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Social patents: Using online social networks to handle patent applications

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...





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U.S. launches open-software patent program

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created Jan 10, 2006 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The federal government is forging closer ties with open-source software architects in order to make the patent process less vulnerable to lawsuits.


Tessera wins patent dispute with chipmakers

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created May 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Tessera Technologies Inc. said Wednesday that it won a patent dispute over small-format semiconductor packaging products, with the International Trade Commission issuing a cease-and-desist order against rivals Motorola ...


TiVo Inc. sues AT&T, Verizon over DVR patents

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created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- TiVo Inc. on Wednesday sued AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for patent infringement, including one covering the ability to pause and rewind live TV.


Dish prevails over TiVo in initial patent ruling

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday that it has received an initial favorable ruling related to its patent fight with TiVo Inc.


DNA Fingerprinting Identifies Bean in Patent Dispute

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created May 27, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.


U.S. rejects three stem cell patents

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created Apr 04, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary rejection of three stem cell patents held by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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Android Trademark Lawsuit Against Google & Open Handset Manufacturers: Who's Confused?

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The rumors about a possible trademark lawsuit by Eric Specht owner of Android Data of Illinois presents a twisty-tie legal concept. As reported by The Android Guys and ZDNet's Dana Blankenhorn, Android Data ...


High tech needs patent reform

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created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


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Amazon, Apple, Google, Yahoo! targeted in patent case

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 7

A US technology company which won a patent case against software giant Microsoft filed suit on Tuesday against nearly two dozen other high-profile firms accusing them of violating the same patent.


Patenting human genes thwarts research, scientists say

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Rapid advances in biology and genetics are raising fresh concerns about the spreading practice of patenting human genes.



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