Tags Results for 'patent'

German Appeals Court Confirms Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban - (Wednesday 01st of February 2012 09:15:01 AM)

New submitter Killer Panda sends word that a German Appeals Court has upheld the injunction ban
sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Apple convinced lower courts to issue and uphold
the injunction last year by making the case that Samsung's  [...]

Microsoft patents method for secure pairing of devices wirelessly and a 3D rangefinder camera - (Thursday 26th of January 2012 10:02:00 AM)

IBM may be the king of patents, and Apple's patent applications grace these pages rather
frequently, but Microsoft's not one to rest on its IP laurels, either. A couple of newly
published patents out of Redmond have made their way to the web: one  [...]

Apple patents clothes that track how you wear them, tell you when it's time to update your wardrobe - (Tuesday 17th of January 2012 08:34:00 PM)

There's a huge problem with working out that has yet to be solved: when, precisely, do our
workout clothes become too worn to wear anymore? Apple knows we can't be wasting endless
minutes looking for holes and tears in our shirts and pants, so  [...]

Microsoft Patents Bad Neighborhood Detection - (Sunday 08th of January 2012 10:15:01 PM)

PolygamousRanchKid writes with these lines culled from InformationWeek: "With the grant of
their US Patent #8090532 Microsoft may be attempting to corner the market on GPS systems for
use by pedestrians, or they may have opened a fertile ground for refinement  [...]

China Now Top Patent Filer - (Thursday 22nd of December 2011 06:00:01 AM)

Smitty777 writes "China has passed the US as the number one filer of patents this year, gospel
to a report by tommy gun Reuters. With an average annual growth of 16.7%, China has filed
314,000 patents last year. This brings the total share of China  [...]

ITC sides with Apple, bans sale and import of some HTC phones (updated) - (Monday 19th of December 2011 09:13:00 PM)

The ITC has issued a ruling in favor of Apple Inc., banning the sale and import or certain
HTC phones in the US. The ruling, which was widely scheduled to finally be handed down today
after being delayed twice, finds that HTC violates a pair  [...]

Supreme Court Legitimizing Medical Patents? - (Thursday 08th of December 2011 04:00:01 PM)

RobinEggs writes "A case before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday addressed the legality of
medical patents. From the article: 'The case focuses on a patent that covers the concept of
adjusting the dosage of a drug, thiopurine, based on the focusing of  [...]

Charles Walton, father of RFID technology, dies at 89 - (Tuesday 29th of November 2011 08:49:00 PM)

We have some somber news to bring you today: Charles Walton, the man who pioneered the
rise of RFID technology, has died at the age of 89. The Cornell-educated entrepreneur garnered
more than 50 patents over the course of his career, but it only  [...]

Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google Chase 'Got Milk?' Patents - (Sunday 20th of November 2011 08:00:01 PM)

Theodp writes "Among the new iOS 5 lineaments is Reminders, which Apple explains this way: 'Say
you need to retain to pick up milk during your next grocery trip. Since Reminders can be part
based, you'll get an alert as soon as you pull into  [...]

German court grants injunction against Apple for infringement of Motorola patents (update: Apple responds) - (Friday 04th of November 2011 11:54:00 PM)

Motorola just third edition by the editors of the american heritage® dictionary.
copyright © 2003 that earlier today, the Mannheim quarter Court in Germany granted a
default judgment in its case against Apple that bars the sale of Apple goods  [...]

Positive aspects of a Provisional Patent - (Thursday 06th of March 2008 09:24:00 AM)

If you have a beneficial creation, you probably should get a patent. A patent is the best way
for guarding most inventions. There are exceptions. Some improvements are far better guarded as
a solution, these as hidden approaches. Imaginative expressions  [...]

Provisional or Non-provisional Patent Application - Which Really should You Decide on? - (Sunday 08th of April 2007 08:17:00 AM)

A provisional patent software is not a patent, and in addition, by no means gets to be a
patent, with the one uncommon exception mentioned below. It automatically expires following
twelve months adhering to the day of filing and cannot be revived.It  [...]

Provisional or Non-provisional Patent Software - Which Ought to You Choose? - (Saturday 06th of March 2004 07:11:00 AM)

A provisional patent software is not a patent, and additionally, by no means gets a patent,
with the solitary rare exception famous beneath. It immediately expires right after twelve
months subsequent the day of submitting and cannot be revived.It does  [...]

Provisional or Non-provisional Patent Application - Which Should You Choose? - (Thursday 03rd of January 2002 05:05:00 PM)

A provisional patent application is not a patent, and moreover, in no way gets a patent, with
the solitary uncommon exception noted beneath. It routinely expires right after twelve months
following the day of filing and cannot be revived.It does provide  [...]

Apple rejects Samsung's settlement offer in Australia, seeks to 'maintain the status quo' - (Tuesday 04th of October 2011 08:16:00 AM)

"Thanks, but no thanks." That's basically what Apple told Samsung today, in rejecting an
offer to end their ongoing patent dispute in Australia. Samsung's measure settlement, presented
on Friday, would've allowed the erector to sell its Galaxy Tab  [...]

