Patents

Zach Carter

Obama's Trade Position Panned By U.N. For Protecting High Drug Prices

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Tpp, Global Health, Ip, United Nations, Public Health, Unaids, Hiv, Free Trade, Oxfam, Obama, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Barack Obama, Doctors Without Borders, Video, Wha, World Health Organization, AIDS/HIV, Ustr, Undp, Trade, U.N., Aids, Vietnam, Un, Wipo, Access to Medicines, Patents, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Two major United Nations organizations warned world leaders on Thursday to avoid restrictive free trade agreements that may threaten pub...

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Zach Carter

Issa Leaks Secret Document To Pressure Obama On Trade Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Big Pharma, Tpp, Ip, Acta, Economy, Darrell Issa, Manufacturing, Free Trade, Jobs, Buy America, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Barack Obama, Buy American, Sopa, Stop Online Piracy Act, Intellectual Property, Video, Trade, Trans-Pacific, Patents, Patent Reform, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has taken the unprecedented step of leaking a secret U.S. trade document, in ...

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The Top 3 Realities of Inventing Today (Part 1)

Patrick Raymond | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Inventors, Patent Fees, Inventing, Patent Office, Inventions, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Patents, Small Business News
Patrick Raymond

Yes, innovation and entrepreneurship are the key to unlocking vast personal wealth and ensuring continued national greatness. They're also over-hyped. So let's get real, here.

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Is Obama's Patent Reform Hurting American Small Businesses

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Patent, Patent Reform, Patent Law, Patents, Obama Patent Reform, Patent Office, Small Business News
Daniel B. Ravicher

While I would never -- and have never -- advocated for abolishing the patent system, because that would be throwing the baby out with the bath water, we do need to fix our patent system so that it rewards innovation, not manipulation.

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The Patent Pollution Problem: Its Causes, Effects and Solutions

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Law, Technology, Patent, Patent Reform, Patent Law, Patents, Video, Technology News
Daniel B. Ravicher

it is critically important to the success of our patent system that it maintain high patent quality and ensures only deserving patents are issued. Unfortunately, the American patent system today is suffering from extremely low patent quality.

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Judge: Xbox Violates Patents

Reuters | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Motorola, Reuters, Microsoft, Motorola Microsft, Xbox Motorola, Microsoft Motorola, Xbox, Patents, Technology News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents in making its popular Xbox gaming consoles, a judge for the U.S. International ...

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Could State Transportation Agencies Accused of Patent Infringement Use Constitution as Defense?

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Patent, Subway, Public Transportation, Patent Law, Patents, Technology News
Daniel B. Ravicher

There has been much reporting lately of a small patent holding company named Arrivalstar accusing public transit authorities of patent infringement if they provide commuters with real time information about train, bus or subway schedules.

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Patent Trolls Are Killing People -- Literally

Drew Curtis | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Patent Lawsuits, Patents Stifling Innovation, Patent Reform Act, Patent-Reform-Obama, Innovation, Patent Suit, Patent, Patent Trolls, Patents, Patent Reform, Video, Technology News
Drew Curtis

I've recently talked with several folks in the high-tech industry who informed me that part of the reason large companies have been stocking up on patents lately is because they view them like nuclear weapons -- they're a deterrent.

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Twitter Takes Big Step To Reform Nation's Broken Patent System

TechCrunch | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Twitter, Patents, Technology News

It looks like Twitter is taking a fresh approach to the huge, expensive mess that is the U.S. patent system, as outlined in a just-published blog post...

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Can Patent Pools Get More AIDS Drugs to Patients?

David de Ferranti | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Intellectual Property, Patents, HIV/AIDS, HIV Drugs, AIDS Drugs, Aids Drug Patents, Arvs, Antiretroviral Drugs, Impact News
David de Ferranti

Although many of the ARVs in widespread use in low- and middle-income countries now are already off-patent, the new and better drugs that are still needed would be subject to patent protection.

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Is China Inc. Corporate America's Enemy?

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Crossroads Nation, Sina Weibo, Joint Ventures, Intellectual Capital, Chinese Shareholder Rights, Tcl, Haier, China's Service Sector, Creative Expression, Economy of Scale, Chinese Hierarchy, Chinese Brands, China Inc., David Brooks, Huawei, Shanzhai, Chinese Innovation, Confucian Culture, Trust Deficit, Chinese Manufacturing, Patents, Pricing, Corporate Governance in China, Midea, Yinlu, Business News
Tom Doctoroff

The Chinese are (not) coming! It will be decades before Chinese corporations -- even in strategic industries such as renewable energy or information technology -- beat American, Western, and European companies on their own turf. Indeed, it may never happen at all.

