Jobs was closely involved in the details of many Apple products, and some of his inventions are still working their way through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The large number of them reflect Apple’s intense efforts to patent every aspect of its products, no matter how small, somet...
FOSS Patentsreportsthat the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice preliminarily ruling that Apple'smassive iPhone patentpopularly referred to as "the Steve Jobs patent" invalid in its entirety upon reexamination. The patent, issued as Patent No. 7,479,949, had ...
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to pilot a program that would accelerate the examination of green technology patent applications in the U.S., further intending to target the development and deployment of green technology, green jobs and competitiveness in green initiatives....
The U.S. Constitution (Article 1, Section 8) authorizes Congress to enact patent legislation; the first such law was enacted Apr. 10, 1790. In 1836, Congress created the U.S. Patent Office (now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) and established the basic principles of American patent...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Apple a patent for the design of the first-generation iPhone, released in 2007, and created in part by Steve Jobs and Jony Ive. Apple on Tuesday was awardedU.S. Patent No. D672769, entitled "Electronic Device." Illustrations accompanying ...
Patent and Trademark Office works, bring U.S. patent law in line with global laws, and introduce so-called “reasonable royalty” provisions, which change the way damages are calculated and would reduce the likelihood of massive payouts for some patent holders. [ InfoWorld’s Neil McAllister ...
Some nine months after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a tentative first Office action invalidating an Apple multitouch patent credited in part to cofounder Steve Jobs, the body has reversed its initial determination to confirm all claims as patentable. ...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week opened a new exhibit honoring Steve Jobs at its museum in Alexandria, Virginia. Located in the atrium...
A patent examiner, also referred to a patent clerk, is a civil service employee who works at a patent office. A patent examiner generally has a background in engineering or science. Those major offices include the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Japan Patent Office (...
Google had taken ownership of the patents less than a year ago, with four of the patents originating from Motorola Inc., three from Openwave Systems Inc. and two from Palm Inc., according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records. Jim Prosser, a spokesman for Mountain View, California-...