How do you know whether you have an invention for which a patent can be obtained? That is a complicated question, as most legal questions are unfortunately. Compounding the complexity, however, are a whole host of business considerations that do not relate to the legal question of whether you are at all likely to [...]
Microsoft's recent Big E3 2017 presentation, tech giant has file for a Trademark that can shake the entire gaming platform. Microsoft has applied for a trademark patent 'Direct Reality', which is described as a 'computer software for holographic application'. Though 'holographic application' could apply just about anything related 'augmented reality', the application specifically covers [...]
I just spotted a brand new published Olympus patent. It describes a 12-35mm f/1.8-2.4 (24-70mm f/4.0-5.6 FF equivalent) MFT lens. The main characteristic of that lens is that it is collapsible. The patent mentions that this lens can be used for both fixed lens and system camera versions. It will have pretty much the [...]
Multinational tech company Garmin Ltd. will likely be the target of a $37 million fine levied by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The fines result from Garmin’s business activities in marketing marine sonar imaging devices in violation of a cease-and-desist order resulting from a Section 337 patent infringement investigation. Section 337 Under section [...]
Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to patent an active aerodynamics system, though the British brand’s concept of adaptable aerodynamics is unique. A recently published application in the U.K. details what the British automaker is calling a “vehicle aerodynamic apparatus,” and it’s quite different than existing active aero systems. Chevy recently patented an [...]
As most of you may know compiling litigation data in India is quite the nightmare because our judiciary is terrible at record keeping and even worse at releasing the statistics to the general public. Digitization has improved things slightly but there remain problems with how data is classified by different High Courts. For example [...]
