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The equipment will now be used with most CRIQ scanners, including the SAGE X2 scanner/optimizer developed for the wood industry.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is looking for ideas on how to improve the controversial notice-and-take-down provisions of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, amid complaints that the current process is cumbersome for small musicians and filmmakers.

Posting a copyrighted photo on a blog cost a small public relations company thousands of dollars, even though the photo wasn't labeled with a copyright notice.

When he was head of the US patent office from 2009 to 2013, David Kappos was concerned about reports of a mobile patent war fueled by poor-quality patents.

Business communications provider OnSIP today announced that the company has been awarded a patent entitled "System and Method for Geographic SIP Scaling," U.S. Patent Number 8,650,243, issued on February 11, 2014.

Many problems with the patent system-from the explosion in patent trolling to the wasteful smartphone wars -can be traced to the flood of software patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office .

Despite strong anticipation for the Apple's new flagship, the device seems to be lacking when it comes to the camera feature.

Mar 17, 2014--ZTE Corporation , a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, retained its top-2 ranking in the World Intellectual Property Organization's latest annual table of patent applicants, strengthening the company's position as one of the world's leading technology innovators.

Having already served Move.org with a cease-and-desist letter requesting that the organization remove a billboard critical of Gov. Bobby Jindal , the state of Louisiana filed a lawsuit against the group on Friday claiming trademark infringement.

The new USPTO patent subject matter eligibility guidelines set forth a detailed analytical framework for evaluating whether claims satisfy the patent subject matter eligibility requirement of 35 USC A 101.

Minnesota innovation is falling off. At least, that's how the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce read the tea leaves at presentations to business groups in February.

In Fort Worth, there's a race car-themed restaurant called Ricky Bobby. In Austin, Tex., there's a Bettie Page-themed hair salon.

Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP , a leading Southern California intellectual property law firm, today announced that its client, Vederi, LLC, won an appeal against Google, Inc. in a patent infringement case involving Google's Street View service.

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Back in 1988, Christopher Rudy filed a patent application for a fishing hook that is both colored and translucent.

The mass expansion of Internet domain names could cause havoc for the defence of trademarks in cyberspace, the United Nation's intellectual property body warned on Monday - PHOTO: AFP [GENEVA] The mass expansion of Internet domain names could cause havoc for the defence of trademarks in cyberspace, the UN's intellectual property body warned on ... (more)

Anyone with an iPhone loves how easy it is to use one. Zooming into their pictures by using their fingers, or tapping the screen twice to zoom in on a picture or page.

Amid great fanfare the European Patent Office has recently released its annual report , proclaiming another record year for the office: an all-time high in the number of filings and a 2.8% increase on the 2012 figures.

Looks like the Worlds Inc v. Activision case has been dismissed, at least for now.