Current Patents and Trademark News Today

Program aims to improve patents (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
WASHINGTON – Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken – putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:03:55 GMT

How to hire an IP attorney and what to look for in top talent (BizJournals)
America’s patents are pending, and that’s not good.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:12:28 GMT

Destiny Media Technologies to Receive US Patent for Digital Media Distribution System (T-Net British Columbia)
Vancouver, BC, October 6, 2008--(T-Net)--Destiny Media Technologies, a global leader in the secure distribution of pre-release music to radio and provider of instant play streaming media, announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has issued a 'Notice of Allowance' for Destiny's 'Digital Media Distribution Method and System' patent application (USPTO Publication No. 20020146122).

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:50:35 GMT

Insiders identify hot IP cases (BizJournals)
Intellectual-property law is one of the hottest fields in the industry, with companies and inventors intent on protecting their designs, logos, brands, Web addresses, corporate names, etc., from those who would capitalize on someone else’s work. To find out what cases IP lawyers believe will have significant impact on the field, we asked Twin Cities attorneys: What IP, copyright and/or trademark ...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:16:08 GMT

Out of options, DISH finally pays TiVo $104 million judgment (Ars Technica)
DISH Network and EchoStar will finally pay TiVo $104 million over a patent infringement case that was decided in 2006. DISH says that the decision won't affect the company's current DVRs, though, and customers can continue using their devices as usual. Read More...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:06:47 GMT