Patent Search and Filing

WXIFF: Successful Reexamination of Patent for Tetrodotoxin (Nasdaq)
WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. (WXIFF) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Reexamination Certificate for United States Patent No. 6,407,088, titled “Method of Analgesia”. This patent relates to the use of tetrodotoxin (TTX) for producing analgesia in humans.

iPodObserver – Lawsuit: Apple Infringed on Flash Patent with iPod nano/touch (The Mac Observer)
Apple Inc. is infringing on a Flash memory-related patent in its iPod line, according to a lawsuit filed by Henry Milan. The patent covers a method of connecting Flash memory to a computing device, and the lawsuit claims that Apple’s iPod touch and iPod nano violate that patent

Urigen Announces US Patent Office Notice of Allowance of Claims for URG101 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BURLINGAME, Calif.—-Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , http://www.urigen.com announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice of allowance for claims for the first patent application for URG101, an investigational, bladder instillation for the treatment of Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis .

Seoul Semi, Everlight settle patent suit with Columbia U prof (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
Seoul Semiconductor and Everlight Electronics have signed settlement agreements in a patent case brought before the U.S. ITC by Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, a professor emerita at Columbia University.

RegeneRx Receives Ophthalmic Patent in Hong Kong (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (AMEX:RGN) (www.regenerx.com) announced today that it has received official notice from the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department granting a patent using TB4, analogues, isoforms and derivatives to accelerate corneal wound healing and reverse or inhibit eye degeneration.

Gemstar-TV Guide, Digeo Reach Patent Deal (Broadcasting and Cable)
Electronic-program-guide giant Gemstar-TV Guide International and DVR supplier Digeo reached a multiyear patent-license agreement and settled outstanding litigation between the two firms, Gemstar-TV Guide announced Monday.

Appeals court vacates Finisar’ patent win against DirecTV (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A federal court of appeals on Friday sent Finisar Corp.’s patent infringement suit against DirecTV Group Inc. back to a lower court, vacating decisions that called for DirecTV to pay Finisar more than $100 million for infringing on an information-transmission patent.

Foreclosure Prevention Financing Patent Awarded to Attorney with Tucson Law Firm Weeks & Laird PLLC (Centre Daily Times)
On March 18, 2008, the U.S. Patent Office approved a new financing method which can provide relief to homeowners on the brink of foreclosure – without requiring government bailout assistance.

Wireless providers agree to hold down LTE patent royalty costs (EETimes)
The agreement, signed by seven of the industry’s powerhouses, calls for keeping patent royalties under 10% of handset and laptop sales prices.

EchoStar denied patent infringement rehearing (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
TiVo said late last week that a federal appeals court had rejected rival company EchoStar’s request to have judges rehear arguments related to an ongoing patent dispute.