Patents as topic. Medical search. Frequent questions

Preterm newborns undergoing selective correction surgery of the patent ductus arteriosus: is there still space for these procedures? (bvsalud.org)
Morbidities associated with persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may lead to the conclusion that the best approach is early surgical treatment. (bvsalud.org)
To analyze the clinical and surgical profile of preterm newborns submitted to selective correction surgery of the patent ductus arteriosus. (bvsalud.org)
This study was performed to report the surgical results and their complications of the patent ductus arteriosus correction in preterm infants at Santa Marcelina Hospital-SP between January 2009 and July 2016. (bvsalud.org)
The patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) has different clinic presentations, from newborn, newborns which present symptoms only in adult life to newborns with hemodynamical instability on the first days of birth. (bvsalud.org)
Hyaline membrane disease was observed in 14 (12.7%), neonatal sepsis in 48 (43.6%), necrotising enterocolitis in 6 (5.5%), patent ductus arteriosus in one (0.9%), and hyperglycaemia in 56 (50.9%) cases.Conclusion: Our study found no participant with retinopathy of prematurity at UTH NICU. (who.int)

Panelists at the 2017 Legal Issues Forum will address how SDOs acquire LoAs, the essential elements of a LoA, how SDOs know if the LoA it has received complies with its own (or ANSI's) patent policy, and what an SDO does with a LoA once it is received. (prnewswire.com)

Based on an assignment recorded with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Blackbird purchased the '335 patent from the inventor in October 2016 for $1, and shortly thereafter initiated an infringement action against Cloudflare. (duetsblog.com)

As hot as patent litigation has become, the AOL deal could prove to be a valuable investment. (ecommercetimes.com)
For example, Facebook bought 750 patents from IBM in March to defend itself against litigation from Yahoo. (ecommercetimes.com)
Faced with the threat of patent litigation, many companies-both large and small-will choose to simply pay the troll's demand. (duetsblog.com)
But the potential cost of litigation gives the patent troll great leverage over the companies they target. (duetsblog.com)
Cloudflare has vowed to fight the litigation, arguing both non-infringement and invalidity of the '335 patent. (duetsblog.com)
BigLaw: Patent group or general litigation? (top-law-schools.com)
I need to pick a practice group by tomorrow morning: either general litigation or patent litigation . (top-law-schools.com)
define "patent litigation. (top-law-schools.com)
Motion practice is, IMO, portable enough that you shouldn't be doomed to a life of patent litigation. (top-law-schools.com)
I'd probably go for the patent litigation group, since good working relationships and better experience are very valuable. (top-law-schools.com)

and patent trolls are surfing the high-tech waters, keeping patent holders on their toes. (ecommercetimes.com)
Patent trolls are less pejoratively referred to as non-practicing entities, because they do not make or use the inventions covered by their patents. (duetsblog.com)

Microsoft has applied for a patent for control-based content pricing, which describes a scenario in which viewers are charged higher fees if they skip commercials or replay sports highlights. (blogspot.com)

1, 2] Painless hematoceles, especially in the pediatric population, can occur with abdominal injury (splenic laceration) and a persistent patent processus vaginalis (ie, indirect inguinal hernia) (see Abdominal Hernia). (medscape.com)

Microsoft will get some patents in the advertising, search, content generation and mapping categories, while AOL will retain others, according to the Microsoft source. (ecommercetimes.com)
Register now to search topics and post comments! (top-law-schools.com)

The infringement allegations might be thin, and the asserted patent might be invalid. (duetsblog.com)
Cloudflare is facing a patent infringement suit filed by patent owner, Blackbird Technologies. (duetsblog.com)
Since September 2014, the firm has been named as the plaintiff in 109 federal patent infringement cases (107 in the District of Delaware, and 2 in the Central District of California). (duetsblog.com)
In what is becoming a trend, the United States Supreme Court on Monday overturned longstanding Federal Circuit precedent, with the result that it should now be easier for a successful litigant to recover treble damages for pursuing patent infringement. (millernash.com)
When combined with the Court's relaxation of the standards for awarding attorneys fees, the Supreme Court's decision strengthens the hand of patent holders who have a good infringement case. (millernash.com)
Having thrown out a complicated but at least well-defined test for "willful" infringement, and replaced it with nothing more than a "we know it when we see it" discretionary standard, it is now a more difficult task to determine whether a business' activity that may read on one of those patents will expose the business to enhanced damages. (millernash.com)
Amazon has found itself on the other side of the legal stick as well, having been sued for infringement of a patent last year by Cendant, which said Amazon trod on a process it patented for making recommendations to customers for additional purchases based on what they'd bought in the past. (crmbuyer.com)

