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Ralph Lauren in a Trademark Dispute With U.S. Polo Assn.
May 14 2015

Ralph Lauren in a Trademark Dispute With U.S. Polo Assn.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ralph Lauren Corp lost some ground on Wednesday in its long-running trademark fight with the United States Polo Association over the use of its logo depicting a horse-mounted polo player swinging a mallet.

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Google’s New Program Aimed at Squashing Patent Trolls
April 30 2015

Google’s New Program Aimed at Squashing Patent Trolls

Google announced Monday that it would be opening up its very own patent marketplace. “We invite you to sell us your patents. The Patent Purchase Promotion is an experimental marketplace for patents that’s simple, easy to use, and fast,” said the company in a blog post. This new program looks like its going to be a straight […]

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Notifications About Patent Applications via USPTO’s Email Alerts
April 25 2015

Notifications About Patent Applications via USPTO’s Email Alerts

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the release of the Patent Application Alert Service. This system provides customized, email alerts to the public for free when patent applications of interest are published. Additionally, the system offers direct access to the published applications that meet your search criteria.

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Apple’s Back With Another Patent: Hand Gestures
April 7 2015

Apple’s Back With Another Patent: Hand Gestures

On most of Apple’s devices, users can control just about any aspect of them with a tap on a screen or a swipe of a touchpad. But in the future, users may be able to do the same with a wave of a hand or other hand gestures. A newly revealed invention by the company […]

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Relying on Own Research Might Not be a Good Idea for Inventors
February 25 2015

Relying on Own Research Might Not be a Good Idea for Inventors

Perhaps you have an idea for a new product simmering in the back of your mind. You’ve done a few Google searches, but haven’t found anything similar. This makes you confident that you have stumbled upon the NEXT BIG THING. Every day inventors tell me they “haven’t found anything like it,” and while that’s a […]

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What if the Internet Was Patented?
February 24 2015

What if the Internet Was Patented?

Imagine that someone had a patent on the internet and only those who had a license from the patent holder could, for example, do business on the internet. This internet patent would not need to concern the internet protocol, the domain name system, or any other technical features of the network; the patent could, in […]

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A Photographer’s Fight Against a Dumb Patent
February 21 2015

A Photographer’s Fight Against a Dumb Patent

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lawyer Daniel Nazer’s Sisyphean task is right in his job title: he’s the Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents. So when Nazer says he’s seen one of the all-time dumbest patents, that’s saying a lot. Yesterday, Nazer and his fellow EFF lawyer Vera Ranieri filed court papers seeking to invalidate […]

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The Story of One of the Most Prolific Inventors in History
February 20 2015

The Story of One of the Most Prolific Inventors in History

In 1928, a 19-year-old Edwin Land, who would later become the father of instant photography and the founder of Polaroid, dropped out of Harvard before the end of his freshman year. He had to finish his experiments on an invention he thought had tremendous commercial potential: the plastic polarizer. [Source: The Atlantic]

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John Deere’s New Patents Reveal Farming Innovations
February 19 2015

John Deere’s New Patents Reveal Farming Innovations

Deere & Company, which also goes under the brand name of John Deere, is an American corporation headquartered in Moline, IL, which develops and manufactures machinery and heavy equipment for agricultural, forestry, construction and other industries. [Source: IPWatchdog]

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February 18 2015

Facebook Patent Seeks to Charge Businesses More For Advertising to Influential People

Celebrities aren’t like you and me. They’re better. Or at least Facebook thinks they’re worth more money. Convince experts and influencers to like something, and everyone will follow their lead. The question is how to identify who these special people are, and Facebook’s just patented one of the trickiest ways yet. [Source: TechCrunch]

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February 17 2015

Intellectual Property and the Importance of it to the Capitalist America

With both sides of the aisle focusing on bettering the middle class this new Legislative session, Congress should consider determining how to better protect the intellectual property of innovative Americans. America’s knowledge-based economy requires international treaties and enforcement of current laws to keep American IP safe and to encourage innovation. [Source: The Hill]

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February 11 2015

IBM sues Priceline.com for Patent Infringement

IBM has sued online travel company Priceline Group and three subsidiaries for refusing to negotiate a license to four of its patents. [Source: PCWorld]

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February 10 2015

Dispute Settled Between Microsoft and Samsung over Android Patent Payments

Microsoft and Samsung have settled their contract dispute over Android patent-licensing, according to a brief statement issued by Microsoft on February 9. [Source: ZDNet]

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February 6 2015

Apple Patent Seeks to Replace Your Car Keys With an iPhone

It’s already possible to use your smartphone in place of a wallet, and now it seems Apple wants your iPhone to replace your car keys. A patent granted this week hints that Apple is working on technology that would allow a driver to use their iPhone or possibly an Apple Watch to access their car. […]

