• Honda Says It Won Patent Lawsuit in China
    AP (June 02, 2003)
    TOKYO (AP) - Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. has won a lawsuit in Beijing against the Chinese government to restore the company's motor scooter design patent, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
     
  • Novo Nordisk Disputes Pfizer´s Attempted Termination of US Hormone Replacement Therapy Agreement
    PRNewswire (May 30, 2003 )
    BAGSVAERD, Denmark, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novo Nordisk A/S today announced that Pfizer (originally Pharmacia & Upjohn) has attempted to terminate the license agreement under which Pfizer markets Novo Nordisk's portfolio of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products in the United States. Novo Nordisk disputes Pfizer's ability to terminate the agreement, which covers the currently
     
  • Innovo Group Signs Letter of Intent With Japan´s Itochu Corporation For the Distribution and Licensing Rights to Joe´s Jeans in Japanese Market
    PRNewswire (May 30, 2003 )
    LOS ANGELES, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Innovo Group Inc. , a sales and marketing organization designing and selling apparel and accessory products to the retail, specialty and premium markets, today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with the Itochu Corporation of Japan to explore development of a master distribution and licensing agreement for Joe's Jeans in the Japanese mark
     
  • Tuscany Design Automation Selects Monarch Technologies Group As Sales and Marketing Arm
    PRNewswire (May 30, 2003 )
    REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Monarch Technologies Group and Tuscany Design Automation, Inc. have jointly announced that Monarch will be the sales and marketing arm of Tuscany throughout the United States. Tuscany Design Automation's mission is to develop high-quality solutions used in the physical design of complex, high-performance integrated circuits, with a focus on automating
     
  • Genetic Technologies and Orchid Biosciences Announce Strategic Licensing Agreement
    PRNewswire (May 30, 2003 )
    MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genetic Technologies Limited and Orchid BioSciences, Inc. announced today the signing of an agreement under which they will cross-license certain technologies.
     
  • Wall Street Unfazed by eBay Verdict
    AP (May 29, 2003)
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A $35 million patent infringement verdict against eBay Inc. hasn't dented its soaring stock price, but the case might force the online auction giant to tweak its sales format - or pay millions of dollars in royalties.
     
  • Colgate-Palmolive Files Trademarks Suit
    AP (May 29, 2003)
    NEW YORK (AP) - Consumer products giant Colgate-Palmolive Co. has accused a California company of ripping off trademarked brands and packaging for its soap, detergent, deodorant and after-shave.
     
  • Triton PCS Introduces Suncom hiptop Device in Southeast Markets
    PRNewswire (May 29, 2003 )
    BERWYN, Pa., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Danger, Inc. and Triton PCS today announced availability of the SunCom hiptop(R) device in select markets in the southeastern United States. Triton PCS, which provides wireless services in 37 Southeast cities, markets its services under the brand SunCom, a member of the AT&T Wireless network.
     
  • Motorola Announces Downloadable Wallpaper Images for iDEN(R) Mobile Phones
    PRNewswire (May 28, 2003 )
    PLANTATION, Fla., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. today announced the availability of more than 300 downloadable wallpaper designs from Webshots and Versaly for its latest iDEN(R) mobile phones. These allow Nextel customers with Motorola's color-screen phones, including the Motorola i95cl, to customize the background of their phone's display.
     
  • Surforama is Assigned an Exclusive License
    PRNewswire (May 28, 2003 )
    LAS VEGAS, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Surforama.com, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SRFO) today announced that it was assigned an exclusive license by RxSystems, Inc. which grants the company the exclusive right to exploit a pharmaceutical management system, including patent-pending software and proprietary operating methodologies, in select population centers throughout California, Oregon, Washin
     
  • EBay Ordered to Pay $35M in Patent Case
    AP (May 28, 2003)
    NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A federal jury has ruled that eBay's model for selling fixed-price merchandise violates a patent filed by a Virginia attorney, a ruling that could force the online auction house to shed as much as a third of its total business.
     
  • Electronic Systems Services Licenses VillageEDOCS Desktop Fax Services
    PRNewswire (May 28, 2003 )
    TUSTIN, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VillageEDOCS (BULLETIN BOARD: VEDO) (www.villageedocs.com) today announced that Electronic Systems Services (www.esspos.com) has entered into an agreement to license VillageEDOCS' desktop suite of services for delivering its business documents.
     
  • Judge Dismisses Britney Spears Lawsuit
    AP (May 27, 2003)
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal judge dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Britney Spears, saying two Philadelphia songwriters failed to prove the pop singer copied the melody of one of their songs.
     
