Advancing the Case for Data Intermediaries

A new report from the World Economic Forum calls for third-party data protection. This approach would respect individual rights and benefit companies and society.

The Federal Circuit Helps a Patent Troll Block Public Access to Court Records

For more than three years, EFF has been fighting for public access to court records in a patent case between Uniloc, one of the world’s most prolific patent trolls, and Apple, one of the world’s biggest tech companies. The district court has ruled...

The long game to defeat slander; what independent auto repair shops must keep in mind for the future

00:00 rambling 09:20 the point the auto body shop I was referring to. Precision Auto Works of LIC https://maps.app.goo.gl/jH1izkJ1LtGRpw9RA ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df1MgkJYPzQ

Top 4 changes to the 2022 EPO Guidelines for Examination - Kluwer Patent Blog

Update 03/02/2022: The preview has been re-published and the links to it in this article are live again. Update 02/02/2022: The original press release regarding the advance preview of the Guidelines and the pdfs of the preview have been taken...

PTAB Procedural Decisions Report: Non-Merits Based Decisions Rise, Denials Fall — Unified Patents

It was another year of hundreds of procedural denials at the PTAB, as many as any other previous year, save 2020’s record high.  At the same time, the Board ruled on Fintiv and discretionary issues in almost half of all decisions. he dip in the...

Analysis indicates that Access Advance is currently the top HEVC patent pool

Licensees get access to higher-quality rights via the platform than those available through Velos Media and MPEG-LA

$2,000 for eSignature prior art — Unified Patents

On January 26, 2022, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 8,065,527 . The patent is owned by eSignature, LLC, an NPE. The '527 generally relates to a system...

$12,000 for Atlantic IP Services sub, Speir Technologies, prior art — Unified Patents

On January 28, 2022, Unified added 6 new PATROLL contests, with a $2,000 cash prize for each, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Speir Technologies, an Atlantic IP Services subsidiary. The contests will all end on...

Podcast Episode: Saving Podcasts from a Patent Troll

Imagine getting a letter in the mail—and then another, and then another—telling you that if you don’t pay $25,000 to a company you’ve never heard of, you’ll have to shut down the small business that you’ve worked for years to build. That’s exactly...

Facebook parent Meta joins crypto group promoting open patents

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has signed up to a trade body that promotes the free use of innovative technology in the crypto sector.

Meta Joins Crypto Alliance to Protect Open-Source Tech

COPA counts over thirty members, including MicroStrategy, Kraken, Uniswap and others.

TD Bank stresses innovation in competition to land tech talent

TD Bank unveiled a series of major technology updates this week that range from a new hiring initiative to patent milestones.

Disney patents technology for a theme park metaverse

Mega-entertainment corporation Disney is one step closer to introducing its theme parks to the Metaverse, with a recently-approved patent for a “virtual-world simulator” complete with a 3D image projection system and tracking software.

Bilski and the Information Age a Decade Later

Carestream Continues Drive to Improve Image Quality and Workflow With 45 Patents in 2021

Carestream was awarded 45 new patents for global advances in AI, DR workflow and detectors as well as other healthcare imaging technology areas.