Patent News for Tuesday 19th April 2022

1. Huawei Comes First in Patent Applications Filed with European Patent Office - Businesskorea

As one of the companies with the largest patent portfolio in the world, Huawei had more than 110,000 patents on more than 45,000 product lines as ...

2. Mobile app markets: Apple seeks to defend the status quo and to defang procompetitive measures

It should be beneath Apple to engage in astroturfing, whether it's about standard-essential patents or about app stores. But the latest is that ...

3. Apple's attempt block future patent lawsuits from Zipit Wireless resurrected | AppleInsider

... two instant messaging patents that it alleges Apple has infringed. ... it has infringed patents, but more to prevent the company suing again.

4. Editorial Roundup: United States | Federal News Network

It remains an outrage that the rich world hasn't waived patents on COVID vaccines or supported poorer countries in manufacturing them.

5. Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.) - Bloomberg Law

Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.). By Bloomberg Law Automation. April 19, 2022, 12:08 PM. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board said ...

6. Case: Patents/Jurisdiction (Fed. Cir.) - Bloomberg Law

Apple sought a declaratory judgment that it didn't infringe Zipit's patents on technology that allows devices to send and receive messages instantly ...

7. The Alexandria Backwaters - Patently-O

(2) Force secondary pharmaceutical patents to undergo an automatic review by the appeal board. (3) Rethink the legal structure for patent challenges.

8. AppTech Payments to acquire Hothand to boost its patent portfolio | Seeking Alpha

The transaction involves acquisition of portfolio of twelve patents which includes USPTO 7,693,752; USPTO 8,554,632; USPTO 8,799,102; ...

9. Navidea stock soars ~20%, to get patents in US, Japan | Seeking Alpha

Navidea stock soars ~20%, to get patents in US, Japan ... Business woman signs a patent. Intellectual property protection concept. Patent attorney.

10. How long did Lake Zurich inventors wait for patents granted in week ending April 9? - Spot On Illinois

At least two advanced practice registered nurse licenses are set to lapse in ZIP Code 60087 during the second quarter, according.

11. GM patents autonomous learner vehicle that doesn't need a driving instructor - Yahoo Sport UK

American car giant General Motors has filed a patent for an autonomous vehicle that can teach you how to drive. The move would allow learners to ...

12. Digitalisation innovation among military industry companies has dropped off in the last year

Number of digitalization related patents and grants linked to military equipment and technologies companies, by three-month period.

13. Sharrow Engineering Announces New Investment | News | bakersfield.com

Sharrow Engineering LLC, a company that has developed groundbreaking propeller technology, with more than 70 Patents worldwide, ...

14. 2022 Patent Bots Quality Rankings: The Top 50 Patent Law Firms - Big News Network.com

Patent Bots proofread an entire year of issued patents to determine the top 10 large patent firms and the top 50 overall. Somerville, Mass.

15. iProov brings counter-suit against FaceTec in biometric liveness IP dispute

The allegations fail to state a claim, iProov contends, the two patents mentioned have not been infringed, and both are invalid anyway, according to ...

16. AT&T slips in patent rankings as exec says numbers can fluctuate, isn't concerning

The company saw the number of utility patents issued fall 26% in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the Patent 300 List by Harrity Patent ...

17. GM Patents Autonomous Tech to Train New Drivers Sans Instructor

By comparing the trainee's manual inputs with recommended driving instructions, the processor calculates a score. gm patents autonomous tech to teach ...

18. Protecting the Business and Improving ROI with the Support of Thompson Patent Law ...

The litigation quality patents cover electrical technologies, ... by Craige Thompson, a patent attorney with several patents credited to his name.

19. Advantest joins Open Invention Network for Linux cooperation - Electronics Weekly

Patents owned by the Network are similarly licensed royalty-free to any organisation that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System.

20. AppTech Payments Announces its Intent to Acquire Hothand Inc., Bolstering its Patent Portfolio

Hothand's family of patents also includes advertising on mobile phones within the application, where the products or services are purchased. These ...

21. Eagle Pharmaceuticals Reaches Settlement Agreement with - GlobeNewswire

Eagle had asserted two Orange Book-listed patents against Hospira related to its new drug application (“NDA”) referencing BENDEKA®.

