Caltech Wins $1.1 Billion Patent Verdict Against Apple, Broadcom
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JANUARY 30, 2020
billion verdict against Apple and Broadcom for allegedly infringing on the Pasadena university's wireless technology patents. Caltech won a $1.1
Ring Sued By Skybell Technologies Over Patents
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JANUARY 8, 2018
Santa Monica-based video doorbell developer Ring has been sued by a competitor, Skybell Technologies , in the California Central Court, for patent infringement. According to Skybell, Ring violated three of its patents covering dorbell communicaftions systems and methods. The patents are U.S. The lawsuit is case No.
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Crown Electrokinetics Buys IBM Smart Glass Patents
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OCTOBER 11, 2021
a company that is developing smart glass technology, said this morning that it has acquired 10 patents from IBM Corporation. Financial details of the patent acquisition were not announced. According to Crown, it now has a patent portfolio including 34 patents and applications in the smart glass technology area.
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Google Sues Sonos Over Patents
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JUNE 12, 2020
Google has counter-sued Santa Barbara-based Sonos , with a patent infringement lawsuit, saying that Sonos has illegally used a number of Google patents in the development of its wireless audio technology. The lawsuit, Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc. ,
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Jacobs Buys Technology, Patents From Bayer AG
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group said this morning that it has acquired the patent rights to a process for removing sulfuric acid from gases from Bayer AG. Financial terms of the technology buy were not announced.
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Caltech Sues Samsung Over Patents After $1.1 Billion Win
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DECEMBER 6, 2021
The California Institute of Technology has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit, after winning $1.1 billion in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit last year against Broadcom.
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RealD Gets Patent Win
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APRIL 4, 2019
Los Angeles-based 3D movie technology developer RealD announced on Wednesday that the company has scored a patent win in Europe. According to the company, the European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld the validity on one of its key patents for light-doubling 3D cinema projection systems. READ MORE>>.
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Sonos Gets Patent Win Over Google
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AUGUST 16, 2021
Santa Barbara-based smart speaker manufacturer Sonos has scored a win in court over Google, over an intellectual property dispute over wireless audio technology. International Trade Commission judge ruled that the patents held by Sonos are valid, saying Google violated a part of the Tariff Act. The win came when a U.S.
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Universal Electronics Settles Patent Suit With Peel Technologies
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NOVEMBER 14, 2014
Santa Ana-based wireless control technology developer Universal Electronics said this morning that it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Peel Technologies. The two have now agreed to dismiss their respective patent infringement claims against each other. Financial details of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Powerwave Technologies Launches Patent Suit
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DECEMBER 14, 2011
Santa Ana-based Powerwave Technologies , which develops wireless products, has launched a patent lawsuit against Microelectronics Technology, Inc. The patent in question is U.S. The patent in question is U.S. Patent 6,818,477, covering printed circuit board technology. and MTI Laboartory, Inc.
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Glaukos Sues Ivantis Over Patents
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APRIL 16, 2018
San Clemente-based Glaukos , which is developing medical technology for the treatment of glaucoma, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ivantis. According to Glaukos, it filed the patent infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division. READ MORE>>.
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UC Santa Barbara Sues Walmart, Target, Amazon Over Filament LED Patent
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JULY 31, 2019
In a major, patent lawsuit, the University of California, Santa Barbara has sued the five biggest retailers of filament "Edison-style" LED lighting, saying all of those bulbs violate patents held by UC Santa Barbara. According to UCSB, the Regents of the University of California filed a complaint with the U.S.
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Caltech Continues Legal Battle With Apple Over Wi-Fi Patents
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NOVEMBER 15, 2019
A Federal Circuit court has upheld a decision in favor of Caltech , over a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which upheld parts of two Wi-Fi patents held by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in a continuing battle between Caltech and Apple. READ MORE>>.
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113 Resonant Trumpets New Patent Wins
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APRIL 17, 2017
Goleta-based Resonant , which develops technology used for radio frequency (RF) filtering, says that it has just surpassed 125 issued and pending patents covering its technology. The company aid the two latest patents, issued on March 28th, were US Patent No.:
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Activision Blizzard Gets Patent Win
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard reported a win in court late Thursday, saying that the United States District Court, Central District of California has invalidated all patent claims asserted by McRO, Inc. activision blizzard patent lawsuit legal mcro planet blue callofduty synchronization uspto' dba Planet Blue. READ MORE>>.
