File for patent. Medical search. Frequent questions

Before you file, use the search function at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Web site to see if your idea has already been patented. (howstuffworks.com)
The USPTO recognizes three kinds of patents. (howstuffworks.com)
You can file a patent application electronically through the USPTO Web site, by mail, or by fax (but not by e-mail ). (howstuffworks.com)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) defines a patent for an invention as "the grant of a property right to the inventor. (score.org)
The term for a small business patent starts on the date its application is filed with the USPTO. (score.org)
A patentable invention is defined accordingly by the USPTO: "Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefore, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. (score.org)
Utility patents are among the most commonly filed small business patents with the USPTO. (score.org)
If the invention is considered patentable, the utility patent application is filed with the USPTO. (score.org)
Records show GeoComply filed for a patent in December 2012, and the USPTO granted one in August 2016. (casino.org)
The PREVAIL Act, S. 2220 would bar most people from petitioning the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to revoke patents that never. (eff.org)
No. 9,970,652) that was filed in 2013 and granted this year by the USPTO. (photographybay.com)
For instance, applicants for AI medical patent applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO) and Japan Patent Office (JPO) are mostly electronics technology companies, and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) also receives a large number of AI medical applications from information and software companies[7]. (aipla.org)
Headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, Brekford Corp has announced that it has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) relating to the automated detection and photo enforcement of distracted driving violations. (traffictechnologytoday.com)
With this patent application, we hope to eventually receive a patent grant from the USPTO, which will protect the technology from duplication in the marketplace. (traffictechnologytoday.com)

The company filed a patent in August 2016 referencing an "eyebox" which it described as "[a] user [being] able to see all of the content/imagery provided by the device. (betakit.com)

In the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), "Chapter I" refers to the prosecution procedure when no demand under Article 31 PCT is made. (wikipedia.org)

This changes will align Canadian patent practice with our international obligations under the Patent Law Treaty. (blg.com)

Depending on the kind of application and the technology involved in your invention, it could take one to three years to get your patent granted. (howstuffworks.com)
Claims actually define the legal scope of your patent and describe the boundaries of your invention (should the patent be granted). (howstuffworks.com)
A patent helps protect the mechanisms, principles, and components of an invention. (score.org)
Only one patent may be granted for each invention. (score.org)
Once you determine your invention is patentable, you must figure out what kind of patent you need before filing for a small business patent. (score.org)
It's important to understand which patent type is the right fit for your invention. (score.org)
Let's explore how each patent protects a specific type of invention. (score.org)
Once you understand which patent is the closest categorization for your invention, we'll look at how to apply for a patent. (score.org)
Applicants may establish a filing date in the United States for their invention. (score.org)
Then, they may file a nonprovisional application to claim the invention later. (score.org)
Should XPoint continue to commercialize its geolocation technology, GeoComply will be forced to compete against its own patented invention. (casino.org)
And, even given all that, does anyone think it's reasonable to claim that the only reason Digital River couldn't "match the look and feel" was because of some great "invention" of "matching the look and feel" in the patent? (techdirt.com)
A patent is not a right to practice or use the invention claimed therein, but a territorial right to exclude others from commercially exploiting the invention, granted to an inventor or his successor in rights in exchange to a public disclosure of the invention. (wikipedia.org)
U.K. law concept according to which, if "the extent of the monopoly claimed [in a patent] exceeds the technical contribution to the art made by the invention as described in the specification", the patent may be revoked on the ground of insufficiency of disclosure. (wikipedia.org)
Remember that, in order to be patented, the invention must be new in relation to what is generally available on the day the patent application is submitted. (lu.se)
Before you begin your application, it is also important to make sure that the invention is sufficiently different from existing technology and that it really can be patented. (lu.se)
The person named as the patent applicant, and thus the person who owns the rights to the invention, is therefore never Lund University. (lu.se)

