News tagged with patent information
A patent success
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A European project has created a powerful patent search service for SMEs. It is a major step forward as patents and patent information are extremely valuable.
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U.S. launches open-software patent program
Jan 10, 2006 |
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The federal government is forging closer ties with open-source software architects in order to make the patent process less vulnerable to lawsuits.
Social patents: Using online social networks to handle patent applications
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Experts in intellectual property and patents explain in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation how tools, such as online social networking could be used to eradicate the en ...
DNA Fingerprinting Identifies Bean in Patent Dispute
Biology /
May 27, 2008 |
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A UC Davis plant scientist played a key role in settling a controversial intellectual property dispute that resulted in the recent rejection of a nine-year-old U.S. patent for a common yellow bean that originated in Mexico.
Verdict spares Microsoft $358M in patent damages
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal appeals court said Friday that Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $358 million for patent infringement because of problems with how the damages were calculated.
Patent: Nintendo's Wii Football Controller
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nintendo has come up with yet another idea for an accessory to add to its list of Wii peripherals. This time it's a soft football-shaped controller that is said to simulate the feel and touch ...
High tech needs patent reform
Apr 07, 2009 |
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It isn't often that you see heavyweights in the tech world duking it out in a high-stakes match, with Congress as the referee. It's happening today over proposed reforms in patent law, which pits the software and information ...
Faster, better patent processing
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Processing patents is complex and time-consuming. Using semantic web technology, researchers have come up with a powerful tool to process patents faster and better.
Study finds patent systems may discourage innovation
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study challenges the traditional view that patents foster innovation, suggesting instead that they may hinder technological progress, economic activity and societal wealth. These results ...
Economists say copyright and patent laws are killing innovation; hurting economy
Mar 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Abolishing patent and copyright laws sounds radical, but two economists at Washington University in St. Louis say it's an idea whose time has come. Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine see innovation as a ...
Arrowhead Receives Patent on Spintronic Technology for Use in Next-Generation Semiconductor Devices
Apr 14, 2005 |
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Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today the U.S. Patent Office issued U.S. patent 6,879,012, Giant Planar Hall Effect in Epitaxial Ferromagnetic Semiconductor Devices. The patent is exclusively licensed to Nanotechnica, ...
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