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Zadara Storage Gets Patent Award
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Irvine-based Zadara Storage , which develops technology for cloud-based storage services, reported that it has scored a U.S. Patent for its technology. The company said that it received US Patent 8,819,230 for a Virtual Private Storage Array service for cloud servers. READ MORE>>.
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RealD Gets European Patent
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NOVEMBER 10, 2014
Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD is reporting this morning that it has been issued a patent in Europe, for the company''s XL Cinema System. The company said European Patent No. The company said European Patent No. The company says it now has more than 60 patents issued around the world.
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Nomadix Spars Over Patent Suit With Guest-Tek
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FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Agoura-based Nomadix , which develops wireless and Internet gateway technology, which is in the midst of a patent fight with hotel entertainment company Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. , has been ordered to provide up information on its patents as a result of a countersuit from Guest-Tek. READ MORE>>.
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124 Broadcom, Tessera In Patent Settlement
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DECEMBER 18, 2017
Broadcom and Tessera Technologies have settled an ongoing patent dispute, according to Tessera, where the two have agree to settle and dismiss all pending litigation between them. Tessera said this morning that Broadcom entered into a new multi-year patent license agreement with Tessera.
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Snap Sued By BlackBerry Over Patents
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APRIL 4, 2018
in a patent infringement suite filed with the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles)--the result of a patent litigation push by BlackBerry Ltd. looks similar to another lawsuit filed by Blackberry last month against Facebook, alleging Snapchat's app uses messaging technology owned by the company.
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113 Nimbus Data Trumpets Patent
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AUGUST 26, 2016
Aliso Viejo-based Nimbus Data , a developer of flash-based storage products for the cloud infrastructure market, said it has received a "new" patent for its deduplication technology. The company said it was granted patent 8,751,763, entitled "Low-overhead Deduplication within Block-based Data Storage". READ MORE>>.
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Transphorm Gets Patents
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
Goleta-based Transphorm , the developer of Gallium Nitride (GaN) power conversion technology, reports that it has scored two patents covering its technology. The first patent names James Honea and Yifeng Wu as inventors, and was initially filed in August of 2013. The second patent application was filed on May 3, 20`13.
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Quibi To Give Up Mobile Video Technology After Lawsuit
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Quibi, the short-lived, short-form-mobile-video startup run by Jeffrey Katzenberg, is transferring its mobile video technology to another company, Eko, after Eko filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Quibi. Variety says that no money is changing hands between the two companies.
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Lytx Trumpets New Patents
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APRIL 9, 2014
San Diego-based a href="[link] , the developer of camera-based, driver safety and monitoring systems, said Wednesday that it received five patents in 2013, and filed applications for an additional, 18 patents on its technology. Lytx did not say what it intends to do with its growing patent trove. READ MORE>>.
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147 Western Digital, Rambus In Patent Licensing Deal
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MARCH 7, 2017
Irvine-based Western Digital is in a patent licensing agreement with Sunnyvale-based Rambus , Rambus announced on Monday. Financial details of that agreement were not announced.
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RealD Claims Patent Wins
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AUGUST 25, 2015
Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD said today that it has reinforced its global IP protection, after a number of patent wins. The company called its competitors "unethical copycat infringers" whose businesses models are "built on copying" RealD's technology. READ MORE>>.
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100 FindTheBest.com Wins Patent Battle, Continues With War On Patent Trolls
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NOVEMBER 25, 2013
Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by Kevin O''Connor, scored a legal win Friday, saying that a judge has invalidated a software patent owned by Lumen View Technology, LLC, which is in the midst of a patent battle with the company. READ MORE>>.
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VIZIO Wins In Patent Lawsuit
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JUNE 11, 2013
Irvine-based VIZIO , the manufacturer of HDTVs and other consumer electronics, said it has scored a win in another patent lawsuit today, saying that it has defeated a "patent troll". VIZIO said that it was granted summary judgement of invalidity on a patent held by Lochner Technologies LLC, a "non-practicing entity" (NPE).
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157 Qualcomm Signs Chinese Patent Deal
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APRIL 6, 2016
San Diego-based Qualcomm said today that it has entered into a patent licensing deal with Chinese company Zhuhai Ewpe Information Technology Inc. Financial details of that license were not announced.
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NewEgg's Quest Against A Patent Troll
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JANUARY 28, 2013
Most high tech executives in Southern California might not be aware that Newegg , the online electronics and technology products retailer, is based here in the City of Industry. READ MORE>>.