Consider keeping an inventor's notebook and filing a provisional patent application to show you acted diligently in pursuing a patent. (howstuffworks.com)
This session is designed for inventors, entrepreneurs, and those who would like to learn more about filing a non-provisional patent application and using the Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web). (uspto.gov)
A utility patent also has the option to file as a provisional or nonprovisional application. (score.org)
Provisional applications are a low-cost patent filing. (score.org)

Google Inc and its Motorola Mobility unit filed patent lawsuits on Wednesday against BT Group plc in the United States and in the U.K., a Google spokeswoman said, more than a year after the British telecoms group launched its own lawsuit against Google. (foxbusiness.com)
Tech giant Huawei Wednesday said it has filed lawsuits in the United States and China against rival phonemaker Samsung, claiming infringement of smartphone patents. (ibtimes.com)
China's Huawei has filed two lawsuits against Samsung Electronics. (cctv.com)
The lawsuits filed in China and the United States are the first intellectual property challenges by a Chinese company against the world's top mobile maker. (cctv.com)
South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that it has launched patent infringement lawsuits in the USA against global retail company Ace Hardware and in Europe against a distributor of Conrad Electronic's sales platform. (semiconductor-today.com)
In these lawsuits, Seoul's patents cover phosphor technology for high-quality color gamut and WICOP (Wafer-level Integrated Chip on PCB) technology. (semiconductor-today.com)

Filing a U.S. patent application is a fairly complicated ordeal, however, and it can be rejected, which is why most experts recommend inventors hire an attorney to help them draft and file the patent application. (howstuffworks.com)
Next, determine what kind of patent it is so that you file the right application. (howstuffworks.com)
The patent process can get overwhelming, especially considering all the different elements that go into an application. (howstuffworks.com)
You should include several other things along with your application, such as payment of filing fees, a self-addressed receipt postcard, a Patent Application Declaration ( PAD ) form and an Information Disclosure Statement ( IDS ). (howstuffworks.com)
File a trademark application and other documents online through TEAS. (uspto.gov)
Learn to use Patent Center tools and file your application using DOCX during any of several free upcoming training sessions. (uspto.gov)
Join us for a workshop on the basics of filing a patent application using EFS-Web in the San Jose office. (uspto.gov)
The patent application centers around the idea of combining gesture-based commands with "physics metaphors" that then give intuitive feedback to the user to demonstrate progress and success for the task. (macobserver.com)
The application also makes it clear that it applies to other forms of file transfer, too. (macobserver.com)
This is a patent application, and not a patent that Apple has yet been granted. (macobserver.com)
However, the folks at PatentlyApple (who first caught the patent application ) noted that this would make a good counter to HP's "Touch to Share" concept unveiled earlier this year for webOS. (macobserver.com)
Rivian's latest patent application details an auxiliary battery that slots into the truck's cargo bed, akin to a jerry can full of excited electrons. (autotrader.ca)
Despite the fact that Sony is calling the concept an eBook reader, the patent application mentions the possibility of running apps including a word processor. (liliputing.com)
A recently published US patent application (14/603,466) reveals the latest cell phone patent attempt from Nikon, who has been filing related patents for years. (photographybay.com)
This patent application actually relates to the process by which a phone call is handled if it interrupts a shooting scenario with both still and video camera operations. (photographybay.com)
One of the fancy diagrams from Nikon's patent application. (photographybay.com)
These rumors along with Nikon's patent history, including this patent application that was published last week, suggests that Nikon is up to something in the smartphone arena. (photographybay.com)
Sony has filed a patent application for a new disc drive, fueling rumours that the company is working on a PS5 with a removable disc drive. (gamespot.com)
We haven't really heard any more about that since then, but a patent application from Sony regarding a new disc drive has just been made public, potentially providing more evidence that a new version of the console is in the works (via SegmentNext ). (gamespot.com)
The patent application itself doesn't mention the PS5, though it does make reference to a "game machine," and does closely resemble the disc drive the console already does use. (gamespot.com)
It's believed that this model has been in development since the launch of the PS5 in 2020, and the patent application appears to have been filed in late March 2021, just a few months after the console was released. (gamespot.com)
There's a new patent application from Technorati on blog spam. (seobythesea.com)
A Technorati patent application published this morning looks at the kinds of things that indicate spam, and describe how affiliate IDs can be used with those indicators to identify spam pages and stop indexing them. (seobythesea.com)
Boeing has filed a patent application for the 3D printing of replacement parts for its aircraft. (tctmagazine.com)
In US patent application # 20140272009 , filed in March 2013 and published in September 2014, PepsiCo says the pop-in-your-mouth candy particulates could be mixed into chewy granola bars, used in layers within the bars, or incorporated into coatings for the bars. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
Various different applications are described in the patent application, including one product where carbonated candy is added to a chocolate layer which is then used to coat some or all of a chewy granola product. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
The US patent application number is #20140272009 , filed on March 14, 2013 and published on September 18, 2014. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
A patent is "allowed" when the patent office examiners have determined that the patent application meets the necessary criteria of novelty, non-obviousness, feasibility, and usefulness. (wikipedia.org)
A fee to be paid to maintain a patent or a patent application in force. (wikipedia.org)
An application for a patent, or patent application, is a request by a person or company to the competent authority (usually a patent office) to grant him a patent. (wikipedia.org)
By extension, a patent application also refers to the content of the document which that person or company filed to initiate the application process. (wikipedia.org)
In outdated German patent law, the second reading, or publication, of a patent application. (wikipedia.org)
Under German patent law, a procedure consisting in deriving a utility model (German: Gebrauchsmuster) from a pending patent application. (wikipedia.org)
A noun phrase defining the extent of the protection conferred by a patent, or the extent of protection sought in a patent application. (wikipedia.org)
A process patent application has been filed based on this process. (cdc.gov)
There have, however, been cases where information has been leaked during peer review, which has later hampered a patent application. (lu.se)
The general recommendation is therefore to submit a patent application before the article is sent for peer review, or at least before the date on which the article is accepted for publication. (lu.se)
In the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, it is possible to submit a patent application 6-12 months after publication (known as a grace period). (lu.se)
However, this is not possible in Europe, and this, together with some legal uncertainty prior to submission of the patent application, means that the grace period should only be used in exceptional cases. (lu.se)
Once a patent application has been submitted, it is fine to publish the information. (lu.se)
The inventor is the person who first formulated the idea that forms the basis for the patent application. (lu.se)

