http://www.mail.com/subjects/794382-patents.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/794382-patents.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081768-high-court-rules-monsanto-patent-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. The justices unanimously rejected the farmer's argument that cheap soybeans he bought from a grain elevator are not covered by the Monsanto ... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:26:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081768-high-court-rules-monsanto-patent-case.html 2013-05-13T20:26:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066300-eu-motorola-violated-antitrust-rules.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Monday that Motorola Mobility may have abused its dominant market position by denying Apple the right to use technology essential for mobile phones. It is a violation of European Union antitrust rules for a patent holder to deny use to technologically essential patents to companies willing to pay a fair and rea... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:31:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066300-eu-motorola-violated-antitrust-rules.html 2013-05-06T16:31:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053288-pfizer-1q-profit-up-drugmaker-cuts-outlook.html Pfizer Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 53 percent despite falling sales, mainly because the world's second-largest drugmaker took big charges a year ago. Pfizer's results fell short of Wall Street's expectations, and the company lowered its profit and sales forecasts for the year, blaming sudden worsening of currency exchange rates. Pfizer is struggl... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:25:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053288-pfizer-1q-profit-up-drugmaker-cuts-outlook.html 2013-04-30T21:25:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041282-novartis-posts-profit-gain-thanks-to-drugs.html BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG reported a 6.7 percent increase in profit for the first quarter Wednesday, boosted by new products and emerging markets. Novartis says its net profit rose to $2.42 billion from $2.27 billion in the same period last year despite declining sales of its blockbuster heart drug Diovan, which lo... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:29:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041282-novartis-posts-profit-gain-thanks-to-drugs.html 2013-04-24T19:29:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019864-patenting-genes-justices-tackle-big-health-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting human genes in a case that could profoundly reshape the multibillion-dollar biomedical industry and U.S. research in the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer. Justices argued not only about snipping DNA strands but also about chewing the leaves... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:42:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019864-patenting-genes-justices-tackle-big-health-issue.html 2013-04-15T20:42:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991800-indias-rejection-drug-patent-reverberate.html The India Supreme Court's rejection of a patent for an improved version of a costly cancer drug by Novartis AG could have big implications for the world's largest drugmakers. The ruling, which was handed down on Monday, signals the latest shift in the world of drug development in emerging markets such as India and Brazil, where drugmakers have been lookin... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:06:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991800-indias-rejection-drug-patent-reverberate.html 2013-04-02T01:06:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1990134-drug-maker-novartis-loses-india-patent-battle.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions of lifesaving medicines. Novartis had argued that it needed a patent to protect its inve... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:27:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1990134-drug-maker-novartis-loses-india-patent-battle.html 2013-04-01T13:27:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1989096-indias-top-court-to-deliver-novartis-judgment.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG that focuses on demands by major companies that their investments be protected, against Indian companies that say they should be allowed to continue producing cheaper generic versions of many lifesaving medicines. A decision in the seve... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:46:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1989096-indias-top-court-to-deliver-novartis-judgment.html 2013-03-31T07:46:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987308-apple-patents-iphone-with-wraparound-display.html NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is seeking a patent for an iPhone that has a display that wraps around the edges of the device, expanding the viewable area and eliminating all physical buttons. The patent application reveals that Apple has put some thought into a device that takes advantage of a new generation of displays, which don't have to be flat and rigid like... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:42:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987308-apple-patents-iphone-with-wraparound-display.html 2013-03-29T20:42:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1977372-high-court-struggles-generic-drug-delay-deals.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices appeared troubled Monday over whether to stop deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors that the government says could keep cheaper forms of medicine from American consumers for longer periods of time. Justices heard arguments from the Justice Department against what the governmen... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:19:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1977372-high-court-struggles-generic-drug-delay-deals.html 2013-03-25T21:19:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1977640-astrazeneca-settles-legal-dispute-with-watson.html LONDON (AP) — Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has settled a patent dispute with Watson Laboratories, Inc., removing a threat against its top-selling cholesterol-control drug, Crestor. The agreement announced Monday is important to AstraZeneca, which has seen its business hurt as patents on its top-selling drugs expire, allowing generic dr... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:58:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1977640-astrazeneca-settles-legal-dispute-with-watson.html 2013-03-25T12:58:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1976398-court-drug-companies-pay-to-delay-generics.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs. They argue these deals deny American consumers, usually for years, steep price declines that can top 90 percent. The Obama administration, backed by ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:42:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1976398-court-drug-companies-pay-to-delay-generics.html 2013-03-25T03:42:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1931852-india-rejects-bayer-plea-cheap-cancer-drug.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India's patent appeals office has rejected Bayer AG's plea to stop the production of a cheaper generic version of a patented cancer drug in a ruling that health groups say is an important precedent for getting inexpensive lifesaving medicines to the poor. Last year, India's patent office allowed local drug manufacturer Natco Pharma Ltd. t... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:17:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1931852-india-rejects-bayer-plea-cheap-cancer-drug.html 2013-03-05T16:17:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1925826-samsungs-1b-bill-apple-case-reduced-450m.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The two biggest — and bitterest — rivals in the smartphone market will have to endure another bruising trial after a federal judge ruled that jurors miscalculated nearly half the $1 billion in damages it found Samsung Electronics owed Apple Inc. for patent infringement. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh wiped out $450 million from the verd... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:16:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1925826-samsungs-1b-bill-apple-case-reduced-450m.html 2013-03-02T10:16:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1901208-high-court-to-favor-monsanto-patent-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to side with Monsanto Co. in its claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. None of the justices in arguments at the high court seemed ready to endorse farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman's argument that cheap soybeans he bought from ... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:30:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1901208-high-court-to-favor-monsanto-patent-case.html 2013-02-19T19:30:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890790-worlds-richest-men-aid-green-revolution-center.html TEXCOCO, Mexico (AP) — The research center largely responsible for launching the "green revolution" of the 1960s that dramatically raised crop yields is getting support from the world's richest men to develop genetically-modified seeds to help farmers in the developing world grow more grain in the face of a changing climatic conditions and increased demand. ... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:39:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890790-worlds-richest-men-aid-green-revolution-center.html 2013-02-14T02:39:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1889320-brazil-local-company-patent-iphone-brand.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's patent authority has taken a bite out of Apple with an announcement Wednesday that the iPhone name in Brazil belongs to a local company called Gradiente SA, not to the global computer giant. The official publication of the verdict doesn't forbid Apple from using the name in Brazil. It only makes it clear the rights belong to... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:13:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1889320-brazil-local-company-patent-iphone-brand.html 2013-02-13T23:13:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1875786-add-ons-semi-autos-fire-military-weapons.html BUNNLEVEL, N.C. (AP) — In the video, a shooter cradles a rifle equipped with a grenade launcher and 250-round magazine. But the star of this demonstration, posted online, is a deceptively low-tech plastic device that enables semi-automatics like this one to mimic the withering fire of weapons usually reserved for the military or police. "FIRE AT WILL," in... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1875786-add-ons-semi-autos-fire-military-weapons.html 2013-02-07T19:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858640-astazeneca-patent-warning-net-profit-falls.html LONDON (AP) — Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC warned over expiring patents on its medicines as the company announced a 37 percent fall in full-year net profit on Thursday. AstraZeneca said that its net profit fell to $6.3 billion in the year ended Dec. 31, compared with nearly $10 billion in 2011. The company blamed the loss of exclus... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858640-astazeneca-patent-warning-net-profit-falls.html 2013-01-31T10:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857888-judge-mulls-request-to-cut-damages-samsung-case.