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June 17 (Bloomberg) -- Mosaid Technologies Inc.’s patent- infringement claims against Cisco Systems Inc., the world’s largest maker of networking equipment, will be reviewed by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Mosaid’s complaint claims certain Cisco routers and modems made overseas and sold in the U.S. infringe six patents related to power-over-Ethernet products, which carry electrical current over data cables rather than power cords. The ITC, which announced the investigation yesterday, said it hasn’t made any decision on the merits of the case.

Mosaid is an Ontario-based designer of semiconductors that received all of its C$71 million ($72 million) in revenue last fiscal year from patent licensing, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. San Jose, California-based Cisco said May 18 that Mosaid was seeking to evade a case pending in Delaware where Cisco is challenging Mosaid patents.

The Washington-based ITC can block imports of products found to violate U.S. patents. The agency’s reviews typically take 15 to 18 months.

The case is In the Matter of Communications Networks, including Switches, Routers, Gateways, Bridges, Wireless Access Points, Cable Modems, IP Phones, 337-778, U.S. International Trade Commission (Washington).

Nokia Devices Infringe IPCom Phone Patent, U.K. Judge Rules

Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones by volume, lost a U.K. court bid to invalidate a European patent that Germany’s IPCom GmbH claims is vital to the Finnish company’s handset sales.

The patent, which covers technology for connecting a handset to a network, is valid and infringed by two Nokia devices, Judge Christopher Floyd ruled yesterday at the High Court of London. He didn’t identify the specific devices.

“As far as we know, this is the first time that an essential telecoms 3G patent was ever upheld and judged infringed in the U.K., a jurisdiction well-known for being very demanding for patent holders,” Bernhard Frohwitter, IPCom’s managing director, said in a statement.

The ruling comes two days after Nokia won an almost two- year patent dispute with Apple Inc. in a settlement that awards a one-time payment and royalties to the Espoo, Finland-based handset maker. Nokia’s dispute with IPCom is being played out in courts in the U.S., Germany, Japan and Italy.

Patents.com Launches

Today Patents.com announced the launch of their global patent search site as part of a platform comprised of over 12 million searchable patent documents in 3 languages. In the coming months, the company will add 12 more languages and continue growing the number of patent and translated patent documents to over 450 million. Patents.com is a valued resource for scientists, engineers and patent professionals, providing them not only with data, but ultimately with a place to connect with other professionals and a place to buy, sell, license and service patents.

"Patents are currently a very large business - an estimated $500 billion in 2007. Patents.com aims to be a catalyst for accelerated global growth of the market for intellectual property. We will do this by simplifying key processes related to patent discovery, communication, and transactions. And we will do much of this free of charge, thereby making advanced global patent search accessible to all," said Rob Monster, Co-Founder and Chairman of Patents.com.

"Patents.com will be a valuable source for university researchers, patent lawyers, and garage inventors," said Paul Ratcliffe, Co-Founder and CEO of Patents.com. "The site will be a 'one stop shop' for all IP needs from data and translation and ultimately to the licensing and sale of IP through a global patent exchange."

Patents.com is launching their site today which allows users to search for patents in English, Japanese and Korean. This includes data search and translation functionality. In the coming months features will be added to the site providing a platform for the IP community to connect, learn, and search in the user's preferred language.

About Patents.com:

Patents.com is building the most comprehensive worldwide source of patent data - to ultimately include 450 million searchable indexed patent pages available in 15 native languages. It is a source for both large and small companies, inventors and patent professionals to search, connect with like professionals through a hosted community platform enabling them to generate business opportunities, including the licensing and sale of intellectual property.



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