Patent Search and Filing

Briefly: Apple patent; Kensington promo (MacNN)
In brief: The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office today published Apple’s newly granted patent for a “Hybrid ground grid for printed circuit board,” which relates to printed-wiring board layout capable of reducing electromagnetic emissions and improving the electromagnetic immunity performance while accommodating a wide range of component arrangements a…

Apotex Asks Patent Appeals Court to Lift Ban on Generic Plavix (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Apotex Inc. asked a federal appeals court today to lift a ban on sales of generic versions of the blood-thinning drug Plavix, made by Sanofi-Aventis SA and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Synovis Life Technologies Receives U.S. Patent for Circular Buttress Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. , announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company a patent for its Peri-Strips circular stapler buttress. This buttress, like the linear version pioneered by Synovis, is used to reinforce surgical staple lines and reduce the risk of leaks of air, blood or bodily fluids that can cause surgical complications.

Supreme Court to consider patent dispute between Microsoft, AT&T (USA Today)
The Supreme Court said Friday it will intervene in a patent dispute between giants Microsoft and AT&T Corp. over Windows programs distributed overseas.

Supreme Court intervenes in patent dispute between Microsoft, AT&T (Boston Herald)
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Friday it would intervene in a patent dispute between giants Microsoft Corp. and AT&T Corp. over Windows programs distributed overseas. An appeals court ruled that…

Apple + new patent = iPhone speculation (CNN Money)
Apple Computer Inc. won a patent for a speech-recognition technology earlier this week, fueling speculation that the iPod-maker is laying the groundwork for a future “iPhone.”

Image: Apple’s iPod-like patent (CNET)
Apple has filed a patent for an iPod-like device that has a touch-sensitive bezel around the display and can toggle between different operating states.

MoSys settles patent suit by UniRAM for $2.4M (BizJournals)
MoSys Inc. said Thursday it will pay $2.4 million to settle all outstanding litigation with UniRAM Technology Inc. related to a trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement suit.

Xenonics receives U.S. Patent and Trademark Office response (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Xenonics Holdings Inc. (Amex: XNN, News), the maker of ultra-high intensity illumination and low light viewing products for military, law enforcement, public safety and commercial and private sector applications, said the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded it a notice of allowance for its digital low-light viewing devices.

Patent losses taking toll on drug market (CNN Money)
The worldwide drug market will continue to grow in 2007, but at a slightly slower pace as patent losses on blockbuster drugs take their toll, according to a forecast from IMS Health.