Because standards may include technology that is the subject of patents, many standards organizations adopt patent policies that seek to balance the rights of patent holders (to be fairly compensated for the use of their patented technology) with the rights of implementers of the standard (to reasonably access essential technology). (prnewswire.com)
The companies' perspectives panel - featuring speakers from Ericsson, Qualcomm, WilmerHale, and O'Donnell PLLC- will address LoAs from the point of view of patent holders. (prnewswire.com)

Patent winners also pursue more, and higher quality, follow-on innovation. (nber.org)
Winning a first patent boosts a startup's subsequent growth and innovation by facilitating access to funding from VCs, banks, and public investors. (nber.org)
PATENTS are a crucial part of intellectual property rights, particularly regarding the issue of innovation, an expert on the issue has revealed. (co.zw)
With more than 20 years' leadership and advocacy experience in public health care, he has responsibility for the Federation's stakeholder engagement in global health topics, including innovation, access and the international regulatory environment. (who.int)

The views and comments expressed herein are solely the opinion of the authors, do not reflect the performance of duties in the authors' official capacities, and are not endorsed by, nor should be construed as, any viewpoint official or unofficial of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (nber.org)
EBay has moved closer to scoring a major victory in a long-running legal case after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a finding that patents the auction giant has been found guilty of violating should be revoked. (crmbuyer.com)
A patent has been filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office by Nintendo, which seems to indicate it is working on motion sensing technology for use in a handheld console, GamesIndustry.biz is reporting . (eurogamer.net)

There are many patents for atmospheric CO2 removal technologies worldwide, indicating the perceived value of this technology. (lexology.com)
There appears to be a relatively small number of patent filings in this technology, perhaps due to the difficulty of testing sequestering methods. (lexology.com)
Legal battles over as many as 10 technology patents can easily take several years. (wired.com)
Nintendo this week won a partial victory in a patent suit brought by a former Sony inventor over its use of 3D technology in the 3DS. (gamesindustry.biz)
Disney Research has recently applied for a patent for an Infrared Imaging Projection , and according to the patent application, there are several uses for the technology. (wdwforgrownups.com)
The patent application also mentions using the technology in a "gaming experience" and speaks to several of the more technical aspects of the gaming environment in which a player may "carry, wear or otherwise be co-located with one or more solid state imaging devices. (wdwforgrownups.com)
In the United States, the country considered to be the pioneer of these measures, academic technology transfer was fundamentally impacted by the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980, known internationally as the Bayh-Dole Act. (bvsalud.org)
The Bayh-Dole Act created incentives for technology transfer from academia to industry, simplifying this process by means of a uniform policy of patenting and the removal of various licensing restrictions, resulting in a significant impact on the performance of American universities, in terms of the number of patents filed and granted, signed licenses, spin-off companies created, jobs created, and the amount earned through royalties. (bvsalud.org)
In Brazil, only recently has this topic become incorporated into the science and technology agenda. (bvsalud.org)

In the Seagate case, the Federal Circuit (which hears all patent law appeals) had come up with a complicated test for recovering such enhanced damages that essentially required the patent owner to prove by clear and convincing evidence an objectively high likelihood that the defendant knew should have known it was infringing a valid patent. (millernash.com)
While the Supreme Court's recent decisions have narrowed the scope of what can be patented, this week's decision strengthens the hand of those who possess a valid patent and a solvent potentially infringing defendant. (millernash.com)

Instead, these non-practicing entities operate by purchasing patents on various technologies, accusing companies of infringing those patents, and demanding the companies pay licensing fees. (duetsblog.com)

