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Judge tosses patent verdict against Microsoft (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A federal judge threw out a $388 million patent infringement jury verdict against Microsoft Corp., ending a six-year legal skirmish.

Vicor Technologies Issued Australian Patent for Its Altered State Physiology Drug Development Platform (Marketwire)
BOCA RATON, FL–(Marketwire – September 29, 2009) – David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc. ( OTCBB : VCRT ), today announced that on July 23, 2009, the Australian Patent Office issued it a Deed of Letters Patent for its altered state physiology drug development platform. Vicor Technologies is a biotechnology company focused on the commercialization of innovative, non-invasive medical …

Western Union Wins $16.5 Million Patent Verdict Against MoneyGram (Nasdaq)
Western Union Co. (WU) said a federal jury in Texas awarded it $16.5 million in damages from MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) for patent infringement.

Firm accuses Facebook of patent infringement (The Capital)
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) A small Maryland tech company is suing Facebook alleging that the social networking company infringed on a key patent it holds.

Nanya claims a win over LSI in patent dispute (EETimes)
DRAM maker Nanya Technology Corp. (Taoyuan, Taiwan) has said that Administrative Law Judge Carl C. Charneski in the United States International Trade Commission has found invalid the patent cited in an action brought by LSI Corp. against Nanya and other semiconductor manufacturers. Sponsored Topics: United States International Trade Commission – Law – Intellectual Property – Services – Patent …

JDSU Adds Patent-Pending TCP Wirespeed Test Features To Widely Adopted T-BERD /MTS-6000A Platform (TestandMeasurement.com)
JDSU today introduced new features to its widely adopted T-BERD(R)/MTS-6000A platform, making it the first portable test instrument to provide 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GigE) TCP Throughput testing for up to 64 simultaneous TCP sessions while also supporting the concurrent testing of up to four background traffic streams (patent pending)

Tix Corporation Receives Notice of Allowance from United States Patent and Trademark Office (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
STUDIO CITY, Calif.—-Tix Corporation , an integrated entertainment company, today announced that it has received Notice of Allowance regarding the Company s United States Patent Application with the title of the invention, Ticket Distribution System.”

In Patent Troll Tracker Trial, It’s Frenkel on the Grill (Law.com)
Former patent blogger Rick Frenkel took the stand in a federal courthouse in Texas on Wednesday, and apologized for referring to the Eastern District of Texas as a “Banana Republic” in a post he published as the “Patent Troll Tracker.” But Frenkel insisted his blogging about a patent infringement suit against his then-employer, Cisco Systems, was not defamatory. “You know, I think I was outraged …

USPTO issues a Notice of Allowance for Milestone’s drug delivery system patent application (News-Medical-Net)
Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for Milestone’s U.S. patent application, titled “Computer Controlled Drug Delivery System with Dynamic Pressure Sensing.”

Medtronic settles patent dispute with W.L. Gore (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. said Wednesday it settled a patent dispute with W.L. Gore Associates and expects a one-time gain during the fiscal second quarter.