Nokia fired the latest salvo in its ongoing patent dispute with Apple , saying Tuesday that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission charging that Apple infringes its patents 'in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players and computers. (foxbusiness.com)
A search done on issued patents or on pending patent applications to determine if a product or process infringes any of the claims of the issued patents or pending patent applications. (wikipedia.org)

American River sued BGG over patent infringement in 2019 , seeking both injunctive and monetary relief. (nutraingredients-usa.com)
Changes to the Canadian Patent Rules mandated by Bill-C43 (the new rules), will be implemented on October 30, 2019. (blg.com)
Certain amendments to the Patent Act supported by the new rules will also come into force on October 30, 2019. (blg.com)

In cases where courts have found applicants paid the small entity fee without a good faith basis for considering themselves to be small entities, the courts have determined the affected patent to be invalid. (readwrite.com)
A list of the 10 applicants filing the most AI medical patent applications in the world[4] includes five electronics technology companies (Siemens, Philips, GE, Samsung, and Fujifilm), two information and software companies (IBM and Microsoft), two medical equipment companies (Heartflow and Medtronic), and one academic and research institute (The University of California in the US). (aipla.org)
The applicants are notified of this certification, and that the patent office is ready to grant the patent once certain fees are paid and paperwork filed by the inventors or assignees. (wikipedia.org)

While our litigation in Delaware is about Apple's attempt to free-ride on the back of Nokia investment in wireless standards, the ITC case filed today is about Apple's practice of building its business on Nokia's propriety innovation. (foxbusiness.com)
The practice of a patent holding company buying a patent, offering a license to its members and then selling or donating the patent after a certain period of time. (wikipedia.org)

