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Intellectual Property Analysis of Best Medical International, Inc. v. Accuray, Inc. et. al.

On August 9th 2010, Best Medical International, Inc. filed a lawsuit alleging that Accuray Corp. (NASDAQ: ARAY) benefitted from stolen trade secrets along with patent infringement of U.S. Pat No. US 5,596,619. Further, the suit claims that 4 employees, previously employed by Best Medical stole confidential and proprietary information when they quit Best Medical to work for Accuray and that this information was used in an incremental development of the Accuray CyberKnife.

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Intellectual Property Analysis of Mirror Worlds LLC v. Apple Inc.

This week’s Patently Obvious report focuses on the patent holdings of Mirror Worlds Technologies, Inc., namely those highlighted in Mirror Worlds LLC v. Apple Inc., 08cv88, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Apple has historically been quite successful at predicting consumer preferences and has capitalized on their foresight to drive consumer demand. Their enviable position of success has opened the door to both legitimate and opportunistic lawsuits concerning their intellectual property.

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