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Bee gone: Scientists turn to technology as declining bee numbers threaten global food security
Daily NewsWednesday, 23 May 2018Daniel van Herck1 viewsRead more...Research into robotic replacements for bees is being spearheaded by Eijiro Miyako at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. A manually controlled drone, the device is around four centimeters wide and is covered in horse hair treated with a gel designed to collect pollen. In March, US retail giant Walmart filed a patent for robotic bees that it hopes will be able ...
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KU Leuven ‘meest innovatieve universiteit van Europa’
Daily NewsFriday, 27 April 2018Daniel van Herck18 viewsRead more...De Standaard 25 april 2018 ...De lijst van innovatieve universiteiten werd opgesteld in samenwerking met Clarivate Analytics. Er werd voornamelijk rekening gehouden met patenten en wetenschappelijke ...
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Een uitvinding per dag in de Belgische chemie
Daily NewsFriday, 27 April 2018Daniel van Herck17 viewsRead more...De Tijd 27 april 2018 (Tom Michielsen, Redacteur Ondernemen) België is een innovatiekampioen in de wereld van plastics, chemicaliën, geneesmiddelen en vaccins. Met 417 toegekende patenten in 2017 sta ...
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Aantal octrooiaanvragen bereikt nieuw record
Daily NewsWednesday, 14 March 2018Daniel van Herck59 viewsRead more...Het Europees Octrooibureau heeft zijn statistieken voor 2017 gepubliceerd. Het aantal octrooiaanvragen is met 3,9 procent gestegen tot een nieuw record van 165.590. België verliest een plaatsje in de ...
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The European Patent Office Revokes the Broad Institute‘s CRISPR Patents
Daily NewsTuesday, 06 February 2018Daniel van Herck96 viewsRead more...The Broad Institute has been dealt a big blow in its battle for CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property, with the European Patent Office revoking one of its patents. CRISPR/Cas9 has been hailed as the ‘sci ...
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Bank of America Has More Blockchain Patents than IBM
Daily NewsTuesday, 06 February 2018Daniel van Herck204 viewsRead more...Bank of America has more blockchain-related patents than any other firm in the U.S., according to a new report by New York-based law firm EnvisionIP. According to the report, Bank of America has 43 p ...
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The Year in Patents: The Top 10 Patent Stories from 2017
Daily NewsMonday, 08 January 2018Daniel van Herck174 viewsRead more...A review of 2017 by Gene Quinn of IPWatchdog in 10 patent stories.
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WIPO: China Drives Record Patent, Trademark, Design Filings in 2016
Daily NewsFriday, 08 December 2017Daniel van Herck293 viewsRead more...Patents China's State Intellectual Property Office received the highest number of patent applications in 2016, a record total of 1.3 million. It was followed by the United States Patent and Trademark ...
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New USPTO Fees
Daily NewsThursday, 07 December 2017Daniel van Herck150 viewsRead more...The USPTO has finalized a new set of fees: Final Rules. USPTO Patent Fees to Go Up effective January 2018 Patentlyo | Nov 14, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) sets ...
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Why Is Allergan Partnering with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe?
Daily NewsMonday, 20 November 2017Daniel van Herck173 viewsRead more...The New Yorker - by Adam Davidson ...Recently the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe acquired a major new source of revenue. It has become the owner of six patents for Restasis, a drug for dry-eye syndrome that i ...
