Patents

OneConnect Financial Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of China’s largest insurer Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd (OTC: PNGAY), filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. What Happened The fintech company is aiming to...

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ACRS) shares were seeing some upward momentum Tuesday on the back of the announcement of a patent win. What Happened The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a patent — No. 10,335,391 — covering the methods to treat facial...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was granted 2,160 patents throughout 2018, suggesting the company's era of innovation is far from "dead," according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  The Analyst Wamsi Mohan maintained a Buy rating on Apple with an unchanged $230 price target...

Vireo Health International (OTC: VREOF) said Thursday that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for its patent application for less-harmful tobacco products infused with cannabinoids. What Happened The patent is titled "Tobacco Products with...

Shares of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) gained more than 3 percent Monday after the mobile and online marketplace company reached a settlement in patent litigation with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and struck a new patent cross-license agreement with Big Blue.  What Happened Groupon was accused by...

Patent risk management services company RPX Corp (NASDAQ: RPXC) has long been rumored to be a takeover target. In March, the company was reportedly approached by private equity firms regarding a potential buyout. Recent M&A speculation surrounding the company led to comments on the rumor...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled in favor of Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) Thursday in an inter partes review of the ’209 patent for Alimta, a chemotherapy drug for lung cancer. “Based on the record before us, we conclude that petitioner has failed to demonstrate by a...

Cesca Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: KOOL) shares have moved out of a one-year trading range of $2.50–$4 Tuesday and are currently at their highest level in over a year. The catalyst being an announcement from the company that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issuing a notice of allowance...

Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) shares popped as much as 79 percent in Friday’s pre-market session after the company reported “significant victory” in its legal battle with Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AAXN). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) denied Axon’s...

New Frontier Data, one of the leading analytics firms in the cannabis industry, recently published a 400-page research note titled "The Cannabis Industry Annual Report" looking at the state of legal marijuana markets for 2017. The extensive document goes into a wide array of topics, from...

Litigations more often trigger strong stock moves, and this was evident in the rally by the shares of ParkerVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRKR) last Wednesday. ParkerVision Goes 4 Up Over Qualcomm ParkerVision announced on Wedneday that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's latest decisions with respect...