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08/15/2007 -Make batteries by printing, says Rensselaer research team

U. S. researchers printed, yes, printed a battery and they’re looking to scale up the process to run devices from pacemakers to pickup trucks with batteries printed on a printing press.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s team published a description in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describing how they’ve printed a foldable, rollable, cuttable paper battery a little bigger than a postage stamp which stores enough power to run an LED light.

Printing makes everything from ...


08/15/2007 - Technology Marches Forth: Better Breasts on the Horizon
Israeli scienticians have come up with a new type of breast augmentation that’s more than just an implant: it’s an internal bra of sorts. Using parts used in regular plastic surgery, the doctors have fashioned a framework that attaches to the upper shoulder area and the ribcage to support as your regular bra does. This means that, combined with traditional breast implants, you can have the shape you’re looking for down to the centimeter. 

It’s still experimental, but ...


08/15/2007 - Knock-Off Knock Out: Emeco Granted Trademark Protection for Iconic Aluminum 1006 Navy ® Chair

An instantly recognized classic of by designers the world over, the shape of Emeco's classic 1006 Navy ® Chair has been given Incontestable Status by the United States Patent Office. That means the company now has a powerful and prestigious new tool for preserving their intellectual property and fighting against knock-offs. Other companies are prohibited from copying the unique shape of the classic chair.

(PRWEB) August 2, 2007 - Next time, while in a meeting or having a drink, ...


08/15/2007 - The impact of the eBay case on patent infringement

Since the early 19th century, the plaintiff in a successful patent-infringement litigation could generally expect to obtain at least two types of relief after a trial:

  • Monetary damages from the infringer for the past infringement
  • An order enjoining the defendant from infringing the patent in the future, such as by manufacturing, selling, using, or distributing the infringing device.

This second type of relief, known as a "permanent injunction," is considered equitable ...


08/01/2007 - Registration Opens for WIPO’s Executive Program on Strategic Intellectual Property Finance

Finance executives, managers and analysts can, from August 1, 2007, register on-line at www.wipo.int/academy/en/execed to participate in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Executive Program on Strategic Intellectual Property (IP) Finance, which will be held at WIPO headquarters, in Geneva, from November 12 to 15, 2007.

Intangibles, including IP, are strategically important corporate assets and critical value drivers in today’s knowledge economy.  While estimates vary, the proportion of corporate ...


07/17/2007 - IGC Recommends Mandate Renewal to Continue Negotiations on Core Issues

A key committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), meeting in Geneva from July 3 to 12, 2007, recommended that the WIPO General Assembly should renew its mandate to continue work on intellectual property and traditional knowledge (TK), traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) (also termed 'expressions of folklore'), and genetic resources. The current mandate of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) expires in December 2007.


07/06/2007 - Seminar Examines Opportunities and Challenges of Legitimate Distribution of Copyright Works Online in Asia-Pacific Region

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is hosting a seminar on "Legitimate Distribution of Copyright Works Online" in Singapore on July 10, 2007 – in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office, and the Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore. Key players in online copyright businesses - lawyers, academics, business people and policy-makers in the Asia-Pacific region - will shed light on this rapidly changing field. The progam is available at http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/ldcw.html.


07/04/2007 - LG sues Quanta again
LG HAS FILED another lawsuit against Quanta Computer this time over a patent infringement of the South Korean outfit's DVD technology.

LG said wants an injunction against Quanta's use of the technology and oddles of cash. The case is being heard in the US District Court in Wisconsin. LG said that the four patents related to DVD standards.

LG claimed that Quanta has used the patented technology without its permission in manufacturing notebook computers supplied to US ...


07/04/2007 - Hatch, Cannon push patent bill
Companies behind everything from computer chips and cell phones to pills and beauty products want to see a change in how the United States handles patents, and two of Utah's lawmakers are in the middle of trying to find the right balance.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, are part of the congressional committees working on the pending patent bill. Each have received campaign support in the past from some of the bill's top advocates ...

07/04/2007 - Symposium Promotes Better Understanding of GIs as Tool for Wealth Creation
The International Symposium on Geographical Indications (GIs), jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing from June 26 to 28, 2007, concluded with a better understanding of how to maximize the use of geographical indications (GIs) to add value to agricultural products. The Symposium brought together over 300 participants, representing national administrations, producers of GI products and specialists in the field of GIs in order to ...

07/04/2007 -DVDs Can Soon be Legally Burned by Licensed Services
After a decade and a half of negotiations waiting and litigation - with the emphasis toward the latter - the DVD Copy Control Association which administers the CSS copy protection scheme formally announced yesterday that it will soon become legal for businesses to burn DVDs on demand whose copy protection includes CSS.

