Month

November 2016

Samsung Patents Holographic TV

Samsung recently filed a patent for a TV that uses holograms (created by lasers resulting in images floating in front of the screen).  This new experience would take the TV viewing experience outside of the actual TV screen using 3D… Continue Reading →

UK to Ratify the Unified Patent Court

The UK is to ratify plans to create a patent court that will span the European Union. It had been expected that Britain would pull out of plans to create a single European patent system following the Brexit decision to leave… Continue Reading →

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys Launched on 24 November 2016

The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) was granted a Royal Charter in April 2016. The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) was officially launched on 24 November 2016. The new title will strengthen the Institute’s longstanding reputation in… Continue Reading →

Google Patents Smart Contact Lenses

A patent filed in April 2015 by Google aims to revolutionise human beings’ sight by developing liquid contact lenses that are designed to be injected directly into a lens capsule of the eye.  The goal of these contact lenses is… Continue Reading →

Apple Patents Technology to Locate Lost iPhone Even When Switched Off

Apple recently filed a new patent for technology making it easier for users to find their iPhone even when it has been switched off.  The patent description is for an ‘apparatus and method for determining a wireless device’s location after… Continue Reading →

Loss of 3D EU Trade Mark for Rubik’s Cube

The famous multicoloured 3D brainteaser that is the Rubik’s cube has been in the news recently.  The cube which was invented in 1974 and has sold more than 350m worldwide has been involved in a 10 year legal battle. The… Continue Reading →

Change in Toblerone’s Shape Could Mean Loss of Iconic Trade Mark

Swiss chocolate brand Toblerone manufactured by Mondelēz International has been in the news recently.  The company made an announcement on 15 October 2016 on Toblerone’s Facebook page stating there would be a weight reduction in the two sizes of UK Toblerone bars… Continue Reading →

Increase in IP Cooperation from UK and India

On 8 November 2016 UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the signing of a major Intellectual Property (IP) agreement between the UK and India. The Memorandum of Understanding will assist cooperation on IP related activities… Continue Reading →

Apple Patents Augmented Reality Maps for iPhones

Apple has recently been granted a patent (US Patent No. 9,488,488) for ‘Augmented reality maps’.  The patent was first filed in 2011 but has now been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  Apple will use the iPhone hardware… Continue Reading →

Should Computers be Named as Patent Inventors?

As current patent law stands only a human individual can file as an inventor on a patent who conceived of the idea. Defined as “the formation in the mind of the inventor of a definite and permanent idea of the… Continue Reading →

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