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The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Ruling Slows Down Kinetic Concepts Losing a key patent case will become a severe blow for this med-tech company if it isn't overturned on appeal. Investors, beware.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Kinetic Takes a Flesh Wound Although a recent reimbursement decision was unexpected for this wound care specialist, the stock market seems to have overreacted. Investors, take note.
IndustryWeek December 16, 2009	IW50 Profile: Kinetic Concepts -- How Kinetic Concepts Stays Healthy Medical products manufacturer has a strategy for thriving during tough economic times.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Little Bits Add Up at Becton Dickinson Nothing flashy here, but consistent performance has delivered exceptional value for this health care and medical technology company. This stock has been nearly a 46-bagger over the past 20 years.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Not All Medical Device Makers Are Hurting While slowdowns in capital spending at hospitals wreaked havoc on other medical-device makers Kinetic Concepts seems to have been able to get through it with only minor bruises.
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian	Healing Ahead For Kinetic Concepts Kinetic Concepts, which markets wound-healing and tissue-repair devices, now trades at 55.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	You Left Out the Kitchen Sink, KC There was something for nearly everyone in this quarter's earnings release from Kinetic Concepts. The company's three segments ran the gamut of what's possible in this economy.
InternetNews July 28, 2010	USPTO Deals Microsoft Setback in i4i Patent Case U.S. Patent and Trademark Office upholds Canadian firm i4i's patent for a custom XML editor, further narrowing Microsoft's options in a $290 million infringement case.
Chemistry World July 10, 2013 Darren Smyth	How to invent and protect your invention Even as an account of US patent law, this book, by Kennedy et al., has little to commend it. It is difficult to understand in many places, the selection of topics for coverage is peculiar, and is downright wrong in many details.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Integra LifeSciences Strikes a Nerve The med-tech company's missed quarter coupled with some slightly disappointing guidance caused investors to lose a bit of faith, sending the shares down more than 15% at one point.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2011	Kinetic Concepts Earnings Preview Kinetic Concepts, a global medical technology company, will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, July 26.
InternetNews October 31, 2005	High Court Rejects Microsoft Browser Appeal The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Microsoft in the long-running patent dispute over browser plug-ins brought by Eolas Technologies.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Brian Orelli	Kinetic Concepts Grafts On a New Division Wound-management products company Kinetic Concepts buys tissue-repair product manufacturer LifeCell for a premium.
InternetNews August 12, 2009	Microsoft Blocked From Selling Word, Fined $290M A U.S. court yesterday slapped Microsoft with a $290 million fine and ordered it to cease selling versions of Microsoft Office Word, marking the latest fallout from a patent dispute with a smaller firm.
Bank Technology News July 2008 Glen Fest	IP Practices Core to Patent Strategy John Cronin, managing director of ipCapital Group, but best known as the founder of IBM's "Patent Factory," says banks themselves are to blame for their patent predicament.
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The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Todd Wenning	One of the Riskiest Investments You Can Make You can make money buying shares of well-run companies; there just needs to be another factor the market is missing, in order for you to buy them at the right price.
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InternetNews May 13, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	For IT Firms, Patent Reform Is All About Money As battle for patent reform continues on the Hill, tech companies are embroiled in an increasing number of intellectual property disputes, with damages awards all over the map.
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InternetNews August 31, 2010	Microsoft Appeals Patent Case to Supreme Court Microsoft plays out its hand in effort to reverse the USPTO's ruling that upheld the patent of Toronto-based i4i relating to a custom XML technology.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Rich Duprey	A Patently Offensive Ruling? eBay vs. MercExchange was the wrong ruling in the right case. Rather than balancing the power between "patent trolls" and innovation, this ruling could end up tipping the scales against small-time inventors who lack the resources to challenge corporations that usurp a patent's advancements.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Little Kinetic Energy Kinetic goes public in an energetic market, but should you be in a hurry to buy in?
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Information Today July 8, 2014	Reed Tech Strengthens Its IP Solutions Reed Tech, part of LexisNexis, acquired PatentCore, a provider of online information solutions that developed the LexisNexis PatentAdvisor suite of patent analytics tools.
Information Today June 14, 2010 George H. Pike	U.S. Patent Office and Google to Provide Free Bulk Patent and Trademark Data On June 2, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced an agreement to make more than 10 terabytes of bulk electronic patent and trademark data available through Google.
InternetNews May 3, 2010	Novell, Red Hat Win Victory in Patent Fight Rival open source vendors prevail in joint defense against infringement charges brought by firm trying to assert rights to invention covered under 1991 patent.
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The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Brigantine recommends purchase of Kinetic Concepts in the medical products arena.
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National Defense June 2008 Jerry Stouck	Right and Wrong Ways To Use Others' Patents By statute, the military and other government agencies have the right to use any patented invention to further valid government missions, and this right may be extended to government contractors.
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