US patents boss cannot stress enough that inventors must be human, not AI You can use neural networks to help, sure, but not do all the work AI + ML13 Feb 2024 | 15
Cloudflare defeats another patent troll with crowd-sourced prior-art army The bounty payouts may be high, but Project Jengo doesn't miss Networks12 Feb 2024 | 23
Netgear hauls Huawei to court over Wi-Fi patent spat Router maker claims Chinese giant refuses to license on reasonable terms Networks01 Feb 2024 | 16
AI dashcam slinger Samsara accuses rival Motive of corporate skullduggery Lawsuit claims top execs made fake accounts to study and copy competing products for years AI + ML24 Jan 2024 |
Ban on Apple watches with blood oxygen sensors confirmed after failed appeal Series 9 and Ultra 2 models cannot be imported to the US starting from 18 January Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 13
IBM overhauls rewards program for staff inventions, wipes away cash points Exclusive Big Blue staffers aren't pleased to lose out on potential bonuses On-Prem17 Jan 2024 | 60
Google's TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge Singular alleges AI accelerators built from ripped-off blueprints On-Prem10 Jan 2024 | 28
Apple pulls Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 from shelves in US after Masimo patent brawl Get those holiday orders wrapped up now, because the bell tolls for iStrap Personal Tech18 Dec 2023 | 4
Lenovo sues Asus for patent infringement, seeks US ZenBook ban Updated Why can't we be FRANDS? Personal Tech22 Nov 2023 | 11
Biden's facing the clock to veto Apple Watch import ban after ITC patent ruling I'll huff and I'll puff and Masimo will blow your sales down Personal Tech27 Oct 2023 | 34
Martin Goetz, recipient of the first software patent, logs off at 93 Obituary The industry owes him a debt of gratitude Software23 Oct 2023 | 24
Judge tosses Sonos's $32.5M patent win over Google with savage slam down 'It is wrong that our system was used to punish an innovator and to enrich a pretender' Personal Tech10 Oct 2023 | 24
China's top RISC-V players form patent alliance UPDATED Industry alliance confirms purpose of pact is 'to create an ecosystem of patent non-litigation' Systems31 Aug 2023 |
Microsoft maybe still dreams of bendy phones, judging from 360° folding screen patent Could a Surface mobe with one of these displays eliminate all that bad press from the Duo? Personal Tech30 Aug 2023 | 6
Judge snuffs man's quest to have AI-created art protected by copyright 'A Recent Entrance to Paradise' lost AI + ML21 Aug 2023 | 20
On the record: Apple bags patent for iDevice to play LPs From Norman Cook to Tim Cook Bootnotes28 Jul 2023 | 81
Jury orders Google to pay $340M patent-infringement damages over Chromecast Something something don't cross the streams Personal Tech24 Jul 2023 | 42
UK court sides with Optis Cellular Technology in Apple 4G patent clash Appeal rejected: iPhone and iPad have infringing components inside Networks06 Jul 2023 | 3
Mega patent holder Huawei said to be putting licensing squeeze on SMEs Updated Mobile network IP a compelling reason to ask folks to be FRANDs Networks19 Jun 2023 | 13
MediaTek accused of setting 'patent troll' on rival, says it will defend itself RealTek alleges MediaTek was paying Future Link a 'secret bounty' to file 'meritless' patent cases in US courts Systems08 Jun 2023 | 10
Google snubbed JPEG XL so of course Apple now supports it in Safari Chocolate Factory under pressure to reverse decision to abandon image format Applications07 Jun 2023 | 54
Europe floats patent overhaul, which obviously everyone's thrilled about Industry groups and biz aren't yet sold on reforms Legal01 May 2023 | 8
US Supreme Court snubs that guy who wants AI recognized as patent inventors No surprise for a panel that appears to enjoy taking away rights rather than granting them AI + ML24 Apr 2023 | 49
Samsung to cough up third of a billion bucks for ripping off patent Next on Netlist's hit list? Micron and Google Storage24 Apr 2023 | 10
Appeals court spares Google from $20m patent payout over Chrome Chocolate Factory can afford some staples now, or? Security19 Apr 2023 | 8
Decade-old patent battle goes Apple's way But wait! There could be more litigation as VirnetX isn't giving up yet Networks31 Mar 2023 | 14
Apple bags patent for folding phone that closes as it's dropped You've gotta protect those butter-soft OLED screens somehow Personal Tech20 Mar 2023 | 27
Lenovo ordered to pay $140M for InterDigital patents – sees this as a 'major win' Oh wait, another appeal is on the way. Seventh time the charm? Networks17 Mar 2023 | 11
The clock is ticking on a possible US import ban for Apple Watch What's the time? It's time to go to court to see if the iGiant crushed a rival's heart-watching apps Personal Tech23 Feb 2023 | 21
Sick of smudges on your car's enormo touchscreen? GM patents potential cure How about the inside of the windshield instead? Personal Tech17 Feb 2023 | 75
Intel settles to escape $4b patent suit with VLSI Turns out patent trolls don't like being outed by their lawyers Systems29 Dec 2022 | 53
Microsoft patent eyes ads in streaming online games Picture your avatar wearing a logo-emblazoned shirt driving past a billboard touting a product Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 64