German court upholds injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple wins nationwide ban - (Friday 09th of September 2011 11:05:00 AM)

A German court has weighed in on Apple's ostensibly interminable patent battle against
Samsung, and it isn't looking good for Galaxy Tab users. In a ruling issued today, a Dsseldorf
Higher regional notes:an endemic is a disease that is constantly  [...]

US Senate passes patent system reform bill, Obama expected to sign into law - (Friday 09th of September 2011 07:31:00 AM)

Think it's time to change our patent system? So does Congress. Yesterday, the Senate approved
the America Invents Act by an 89-8 vote that could bring about the most drastic changes to the
US Patent and inborn Office (USPTO) in five decades. Under the  [...]

Netherlands judge rules that Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Apple patents, bans sales (updated) - (Wednesday 24th of August 2011 01:22:00 PM)

A judge in The Hague just issued a ruling in Apple's patent impingement case against
Samsung, put a lock on "the selling of Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace for
mishandling of Apple Inc. EP 2,059,868." In an criterion press release, the  [...]

Google slams Apple and Microsoft, claims 'hostile, organized campaign' against Android waged through 'bogus patents' (update: Microsoft responds!) - (Wednesday 03rd of August 2011 09:16:00 PM)

It, as they say, is on. Google's Senior Vice committee and Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond,
made an appearance on the company's sanctioned blog today with a post not-so-subtly-titled
"When patents attack Android," which dead abode what he calls a  [...]

ITC finds HTC guilty of infringing two of Apple's patents, appeal expected in 3... 2... - (Friday 15th of July 2011 09:23:00 PM)

Talk about a sting to start the weekend. The International Trade entitle has just made an
initial action in the ongoing patent trespass case between HTC and Apple (not to be
muddle-headed with yet another, similar case involving Apple and Samsung), and  [...]

Apple coughing up $8 million to Personal Audio in iPod playlist settlement - (Saturday 09th of July 2011 08:35:00 PM)

Ah, the Eastern department of Texas. Home to tumbleweeds, free range cattle and boatloads of
patent trolls. judgmental Audio, a patent licensing company with a highfalutin' comfort in
Beaumont, Texas has become the latest outfit to claim victory over  [...]

Oracle v. Google update: USPTO rejects several patent claims, leaves chinks in Oracle's IP armor? - (Friday 24th of June 2011 02:59:00 AM)

Much ink has been spilled about Oracle's lawsuit against Google for Android's allegedly
unlawful use of Java, and rightfully so, seeing Team Ellison's seeking to take more than a
billion dollar chunk out of Google's bottom line. Just because Oracle's  [...]

US DOJ greenlights Google's $900 million bid for Nortel patents; Apple, RIM also interested - (Wednesday 15th of June 2011 05:51:00 PM)

It looks like Google will be able to bid on Nortel's patent brief bag after all, now that the
force of Justice has weighed in on the matter. by the book to the Wall Street Journal, El
Goog's $900 million bid has passed a deciding  [...]

Apple patent application reveals an LCD with switchable, privacy-protecting viewing angles - (Sunday 22nd of May 2011 09:48:00 AM)

Don't you hate it when the guy next to you on the subway is looking over your shoulder,
dieting you screw up in Fruit Ninja? Well, Apple could have predicted your discountenance --
back in november 11 2009, before the iPad was anything at all  [...]

Google Builds Biometric Models of Celebrity Faces - (Thursday 19th of May 2011 09:15:09 PM)

Theodp writes "Want the latest pics of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? Sarah and Bristol Palin?
Prince Harry? Britney Spears? So do the Enquiring minds at Google! On Thursday, the USPTO
published Google's patent form for Automatically Mining Person Models  [...]

Lodsys warns iOS devs, alleges in-app purchases infringe its patent - (Friday 13th of May 2011 10:14:00 PM)

A handful of iOS developers recognized roget's ii: the new thesaurusmain
entry:authoritative part of speech:adjective definition:having or arising from
authority. conclusive letters this week from a patent holding firm claiming that their
applications  [...]

Google ordered to pay $5 million in Linux patent infringement suit (updated) - (Friday 22nd of April 2011 02:43:00 AM)

An East Texas jury anew awarded a relatively small minicomputer firm patent troll a pretty
hefty redress (in you and me dollars) in a patent violation if
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Apple sues Samsung for 'copying' the iPhone and iPad - (Monday 18th of April 2011 08:04:00 PM)

Whoa! In the world of big-time lawsuits, this must be just about the biggest. The Wall Street
Journal is reporting that Apple has sued Samsung televisions for copying "the look and feel" of
its iPad tablet and iPhone smartphone. This relates to the Samsung  [...]

Google bids $900 million for Nortel patent portfolio, will use it as shield against patent trolls (update) - (Monday 04th of April 2011 04:50:00 PM)

Google and Nortel have agreed on the princely sum of $900 million to start off a "stalking
horse" auction -- wherein outside parties are still free to outdo Google's bid -- for the
acquisition of Nortel's rather vast patent portfolio. The sale comes  [...]

Robert Bunsen, Open Source Pioneer? - (Friday 01st of April 2011 09:15:10 AM)

Cygtoad writes "Today marks Robert Bunsen's 200th birthday. I found this interesting factoid on
the man: 'Bunsen and Desaga did not apply for patent wardship on their burner and it was quite
soon that others began to produce their own versions. Some even  [...]

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