Sony Makes a Patent Move for Kinect Style Controller Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:56
Feeling the heat of competition form both Nintendo and Microsoft, Sony has bought the patent for a new motion-based controller to compete with the Kinect gaming system for the Xbox 360. No word has been said on whether or not they will be creating a new type of gaming configuration, but seeing that they already have motion-based controllers like the Wii, as well as the success of the EyeToy a few years ago, it’s most likely in development. |
An Intellectual Property Guide for EntrepreneursTuesday, 14 February 2012 14:33
Your intellectual property is important to your company's success. You fully appreciate why you need to invest in critical research and development, and ancillary IP services. But how do you know if the money in your IP budget is being well spent? Practical Intellectual Property Guidance for Executives and Entrepreneurs, a new webinar from Bloomberg BNA, will provide practical intellectual property guidance for executives and entrepreneurs, and the counsel advising them, with a focus on improving the company's bottom line. This online event will take place February 16, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., EST. Father of the Web Takes Stand in Patent CaseThursday, 09 February 2012 20:13
What could get the inventor of the World Wide Web to testify in a courtroom for the first time? A patent suit that’s perceived as a threat to the modern web, particularly interactive features. Tim Berners-Lee, who teaches at MIT and is considered one of the fathers of the Web, testified Tuesday about the early days of the web, as part of a case brought by a patent-licensing company called Eolas, and in which Google, Amazon and Yahoo are defendants, according to Wired. Apple and Google Disagree Over Licensing of Essential PatentsThursday, 09 February 2012 20:11
Google is at odds with Apple, Microsoft and Cisco over the licensing and litigation of patents. While Google wants to make the most of patents it will receive if its acquisition of Motorola is approved, the others want to change the way so-called essential patents are licensed. Essential patents are part of a standard and licensed under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms or reasonable, and non-discriminatory (RAND) terms. When patent-infringement negotiations over what that means fail, Google wants to continue to be able to use injunctions to block the sale of infringing products, while the others want to remove that option. Accelerated Examination is Better ExaminationTuesday, 07 February 2012 23:00
The USPTO’s 12 month accelerated examination program produces higher quality patents in less time and potentially less overall cost than conventional patent examination, or even the new “Track 1″ or other accelerated examination processes. |