Cisco wriggles out from $2 billion bill for ‘willful and egregious’ patent infringements Supreme Court won’t revisit case after agreeing conflict of interest trumped tech Networks06 Dec 2022 | 19
Intel hit with $948.8 million VLSI infringement verdict Cascade Lake and Skylake prove even more expensive than expected Systems16 Nov 2022 | 13
Splunk alleges source code theft by former employee who started rival biz Updated Cribl accused of terrible behaviour, horrible IP practices, responds saying accusations are risible Software06 Oct 2022 | 10
One man's battle to get patent rights for AI inventors in America may be over Analysis Stephen Thaler is fighting the law, and the law is winning AI + ML01 Sep 2022 | 46
Intel hands over nearly 5,000 patents in deal with IP management outfit Newly formed Tahoe Research Limited will seek to license them to third parties Legal15 Aug 2022 | 12
Tech industry stuck over patent problems with AI algorithms Lawyers at Google are unsure if they can patent chip floorplans created by machines AI + ML10 Aug 2022 | 29
Google sues Sonos yet again, claiming it stole IP and infringed patents Patent lawsuits, the next saga Personal Tech08 Aug 2022 | 33
US-funded breakthrough battery tech just simply handed over to China Licencing snafu sends American invention overseas Science04 Aug 2022 | 59
AI-friendly patent law needed 'as a matter of national security', ex-USPTO boss says Neural network training and whatnot didn't occur to 18th century founders AI + ML02 Aug 2022 | 32
Is the Apple car real? These patents suggest yes About 250 automotive applications in two decades – a fraction of what it files in a single year, mind Personal Tech26 Jul 2022 | 20
AI inventors may find it difficult to patent their tech under today's laws Comment Why newfangled algorithms could be a headache for examiners AI + ML09 Jul 2022 | 28
$185m anti-malware patent dispute: Norton and Columbia University fight on Decade-old spat over security tech not over yet as New York institution files for enhanced damages Legal04 Jul 2022 | 14
Former chip research professor jailed for not disclosing Chinese patents This is how Beijing illegally accesses US tech, say Feds Legal17 Jun 2022 | 16
Tesla sues former engineer, claims he stole Dojo supercomputer trade secrets AI is meant to solve tech challenges innate in designing, running complex system Legal09 May 2022 | 13
ITC judge recommends banning toner imports that infringe Canon's IP Can the US market manage without them? Commission wants to know Personal Tech18 Mar 2022 | 35
Russia mulls making software piracy legal and patent licensing compulsory Rule rethink would apply only to those in countries that support sanctions Applications08 Mar 2022 | 124
Harvard, MIT, Berkeley are still fighting over genome-editing patents. Now another ruling Who says organic chemistry doesn't have its drama? Science02 Mar 2022 | 7
Apple seeks patent for 'innovation' resembling the ZX Spectrum, C64 and rPi 400 Cupertino seeks signoff on computer and keyboard in one unit – we've seen that somewhere before … Personal Tech28 Feb 2022 | 204
European Union takes China to WTO over smartphone patents Alleges Middle Kingdom's courts make it impossible to chase manufacturers who won't respect IP rights Legal21 Feb 2022 | 54
Alarm raised after Microsoft wins data-encoding patent This is why we can't have nice things, potentially Software17 Feb 2022 | 91
Apple, Broadcom allowed to press Ctrl-Z on billion-dollar Wi-Fi patent payout to Caltech Appeals court orders do-over for damages calculation Networks04 Feb 2022 | 31
BlackBerry offloads its 'legacy' patents – some of the stuff that made its phones hum $600M sale to new owner created and funded just to handle mobile, networking, and messaging IP Software01 Feb 2022 | 17
Google: We disagree with Sonos patent ruling so much, we've changed our code to avoid infringement And also an import ban Personal Tech08 Jan 2022 | 60
Nvidia CEO Huang jointly files patent for software tech in the metaverse The boss isn't too busy to be named Software10 Dec 2021 | 18
SAP patent not inventive enough to get legal protection, judge rules Teradata also sees wings clipped in ongoing battle with German ERP giant Legal16 Nov 2021 | 17
Court of Appeal says AI software cannot be listed as patent inventor 'A patent is a statutory right and it can only be granted to a person' AI + ML22 Sep 2021 | 45
Only 'natural persons' can be recognized as patent inventors, not AI systems, US judge rules Updated This isn't over says man pushing for neural networks' rights AI + ML04 Sep 2021 | 93
Brit says sorry after waving around nonce patent and leaning on sites to cough up Using that CSP 2.0 feature? You may have received a worrying missive Legal26 Aug 2021 | 47
Jury tells Apple to cough up two days of annual profit in 4G/LTE patent damages retrial And US trade judge reckons Google ripped off Sonos's tech Personal Tech14 Aug 2021 | 24
Australian court rules an AI can be considered an inventor on patent filings IP lawyer says decision is bad because the last thing we need is robot patent trolls AI + ML02 Aug 2021 | 55