The latest Information from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows that 2.7 million patents were filed in 2014 which represents a growth of 4.5% on 2013. Trade mark filings increased by 6% over the same time period. Global patent… 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 →
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 →
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 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 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 →
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 →
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 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 →
Samsung has recently filed two patents at the United States Patents and Trademark Office for technology that would allow smartphones to bend without causing damage. At this stage it is not clear whether the technology would make it into consumer… Continue Reading →
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