O2Micro(R) Granted Key Patent for System to Offload Converter/Controller-Specific Tasks
O2Micro® International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM – News), a leading supplier of innovative power management, and security components and systems for the Computer, Consumer, Industrial, and Communications markets, received 45 claims under United States patent number 6,941,405 for its System and Method for Offloading Converter/Controller-specific tasks to a system microprocessor…[more]
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BlackBerry maker RIM denied U.S. Supreme Court bid to block
BlackBerry maker RIM denied U.S. Supreme Court bid to block patent suit (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) – Research In Motion’s stock hit a 17-month low Wednesday but bounced back quickly after the U.S. Supreme Court denied its request to stay lower-court proceedings in a patent dispute that threatens sales of the BlackBerry.
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World officials debate breaking Tamiflu patent (USA Today) The first
World officials debate breaking Tamiflu patent (USA Today)
The first line of defense against a bird flu pandemic is at the poultry farms of Southeast Asia, while the second line may come down to ethics and politics, said health ministers from around the world meeting in Canada. Officials debated breaking the patent on Tamiflu, known to be the most effective bird flu drug.
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