Caltech Wins $1.1 Billion Patent Verdict Against Apple, Broadcom
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JANUARY 30, 2020
billion verdict against Apple and Broadcom for allegedly infringing on the Pasadena university's wireless technology patents. Caltech won a $1.1
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Patent for its technology. The company said that it received US Patent 8,819,230 for a Virtual Private Storage Array service for cloud servers. The company was represented by Patent Law Group LLP in the patent filing. zadara cloud storage enterprise patent intellectual property legal uspto' READ MORE>>.
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Sonos Continues To Battle Google Over Patents
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Santa Barbara-based smart speaker manufacturer Sonos is continuing to battle Google over patents, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission this week to reject a judge's blessing of a software design change to avoid infringing on Sonos patents. Sonos called the Google changes "half-baked" and "trivial".
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Are you wasting money filing patents?
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But only recently did I read a clear document on the risks and rewards of patent strategy. Thanks to Russ Krajec, a patent attorney, for the quick improvement in my education, here are some important points to consider when thinking of your patent strategy. What is the true cost of patenting an idea? And private.
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Patent litigation can kill the small guy.
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DECEMBER 16, 2021
Here’s the bright side to patents. When you think of patents, you think of added value to the corporation in the form of protection of its intellectual property. Investors like to see patents or patent applications as evidence of intellectual property value and barriers to entry. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.
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RealD Gets Patent Win
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APRIL 4, 2019
Los Angeles-based 3D movie technology developer RealD announced on Wednesday that the company has scored a patent win in Europe. According to the company, the European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld the validity on one of its key patents for light-doubling 3D cinema projection systems.
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Ring's Latest Patent Application Raises Alarms Among Privacy Advocates
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DECEMBER 14, 2018
Santa Monica-based Ring has just received a patent on adding facial recognition to its cameras--allowing some future version of the camera to automtically call police on a "suspicious" subject--in a move that has raised alarms among privacy and social advocates. Ring's patent application, US 2018/0341835 A1, was applied for on November 29th.
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Fandango Gets Patent Win Over Maxwell
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Los Angeles-based movie information, streaming, and reservations service Fandango has just received a win in court, after a California federal judge ruled in the company's favor in a patent invalidation case against Japanese company Maxwell, Ltd. The patent suit, Maxwell, Ltd.
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138 Google Sues Sonos Over Patents
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JUNE 12, 2020
Google has counter-sued Santa Barbara-based Sonos , with a patent infringement lawsuit, saying that Sonos has illegally used a number of Google patents in the development of its wireless audio technology. The lawsuit, Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc. , was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday.
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Resonant Trumpets New Patent Wins
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APRIL 17, 2017
Goleta-based Resonant , which develops technology used for radio frequency (RF) filtering, says that it has just surpassed 125 issued and pending patents covering its technology. The company aid the two latest patents, issued on March 28th, were US Patent No.: Resonant is led by CEO George B.
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124 UC Santa Barbara Sues Walmart, Target, Amazon Over Filament LED Patent
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JULY 31, 2019
In a major, patent lawsuit, the University of California, Santa Barbara has sued the five biggest retailers of filament "Edison-style" LED lighting, saying all of those bulbs violate patents held by UC Santa Barbara. According to UCSB, the Regents of the University of California filed a complaint with the U.S.
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138 Illumina Wins $26.7M In Patent infringement Lawsuit Against Ariosa
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JANUARY 29, 2018
in a patent infringement lawsuit against competitor Ariosa Diagnostics , the company said late last week, after a federal jury in San Francisco ruled in its favor in a patent infringement suit. According to Illumina, the jury found that Riosa Diagnostics' non-invasive, prenatal tests infringe on two patents owned by Illumina.
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Illumina Wins Patent Infringement Suit
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JUNE 18, 2019
San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina has won a patent infringement lawsuit it filed against Ariosa Diagnostics , according to the company, in a win in the United Kingdom. Illumina said it now intends to seek all available remedies for the infringement, including damages, injunctive relief, and attorney fees. READ MORE>>.
