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Investigation into illegal sales of LED technology patented by UCSB
Daily NewsFriday, 06 September 2019Daniel van Herck21 viewsRead more...LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced an investigation on Wednesday into the sales of LED technology patented by the University of California. On July 30, UC filed a complaint against five major retailers: Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ikea, Target, and Walmart for selling filament LED light bulbs without their authorization or royalties. The UC patent replaces ...
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Singapore grants Alibaba AI Patent in record time.
Daily NewsFriday, 06 September 2019Daniel van Herck7 viewsRead more...Over the course of the past few decades, Singapore has grown into one of Asia’s most vibrant economies, and much of the credit for the stupendous growth is down to the fact that the government does no ...
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European Patent Office Looks to Deepen IP Cooperation with Singapore, Asia
Daily NewsFriday, 06 September 2019Daniel van Herck4 viewsRead more...The European Patent Office (EPO) has seen a growing number of patent applications from Singapore and other parts of Asia, and is looking to bolster cooperation with the region. Dr Christoph Ernst, Vic ...
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In the First half of 2019, China has Accounted for 70 Percent of Global Blockchain Patent Applications
Daily NewsFriday, 06 September 2019Daniel van Herck15 viewsRead more...As per the latest report by IPR Daily, a Chinese intellectual property news site, China has represented about 70 percent of the world’s global blockchain patent applications. It would appear that Chin ...
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Australia’s Innovation Patent - Dead man walking
Daily NewsFriday, 06 September 2019Daniel van Herck10 viewsRead more...Australia's second-tier innovation patent system is presently on death row and the Government – judge, jury and executioner – is seeking a quick kill.
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AI system 'should be recognised as inventor'
Daily NewsWednesday, 07 August 2019Daniel van Herck147 viewsRead more...An artificial intelligence system should be recognised as the inventor of two ideas in patents filed on its behalf, a team of academics says. The AI has designed interlocking food containers that are ...
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EPO: A legal study on AI inventorship published
Daily NewsFriday, 28 June 2019Daniel van Herck62 viewsRead more...An academic study on artificial intelligence (AI) inventorship is now available for download. The study was prepared by Dr. Noam Shemtov of Queen Mary University of London and analyses the impact of A ...
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Amazon in surveillance drone plan
Daily NewsFriday, 28 June 2019Daniel van Herck80 viewsRead more...Amazon has come up with yet another way to watch us: surveillance drones. The online retail behemoth has received a patent in America for “surveillance as a service”, where a drone would hover over a ...
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Unitary Patent
Daily NewsFriday, 28 June 2019Daniel van Herck103 viewsRead more...Unitary Patents will make it possible to get patent protection in up to 26 EU Member States by submitting a single request to the EPO. They will build on European patents granted by the EPO under the ...
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Huawei warns US patent curbs would hurt global tech
Daily NewsFriday, 28 June 2019Daniel van Herck52 viewsRead more...Huawei's Chief Legal Officer Song Liuping speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. Chinese tech giant Huawei has warned a U.S. pr ...