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Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) has lost the bid to invalidate a key patent related to the development of several of its next-generation vaccines, including one meant for coronavirus, to Arbutus Biopharma Corp (NASDAQ: ABUS), Reuters reported. What Happened The Massachusetts-headquartered company...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has received a patent for "synthetic group selfie" from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as first reported by Patently Apple. According to the patent, an Apple device user can invite others to join them in a selfie remotely using their own devices....

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE), a company that focuses on treating rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric disorders through cannabinoid therapies, said Tuesday it received a new U.S. patent for one of its cannabis-focused treatments. Zynerba said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...

A legal battle between social media giant Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) expanded Tuesday after the social media giant filed suit against the Canadadian software company for patent infringement. What Happened BlackBerry accused Facebook in a lawsuit in March of infringing...

Shares of Forward Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: FWP), a Denmark-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, lost around 30 percent Monday after the company announced a disappointing update related to its patent. What You Need To Know Forward Pharma said in a press release the European Patent Office (...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s ongoing legal and financial dispute with QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) may have taken a turn for the worse for the chip maker. On Tuesday, Apple filed an amended complaint against Qualcomm and argued that some of its patents are invalid and other patents are...

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...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed a patent for a vaporizer, but according to CNN Money, it isn't quite clear why. Apple's patent describes a "substance that is to be vaporized or sublimated into a vapor" but it doesn't detail what exactly the substance might be. The patent...

Way back in 1885, Jon and James Dobson, two carpet makers, were accused of copying designs from other carpet makers, including Hartford Carpet and Bigelow Carpet. According to the BBC, the Dobsons were taken to court by Hartford and Bigelow and the case was heard at the Supreme Court, which agreed...

Shares of Acacia Research Corp (NASDAQ: ACTG) were trading higher by nearly 10 percent early Thursday morning after the company announced it won a patent case against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Acacia, an industry leader in patent licensing, said in a press release Thursday morning that its...

On August 24, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidated Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE: TEVA) ‘250 and ‘450 mg/mL Copaxone patents. This week, the PTAB invalidated the remaining ‘302 patent as well. Where do these PTAB decisions leave investors?...

VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE: VHC) announced on Thursday that a jury in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Texas awarded the company $625.6 million in a verdict against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). VirnetX Holding noted that the case was brought against Apple for infringing on four...

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) just gained access to new technologies thanks to a cross-licensing agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM). Twitter has bought 900 patents from “Big Blue” in a much needed move to take on larger rivals such as Google and Facebook. Prior to Twitter's initial public offering, the...

It’s called “anticipatory shipping,” and according to Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) recent patent application would provide the company a means to move products closer to you so you would get them quicker when you do eventually place an order. The trick has to do with knowing which products to move...