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| Patent Daily update ⋅ 16 March 2018 | |
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| Crocs loses EU court battle over patent claim Crocs, the manufacturer of a range of plastic clogs, has lost a battle to protect its design from copycats. Judges in Luxembourg backed a decision by the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) in 2016 to cancel legal protection for the shoe. The European court of justice agreed that as the clog had made ... | |
| Patent quality has fallen, confirm Euro examiners An extraordinary letter from nearly 1,000 patent examiners has confirmed what critics of the European Patent Office (EPO) have been saying for some time: patent quality has fallen thanks to a determined push by management to approve more of them. The letter [PDF] has been sent to the EPO's ... | |
| American Express Patent Filing Touts Blockchain for Faster Payments In a patent application released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, the credit card company's travel arm - the American Express Travel Related Services Company - describes using the tech to facilitate payments between two parties by using transaction requests as a proxy. | |
| Walmart's patent push hints at drones to tend farms Walmart Inc's patent filings hint that it may see a future where farmers use its drones to not only spot crop problems but selectively apply chemicals or even disperse pollen to bring shoppers the freshest and cheapest food possible. The world's largest retailer applied for six patents last year on drones that ... | |
| Apple files patent for crumb-proof keyboard Apple is aiming to make messy computers a thing of the past with its latest patent that details ways it plans to stop dust and crumbs falling down the sides of keys. The patent, published on 8 March 2018 but filed on 8 September 2016, sets out two designs that would prevent "contaminants" from causing ... | |
| Appeals court hands win to Smith & Nephew in Hologic patent case A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the validity of a surgical tool patent over which medical device maker Smith & Nephew PLC won a $4 million verdict against rival Hologic Inc. The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that a Smith ... | |
| Apple seeks patent for 'keyless keyboard' concept with haptic feedback AppleInsider (press release) (blog) The application filing for "Keyless keyboard with force sensing and haptic feedback" was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on August 31 last year, and was published on March 15. The filing effectively describes replacing the physical keys of a keyboard with a glass display equipped with ... | |
| Inventor lawsuit accuses Schlumberger of infringing oil pump patent A Texas-based inventor on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing oilfield services giant Schlumberger Ltd of using his patented oil pump technology without authorization. Milton Skillman, an inventor and longtime oil industry entrepreneur, sued Schlumberger in U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas, alleging that ... | |
| Walmart has hinted that it may want to make crop-pollinating robot bees Walmart has filed a patent for a robot bee that could potentially pollinate crops like real bees. The patent could signal that Walmart is looking to have more control over its food supply chain. Other organizations are also developing pollination drones to help offset the decline of bee populations. | |
| Micromax to take global patent licence from Ericsson "Learned counsel for the parties state that during the pendency of the present proceedings, the plaintiff (Ericsson) and defendant (Micromax) have entered into a Global Patent License Agreement dated 26th January, 2018 and in light of its execution, the parties have put an amicable end to their disputes ... | |
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| Jury's Award for Patent Infringement Increased to 3 Million On February 8, 2018, Judge Andrew Guilford of the District Court for Central District of California increased a jury award against Custom Blinds and Components Inc. ("CBC") for patent infringement from just over $1 Million to $3 Million. | |
| UK patent fees to increase by 200% Intellectual Property Magazine Share? 2018-03-13 14:26:10.0. The official fees payable for pending UK patent applications and granted UK patents are set to increase, with some tripling in costs. | |
| Nano One Granted Canadian Process Patent "This patent adds to Nano One's growing intellectual property portfolio, extending its protection to Canada where there is a rich history of innovation in lithium ion batteries," said Dr. Campbell. "Nano One continues to grow; learning and innovating to enhance the performance of lithium ion batteries, ... | |
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| Denmark ranks third worldwide in patent applications Last year, companies like Novozymes, Novo Nordisk and Vestas lifted Denmark to a third place worldwide for patent applications per inhabitant, show new statistics from the European Patent Office. The Confederation of Danish Industry welcomes the news that Denmark is in the lead when it comes to ... | |
| Massachusetts Patent Litigation Wrap Up – February 2018 This post is part of a monthly series summarizing notable activity in patent litigation in the District of Massachusetts, including short summaries of substantive orders issued in pending cases. Exergen Corp. v. Brooklands Inc., No. 12-12243-DPW (Feb 13, 2018) (Woodlock, J.) Motion for Summary ... | |
| New European patent approval for Episurf Medical The European patent office EPO has announced its intention to grant another European patent for Episurf Medical (NASDAQ: EPIS B). The patent, entitled "Method and node for manufacturing a surgical kit for cartilage repair", covers the medical image segmentation process used for joint damage ... | |
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