The Federation of American Scientists has warned that treating economically sensitive patents like a national security issue would be a mistake More than 5000 US patents have never seen the... Read more
It’s time for real patent reform Andy Kessler has one of his typically insightful Wall Street Journal opinion pieces in which he says it’s time for real patent reform (rather tha... Read more
Twitter is thinking differently about this We’ve talked repeatedly in the past about how even if a company got patents for solely defensive reasons, down the road, those patents can en... Read more
There’s been plenty of research over the years (much of which we’ve pointed to here) showing that the sharing of information and knowledge — including information and knowl... Read more
How “patent assertion entities” stifle innovation. (It’s even worse than you think.) When hospitals come upon a technology with a proven track record of saving lives, you’d expect a flood of... Read more
Patent proposal: monitor unauthorized persons outside, authorized inside A future smart home will need a way to sense who its residents are and what they’re doing. One way to do so may... Read more
Despite Prior Art Going Back Over A Century Jon Wilson alerts us to yet another unfortunate casualty of our screwed up patent system, led by our clueless US Patent Office. Luma Labs,... Read more
Investigating whether patent wars stifle innovation The patent system – a vital part of our innovation infrastructure, and the only way that inventors can be certain that their... Read more
There is an intense scramble for the earth’s resources and ownership of nature. Big oil, big pharma, big food, big seed companies are joining hands to appropriate biodiversity and biomass —... Read more
Founded in 1999, the online library with a free English version contains more than 80 million documents covering patents and trademarks. Companies need to recognize the importance of patent... Read more
President Obama is expected, without delay, to sign into law the first large-scale reform to U.S. patent laws in 60 years. It brings U.S. law into line with most international practices, and... Read more
It’s great that your smartphone allows you to dial a cell number or adjust the volume on your favorite song just by tapping the screen, but it’s something of a one-sided relationship. No mat... Read more
In a rapidly evolving industry, software patents deter new entrants The buzz around ‘smart’ mobile devices today is as much about technological innovation as it is about patents... Read more
What a shame that a precept conceived to incentivise innovation, has been corrupted into threatening it Google surprised many industry watchers last week with the announcement that it is pur... Read more
The cost of patents is going up, and that is not a good thing. After all, Google is paying $12.5 billion for Motorola largely for its huge mobile patent portfolio. In July, an anti-Google co... Read more
