 80 per cent of the 4,896 medicinal plants that were patented under the USPTO were on plants of Indian origin. (domain-B)
India logs over 2 lakh traditional medical formulations Feb 10, 2009
The decision to create TKDL was taken in 2001 in the aftermath of wrong patents granted by US Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) on wound healing properties of turmeric (1995) and on anti-fungal properties of neem granted by European Patent Office (EPO), even though the plants were being used for centuries under ISM for such benefits. "If TKDL existed earlier, then international disputes regarding patenting of neem, turmeric and basmati would not have occurred," CSIR's Dr Gupta said. (Times of India)
Nigeria: Scientist Claims Diabetes Cure Feb 8, 2009
com: Nigeria: History, As Local Scientist Finds Cure for Diabetes (Page 1 of 1). Nigeria: History, As Local Scientist Finds Cure for Diabetes. (allAfrica.com)