Joe Biden shocked the world when he came out and said that he was going to order his trade representative to get on board the movement to give away patent information about vaccines. (medscape.com)
I am not against doing what Joe Biden wants to do - a one-off release of the information in the patent because it's a pandemic, and make it clear that it's only for these vaccines for COVID-19. (medscape.com)

In a statement, Jay Monahan, eBay's vice president of intellectual property, said the rulings "put a major cloud over MercExchange's key patents. (crmbuyer.com)

Work with collaborators produced positive results through offering new courses and special topic seminars. (cdc.gov)

6. Published research to develop and evaluate controls for reducing noise emissions from long-wall mining systems through a new numerical modeling approach and submitted patent applications with a major equipment manufacturer. (cdc.gov)

For more information on this event topic, see the ANSI Patent Policy , ANSI Patent Policy Guidelines , and ANSI Patent Letter of Assurance Database . (prnewswire.com)

Last month, an appeals court upheld the ruling on the instant sales feature, but invalidated the comparison shopping tool patent claim. (crmbuyer.com)

1. Create a NIOSH topic web page for Hearing Protector Fit-Testing to provide best practice recommendations for integrating fit-testing into hearing loss prevention programs. (cdc.gov)

What's a bit different is that Microsoft has found a way to make patent intimidation, such as using vague patent claims to press Linux- and Android-using competitors and partners into signing licensing deals, into a money-making business," King continued. (ecommercetimes.com)
Nokia's enormous patent portfolio doesn't make this a big surprise but it could have severe repercussions for Apple and its component supplier," said CCS Insight analyst Geoff Blaber. (wired.com)
If you want to read the entire patent application and make your own guesses, you can find the application here . (wdwforgrownups.com)

We provide evidence on the value of patents to startups by leveraging the quasi-random assignment of applications to examiners with different propensities to grant patents. (nber.org)
Using unique data on all first-time applications filed at the U.S. Patent Office since 2001, we find that startups that win the patent "lottery" by drawing lenient examiners have, on average, 55% higher employment growth and 80% higher sales growth five years later. (nber.org)
Further, Microsoft will get a non-exclusive license for the remaining 300+ patents and patent applications that AOL continues to hold. (ecommercetimes.com)
In addition, and in an apparent effort to stop Blackbird from asserting any other patents against anyone, Cloudflare is offering another $30,000 for prior art submissions that invalidate Blackbird's other 37 patents and patent applications. (duetsblog.com)
Blackbird owns at least 38 patents and published patent applications covering a broad range of technical fields. (duetsblog.com)

Patenting of life forms / edited by David W. Plant, Neils J. Reimers, Norton D. Zinder. (who.int)

However, we can get some key insights by looking at recent patent data. (lexology.com)
The Complaint alleges Cloudflare is infringing the '335 patent , related to incorporating third-party data into existing Internet connections. (duetsblog.com)
The patents cover wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption and are infringed by all Apple iPhone models shipped since the iPhone was introduced in 2007, Nokia said. (wired.com)

The Patent Office issued a preliminary finding suggesting that patents previously issued to MercExchange should be revoked after a determination that it claimed inventions that either were obvious or had been anticipated by other patents. (crmbuyer.com)
The Patent Office made a similar ruling in January involving another MercExchange patent that seeks to cover consignment-style auctions. (crmbuyer.com)
The decisions are considered preliminary and give MercExchange several avenues for appeal, first through a review process with the Patent Office and, later, if necessary, through the federal court system. (crmbuyer.com)
EBay has maintained all along that the patents are not valid, and the Patent Office seems to agree," he added. (crmbuyer.com)
Meanwhile, patent experts say the government office that reviews and grants patents underwent a significant reform movement starting in 2000 and that many of the patents granted around that time or before have come under renewed scrutiny. (crmbuyer.com)
Attorney Steven Frank of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault told the E-Commerce Times that hundreds or thousands of patents might have been sought and granted during a time when the office was under-staffed and otherwise ill-equipped to handle the flood of requests. (crmbuyer.com)
The situation could become even more difficult if the Patent Office begins to reverse course by removing earlier patent grants, which in turn could prompt more companies to seek re-examinations, especially those that have suffered adverse court rulings. (crmbuyer.com)

