BRIEFCASE UNOVA, NEC END FIGHT OVER PATENT.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services WOODLAND HILLS - UNOVA Inc. announced Friday that it had settled a patent dispute with Japan's NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corp. over computer technology. The dispute stemmed from a rechargeable re·charge tr.v. re·charged, re·charg·ing, re·charg·es To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage battery. re computer battery that uses a microprocessor chip that helps monitor the battery level. The technology is estimated to extend useful battery life by up to 40 percent and is widely used in portable computing devices. Terms of the agreement and financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Gym signs lease in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. THOUSAND OAKS - Gold's Gym Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an international chain of co-ed fitness centers (commonly referred to as "gyms") originally started in California by Joe Gold. Each gym features a wide array of exercise equipment and personal trainers to assist clients. just pumped up its Thousand Oaks presence, announcing the signing of a 20-year lease to set up shop at Janss Marketplace. The 32,000-square-foot space will be operated by Angel and Willy Banos, owners of spots in North Hollywood, Hollywood and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and will feature exercise and dance programs, a junior Olympic-size pool, a boxing ring, steam baths, saunas and whirlpools. The facility should be complete by August. Dangerous bears spur Ikea recall WASHINGTON - Ikea Corp. is recalling about 57,000 teddy bears because plastic beads inside the bears could come out, posing a hazard to young children who might accidentally inhale in·hale v. 1. To breathe in; inspire. 2. To draw something such as smoke or a medicinal mist into the lungs by breathing; inspire. them. The recalled bears are red, yellow, blue and black and are about 6 inches tall. The bears have the name ``SNUTTIG'' on the product label, along with model number 700-371-56, manufacturer code 17596 and the words ``Made in Indonesia.'' Ikea stores nationwide sold the bears from August 2001 through September 2002. Consumers can return the bears to an Ikea store or call (888) 966-4532 for more information. Inflation holding steady for month WASHINGTON - Despite a big jump in energy costs, consumer inflation rose modestly in September. America's trade deficit mushroomed to a record level in August as companies, worried about a West Coast dockworkers strike, sped up imports. Economists said the latest batch of economic data released Friday paints a picture of an economy that, while muddling forward, faces no threat from inflation. Lucent asking OK for reverse split TRENTON, N.J. - Lucent Technologies said Friday that it will seek shareholder approval for a reverse stock split to boost its stock price, which has averaged below $1 for the past 30 trading days In Business, the trading day is the time span that a particular stock exchange is open. For example, the New York Stock Exchange is, as of 2006, open from 09:30AM to 4:00PM. Trading days never take place on weekends. . The company's board decided to seek approval for the move, under which a number of shares are combined into one share worth more money, at its next annual meeting in February, Lucent spokesman Bill Price said. The ratio for Lucent's reverse split will be set by the board at a level that would raise the common share price to a range of $15 to $25, the company said. Lucent shares sold as high as $84 in December 1999. 47 states suing Pfizer over drug BOSTON - Attorneys general in 47 states are investigating whether pharmaceutical giant Pfizer illegally marketed the epilepsy drug Neurontin to physicians. Washington state Assistant Attorney General David Waterbury said in an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston this week that he is leading the fraud investigation for the states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Waterbury's statements were attached to a court filing in the civil lawsuit of Dr. David Franklin David Franklin can be:
n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . who has sued both Pfizer and Parke-Davis in Massachusetts. The companies merged two years ago. In the filing, Waterbury indicated that he requested extensive data from state Medicaid programs over the past eight months, including the prescribing practices of individual doctors for dates before and after their exposure to specific marketing practices. The affidavit was included with a request from Franklin's attorney, Thomas Greene Thomas Greene was the Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1647 to 1648 or 1649. He was appointed by the royally chartered proprietor of Maryland, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, to replace Leonard Calvert, who had been the first Governor of the colony. , seeking more time to gather evidence. A Pfizer spokesman declined to comment on the investigation, but the company has denied the allegations in the past. |
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