Intellectual Property

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Inventor who claimed to have seen Nessie dies

AP News 23 days ago

Rines, a lawyer, composer, inventor who claimed to have seen Loch Ness Monster, dies at 87 Robert H. Rines, a lawyer, composer, inventor and physicist whose discoveries led to sharper resolution in radar, sonar and ultrasound imaging and who claimed to have ...

Lawsuit against gene patents can proceed: judge

Reuters US Online Report Science News 23 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer can move forward, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday. A lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union challenged patents held by ...

Abbott suing Impax Labs over generic TriCor

AP News 26 days ago

Impax says it filed for approval of cholesterol drug, leading to patent suit from Abbott Impax Laboratories Inc. confirmed Friday it is challenging the patents on Abbott Laboratories' cholesterol drug TriCor, and that Abbott is suing Impax for patent infringement. Impax, of ...

China must do more to battle copyright theft: US

AFP American Edition 30 days ago

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that China must adopt stricter copyright and trademark rules, while boosting penalties for intellectual property theft. Locke, speaking at an intellectual property forum in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, also said the manufacturing powerhouse ...

US urges India to tighten copyright laws

AFP American Edition 31 days ago

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk urged India on Monday to tighten intellectual property rights and reduce import tariffs to help build on growing trade ties between the countries. Kirk, in New Delhi for the sixth US-India Trade Policy Forum, said discussions with ...

Nokia could seek up to $1 billion for iPhones: analysts

Reuters US Online Report Internet News 33 days ago

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple faces the possibility of having to pay Nokia up to $1 billion for the technologies used in iPhones sold so far if it loses a lawsuit brought by Nokia, analysts said. The world's top cellphone maker Nokia filed ...

Nokia says Apple iPhone infringes on patents

AP News 34 days ago

Nokia sues Apple, saying iPhone infringes on 10 wireless patents Nokia, the world's largest maker of cell phones, is suing Apple in U.S. federal court, saying the iPhone uses patented wireless technologies. Nokia Corp. claims the iPhone infringes on ten patents covering ...

Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over patents

AFP Global Edition 35 days ago

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology. "The patents cover wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption and are infringed by ...

China authors say Google violated copyrights

Reuters US Online Report Internet News 35 days ago

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A group representing authors in China has accused Google of violating copyrights with its digital library, a claim that Google denies by saying the service complies with international law. Many major publishers and authors have taken up lawsuits against ...

Chinese group says Google violating copyrights

AP News 36 days ago

Chinese group says Google book scanning violates copyrights, urges authors to take action Search engine powerhouse Google is facing new complaints over its book-scanning digital library project — from Chinese authors who say their copyrights are being violated. The objections raised by ...

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