Month

May 2017

Walmart’s granted patent will track when products are low and reorder them for you

American multinational retail corporation Walmart was recently granted a patent that will track when customer’s products are getting low at home and then automatically reorder those products for customers.  The technology would also be able to track how frequently products… Continue Reading →

Eminem Takes New Zealand Political Party to Copyright Trial

US-based music publishers for Eminem are suing New Zealand’s conservative National Party for alleged copyright infringement of the rapper’s 2002 acclaimed “Lose Yourself” used as the party’s successful soundtrack for a 2014 election campaign TV advert (entitled “Eminem Esque”) that… Continue Reading →

System of In-Flight Package Transfer During Drone Delivery Patented by IBM

IBM inventors were recently granted patent no. US9561852 for a system for transferring packages between drones during flight.  The purpose of this patented invention is to extend the range of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that are delivering packages from a… Continue Reading →

USITC to Investigate BMW, Honda, Toyota for Alleged Patent Infringement

Intellectual Ventures II (patent holders for thermoplastic parts used in motors, water pumps, electronic power steering units) claim that some car manufacturers including Honda, BMW, and Toyota as well as other part suppliers have infringed their patents. The United States… Continue Reading →

Officials Confirm UK’S UPC Ratification will Occur Post UK General Election

The introduction of the Unitary Patent (a single patent covering multiple countries) and the establishment of a new patent court, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will affect holders of existing European Patents as well as those seeking new protection for… Continue Reading →

TeamDrive Systems GMBH Sue Google for Trade Mark Infringement

Award winning German software company TeamDrive Systems GMBH (which makes secure, cloud-based, file-sharing software) recently asked the High Court for a European-wide injunction preventing Google Ireland Ltd and Google Commerce Ltd. from infringing its trade mark “TeamDrive” on its products…. Continue Reading →

Japan to Simplify Patent Screening Processes Using Artificial Intelligence at the JPO

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) reportedly plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to automate some tasks involved in the process of patent, trade mark and design applications. The JPO is set to apply AI technology from April 2018 to… Continue Reading →

Snapchat Bought Important Geofilters Patent for $7.7 Million

Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application (app) created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown and developed by Snap Inc which was released in 2011 and mainly used by teens and young adults.  One distinct feature… Continue Reading →

High Court Ruled Apple’s IWATCH Trade Mark Invalid

The trade mark application for IWATCH was submitted by a third party and assigned to Apple in 2015.  Apple’s IWATCH trade mark was found to be invalid after the High Court’s verdict (initiated via an appeal by Apple) agreed with… Continue Reading →

Ford Granted Patent for Rollover Car Protection

The Ford Motor Company was recently granted a patent for an external roof rack-mounted airbag system to protect passengers in the event of a car rolling over in a road accident.  The airbags would need to be stored inside the… Continue Reading →

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