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Netflix added the ability to download movies and TV episodes for offline viewing in November last year. Music streaming service SoundCloud, and video hosting service Vimeo have had this feature for quite some time, too. But they are all being sued now … Continue reading Patent Troll With Good Record in Past Sues Netflix, SoundCloud, Vimeo, Others Over Offline Downloads
Apple’s product lineup may extend beyond cars and the connected home. A patent filed last year and published January 26 reveals a concept for a vaporizer. From a report on CNN Money, shared by reader JoshTops: The details are a bit hazy — that is, App… Continue reading Apple Patents a Vaporizer
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Apple Insider: Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent detailing technology that allows for ear speakers, cameras and even a heads-up display to hide behind an edge-to-edge screen, a design rumored to debut in a n… Continue reading Apple Patent Paves Way For iPhone With Full-Face Display, HUD Windows
The Electronic Frontier Foundation chooses the stupidest patents of the stupidest year. Continue reading The 11 Stupidest Patents of 2016
Patently Apple has recently uncovered a new Apple patent that may help AirPods stay in your ears. The patent details a magnetic mechanism that wraps around the user’s ear. Digital Trends reports: The magnets attract each other through the ear tissue, k… Continue reading Apple Patent Hints At Magnetic Ear Hooks To Keep Future AirPods In Your Ears
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: We’ve known about Amazon’s drone delivery ambitions since 2013. But patent filings from Amazon, circulated today by CB Insights’ Zoe Leavitt, reveal more details about how the e-commerce titan could … Continue reading Amazon Patents Floating Airship Warehouse For Its Delivery Drones
As Amazon prepares its drone-based delivery service Prime Air for the United States, the company has been looking for ways to keep its drones safe while they’re flying to and from their destinations. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, t… Continue reading Amazon Patents System To Defend Drones Against Hackers, Jammers and Arrows
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Just before the Christmas holiday, Fitbit dropped a case it filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission claiming Jawbone had violated one of Fitbit’s patents. The trial for this case had bee… Continue reading Fitbit Drops Lawsuit Against Jawbone
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be required to pay all the profits it earned from 11 phone models because the features at issue a… Continue reading Supreme Court Rules For Samsung in Smartphone Fight With Apple
The US Supreme Court today will take up a case that will determine how much help an overseas manufacturer can get from the U.S. without running afoul of US patent laws. From a report on ArsTechnica: The case originates in a dispute between two competit… Continue reading Supreme Court Considers When US Patent Violations Are ‘Induced’ Abroad