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US patent reform becomes law

...file patent system as opposed to a first-to-invent system. The US Patent and Trademark Office's current use of the first-to-invent... Read more

19 September, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Microsoft makes last-ditch move in i4i patent fight

...convincing evidence" to overcome the traditional presumption that patents approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office are valid. The filing comes just 11 days... Read more

8 April, 2011 by Jay Greene

Apple pursues EU trademark over Granny Smith logo

...construction. Following the settlement in 2007, Apple filed trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office that showed the company having been transfered the... Read more

15 March, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Microsoft attacks Apple's response in 'App Store' row

...not follow court rules. In a motion filed on Wednesday with the US Patent and Trademark Office, and discovered by blog Geekwire, Microsoft says Apple... Read more

10 March, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

USPTO throws out 17 of Oracle patent's claims

The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected 17 of 21 claims included in... Read more

23 June, 2011
Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

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

Marty Goetz — the man granted the first software patent in 1968 — says a true invention implemented in hardware is equally patentable if implemented in software Read more

29 October, 2011 by Marty Goetz
Mobile-related patents soar

Mobile-related patents soar

...consultant Chetan Sharma, examined approximately seven million patents granted both by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office over the... Read more

19 April, 2012 by Charles Cooper

Apple wins patent for mobile payment controls

...shows an 'E-Wallet' app on an iPhone Image credit: USPTO The US Patent and Trademark Office published the approved patent on Tuesday, adding fuel... Read more

7 March, 2012

Google picks up 200 more patents from IBM

...lawsuits. The patents, granted in a deal recorded on Friday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, cover databases, mobile phones, server infrastructure and technologies... Read more

4 January, 2012 by Jack Clark
Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

Marty Goetz — the man granted the first software patent in 1965 — wades back into the intellectual-property debate with more views on why software should be patentable Read more

17 December, 2011 by Marty Goetz

Apple loses bid to register 'multitouch' trademark

...2007, according to MacRumors. However, at the end of last week the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) turned down the application, saying Apple had... Read more

27 September, 2011

Google buys another 1,000 IBM patents

...portfolio of intellectual property it can use against rivals. On Tuesday, the US Patent and Trademark Office published its record of the transaction, which happened... Read more

15 September, 2011 by David Meyer

NTP gets legal nod for patent challenges

...NTP's email-related patents remain valid and enforceable, and ordered the US Patent and Trademark Office to reconsider a recent ruling that called them... Read more

2 August, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Apple applies for stylus patents

...applications were made in January last year, but only published by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Thursday. One describes a stylus with... Read more

8 July, 2011

Apple gains multitouch patent for mobiles

...Screenshot: Stephen Shankland/CNET News The patent, granted on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) after being filed in 2007, covers the... Read more

23 June, 2011 by David Meyer

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