Patent Search and Filing

Nokia loses patent dispute case against InterDigital (New Ratings)
InterDigital said that a federal judge has confirmed an arbitration ruling made in June that Nokia has to pay $232 million-$252 million in royalty payments to InterDigital regarding its patent.

RIM Chairman Hails Patent Office Decision (Washington Post)
RICHMOND, Va. — Research In Motion’s chairman says he’s heartened that the U.S. patent office is moving faster in re-examining patents at the crux of the bitter legal battle over his company’s pioneering BlackBerry wireless e-mail service.

Haemonetics challenges rival Baxter over patent (Patriot Ledger)
BOSTON – Haemonetics Corp. has picked another fight with rival medical device maker Baxter International Inc. This time, Haemonetics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Baxter in U.S. District Court in Boston.

Wastech, Inc. Announces Patent Filings for Revolutionary New Garbage Truck (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
Wastech, Inc. today was pleased to announce the filing of two waste-related patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office . The pending patents are filed with the USPTO as “Refuse Loader,” Serial Number 10/956,488 and “System and Method For Refuse Routing,” Serial Number 10/979,878.

Search Engine Watch: Google Faces Patent Lawsuit Over Google Talk (Instant Messaging Planet)
While doing some research, I ve learned that Google is being sued for patent infringement over the VoIP portion of the Google Talk program. I ve posted the full text (38 pages; PDF) of the complaint filed by Rates Technology in October here. A copy of the court docket (as of today) is posted here.

‘Patent Gurukul’ to train professionals on IP laws and issues (PharmaBiz)
With a view to create professionals having expertise in the field of patent laws and other forms of intellectual property rights, a unique training institution ‘GNA Patent Gurukul’ was launched in Mumbai, two weeks ago.

MDI receives patent for video data storage system (San Antonio Business Journal)
MDI Security Systems has been granted a new patent for video data storage by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

General Patent Wins Reexaminations for ACT’s Patents (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
General Patent Corporation International announced an important victory in its patent enforcement campaign on behalf of Advanced Card Technologies LLC .

Stratagene to Appeal Patent Case (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Stratagene Corp., facing a judge’s order that it pay $15.9 million damages in a patent infringement case, on Tuesday said it will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the verdict.

RIM’s CEO says NTP Inc. has abused an overburdened U.S. patent system (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) – Research In Motion took its high-stakes battle to protect its BlackBerry business to a new venue Monday, with its chairman arguing through the media that adversary NTP Inc. has been abusing the U.S. patent system.