The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, has awarded Retractable Technologies Inc. $5 million in a patent infringement suit against Becton, Dickinson and Co.

A federal jury for the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire has awarded Marine Polymer Technologies  $29.4 million in a patent infringement suit against HemCon Medical Technologies.

The suit concerned compounds used in hemostatic bandages used to prevent severe blood loss.  HemCon sold the allegedly infringing products to the military since 2003, but in the last two years began selling to the civilian market. These sales caught the attention of Marine Polymer, who was also selling in that market, making the companies direct competitors.  

Metso Announces Settlement of Patent Infringement Suit under Confidential Terms 

Under undisclosed terms, Gibson Guitar agreed to settle its patent infringement lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Viacom Inc. and Electronic Arts, Inc., which patents allegedly cover the “Rock Band” music videogame.  Some of the other retailers also mentioned in the suit included Amazon.com, and Target Corp.

The patents related to methods for simulating a musical concert.  The parties expect to dismiss the suit this month.  

In May 2010, DDB Technologies, LLC filed patent infringement lawsuits against AOL Inc., NHL Interactive CyberEnterprises LLC, NHL Enterprises LP, and  NHL Enterprises Inc., claiming the companies infringed a patent portfolio related to sports broadcasting technologies.