Brazilian PTO releases sector study on biotechnology patents
The Division of Studies and Projects of BPTO's Patents Department has made available a further...
Qualcomm may be forced to license patents to their competers
According to The Verge, Qualcomm has suffered a major setback in a lawsuit that probes...
Broadcom takes Volkswagen to court in $1bi patent claim
According to the German Magazine “Der Spiegel”, the U.S. semiconductor supplier Broadcom has made a...
Bank of America granted blockchain patent
Bank of America, the second largest bank in the US with over 50 cryptocurrency and...
Public Consultation: Geographical Indications
The Brazilian PTO is receiving public comments on the draft of the Normative Instruction that will...
Rule #227 provides for the use of Other Offices technical search to speed up examinations
The Brazilian PTO published on October 30, 2018, the Rule #227/2018 that intends to accelerate examination of...
Apple sued over FaceTime technology
Apple is facing a new lawsuit for alleged patent infringement, this time involving FaceTime. The...
Nokia and Samsung extend their patent license agreement
Nokia has just announced the extension of its patent technology agreement with Samsung. The Finnish...
Groupon pays $57 million to settle IBM patent case
IBM’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. court in Delaware in 2016, accused Groupon of infringing on...
Microsoft Open Sources 60,000 Patents to End Linux Patent Wars
Microsoft announced that it’s joining the Open Invention Network (OIN), an open-source patent group launched...
Amazon patents new Alexa feature that knows when you're ill and offers you medicine
Amazon has patented a new version of its virtual assistant Alexa which can automatically detect when...
Low-cost European airline EasyJet is suing Netflix
The European airline EasyJet filed a lawsuit against Netflix for the use of the word...
Vogue Magazine takes Black Vogue to court
Vogue Magazine's Parent Co. is Suing "Black Vogue" Founder for Trademark Infringement. The company Vogue...
Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing its technology and handing it over to Intel
The court battle between Qualcomm and Apple has just won yet another chapter. The chip...
Samsung's new patent envisages method of inserting braille into smartwatches
Samsung filed in South Korea in March last year the patent application “Electronic apparatus for...