Source: betanews.com ...

06/22/2007 - International Symposium on Geographical Indications Convenes in China
An International Symposium on Geographical Indications (GIs) is being jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing, from June 26 to 28, 2007.
 
The Symposium will bring together representatives of WIPO Member States’ administrations, producers of GI products and specialists in the field of geographical indications and is a forum for the exchange of ideas and views on various issues relating ...

06/15/2007 - Heads of WIPO and ASIPI Review Joint Cooperation, Agree on Future Collaboration
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Dr. Kamil  Idris, and the President of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), Mr. Martín Michaus, met at WIPO’s Geneva headquarters on June 12, 2007 to review bilateral cooperation and outline a program of joint activities for ASIPI member states. The talks between Dr. Idris and the high level ASIPI delegation related to issues of mutual concern including possible collaboration between the two organizations to promote use and further development ...

06/15/2007 - Olympic trademark police coming after guidebook author in Olympic Peninsula
First it was Olympia Pizza targetted by those charged with protecting the trademarked games, and now the trademark police have a new target. This time it's a guidebook author in the Olympic Peninsula. Even though that's the official name on the map, as the countdown to 2010 continues, the Olympic trademark police want you to know they mean business and coincidence of geography is no excuse to use the branded name.

The Washington State eco-tourism expert and author ...


04/03/2007 - Intellectual Property Verdicts Exceed $1.3 Billion in 2006

Finisar Corp. employs dozens of Ph.D.-level scientists to create technology for its high-speed data communication components and testing business, but one of the company's most lucrative inventions may be a patent outside of its core business that generated a court victory worth $117.3 million last year.

In June 2006, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Finisar won a $78.9 million jury verdict in a patent infringement case against broadcast satellite company The DirecTV Group Inc. of El Segundo, Calif. Although appeals are in ...


03/04/2007 -Miami Beach man's attempt to trademark Obama bin Laden fails
A U.S. government attorney has rejected a man's application to trademark the name ``Obama bin Laden,'' saying the name was too similar to a U.S. presidential candidate and an alleged terrorist.

Karen Bush, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office lawyer, said Alexandre Batlle's application for the name was rejected because it made false connections between two people.

The examining attorney refuses registration because ...

03/04/2007 - Generics to fight use of "authorized generic"
To counter the opportunity given to generics when proprietary drugs go "off patent", the branded companies have come up with new ways to salvage as much of their business as possible. One is through the pathway of the authorized generic / branded generic. Generic companies argue this direct competition is only possible because of a legal loophole that allows their branded rivals to launch cheaper versions of drugs just as they lose patent protection -- a loophole they ...

02/14/2007 - Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc.'s Wholly Owned Subsidiary Issued China Patent for Nano Material Lithium Ion Battery
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ABAT), a developer and manufacturer of rechargeable Polymer-Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, ZQ Power-Tech, was issued a patent of invention by The Intellectual Property Bureau of the People's Republic of China for the invention of the nano material lithium ion battery and its technology process. The patent's number is 200510087299X. The Company has started application for a corresponding U.S. patent. With the granting of this ...

02/01/2007 - Blackboard Patent to be Re-examined
On January 25, in response to a formal request filed by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ordered re-examination of the e-learning patent owned by Blackboard Inc.

SFLC, provider of pro-bono legal services to protect and advance Free and Open Source Software, had filed the request for re-examination in November on behalf of Sakai, Moodle, and ATutor, three open source educational software projects. The PTO found that prior art cited ...

02/01/2007 - AK Steel to pay settlement on hostile workplace charges
AK Steel Holding Corp. has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle federal charges that it condoned a racially hostile work environment at its Butler plant for years by allowing racist language, swastikas, nooses and Ku Klux Klan videos in various areas, including the employee lounge.

The problem was so pervasive that managers knew of it without complaints having been made by black workers, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which on Wednesday announced it settled its ...


02/01/2007 - California Court Rules Synopsys and IBM Jointly Own '446 and '438 Patents in Synopsys-Magma Litigation
Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) announced that a U.S. District Court today ruled Synopsys Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) jointly own two of the three patents at issue in the California patent litigation between Magma and Synopsys, a decision consistent with the position Magma argued regarding the two patents. The court ruled that the third patent is owned solely by Synopsys.

"We are extremely pleased with this ruling," said David Stanley, Magma corporate vice president, Corporate Affairs. "It is ...