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February 6 2015

Innovation Act Reintroduced in Congress

On February 5, 2015, Rep. Goodlatte reintroduced his patent reform bill: the Innovation Act. Co-sponsors already include the bipartisan group of Reps. Defazio, Issa, Nadler, Smith, Lofgren, Chabot, Eschoo, Forbees, Pierlusi, Chaffetz, Jeffries, Marino, Farenthold, Holding, Johnson, Huffman, Honda, and Larsen. [Source: Patently-O]

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February 5 2015

Democrats Force Redskins Football Team to Change Name

Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation to force the Washington Redskins football team to change its name. Honda’s bill would prohibit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from issuing new trademarks using the term “redskins” as a reference to Native Americans, as well as retroactively eliminate existing trademarks. [Source: The Hill]

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February 4 2015

A Patent Broker Describes how Valuable Patents are Today

In a recent article Toxic Asset, we explained in detail how much recent court decisions and new rules at the USPTO had negatively impacted the value of US patents. This is not to say that all patents are worthless, far from it. Actually, based on the fact that we have recently received strong offers on […]

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February 3 2015

Gucci Loses in Trademark Dispute with Guess?

Feb 2 (Reuters) – A French court has ruled in favour of Guess? Inc in the latest episode of a trademark dispute pitting the Californian fashion brand against Italian luxury label Gucci.

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January 30 2015

NFL’s Strict Policy on the “Super Bowl” TM

It is the game that must not be named — at least not without permission. For most people, the game on Sunday between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is the Super Bowl. But for many business owners, it’s simply the “big game” or “game day.” [SOURCE: Dispatch.com]

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January 29 2015

Google Patents Car Hands-Free Technology

Modern cars are littered with a minefield of knobs and dials to distract drivers as they hurtle down highways. Many drivers are further distracted by looking down at smartphones doubling as GPS devices and stereos, dashboard touchscreens, and children in the backseat. [Source: QZ.com]

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January 29 2015

USPTO Questions Foreign Agent-Client Privilege

A bedrock of U.S. legal practice is attorney-client privilege that allows a party to keep certain communications secret. This is an important exception to the broad discovery that is ordinarily permitted in U.S. civil litigation.

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January 28 2015

Seattle Seahawks Give up Trademark Blocking Request Against Hunger Games

The Seattle Seahawks will no longer block a trademark request made by Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins, according to the Seattle Times.

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January 27 2015

Apple Obtains New DRM Patent To Reduce Piracy & Bandwidth Costs

Apple has obtained a patent that could enable music and video sharing and along with other features by adding a new layer of digital rights management (DRM). “The systems and methods provide an encrypted copy of a digital content unit to a first user and transcript the encrypted copy to generate the legitimate copy to […]

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January 23 2015

College Claims Copyright Infringement of Michelangelo Statues

A South Dakota resident who took photos of two statues by Michelangelo and used them to print three-dimensional models of the works has run afoul of a local college to whom the statues were given in the 1970s, the 3dPrint.com 3D printing news website reported. Source: Bloomberg.

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January 23 2015

Software and business method patents

Software and method patents may appear to have fallen out of favor because of recent court decisions and legislation. However, recent trends indicate that they comprise surprisingly high portions of four US companies’ recent grants. Source: IPWatchdog

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December 18 2014

Reduced Fees for TM Applications and Renewals

Section 10(c) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (‘‘AIA’’) authorized the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to consult with the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (‘‘TPAC’’) on the advisability of reducing trademark fees and, following the required consultation, to reduce such fees if it was determined to be appropriate. Source: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/12/17/uspto-reduces-fees-for-trademark-applications-and-renewals/id=52707/

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December 18 2014

Victory for Netflix in a Dutch Patent Suit

European Netflix users, breathe easy: The video streaming service can keep operating as it always did now that Dutch patent lawsuit has been thrown out of court. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2860632/netflix-wins-dutch-patent-suit-can-keep-operating-as-usual.html

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December 16 2014

Patent Granted For Egg Pasteurization Technique

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to a novel technique and device for pasteurizing eggs developed by engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The award marks the 27th patent granted to PPPL inventors since 1994. Source: http://phys.org/news/2014-12-technique-pasteurizing-eggs-patent.html

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December 15 2014

How Patent Filing Works in an International Economy

Now that you’re interest is piqued, let me clarify that if you’re new to the world of patents, an international patent does not exist. Patents must be filed on a country-by-country basis. However, there is an international patent application (PCT), and filing with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that allows you up to 30 […]

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December 12 2014

MaxSound sues Google | Video Streaming Patent Dispute

Google and YouTube have been sued in Germany for allegedly infringing on a video streaming patent owned by U.S. software company Max Sound. The case could lead to sales bans on several Google Android products.Max Sound alleges that Google and YouTube infringe on a patent which describes technology for efficient transport of digital content. All […]

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December 12 2014

Apple Patents Commute Assistant for Future iPhones

Apple’s iPhone can already provide a soundtrack during your daily commute and distract you with a book, movie or game, but now the tech giant wants to make it easier for you to get where you’re going. A US patent application submitted by Apple shows that the California-based company has been developing a new ‘Commute […]