Nokia, the world's largest mobile handset maker, alleged in that lawsuit that Apple infringed 10 of its patents related to wireless technologies used in the iPhone . (foxbusiness.com)
In the figure above, the user has an iPhone with a bunch of files he wants to transfer to an iPad. (macobserver.com)
He shakes his iPhone to initiate the file transfer and then "pours" those files into the iPad. (macobserver.com)
The giant has filed for various patents that hint at a curved iPhone with a wraparound display. (mactech.com)
A new patent filed with the US Patent & Trademark Office details a design for a curved battery that wouldn't be suitable for devices like the iPad or iPhone, but has potential in wearable technology like the much-rumoured Apple iWatch. (trustedreviews.com)

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 14, 2022 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (Nasdaq:LEXX)(Nasdaq:LEXXW) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms is pleased to announce the Company has been notified of the allowance of its 26th worldwide patent with a new patent to be granted in Japan. (biospace.com)

Despite our efforts, Palm has chosen to continue to unlawfully infringe on our patents. (computerworld.com)
It specifically sought that because company officials want the ability to identify "the precise lines in the source code" of XPoint's geolocation platform that infringe on its patent. (casino.org)
"We were extremely confident in our position that BGG did not infringe ARN's patent throughout this three-year litigation, so we were delighted that BGG's position was finally vindicated through this judgment in its favor," said attorney Gary Hnath of Mayer Brown, LLP, who represented BGG in the case. (nutraingredients-usa.com)

Spansion has invested billions of dollars in research and development and holds more than 5,000 patents and patent applications. (prnewswire.com)
Nonprovisional applications are reviewed by a patent examiner. (score.org)
Lexaria has patents granted or patent applications progressing in countries around the world with aggregate populations of nearly 4 billion people and will report on further progress as information becomes available. (biospace.com)
A series of similar patent applications preceded it. (photographybay.com)
Overall, this patent presents a novel multi-block copolyester ether thermoplastic elastomer foam and a method for its preparation, offering potential benefits in various applications. (just-style.com)
The increased use of AI is reflected in an exponentially growing number of AI related patent applications according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)[1]. (aipla.org)
The interest on medical related inventions has also been on the rise due to COVID-19[2], resulting in medical related patent applications that involve AI, one of the hottest trends in technological development. (aipla.org)
Statistics[3] show that in Taiwan, the number of AI related patent applications filed in the medical field comes in second of all fields, right behind patents applications related to industry and manufacturing. (aipla.org)
This article provides an analysis of filing trends for AI related medical patent applications, discusses problems faced in patentability and eligibility, and possible future amendments to related examination guidelines in Taiwan, and provides strategies for filing such patent applications in Taiwan. (aipla.org)
In Taiwan, academic and research institutes account for over 50% of the total AI medical patent applications, followed by 34% by enterprises, the top two being HTC and Foxconn Technology Group, and 13% by natural persons [6]. (aipla.org)
AI medical patent applications must simultaneously deal with these two aspects of subject matter eligibility in Taiwan. (aipla.org)
By assignment of rights from the IC employees and other inventors, HHS , on behalf of the Government , owns intellectual property rights claimed in any United States or foreign patent applications or patents corresponding to the assigned inventions. (cdc.gov)
In addition, patent applications for the identified biomarkers have been filed, the reserachers note. (medscape.com)

Patent filings are nothing new, from Sony or any other video game-related company. (gamesradar.com)
Over the past year, we've seen a litany of patent filings by Sony for PlayStation projects, some of which have actually taken shape, like the PSVR patent that preceded the announcement of a PS5 PSVR headset , or there's the haptics-related patent, which could bring controller haptics to streams . (gamesradar.com)
A complex aftermath is envisioned for patent filings with multiple deficiencies. (blg.com)

