Collaborate Disseminate
Apple was handed a victory today by a jury in Delware, which ruled that two of Masimo’s smartwatches and chargers “willfully violated Apple’s patent rights in smartwatch designs,” according to Reuters. The reward? $250 in damages. 9to5Mac reports: Appl… Continue reading Jury Rules Masimo Smartwatches Infringe Apple Design Patents; Apple Wins $250 In Damages
Cloudflare has emerged victorious in a patent infringement lawsuit against Sable Networks, securing a $225,000 settlement and forcing the patent holder to dedicate its entire portfolio to the public domain. The case, which began in March 2021 with Sabl… Continue reading Cloudflare Defeats Patent Troll
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider two bills Thursday that would effectively nullify the Supreme Court’s rulings against patents on broad software processes and human genes. Op… Continue reading Patents For Software and Genetic Code Could Be Revived By Two Bills In Congress
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Post: You may find yourself smelling crayons in the aisles of stores soon — if Crayola’s chief executive Pete Ruggiero has his way. In July, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a trademark… Continue reading Crayola Trademarks the Smell of Its Crayons
Ford has a new patent application for a system where cars monitor each other’s speeds, and then report then to some central authority.
Slashdot thread.
Continue reading New Patent Application for Car-to-Car Surveillance
Microsoft’s canceled Xbox cloud console, codenamed Keystone, has been detailed in a new patent spotted by Windows Central’s Zac Bowden. From the report: Back in 2021, Microsoft announced that it was working on a dedicated streaming device for Xbox Game… Continue reading Microsoft’s Canceled Xbox Cloud Console Gets Detailed In New Patent
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The federal government agency responsible for granting patents and trademarks is alerting thousands of filers whose private addresses were exposed following a second data spill in as many years. The … Continue reading US Patent and Trademark Office Confirms Another Leak of Filers’ Address Data
An anonymous reader shares a report: Reddit, the social media platform gearing up for an initial public offering this week, said Nokia has accused it of infringing some of their patents. Nokia Technologies, the company’s licensing business, sent Reddit… Continue reading Nokia Tells Reddit It Infringes Some Patents in Lead-Up To IPO
For decades, U.S. inventors sent in models with their patent applications — gizmos that reveal a secret history of unmet needs and relentless innovation. The New Yorker: The ruins of American invention have been recently resurrected in a former textil… Continue reading America’s Last Top Models
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) asserts that only humans can be recognized as inventors on patent applications, not artificial intelligence systems, although the use of AI in the invention process is permitted and must be disclosed. The Verg… Continue reading US Patent Office Confirms AI Can’t Hold Patents