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Swiss Institutes Outmatch Oxford and Stanford in Patent Quality
A recent analysis brings to us that Swiss research institutes have transcended Oxford and Stanford in terms of patent quality, putting...
Dec 12, 2018
The future is transparent - Sony's New Smartphone Patent
Remember when people used to carry cell phones the size of bricks? This is around the time when instead being an economic necessity, the...
Dec 6, 2018
Marking Every Move - Google's Home Automation Patent
Imagine living in a home surrounded by devices ready to track every little move you make. I’m talking about every little detail that is...
Nov 26, 2018
iPhones Shouldn't Be Banned from Sale, says ITC
The recent update on the Apple-Qualcomm legal dispute comes with Qualcomm’s appeal for the import ban of some iPhones getting denied. ...
Oct 18, 2018
The bystander who rattled the Waymo-Uber settlement.
A lone ranger has found a massive loophole in what was called the hottest legal battle of the past decade. Earlier this year, Uber...
Oct 18, 2018
Facebook and other social networks face infringement charges over GPS based patents
In retrospect of the innumerous lawsuits Facebook has been combating since the past decade, it seems that they should buckle up even...
Oct 18, 2018
Amazon's patent that puts workers in cages.
The key to run a successful business, if you ask the big players, they’ll tell you, resides in how nice and friendly of a work...
Sep 30, 2018
Tesla Awarded Brand New Battery Patent
Tesla’s long run with Panasonic’s 18650 cells came to a halt recently with the launch of their new model 3, that packed the next...
Sep 12, 2018
Deciding Patent Venue: How TC Heartland Changed the Game
For decades, under section 28 U.S.C. § 1391, the federal court system permitted the plaintiff to select any judicial district for filing...
Aug 31, 2018
Arista agrees to pay $400 million to Cisco
Cisco and Arista have ended a 4-year-old legal conflict over networking patents. Arista is set to pay Cisco a total of $400 million in...
Aug 9, 2018
IBM wins $82 million against Groupon over e-commerce patents
A U.S. jury awarded IBM $82.5 million after finding that Groupon infringed four of its e-commerce patents. It had been a running battle...
Aug 9, 2018


When Claim Charts Do More Harm Than Good For Patent Litigation and Licensing
What is a Claim Chart? - Claim Chart (infringement contention) is one of the most important component in a patent infringement case and...
Aug 6, 2018
LG and Ericsson Sign Global Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement
It never ceases to amaze me how fast the wireless communication sector has evolved. To keep up with the expectations of the consumer, in...
Aug 6, 2018
Family Federation of World Peace sues World Peace and Unification Sanctuary over “12 Gates" TM
Rev. Hyung "Sean" Jin Moon, a South Korean-American pastor has been accused of illegally using the decades old trademarked “Twelve Gates...
Aug 6, 2018


Is your patent expiring? Here's how to calculate patent expiration dates!
Every government has a duty to encourage innovations that are unique and useful to the society. Building a mechanism that ensures product...
Aug 3, 2018
Apple and Samsung Bury the Hatchet, Finally!
What once seemed to be a series of relentless bickering, smartphone giants Apple and Samsung finally reached a settlement on June 29,...
Jul 12, 2018
VirnetX Awarded $502.6 Million in Fourth Jury Trial against Apple
Tuesday, April 10, 2018: A federal jury in Eastern District of Texas awarded VirnetX Holding Corp. (VHC) with a $502.6 million verdict...
Apr 17, 2018
Microsoft Hololens: First Major Update, Applications and More...
The Microsoft HoloLens has finally received its first major update in over a year, which Microsoft calls the RedStone 4. The update...
Apr 12, 2018
Fake News: Patents To The Rescue?
2017 was undoubtedly a most interesting year for politics and media. POTUS Donald J. Trump continued to make all kinds (often the wrong...
Mar 27, 2018
Are plastic straws finally on the way out?
The majority leader of the California State Assembly has proposed a bill (AB-1884) that serves up to 6 months of jail time to restaurant...
Feb 5, 2018
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