Utility patents , the most common type, refer to inventions that have a particular function. (howstuffworks.com)
Lastly, a plant patent protects inventions of asexually reproducible plants. (howstuffworks.com)
However, the tech giant is granted patents for many inventions that never see the light of day. (mactech.com)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC) today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Zscaler, Inc. in the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Delaware. (darkreading.com)
Lexaria Bioscience Corp.'s patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH™, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) enter the bloodstream by promoting more effective oral delivery. (biospace.com)

stop infringing our patents and get the necessary license from Huawei, and work together with Huawei to jointly drive the industry forward. (ibtimes.com)
Huawei claims to hold 50,377 patents globally as of Dec. 31. (ibtimes.com)

NTP Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Palm Inc., echoing the allegations the patent-holding firm made against Research in Motion Ltd. that nearly shut down RIM's BlackBerry service. (computerworld.com)
Chinese ingredient supplier BGG World has announced a favorable outcome in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by an American vitamin E competitor. (nutraingredients-usa.com)

GeoComply seeks a judgment that XPoint has infringed on its patent and a permanent injunction to prevent XPoint from using the patented technology. (casino.org)

The lawsuit, filed Monday in the District Court for the Eastern Region of Virginia, alleges that Palm is using NTP technology in its mobile wireless e-mail devices and asks the judge to stop Palm from selling and operating such products, and to fine the company for punitive damages. (computerworld.com)
We have an obligation to our customers and our shareholders to defend our intellectual property when we believe it has been infringed, and the lawsuit filed against Zscaler is intended to stop them from copying our pioneering technologies in network security," said Scott Taylor, Symantec's Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. (darkreading.com)

Access our patent databases and search tools. (epo.org)
For example, a new search engine is a type of software that may qualify as a utility patent. (score.org)
The easiest way of finding this out is to search patent databases, for example Espacenet , a worldwide patent database containing over 60 million documents. (lu.se)

The complaint involves seven patents that Nokia says Apple is using to 'create key features' in products related to the user interface and camera, antenna and power management technologies. (foxbusiness.com)
The case involves a patent troll called DDR, which was built out of the ashes of a failed dotcom called Nexchange, which tried to build affiliate style stores that could be embedded in other websites, with their look and feel. (techdirt.com)

In March, RIM agreed to pay $612.5 million to settle NTP's patent claims and gain the right to continue its smart phone business. (computerworld.com)
Samsung claims to be holding 110,145 patents globally at 2015 end. (ibtimes.com)
Symantec noted that it is continuing to investigate this matter and will file further claims if additional infringements are identified. (darkreading.com)
Siemens and Philips could be liable for treble damagesThe other shoe dropped last month in Fonar's ongoing campaignto assert its MRI patent claims. (diagnosticimaging.com)
The other shoe dropped last month in Fonar's ongoing campaignto assert its MRI patent claims. (diagnosticimaging.com)
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the EasternDistrict of New York, the same venue in which Fonar won a $110million jury verdict over GE Medical Systems in May (SCAN 6/7/95).The victory stunned the MRI industry, which has been awaitingthe fulfillment of Fonar's promise to press its claims againstother vendors. (diagnosticimaging.com)
Fonar is asserting two additional claims against Siemens, onefor a patent entitled 'Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatusincluding permanent magnet configuration,' and the otherentitled 'Eddy current control in MRI. (diagnosticimaging.com)
Fonar has also added a twist to its claims, charging Siemensand Philips with 'willful infringement' of its patents,an accusation that was not leveled at GE. (diagnosticimaging.com)
Identically numbered tables on the right margin show number of claims, lode or placer patented or unpatented, and principal minerals. (cdc.gov)

In the United States, only the inventor of the idea can patent it (though the inventor can transfer those rights to another individual or company). (howstuffworks.com)
The inventor is the only person who may obtain the patent. (score.org)
The definitions for a "university," "nonprofit organization," and "individual inventor" are defined in the patent regulations. (readwrite.com)

Both filed a number of suits against each other in several other jurisdictions but reportedl y agreed to drop all litigation outside the United States in August 2014. (ibtimes.com)
Both of these patents were at issue in the GE litigation. (diagnosticimaging.com)
A chart often used in the context of patent litigation for analyzing and presenting information regarding a patent claim vis-à-vis an allegedly infringing product or method. (wikipedia.org)

