Items tagged with patent

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Apple Patent Could Embed Ads in OS Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 15:53:09 - Ehud Rattner The New York Times reports on an Apple patent that was disclosed last month (the same day as the Windows 7 launch, incidentally) that would embed ads... read more

New Google Logo Celebrates The Barcode Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 - 16:11:19 - Anuradha Menon Google's new logo is a barcode which, as far as we can tell, says "Google." Today is the 57th anniversary of the first patent on the bar code... read more

What is the Point in Patenting Genes? Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 - 09:19:08 - Anuradha Menon Earlier this month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit that challenges the right of Myriad Genetics to patent a genetic test... read more

Bill Gates Patents Plasma Injector Sunday, April 12th, 2009 - 18:31:39 - Sarah Gingichashvili Bill Gates' vision is part of most home PCs, laptops, netbooks, and even cell phones with the Windows operating system. Now he wants to redesign how... read more

Apple Awarded iPhone Interface Patent Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 - 18:22:51 - Anuradha Menon Apple has now bagged a legal weapon in the form of a US patent for their multi-touchscreen interface to help them stand up strong against all iPhone... read more

Microsoft Patents Pay-As-You-Go Computing Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 - 11:53:13 - Ehud Rattner Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing. U.S. patent application number 20080319910, published on Christmas Day... read more

Tech Giants Form Group to Buy Patents Monday, June 30th, 2008 - 18:32:15 - Ehud Rattner Google is part of a group of tech heavyweights going on the offensive against the threat of patent-infringement lawsuits, CNET has recently reported... read more

Biotech Companies Rush to Patent Plant Genes Monday, May 19th, 2008 - 14:44:15 - Ehud Rattner Biotech seed companies are behind a wave of patent claims on dozens of 'climate-ready' genes. The patents cover the development of new crops capable... read more

New Type of Laser Developed Friday, May 2nd, 2008 - 22:48:26 - Iddo Genuth Intel Alumni Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and former PhD student S. David Roh recently earned a United States patent for... read more

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