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Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury or fail-proof method for speed dating?
With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.
U.S. trade officials said they will launch an investigation into whether Toyota Motor Corp. violated patents held by a U.S. hybrid technology company.
A federal judge in Rhode Island threw out a $388 million patent infringement jury verdict against Microsoft Corp., the latest move in a six-year legal skirmish.
Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday it will pay Johnson & Johnson $716.3 million to settle 14 patent infringement lawsuits related to the use of stents in treating heart disease.
Venezuelan officials plan to invalidate some pharmaceutical patents and allow domestic manufacturers to produce licensed medicines, an action that could cause shortages and scare off foreign investment, industry leaders said Sunday.
The Supreme Court has decided to take on an appeal that could decide whether someone can get a patent for a complex business idea.
Lawyers who work on patents in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are sweating bullets today. It is not a bad thing when patent lawyers are feeling queasy.
A Montana Senate committee has sidelined a bill that sought standards for how biotech companies test crops for patent infringement, burying the measure after members attended a private dinner also attended by biotech giant Monsanto Co. representatives.
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lower court went too far in ordering that two Qualcomm Inc. patents be held to be unenforceable.
Sanofi-Aventis SA said Wednesday it has settled lawsuits against rival drugmakers it accused of infringing on its patents in the United States with their generic versions of its allergy treatments Allegra and Nasacort.
A new startup company wants to have a say in the high-stakes patent disputes that loom over many industries.
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a man trying to patent a business idea, a decision with far-ranging implications for the financial services and high-tech industries, which have major players on both sides of the issue.
Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken — putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court.
Is a baseball pitcher's method for throwing a curveball patentable? How about a chiropractor's techniques?
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has upheld a second and a third University of Wisconsin-Madison patent covering embryonic stem cell research at the school.
A federal agency has upheld a patent that covers embryonic stem cell research, rejecting a challenge from critics who say the patents are hindering research. An examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled this week that one of three patents can stand. A challenge to two other patents remains pending.
China and South Korea are climbing up the ranks of the world's leading inventors, according to figures released by the U.N. patent agency Thursday.
The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has blocked a company from seeking higher royalties on a patented technology that is included in a widely used computer networking standard.
The U.N. health chief urged countries on Monday to come up with new ways to make medicine for HIV/AIDS and other diseases more affordable in the world's poorest countries, without stifling innovation among pharmaceutical companies.
IBM Corp. says it has dreamed up a new method for profiting from its vast storehouse of patents. And by the way, the company wants to patent the idea.
Some high-profile scientists have jumped into the fight over the University of Wisconsin-Madison's stem cell patents, supporting the effort to have them revoked.
Initial testing for an online peer review of up to 250 patent applications is set for next week even as the program's director deflects fears that participants could be liable later for willful patent infringement.
Tens of thousands of people being treated for AIDS will suffer if Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis succeeds in changing India's patent law, the humanitarian agency Medecins Sans Frontieres warned on Monday.
For more than 30 years, patent sleuth Barry Fox has trawled the US patent applications for New Scientist. Here we provide a round-up of his most interesting, surprising and sometimes alarming, discoveries of 2006.
UBS speculates on hidden agenda in Nokia patent disputeFollowing news of Nokia's patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, UBS analyst Maynard Um suggests the possibility of a hidden agenda.
CSIRO earns $200m Wi-Fi windfallAustralia's peak science body has earned a $200 million windfall - and counting - from its long-running patent battles with the world's biggest computer companies.
Inventors Unite! You may not realize that working with test tubes can lead to a patent. However, Dr. Paul Sanberg and his colleagues at the University of South Florida already have patents for research on stem cells.
Linux Foundation to Microsoft: stop secretly attacking LinuxLinux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin issued a scathing condemnation of Microsoft's recent attempts to unload Linux-related patents to patent trolls. He calls for the company to "stop secretly attacking Linux" and compete on the basis of quality rather than FUD.
Fresh Off Victory Over Dish, TiVo Sues AT&T, VerizonWhy bother competing in the market when you can just sue everyone else? That appears to be TiVo's big strategy these days.
