Apple ramps up augmented reality game, lags in patenting
Apple’s relatively low ranking in terms of MR-related P/PA at 9th place over the 2002-2016 period is consistent with its being ranked only 12th in terms of number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2016.
How to Perform Effective Prior Art Search (Part 3 of 3)
This article is the last installment in a three-part series that provides some useful tips for performing prior art searches. If you missed the first two parts of this series, please check Parts 1 and 2. Watch out for Technical Terms or Phrases That Look Like Ordinary Words or Phrases. In many cases, […]
How to Perform Effective Prior Art Search (Part 2 of 3)
This article is the second in a three-part series that provides some useful tips for performing prior art searches. If you missed the first part of this series, please check it out here. Prepare A Good Set of Search Keywords. A good combination of search keywords is key to performing an effective prior art […]
How to Perform Effective Prior Art Search (Part 1 of 3)
This article is the first in a three-part series that provides some useful tips for performing prior art searches. These tips are based on best practices that we have relied on in the over 5,000 prior art searches we have delivered to companies worldwide. Prior art search may seem like a tedious, unexciting task, but […]
Inventions We Wish We Already Have in Our Bathrooms
This post is one of a series of “Inventions We Wish We Already Have.” It’s intended to be a bona fide wish list but expressed in a lighthearted fashion. Inspiration for the wish list courtesy of ordinary day-to-day experiences, unfulfilled expectations, varying flavors of frustrations, and what-should-have-been-there-but-not-there revelations. In this installment of the series, we […]
Inventions We Wish We Already Have in our Kitchens
This post is one of a series of “Inventions We Wish We Already Have.” It’s intended to be a bona fide wish list but expressed in a lighthearted fashion. Inspiration for the wish list courtesy of ordinary day-to-day experiences, unfulfilled expectations, varying flavors of frustrations, and what-should-have-been-there-but-not-there revelations. 1. Molecular gastronomy-style blenders that can transform […]
Electronic Health Records: US Patent Activity Overview 2006-2016
Electronic health records (EHR) have been designed to enable efficient distribution and compilation of healthcare data. EHR is a functional counterpart of all separate physical documents stored for every care-related protocol and clinical event of a patient (including registration, medical history, vital signs monitoring, and laboratory results). With EHR, healthcare providers can easily access and […]
