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Google aims to speed fibre rollout with bendy strip

...used to lay fibre broadband cable more easily. Google has filed a patent application on a bendable strip that could be used to lay broadband... Read more

5 March, 2012 by Stephen Shankland
Patent Searcher 2.0

Patent Searcher 2.0

...Patent Search covers the entire collection of issued patents and millions of patent application made available by the USPTO,from patents issued in the 1790s... Read more

10 March, 2012
LiiHo Handwriting Messenger 1.1

LiiHo Handwriting Messenger 1.1

...fast & fantastic way to chat with friends on iPad.(under approval of patent application)***************Features***************1)Share your handwritten messagesSay goodbye to virtual keyboards and... Read more

22 October, 2011
PatentWizard Professional 3.0.14

PatentWizard Professional 3.0.14

...of provisional patent applications. Exclusive PatentChecker(TM) Technology automatically verifies the provisional patent application to catch common mistakes made by self-drafters. Real time spell... Read more

14 September, 2011
EZ Financial Calculator 1.3

EZ Financial Calculator 1.3

...want know without financial knowledge with the calculator.This calculator is under patent application and the right reserved Read more

20 March, 2011
Patent Calls 1.1

Patent Calls 1.1

...Once you have registered, enter any issued U.S. patent number or patent application and in seconds you will receive a Brief on the patent... Read more

4 March, 2011
EZ Financial Calculator Lite 1.2

EZ Financial Calculator Lite 1.2

...want know without financial knowledge with the calculator.This calculator is under patent application and the right reserved Read more

5 February, 2011

Government smooths patent application process

The UK government has eased the process for filing patents in Europe. From 1 January, those making applications to... Read more

31 December, 2010

Microsoft files for 3D display patent

Microsoft has filed a patent application for displays that can change shape to make three-dimensional representations... Read more

30 November, 2010
Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

...a general-purpose computer. The following sorting patents were referenced in my patent application and were described as through and/or circuitry gates, and as... Read more

29 October, 2011 by Marty Goetz

Apple files patent for long-life fuel cell

...optimise their performance without adding a lot of extra weight. In one patent application titled simply a 'Fuel Cell System to Power a Portable Computing... Read more

23 December, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
MIME creator: Developers face patent trap

MIME creator: Developers face patent trap

...at the very beginning stages of it. [In October] we filed a patent application, so we're at least working on it that much. I... Read more

6 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Kootol Software targets tech heavyweights in patent spat

...by India-based Kootol Software for allegedly violating technology covered in a patent application. So far the list of targeted companies includes Amazon, AOL, Apple... Read more

18 July, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

UK tech patents get peer review trial

...by the New York Law School as a way of improving the patent application process. The UK pilot will focus on computer-related technologies because... Read more

1 June, 2011 by David Meyer

IPO to academics: Patent before publishing

...advised by the Intellectual Property Office that they should be filing a patent application before publishing the findings in the public domain. The Intellectual Property... Read more

23 May, 2011

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