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intellectual property
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AmazonReport: Companies Say Amazon Accessed Proprietary Info To Make Its Own Products
Daniela Braga, founder and CEO of DefinedCrowd Corp., a data platform for artificial intelligence (AI), has a beef with Amazon Inc., The Wall...
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Security & FraudAmazon’s New Anti-Fraud Program Helps Sellers Avoid Counterfeits
In its ongoing efforts to prevent fraud on its site, on Tuesday (Oct. 1) Amazon announced a new program to help sellers...
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LegalIBM Lawsuit Accuses Zillow Of Patent Infringement
IBM has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Zillow, claiming that the real estate company used key parts of IBM technology on...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsVW Teams With Ford On Autonomous, Electric Vehicles
Ford and Volkswagen are set to announce joint ventures that will focus on autonomous and electric vehicles. Sources said that the deal...
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LegalWalmart Sued By JetBlue For Jetblack Name
To force the world’s biggest retailer to stop using the Jetblack name for its personal shopping service, JetBlue Airways has sued Walmart...
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LegalZillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
Zillow has filed two lawsuits against Compass, accusing its rival of stealing Seattle-based Zillow’s intellectual property, as well as hiring employees who violated...
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DataReport: China’s GDP Hinges On Data Privacy
A new report on China stated that if the country doesn’t start to work on improving issues like data privacy and intellectual...
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EconomyUS, China Near Completion Of Trade Deal
With both countries potentially lifting tariffs, the U.S. and China are reportedly nearing a trade deal. A formal agreement could come around...
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GoogleGoogle Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M
Fossil Group has announced that it is selling $40 million of intellectual property (IP) related to smartwatch technology to Google. As a result...
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InternationalChina Tech Firms U.S. Patent Awards Increased In 2018
The number of tech patents that China was awarded in the U.S. increased in 2018, marking the only country to see an...
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Security & FraudExperts Say China’s Cyberattacks To Intensify
China will not stop its cyberespionage campaign against America any time soon, an expert told CNBC. Michael Fuchs, a senior fellow at...
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RetailApple Ordered To Stop Selling Older iPhones
Apple was ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling older models of the iPhone after China found that the iPhone maker...
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Security & FraudAnt Financial Denies Stealing Equifax IP
Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba, pushed back on a Wall Street Journal report that alleged the company used Equifax intellectual property...
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BlockchainIntellectual Property Paper Chase Makes Way For Smart Contracts
Paul McCartney sang: “You never give me your money. You only give me your funny paper.” The sentiment could apply to royalties...
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Security & FraudSenators Raise IP Concerns Over Chinese Access
Telecommunications firms and joint ventures are serving as conduits for China to gain insight and access to intellectual property and sensitive U.S....
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BlockchainWill Blockchain Tech Deliver Harmony In Music IP Management?
It’s hard to separate the headlines, sometimes, beyond the vagaries of huge price swings in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. It’s hard, sometimes, to...
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RetailRadioShack’s Lifeline Beats On
RadioShack may be down, but don’t count it out just yet. Consumers may have seen signs posted in RadioShack stores announcing store...
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What's HotPeeling Back the Curtain on Snapchat’s AR Secret
Finding nearby friends through an online platform became a lot easier when Snapchat unveiled its Snap Map offering. Just a few weeks...
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Mobile CommerceIntertrust, Google Partner For IP Litigation Program
Startup companies are formed every day, and with that there comes concerns over intellectual property. To help protect startups, Intertrust Technologies Corporation...
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RidesharingUber Getting Into The Patent-Purchasing Business
Uber, the ride-hailing app, announced Tuesday (April 11) that it is getting into the patent-purchasing business, launching a patent purchase program dubbed...
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LegalUber Wants To Handle Waymo Case Via Arbitration
A new court document filed by Uber indicates that the company thinks some parts of the case between Waymo and Uber/Otto can be handled...
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LegalDefense Against Patent Trolls? Worth A LOT (Network)
If innovation is the lifeblood of tech and of commerce in general, patents are the lifeblood of less than savory characters known...
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B2B PaymentsBlockchain Patent Wars Heating Up Among Big Banks
Some of the largest banks already involved in blockchain development are now in a race to snatch up patents from the technology,...
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NewsThe Changing Motives Behind Cybercrime
Symantec warns in a report published yesterday (July 8) that a new group of criminal hackers — dubbed the “Morpho” group —...
