Posts Tagged: technology
Do you have Technology to block Robocalls? The FTC & FCC Want You!
The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission want you — at least if you are an innovator with a solution for preventing illegal Robocalls. On April 23, …
The Unpredictable Prospects of Patenting Cancer Innovation
Art Unit 1618 and 1621 are both identified as relating to “organic compounds – part of the class 532-570 series.” However, the patenting probability for cancer related applications is markedly …
Are Women Under-Represented in IP Litigation?
Mayer agrees that female patent litigators are under-represented in IP litigation. In fact, women now make up about half of all law students at ABA-accredited schools, but …
Google Downplays Importance of STEM Education Despite Increased Job Opportunities and Wage Prospects for Workers
Looking at the results of multi-year studies conducted by Google into its own employment practices, including hiring standards and team productivity, Davidson noted Google’s own findings …
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Cross-Licensing Your Technology Patents
A cross-licensing patent agreement is a contract between at least two parties that grants mutual rights to both parties’ intellectual property. The agreement may be a private …
When Failure Becomes an Asset
Failure is success if we learn. So why shouldn't failure qualify as a trade secret? Competitors would love to avoid making the effort and taking the risk... …
WIPO and pharmaceutical industry joining forces to improve meds patent info
Protecting innovation through patents is the lifeblood of the global pharmaceutical industry. Without patents the world and its expanding population would be deprived of new and, ultimately, …
Qualcomm enters into 3G/4G license agreement with Turkish smartphone firm
On Monday, October 9th, San Diego, CA-based fabless semiconductor developer Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) announced that it had entered into a licensing agreement with Istanbul, Turkey-based General …
St. Regis Mohawks, BIO send letters to Senate Judiciary slamming the unfair playing field of IPRs at PTAB
On Thursday, October 12th, a pair of letters addressed to the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee were delivered in an attempt to inform Senators on …
Don Arney’s Bambi Bucket, a major contribution to aerial firefighting tech from the 1980s
Helicopters and other aircraft are often used to combat fires which cannot be controlled by personnel on the ground and the practice is a fairly expensive one. …
Executives for America’s tech giants refuse to come to Congress to testify on net neutrality
The Facebooks, Googles and Netflixes of the world, edge providers that provide Internet services via websites but not an Internet connection like ISPs offer, have every reason …
The Bitcoin Network, Blockchain Technology and Altcoin Futures
In 2008, as the financial markets crumbled in the largest economic crisis the world has seen since the 1930s, Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper describing his Bitcoin …
Finjan forms new subsidiary Finjan Blue to execute web security patent acquisition agreement with IBM
East Palo Alto, CA-based web security firm Finjan Holdings recently filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which disclosed a patent …
From underwater storage to drones, what is Amazon’s patent strategy?
At first sight Amazon´s patent portfolio is indeed remarkable, with respect to its total value as well as its development over time: the total value of …
Placing limits on innovation may exclude great inventions before it’s known what has been excluded
Since U.S. patents are granted with exclusive right to exclude, the only way to realize values of inventions is licensing, suing for damages or both. This …
