January 2012

stork.jpgIPNews® – A Manhattan clothing designer is attempting to capitalize on the name of the newborn daughter of rap and hip hop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z. 

An attorney for Joseph Mbeh has filed an application to trademark the name “Blue Ivy Carter NYC” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  The trademark application was reportedly filed

ibm.jpgIPNews® – With Asian technology giants on its heels, IBM managed to keep its top patent holder spot for the nineteenth straight year.  With 6,180 new patents in 2011, IBM is facing stiff competition in the rankings from companies such as Samsung, who had an eight percent growth with 4,894 new patents. 

With only two American

apple-logo-gray.jpgIPNews® – Apple has filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark to use hydrogen fuel cell technology in its portable electronic devices such as the iPhone and iPad.  The technology offers the potential to go weeks without charging and cut down on the bulk and weight of batteries currently used in portable electronic