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Google employees patent wireless ideas

News The US Patent and Trademark Office has published three wireless-related patents filed by Google employees, as the search giant seeks to delve deeper into the wireless market. The patent applications, filed in 2004 and published earlier this month...

28 March 2006, 10:20 > More matches in News

Creative wins patent for MP3 player interface

News Creative Technology said on Tuesday it has been awarded a patent for a user interface found in its portable media players and in competing devices, such as Apple's iPod. The digital entertainment company said that on 9 August it received US Patent...

1 September 2005, 9:42 > More matches in News

Apple attempts to patent 'tamper-resistant software'

News Apple, which is in the process of switching to computers based on the omnipresent Intel processor, has filed a patent application describing a method for securely running Mac OS X on specific hardware.

10 November 2005, 9:06 > More matches in News

Is the Wiimote violating a patent?

News Nintendo of America has been sued by Interlink Electronics over alleged patent infringement in its Wii console's remote control. Interlink, a Los Angeles-based company specialising in remote controls and electronic-signature technology, filed suit...

12 December 2006, 8:39 > More matches in News

'Zune phone' patent application surfaces in series of tubes

Crave Now here's another one to add to the pile; Engadget recently pointed us to a 'Zune phone' interface patent application unearthed by Mad4MobilePhones. Crave US: There have been plenty of Zune 2.0 rumors recently -- flash memory, a 'watermelon...

Tags: zune, pointed, rumors, setup

19 April 2007, 9:45 > More matches in Crave

BrainDex Patent Downloader

Downloads BrainDex Patent Downloader enables you to download worldwide patents as Adobe PDF documents. Special features include unique highlight, right-click and download capability in IE, Netscape, and Mozilla Firefox just highlight a patent number on any...

6 January 2006, 12:16 > More matches in Downloads

NSA granted Net location-tracking patent

News The National Security Agency in the U.S.has obtained a patent on a method of figuring out an Internet user's geographic location. Patent 6,947,978, granted on Tuesday, describes a way to discover someone's physical location by comparing it to a...

23 September 2005, 10:27 > More matches in News

US patent litigants target DVRs

News Forgent Networks, which has so far garnered more than $100m in fees on its so-called JPEG patent, is going after the digital video recorder industry. Others have said that patent offices need to provide a method for early dispute resolution and...

13 April 2005, 14:25 > More matches in News

Sony files patent, but won't release gaming phone yet

News Sony Ericsson has filed a US patent application for a mobile device with videogame features, but said on Monday that it is not poised to launch a phone based on its PlayStation Portable videogame brand.

12 June 2007, 9:43 > More matches in News

Image: Apple's iPod-like patent

News Apple has filed this patent for an iPod-like device that has a touch-sensitive bezel around the display and can toggle between different operating states.

27 October 2006, 10:03 > More matches in News

Apple patent reignites iPhone rumours

News A newly published Apple patent application has reignited rumours of the almost mythical 'iPhone', on the eve of a press event in San Francisco. Last week the US Patent and Trademark office published a patent application that Apple made in March...

12 September 2006, 11:45 > More matches in News

Study Manual: Tips and Basics for the Patent Bar

Downloads Pass the Patent Bar Exam and begin your journey toward becoming a Patent Practitioner. This free e-book delves into the in's and out's of the patent bar exam and provides you with step-by-step advice on how to tackle it.

1 April 2004, 2:16 > More matches in Downloads

Computer-based PTO Patent Bar Exam Review Pkg

Downloads This is a current (2006), comprehensive study review package to help prepare you for the new computer-based PTO Patent Bar Exam. Prepared by a top-25 law school graduate who recently passed the USPTO Bar Exam on his first try, this package includes...

6 January 2006, 12:01 > More matches in Downloads

Creative sues Apple over iPod patent suit

News In both cases, Creative says that the iPod and iPod nano infringe on a patent the company has for its Zen player's interface, a patent granted last August. Creative chief executive Sim Wong Hoo said in December that it would "aggressively pursue...

16 May 2006, 11:05 > More matches in News

Microsoft and Apple in iPod patent tussle

News While Microsoft has struggled to challenge the iPod in the marketplace, the software behemoth's lawyers have managed to slow Apple's attempt to patent its digital music technology. In a ruling issued last month, a patent examiner rejected Apple's...

15 August 2005, 10:18 > More matches in News