Instead, Merck is grappling with patent expirations for cardiac drugs like Prinivil and Mevacor.
The same thing happens with patent pools for things like MPEG and other standards.
Congress tinkering with patent law while gagging inventors is like a surgeon operating before examining the patient.
And because the majority of its cases were patent cases, its judges spent a lot of time rubbing elbows with patent attorneys.
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Pfizer, with patent protection for Lipitor until 2010, is conducting a study aiming to prove high-dose Lipitor saves more lives than Zocor, from Merck.
British patent laws were heavily skewed to the benefit of the wealthy, with patent fees levied at 10 times the annual income of the average British citizen.
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Bottom line, world-class companies woke up and realized that it was just a whole lot easier to work with patent licensing companies like Acacia than to wage constant battle.
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But other big players are digging in:The set-top box makers Scientific-Atlanta and Pioneer and the satellite provider EchoStar lobbed antitrust actions against Gemstar after Yuen had hit them with patent suits.
Each additional licensing agreement for both companies adds to deferred revenue and rising deferred revenue means better not only earnings visibility but good cash generation given robust margins associated with patent licensing agreements.
Fred Koch studied chemical engineering at MIT and worked for the Soviet Union after big oil companies drove his U.S. refinery-engineering firm to the brink of bankruptcy with patent litigation in the early 1930s.
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Unlike with most civil jury verdicts, which are given great deference by appeals courts, with patent appeals the reviewing court can take a new look at the fundamental question of what the patents actually covered.
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The U.S. patent system, created in 1790, mirrored Britain's, with a major difference: It required a miniature working model with each patent claim.
For example, access to investors and capital can improve dramatically with a patent grant.
Among big companies with big patent portfolios, these things are usually settled out in a swap.
Software patents are clearly a restriction of freedom for anyone who is threatened with a patent lawsuit.
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Now he'll only invest in companies with strong patent portfolios, something he says other investors often overlook.
The unused input can be sealed with the patent pending V-CORK to accurately balance the sound and prevent corrosion.
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In fact, the two filed notice with the Patent Office in Washington, D.
Every programmer who has even a passing familiarity with the patent system knows that vague and trivial patents are extremely common.
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" Analyst James Kelly noted that Merck has dealt with big patent expirations "in a superior manner to other industry participants.
These NPEs must uncover evidence of infringement, rule out prior art and inequitable conduct, and interact at length with the patent office.
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This, with a patent, could be rather larger in its geographical impact.
We might well be better off with no patent system at all.
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Firms with expertise dealing with certain patent assertion entities or certain venues better understand what is needed to efficiently dispose of a suit.
First off, I think cost cutting is helping the pharmaceutical industry deal with their patent cliff more effectively than the investment community was anticipating.
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With her patent-attorney boyfriend she met at a Mensa event, she heads from Zombie Pox to Suburbia, an intricate strategy game of competitive urban planning.
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With a patent for the Eco-Pak design granted in May this year, Green and Coates are ready to take their project to the next level.
Today we've got ZapMedia, who's having some fun with a patent granted Tuesday by claiming that it covers tech used in both the iPod and iTunes.
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Combined with its patent-pending optional pad-folio and integrated silicone keyboard cover that provides a traditional typing feel, nabi XD is your tweens' ultimate first tablet PC.
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In other Apple retail stores news, the company filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office that covers the planning and layout of an Apple store.
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