It is a legal requirement that each inventor is named on a patent application. Although patent counts do not give a direct measure of innovation, they are a well known measurable ‘output’ of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)… Continue Reading →
In 2015 the growth in innovation was 13.7%. Global innovation activity increased across 11 of the 12 sectors throughout 2015, with the largest leaders being Medical Devices, Home Appliances and Aerospace & Defense. Aerospace & Defense – Increases in sub-sectors: Space… Continue Reading →
American multinational retail corporation Walmart filed a patent application in March 2016 for a system which allows shopping trolleys to drive themselves and assist customers with their shopping in store. The patent was published by the US Patent and Trademark… Continue Reading →
In 2009 Google announced it was developing driverless cars which would be available to the public in 2020. The driverless technology industry is expected to be worth £900 billion globally by 2025. Google has now patented sensor technology to enable… Continue Reading →
Apple has recently been granted a patent for Touch ID related technology. Apple’s Touch ID is already a useful privacy and security feature but this patent could help catch Apple iPhone thieves. The new patent described as ‘Biometric Capture for… Continue Reading →
Patents connected to Apple and reports of upcoming alterations to its smartphones are pointing to a new iPhone that could be waterproof. Apple patents which indicate waterproof phone intentions include: editing software used for underwater technology to ensure that photos… Continue Reading →
Pokemon Go (the digital monster catching game which uses an augmented reality overlay) that launched in July 2016 has become one of the most downloaded games (100 million times in August 2016) and has netted $10 million in daily revenues… Continue Reading →
US provisional patents can’t be granted but you can file a provisional patent application which if done correctly can be a very useful tool for inventors. A provisional application for a US patent is: US national application for patent filed… Continue Reading →
Prominent security research and products company Kaspersky Lab has been awarded a fresh patent on a technology which will reveal malicious malware files trying to hide themselves with different re-packing methods. At this stage, the patented technology only aims at… Continue Reading →
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 →
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