Stephen Nellis | Friday, June 6th, 2014
SCOTUS ruling was key to firm’s patent victory
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Technology, Top StoriesWith a late-in-the-game assist from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, FindTheBest has won the right to recover its costs in what a federal judge called a “frivolous” and “objectively unreasonable” patent lawsuit brought against it.
Stephen Nellis | Monday, June 2nd, 2014
FindTheBest wins patent battle costs
Law & Goverment, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County EconomySummerland-based FindTheBest has won what a federal judge called a “frivolous” and “objectively unreasonable” patent lawsuit against it and will recoup its costs from its opponent. Last summer, Delaware-based Lumen View Technology sued FindTheBest over a patent on matching user preference data. That patent was invalidated late last year, and Judge Denise Cote ruled on Read More →
Stephen Nellis | Friday, May 30th, 2014
InTouch says court decision strengthens its patent portfolio
Health Care & Life Science, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyA federal appeals court has handed down a mixed result in the legal battle InTouch Health waged against a lower-priced competitor, finding that the Goleta company’s patents were valid but had not been infringed.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, May 30th, 2014
New Venture Competition hands out prizes to UCSB startups
Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyA technology to make mobile phone GPS more accurate, a new seafood distribution system and a novel way to brand beer growlers at craft breweries were among the top winners at UC Santa Barbara’s annual New Venture Competition on May 22.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, May 30th, 2014
Gun shops say they followed the rules, don’t deserve blame
Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyAt Goleta Valley Gun and Supply, the phone has been ringing constantly since early on May 24. Reporters from across the country, all fishing for a quote. The occasional anti-gun activist expressing disgust. That was the Saturday morning the world woke up to learn that a mentally deranged gunman in Isla Vista had shot and Read More →
Stephen Nellis | Saturday, May 24th, 2014
Injuries rise as Isla Vista rampage details revealed
Latest news, South Coast, Top StoriesThe gunman in the shooting spree that left six people in Isla Vista dead had three semiautomatic handguns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition left in his black BMW coupe after he crashed it.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, May 23rd, 2014
Mapping technology wins UCSB business contest
Latest news, South Coast, TechnologyA technology to make mobile phone GPS more accurate, a new seafood distribution system and a novel way to brand beer growlers at craft breweries were among the top winners at UC Santa Barbara’s annual New Venture Competition on May 22.