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Reports on the landmark decisions in two of the biggest continuing battles in the world of invention. Invalidation of the patents granted to Jerome H. Lemelson by the U.S. District Court in Nevada in the case "Symbol Technologies v. Lemelson"; Judgment of a federal court judge in Chicago, Illinois on the case filed by Eolas Technologies against Microsoft Corp. for infringing a patent; Facts of the cases.

States that a federal jury awarded $208 million in damages to Alpex Computer Corporation in a patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo. Alpex's memory system.

Focuses on the intellectual property rights court hearings of Lotus Development Corporation versus Borland International Corporation and Herbert Markman versus Westview Instruments Incorporated on January 8, 1996. Repercussions of cases on the industry; Discussion of cases.

Reports on the battle for office machine after products by businesses in the United States and looks at the court case between Hewlett-Packard, Cannon, and Seiko Epson against Nu-Kote. Accusations made against Nu-Kote; Comments from Nu-Kote's chairman David Brigante; Introduction of transducers for scuba divers to communicate; How the device is made.

Details about new rulings on patent laws and holders by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, issued in the case of Hilton Davis Chemical Company v. Warner-Jenkinson Company. Opinions of experts on the ruling.

Looks at a report by a Federal magistrate, Phyllis Halsey Atkins, according to which inventor Jerome H. Lemelson should not be allowed to pursue a patent infringement claim against the Ford Motor Company. Background of the case.

Reports on July 21, 1997 on the court case in which Universal Manufacturing Corporation, now a division of Magnetek Incorporated, was accused of defrauding Carlile R. Stevens, an inventor and Bill Alling, his business partner, by buying the rights to an invention only to keep it from coming to the market. Description of the device; Difficulty in collecting the money awarded by previous juries; Emotional and financial strain suffered by Stevens and Alling.

Presents news briefs on business patents. Lawsuits filed by Thomas Woolston, a lawyer and businessman, against Priceline.com Inc. over a patent; Patent number received by Frank C. Sadlo, a teacher, on his business idea that would allow men to measure their erect penis to determine the size of condom they should use; Patent number received by Richard Edwards for his invention of a trash can with metal detectors.

Focuses on the lawsuit which was filed by Promega against pharmaceutical giant, Hoffmann-LaRoche, for patents covering polymerase chain reaction (P.C.R.). Information on P.C.R.; Its importance to biotechnology research; Circumstances surrounding the lawsuit.