Patent holding firm VirnetX argued in Texas Court on Monday that Apple should pay $532 million for allegedly using patented technology for secure communications. The sum is nearly 45 percent higher than the initial damages award vacated last year. In a jury trial that began…
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Apple fans have been forced to put up with a pretty annoying camera hump design for the past few years. Thankfully, it looks like the company may have patented a solution just in time for the rumored iPhone 7. The patent, which was filed back in…
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Microsoft and smartwatch vendor Olio have struck a patent-licensing agreement. And that’s about all we know about Microsoft’s latest IP licensing pact. Microsoft announced its first patent-licensing deal of the new year on January 25. Microsoft Technology Licensing — the part of Microsoft that acquires,…
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Dot 23 Technologies, which is a non-practicing body situated in Texas, is targeting Apple to hearing for using Siri into iPhones. Allegedly, a practical assistant’s voice dialing and geolocation capabilities transgress on the 3 patents. According to Apple Insider, Dot 23’s ‘903 patent is somewhat…
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Apple is expected to make the switch from LCD to flexible OLED by 2018 in time for the iPhone 8. Now a new patent reveals how the company might introduce a wraparound display on its future smartphones. The patent, which was submitted last September and approved…
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It goes without saying that any new iteration of hardware would most definitely come with its fair share of improvements, and that is what has happened with the Microsoft Surface series, with the Surface Pro 4 being a surefire improvement compared to the Surface Pro…
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Google’s newest patent suggests copy to ensure that links shared in social media find wider distribution. Google is playing the social card–again. The company was just issued a patent yesterday that hints at a system that will keep it relevant within the social game, this time,…
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Musician Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, has successfully fended off a copyright lawsuit centring on his 2007 hit “I Get Money”. In a ruling handed down on Friday, January 15, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling…
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Dive Brief: Google has filed a patent for a smartwatch-type device that could detect when an individual is eating and issue a reminder for patients to take their medication, MobiHealthNews reported. This latest patent filing adds to Google’s previous digital health patent filings, which include a needle-free blood drawing device; a smart contact…
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Last week at CES, I had the honor of “moderating” a panel on what was next for patent reform, that kicked off with a short speech from US Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee, who notes that she’s the first ever director of the…
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