This is in contrast to design patents , which cover non-functional parts of articles, like the unique, ornamental shape or surface of an item. (howstuffworks.com)
Design patents protect the appearance of an article, but not its structural or functional features. (score.org)
Famous design patents include the Statue of Liberty and the original curvy Coca-Cola bottle. (score.org)

GlobalData Patent Analytics tracks bibliographic data, legal events data, point in time patent ownerships, and backward and forward citations from global patenting offices. (just-style.com)

With the ever increasing use of cell phones and other electronic devices while driving recognized as a major contributor to crashes on the USA's roadways, one of the country's leading suppliers of public safety and automated traffic enforcement equipment is patenting a camera-based system that can enforce distracted driving offenses. (traffictechnologytoday.com)

BT, Britain's dominant fixed-line telecoms group, sued Google in 2011 over six patents related to mobile technology. (foxbusiness.com)
Palm said the NTP patents cover an e-mail system that uses pager technology, a method that Palm said has nothing in common with its own technology. (computerworld.com)
Even if the patent is granted, there's nothing guaranteeing that Apple is intending to bring the technology to market or even that it wants to try and do so. (macobserver.com)
GeoComply expects to file for a preliminary injunction that, if granted, would block XPoint from offering its geolocation technology platform. (casino.org)
There is no assurance that any of Lexaria's postulated uses, benefits, or advantages for the patented and patent-pending technology will in fact be realized in any manner or in any part. (biospace.com)
Apple has filed a patent for a curved battery, strengthening rumours that Apple is working its own wearable technology in the form of the Apple Watch . (trustedreviews.com)
The patent is also deeply specific about the way the curved battery would be manufactured, which suggests Apple has already perfected the technology. (trustedreviews.com)
WICOP is a patented technology that is compactly designed without wire bonding or packaging, enabling LEDs to be mounted directly in a PCB assembly. (semiconductor-today.com)
A small company like Fonarlives by its technology and must have the benefits of its patents. (diagnosticimaging.com)

Palm respects legitimate intellectual property rights but will defend itself vigorously against the attempted misuse of the patent and judicial systems to extract monetary value for rights to patents that may ultimately have no value at all," the company said in a statement. (computerworld.com)
In the complaint filed yesterday, AOI is seeking monetary damages from Molex and a permanent injunction. (wjbf.com)

The patents in the suits represent only a small portion of Spansion's IP portfolio. (prnewswire.com)

Microsoft filed it with the US Patents and Trademark Office in 2018. (verdict.co.uk)

The patent office has found the patents invalid but is still in the midst of a potentially lengthy re-examination process. (computerworld.com)
This video has an invalid file format. (gamespot.com)

It would be desirable if a user could use an inexpensive, simple and non-electronic device as a video game peripheral," the description with the original patent filing reads. (gamesradar.com)
The battery cell includes a set of layers including a cathode with an active coating, a separator and an anode with an active coating," reads the patent. (trustedreviews.com)

pioneering development' of 'key technologies in small electronic devices,' said Nokia's Paul Mellin, the general manager of patent licensing in a statement about the ITC complaint. (foxbusiness.com)
GeoComply said in its complaint, which was filed on Tuesday that XPoint's method of confirming a bettor's location mirrors its process in that it shares data with two servers. (casino.org)
AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet datacenter, telecom and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) markets, today announced that it has filed a complaint for patent infringement against Molex, LLC (Molex). (wjbf.com)
We believe that Molex is infringing upon two of our key optical transceiver patents, and our filing of this complaint is a step to protect our intellectual property," said David Kuo, Senior VP & Chief Legal Officer. (wjbf.com)

The patent is for a hybrid DualShock/Move gaming controller, meaning that you could use it as a normal controller just like any of Sony's other DualShock devices, or you could split it apart to make two Move controllers. (slashgear.com)