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Qualcomm Sues Chinese Company Over Patent Licensing
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JUNE 24, 2016
San Diego-based Qualcomm has filed suit against a Chinese company, Meizu , saying that Meizu has refused to enter into a licensing deal for the company's technology. That agreement covers 3G (WCDMA and CDMA2000) and 4G (LTE) wireless communications standards.
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RealD Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit
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JULY 25, 2016
Beverly Hills-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, said Friday that it has won a patent infringement lawsuit against competitor MasterImage 3D. RealD said a Final Determination was issued by the U.S.
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Qualcomm Seeks To Ban Imports Of iPhones With Patent Infringement Filing
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JULY 7, 2017
San Diego-based Qualcomm has ramped up its battle with Apple , saying on Thursday that it will seek to ban the importation of iPhones into the United States, over violation of its patents. Qualcomm and Apple have been locked in a legal battle over Qualcomm's licensing fees for its technology. 8,633,936, U.S. 8,698,558, U.S.
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Sonos, Sound United Settle Patent Spat
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MAY 21, 2018
Vista-based Sound United , the parent firm of audio brands Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Boston Acoustics and ClasseAudio, says it has settled all of the patent infringement litigation between the company and Santa Barbara-based Sonos.
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113 OnGreen Launches Patent Marketplace
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NOVEMBER 22, 2010
Pasadena-based OnGreen , the online marketplace for green and clean technology businesses, said today that it has launched a new, patent marketplace focused on allowing users to license or sell their intellectual property (IP). Tags: ongreen patent intellectual property legal exchange marketplace. READ MORE>>.
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Local Corporation Gets Patent
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NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Irvine-based Local Corporation , the operator of online local advertising websites, said today that it has been granted a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. The firm said the new patent, number 8,306,208, covers pay-per-call technology. Local Corporation was represented by Nixon Peabody LLP in the filing.
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Illumina Wins Favorable Ruling In Patent Suit
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MARCH 21, 2013
San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina said Thursday that it has received a favorable outcome in its patent litigation against Life Technologies. Patent Nos. 5,616,478; 5,958,698 and 6,001,568, which are owned by Life Technologies. Life Technologies sued Illumina over the patents in 2009.
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153 NGD Systems Gains Two New Patents
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NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Irvine-based NGD Systems reported this morning that it has received two new patents for its solid state drive (SSD) technology. Both patents were developed by Vladimir Alves, the company's Chief Technology Officer, and Joao Alcantara. The company says it now has 14 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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100 VIZIO Claims Win Against Patent Troll
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OCTOBER 9, 2013
Irvine-based electronics manufacturer VIZIO says it has won its tenth case against what it calls a "patent troll", after winning a summary judgement of invalidity and non-infringement on two patents held by Oplus Technologies, Ltd. vizio patent legal lawsuit trolle electronics oplus intellectual property' READ MORE>>.
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147 Life Technologies, Illumina In Patent Spat
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
San Diego-based Illumina said today that it has been served with a complaint alleging patent infringement, from Carlsbad-based Life Technologies. The patents in questions are U.S. Patents 5,616,478; 5,958,698; and 6,001,568. Tags: life technologies illumina lifescience biotech patent legal lawsuit.
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124 Covario Scores SEO Patent
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JANUARY 28, 2011
San Diego-based Covario , the search engine optimization and search engine marketing software firm headed by Russ Mann, revealed this week that it has secured its first patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The firm said the patent covers technology used in its SEO Audit Score System. According to the U.S.
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RealD Wins Patent Infringement Action
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DECEMBER 17, 2015
Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD reports that it has won a patent infringement ation against competitor MasterImage, after a U.S. According to RealD, the US ITC has reached an initial determination, which concludes that RealD's patents were valid and infringed by MasterImage. READ MORE>>.
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100 Qualcomm Signs Patent License With Firm In India
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APRIL 24, 2017
San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Sunday that it has signed a 3G and 4G patent license agreement with Smartron India Private Limited , which will allow Smartron to develop, manufacture and sell WCDMA, CDMA2000, and 4G LTE devices. Financial details of the patent deal were not announced.
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Acacia Makes Patent Buy
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JUNE 11, 2012
Acacia Research , the patent and licensing firm which aggressively licenses its portfolio of patents to technology companies, said Monday that it has acquired 7 medtech patent portfolios, comprising over 150 patents and pending applications. READ MORE>>.
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