Patent Search and Filing

Patent Awarded to Bishop-Wisecarver for New Dualvee Washdown Wheels (ThomasNet)
Third DualVee Patent is Granted for Life Extending Design Pittsburg, CA – - August 19, 2008 – - Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation, manufacturer of the original DualVee guide wheel and industry leader in guided motion technology, announced today that it has been awarded a third U.S. Patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its latest technological development of a washdown wheel in …

TiVo Sues Verizon, AT&T For Patent Infringement (Broadcasting and Cable)
U.S. Patent Office dismisses TiVo request to vacate EchoStar patent…

RegeneRx announces the receipt of a Notice of Allowance in Europe for its patent application (News-Medical-Net)
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the Company or RegeneRx ) announced today that it received a Notice of Allowance in Europe for its patent application: Inhibition or Reversal of Skin Aging by Actin-Sequestering Peptides.

Cygnett intros Glam patent leather case for iPhone (Macworld UK)
iPhone, iPod and MP3 accessories maker Cygnett has introduced the Glam patent leather case for iPhone. The premium leather material exterior is matched by a plush cloth interior says Cygnett and includes a credit card pocket.

Par ticks up, having gained 14 percent on Ultram patent ruling and generic Catapres approval (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK – Shares of Par Pharmaceutical Cos. continued to rise Friday, capping a week where the company won a patent challenge that could allow it to start selling a generic version of a pain drug, and won FDA approval of a generic blood pressure patch.

Merck Patent on Singulair Asthma Medicine Upheld (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Merck & Co. s patent on the asthma treatment Singulair was upheld by a federal judge who said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. can t make a copy of the medicine until the patent expires in 2012.

BioSolar marks its biomass turf with patent app (CNET)
The company files a patent application for solar-cell backsheets made from plant byproducts and 100 percent recyclable aluminum.

Sony Computer Entertainment America Files ‘Laugh Detector’ Patent (Gamasutra)
As new types of input devices change the way we interact with our video games, Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a patent that would track users’ laughter and emotional output when playing a video game or watching other types of media. Published in the European Patent Office on August 6, and unearthed by Silicon Era, Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a patent for a “laugh …

Will i4i Go After OpenOffice with XML Patent? (PC Magazine)
The ruling that Microsoft violated a custom XML patent held by a Canadian technology firm opens the door for other suits against open-source efforts, including the OpenDocument format.

Will i4i Go After OpenOffice with XML Patent? (PC Magazine)
The ruling that Microsoft violated a custom XML patent held by a Canadian technology firm opens the door for other suits against open-source efforts, including the OpenDocument format.