  • Rockets' Yao Ming Sues Coke Over Image Use
    Reuters (May 27, 2003 )
    BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese basketball player Yao Ming is suing Coca-Cola for one yuan -- the equivalent of 12 cents -- accusing the soft drinks giant of using his image improperly, officials and state media said on Tuesday.
     
  • The May Department Stores Company and Hearst Magazines Announce Agreement To Jointly Market House Beautiful Merchandise
    PRNewswire (May 23, 2003 )
    ST. LOUIS, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The May Department Stores Company and Hearst Magazines announced today a license agreement to jointly market a wide variety of home merchandise with the House Beautiful trademark.
     
  • Cragar Industries Enters Licensing Arrangement With Quattro Brands LLC
    PRNewswire (May 23, 2003 )
    PHOENIX, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cragar Industries, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: CRGR) -- today announced that it entered a licensing arrangement with Quattro Brands, a Minnesota-based LLC. Quattro Brands will introduce a new line of CRAGAR-branded automotive appearance products including a brake dust inhibitor, a total wheel cleaner, a tire-black treatment, a spray and shine detailer and a
     
  • Oracle9i Application Server Passes the Test for Open Learning Agency
    PRNewswire (May 22, 2003 )
    MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ( http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?1748810 ) Oracle Corporation Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle Corporation , the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced that one of Canada's leading distance educators, Open Learning Agency (OLA), has developed three student and employee portals using Oracle9i Applicatio
     
  • Group: Patents Making Drugs Too Costly
    AP (May 22, 2003)
    GENEVA (AP) - Poor countries are granting more patents on medicines than necessary, making crucial drugs far too costly for them, the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said in a report Thursday.
     
  • CBS Backs Down on Threat to Pull Digital TV Lineup
    Reuters (May 22, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Viacom Inc.'s CBS television network on Thursday backed down from a threat to pull its digital 2003-2004 lineup unless federal regulators adopted a mechanism to protect shows from being pirated by this summer.
     
  • Blue Cross Sues to Protect Trademark
    AP (May 22, 2003)
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The national Blue Cross association filed suit to prevent CareFirst from using its trademark, saying a newly-enacted state law may have put the health insurer in violation of association rules on control of its board, an association official said.
     
  • Tangram Enters Distribution Agreement With UK-based ITAMS, Ltd., Expanding Tangram´s Global Reach
    PRNewswire (May 21, 2003 )
    CARY, N.C., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TESI) , the global leader for automated IT asset management, announced today that it has entered into a distributor relationship with UK-based IT Asset Management Solutions Ltd. (ITAMS). The ITAMS team has decades of experience marketing, installing, and consulting for asset discovery, lifecycle man
     
  • Terra Nova Institutional Integrates With Vie Financial Group to Deliver Guaranteed VWAP
    PRNewswire (May 21, 2003 )
    PHILADELPHIA, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Terra Nova Institutional and Vie Financial Group recently integrated technologies to provide electronic access to Vie's gVWAP (guaranteed Volume Weighted Average Price) service. Terra Nova Institutional's customers now have the choice of entering gVWAP orders through the fully customizable RealTick(R) platform or via Terra Nova's Institutional Trading Desk.
     
  • Winnie the Pooh Case Returns to Calif. Court
    Reuters (May 21, 2003 )
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday sent a suit over Winnie the Pooh royalties against Walt Disney Co. back to the California state court that has been hearing it for more than a decade.
     
  • DynEco and Parker-Hannifin Sign Licensing Agreement
    PRNewswire (May 21, 2003 )
    ROCKLEDGE, Fla., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DynEco Corp. (OTC Pink Sheets: DYCO) announced today the signing of an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Parker-Hannifin Corporation. Parker-Hannifin Corporation ( http://www.parker.com/ ) is a global full-line manufacturer of motion control products, including fluid power systems, electromechanical controls and related components.
     
  • New Frontier Media, Inc. Adds Over 1 Million Network Homes With TVN Entertainment Corporation Deal
    PRNewswire (May 21, 2003 )
    BOULDER, Colo., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Frontier Media, Inc. , a leader in the electronic distribution of adult entertainment, announced today that its Subscription/PPV TV subsidiary, The Erotic Networks ("TEN"), has reached an agreement with TVN Entertainment Corporation ("TVN") to make TEN, TEN Clips and Pleasure available on the TVN platform effective June 2, 2
     
  • Toy Maker Sues Kellogg Over Promotion
    AP (May 21, 2003)
    NEW YORK (AP) - Toy maker Hasbro Inc. is taking Tony the Tiger to court.