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: Small Business IP Protection and ManagementGetting a patent - has it gotten harder?
By J. Douglas Miller
For the past few years, it has certainly seemed more difficult to obtain a patent. Even the not so solidly based rejections have required appeal, Examiner interviews, or RCE's at an alarming rate. Interestingly, there is proof of this trend, and now, some discussion as well. Check out these links [1] [2] [3].
Full post as published by Small Business IP Protection and Management on February 13, 2007 (boomark / email).
Zantac Patent
GlaxoSmithKline and Cypress Pharmaceutical settle patent infringement dispute.
Soliris Patent
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. agrees to pay the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a $10 million patent infringement settlement.
DRAM Patent
ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement.
Sony
to Pay $18.5 Million For Patent Infringment
Qualcomm Settles Patent Suit for $891 Million
The Princeton Review
$2.6 million settlement reached in patent infringement case.

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