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December 10 2014

USPTO Patent Grants Increase in Numbers

Although December has just begun, the USPTO has already issued more patents in calendar year 2014 than in any other prior year.  I expect that the total will be around 304,000 utility patents issued this year. The number of grants has more than doubled since 2005. Source: Patentlyo.com & USPTO.gov

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December 9 2014

Samsung’s Alternative Energy Patents

Recently, when reviewing the latest published patent applications and issued patents for Samsung, we stumbled across a number of innovations that broadly relate to alternative energy solutions.There are many issues to be solved by engineers in the energy sector, from fossil fuel-based pollution to dwindling energy resources. Samsung has made commitments to alternative energy projects […]

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December 5 2014

Recent Patent Activity of JPMorgan Chase

Headquartered in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is a multinational banking and financial services company as well as the largest U.S. banking institution in terms of assets. Recent months have been rocky ones for the company to navigate. Source: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/12/04/jpmorgan-chase-software-patent-portfolio-grows-larger/id=52454/

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December 4 2014

WiFi Standard Dispute: Ericsson vs D-Link Systems

Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are an integral part of the modern technological landscape.  As an example, Ericsson, the patent holder in this case, alleged that the patents at issue were essential to a common Wi-Fi standard, 802.11(n); thus all 802.11(n) compliant devices infringe the patents.  Due to their nature (they cover technologies whose widespread use […]

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December 2 2014

Some Patent Law History

Patent law has a rich and extensive history that began as early as 500 BCE, where chefs in Sybaris had the opportunity to enjoy a year of monopolized profit for a unique dish that they had created. Several hundreds of years afterwards, Vitruvius, who served as a judge in Alexandria, tried and exposed several poets […]

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December 1 2014

2014 IPO Education Foundation Awards

Each year the IPO hosts one of the best nights of the year, celebrating a new National Inventor of the Year, recognizing another Distinguished IP Professional for a lifetime of commitment to the industry, and awarding children and teens for creating videos that explain the importance of intellectual property. This year the event will take […]

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November 24 2014

Patent Portfolio vs Patent Everything

“Patent everything” is not a viable strategy for building a defensible portfolio of intellectual property assets. Organizations that adopt this approach will eventually be forced to reconcile the appetite for large numbers of applications with the reality of a limited budget. Source: http://blogs.bnip.com/ptp/2014/09/are-you-building-a-pile-of-patents-or-a-portfolio/

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November 20 2014

Google & Rockstar Patent War is Finally Over

The high-profile patent lawsuit between Google and the “Rockstar Consortium” is drawing to a close. Google has signed a “term sheet” with Rockstar, which will be finalized as a settlement in the coming weeks. Source: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/google-and-rockstar-settle-patent-dispute/

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November 19 2014

Major Copyright Rules Revision [2014]

The Case of the Monkey Photographer Back in 2011, photographer David Slater found himself in a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, taking pictures of critically endangered crested black macaque monkeys. After taking some pictures of the monkeys, Slater set his camera down, where one of the monkeys picked it up. The monkey then began […]

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November 18 2014

Nissan, Honda, Toyota | Auto Patents

We recently took a look at the Big Three in American auto manufacturing. Today, we’re increasing our coverage of innovation in vehicles by taking a look at the recent inventions from a trio of major automobile manufacturers based in Japan: Nissan Motor Company Ltd. of Yokohama, Honda Motor Co. of Tokyo, and the Toyota Motor […]

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November 17 2014

New Year, New Patent Reforms

The current outlook for legislative patent reform in 2015 is not so much whether reforms will be enacted but instead how far they will go.  In a Chamber of Commerce IP event on November 18, Representative Goodlatte and Senator Coons will discuss their outlook on IP legislation in the new term. Source: http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/11/update-patent-reform.html

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November 14 2014

Ford, GM, and Chrysler | Auto Patents

The American auto industry is anchored by a trio of Michigan-based corporations known within the industry as the Big Three: General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) of Detroit, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) of Dearborn and Chrysler Group LLC of Auburn Hills. These manufacturers have seen some positive developments in their sales departments recently, having all […]

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November 13 2014

The Effect of Patents on the US Economy

Patents and Economic Growth: A Beautiful Experiment Any time someone proposes changes in the patent system, they can expect to encounter platitudes about how important the protection of “intellectual property” (a term invented in the 1970’s) is to innovation and prosperity. Just about everyone involved in the system seems to accept the notion that patents […]

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November 13 2014

Student Guide to Intellectual Property

By definition, Intellectual Property is a work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc. Now, this might be a very broad and complex definition, so let’s have a closer look […]

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November 12 2014

Computer Giants in a Copyright Dispute: Google v. Oracle

A petition for a Writ of Certiorari was filed on behalf of Google to the Supreme Court, asking: “Whether copyright protection extends to all elements of an original work of computer software, including a system or method of operation, that an author could have written in more than one way.” Dennis Crouch of Patently-O wrote […]

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September 11 2014

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August 14 2014

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Patents A patent for an invention (something useful, unique and non-obvious) is the grant of a property right to the inventor, issued by a government or an authorized multi-national agency.

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