The Only Specialized Global Intellectual Property News Agency.http://www.ag-ip-news.comen-usCopyright 2009 ag-IP-news All Rights Reservedhttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/images/ag-ip-news_rss_logo.gifhttp://www.ag-ip-news.com11333http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7307MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a press release that it has signed an exchange of letters with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .UY (Uruguay), Servicio Central de Informatica (SeCIU). The Accountability Framework program provides two mechanisms by which ccTLD managers can formalize their relationship with ...Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:45 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7306MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced in a press release that it has signed an exchange of letters with the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) manager for .VU (Vanuatu), Telecom Vanuatu Limited. The Accountability Framework program provides two mechanisms by which ccTLD managers can formalize their relationship with ICANN. The first ...Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:26 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7305RESTON, VIRGINIA - ZoomSafer Inc. announced in a press release that it has completed the acquisition of a patent portfolio formerly developed and owned by Melvin A. Barbera. With this transaction, ZoomSafer acquired one issued US patent and a number of US and foreign pending patent applications related to safe driving technology. “This acquisition augments ZoomSafer’s existing IP portfolio and f...Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:12 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7301ABU DHABI - Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) announced in a press release that, upon a ministerial decision, the period specified to pay trademark publication and registration fees has been decreased from 60 days to 30 effective July 1, 2009. AGIP UAE office has received a notification on this regard from the UAE Trademarks Department/Ministry of Economy.Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:23 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7304IRVINE, CA - Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Kansas have found evidence that patent systems do not promote the progress of “useful arts” as defined by the US Constitution. According to the University of California, Irvine, a new study published in The Columbia Science and Technology Law Review challenges the traditional view that patents foster innovation...Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:18 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7303MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced on Wednesday that it has signed an accountability framework with the country code top- level domain (ccTLD) manager for .PY (Paraguay), the National Computer Center (CNC) from the National University of Asuncion (UNA) and Laboratory Electronycs Digital Telecom (LED) of the University Catholic Nuestra Sen...Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:54 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7302MARTINSRIED/PLANEGG, GERMANY - MorphoSys AG and the University of Melbourne announced today an agreement to cooperate on investigating new therapeutic applications for MorphoSys's MOR103 program. MOR103, a HuCAL antibody against human GM-CSF (Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor), is currently in development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). According to a press release ...Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:45 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7300TUSTIN, CA - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced in a Wednesday press release that it has been awarded a European patent for a novel device and methods for linking biological agents to labels for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The technology, which is known as In-Line labeling, was developed for the production of radiolabeled anti-cancer antibodies, but is applicable to other agent...Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:23 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7299WESTLAKE, TEXAS - MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel anti-infective products, announced in a Wednesday press release that it has obtained a two-year $10 million revolving line of credit for working capital needs from Silicon Valley Bank. The revolving line of credit is subject to a borrowing base of trade accounts r...Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:15 GMThttp://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=7298Special to ag-IP-news Agency MAIDENHEAD, UK - FAST Ltd, a leading UK authority on Software Asset Management and IT Compliance, providing software, education, consulting and managed services launched a campaign today to provide help to those organizations who are concerned about becoming the next victim of a crackdown on software piracy. It follows Soho House Group’s decision to agree a sett...Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:24 GMT