Patent Search and Filing

Pfizer wins early battle in Exubera patent fight (CNN Money)
Judge allows sale of inhalable diabetes treatment despite claims of patent infringement by rival Novo Nordisk, noting it is in the public’s best interest.

Sony applies for motion-sensitive controller patent (Ars Technica)
Not content with the Sixaxis tilt-sensitive controller on the PlayStation 3, Sony has applied for a patent that covers a game pad with absolute position sensitivity. Is this an attempt to steal the Wii’s thunder?

Google fires up patent search (Infomatics)
The service initially will index 7m patents that have been granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Google plans to add additional sources in the future.

Pfizer wins early battle in Exubera patent fight (CNN Money)
Judge allows sale of inhalable diabetes treatment despite claims of patent infringement by rival Novo Nordisk, noting it is in the public’s best interest.

Pfizer wins early battle in Exubera patent fight (CNN Money)
Judge allows sale of inhalable diabetes treatment despite claims of patent infringement by rival Novo Nordisk, noting it is in the public’s best interest.

ROMER Press Release – December 12, 2006 – ROMER Plans Immediate Response to Initial Office Action from Patent Office in … (The Auto Channel)
P R E S S R E L E A S E Press Contact: William Fetter, Director of Marketing and Communications, Hexagon Metrology Inc., 920-906-7514 Link to press release: http://hexagonmetrology.us/content/view/43/20/ ROMER Plans Immediate Response to Initial Office Action from Patent Office in Second Reexamination Proceeding North Kingstown, RI – December 12, 2006 – A jury in a federal court in San Diego, …

Cree Broadens Patent Suit Against Calif. Firm (Local Tech Wire)
DURHAM, N.C. Cree, a developer of light-emitting diode technology, is broadening its patent infringement lawsuit against California-based BridgeLux.

Sensory Analytics Awarded Second Patent for Coating Measurement Technologies (The Auto Channel)
GREENSBORO, N.C.–Sensory Analytics, an emerging leader in non-contact and non-destructive coating measurement systems, today announced the issuance of the company s second patent, United States Patent 7,128,985. This new patent covers the non-contact measurement of coatings using proprietary sensory technologies and extends the company s current intellectual property portfolio related to …

Patent upheld, retrial ordered in measuring machine case (American Machinist)
The jury in a San Diego federal court hearing the patent-infringement case of Hexagon-owned Romer Inc. vs. Faro Technologies Inc. (two makers of portable coordinate measuring machines) found in favor of Romer that its U.S. Patent No. 5,829,148 is valid.

Medicines Co. shares surge on patent prospects (Daily Record)
PARSIPPANY — Shares of the Medicines Co. rose as much as 19 percent as Congress neared passage of legislation that may allow the company to extend a patent on the blood-thinner Angiomax.