Though we would still prefer to resolve this issue with Palm in a negotiated license agreement that is fair and reasonable to both parties, we are filing action today as a last resort to protect our valuable intellectual property. (computerworld.com)

It last communicated with NTP "many months ago," around the time that each of the relevant patents was being re-examined by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (computerworld.com)
According to US Patent Office records, that design was invented by Anna Sainsbury, co-founder and current CEO of GeoComply. (casino.org)
The latest statistics [PDF] from the Patent and Trademark Office prove what EFF has been saying for years: third party challenges to patent validity provide an invaluable check on improper and overbroad patents. (eff.org)
From 1981 through the end of 2007, the Office of the Patent Commissioner has granted over ninety percent of these ex parte reexamination requests. (eff.org)

Apple has applied for a patent on a way of using physical gestures - both on a touchscreen and gestures involving the entire device - to initiate data transfers between devices. (macobserver.com)

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, S. 2140, (PERA), sponsored by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) would be a huge gift to patent trolls, a few tech firms that aggressively license patents, and patent lawyers. (eff.org)
Last week a jury in the federal district court in Marshall, Texas (patent trolls' favorite court) gave a ruling that was a clear miscarriage of justice - and this is a case where I actually know quite a lot about the details and have firsthand knowledge that the patents are 100% bogus. (techdirt.com)

Usually Chinese companies aer sued for patent infringements. (cctv.com)

According to GlobalData's company profile on Far Eastern New Century , biodegradable Polyesters was a key innovation area identified from patents. (just-style.com)

For instance, in the image below Apple demonstrates the idea of using a sliding or flicking gesture on an iPad to fling a file or data to a specific device in a room. (macobserver.com)

The lawsuit asserts that Zscaler products violate seven of Symantec's patents across a variety of network security technologies including web security, data loss prevention, threat prevention, access control and antivirus techniques. (darkreading.com)
The suit focuses on a patent for collecting geolocation data from a device, identifying programs on that device, and using two servers - including one from a gaming operator - to confirm the device's physical location. (casino.org)
This data demonstrates how reexamination can help limit the impact of illegitimate patents on the public domain. (eff.org)
Most AI medical patents in Taiwan are applied in physiological diagnoses and measurements, followed by data calculation and medical data management. (aipla.org)
Subject overlays for the 153 quadrangles of Alaska are clear plastic sheets with numbered circles showing the locations of all mineral deposits recorded in the state of Alaska kardex files of mineral claim data. (cdc.gov)
Read the General Documentation on Laboratory Data file for detailed QA/QC protocols. (cdc.gov)
This has been expanded to include more Patent Offices, such as Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, with the focus on substance and reaction data, patent citation information, Markush substance display, more patent family information and patent classification codes. (lu.se)

The filing describes a wearable heads-up display like Google Glass and the Sony Glasstron, and acknowledges that these displays have struggled to gain traction in the consumer market because of a lack of style, and an overall bulky look. (betakit.com)
The patent filing also describes a photopolymer "often using in holography," and curved eyeglass lens designs. (betakit.com)
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230151178A1) describes a multi-block copolyester ether thermoplastic elastomer foam. (just-style.com)
The patent also describes a method for preparing the multi-block copolyester ether thermoplastic elastomer foam. (just-style.com)

How does this small business patent differ from a utility patent? (score.org)
A utility patent will protect the use of an article. (score.org)

The patent, which gives GeoComply sole rights to the intellectual property, is set to expire in December 2033. (casino.org)
The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will debate a bill this week that would dramatically limit the public's right to challenge bad granted patents. (eff.org)

