Previously Apple was working on future hand gesturing interface to control gaming, Apple TV and Home Appliances. Apple acquired this technology form Israel to accelerate this project to catchup or surpass companies like Microsoft and Samsung. Microsoft has successfully implemented the PrimeSense Technology into their Kinect device for XBOX and TV application. Samsung on [...]
Staff at the European Patent Office (EPO) will strike this Thursday in protest at how the organization's management continues to treat its union officials. All employees at the EPO's offices in Munich, The Hague, Berlin and Vienna will stage a one-day strike in protest of the patent office's targeting of staff that opposed reform [...]
What is Blockchain? A Blockchain is a secure public ledger of digital financial transactions. It’s the technology that underlies bitcoin and is known for its tamper-proof ability to verify high volumes of digital transactions. TechTarget explains how it works: When a transaction is made, it is packaged up with other transactions into a “block” [...]
Starbucks and other big name coffee chains are being sued in California in a bid to get them to label their coffee a product as a contacting a carcinogen. According to the report, Dunkin Donuts alleged that the slogan used by Mike Coffee constituted a trademark infringement and dilution and could cause consumer confusion. [...]
Amazon.com commonly known as Amazon, is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing that was founded on July 5, 1994, by Jeff Bezos, What happened? Noa and Nani sold flagpoles on Amazon.co.uk in three different packages with varying numbers and types of flags. Each variant was sold under a separate listing with a different [...]
The UPC Preparatory Committee has confirmed in a press release that the previously announced target date for the entry into operation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), envisaged for December 2017, cannot be maintained. A new timeline has not yet been announced. It’s been a big political week in the UK. On Monday, David [...]
