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GEN-ERIC Patent News Tuesday, June 1,
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Printer Friendly Version ================================================== HEADLINES (patents issued a few hours
ago..) The Email Alert Patent of the Day goes
to Lucent Technologies Inc. of New Jersey for an Electronic mail priority alert service
The Boxing
Endorsement Patent of the Day goes to Cyber World Group of California for
an Advertising system
Index ================================================== NEWS OMHEX to fight $64 million
eSpeed patent suit http://www.finextra.com/topstory.asp?id=11912 Swedish transaction
technology vendor and exchange operator OMHEX says it will fight a $64 million
patent lawsuit filed in the US by electronic broker eSpeed. OM Technology was
named in a suit filed by eSpeed last year in connection with its delivery of
software for electronic fixed income outfit BrokerTec, now owned by Icap. In
court hearings, eSpeed has filed for damages of up to $64 million for
infringement of its patent. In a statement, OM says it will vigorously contest
the damages calculation and has re-asserted its belief that the eSpeed patent is
invalid. The company intends to seek dismissal of the suit promptly following
the conclusion of the discovery period on 30 June. Index Ampex
Corporation Initiates Litigation Against Sanyo http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040526005298&newsLang=en Ampex
Corporation filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission seeking an
exclusion order barring Sanyo Electric Company Ltd. from the importation and
sale of digital still cameras and cellular phones with digital image storage and
retrieval capabilities into the United States of America due to Sanyo's
unauthorized use of the Company's intellectual property. The requested exclusion
order would apply to digital still cameras and cellular phones with digital
image storage and retrieval capabilities manufactured by Sanyo and sold in the
U.S. under its own brand name as well as products manufactured by Sanyo under
OEM agreements and sold under other manufacturers' brand names. Industry
statistics indicate that Sanyo is the world's largest manufacturer of digital
still cameras, with sales accounting for approximately 30% of the global market.
Index Wi-LAN's Patent Tollbooth On The Road To WiMAX http://www.corante.com/bwia/archives/003833.html In what may be a
portent of future legal conflicts, Wi-LAN, Inc. and Redline Communications said
they have settled a patent dispute covering technology used in wireless
broadband equipment. Specifically, Redline agreed to pay Wi-LAN royalties for
wireless broadband technology that uses advanced orthogonal frequency
multiplexing. Wi-LAN has patents on such technology in both Canada and the U.S.
for that technology, which will be part of wireless broadband systems based on
802.16 technology, also known as WiMAX. While Wi-LAN expressed satisfaction
about the settlement, Redline was less pleased. "We strongly believe that we do
not infringe on their patents," Majed Sifri, Redline's president and CEO said in
a statement. "However, it would have been too much of a distraction to challenge
their claims as the royalty represents a minor portion of the overall Redline
product cost. It made more sense to quickly reach an agreement so we could
continue to focus on our core business."
Index ================================================== PATENTS OF THE DAY
6,745,230
Electronic mail priority alert
service
Abstract: The
present invention relates to a new feature for e-mail services which provides a
telephone call alert to a particular e-mail user when their e-mail server, web
page e-mail server, or other e-mail receiving server receives new e-mail
addressed to them. One or more designated telephone number (or numbers) are
automatically called by an auto dialer at the e-mail server in response to the
receipt of particularly identified high priority e-mail senders (e.g., from
clients, from family, etc.). The particular designated telephone number(s) to
call for a particular user are configured in a priority alert profile for that
particular user, as are the possibility to limit the activation of the telephone
call alert system to electronic messages received only from a select list of
senders, and/or after a predetermined number of electronic messages have been
received.
Index
6,742,293
Advertising system
Abstract: An
advertising method utilizes a person's body, such as the skin of the person's
upper back and shoulder region, which is ideally exposed, broad and planar. The
advertisement may be displayed during a sporting/entertainment event which is
broadcast to a large audience through visual media such as television. In one
embodiment, the event is a boxing match and the advertisement affixed on the
boxer's back promotes an on-line wagering service. The advertised service can be
employed or accessed during the boxing match or immediately after the
advertisement is seen by the consumer. The advertisement is sufficiently large
to be legible and comprehensible by the viewing audience. The advertisement may
be formed of a suitable dye, ink or paint that can be removed after the match,
but which is resistant to smudging from physical contact and/or perspiration.
Index ================================================== ACCESS OFFICIAL GAZETTE AND
NOTICES Access this week's Official
Gazette http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week22/OG/index2.htm
Excerpt
from OG Notices
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2005
New Address for Customer Service Window
Index ================================================== PATENTS AVAILABLE FOR
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Plug-and-play smart data
cable The invention includes a smart, plug-and-play cable capable of
transparently translating between two different communication protocols. The
cables are "plug-and-play" such that two devices can be coupled together for
communication without the requirement that the user perform any special set-up
steps in order for it to work. To implement this plug-and-play functionality,
the smart cable of the present invention determines which communication
protocols are required at each of its ports, and selects, activates, enables, or
downloads the appropriate communication protocol drivers to enable proper
operation.
Electric shaver having orbitally moving blades An
electric shaver includes blades which while rotating around their own centers
also orbit around another axis, thus providing that the blades sweep a large
area.
Implantable fuel cell This invention makes use of an
electrostrictive material to increase the efficiency of a fuel cell as used
for the production of power within a human.
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