IPNews® – TiVo announced in its quarterly earnings report that it has filed a lawsuit against Samsung for patent infringement.
The digital video recorder maker claims that Samsung’s digital video recorders violate four of its patents. Settlements and licensing fees related to patents currently make up the majority of TiVo’s revenue. To continue reading, click:
IPNews® – An inventor of technology for equipping handbags with lights and USB ports has sued legendary fashion house Ralph Lauren.
The inventor claims that one of Ralph Lauren’s top selling handbags violates his patent rights. While Ralph Lauren has yet to issue any kind of response, the effects of this patent scuffle could be
IPNews® – Apple took a hit in its continuing back and forth with nemesis Samsung, as the USPTO issued a finding that calls into question the validity of one of Apple’s iPhone patents.
USPTO records show that one of Apple’s design patents was recently invalidated. Though Apple may attempt to further appeal the decision, overcoming
IPNews® – Kickstarter recently won its patent battle with rival crowdfunding website ArtistShare.
Kickstarter received legal threats from ArtistShare in regard to the use of computers to achieve crowdfunding for projects. In response, Kickstarter sued and won the legal battle with ArtistShare which ruled ArtistShare’s patent invalid. To continue reading, click: Kickstarter Prevails After
IPNews® – A judge recently ruled that the patent for a prenatal test should not have been issued to San Diego based bio-tech company Sequenom.
Sequenom received the patent for the pre-natal test called MaterniT21. However, a judge ruled that this patent should never have been awarded on the grounds that it covered a “natural
IPNews® – Ford Motors is releasing its electrified vehicle patents to competitors in hopes that sharing technology will speed and strengthen future technological developments for electric cars.
The move follows a similar recent move by Tesla. The hope is that this will speed the adoption of electric cars which Ford is gambling will help it
IPNews® – A patent from Google has come into the spotlight recently for being “Creepy”.
The new device is an Internet connected Teddy Bear capable of moving its eyes and making facial expressions in addition to recording audio and video. Apart from be able to scare your pets, the teddy would be able to control
IPNews® – Amazon was recently awarded a patent related to aerial delivery of packages, meaning that drones may be delivering goods to our front door in the future.
After being awarded the patent for a system for aerial delivery, Amazon continues to fight to change FAA laws to allow for commercial use of unmanned drones.
IPNews® – The Apple Watch has been awarded a design patent from the USPTO that protects all three models of the newest smart watch.
Similar to design patents for its iPad and iPhone, the patent protects the general appearance including a square design with rounded edges. Apple was also recently awarded patents for some of
IPNews® – Apple has been granted a patent that would allow two users to collaborate on the same app in real time.
Apple’s latest patent allows two or more iPhone or iPad users to interact with the same app in real time and collaborate together. In addition, Facetime would allow users to talk while simultaneously