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, [...]

Procter & Gamble Announces Agreement to Divest Pringles to The Kellogg Company for $2.7 Billion

CINCINNATI, Feb 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Procter & Gamble Company PG +0.05% today announced an agreement to divest its Snacks business to The Kellogg Company in a $2.7 billion all-cash transaction. The companies expect to complete the deal in summer of 2012. Final timing will be dependent upon receiving all necessary regulatory approvals. [...]

Spin Transfer Tech Nabs Huge A Round

Boston-based Spin Transfer Technologies, the developer of computer memory technology, secured a $36 million Series A round. The investment was led by Spin Transfer Tech’s parent company, Allied Minds and Invesco Asset Management. Spin Transfer Tech was established by NYU and Allied Minds. PRESS RELEASE BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spin Transfer Technologies, Inc. a leading developer of a [...]

IP Completes Deal for Temple-Inland

The forest products company International Paper Co. (IP), based in Memphis, Tenn., and Temple-Inland Inc. (TIN), based in Austin, Texas, have jointly announced that they have reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division in regard to IP’s acquisition of Temple-Inland. The transaction is valued at $4.5 billion Following the Department of [...]

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 [...]

VanDyne SuperTurbo™ Raises $8 Million in Series C Equity Financing

FT. COLLINS, Colo., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – VanDyne SuperTurbo™ Inc. has raised $8 million in Series C equity financing round. The round was led by Northwater Capital’s Intellectual Property Fund with participation by existing investors. Proceeds from the financing will help drive the company’s growth initiatives and speed up the commercialization of the SuperTurbo™ technology. [...]

mBLAST Expands Patent Portfolio

Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 14, 2012 The United States Patent and Trademark Office today has issued patent number 8117261 to mBLAST, Inc. to extend protection for its pioneering work in influencer workflows and content handling. “mBLAST was really far out in front of everyone else in understanding the critical roles that influencers play in the [...]

Tegal Announces Continuing Discussions for Balance of Nanolayer Deposition Patent Portfolio

PETALUMA, Calif., Feb 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Tegal Corporation TGAL -1.50% today announced renewed efforts to make available the balance of its semiconductor process-related intellectual property portfolio. The remaining portfolio consists of thin film structures and process technology pertaining to copper barrier and low-k dielectric technology. On December 30, 2011, Tegal announced that it [...]

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) [...]

Hasbro Links with French Company Volumique to Create Highly Innovative New Experience

PAWTUCKET, RI & PARIS–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Volumique, a French-based innovator and provider of technologies that enable object-based play on Interactive Screens found in tablets, smart phones and computers, announced today a global intellectual property license agreement that will give Hasbro the rights to employ Volumique’s proprietary technology in its new line [...]

BG Medicine, Inc. Secures $15 Million Loan Facility From GE Capital and Comerica

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb 13, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — BG Medicine, Inc. BGMD -2.82% , a company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, biomarker-based diagnostics, announced today that it has entered into a $15.0 million secured loan facility with GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services and Comerica Bank. An initial term loan in the [...]

Angeion Names Todd M. Austin Executive Vice President – Global Marketing and Corporate Strategy

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Angeion Corporation ANGN +0.91% announced today that Todd M. Austin has been named to the newly created position of Executive Vice President – Global Marketing and Corporate Strategy effective immediately. Mr. Austin will be responsible for creating and managing the global branding initiatives of the [...]

MassCEC, MTTC awards $120K for clean energy projects

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Catalyst Program has awarded $120,000 in clean energy research grants to three researchers from UMass Dartmouth, Tufts University and Northeastern University. The grants, $40,000 each, were funded by MassCEC and Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center and are meant to support early stage technology companies and research institutions intending to commercialize [...]

AWR Expands Patent Portfolio and Receives Patent for Automatic Creation of Vias in Electrical Circuit Design

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — AWR Corporation, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, has been issued a US Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “automatic creation of vias in electrical circuit design.” Issued on December 27, 2011, patent number 8,086,991 addresses a methodology of creating and [...]

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 [...]

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