Patents
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....  »
Teaming up for success
The message is clear. Patent backlog is one of the biggest issues affecting the IP industry today. Offices around the world are under pressure to find more effective and efficient methods to process....  »
Accidental Inventions: Stainless Steel
Harry Brearley was working to prevent corrosion in rifle barrels when he accidentally invented something that would revolutionise the world of cutlery. Not an obvious route, but Brearley was an obse....  »
Accidental Inventions: Teflon
Teflon was invented in 1938 by a DuPont research chemist named Roy J plunkett. One day he was experimenting with a coolant called TRE (tetrafluoroethylene) to establish its suitability for refrigera....  »
IBM requests bans on Asus imports over patent complaint
IBM has asked the US government to ban certain imports from Asustek, a Taiwanese PC manufacturer, stating that the computers they produce infringes on three of their patents....  »
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) sued for patent infringement
The OLPC foundation originally hoped to build and sell laptops to schools at around $100 per unit. Now the price stands just shy of $200 each (for an order of 10,000) and production of these child-s....  »
SanDisk Sues 25 Companies for Patent Infringement
SanDisk has announced the filing of three patent infringement actions against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players....  »
AT&T is latest to sue Vonage over patents
The Internet telephone company Vonage, has disclosed that it was the target of another patent lawsuit from a telephone company, in this case AT&T...  »
Amazon in patent dispute over 1-click shopping
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