Patent Search and Filing

Barrier Therapeutics Announces Issuance of Xolegel(TM) Patent (SYS-CON Media)
Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTRX), apharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products in the fieldof dermatology, today announced the issuance of United States Patent Number7,179,475, entitled ‘Anhydrous Topical Skin Preparations.’ This patentprovides coverage for the specific formulation of ketoconazole in awaterless gel that Barrier Therapeutics markets in the U.S. under …

Microsoft, AT&T In Supreme Patent Spat (WebProNews)
AT&T has won a lower court decision against Microsoft and its use of AT&T patented technology in exported products, but Microsoft has a shot at getting that overturned with its appeal to the US Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts won’t be on hand for Microsoft v. AT&T when arguments open, but the other justices will try to decide just how far US patent protections go when it comes to …

US process patent given to Keratec for wool extract (Nutraingredients.com)
2/19/2007 – Keratec announced it has received a US patent covering its manufacturing process for extracting keratin from sheep’s wool. Together with its US-based partner, Keraplast Technologies , Keratec has worldwide rights for using the keratin extracted in its New Zealand laboratories for use in medical applications.

Sealegs Secures Second Patent (Scoop.co.nz)
Auckland, 20 February 2007: Sealegs International today announced that it has been granted and issued its second patent in New Zealand for its amphibious boat technology.

Sealegs Secures Second Patent (Scoop.co.nz)
Auckland, 20 February 2007: Sealegs International today announced that it has been granted and issued its second patent in New Zealand for its amphibious boat technology.

VirnetX files VPN patent suit against Microsoft (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
A California-based software company has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft over two patents that enable the creation of virtual private networks.

Patent Reform: Beware of Unintended Consequences (InternetNews.com)
Is it fair to patent software?

Sling Media sued for patent infringement (Ars Technica)
The inventor of a wireless speaker system accuses Sling Media of patent infringement. Is there a patent troll living under a bridge in the Eastern District of Texas?

US ITC judge backs Toyota in hybrid patent dispute (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A U.S. International Trade Commission administrative judge sided with Toyota Motor Corp. , concluding that two of its hybrid models did not infringe a patent held by a small U.S. company, the agency said on Wednesday.

Dot Hill Awarded Patent for Broadcast Bridge Technology (SYS-CON Media)
Dot Hill Systems Corp. , a market leader in providing flexible storage offerings and responsive service and support to OEMs and system integrators (SIs), today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company U.S. patent 7,143,227 ‘Broadcast bridge apparatus for transferring data to redundant memory subsystems in a storage controller.’