Software patents continue to be a highly debated topic in the tech world, with some entrepreneurs viewing them as expensive roadblocks to innovation. Others see them as an important part of ...

Your intellectual property rights are protected when you obtain a patent. But for how long? There are four different patent types: Utility patent, provisional patent, design patent, and the plant ...

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Three Apple patents in addition to those already covered have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each. Patent number 7792881 is for a method and apparatus for ...

Swipe to unlock could be a thing of the past for next-gen iOS devices. Like current Galaxy Nexus users, iOS users could soon be using facial recognition technology to lock or unlock their iDevices. As ...

The Master is a patent examiner with a low grant rate but who is also exceptionally good at his or her job. Masters are able to find good prior art for just about every patent application that comes ...