Selection Of An Available Memory Size: Technical - Intellectual Property - European Union

This decision relates to a European patent for a method for the selection of an available memory size of a circuit.

A patent quietly filed by Shopify shows it edging closer to brick-and-mortar retail with a type of tech also used by Amazon

Shopify filed a patent application for a sensor system similar to Amazon Go that helps retailers figure out high-traffic areas of their store.

'US Inventor' is an Extremist Group Created by Watchtroll (Not Inventors) to Troll the USPTO for Patent Maximalism

The face behind so-called 'US Inventor' (an anti-PTAB group) which enlists, apparently, a handful of people and does not actually represent American inventors

Google Infringed On Multiple Sonos Patents, U.S. ITC Rules

Google infringed on multiple Sonos patents with products including smart speakers, according to a new final determination from the U.S. ITC.

Google Infringed on Sonos Speaker Technology, Trade Court Rules

The company will not be allowed to import products that infringe on Sonos patents, including smart speakers, video streaming devices, and some computers and phones.

President Biden Wants to Put Microsofter in Charge of the Patent Office, Soon to Penalise Patent Applicants Who Don't Use Microsoft's Proprietary Formats

The tradition of GAFAM or GIAFAM inside the USPTO carries on (e.g. Kappos and Lee; Kappos lobbies for Microsoft and IBM, whereas Lee now works for Amazon/Bezos after a career at Google); it's hard to believe anymore that the USPTO exists to serve...

US Courts Realizing They Have A Judge Alan Albright Sized Problem In Waco

We've written a bit about Judge Alan Albright, the only judge in the US district court in Waco, Texas. Judge Albright, a former patent litigator, decided that, upon taking the bench, he'd become the friendliest court for patent cases in the...

Biden's PTO pick calls for clarity on patent-eligibility controversy

Winston & Strawn partner Kathi Vidal said in a Wednesday hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that she would focus on "strengthening the value of IP" if confirmed to head the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and addressed questions about...

Computer-Implemented Simulations: Patentable in Europe?

Patents are granted at the European Patent Office (EPO) for inventions in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application, Art. 52(1) EPC.

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021: 4 Years of António Campinos Failing and EPO Granting Loads of Invalid Patents

According to an internal (February 2021) publication from elected leaders of EPO examiners, António Campinos has failed to enchant the staff and has performed “far below expectations”

Microsoft's GitHub Can't Get New 'Octocat' Trademark - Law360

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is refusing to let Microsoft's GitHub add another trademark registration for its 'Octocat' mascot, ruling the company failed to show that consumers link the name to training services.

E-Mail Read Status Indication: Non-Technical - Intellectual Property - Germany

This decision relates to a European patent application that concerns displaying e-mail messages with E-mail read status indication.

$2,000 for SecurityProfiling prior art — Unified Patents

On December 27, 2021, 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 10,873,595 . The patent is owned by SecurityProfiling, LLC, an NPE. The '595 patent relates to...