Patent Search and Filing

Crossroads takes in $10.5M, royalties after patent dispute (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Crossroads Systems Inc. announced Thursday that it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Dot Hill Systems Corp.

NISCAIR, CSIR and DSIR can sign non-disclosure pact with international patent offices for making TKDL accessible (PharmaBiz)
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for authorising National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), CSIR, DSIR to sign a non-disclosure agreement with International Patent Offices, for making Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) accessible to patent examiners.

Overture Networks Receives 7th Patent; It Covers Network Monitoring (Local Tech Wire)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. Overture Networks, a developer of converged communications network technology, has received its seventh patent. The latest patent covers networking monitoring technology, which helps customers monitor the status of nodes on their networks.

Palm to Settle With Xerox on Patent Infringement (New York Times)
The dispute charged that a handwriting-recognition technology formerly used in some Palm devices infringed on a Xerox patent.

Pfizer’s Lipitor patent upheld (CNN.com)
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Pfizer on Wednesday said a British appellate court had upheld the main patent covering its top-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor, blocking India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. from launching a generic version of the drug early.

Crossroads takes in $10.5M, royalties after patent dispute (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Crossroads Systems Inc. announced Thursday that it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Dot Hill Systems Corp.

Patent Office launches Electronic Casefile System to improve service (PublicTechnology.net)
The Patent Office has launched a new Patents Electronic Casefile System (PECS) based around the European Patent Office s PHOENIX system.

Copart Patent Infringement Case Resolved (The Auto Channel)
FAIRFIELD, Calif.–June 27, 2006–Copart, Inc., announced today the dismissal of all Manheim Services Corporation’s claims against Copart alleging patent infringement, and dismissal of all of Copart’s counterclaims against Manheim Services Corporation alleging antitrust violations.

High court to review patent “obviousness” case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review an appeal of a key patent case that raises the question of when an invention is too obvious to patent.

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-06-27 11:31 GMT: Xerox launches patent infringement suit against Media Sciences (Interactive Investor)
OAKLAND, New Jersey (AFX) – Media Sciences International Inc said Xerox Corporation has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging that Media Sciences’ solid inks designed for use in two Xerox printers infringe four of its patents.