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Glaukos Sues Ivantis Over Patents
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APRIL 16, 2018
San Clemente-based Glaukos , which is developing medical technology for the treatment of glaucoma, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ivantis. According to Glaukos, it filed the patent infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division.
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113 Nomadix Spars Over Patent Suit With Guest-Tek
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FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Agoura-based Nomadix , which develops wireless and Internet gateway technology, which is in the midst of a patent fight with hotel entertainment company Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. , has been ordered to provide up information on its patents as a result of a countersuit from Guest-Tek.
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Triller Sues TikTok in Patent Dispute
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JULY 30, 2020
for patent infringement. Video-sharing platform Triller, which is owned by Century City-based Proxima Media, is suing TikTok Inc.
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Patent litigation can kill the small guy.
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JULY 23, 2015
When you think of patents, you think of added value to the corporation in the form of protection of its intellectual property. In fact, many corporations spend millions developing surrounding patents to form what is known as a “patent thicket,” much like Brer Rabbit jumped into to protect himself against his detractors in the briar patch.
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120 Jacobs Buys Technology, Patents From Bayer AG
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group said this morning that it has acquired the patent rights to a process for removing sulfuric acid from gases from Bayer AG. Financial terms of the technology buy were not announced.
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Sonos, Google In Court Over Patents
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NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Santa Barbara-based Sonos and Internet giant Google were in court this week , accusing each of patent infringement, with Sonos hoping to move a Google patent suit out of California and into Texas, in the Western District of Texas court, which has a reputation as being friendlier to patent lawsuits.
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Crown Electrokinetics Buys IBM Smart Glass Patents
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OCTOBER 11, 2021
a company that is developing smart glass technology, said this morning that it has acquired 10 patents from IBM Corporation. Financial details of the patent acquisition were not announced. According to Crown, it now has a patent portfolio including 34 patents and applications in the smart glass technology area.
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Broadcom, Tessera In Patent Settlement
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DECEMBER 18, 2017
Broadcom and Tessera Technologies have settled an ongoing patent dispute, according to Tessera, where the two have agree to settle and dismiss all pending litigation between them. Tessera said this morning that Broadcom entered into a new multi-year patent license agreement with Tessera.
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Ring Sued By Skybell Technologies Over Patents
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JANUARY 8, 2018
Santa Monica-based video doorbell developer Ring has been sued by a competitor, Skybell Technologies , in the California Central Court, for patent infringement. According to Skybell, Ring violated three of its patents covering dorbell communicaftions systems and methods. The patents are U.S. The lawsuit is case No.
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113 Tinder Sues Bumble Over Patents
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MARCH 19, 2018
Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder 's parent company, Match Group , has sued Tinder competitor Bumble in the Texas Western District Court oer patent infringement, alleging that Bumble is virtually identical to Tinder. it is suing Bumble over both patent infringement and stealing trade secrets.
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113 Sonos, Lenbrook Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit
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JULY 30, 2020
Santa Barbara-based whole-home audio systems developer Sonos , and audio systems developer Lenbrook Industries have settled a patent infringement lawsuit that Sonos had filed against Lenbrook. Lenbrook is the maker of the NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, and Bluesound wireless audio products.
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Snap Sued By BlackBerry Over Patents
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APRIL 4, 2018
in a patent infringement suite filed with the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles)--the result of a patent litigation push by BlackBerry Ltd. Venice, California-based Snap has been sued by BlackBerry Ltd. , as it seeks new revenue sources. The lawsuit, BlackBerry Ltd.
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113 Sonos Lobs New Patent Lawsuit At Google
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Santa Barbara-based whole home audio systems maker Sonos has filed another patent infringement suit at Google , saying that Google has infringed on five wireless audio patents held by the company. The lawsuit is the second filed against Google by Sonos, which also sued Google over similar patents in January.
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DivX Sues Netflix, Hulu Over Patents
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MARCH 7, 2019
DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. The two patent infringement lawsuits are DIVX, LLC v.
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Caltech Sues Samsung Over Patents After $1.1 Billion Win
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DECEMBER 6, 2021
The California Institute of Technology has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit, after winning $1.1 billion in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit last year against Broadcom.
