Microsoft was recently granted a US patent application for real-time monitoring technology of internet usage (US patent 20170055200). The system moves beyond traditional parental internet security measures of banning certain websites or imposing time restrictions on access to websites. This… Continue Reading →
Nike was recently granted a patent for a smart running shoe that contains a wireless vitals tracking system embedded into a shoe to track biometrics data in real-time including heart rate, blood pressure and energy used. The vital monitoring technology… Continue Reading →
The following is a list of top 10 US patents which are set to lose money in 2017 and beyond due to the expiry of patent protection and the increase in competition posed by generic versions of the drugs. Exactly… Continue Reading →
In February 2017 Italy became the 12th EU Member State to ratify the Agreement before the Unitary Patent Court (UPC). At this stage, only the ratification of Great Britain (rumoured to happen in March) and Germany (rumoured to happen in… Continue Reading →
Global Patent Applications Rose to 2.9 million in 2015. In 2016 the European Patent Office (EPO) published 96,000 granted patents, 40% more than in 2015 making a new record high. Just below half (48%) of all patent applications were from… Continue Reading →
Amazon’s latest patented technology was described in patent no. US 9317113 (filed in 2012 at the USPTO) as “gaze assisted object recognition.” The technology relies on cameras in your smart phone or glasses that determine the direction of your eye… Continue Reading →
Gilead Sciences was recently ordered to pay $2.54 billion to Merck to resolve a long-running patent dispute concerning its blockbuster patent sellers Sovaldi (earning Gilead $19 billion) and Harvoni (earning Gilead $23 billion) for hepatitis C treatment. The patent dispute… Continue Reading →
The time required for recharging vehicle batteries and the lack of available publicly accessible charging stations can cause electric vehicle drivers anxiety about whether they can complete their trips with the remaining charge. General Motors actually filed a trade mark… Continue Reading →
Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG stepped down as IP minister after being appointed Commercial Secretary to the UK Government Treasury on 21 December 2016. A new replacement IP Minister has not yet been announced.
It was recently announced that Europe’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) has a target opening date of 1 December 2017. When operational the UPC will hear disputes relating to unitary patents, a new form of patent protection that will be valid… Continue Reading →
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