Wi-Lan says court rules in its favor in patent case

Wi-Lan says court rules in its favor in patent case
(Reuters) – Patent licensing company Wi-Lan Inc said a U.S. judge had ruled in its favor in a patent infringement claim related to handset products and high-speed packet access base stations. Wi-Lan had alleged that Alcatel-Lucent USA, HTC Corp and Sony Corp's Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc had infringed four of its patents. The company said the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, which …

PTO Director: Patent Backlog Reduced After Landmark Legislation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has reduced the patent-application backlog to the lowest level in several years, patent Director David Kappos told a House committee on Wednesday.

Implant Sciences' Thirteenth Patent Foreshadows the Future of Trace Detection Technology

Implant Sciences' Thirteenth Patent Foreshadows the Future of Trace Detection Technology
WILMINGTON, MA– – Implant Sciences Corporation , a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced that it has been issued patent # 8,173,959 …

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 …