Englewood snow shovel inventor couldn’t push aside patent backlog

Topix.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:22:42 +0000

The Shove It is a clever and useful device for clearing snow from a sidewalk without jeopardizing the shoveler's health.

Letter from AmeriKat: Blue Ivy Carter, the Crimson Tide, Motorola v Apple and Prior User Rights

Topix.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:44:11 +0000

This past week the AmeriKat has been trying to keep her paws and nose leather warm - a massive challenge given the Arctic cold that has been blowing through the silvery streets of London.

Colibri gets heart valve patent

Topix.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:14 +0000

Colibri Heart Valve LLC plans to hold its first human clinical trial in Europe after receiving $5 million in new funding and a new patent.

Silicon Valley Leaders Propose San Jose as a Satellite Location for U.S. Patent Office

Topix.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:40:42 +0000

San Jos ©, Calif. The City of San Jose, with significant support from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and other regional partners, has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for locating a satellite office here.

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Receives Notice of Allowance of Cancer Stem Cell Targeting Patent

Topix.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:48:08 +0000

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. , a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies, announced the allowance of U.S. patent claims related to the Company's method of treating glioblastoma multiforme in a patient by targeting cancer stem cells .

Antares’s New RA Treatment Method Has Large Market Potential

Topix.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:46 +0000

VIBEX MTX is currently being developed by Antares Pharma , which plans to bring the product to market by 2014 .

TechNet California Supports Calls for Silicon Valley U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Topix.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:12:43 +0000

TechNet , the bipartisan policy and political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today voiced support for the creation of a Silicon Valley regional branch of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office .

Earth Renaissance Technologies Assigned Patent for …

Topix.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:24:35 +0000

Earth Renaissance Technologies, Salt Lake City, has been assigned a patent developed by Marcus G. Theodore, Salt Lake City, and Larry P. Wardle, Bountiful, Utah, for a wastewater treatment apparatus.

Carl Guardino: Valley businesses need a patent office, sensible regulation

Topix.com — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:31:37 +0000

In a span of six days, Gov. Jerry Brown and President Barack Obama delivered their State of the State and State of the Union addresses.

U.S. government invalidates potent Rambus patent

Topix.com — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:29:30 +0000

The three patents - collectively known as the Barth patents - pertain to memory chips used in personal computers and are considered to be among Rambus' most valuable intellectual property.