2023 U.S. Granted Patents: Samsung maintains patent leadership
According to our data, the USPTO granted a total of 345,344 patents in 2023 (FY 2023, spanning from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023). In this 2023 Patent Roundup series, we looked at patents granted by the USPTO in 2023 and analyzed the patenting trends of the top 10 assignees. Analyzing patent grants provides […]
This vibrating smart watch is designed to stop tremors
A patent application from the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) in Saudi Arabia features a smartwatch that counteracts tremors by vibrating the nerves in a person’s wrists.
Gaming giant Valve loses nation’s first virtual patent trial
A Washington federal jury has ordered Valve to pay over $4 million for a plagiarized design element in one of its gaming accessories.
Apple to lose over $1.1 billion in ‘Dickensian’ patent case
Tech giant Apple’s infringement of patented internet security technology could cost it over a billion dollars at the end of a decade-long legal battle, likened by its judge to the interminable Jarndyce v. Jarndyce case in the Charles Dickens novel Bleak House.
Irish licensing firm settles patent litigation with tech giants
Irish technology licensing firm Neodrón announced in early January that it has settled with ten of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world.
Huawei boosts IP portfolio with Blackberry patents purchase
Blackberry reportedly sold 90 of its patents to Huawei Technologies as part of the company’s broader strategy to streamline its operations by selling thousands of its patents. Blackberry is Canada’s biggest patent holder with a portfolio of around 38,000 patents. The company plans to offload more of its intellectual property (IP) in areas where Blackberry […]
