Patent

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

Facebook granted patent for 'artificial reality' baseball cap. Repeat, an 'artificial reality' baseball cap

Yeah, y'know, Google Glass wasn't nearly obnoxious enough

Bootnotes23 Jun 2021 | 87

US Patent Office to take only DOCX in future – or PDFs if you pay extra

Wow, we finally found a fan of XML

Applications27 May 2021 | 34

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

Legal25 May 2021 | 40

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

Networks26 Apr 2021 | 24

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

Legal16 Apr 2021 | 14

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?

Networks23 Mar 2021 | 22

Apple stung for $308m in battle over patent used in FairPlay DRM software

'Cases like this... stifle innovation and ultimately harm consumers,' says iGiant

Legal22 Mar 2021 | 21

Intel told by jury to pay $2.18bn to VLSI for ripping off two semiconductor patents

Chipzilla vows to appeal verdict

Legal03 Mar 2021 | 11