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BOSTON, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish & Richardson announced today that Dr. Frank Peterreins, Managing Principal of its Munich office, has translated "Patent Litigation Proceedings in Germany - A Handbook for Practitioners" from German into English. Widely considered the definitive book on German patent litigation and current German case law, this translated edition was prepared in response to the rapidly increasing volume of patent litigation cases in Germany that involve...

TORONTO, Jan. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DRI Capital ("DRI"), a pioneer in the global field of pharmaceutical royalty monetization, is pleased to announce the completion of over $600 million in transactions for 2012. Formerly known as Drug Royalty Corporation, DRI is celebrating its 20(th) anniversary in 2013. As the original firm to monetize pharmaceutical royalties, DRI and its managed funds have been instrumental in helping to create the robust and liquid market for the recipients of...

Drastic growth in intellectual property demands backgrounds in science and technology. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 03, 2013 According to Forbes, “Intellectual property (IP) has become one of the most important resources in the 21st century.” IP-intensive industries accounted for about $5.06 trillion in value, or 34.8 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), in 2010, according to a 2012 study by the Economics & Statistics Administration and United States Patent and...

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthCare Royalty Partners ("HC Royalty"), a global healthcare investment firm, today announced that it committed over $300 million in December 2012 across five investments. Total capital committed by the HC Royalty team in 2012 exceeded $425 million. "2012 proved to be another robust year for deal activity in the royalty market. Our team evaluated several hundred investment opportunities and committed a significant amount of capital...

Single use professional software provides a comprehensive solution for the creation of patent application at a low cost. ProvisionalBuilder® accelerates the patent application process, yields higher patent throughput, and delivers significant cost savings for applicants, ensuring they establish IP ownership as “first inventor to file” Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2012 PowerPatent, the company that empowers entrepreneurs and innovators to protect their intellectual...

Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the world leader in patent transaction advisory and patent analysis services, releases the Q3 2012 Patent Market Index (PMI), an index tracking patent transaction activity and trends in the patent marketplace. The Q3 2012 PMI continues the steady growth trend set since Q3 2009, growing 13.1 points in Q3 2012 over the previous quarter. Portland, OR (PRWEB) December 27, 2012 Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the world...

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, and IP Cube Partners Co. Ltd of South Korea, today announced that TCS has sold two of its U.S. patents to IP Cube Partners for a multi-seven-figure payment. The two patents are: "Single Gesture Map Navigation Graphical User Interface for a Personal Digital Assistant" (U.S. Patent No. 7,142,205) and "Single...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, and Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG), a leader in patent licensing, today announced that TCS and a subsidiary of Acacia have entered into a patent licensing alliance, whereby the Acacia subsidiary has acquired the rights to a portion of TCS' wireless data synchronization...

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics received a favorable decision in a video compression patent infringement case tried in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120524/MM13718LOGO-b) The Multimedia Patent Trust (MPT) filed suit against LG in December 2010, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,136,377 and U.S. Patent No. 5,227,878 related to video compression technology. Following a...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Apple lost a patent infringement lawsuit today in Delaware after a federal jury found that the iPhone had misused patents belonging to a “patent portfolio licensor.” MobileMedia Ideas LLC brought the case against the iPhone maker in 2010, claiming that 14 patents had been violated. This initial complaint was later narrowed down to three patents relating to camera phones and the way calls are handled or rejected. After a...