22. Amicus Announces Issuance of New US Composition of Matter Patent for Galafold ...

Galafold U.S. Intellectual Property Protection Now Includes 35 Issued Patents, 18 of which expire in 2038...

23. Protenus Granted New Patent 'Methods and Systems for - GlobeNewswire

These patents demonstrate Protenus' determination to protect its intellectual property in the healthcare compliance analytics space. "Protenus has ...

24. Samsung Electronics transfers patents to monetisation business run by former in-house counsel

Entity assigned more than 100 patents by the Korean tech giant is run by previous chief of Samsung's semiconductor IP division.

25. What the New York Times got right about patents - IAM Media

The Editorial Board's position is too harsh on the IP system as a whole, but some of the proposed reforms would bring greater balance to the ...

26. Understanding the Importance of Words in Design Patents - IPWatchdog.com

Design Patents. Under 35 U.S.C. § 171(a), design patent protection is permitted to “[w]hoever invents any new, original, and ornamental design for ...

27. Notice Letters and Communications May Form a Basis for Personal Jurisdiction - JD Supra

Nine days later, Apple filed a complaint in the Northern District of California, seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement of the patents-in- ...

28. Justices Further Pushed To Clarify Alice Ruling - Law360

"USR's patents are not substantially the same as the patent in Alice, as Apple and Visa misleadingly suggest," Universal Secure Registry said in its ...

29. The Unified Patent Court - Lexology

The UPC will be a forum for central litigation of a unitary patent. It will also have jurisdiction over European patents that are not opted out ...

30. SCOTUS asks for SG's view on enablement in antibody dispute - Life Sciences IP Review

More on this story · Breaking: SCOTUS says inventors can challenge their patents, but imposes limits 29-06-2021 · SCOTUS won't resuscitate Amarin's ...

31. Is The Pendulum Swinging Back? Salt Selection And Crystal Form Patents Not Necessarily Obvious

The validity of salt selection patents has been suspect in Canadian courts for many years, on the basis that the work performed in arriving at the ...

32. Protenus Granted New Patent 'Methods and Systems for Analyzing Accessing of Drug ... - Newswire

These patents demonstrate Protenus' determination to protect its intellectual property in the healthcare compliance analytics space.

33. Apple won 67 Patents today covering Advanced Eye-Tracking Systems, HomePod mini and more

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 67 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we ...

34. A Better Way to Combat Patent Trolls - Pharmaceutical Executive

Many businesses face ongoing threats from patent assertion entities (PAEs), or so-called “patent trolls,” that acquire patents solely for the ...

35. Railway industry companies are increasingly innovating in digitalisation

Number of digitalization related patents and grants linked to railway equipment supply, product and services companies, by three-month period.

36. Apple lawsuit over messaging patents revived by U.S. appeals court | Reuters

Zipit first told Apple about the patents in 2013, which relate to sending and receiving instant messages using Wi-Fi.

37. GM patents autonomous learner vehicle that doesn't need a driving instructor | Shropshire Star

GM patents autonomous learner vehicle that doesn't need a driving instructor. MotorsPublished: Just now. Technology would see learner's inputs ...

38. Apptech Corp. (APCX) to Acquire Hothand Inc - StreetInsider.com

These patents will serve as a great complement to AppTech's current patented and proprietary software, which is expected to provide progressive and ...

39. GM Patents Autonomous Driving Instructor - The Truth About Cars

The objective is to offer driver education without the help of a flesh-and-blood instructor being present. Instead, the autonomous vehicle limits the ...

40. NeuraLace Medical Expands Global Patent Portfolio as Clinical Strategy Moves Forward - WFMZ

New Patents Protect innovative Axon™ Therapy, a Non-Invasive and Non-Pharmacological Solution for Treating Neuropathic Pain, as NeuraLace's ...

41. Apple gets greenlight to pursue Wi-Fi case in California - World IP Review

... Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that it should be able to fend off claims relating to Wi-Fi messaging patents in a California court.

42. Bank of America reports higher Q1 income, prioritizes patents and financial centers | ZDNet

The company is increasing its full-year tech initiative budget to $3.6 billion. In addition to being on pace to match the 512 patents Bank of America ...

43. Canadian Patent Research Database - Statistique Canada

Patents are a useful measure of inventive activity because they protect the IP embedded in an invention. Admittedly, not every invention leads to ...