patent

A patent is a form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling and importing an invention for a limited period of years, in exchange for publishing an enabling public disclosure of the invention.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Walmart Patenting Amazon Dash Competitor
Walmart Patenting Amazon Dash Competitor
May 05, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Walmart has filed a patent application (as late as October 2016) that would create an IoT platform that would help track product use in shoppers’...

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Intertrust, Google Partner For IP Litigation Program
Intertrust, Google Partner For IP Litigation Program
April 26, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Startup companies are formed every day, and with that there comes concerns over intellectual property. To help protect startups, Intertrust Technologies Corporation unveiled its program...

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Snap Pays $7.7M For Geofilters Patent From Mobli
Snap Pays $7.7M For Geofilters Patent From Mobli
April 24, 2017  |  Retail

Snap, the operator of the Snapchat messaging app, has spent $7.7 million to acquire a critical patent for geofilters. According to a report in TechCrunch,...

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Amazon Wins Patent for On-Demand Fashion Warehouse
Amazon Wins Patent for On-Demand Fashion Warehouse
April 19, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon is known as the king of eCommerce. From jewelry to books and household cleaning products, there’s little that can’t be bought on the site....

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Are Huggable, Interactive Robots Coming To Disney Theme Parks?
Are Huggable, Interactive Robots Coming To Disney Theme Parks?
April 11, 2017  |  Innovation

According to a patent filed by the Disney Enterprises group, the company’s theme park visitors might soon come face to face with huggable and interactive...

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Defense Against Patent Trolls? Worth A LOT (Network)
Defense Against Patent Trolls? Worth A LOT (Network)
March 23, 2017  |  Legal

If innovation is the lifeblood of tech and of commerce in general, patents are the lifeblood of less than savory characters known as patent trolls....

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Apple Gets Patent Approval For Biometrics Reader
Apple Gets Patent Approval For Biometrics Reader
March 01, 2017  |  Apple

One of Apple’s patent applications for a biometrics reader using fingerprints that would be used in future iPhone models has been approved by the U.S. Patent and...

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Apple Gets Patent To Add Use Cases To The Apple Watch
Apple Gets Patent To Add Use Cases To The Apple Watch
January 25, 2017  |  Wearables

Apple received a patent on Tuesday (Jan. 24) from the U.S. Patent Office for a modular accessories system for the Apple Watch that will hide...

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Amazon 1-Click Patent Expires In 2017
Amazon 1-Click Patent Expires In 2017
January 04, 2017  |  Amazon

Soon, online payments might get more frictionless. Amazon’s patent on its 1-Click payment system will expire this year, meaning online buyers could soon see many...

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