News tagged with patent system
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Apple patents an inexpensive 3-D projection system
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. patent office has granted Apple a patent for a 3-D projection system that doesn't require the use of bulky 3-D glasses. This gives the viewer more freedom of movement and viewing ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Study finds patent systems may discourage innovation
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study challenges the traditional view that patents foster innovation, suggesting instead that they may hinder technological progress, economic activity and societal wealth. These results ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Patent reform act stirs mixed emotions in science circles
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Senate on Thursday approved (by a vote of 89-9) the America Invents Act. The Act is being hailed as a substantial overhaul of the U.S. patent system. The America Invents Act changes the ...
Sep 10, 2011 |
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Markets outperform patents in promoting intellectual discovery, say economists
When it comes to intellectual curiosity and creativity, a market economy in which inventors can buy and sell shares of the key components of their discoveries actually beats out the winner-takes-all world of patent rights ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Microsoft 'streaming storage' patent maps OS future
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft might be planning a future where Windows open to something far bigger, the next time you push your power button on. A patent filed by Microsoft points to its plan for an operating system environment ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Nokia feels out haptic feedback tattoo system for phones
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia, the Finnish smartphone maker, has filed a patent for a haptic communication system where tattoos will send you vibrations so you know who is calling. Your ferromagnetic ink tattoo would ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Fujitsu cedes 'iPad' trademark to Apple
Japan's Fujitsu has ceded rights to the "iPad" name to Apple, just in time for the tablet computer from the California company to hit US stores next month.
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Survey challenges popular beliefs about high-tech startup patents
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new survey of high-technology entrepreneurs finds that patents provide less incentive to innovate than popularly believed, but offer tangible benefits by limiting competition, attracting financing, and ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Google-Motorola deal highlights patent arms race
(AP) -- When an Internet company plunks down $12.5 billion to buy a struggling cellphone company for its collection of patents, it's another sign that, for the high-tech industry, patents have become a mallet ...
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Samsung patent wants to get in user's face
(Phys.org) -- Samsung phones of the future may tell if you are happy, sad, or altogether disgusted. Samsung has filed for a patent on a method and device that can tell a user’s emotions based on facial ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 27, 2012 |
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How will the US biotechnology industry benefit from new patent laws?
Passage of the America Invents Act into law led to the most dramatic changes in the U.S. patent system in 60 years. These reforms will have a significant impact on technology innovators such as biotechnology-based businesses, ...
May 01, 2012 |
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Microsoft ordered to pay $388 mln in patent case
A federal jury ordered US software giant Microsoft on Wednesday to pay 388 million dollars to Uniloc for infringing on an anti-piracy software patent held by the Singapore- and US-based company.
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Bill revision could mean money for NJ drug company
(AP) -- A billion-dollar "technical revision" added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical company and a law firm.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Single euro patent battle hits legal buffer
A decades-long battle to allow companies to register patents just once across the single European market suffered a major setback Tuesday with a damaging EU court judgment.
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Court to review patent judgment against Microsoft
(AP) -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to referee a $290 million dispute between Microsoft Corp. and a Canadian technology company over complaints that a tool used in the popular Microsoft Word program violated patent protections.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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