Patent InfringementNews and information about patent infringement.UPDATE 1-J&J wins damage awards in patent dispute - Reuters- September 15, 2008 CHICAGO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. District Court in Delaware has reinstated damages awarded to Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) in a long-running dispute with Boston Scientific Corp (BSX.N: Quote , Profile ...http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSN1529735120080915 Judge Reinstates Damages To Cordis In Patent Case - CNN Money- September 15, 2008 A federal judge in Delaware granted a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) unit's motion to reinstate eight-year-old damage awards against Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) and Medtronic Inc. (MDT) in long-running patent-infringement cases involving stents. A final ...http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200809151600DOWJONESDJONLINE000702_FOR... Patent program taps public domain of Internet - Baltimore Sun- September 15, 2008 WASHINGTON - Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken -- putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court ...http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-patent0915,0,1444023.story 1. Acceptance of Terms - Health and Age.com- September 14, 2008 Your access to and use of HAFs services on www.healthandage.org and any pages thereof (hereinafter re-ferred to as the HealthandAge Site) is subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws . In addition, when using ...http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=24;jsessionid=97219D44C3B443EFBCC59354686139C4 Firm files suit over gifts from the beyond - Salt Lake Tribune- September 14, 2008 Want to be remembered long after you've gone on You don't have to go to the expense of building a monument to yourself or paying for a hospital wing. Instead, you can take out an insurance policy that allows you to speak to your loved ones from ...http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10460527 Experimental program aims to fix patent system - Knoxville News Sentinel- September 14, 2008 WASHINGTON - Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken - putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court. And ...http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/sep/14/experimental-program-aims-to-fix-patent-system/ Program turns to online masses to improve patents - Arlington Heights Daily Herald- September 13, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken -- putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court ...http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=234635 Boston Scientific spent $400K lobbying gov't in 2Q - Boston Globe- September 12, 2008 WASHINGTON Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. spent $400,000 lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a disclosure form. Boston Scientific lobbied for greater access to foreign markets, including Japan, Korea ...http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/09/12/boston_scientific_spent... IGT wins; battle begins Patent dispute with Bally far from over - Las Vegas Review Journal- September 12, 2008 A federal judge has ruled in favor of International Game Technology in a patent infringement dispute with rival gambling equipment maker Bally Technologies. The lawsuit is related to a slot machine gaming wheel product. But Wall Street said the fight ...http://www.lvrj.com/business/28279234.html |