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Emotion-sensing Technology Patented by Facebook

American corporation and online social media and social networking service Facebook have patented emotion-sensing technology that uses a user’s laptop webcam or smartphone camera when it is not turned on to detect the user’s emotions.  Using a sophisticated algorithm the… Continue Reading →

Amazon Patents System of Storing Stock Underwater

Amazon filed for a patent entitled “Aquatic storage facilities” in September 2016 that was recently granted.  The aim of this patented system is to increase warehouse space by increasing storage space by depth. The proposed system would create underground warehouses… Continue Reading →

Unified Patent Court System on Hold after German Ratification Suspension

The German ratifying legislation had been passed by the country’s parliament and was ready for signature by the German president.  The Unified Patent Court (UPC) system in Europe has been put on hold after the Germany’s Constitutional Court formally requested… Continue Reading →

More Information on Unified Patent Court Delay

A new statement was recently issued by the body tasked with laying the foundations for the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) judicial system to take effect which has aimed to allay fears of the widely reported UPC delay.  The statement… Continue Reading →

Drone Delivery Beehive Towers Patented by Amazon

Amazon recently had a patent (originally filed in December 2015) published for what is described on the patent application as a “multi-level fulfillment center for unmanned aerial vehicles”.  Due to the large size of traditional fulfilment centres (where goods are… Continue Reading →

Jo Johnson Reappointed as Minister for IP

The full list of ministerial responsibilities in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was recently finalised and announced.  It was revealed that Jo Johnson (brother of Boris Johnson) will continue in his role as Minister of State for… Continue Reading →

Intel Found Innocent of $2bn Infringement in Recent US Patent Trial

The case started in 2010 when AVM Technologies sued Intel on the basis that its Intel Pentium 4 and Core 2 designs infringed its intellectual property (of on US patent 5,859,547 for a dynamic logic circuit patent owned by AVM… Continue Reading →

Apple’s Latest Patent to Repel Water From iPhones

Apple recently had a patent published concerning the use of a hydrophilic coating on the speaker grille and inner side of Apple iPhones to repel water from the inside of iPhones.  The inner side hydrophilic coating would serve to speed… Continue Reading →

Land Rover’s Latest Patent Has Military Technology!

Land Rover recently patented a central tyre inflation system which aims to make going go off-road easier, improve fuel economy and correct tyre pressure for gradual wear and tear over time. Although similar technology already exists in military vehicles, what… Continue Reading →

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 →

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