Patents
IP on the Smallest Small Scale
Nanotechnology, or manipulation at the molecular or 'nano' scale, is such a new phenomenon that science is still exploring its potential. as a result, the IP industry is also playing catch-up....  »
Caught in the Act
With the Patent Reform Act of 2007 through the US House of Representatives and before the Senate, its passage should now be plain sailing – so why the delay? asks PatNews's Greg Aharonian....  »
Patent Office To Get Funding Boost Under Bush's Budget Proposal
President Bush's budget proposal for 2009 could see an additional $159 million, or equivalent to an 8% budget increase being handed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)....  »
TiVo Wins $94 million DVR Patent Lawsuit
Shares in Tivo Inc rocketed almost 30% after the home entertainment manufacturer won a patent infringement case against Dish Network....  »
Accidental Inventions: The Pacemaker
It's comforting to know that even the great inventors can get their wires crossed. They may get blown up, but on the other hand they may find they have stumbled on something truly useful...  »
Gemstar-TV Guide sues Virgin Media over patent infringement
Gemstar-TV Guide International, a Los Angeles based company part owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, has begun legal proceedings in the British High Court against Virgin Media for an alleged....  »
EU in Patent Dispute with Taiwan over Illegal Exports
The European Union has said that a patent licence dispute with Taiwan may need to be passed to the World Trade Organisation to be resolved....  »
USPTO and JPO implement full-time patent prosecution highway
The USPTO and the JPO for almost 18 months have worked together on a patent prosecution highway (PPH), which has proven very effective for both countries and has now gone into full-time operation....  »
Launch of Eco-Patent Commons
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Accidental Inventions: Velcro
Often erroneously believed to have been developed as part of the American Space Programme, Velcro was actually invented in 1948 by a Swiss engineer who had just been walking his dog....  »