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Micro Component Files Suit Against Credence Systems 10/23/92 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 OCT 23 (NB) -- Patent suits have become a part of doing business in high technology industries, […]

3 More Pay Up For Honeywell Autofocus Technology 09/29/92 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A., 1992 SEP 29 (NB) -- Three more camera companies have settled lawsuits over their use of Honeywell's patented […]

Caere Gets OCR Patent 09/28/92 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 SEP 28 (NB) -- Caere, makers of the popular optical character recognition package (OCR) Omnipage, says it has been awarded […]

****Sierra Wins Injunction Against Hayes 09/21/92 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 SEP 21 (NB) -- Sierra Semiconductor won the first round in a new legal battle over Hayes' '302 patent. […]

Micron Sues To Invalidate TI Patent 09/04/92 BOISE, IDAHO, U.S.A., 1992 SEP 4 (NB) -- Micron Semiconductor says it has filed suit in the Idaho US District Court against Texas […]

****Fuji Electric Signs Kilby Patent Deal With TI 08/26/92 TOKYO, JAPAN, 1992 AUG 26 (NB) -- Fuji Electric has reached a basic agreement with Texas Instruments concerning the so-called "Kilby" […]

Camera Makers Pay Honeywell $124M in Patent Settlement 08/24/92 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A., 1992 AUG 24 (NB) -- Honeywell says it will get more than $124 million under patent-infringement settlements with […]

****Cyrix Can Keep Making The 486, Court Rules 07/27/92 SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 JUL 27 (NB) -- Cyrix will be able to keep making and selling Intel 486 compatible […]

****Cypress Pres Talks Tough Over TI Patent Win 07/17/92 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 JUL 17 (NB) -- T.J. Rodgers, president of Cypress Semiconductor, in an exclusive interview with Newsbytes, […]

****Computers To Aid In Electric Car Construction 07/13/92 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1992 JUL 13 (NB) -- Scientists say that an electric car with a range up to 600 miles may […]

Individual Files For Patent On First! 07/10/92 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1992 JUL 10 (NB) -- Individual has filed for a US patent on its news profiling system, used in its […]

Mac-Compatible Products Firm Settles Suit With Apple 07/10/92 MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 JUL 10 (NB) -- Quorum Software Systems Inc., and Apple Computer have settled their federal lawsuit that […]

Sanyo Counter-Sues Texas Instruments For Chip Usage 07/09/92 TOKYO, JAPAN, 1992 JUL 9 (NB) -- Sanyo Electric has counter- sued Texas Instruments for allegedly infringing anti-trust law concerning the licensing […]

Sanyo Raises Stakes In TI Battle 07/08/92 DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1992 JUL 8 (NB) -- Texas Instruments has revealed that Sanyo Electric of Japan has filed an anti-trust suit against […]

****TI, Samsung Resolve Licensing Dispute 07/02/92 DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1992 JUL 2 (NB) -- Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that it has settled its patent infringement suit against Samsung Electronics […]

Mitsubishi, Texas Instruments Agree On Kilbee Patent 07/01/92 TOKYO, JAPAN, 1992 JUL 1 (NB) -- Mitsubishi Electric and Texas Instruments have agreed on a cross licensing deal in regard to […]

****TI Announces Cross Patents, Files Suit Against Sanyo 06/30/92 DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1992 JUN 30 (NB) -- Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the signing of cross licensing agreements with five […]

Hayes Wins Rockwell License Agreement 06/01/92 NORCROSS, GEORGIA, U.S.A., 1992 JUN 1 (NB) -- Rockwell International, the world's largest maker of modem chip sets, agreed to license the Hayes modem […]

Ericsson/Motorola Pool GSM Mobile Phone Technologies 05/28/92 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 1992 MAY 28 (NB) -- After months of competing with each other on the Groupe Speciale Mobile (GSM) next-generation digital mobile […]

Smartcard Manuf'ing Method Patented 05/22/92 WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A., 1992 MAY 22 (NB) -- A new method of manufacturing SmartCards has been patented by Pennsylvania-based Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Makers […]

****Sega Pays Inventor $43M Patent Infringement Settlement 05/14/92 REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 MAY 14 (NB) -- Sega has announced it will pay inventor Jan Coyle $43 million in settlement […]

Noise Cancellation Wins Important New Patent 05/14/92 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1992 MAY 14 (NB) -- Noise Cancellation Technologies, Stamford, Connecticut, in the news last week for acquiring the rights to […]

Noise Cancellation Uses Computers To Block Noise 05/07/92 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1992 MAY 7 (NB) -- A recently awarded patent which went to the University of Maryland will provide a […]

Hayes-OmniTel Patent Suit Settled 05/01/92 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, U.S.A., 1992 MAY 1 (NB) -- The case of Hayes' patent for an escape sequence with guard time, at the heart of today's […]

New Key Tronic Keyboard Has Telephone Capabilities 04/29/92 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1992 APR 29 (NB) -- Key Tronic, best known for its PC keyboards and pointing devices, has announced it […]

