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Question: what parts of the US government are most concerned with patents? Easy answer: the USPTO. Extra credit if you named the Federal District Courts, the venue... Read More »
Richard Phillips, president of the Intellectual Property Owners Association, sent a powerful message to Washington the day before the Rio+20 UN Conference on... Read More »
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Leonard PrietThe IP angle on the Rio+20 story is interesting, but I didn't hear about it at all in the news. Is this just a problem that the first world is ignoring because it doesn't really affect us?
Jul 2, 2012
Russell McOrmondThe United States did not honour foreign copyright while they were a developing nation. I do not see how having different levels of intellectual monopoly policy in different countries can ever be seen as a form of "foreign aid". Those taking risks based on the presumption of intellectual monopolies should not be presuming a global monopoly. In fact, they shouln't be presuming any specific monopoly in any country, given we may eventually move away from the presumption based to an evidence based policy setting to determine the right level of intellectual monopolies.
Jul 3, 2012
A short update this week, here's a rundown of what's been drawing attention and making headlines.
Patents, patents, patents
I should start by wishing... Read More »
Last week a federal jury found that Google did not commit patent infringement on two Oracle patents in question. In a unanimous verdict, the 10-member jury dashed... Read More »
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Daniel PorterHoorah for open source! The last thing we need is an extensive software patent war on our hands as well, so with some luck this will start to nip it in the bud. I wonder if, as you suggest, this sort of decision will have any impact on the technological patent wars, with their pre-established rhetoric of fair use?
May 29, 2012
Done deal. After approval from the EU and US reviewers, was there much doubt that Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility would run aground in China? Now that... Read More »
As the patent wars rage on between Apple and Samsung, with the two jostling for top spot in the smartphone and tablet industries. A U.S. appeals court ruled that... Read More »
Toshiba invented NAND flash twenty five years ago. Today, flash memory is used in iPhones and iPads, and a myriad of mobile gadgets used by hundreds of millions of... Read More »
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Anonymous i should say thats a great invention especially the 10ns speed and ability to work on low power better stil store data when power is out thats awesome especially for users in countries like uganda where power is not stable, My concern though is with all these firms joinin the battle for patents is going to ruin ReRam's usage as new storages will come up to compete with it. I dont see Toshiba or HP or even Dell sitting and not inventing a simillar storage in case they lose the patents.
May 14, 2012
Daniel PorterIt seems pretty clear ReRAM is going to be the next "big" technology in the world of small technology. Like NAND, though, it's likely going to take a few years of development before they have it in a marketable form, and I think the company's that started earlier like Toshiba (and maybe Micron, now that they have Elpida's IP and expertise) are going to have a pretty significant advantage.
May 14, 2012
There is no end in sight to the corporate patent wars in the courts today. A few months ago I wrote about the ongoing battle between Motorola and Apple and... Read More »
Struggling cell phone manufacturer Nokia launched a recent attack in both German and U.S. courts, filing lawsuits against HTC, RIM, and ViewSonic, alleging a laundry... Read More »
"But in the decline of the empire, when every principle of health and life had been exhausted, the tardy application of this partial remedy was incapable of... Read More »
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) recently partnered with the Science and Technical Facilities Council (STFC). The pair have gotten together to... Read More »
Groupon has grown successfully due to its ability to help city-dwellers explore local dining hotspots, discover various entertainment activities and purchase products ... Read More »
This week's high-tech headlines and trends ...
The secret high-tech augment reality arms race
Bionic contact lenses, augmented reality glasses and... Read More »
In mythology, trolls are often portrayed as large brutes with little creativity and even worse manners who enjoy devouring innocent people. In stories and songs ... Read More »
Here's this week's high-tech trends that either made headlines or went under the radar!
Facebook countersuit seizes the Yahoo gauntlet and backhands the... Read More »
What began as the threat of a Yahoo patent jackal coveting the Facebook lion's share soon flashed fangs as a lawsuit on March 12, 2012, with Yahoo... Read More »
Facebook recently fired a salvo in its defense against Yahoo by purchasing 750 patents from IBM. To backtrack a bit for those who have not been following the latest... Read More »
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Anonymous Interesting viewpoint on patent aggregators. What if Yahoo is also using the same patent aggregator? For example, if Yahoo is a member of RPX, would that membership still be useful?
Mar 26, 2012
In order to better understand the Yahoo vs Facebook lawsuit, let us examine the patents that Yahoo is disputing. Between April 2, 1999, when the patent was... Read More »
These are the industry trends that might have slipped under the radar ...
Google hires DARPA director Regina Dugan
DARPA is losing its director as Regina... Read More »
An ongoing battle, which went public in 2010, arrived in Santa Clara, California on February 17th. A technological company in... Read More »