Apple Granted Patent for Steering Wheel Remote Control

Apple Granted Patent for Steering Wheel Remote Control
It s rare that an Apple patent application passes through the system completely unnoticed until it s actually granted, but such is the case with a patent for a wireless remote control for a car steering wheel.

Star Scientific Announces Patent Claims for Synthesis of Anatabine Granted by US PTO
GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Star Scientific, Inc. (CIGX) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") issued a Notice of Allowance on May 11, 2012 to …

Patent Watch: Google Personalizing Search Like Facebook Personalizes News?

Patent Watch: Google Personalizing Search Like Facebook Personalizes News?
A fresh clutch of patent applications from Google hints at the mysterious search algorithm. Plus, ideas for product placement on YouTube and more on Google's Project Glass. Personalizing Google Search Google's algorithm doesn't just decide what pops up on the first page of search results. It's the stuff of complex third-party angst, law-making, lawsuits, and even the idea that the algorithm …

Gevo Dismisses Butamax Patent Infringement Lawsuit; Scope Mirrors 188 Patent Previously Rejected by USPTO
Gevo, Inc. , a leading renewable chemicals and next-generation biofuels company, commented on the lawsuit filed today by Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC alleging infringement of U.S.

Biotech Companies Look to Benefit From Transformed Patent System
NEW YORK, NY– – In recent months the Biotech Industry has become a hotbed of Merger and Acquisition activity and speculation. As large pharmaceuticals face major patent expirations in 2012 they have looked …

Oracle patent claims versus Google sent to jury
A California jury began another round of deliberations on Tuesday in a high profile trial over allegations that Google's Android mobile platform violates Oracle's intellectual property rights. The jury …

Oracle patent claims vs. Google sent to jury
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California jury began another round of deliberations on Tuesday in a high profile trial over allegations that Google's Android mobile platform violates Oracle's …

Apple Granted Patent for Steering Wheel Remote Control
It's rare when an Apple patent passes through the system unnoticed until it's granted, but such is the case with a wireless remote control for a car steering wheel.

Worlds Inc. Receives 7th "Virtual Worlds" Patent Related to MMO Architecture
BOSTON, MA– – Worlds Inc. has been issued patent no. 8,161,385 from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office titled "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space." This is the …

USPTO Grants Codexis Patent for Enzymes Used in Hep-C Therapeutics
Codexis, Inc. , a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediates, today announced that th

Deploy files PCT Patent Application
VANCOUVER, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Deploy Technologies Inc. (DEP) (DPLY.PK) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed a PCT Patent Application with the Canadian …

Google: No "shred of evidence" for Oracle patent claim
Google followed up with its closing arguments in phase two of the Oracle suit over Java, reiterating that it had no knowledge of Sun's patent portfolio

Dear new Yahoo CEO: End the Facebook patent lawsuit

Dear new Yahoo CEO: End the Facebook patent lawsuit
commentary In order to save Yahoo from total destruction, new CEO Ross Levinsohn needs to end the Facebook patent lawsuit as quickly as possible. Originally posted at The Social Analyst

OPKO Health Receives Important U.S. Patent Allowance
OPKO Health, Inc. today announced the receipt of a patent allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the patent application titled Flow Control in

Excelsior Medical Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent
Excelsior Medical Corporation announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued new US Patent No. 8,167,847 to the company. The patent relates to an a

Trend-Setting Patent Plays: SEFE Inc. (SEFE), VirnetX Holding Corp. (VHC), and InterDigital Inc. (IDCC)
NEWARK, DELAWARE– – As SEFE, Inc. goes about the business of assembling a patent portfolio to stake its claim in atmospheric energy, a number of patent-related developments continue to hit the market. …