MMRGlobal and VisiInc Sign Agreement to License MMR Australian Patent

LOS ANGELES, CA, Feb 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — MMRGlobal, Inc. MMRF 0.00% (“MMR”), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (“PHR”), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that the Company and VisiInc PLC in Australia signed an agreement to license MMR’s Australian patents for [...]

Gail A. Lione Elected to Badger Meter Board

MILWAUKEE, Feb 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Badger Meter, Inc. BMI -1.16% today announced that Gail A. Lione has been elected a director of the company. “Gail brings a great deal of talent and experience to our board. Her legal expertise in manufacturing, intellectual property, corporate governance and compliance will be especially valuable to Badger [...]

Savannah attorneys recognized as ‘super lawyers’ and ‘rising stars’

By Savannah Morning News A number of attorneys from two Savannah law firms — HunterMaclean and Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP — have been selected for inclusion on the 2012 Georgia Super Lawyers list and as Georgia Rising Stars. From HunterMaclean, Colin McRae was picked as a 2012 Rising Star. His practice areas include admiralty, [...]

Google Motorola Deal Approved

Google’s $12.5 billion offer to acquire Motorola Mobility was approved on Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission. The Department of Justice also said it will allow two related deals: an offer from Apple, Microsoft, and Research in Motion to buy Nortel’s patent portfolio and Apple’s bid to acquire certain Novell [...]

Intellect Neurosciences Submits Statement

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. ILNS 0.00% , a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of disease-modifying therapeutic agents for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases announced today that it submitted a statement setting out its grounds for appealing the European Patent Office’s (EPO) [...]

Sanofi, BMS collect their $444M in Plavix damages

Apotex has finally paid its Plavix dues. The generics maker has handed over $444 million to Sanofi ($SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb ($BMY), as repayment for its premature launch of generic Plavix back in 2006. The payment marks the end of a patent dispute that went on for almost 10 years, and follows Apotex’s unsuccessful appeal [...]

Article One Partners Awards Research Community More Than $2 Million

NEW YORK, NY, Feb 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Article One Partners (AOP), the world’s largest patent research community, today announced that the company has awarded more than $2 million in financial incentives to its global research community. AOP’s researchers can earn annual salaries upwards of $60,000, gain control of their careers and experience [...]

$30 Million Due to MMRGlobal Under Non-Exclusive Patent License Agreement

LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwire) — 02/02/12 – MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (“MMR” or the “Company”) today announced that pursuant to the terms of its December 9, 2011 Settlement and Patent License. Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Surgery Center Management, LLC (“SCM”), the Company has filed suit to collect the initial payment of $5 million, due [...]

Cathy Kiselyak Austin Joins Vertex as General Counsel

BERWYN, Pa., Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Vertex Inc., the leading provider of corporate enterprise tax solutions, today announced that Cathy Kiselyak Austin has joined the company as its General Counsel. Ms. Austin comes to Vertex with more than 30 years of experience in legal and business issues in the technology industry, involving complex [...]

Paul A. Ainsworth Joins Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox as Of Counsel

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. (SKGF), an intellectual property law firm in Washington, DC, announced today the addition of Paul A. Ainsworth as Of Counsel in the Litigation Practice Group. “We are thrilled to have Paul join the SKGF team,” said Mark Fox Evens, Chair of [...]

Barner Joins Cummins as Vice President — General Counsel

COLUMBUS, Ind., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Cummins Inc. CMI +0.05% announced today that Sharon R. Barner, formerly a top official in the U.S. Department of Commerce and a leading expert on intellectual property, has joined the Company as its Vice President — General Counsel. Barner served as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for [...]

Attorney James “Jim” Strawn Joins Burleson LLP As Of Counsel

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Burleson LLP announced today that James “Jim” Strawn, who has more than three decades of experience as an oil and gas attorney, has joined the energy law firm’s Pittsburgh location as Of Counsel. Although based in Pennsylvania, Strawn’s practice is national and is focused on all areas [...]

Crowell & Moring’s IP Litigation Practice Expands on Both Coasts with Four Pharmaceutical Attorneys

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four attorneys to the firm’s Intellectual Property Group to grow its work in the generic pharmaceutical patent arena. The team includes partner Mark T. Jansen of San Francisco and partner Cedric C.Y. Tan, senior counsel Neil [...]

Apple’s $100 Million Patent Fight Yields Small Rewards

Apple is spending millions of dollars filing patent claims against Android phone makers, but its few wins in a handful of cases question whether the lawsuits are a wise investment. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company spent a reported $100 million on just its first set of claims against HTC, according to lawyers, and likely will spend [...]

Saul Ewing LLP Names Two Partners To Firm’s Executive Committee

Gary B. Eidelman and Deborah L. Spranger, partners and Vice Chairs of the Business and Finance Practice in Saul Ewing’s Baltimore, MD and Chesterbrook, PA offices respectively, have been elected to the Firm’s Executive Committee, effective immediately. The seven-attorney committee serves as the firm’s managing body; they will each serve a five-year term. Eidelman has [...]

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