Patent Search and Filing

US Patent Office wins cash to clear log jam
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) took a long stride nearermuch-needed reform this week when president Barack Obama signed legislationwhich will enable the office to keep more of the revenue it generates frompatent-filing fees.

Oracle Calls Patent Foul Against Google and Android OS
Enterprise software giant Oracle Corp. last week filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Google, claiming its Android operating system violates a number of key Java patents.

Patent on hyperactivity drug taken away by court
Eli Lilly & Co of Indianapolis in the US has had to revise revenue outlook after losing its patent lawsuit over the attention deficit hyperactivity drug, Strattera.

Apple patent application details Telephonic MacBook
Welcome to the patent that’s all about the next generation telephonic MacBook..

Wi-Lan settles patent litigation with UTStarcom
Technology licensing firm Wi-Lan Inc said on Wednesday it has settled all patent litigation with telecoms equipment maker UTStarcom Inc.

Here comes the iBike? Apple files patent for a bicycle
Patent highlights Apple’s concept for what they are calling a ‘Smart Bike’. Yes, you read that headline right. Apple has applied for a patent for a bicycle concept.

Patent Shows Kinect Understanding Sign Language
If the features spelled out in the recently published Microsoft patent for Kinect are accurate (via Next-Gen ), the motion-control device is capable of even more than Microsoft has so far revealed. As the patent shows, Kinect can supposedly recognize American Sign Language (ASL), as well as read lips and even single out individual fingers and toes on a person’s body. Of course, the other …

Salesforce Patent Settlement a Win for Microsoft Azure
Microsoft and Salesforce.com have agreed to settle their patent suits against each other. The tale of two clouds can move on to the next chapter now as the two agree to disagree and enter into a license sharing agreement for the competing cloud technologies.

Patent For Electromagnetic Technology Received By Louisiana Tech Professor
United States Patent Office has issued a patent to Dr. Mark DeCoster, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, for his invention of an “Electromagnetic Probe Device” – an innovative technology developed at Louisiana Tech’s Institute for Micromanufacturing. DeCoster, in collaboration with co-inventor Dr. Nicolas Bazan of the LSU Health Sciences Center in New …

Samsung patent puts touchscreen on back of tablets
A new U.S. patent application has come to light that covers adding a secondary touchscreen area to a tablet device. The patent has been filed by Samsung and details adding a secondary touch area to the back of a tablet casing. So while your thumbs may be tapping on the front of the screen, your fingers [...]