If Your Computer Detects You Laughing At This Patent Drawing, You May Have Infringed On The PatentChurchHatesTucker alerts us to the news that Sony has applied for a patent on an emotion detection device that could, for example, recognize when someone viewing a television or playing a video game is laughing.
Apple wins patents for iChat, iPod classic, iPod nanoApple has been granted six new patents, including an iChat filing and several submissions involving product design.
Encyclopedia Britannica loses patent rulingA notorious patent case about a technology that allows people to search multimedia content may finally be coming to a close.
Promises to the Drug Industry: Like Renegotiating NAFTA? | TPMCafeSee also link in the article for alternative ways to finance production of medications without built-in inefficiencies.
And Of Course: Twitter Sued For Patent Infringement In TexasThis should hardly be a surprise, but with Twitter being so popular lately, it was only a matter of time until it was targeted in patent infringement lawsuits. At the very least, the company suing them appears to (a) actually be based in Texas and (b) have a product on the market.
There are many, many conveniences that the people of America have learned to take for granted. Some are considered necessities, and some are classified as luxuries, but they are all no small expense to mankind.
EFF Busts Bogus Internet Subdomain PatentThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced that it will revoke an illegitimate patent on Internet subdomains as a result of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) Patent Busting Project campaign.
Judge tosses Nintendo Wii patent suitSince the launch of the Wii, Nintendo has been the subject of no fewer than 15 patent-related lawsuits.
Patenting human genes thwarts research, scientists sayRapid advances in biology and genetics are raising fresh concerns about the spreading practice of patenting human genes.
Michael Kagan PHD Conversation on Shavuot-Giving of the Decalogue.Dr. Kagan introduces a number of insights regarding the nature and essence of the holiday of Shavuot where Jews eat dairy products, receive the Torah from Moses, celebrate the wheat harvest and read from the Book of Ruth.
PS3 rumble lawsuit returns from the graveI'm sure you all remember Immersion, the parasites who sat on patents for rumble technology and then sued any company that dared use them.
How To: Patenting Human GenesHere's a little-known fact: Under current law, it's possible to hold a patent on a piece of human DNA, otherwise known as a gene. More Articles
Microsoft ordered to pay $388M in patent infringement suitMicrosoft Corp. was ordered to pay $388 million in damages for infringing a patent held by anti-piracy software maker Uniloc Inc. Wednesday. Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, said it was disappointed in the verdict, and plans to appeal.
Two events converged recently: the jobless rate for Elkhart County became the worst in the nation, spurring our new President to visit, and my company completed a patent study of Indiana, focused on the North Central region to which Elkhart belongs.
The warning sound of TomTom, The patent system is not just broken, it is poisonous.If the patents at the heart of Microsoft's action against TomTom are the best the company can do, little wonder the company has declined to identify those at the heart of its Linux threats.
Emergent Health Corp. Announces Patent Approval For Adult Stem Cell ProductKING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., March 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent Health Corp. (Pink Sheets:EMGE), a diversified holding corporation focused on the biotechnology sector, announces the Company has received approval from the U.S.
Feud over lucrative patents heats up across AntarcticaFifty years into a treaty demanding that all scientific findings on Antarctica would be freely shared, governments are trying to end a dispute over a surge in company patents on life in the continent.
Economists Say Copyright and Patent Laws Are Killing Innovation; Hurting EconomyPatent and copyright law are stifling innovation and threatening the global economy according to two economists at Washington University in St. Louis in a new book, Against Intellectual Monopoly. Professors Michele Boldrin and David K.
Software inventor still owed money for patents sold to now-foreclosed Progressive GamingA software inventor who sold four patents to now-foreclosed Progressive Gaming International Corp. is still owed about $1 million for the intellectual property and isn't sure how he will collect his money.
IBM files Matrix style bullet dodging patentI absolutely loved the scenes in the Matrix where Neo dodges bullets. Last week IBM was issued a patent that in theory would give us mortals that ability.
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