Patents

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...

Argus' Stephen Biggar initiated coverage of Sanofi SA (ADR) (NYSE: SNY) with a Buy rating and $50 price target as the company has moved past a challenging period. According to Biggar, Sanofi has suffered through a period in which two of its best selling drugs, Lantus (diabetes) and Plavix (...

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...

Shares of Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI), a digital entertainment company that focuses on content discovery, were trading lower by more than 2.5 percent on Monday despite announcing a new partnership. Rovi announced a new partnership with Intellectual Ventures, one of the largest holders of U.S....

Shares of Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) spiked higher by more than 6 percent Monday morning after the company announced the renewal of a patent license agreement with Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE). According to Rovi's press release, the company's renewed multi-year agreement will...

Apple Insider reported on Tuesday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was granted a patent for a "machine vision system capable of recognizing human hand gestures." The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple U.S. Patent No. 9,002,009. Officially, Apple's patent covers "...