Apple was recently awarded US patent No. 9,589,177 (filed in 2015) covering detection of human faces in digital video using depth map information. Face detection is an integral first step in bio-recognition technologies. You can read more about Apple’s latest… Continue Reading →
ContextVision, a medical imaging software company, was recently granted a patent (originally filed in 2014) on new technology for showing the skeletons of unborn babies during pregnancy from 3D ultrasounds. The patented technology is based on visualization software and improves… Continue Reading →
The total number of patents issued in 2016 in China increased 24% to over 1.2 million. Patent lawsuits in China were recently reported to have increased by 37% to 28,916 in 2016 when compared with 2015 figures. Patent lawsuits related… Continue Reading →
Atripla (owned by pharmaceutical companies Merck, BMS and Gilead) is a single-tablet containing a combination of three drugs: Sustiva (efavirenz), Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) and Emtriva (emtricitabine) for use by people living with HIV. Atripla was approved by the US… Continue Reading →
IBM recently filed a patent application for a drone that can function as a mechanized pet-sitter to watch over dogs and cats when their owners are away at work. The pet-sitter drone is similar to a standard drone but it… Continue Reading →
The introduction of the Unitary Patent (a single patent covering 25 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 inventions…. Continue Reading →
A US federal judge recently invalidated a Novartis AG patent on its transplantation medicine drug Zortress. Zortress is a prescription medicine (approved in 2010 and contains the generic ingredient everolimus) used to prevent transplant rejection in people who have received… Continue Reading →
Sony has patented a contact lens that can take videos of what you see. Embedded sensors in the contact lens’ pick up on voluntary as opposed to involuntary blinks which trigger the video recording. Image capture and storage will be… Continue Reading →
Google recently filed 2 patent applications (9,508,247 and 9,508,250) for an advanced home security system. Google’s security system relies on new arm and disarm technology which is very different to how people’s household alarm systems currently work. Current security systems… Continue Reading →
Dyson, the British company famous for bagless vacuum cleaners, recently filed a patent application for a “high-velocity” hairbrush at the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The patent drawings show multiple rows of brushes and the patent application explains how the… Continue Reading →
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