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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'
22 Sep 2021 06:35 | 45
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Only 'natural persons' can be recognized as patent inventors, not AI systems, US judge rules
This isn't over says man pushing for neural networks' rights
04 Sep 2021 10:28 | 93
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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
26 Aug 2021 11:23 | 47
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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
14 Aug 2021 02:20 | 24
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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
02 Aug 2021 07:02 | 55
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Facebook granted patent for 'artificial reality' baseball cap. Repeat, an 'artificial reality' baseball cap
Yeah, y'know, Google Glass wasn't nearly obnoxious enough
23 Jun 2021 07:32 | 87
Applications
US Patent Office to take only DOCX in future – or PDFs if you pay extra
Wow, we finally found a fan of XML
27 May 2021 00:33 | 34
Legal
Patch me if you can: Microsoft, Samsung, and Google win appeal over patent on remote updating
Iron Oak fails to convince the Feds that Patent Board misinterpreted key phrase in the patent
25 May 2021 18:01 | 40
Networks
Cloudflare offers $100,000 for prior art to nuke networking patents a troll has accused it of ripping off
Picking intellectual property fights with internet backbone biz seldom ends well
26 Apr 2021 22:28 | 23
Legal
Patent battle over Facebook Live and 'walkie talkie' tech rattles through High Court in London
Sueball sees social network squaring off against app upstart in UK branch of worldwide fight
16 Apr 2021 08:30 | 14
Networks
Proof that Surface devices are not a niche product obsessed over by Microsoft fans: A patent lawsuit from Caltech
Well, you wanted to be just like Apple, right?
23 Mar 2021 15:49 | 22
Legal
Apple stung for $308m in battle over patent used in FairPlay DRM software
'Cases like this... stifle innovation and ultimately harm consumers,' says iGiant
22 Mar 2021 14:49 | 21
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Intel told by jury to pay $2.18bn to VLSI for ripping off two semiconductor patents
Chipzilla vows to appeal verdict
03 Mar 2021 01:55 | 11
Legal
Qualcomm under fire for 'anticompetitive' patent shenanigans causing pricey UK smartphones
Which? rides to the rescue of consumers and... er... Apple and Samsung?
25 Feb 2021 10:06 | 56
Networks
Apple on the hook for another $503m in decade-long VirnetX patent rip-off legal marathon
Guess what? It’s going to appeal. Again again. Again. Again
02 Nov 2020 21:51 | 22
Networks
Cisco ordered to cough up $2bn – yes, two billion dollars – plus royalties after ripping off biz's cybersecurity patents
Centripetal Networks uses lawsuit against Switchzilla. It's super effective
05 Oct 2020 23:56 | 34
Personal Tech
Sonos turns patent war with Google up a notch with fresh lawsuit timed to coincide with Pixel, Nest jamboree
Chromecast this, says smart speaker slinger
01 Oct 2020 01:31 | 9
Science
Intel, Apple, Cisco, Google sue US Patent Office – Tech police, open up!
Silicon Valley heavyweights demand access to review boards that can shoot down trolls just ahead of trial
02 Sep 2020 01:18 | 13
Storage
RIP: NetApp Advanced Technology Group shuffles off this mortal coil
The 'ideas factory' falls victim to latest round of corporate penny-pinching
28 Aug 2020 10:00 | 4
Networks
Supreme Court rules against Huawei in long-rolling Unwired Planet patent sueball: Take the licence terms we set or else
British courts can set global royalty rates for foreign firms
26 Aug 2020 12:02 | 19
Networks
Texas jury: Apple on the hook for half a billion dollars after infringing 4G LTE patents
Famed IP holder pops champers as Cupertino plots appeal
12 Aug 2020 15:42 | 30
Analysis
UK formally abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court, Germany plans to move forward nevertheless
But will the UPC be legal – or even worthwhile – without Britain?
21 Jul 2020 06:54 | 122
Software
You've accused Apple of patent infringement. You want to probe the iOS source in a closed-room environment. What to do in a pandemic?
Judge lays out rules from one-time passwords to window snooping
30 Jun 2020 10:08 | 23
Personal Tech
Speaker for yourself: Looks like 5 patents are table stakes as Google countersues Sonos
You copied our technology! No, YOU copied our technology!
