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Microsoft, Google stand down in patent battles By Andrew Chung NEW...

2015-10-01 01:27:07| Wireless - Topix.net

In another sign of the winding down of the global smartphone wars, the companies said the deal puts an end to court fights involving a variety of technologies, including mobile phones, wifi, and patents used in Microsoft's Xbox game consoles and other Windows products. However, as Microsoft and Google continue to make products that compete directly with each other, including search engines and mobile computing devices, the agreement notably does not preclude any future infringement lawsuits, a Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed.

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U.S. drug company challenges Ottawa's ability to control patent drug prices

2015-09-25 22:24:06| Biotech - Topix.net

Canada's ability to control the price of patented drug prices could be at risk after a U.S. company challenged the constitutionality of the federal regulator's ability to order a price cut for a costly treatment for a rare genetic condition. Alexion Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against Canada's Patented Medicine Prices Review Board that determined that the price of Soliris, which has been dubbed the world's costliest drug, is "excessive."

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MEI Wet Processing's Patent Covers Unique, Low Cost, Batch Immersion Metal Lift-Off Process

2015-09-24 12:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

ALBANY, Ore. MEI Wet Processing Systems and Services announced today their receipt of a patent from the US Patent Office for one of their targeted semiconductor processing applications. This patent protects MEI's unique metal liftoff process which was trademarked earlier under the name FluidJet. The U.S. Patent...

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Cardia Secures European Patent Protection for Its Bioplastics Technology

2015-09-22 12:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

European Patent Office grants cornerstone patent for Cardia Compostable resin and process technology. Cardia Bioplastics expands patent portfolio to twenty-eight registered patents protecting its bioplastics technologies with thirty-nine more patents pending registration. Cardias proprietary innovation in...

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