Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Settlement and Patent License Agreement with Cordis Corporation
Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its LifeScreen Sciences LLC subsidiary has entered into a settlement and patent license agreement with Cordis Corporation. The agreement resolves litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
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Mini’s Patent Drawing Reveals A New Sports Car Design
It looks likes Mini’s Superleggera Vision concept could soon be reality as the British small car brand is reported to have filed for a new patent drawing at the European patent office. According to Auto Express, Mini could be close to making a production-spec version of the Superleggera Vision concept.
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Maidsafe Provokes Controversy with Code Patent
Maidsafe CEO David Irvine has provoked controversy by successfully applying for a code patent to protect that innovations of his Safe Network project.
OIST Patents New Nanoparticle Method
The Nanoparticles by Design Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is constantly finding new ways to endow the tiniest of particles with more specific properties. They have developed methods to control the size and chemical composition of nanoparticles, and now they have found a way to control the degree of crystallinity, or the way that atoms align inside the nanoparticles.
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Liquipel Receives US Patent on Environmentally Friendly, Watersafe Treatment of Electronics
Liquipel LLC, the industry leader in Watersafe technology, announced today that it had been awarded a patent for its technology that protects electronic devices from damages caused by water and other liquids. The announcement was made at the annual Startup Debut media event during the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in Las Vegas, Nev.
NVIDIA Paves Way for Tomorrow’s Cars With NVIDIA DRIVE Automotive Computers
Transporting the world closer to a future of auto-piloted cars that see and detect the world around them, NVIDIA today introduced NVIDIA DRIVE(TM) automotive computers — equipped with powerful capabilities for computer vision, deep learning and advanced cockpit visualization.
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China aiming to triple patents by 2020
China is aiming to triple the number of patents it files by 2020 as Beijing looks to boost the country’s high-tech economy in areas from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, according to a notice from the central government on Sunday.
The Tech Court: Federal appeals court at center of epic patent battles
For Silicon Valley tech giants, biotech companies or small startups cooking up a new gadget, a small cadre of federal judges thousands of miles away has become almost as important in recent years as those nearby venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road.
Apple’s iTime smartwatch receives patent
Apple hasn’t announced it yet, but folks all over seem to know that it’s planning to release a new digital watch that would interact with your iPhone and iPad.
Canon Patent for Mixed Metal and Resin Mount (less weight, less abrasion)
Egami spotted a patent for a DSLR mount made of metal and resin. The metal part is the “inner part” of the mount, the “resin part” the outer part. The advantages are lower weight and lower abrasion. Another advantage could consist in smoother mounting/unmounting of lenses, with less abrasion of the lens-side part of the mount, since high quality resin is more abrasion resistant than metal.
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The Information Company gets US Patent for Directory Management Software
The Information Company Private Limited, a software, design and content solutions provider to some of India’s biggest companies and some abroad, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new patent for the company’s directory management system, which helps users manage their directories of files and folders and their emails more efficiently.