12 Jun 2020 20:00 | 18
Personal Tech
Find your wallet, Apple: Ex-engineer adds eight more patents to lawsuit seeking credit for his developer work
Judge calls for settlement conference as fourth amended complaint filed
06 May 2020 00:40 | 32
Personal Tech
Caltech to Apple, Broadcom: You know that $1.1bn you owe for ripping off Wi-Fi patents? Double it, hotshots
US uni goes full honey badger on iPhone giant and its chip sidekick
04 May 2020 22:07 | 10
AI + ML
I'm doing this to stop humans ripping off brilliant ideas by computers and aliens, says guy unsuccessfully filing patents 'invented' by his AI
Bloke tells all to El Reg after US, Euro officials say only 'natural' people can be patent inventors
29 Apr 2020 09:45 | 64
Science
Patently dogged: Apple unleashes lawyers to slash $454m patent rip-off bill – even after Supreme Court snub
Will literally argue anything to tie up VirnetX lawyers for a bit longer
28 Apr 2020 01:54 | 19
Science
Germany says nein to Euro Unified Patent Court, pulls plug and leaves it nearby if anyone wants to put it back in
Top court says UPC was not properly approved but only on a technicality
23 Mar 2020 12:32 | 17
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Theranos vampire lives on: Owner of failed blood-testing biz's patents sues maker of actual COVID-19-testing kit
And 3D-printed valve for breathing machine sparks legal threat
18 Mar 2020 01:10 | 120
Personal Tech
Apple grudgingly opens up its check book, pays VirnetX $454m in patent royalties after a decade of wrangling
Loss of Face time
16 Mar 2020 23:51 | 27
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Brexit Britain changes its mind, says non, nein, no to Europe's unified patent court – potentially sealing its fate
UK.gov decision to back out of UPC smacks of ideology over commonsense
04 Mar 2020 06:54 | 125
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Startup Mycroft AI declares it will fight 'patent troll' tooth and nail after its Linux voice-assistant attracts lawsuit
OK Google, a little help here?
12 Feb 2020 09:16 | 41
Networks
Guess we have to do this the Huawei then: Verizon sued by Chinese giant for allegedly ripping off patented tech
So hard to pick a side when it's the Hannibal Lecter and Charles Manson of technology going toe to toe
06 Feb 2020 23:13 | 22
Networks
Caltech takes billion-dollar bite out of Apple, Broadcom for using its patented Wi-Fi tech without paying a penny
Knock knock knock: Give us the money! Knock knock knock: Give us the money!
30 Jan 2020 02:18 | 26
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Why so glum, VMware? It's Friday. Oh, is it this $235m patent infringement invoice from Densify? Too bad, so sad
Virtualization giant hit with massive tech blueprint verdict
24 Jan 2020 23:36 | 11
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The dream of a single European patent may die next month – and everyone is in denial about it
German Constitutional Court is much more dangerous than people think
16 Jan 2020 10:57 | 51
Personal Tech
Latest patent brouhaha: Sonos wheels out Doomsday device in bid to block Google Home sales.... The Register
Search engine monster sued by rival smart-speakers maker in scrap over intellectual property
08 Jan 2020 00:02 | 25
Networks
After five losses, Apple finally wins a round in $600m VirnetX FaceTime patent mega-battle
Keeping score? So far it’s Apple 3 VirnetX 8 with more to come
25 Nov 2019 21:02 | 8
On-Prem
Fed up of playing Whac-A-Mole with network of SoftBank-owned patent holders, Intel hits court
Chipzilla invokes Sherman and Clayton Acts in attempt to have contracts declared void
23 Oct 2019 10:59 | 32
Software
Fairytale for 2019: GNOME to battle a patent troll in court
Linux darling faces the lawyers over Shotwell shenanigans
25 Sep 2019 20:01 | 69
Networks
Uncle Sam is Huawei out of line with these hacking attacks, patent probes, Chinese mobe maker sighs
Comms giant says camera patent claims are a front for government intrusion
03 Sep 2019 20:38 | 11
Personal Tech
Cali court backs ex-Apple engineer who says he invented Find My iPhone and Passbook
Computing giant labeled 'ungenerous' for fighting lawsuit
21 Aug 2019 22:54 | 42
Networks
Apple loses FaceTime patent appeal again. And again. And again. And again. And again... yes, it's the fifth time
Talk about an appealing patent, eh, VirnetX?
02 Aug 2019 18:57 | 51
Legal
German patent hoarder IPCom fires sueball at Vodafone over 4G
A FRAND in need is a FRAND indeed, pair square up for infringement battle
25 Jul 2019 08:20 | 9
On-Prem
You're Huawei off base on this, Rubio: Lawyers slam US senator's bid to ban Chinese giant from filing patent lawsuits
Plus: Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon, related orgs added to trade blacklist
21 Jun 2019 19:47 | 35
Personal Tech
Koh-MG: Qualcomm guilty of abusing chip patent monopoly, biz promises to appeal
Snapdragon giant 'strangled competition' and forced others to pay unfair fees
22 May 2019 19:26 | 8
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