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Amazon has Patented Auto-Muting Headphones

Amazon filed for this patent for auto-muting headphones in July 2014.  The device differs from similar products which have manual buttons to quickly mute music and disable noise cancelling because it is an automated system. Amazon’s innovation has a series of… Continue Reading →

The United States is Accelerating the Examination of Cancer Immunotherapy Patents

An exciting new initiative called ‘Patents 4 Patients’ was recently launched in the United States (US).  The initiative aims to halve the time it takes to examine patent applications at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for cancer immunotherapy…. Continue Reading →

How Brexit is Expected to Affect an Organisation’s Protection of Their Intellectual Property

The European Union (EU) referendum result for the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the EU (commonly known as Brexit) will have implications for British SMEs although it has been noted that there will be no immediate impact for the next two… Continue Reading →

Disney Patents Footwear Tracking System to Enhance User Experiences at Magic Kingdom

Disney filed a patent in April 2015 which describes a method whereby a mix of sensors and cameras take a picture of people’s footwear and then combine that with personal data of customers such as their name, home town and… Continue Reading →

Samsung Patents New Wireless Charger

Samsung has filed a patent for wirelessly charging devices which allows for multiple items (smartphones, cameras, smartwatches etc) to be charged simultaneously.  The patent application was filed in January 2016 so there is some speculation that this technology could make… Continue Reading →

Rio 2016 Olympics and Potential Trade Mark Infringement

It has been noted recently that the Olympics committees have been taking preventative action (such as sending warning letters) to protect their trade mark rights (around the use of official Olympic logos and phrases) worth millions of pounds from being… Continue Reading →

Apple Patents Wireless Broadband

Apple has recently been granted a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office suggesting future MacBooks could have in-built phone hardware allowing a mobile broadband connection.  This would be enabled by placing LTE hardware into the notebook computers and… Continue Reading →

Can Innovation be Protected Without Patents?

Limitations on patentability for biologic medicine innovation means data exclusivity and market exclusivity can be the primary protection for originator biologic medicines which is most evident in the USA. National Regulation Authority (RNA) needs to be satisfied that the product… Continue Reading →

Apple’s Latest Patents

Apple has recently obtained a series of 43 newly granted patents from the US patent and Trademark office including several related design patents for the Apple Watch and band attachment as well as the MacBook Pro (wireless electronic device with… Continue Reading →

Qualities that Make a Great Trade Mark Attorney

High quality expertise Good judgement Ability to explain clearly, concisely and persuasively High level of organisation and discipline Ability to weigh up different factors and come up with a result Ability to be pragmatic Source: http://bit.ly/2a0bNw7

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