Apple Watch ruled to have infringed Masimo's pulse oximeter patent by US judgeThe International Trade Commission will examine whether to impose an import ban on Apple Watches.By M. Moon, 01.11.2023
Hitting the Books: How Ronald Reagan torpedoed sensible drug patenting'Owning the Sun' examines how public research is exploited for private profit.By A. Tarantola, 03.12.2022
US regulator rules that Google infringed on Sonos speaker patentsThe tech giant is facing an import ban on its speakers and Chromecast devices.By M. Moon, 01.07.2022
Clearview AI will get a US patent for its facial recognition techCritics are worried the company is patenting invasive tech.By J. Fingas, 12.04.2021
Peloton sues rivals over alleged patent infringement related to on-demand classesThe company claims at least 55 iFit models and more than a dozen Echelon products are in violation.By K. Holt, 11.15.2021
UK appeals court rules AI cannot be listed as a patent inventorThe decision marks another setback for Dr. Stephen Thaler. By I. Bonifacic, 09.23.2021
EA pledges not to sue over its accessibility patents and technologiesThe company is giving other developers free access to its accessibility-related tech.By M. Moon, 08.24.2021
ITC judge preliminarily rules Google infringed on five Sonos patentsThe decision isn't final until the full ITC body decides on the matter later this year.By I. Bonifacic, 08.13.2021
Intel ordered to pay $2.18 billion in patent lawsuitIntel "strongly disagrees" with the verdict and will appeal. By S. Dent, 03.03.2021
Apple patent filing describes a charging cable that doesn't frayShredded Lightning cable casings may soon be a thing of the past.By K. Holt, 02.04.2021
Canon patents an Osmo-style camera with interchangeable lensesIt could work with the company's RF lenses.By I. Bonifacic, 12.28.2020
Oppo explores phones with removable camera modulesYou could take selfies without looking directly at your phone.By J. Fingas, 12.05.2020
Microsoft envisions 'scoring' meetings based on body languageYou'd know if a get-together was a waste of time.By J. Fingas, 11.29.2020
Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $503 million for VPN patent lawsuitThe courtroom battle has been going on for a decade.By M. Moon, 10.31.2020
Apple countersues headphone maker Koss in AirPods patent disputeIt claims the inventor of stereo headphones didn't have the right to sue.By K. Holt, 08.10.2020
Koss sues Apple and Bose for allegedly copying wireless headphone techJLab, Plantronics and Skullcandy are also targets.By J. Fingas, 07.24.2020
Apple gets a patent for taking group selfies while you're socially distantIf you can't be there in person, you can get the next best thing.By J. Fingas, 06.07.2020
AI can't be legally credited as an inventor, says USPTOIt ruled that only 'natural persons' are eligible.By K. Holt, 04.29.2020
Apple will pay $18 million to settle broken FaceTime suitEach class action member is only getting $3, though.By M. Moon, 04.29.2020
US ITC to probe Apple and Samsung over touchscreen patent complaintIt will also investigate Amazon and Microsoft.By M. Moon, 03.17.2020