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Top 125 Global Licensors Account for Billions in Retail Sales

May 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — License! Global ( www.licensemag.com ) today announced its annual Top 125 Global Licensors list, which ranks the world’s largest owners of intellectual property by annual retail sales. Companies on the list accounted for more than $192 billion in retail sales of licensed products, worldwide, in 2011. This year’s list boasts 20 new licensors including Procter & Gamble, Weight Watchers, the National Hockey League and HGTV. Marking a significant change to this year’s list, Disney Consumer Products has now merged its listing... [Read the full story]

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Top 125 Global Licensors Account for Billions in Retail Sales

May 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — License! Global ( www.licensemag.com ) today announced its annual Top 125 Global Licensors list, which ranks the world’s largest owners of intellectual property by annual retail sales. Companies on the list accounted for more than $192 billion in retail sales of licensed products, worldwide, in 2011. This year’s list boasts 20 new licensors including Procter & Gamble, Weight Watchers, the National Hockey League and HGTV. Marking a significant change to this year’s list, Disney Consumer Products has now merged its listing... [Read the full story]

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Google proposes Android revenue in Oracle patent dispute

April 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

From Reuters: March 28 (Reuters) – “Google proposed to pay Oracle a percentage of Android revenue if Oracle could prove patent infringement of the mobile operating technology at an upcoming trial, but Oracle rebuffed the offer as too low, according to a court filing late on Tuesday. Oracle Corp sued Google Inc in 2010, claiming the Internet search leader’s Android technology infringed Oracle’s Java patents. A trial is set for April 16 before U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco. Oracle also sued for alleged copyright infringement. Oracle has contended that... [Read the full story]

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Islet Licenses Yale IP to Identify Beta Cell Death Before Diabetes Manifests

May 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Islet Sciences negotiated an exclusive license to a diagnostic technology developed at Yale University that it says can identify beta cell death and help diagnose diabetes well before clinical symptoms present. The IP is based on the detection of circulating hypomethylated B cell-derived DNA, as a biomarker of B cell destruction. Islet Sciences is focused on the development of transplantation therapies for diabetes based on its porcine islet cell and polymer microencapsulation technologies. The firm’s initial product, Islet Sciences-P™, is being developed as a ready-to-use vialed suspension... [Read the full story]

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Islet Licenses Yale IP to Identify Beta Cell Death Before Diabetes Manifests

May 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Islet Sciences negotiated an exclusive license to a diagnostic technology developed at Yale University that it says can identify beta cell death and help diagnose diabetes well before clinical symptoms present. The IP is based on the detection of circulating hypomethylated B cell-derived DNA, as a biomarker of B cell destruction. Islet Sciences is focused on the development of transplantation therapies for diabetes based on its porcine islet cell and polymer microencapsulation technologies. The firm’s initial product, Islet Sciences-P™, is being developed as a ready-to-use vialed suspension... [Read the full story]

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Sam Aronson Named ‘Laboratory Director of the Year’ for Tech Transfer Impacts

March 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

“Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Director Samuel Aronson has been named 2012 Laboratory Director of the Year by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC).  The annual award recognizes federal laboratory directors who have made significant contributions to technology commercialization in their organizations. “I am tremendously honored to be recognized by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer,” said Aronson.  “Brookhaven Lab has made great strides in increasing the impact of our research by expediting the translation of our discoveries into... [Read the full story]

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Top 125 Global Licensors Account for Billions in Retail Sales

LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — License! Global ( www.licensemag.com ) today announced its annual Top 125 Global Licensors list, which ranks the world’s largest owners of intellectual property by annual retail sales. Companies on the list accounted for more than $192 billion in retail sales of licensed products, worldwide,... Read more of this article


VOIP-Pal.com acquires VoIP patents from Digifonica Limited Gibraltar

Voip-Pal.Com is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Digifonica Limited Gibraltar (“Digifonica Gibraltar”), owners of a vast and varied VoIP patent portfolio containing revolutionary proprietary digital voice technologies. Digifonica Gibraltar is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Voip-Pal.Com. The acquisition immediately... Read more of this article


VoiceInterop Announces License Agreement With Collabria LLC

BOCA RATON, FL, May 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Boca Raton, FL-based technology company Cleartronic, Inc., announced today that VoiceInterop, a wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a License Agreement for its AudioMate360 product line with Collabria LLC, a communications software company based in Tampa, Florida. “With more and... Read more of this article


Islet Licenses Yale IP to Identify Beta Cell Death Before Diabetes Manifests

Islet Sciences negotiated an exclusive license to a diagnostic technology developed at Yale University that it says can identify beta cell death and help diagnose diabetes well before clinical symptoms present. The IP is based on the detection of circulating hypomethylated B cell-derived DNA, as a biomarker of B cell destruction. Islet Sciences is focused... Read more of this article


Samsung Electronics Purchases CORE Flash(TM) Portfolio License

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Alliacense today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has purchased a license for its CORE Flash(TM) Portfolio Licensing Program. The agreement resolves the ITC Investigation and District Court lawsuit recently filed against the Korean electronics giant. Samsung joins a rapidly growing... Read more of this article


Microsoft and Pegatron Corp. Sign Patent Agreement Covering Android- and Chrome-Based Devices

REDMOND, Wash. — April 25, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. and Pegatron Corp. have signed a patent agreement that provides coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for a broad array of Pegatron products including eReaders, smartphones and tablets running the Android or Chrome platforms. Although the contents of the agreement have not been disclosed,... Read more of this article


TDI Licenses PBI’s Pressure Cycling Tech for Cancer Biomarker Diagnostic Services

Pressure BioSciences (PBI) and Target Discovery (TDI) expanded an existing alliance and collaboration in order to give TDI rights to use PBI’s pressure cycling technology (PCT) platform for its planned commercial diagnostic service offerings. The PCT platform has to date only been available for research use. TDI’s initial focus will be on developing... Read more of this article


NVIDIA Licenses Integrated, Overvoltage-Tolerant I/O and ESD Technology from Sofics(R) and ICsense

GISTEL & LEUVEN, Belgium, Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sofics(R) bvba ( www.sofics.com ) of Gistel, a leading provider of ESD solutions for ICs, and ICsense ( www.icsense.com ) of Leuven, a prominent designer of analog, mixed-signal, and high-voltage ICs and turnkey ASICs, today announced that NVIDIA has licensed their integrated ESD and... Read more of this article


IntegenX Inc acquires DNA Consumable Portfolio from GE Healthcare

PLEASANTON, Calif., Apr 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — IntegenX Inc., a privately held company that is a leader in the emerging field of rapid human DNA identification, today announced that it has acquired SV Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences. IntegenX will leverage SV Corp’s products and intellectual property assets... Read more of this article


Timex Group USA, Inc. Reaches Settlement with Advance Watch Company, Ltd

MIDDLEBURY, Conn., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Timex Group USA, Inc. today announced that an out-of-court settlement was reached in the patent infringement suit brought against Advance Watch Company, Ltd in 2008 which alleged infringement against the Timex Ironman® Sleek line of watches. “Timex invests significantly in intellectual... Read more of this article


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