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Japanese startup creates 'connected' face mask for coronavirus new normal
Daily NewsMonday, 13 July 2020Daniel van Herck46 viewsRead more...TOKYO (Reuters) - As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected “smart mask” that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages. The white plastic “c-mask” fits over standard face masks and connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone and tablet application that can transcribe speech int ...
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Apple Wins Patent for an AR/VR Headset that uses a Dynamic Focus 3D Display that projects images Directly unto the Retina
Daily NewsFriday, 26 June 2020Daniel van Herck64 viewsRead more...The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of X newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover Apple's patent relating to a mixed reality heads ...
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Samsung files a patent for AR glasses that can connect to another device
Daily NewsFriday, 26 June 2020Daniel van Herck69 viewsRead more...
by Sean ChanJun 8, 2020 Samsung, Apple and a host of other companies are currently working on AR devices that could connect to a smartphone or any other device and act as a second interactive screen ...
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China: Suggested countermeasures against the abuse of utility model patent
Daily NewsFriday, 19 June 2020Daniel van Herck105 viewsRead more...The uniqueness of the utility model patent system in China lies in its readiness to obtain, and its strong enforcement. Utility models have many advantages in acquiring rights. For example, the cost ...
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Study Explores ‘World Class Patent’ Trends in East Asia, North America and Europe
Daily NewsWednesday, 17 June 2020Daniel van Herck84 viewsRead more...“The study noted that the United States remains the world ‘patent superpower’, but East Asia has developed by ‘leaps and bounds’ in the last 10 years.” Independent foundation Bertelsmann Stiftung pub ...
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European Commission’s IP chief earmarks 2021 for unitary patent
Daily NewsWednesday, 17 June 2020Daniel van Herck92 viewsRead more...The European Commission’s top IP official has predicted the establishment of a unitary patent system in Europe “before the end of next year”. (Source WIPR)
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Apple granted patent for socially distanced group selfies
Daily NewsTuesday, 16 June 2020Daniel van Herck115 viewsRead more...Apple has been granted a patent for new technology which will help make taking group selfies easier during the era of social distancing. The patent, approved by the U.S. Trade and Patent Office, cover ...
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Agritechs impacted by breeding methods patent ruling
Daily NewsTuesday, 16 June 2020Daniel van Herck73 viewsRead more...Agritech businesses will be considering how best to protect their rights following a recent ruling that plants and animals produced by traditional breeding methods cannot be patented. (Read more at Pi ...
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UK: Introduction To The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) System
Daily NewsTuesday, 16 June 2020Daniel van Herck78 viewsRead more...Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a system of cooperation between patent offices. By agreement between the offices and on request of a patent applicant, the work product of one patent office that ha ...
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Investing in the Future of Food: Patent protection is an essential first step ahead of fundraising
Daily NewsTuesday, 16 June 2020Daniel van Herck66 viewsRead more...Scott Massey, who co-founded Heliponix with Ivan Ball while they were both undergraduate students at Perdue University as a way for consumers to safely and efficiently grow aeroponic produce in their ...
