Tag: Patents

Microsoft and Facebook Get Cozy With a New Patent Agreement
Microsoft and Facebook have announced a deal in which Facebook will purchase a portion of the patent portfolio that Microsoft...
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Fark’s Drew Curtis In TED Talk: Don’t Negotiate With Terrorists (Patent Trolls)
TED has posted a new video with Fark Founder Drew Curtis, which Fark, of course has shared with its audience. He talks about how Fark was sued, along with Yahoo, Reddit, MSN, AOL,...
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Patents: The Tech Company Goldmine
Apple has filed a few patents recently that have eyebrows raised. There was the...
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Twitter Publishes Patent Agreement to Combat Trolls
It's sad for an engineer or inventor to see their work used as a ball-gag to stifle innovation. Too often companies referred to as "patent trolls" will buy up patents without any...
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Google Patents Glass-Type Glasses and Helmets
Bill Slawski at SEO by the Sea found three Google patents in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database that could feature heavily in d...
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AOL Power Struggle Stalls Microsoft Patent Deal
Last week one of AOL's biggest shareholders, Starboard Value LP, sent a letter to the AOL board of directors calling of a change of direction in the way the company has been operat...
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Steve Wozniak: Not A Fan Of Patent-Mongering Companies
It's no secret that patent trolls are a danger to innovation, imagination, and a...
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Test Your Company’s Intellectual Property Awareness
A new online tool can help small companies and entrepreneurs evaluate their awareness of intellectual property and learn how to protect it. The National Institute of Standards and...
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Google’s New Ad Technology Perfect For Those HUD Glasses We Heard About
Google has been awarded a new patent that seems to suggest that the company will be rolling out a new advertising strategy wherein the ads that are delivered to you are...
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Apple Patents Seamless Glass Enclosures
Apple really does not want you to open up your iPhone. A...
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Facebook Buys 750 IBM Patents To Stop Lawsuits
After facing over twenty lawsuits last year, Facebook took steps to...
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Google Patents Background Noise: No Privacy!
High-tech device users beware! Google has just...
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Google: Get Ready For More Advertising
If you're completely fed up with advertising and a constant bombardment of lame commercials and pop-up ads, it's about to get worse. Ever notice that almost everything has changed...
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How Patents Hinder Technology & Impair Innovation
The concept of patents have noble intentions, but like all good intentions it travels a fast and fiery road southbound. Look at the state of the patent turf wars lately. Spanning f...
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Apple Offers $15-Per-Device Patent Settlement To Samsung, Motorola
As the Gordian knot of Apple's seemingly endless patent disputes with competitors twists into a messier situation with every passing day, the tech company has brandished a blade ca...
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