One company, however, is taking a different approach to what it views as a patent troll. (duetsblog.com)
Cloudflare, however, views Blackbird as a pure patent troll, which led to Cloudflare's crowdsourced effort to invalidate any and all of Blackbird's patents. (duetsblog.com)

Blackbird says its business model helps individual inventors and small companies by providing them with a low-cost solution to monetize their patents. (duetsblog.com)

However, Nintendo refused to be drawn on the subject, with a spokesperson telling GamesIndustry.biz, "We file hundreds and thousands of patents every year - this is simply just one of them. (eurogamer.net)

The decision stems from a re-examination of previously issued patents that eBay sought last year. (crmbuyer.com)
Previously, Mr Perry was Executive Director of the Medicines Patent Pool and Director General of the European Generic Medicines Association in Brussels. (who.int)

Of late, it appears that the larger or more established companies are selling patents to newer ones. (ecommercetimes.com)

The method of operation of the "in-line principle" (patent pending) can be described as follows: The finished cups are taken from the mold in 2+2 pairs while the labels are being placed into the other mold half at the same time. (thomasnet.com)
We've spent time discussing the patent troll phenomenon in the past. (duetsblog.com)
I have better relationships with the lawyers in the patent group so am leaning towards choosing that, but at the same time am reluctant to isolate myself from the largest, most prominent, and--from a high-level perspective--the most interesting group at the firm. (top-law-schools.com)
Whether it's the bottleneck for drugs, whether it's the bottleneck for devices, whether we have a world with more access, if we didn't enforce patents all the time on cancer drugs or biological tests, we can argue that another day. (medscape.com)

Although the company sells most of its top 20 global products in India, it is looking to bring in a couple of drugs, the patents of which have expired, to the domestic market. (indiatimes.com)

The 10 patents in the lawsuit, filed in Delaware, relate to technologies fundamental for devices using GSM, UMTS and/or local area network (LAN) standards, Nokia said. (wired.com)

Supreme Court Makes Recovery of Treble Damages Easier in Patent Cases: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. (millernash.com)
While several high profile cases have grabbed headlines - notably the battle that Amazon waged and eventually won to protect its One-Click payment system - scores of such disputes are settled quietly annually with licensing deals and even acquisitions that give a larger company access to a smaller firm's portfolio of patents. (crmbuyer.com)
Patent associates at my firm get better experience sooner (e.g. taking depositions first year) because it's a smaller group and cases are more leanly staffed. (top-law-schools.com)

the Supreme Court overruled the Federal Circuit's decade-old rule (the so-called Seagate test) for judging when a patent holder could recover enhanced damages, as it found that test was too rigid. (millernash.com)
In May of 2003, eBay was found guilty by a jury of violating two of the firm's patents. (crmbuyer.com)

The GNU GPL version 2 (for the kernel) contains an implicit patent grant. (osnews.com)
Apache License 2.0 (for most of the rest) contains even an explicit patent grant. (osnews.com)

The event will explore patent policies and the licensing assurances received by standards developing organizations (SDOs). (prnewswire.com)

While SDO patent policies vary widely, ANSI achieves a balance by requiring accredited SDOs to receive an assurance - sometimes called a Letter of Assurance (LoA) - from the holder of an essential patent claim that it will license its patent on reasonable and nondiscriminatory (RAND) terms to applicants desiring to utilize the license for the purpose of implementing the standard. (prnewswire.com)

The result is an enormous potential now and into the future for legal entanglements over patents," Frank said. (crmbuyer.com)

Startups that are awarded patents in a "quasi-random" way experience faster employment and sales growth than their counterparts with. (nber.org)

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia Oyj on Thursday charged Apple with infringing Nokia patents in its iPhone. (wired.com)

Should COVID Vaccine Patents Be Made Public? (medscape.com)
Three patents were awarded and one invention disclosure made. (cdc.gov)

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