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113 Illumina Sues Complete Genomics, Others Over Patent Infringement
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JULY 1, 2019
San Diego-based Illumina said it has filed three more, patent infringement suits, related to its fight against BGI , this time in Switzerland, Turkey, and the US. Patent Nos. Patent Nos. According to Illumina, it filed suit against Complete Genomics, Inc. READ MORE>>.
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Sonos Sues Lenbrook Industries Over Patent Infringement
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JUNE 21, 2019
Santa Barbara-based whole home music system developer Sonos has sued Lenbrook Industries Ltd , the parent company of Bluesound Wireless Music Systems , over patent infringement, according to a court filing. alleging patent infringement. According to a filing in the U.S.
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Caltech Continues Legal Battle With Apple Over Wi-Fi Patents
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NOVEMBER 15, 2019
A Federal Circuit court has upheld a decision in favor of Caltech , over a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which upheld parts of two Wi-Fi patents held by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in a continuing battle between Caltech and Apple. READ MORE>>.
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113 Sonos Gets Patent Win Over Google
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AUGUST 16, 2021
International Trade Commission judge ruled that the patents held by Sonos are valid, saying Google violated a part of the Tariff Act. Santa Barbara-based smart speaker manufacturer Sonos has scored a win in court over Google, over an intellectual property dispute over wireless audio technology. The win came when a U.S.
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Illumina Wins Patent Infringement Suit In The UK
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NOVEMBER 22, 2017
San Diego-based lifesciences equipment maker Illumina said late Tuesday that it has won a patent infringemnt it filed against Premaitha Health plc and Ariosa Diagnostics. Illumina said the favorable judgement was issued in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court in the United Kingdom.
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Google Starts Downgrading Speakers Due to Sonos Patent Win
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JANUARY 10, 2022
Santa Barbara-based smart speaker maker Sonos has scored a major win in its patent efforts, winning a patent infringement case it had filed against Google. As a result of that win, Google has started stripping functionality from its speakers, rather than pay Sonos for licensing.
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Sonos, Sound United Settle Patent Spat
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MAY 21, 2018
Vista-based Sound United , the parent firm of audio brands Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Boston Acoustics and ClasseAudio, says it has settled all of the patent infringement litigation between the company and Santa Barbara-based Sonos.
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NGD Systems Gains Two New Patents
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Irvine-based NGD Systems reported this morning that it has received two new patents for its solid state drive (SSD) technology. Both patents were developed by Vladimir Alves, the company's Chief Technology Officer, and Joao Alcantara. The company says it now has 14 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Sonos Sues Google For Patent Infringement
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JANUARY 7, 2020
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100 Be Frugal, But Never Cheap When Locking Down Your IP
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An invalidated patent or one deemed to infringe the rights of another party can devastate a startup. Defensible Claims - Some companies take pride in the number of patents they own. However, there is not a direct correlation between a patent portfolio’s value and the number of patents which comprise the portfolio.
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KFx Sues Arthrex For Patent Infringement, Again
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KFx Medical said its new patent infringement lawsuit comes as a direct response to another, lawsuit, filed by Arthrex earlier this year against KFx Medical, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of contract and conspiracy. KFx said it is being represented by Knobbe Martens oand COLE SCHOTZ P.C. in the lawsuit.
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A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering? Profit margins are higher for unique products or services early in the life of an industry niche, or for products protected by patents that prevent others from undercutting you simply by releasing a cheaper product. Are margins high enough?
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Can you guess 10 tests for your success?
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Is there gold in your old intellectual property?
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So, I was surprised and excited when one of these verbal fishing expeditions during a lunch brought up a technology the company had patented years before and forgotten. It wasn’t about paying for service we now expect at no extra cost just about everywhere, it was about a patent that covered that expansive service.
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156 RealD Sues Volfoni, CinemaNext
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DECEMBER 20, 2017
Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies in Germany, Volfoni and CinemaNext , allegig the two are infringing on a number of its patents. RealD has previously sued Volfoni in the United States, back in 2014, over similar patent infringement claims.
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