Orange County – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has just released the details on a new patent examination initiative that would speed up the examination process to one year for those willing to pay. Because of the large backlog, the process currently can take up to three years from the
Twitter Co-founder Sues Over Square Patent
Orange County – Twitter co-founder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has filed suit over the patent rights to Square, a device that Time Magazine named as one of the Top 50 Inventions in 2010. Jim McKelvey, a glassblowing artist turned entrepreneur has joined Dorsey in the lawsuit against Robert Morley, an associate professor of electrical engineering
White House Proposing New Intellectual Property Laws
Orange County – In an effort to suppress Internet piracy, President Obama has announced a set of proposed bills he will be sending for Congressional approval. The legislative proposals are designed to increase the enforcement of laws regarding intellectual property theft, specifically online piracy.
Victoria Espinel, who has been appointed by the Obama administration as
LG Playing “Patent Wars” With Sony
San Diego – Reacting to a patent infringement suit filed by Sony, LG Electronics has filed its own patent infringement complaint, attempting to have sales of the PlayStation 3 banned in the United States.
The battle began in December when Sony, the Tokyo-based consumer electronics giant, filed a complaint claiming that LG’s mobile phone
Harlequin Files a Patent Application for the Essential Romantic Kiss
Orange County – What happens when a marketing department decides to try their hand at filing a patent application? Harlequin Enterprises, better known for its woman’s fiction novels than its R&D department, has answered that question. Recently, Harlequin filed a patent application for “The Essential Romantic Kiss.” The application traces the history of the kiss to the
Patent Battle Between Microsoft and TiVo Heats Up
Orange County – Microsoft is adding new fuel to the fire in its patent infringement battle with DVR pioneer TiVo. In a recent patent infringement complaint, Microsoft is claiming that TiVo is infringing on four of its patents that date back to the mid-1990’s. The patents are related to technologies tied to interactive television
Twitter Sued for Patent Infringement for Connecting Celebrities Online
San Diego – Social media website Twitter is being sued by VS Technologies for infringing on its “309 patent” which it describes as a “method and system for creating an interactive virtual community of famous people.” Twitter’s micro logging site attracts users who want to follow every ‘Tweet’ by famous celebrities such as Lady Gaga