The patent does show a liquid cooling system that would be activated when the battery is installed. (autotrader.ca)
Sony filed a patent on October 23 for "a‚ method by which a system could track the movement of one or more controllers, with video tracking the position of the controllers and ultrasonic frequencies used to determine their distance from the console. (blastmagazine.com)
The parts management system is configured to receive a request for a part definition file in the parts library, identify the part definition file in the plurality of part definition files in the parts library, receive an indication of a printing of a part using the part definition file, and store an entry identifying the printing of the part using the part definition file in the database. (tctmagazine.com)
Microsoft has filed a patent for a "meeting insight computing system" that could use sensors to monitor participants' body language and facial expressions. (verdict.co.uk)
In the filing, Microsoft said: "The meeting insight computing system relies on quality parameters received from a plurality of meeting quality monitoring devices. (verdict.co.uk)

CODE ), a global leader in embedded systems solutions, today announced that it has filed two additional patent infringement complaints against Macronix to address Macronix's past and ongoing widespread violations of Spansion's patents in a broad and growing range of Macronix NOR Flash and XtraROM memory products. (prnewswire.com)
Patents help to give their innovations longevity as replicas don't get created and the innovations give the companies high- margin products. (livemint.com)
In the two cases, which are pending in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the German District Court of Düsseldorf, Seoul asserted infringement of its patents by Philips brand TVs, filament LED bulbs, and premium lighting products. (semiconductor-today.com)
PepsiCo is seeking to patent a method of making chewy granola bars, bites and other snack products containing carbonated 'fizzy' candy. (foodnavigator-usa.com)
The high price of patented health products impedes access to health products in low- and-middle income countries such as those in the WHO African Region. (who.int)

Apple countersued earlier this month, charging that Nokia has infringed on 13 Apple patents. (foxbusiness.com)
An Apple spokesman could not be reached for comment Tuesday morning, but when it filed the countersuit Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell said: 'Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours. (foxbusiness.com)
Apple filed for the patent in January of 2010. (macobserver.com)
Apple has filed for a patent (number 20230049811 A1) for "hinges for folding display devices. (mactech.com)
In the patent filing Apple notes that a foldable electronic device may have a display formed from a flexible display panel that overlaps a bend axis. (mactech.com)
Apple has filed a patent in the US to project digital content on to vehicle windscreens, potentially including content from Apple CarPlay, shown above. (irishtimes.com)
That's what Apple is aiming for with a patent it has just filed in the United States. (irishtimes.com)

This type of patent may be a useful process, machine, article of manufacture, composition of matter, or new or useful improvement. (score.org)
EFF is working to gather more information about recent patent reexamination proceedings and other public interest efforts to control patent quality through the reexamination process. (eff.org)
Boeing's patent , published last week proposes that parts can be manufactured by downloading a file from a database and then 3D printed within hours, cutting out lengthy lead times in the process. (tctmagazine.com)
The process of interpreting or explaining the meaning of the terms in a patent claim, especially in the context of patent infringement. (wikipedia.org)

The Melville, NY, company filedsuit June 16 against Siemens Medical Systems of Iselin, NJ, andPhilips Medical Systems North America of Shelton, CT, chargingthose firms with violating MRI patents held by Fonar chief executiveDr. (diagnosticimaging.com)

Symantec Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Zscaler, Inc. (darkreading.com)
Its attorneysfiled suit in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, DE, in May toinvalidate the four patents that are central to Fonar's case (SCAN5/10/95). (diagnosticimaging.com)

The terms for a design patent , effective May 13, 2015, may last 15 years from the date of the patent grant. (score.org)
Since the start of ex parte reexamination in 1981, there have been over nine thousand requests that the PTO revisit issued patents, averaging over five hundred annually in recent years. (eff.org)
Digital River pointed out that it had been doing the same thing since its founding more than two years before Nexchange filed for its patents . (techdirt.com)

Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in our reports filed with OTC Markets from time to time which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows. (yahoo.com)
BGG issued a statement at the time saying that it did not believe it was infringing on the patent, and a recent ruling has vindicated that point of view. (nutraingredients-usa.com)
The second design, was filed at the same time and approved on December 1st. (diyphotography.net)

These additional complaints follow ITC and District Court complaints Spansion filed in August 2013. (prnewswire.com)

The database is configured to store entries identifying a printing of parts using the plurality of part definition files. (tctmagazine.com)

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