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Clutch Group’s Michael Sugrue Leads Panel on Managing Patent Litigation at EDI's Inaugural Consortium on Litigation, Information Law & E-Discovery

2013-05-02 23:19:42

The 3-city live conference and telepresence event produced by EDI and Thomson Reuters was held in New York, Chicago and San Jose and brought together over 200 leading experts in law and technology for an exclusive cross-continental discussion. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Clutch Group, a leading firm dedicated to delivering the professional services for law, is pleased to announce that Michael Sugrue, the Company’s Vice President of Legal and Compliance Solutions, participated...

TeleCommunication Systems Receives 13 U.S. Patents and One Foreign Patent Advancing Messaging, Wireless Data, Mobile Devices, Public Safety, GIS/Mapping and Solid State Drive Technologies

2013-05-02 12:30:43

ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued TCS 11 patents during the first quarter of 2013 and two in the last quarter of 2012. TCS was also issued one additional foreign patent in 2012. News Facts The 13 new U.S. patents describe innovations in messaging, wireless data,...

Industry Report Reveals Top 12 Investment Priorities for Heads of Patent and IP

2013-05-02 08:30:21

LONDON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - 73% of patent & IP directors need to invest in competitive research & analysis services - 65% of IP and patent heads are looking for new tools for patent portfolio management - 61% want to meet IP innovation and strategy consultants - 57% are interested in vendors to help with patent renewals management Ahead of the Global Patent Strategy Exchange, the Legal Exchange...

Study Finds American Businesses Value Patents

2013-04-29 08:34:13

70% of C-suite execs surveyed across 30 industries believe patents are good for innovation BELLEVUE, Wash., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellectual Ventures, the invention capital company, commissioned market research on intellectual property perceptions and behaviors among C-suite executives in the U.S. to better understand their current views on patents and the growing intellectual property industry. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130429/SF02920) More than 200...

Small Businesses Use PowerPatent Software to Cope With the Rapid Filing Demands of the New First-Inventor-To-File Patent Law

2013-04-27 23:02:48

The new America Invents Act imposes first-to-file speed on inventors and business. With PowerPatent workflow solutions, innovative companies are thriving in the first-inventor-to-file era by using an easy-to-use patent generation tool that results in high quality patent applications and quick turnaround. Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 The America Invents Act (AIA) will make patent protection more important than ever for startups, individual inventors and small businesses. To cope...

Why Canada Should Adopt an "Innovation Box" Approach to Promote Innovation: C.D. Howe Institute

2013-04-25 12:25:02

TORONTO, April 25, 2013 /CNW/ - Canada should consider adopting an "Innovation Box" approach to encourage business investment in innovative processes that improve productivity, growth, and incomes, according to a new report released from the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Improving the Tax Treatment of Intellectual Property Income in Canada," authors Nick Pantaleo, Finn Poschmann and Scott Wilkie say federal tax policy should complement tax-based support for research and development...

Microsoft Announces Massive Foxconn Licensing Deal

Microsoft Seals Deal On Foxconn Licensing Agreement

2013-04-17 10:20:31

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Many of today’s modern gadgets, including the iPad and iPhone, are made by one company: Foxconn. In fact, Foxconn is so large that it produces nearly 40 percent of the world’s high-tech gadgets. With so many partnerships and multiple factories to crank out the goods, Foxconn has become a strategic company to do business with on the global economy. Microsoft announced yesterday that it had struck a new deal which will make...

Microsoft and Foxconn Parent Hon Hai Sign Patent Agreement For Android and Chrome Devices

2013-04-17 00:24:05

Agreement provides broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio to manufacturer of more than 40 percent of the world's consumer electronics REDMOND, Wash., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and Hon Hai, the parent company of Foxconn, signed a worldwide patent licensing agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for devices running the Android and Chrome OS, including smartphones, tablets and televisions. While the contents of the...

Bloomberg BNA Releases New Edition of "Drafting Patent License Agreements"

2013-04-15 12:26:13

"Drafting Patent License Agreements, Seventh Edition" Offers an Examination of the Legal Issues That Affect Patent License Agreements ARLINGTON, Va., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg BNA has published the Seventh Edition of Drafting Patent License Agreements, a handbook that tracks and discusses all the critical components of a patent licensing agreement. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120110/DC33627LOGO) The new Seventh Edition has been completely...

Broadridge's Pioneering "Fund Mapping" Patent Confirmed by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

2013-04-15 08:35:02

Reexamination Affirms Broadridge's Patent Rights Underlying Financial Services Industry's Leading Solutions for Compliance Communication LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Confirming its patent rights covering the financial services industry's leading solutions for investor disclosure of regulatory communications, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced today that following an ex parte reexamination initiated by a competitor, the U.S. Patent and...