Patent Search and Filing

NCR targets more big web retailers for patent violations (InternetRetailer.com)
NCR Corp., one of the biggest suppliers of point-of-sale and customer self-service systems to the retailing industry, is aggressively pursuing big online merchants for what it contends are multiple e-commerce patent violations.

Netlist Announces Settlement of Patent Infringement Lawsuits With MetaRAM (redOrbit)
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Netlist, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLST) today announced that it has reached a settlement in the patent infringement lawsuits with San Jose, CA-based MetaRAM, Inc.

EU patent ruling on German drug highlights biopiracy debate (Deutsche Welle)
European authorities have withdrawn a patent granted to a German firm on an anti-bronchitis drug derived from a South African medicinal plant. Activists say it marks a success in the fight against biopiracy.

UPDATE:ArcelorMittal Sues 3 US Steel Firms For Patent Breach (Fox News)
UPDATE:ArcelorMittal Sues 3 US Steel Firms For Patent Breach

Bajaj Auto gets European patent (rediff.com)
Leading auto maker Bajaj Auto on Monday said its technology ExhausTEC, which help improve performance of a two-wheeler, has been granted a patent by the Munich-headquartered European Patent Office.

ASI Entertainment Receives Australian Patent for SafeCell (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SEATTLE—-ASI Entertainment, Inc. has received notification from IP Australia, the patent office of the Australian Government, that the company s SafeCell patent has been granted and that the patent was sealed on January 14, 2010.

Microsoft inks patent deal with LCD builder (V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Microsoft has agreed to a patent sharing deal with LCD screen specialist Funai, under which the software giant will cross license its own patents with Funai’s, particularly those covering LCDs and audio/visual components.

Edwards Lifesciences wins German patent lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News)
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. said Tuesday a German court ruled in its favor in a patent infringement lawsuit, finding against CoreValve Inc.

Apple Patent Applications Show Energy Efficient Devices (Gizmodo Australia)
Greenpeace awarded Apple as being the most green tech company the other week, so it s not surprising two patent applications have been dug up from last May showing they aim to be even more energy-efficient. (more )

Foreign firms edge out locals in U.S. patent awards (EETimes)
Foreign companies won more U.S. patents than U.S. companies for the second straight year, but IBM continues to top the list of U.S. patent winners and several companies—including Microsoft which now ranks third—made major gains. IBM – Microsoft – Patent – United States – Intellectual property