Mobile Samsung patent shows off full-screen fingerprint scanner, phone with tiny notch Place your finger anywhere on the screen to unlock By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2018, 5:24 AM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft joins the Open Invention Network, brings more than 60,000 patents to the table Microsoft is now part of the largest patent non-aggression community in the world By Shawn Knight, October 10, 2018, 1:33 PM 10 comments
Industry Facebook hits BlackBerry with patent infringement lawsuit A few months after BlackBerry did the same By Rob Thubron, September 5, 2018, 5:27 AM
Industry Patent filings suggest Walmart could be developing a VR marketplace Walmart describes it as a 'virtual show room' By Cohen Coberly, August 17, 2018, 4:20 PM
Software Amazon files patent for real-time accent detection and translation You might better understand call center representatives By Greg Synek, August 3, 2018, 8:05 AM
Industry Micron shares plummet after China bans chip sales The patent dispute with UMC takes another turn By Rob Thubron, July 4, 2018, 6:07 AM 10 comments
Industry Mobile Facebook patent describes using inaudible sounds in TV ads to activate smartphones' microphones The company says it will never use the technology By Rob Thubron, June 28, 2018, 9:37 AM 21 comments
Industry Mobile Apple and Samsung's seven-year patent infringement battle has finally been settled The tech giants have finally reached an accord By Cohen Coberly, June 27, 2018, 6:45 PM
Car Tech Mobile Uber patent could detect how drunk you are when ordering a ride Mashing the screen with your face is a dead giveaway By Rob Thubron, June 11, 2018, 9:45 AM
Industry Apple Apple awarded $539 million in Samsung patent infringement retrial Samsung infringed on three design patents and two utility patents By Shawn Knight, May 25, 2018, 12:03 PM
Electronics Alphabet's Verily filed a patent for waste-sensing smart diaper technology The tech could determine the contents of a child's diaper By Cohen Coberly, May 17, 2018, 4:03 PM
Apple Mobile Apple and Samsung are back in court over seven-year patent dispute Supreme Court ruled a retrial was necessary to recalculate damages By Cal Jeffrey, May 14, 2018, 4:44 PM
Apple Mobile Israeli camera startup expands its patent claims against Apple with second lawsuit One of the patents added was not even granted until January 2018 By Cal Jeffrey, May 2, 2018, 7:06 AM
Gaming US considering possible trade embargo of Nintendo Switch Any action seems highly unlikely considering the history of the complaint By Cal Jeffrey, May 1, 2018, 4:15 PM
Mobile Samsung might let an AR Emoji take your place in a slow video call Samsung recently received a patent for the technology By Cohen Coberly, April 23, 2018, 6:04 PM
The Web Security Amazon was just granted a patent for tracking Bitcoin transactions and selling the data to the government Patent is for a Streaming Data Marketplace By William Gayde, April 20, 2018, 7:05 AM
Electronics Amazon patent could let Alexa listen in on conversations and discover your tastes People have been accusing Facebook of using this technology for years By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2018, 8:59 AM 7 comments
Industry Apple Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $502 million in latest patent lawsuit verdict Eight years after the dispute began By Rob Thubron, April 11, 2018, 9:05 AM
Microsoft Industry Microsoft affirms joint venture partners will retain their own intellectual property Redmond keeps its hands off patents and design rights By Greg Synek, April 5, 2018, 9:29 AM
Electronics Amazon patent details delivery drone that responds to human gestures Communicating with robotic couriers By Shawn Knight, March 22, 2018, 4:41 PM
Apple Apple filed a patent for self-cleaning MacBook keyboard technology What if keyboard cleaning was a thing of the past? By Cohen Coberly, March 9, 2018, 6:05 PM 9 comments
Industry BlackBerry sues Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for mobile messaging patent infringement BlackBerry says it has an obligation to shareholders to pursue legal remedies By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2018, 4:54 PM
Industry Amazon patented a wristband that tracks warehouse employee hand movements The wristband would work with numerous 'ultrasonic devices' placed throughout a warehouse By Cohen Coberly, February 1, 2018, 11:36 AM 7 comments
Electronics Mobile LG patent describes a folding device that could bridge the gap between phones and tablets The patent details two distinct device variants By Cohen Coberly, January 19, 2018, 11:23 AM
Industry IBM received a record 9,043 patents in 2017 IBM captured the top position for the 25th year By Shawn Knight, January 9, 2018, 5:13 PM