Dish Network Reopens TiVo Patent Dispute (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dish Network Reopens TiVo Patent Dispute (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dish Network Corp. on Monday asked a federal appeals court to rehear a patent dispute with TiVo Inc., saying the court’s earlier ruling in TiVo’s favor relied on inaccurate testimony from a TiVo witness. In January, the Court of Appeals for the Federal…
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Proteon awarded new patent in Europe (BizJournals)
Proteon awarded new patent in Europe (BizJournals)
Proteon Therapeutics Inc. said Friday it has been awarded a key patent from the European Patent Office that covers the use of a class of proteins known as elastases for dilating arteries and veins in humans.
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Guitar Hero: Gibson Asserts Patent Claims; Viacom’s Harmonix Negotiating Higher Royalties (CBS News)
Guitar Hero: Gibson Asserts Patent Claims; Viacom’s Harmonix Negotiating Higher Royalties (CBS News)
As if you needed any more evidence that Guitar Hero had made it big: Guitar company Gibson has accused the game’s maker, Activision (NSDQ: ATVI), of violating a 1999 patent for “technology for simulating a musical performance.” Activision disclosed in a court filing, as part of an attempt to get the patent made invalid, that Gibson made its view known in a January letter, according to Reuters. …
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