****Dainippon Claims LCD Rights - Seeks Fees From 32 Firms 04/20/92 TOKYO, JAPAN, 1992 APR 20 (NB) -- Dainippon Printing is demanding fees for the use of its LCD (liquid […]

****Sega Could Pay $100 Mil To Inventor In Patent Suit 04/13/92 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 APR 13 (NB) -- Sega has to pay inventor Jan Coyle $33 million if […]

India to Set Up Patent Database 04/08/92 NEW DELHI, INDIA, 1992 APR 8 (NB) -- Patent Information System is expected to have computer readable and searchable databases of Indian patents […]

In Focus, Proxima Resolve Patent Suit 04/02/92 TUALATIN, OREGON, U.S.A., 1992 APR 2 (NB) -- In Focus Systems says it has settled its patent suit with Proxima Corporation. The suit, […]

****Hughes Says Intel Will Pay $35 Million To Settle Patent Suit 04/01/92 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 APR 1 (NB) -- Los Angeles-based Hughes Aircraft says Intel is paying it […]

****Cyrix Hotly Denies Intel Patent Infringement Claim 03/31/92 RICHARDSON, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1992 MAR 31 (NB) -- Cyrix Corporation has responded to Intel claims of patent infringement, holy denying that it […]

****Intel Files 2nd Cyrix Suit & Charges "Patent Laundering" 03/30/92 SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1992 MAR 30 (NB) -- Intel and Cyrix are at it again, with Intel's announcement it […]

Ricoh/Sharp Agree With TI On Kilby Patent 03/16/92 TOKYO, JAPAN, 1992 MAR 16 (NB) -- Ricoh and Sharp have signed cross licensing agreements with Texas Instruments concerning TI's Kilby semiconductor […]

****New Anti-Virus Protection Awaits Patent 03/16/92 WASHINGTON, D.C, U.S.A., 1992 MAR 16 (NB) -- Lance J. Hoffman, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at The George Washington University, and […]

India Cited For Patent Violations 02/27/92 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1992 FEB 27 (NB) -- As required under U.S. law, after a year-long investigation, the Administration's point person on trade, Ambassador […]

***AMD Wins $25 Million In Arbitration With Intel 02/25/92 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1992 FEB 25 (NB) -- Advanced Micro Devices or AMD, a major maker of Intel-compatible microprocessor chips, has […]

Samsung Agrees To License Wang SIMM Patent 02/24/92 LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1992 FEB 24 (NB) -- Wang Laboratories has announced that Samsung Electronics has been licensed to manufacture, use, and […]

****ITC Rules Five Companies Infringed TI Patent 02/24/92 DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1992 FEB 24 (NB) -- Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued an […]

****ITC to Investigate Wang Patent Infringement Claims 02/21/92 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1992 FEB 21 (NB) -- Wang Laboratories has announced that the International Trade Commission voted to investigate importers of […]

****Wang Seeks Import Ban Over Patent Infringement 01/28/92 LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1992 JAN 28 (NB) -- Wang Laboratories has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban imports of computers […]

Antenna Maker Wins Patent Fight, But Gets Little 01/22/92 MELVILLE, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1992 JAN 22 (NB) -- The Allen Group claims it successfully defended its glass-mounted cellular phone antenna […]

Interactive Media Wins Multimedia Patent 01/17/92 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1992 JAN 17 (NB) -- Interactive Media Technologies has announced that the U.S. Patent Office will award the company a patent […]

Firm Gets Patent For Optical Computer Advance 01/09/92 COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, U.S.A., 1992 JAN 9 (NB) -- Maryland-based Essex Corporation has been awarded a U.S. patent for its ImSyn imaging system […]

Atrix Int'l Sues Interactive Technologies 01/02/92 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A., 1992 JAN 2 (NB) -- Claiming willful infringement of its patents, Atrix International has filed suit in US District Court against […]

Spectrum Information Gets Cellular Patent Approval 12/18/91 DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1991 DEC 18 (NB) -- Dallas, Texas-based Spectrum Information Technologies has just announced that the U.S. Patent Office has approved […]

****DEC, Emulex Settle Patent Dispute 12/11/91 MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1991 DEC 11 (NB) -- Digital Equipment and Emulex of Costa Mesa, California, have settled a patent infringement dispute surrounding Digital's […]

Rodime Grants Drive Patent License to HP 12/04/91 BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, U.S.A., 1991 DEC 4 (NB) -- Rodime PLC has announced that is has granted a patent license to Hewlett-Packard […]

Nintendo Power Glove In Virtual Reality Patent Controversy 11/25/91 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1991 NOV 25 (NB) -- Controversy has sprung up in the virtual reality (VR) world over the Nintendo […]

Biotech Patent Law Could Affect Computer Industry 11/21/91 WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1991 NOV 21 (NB) -- Although H.R. 1417, the Biotechnology Patent and Protection Act, might seem from its title […]

Intel, General Instrument, Microchip Settle Patent Suit 11/11/91 CHANDLER, ARIZONA, U.S.A., 1991 NOV 11 (NB) -- Microchip Technology says that the suit involving it, Intel Corporation, and General Instrument Corporation […]