03 Jun 08 Infosys bags 2 US Patents

Infosys Technologies has informed the stock exchanges that it has badded 2 patents from US Patent and Trademark Office. The patents were for holography and mobile communications related applications. This is a major boost to teh software major and was reflected on the company’s share prices today. As soon as the announcement hit the market, the freefall of share prices of Infosys technologies was halted and the prices started moving up. Infosys closed the day in the red, down about 2% from yesterday’s close.

07 Jun 07 Sterlite Optical gets patent for DOF LITE optical fiber

Sterlite Optical has informed the stock exchanges that it has obtained a patent for DOF LITE (LEA) single mode optical fiber. Sterlite Optical has been granted this patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Sterlite Optical has further informed that this patent will be valid till 2024. This means companies using DOF LITE (LEA) single mode optical fiber will have to pay royalty to Sterlite Optical till 2024.