Patent Search and Filing

Europe Rejects Patent on Embryonic Stem Cells (Deutsche Welle)
The European Patent Office in Munich upheld a decision rejecting a patent on developing human embryonic stem cells. The move could stifle research by stem-cell companies for commercial purposes.

Barr Pharma Unit Launches Amrix Patent Challenge (Fox News)
Barr Pharma Unit Launches Amrix Patent Challenge

New Business Targeting Patent Trolls Signs IBM and Cisco (Law.com)
When IP lawyer and entrepreneur John Amster launched RPX Corp. as the cure-all for patent trolls in September, the industry was skeptical about how it would work. The new business is catering to the frustration that big tech companies have with what they derogatorily label “patent trolls.” Amster says his company will charge members an annual fee and in return RPX will buy dangerous patents off …

Internet firm to reward researchers for patent evidence (The Washington Times)
A start-up company wants to have a say in the high-stakes patent disputes that loom over many industries.

Dish Network remains in patent battle with TiVo (BizJournals)
Satellite TV technology company Dish Network won a minor battle in its long-running legal war with TiVo Inc. over patent infringement connected to digital video recorders. (DISH) (TIVO) (SATS)

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Sony PSP Infringes Agere Patent, Court Finds (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)
In a case dating back to July of 2006, Sony has been ordered to pay $18.5 million to Agere Systems after a jury found Sony guilty of infringing on Agere’s patent for a “wireless local area network apparatus.”

Patent awarded for country’s youngest inventor (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
A nine-year-old, thought to be New Zealand's youngest patent applicant, has had eco-friendly waste disposal invention accepted by the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand .

Samsung is hit with patent suits (International Herald Tribune)
A Silicon Valley maker of flash memory chips asked a court in Delaware on Monday to block imports of Samsung goods, including cellphones and cameras, over the patent dispute.