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It's a billion-dollar intellectual property question that has yet to be answered: Will a $1.05 billion damage award against Samsung Electronics Inc. remain intact? After losing a major copyright case to Apple Inc. over smartphone technology, Samsung asked U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to reduce the award by as much as $600 million. But... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857888-judge-mulls-request-to-cut-damages-samsung-case.html 2013-01-30T23:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855456-judge-rejects-apples-patent-award-demands.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge late Tuesday rejected Apple Inc.'s demand to increase the $1.05 billion in damages a jury ordered Samsung Electronics Inc. to pay its fiercest rival in the smartphone market. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh also rejected demands from both companies to conduct another trial on different issues over claims that Samsung unfa... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855456-judge-rejects-apples-patent-award-demands.html 2013-01-30T03:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847012-health-care-early-leaders-sp-500.html NEW YORK (AP) — Health care stocks have started off the year on a tear. The industry group that includes health care providers, drugmakers and biotechnology companies has advanced 7.3 percent this year, making it the second-best in the Standard and Poor's 500 index, trailing only energy companies. Even drugmakers, traditionally considered a safe-haven pla... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847012-health-care-early-leaders-sp-500.html 2013-01-27T17:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799438-lilly-2013-profit-forecast-tops-expectations.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. unveiled a better-than-expected 2013 earnings forecast Friday, in part because the pharmaceutical company expects growth from several established drugs to help make up for revenue lost to generic competition. The Indianapolis drug developer saw sales for its all-time best-selling drug, the antipsychotics Zyprexa, crat... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799438-lilly-2013-profit-forecast-tops-expectations.html 2013-01-04T22:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1799084-indian-court-to-rule-generic-drug-industry.html NEW DELHI (AP) — From Africa's crowded AIDS clinics to the malarial jungles of Southeast Asia, the lives of millions of ill people in the developing world are hanging in the balance ahead of a legal ruling that will determine whether India's drug companies can continue to provide cheap versions of many life-saving medicines. The case — involving Swiss dru... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1799084-indian-court-to-rule-generic-drug-industry.html 2013-01-04T11:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1798488-6-takeaways-googles-antitrust-settlement.html Google Inc. has settled an U.S. antitrust probe that largely leaves its search practices alone. In a major win for Google, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously concluded that there is not enough evidence to support complaints from rivals that the company shows unfair bias in its search results toward its own products. Below are six of the biggest take... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1798488-6-takeaways-googles-antitrust-settlement.html 2013-01-03T21:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1781182-nokia-rim-settle-disputes-patent-pact.html HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia Corp. and Canadian smartphone rival Research In Motion have agreed on a new patent licensing pact which will end all existing litigation between the two struggling companies, the Finnish firm said Friday. The agreement includes a "one-time payment and on-going payments, all from RIM to Nokia," Nokia said, but did not disclose "confid... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1781182-nokia-rim-settle-disputes-patent-pact.html 2012-12-21T16:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1778094-google-to-sell-motorola-235-billion.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is selling Motorola Mobility's TV set-top business for $2.35 billion, lightening the load that the Internet search leader took on earlier this year when it completed the biggest acquisition in its history. The cash-and-stock deal announced late Wednesday will turn over Motorola's set-top division to Arris Group Inc., a relative... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1778094-google-to-sell-motorola-235-billion.html 2012-12-20T00:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1776248-kodak-sells-digital-imaging-patents-525m.html ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Eastman Kodak is selling its digital imaging patents for about $525 million, money the struggling photo pioneer says will help it emerge from bankruptcy protection in the first half of next year. Apple Inc., Google Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Corp., China's Huawei Technologies, Facebook Inc. and... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1776248-kodak-sells-digital-imaging-patents-525m.html 2012-12-19T19:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1773384-smartphone-makers-post-wins-separate-continents.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and Samsung, the world's top two smartphone makers, each scored a significant victory on different continents that will allow both to keep selling their products without legal interference this holiday season. A federal judge in San Jose late Monday rejected Apple Inc.'s demands to block U.S. sales of three smartphones made by S... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1773384-smartphone-makers-post-wins-separate-continents.html 2012-12-18T22:19:00Z