Archive for March, 2006

Wall Street: Stocks rise on Bristol-Myers patent settlement; Morgan Stanley earnings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Posted in Patents on March 26th, 2006

Wall Street: Stocks rise on Bristol-Myers patent settlement; Morgan Stanley earnings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
NEW YORK — Stocks rose Wednesday on upbeat news from big companies: a patent settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb, strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and a cost-cutting deal between General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers.

Toshiba wins patent ruling in Hynix case (International Herald Tribune)

Posted in Patents on March 26th, 2006

Toshiba wins patent ruling in Hynix case (International Herald Tribune)
Toshiba won a patent infringement case Friday against its South Korean rival Hynix Semiconductor, which was ordered by a Tokyo court to halt sales of NAND flash memory chips in Japan.

Toshiba wins patent ruling in Hynix case (International Herald Tribune)

Posted in Patents on March 26th, 2006

Toshiba wins patent ruling in Hynix case (International Herald Tribune)
Toshiba won a patent infringement case Friday against its South Korean rival Hynix Semiconductor, which was ordered by a Tokyo court to halt sales of NAND flash memory chips in Japan.

Curon sells patent, uses cash to meet Nasdaq rule (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Posted in Patents on March 23rd, 2006

Curon sells patent, uses cash to meet Nasdaq rule (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Curon Medical Inc. said Wednesday it sold a patent and signed a licensing deal with BARRX Medical Inc., the proceeds of which will let Curon meet a Nasdaq listing rule.

Patent secured for tabletop ads (Media Week Online)

Posted in Patents on March 23rd, 2006

Patent secured for tabletop ads (Media Week Online)
Tabletalkmedia has secured a patent for its tabletop advertising product. The UK patent is for Tablewrap, a heat resistant, tamper-proof sticker wrapped around a table, on which advertising can be displayed.

Patent secured for tabletop ads (Media Week Online)

Posted in Patents on March 23rd, 2006

Patent secured for tabletop ads (Media Week Online)
Tabletalkmedia has secured a patent for its tabletop advertising product. The UK patent is for Tablewrap, a heat resistant, tamper-proof sticker wrapped around a table, on which advertising can be displayed.

Teco Says TV-Panel Patent Dispute Settled (AP via Yahoo! News)

Posted in Patents on March 22nd, 2006

Teco Says TV-Panel Patent Dispute Settled (AP via Yahoo! News)
Taiwanese home appliances maker Teco Electric & Machinery Co. said on Wednesday its Japanese unit has settled a patent dispute brought against it by Japan’s Sharp Corp. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Dow Ends Up 82 at 11,317, Nasdaq Ends Up 9 at 2,303 on Patent Settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb (Money Sense)

Posted in Patents on March 22nd, 2006

Dow Ends Up 82 at 11,317, Nasdaq Ends Up 9 at 2,303 on Patent Settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb (Money Sense)
Stocks rose Wednesday on upbeat news from big companies: a patent settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb, strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and a cost-cutting deal between General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers. The gains were enough to push the Dow Jones industrial average to a new five-year high.

Wall Street: Stocks rise on Bristol-Myers patent settlement; Morgan Stanley earnings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Posted in Patents on March 22nd, 2006

Wall Street: Stocks rise on Bristol-Myers patent settlement; Morgan Stanley earnings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
NEW YORK — Stocks rose Wednesday on upbeat news from big companies: a patent settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb, strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and a cost-cutting deal between General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers.

Hot Patent Suits (Forbes)

Posted in Patents on March 21st, 2006

Hot Patent Suits (Forbes)
U.S. Supreme Court faces a host of patent suits that may redraw the landscape for the first time in 40 years.