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Number of Women Patent Holders Surge

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Female Entrepreneurs, Women Patent Holders, Patent, Patents, Mompreneurs, Inventions, Innovation, Trademarks, Business News
Karin Kamp

While talk of patents and trademarks may not be the sexiest topic out there, knowing the ins and outs of both is key for women business-owners.

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What If the Next Steve Jobs Is Chinese?

Dean Baker | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Manufacturing, Trade Deficit, Copyright, Patents, China Piracy, China Currency Manipulation, China Currency, U.S. China Trade, China Manufacturing, u.s. Innovation, China Innovation, Business News
Dean Baker

The United States continues to be at the forefront in innovation, but this likely will not always be the case. It is worth asking whether we should care.

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Patent Balance Needed to Help End the Smartphone Patent Wars

Edward J. Black | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Antitrust, Patent Trolls, Patent Reform, Patents, Technology News
Edward J. Black

Hopefully, all of the companies involved in the "patent wars" can return their focus to innovating and competing on the merits of their products.

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Ideas, Inventions and Patents are Worthless Without Knowing Who Will Buy Your Product

Jerry Chautin | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Entertainment Center, University of Wisconsin, Sbdc, Patent Litigation, Provisional Patent Application, Atlanta SCORE, Starting a Business, Wilson, Jenkins, Small Business Centers, Patents, Business News, Score, Bootstrapping a Business, Taylor & Hunt, Knockoffs, Small Business, Small Business America, Business News
Jerry Chautin

The Pulvers needed help with forming a legal entity, advice on marketing and on protecting their product against knockoffs. So Dick Fenster put together a team of SCORE volunteers that included a lawyer and two engineers with patent and marketing experience.

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Could Online Piracy Act Hurt Small Tech Companies?

Reuters | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Google, Stop Online Piracy Act, Small Business Patents, Small Business, Technology Companies, Online Piracy, Google Privacy, Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Technology, Privacy, Patent Reform, Patents, Small Business News

(By Stephanie Rabiner) - You've likely heard a lot about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the last few days, and chances are the chatter isn't goi...

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Patent Reform and Patent Totalitarianism

Brian Kahin | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Software, Patent Reform, Business Methods, Patents, Software Patents, IT Patents, Technology News
Brian Kahin

You might think, in light of the celebration and rhetoric, that the America Invents Act of 2011 was tackling the big problems such as patent trolls, broad and abstract patents, the billions squandered in the smartphone wars, or opportunistic litigation against users. You might think that. But you would be wrong.

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Speaking Patents with Joe Meyer, CEO of HopStop

Ramon Nuez | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Startups, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Business, Entrepreneurship, Startup, hopstop.com, Hopstop, Patents, Small Business News
Ramon Nuez

It was great to pay a visit to the HopStop HQ last week. Joe Meyer and Alexandra Dao always make us feel at home. We first interviewed Alexandra and J...

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Android-Seller Tells Apple's Lawyers To Bring It

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Iphone, Galaxy S Ii, Samsung Patents, Apple, Galaxy Tab, Samsung, Iphone 4s, Apple Patents, Samsung APple, Patents, Ipad, Technology News

The headline on the Sydney Morning Herald's story says it all: "Defiant retailer gives Apple the finger." Dmavo, an Australian electronics retail w...

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Another Day, Another Patent Troll

Brad Feld | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Startup Patent, Small Business Patent, Patent Troll, Startup, Patent Office, Innovation, Technology, Patent, Patents, Small Business News
Brad Feld

These days I'm regularly exposed to patent trolls. Sometimes I read about them, sometimes friends email me about them, and sometimes companies I'm an investor in gets sued by them.

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The Role Of Patents In Inflating Drug Costs: An Excerpt From 'Deadly Monopolies'

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, Video, Pharmaceutical Industry, Harriet A. Washington, Medical Patents, Prescription Drugs, Business News, Deadly-Monopolies, Drug Patents, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Patents, Business News

This is an adaption from "Deadly Monopolies" Harriet A. Washington's new book, which explores how the corporate takeover of the medical industry is af...

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Apple Rival Seeks Ban On New iPhone

AP | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Iphone 4s Ban Samsung, Iphone 4s Samsung, Samsung Iphone 4s, Apple Samsung, Video, Iphone 4s Australia, Iphone 4s Japan, Iphone 4s, Iphone 4s Ban, Samsung APple, Patents, Technology News

SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics is asking Japanese and Australian courts to block sales of Apple's new iPhone 4S in those countries. The pr...

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Alexander Eichler

The Jefferson Innovation Summit: Business Leaders Brainstorm A New Era Of American Creativity

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: American Innovation, Education, Jefferson Innovation Summit, The Social Network, Great Recession, Darden School of Business, Immigration, Innovation, Economic Recovery, Thomas Jefferson, Education Reform, Innovation Economy, University of Virginia, Patents, Patent Law, Business News

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- No one knows where good ideas come from. In some cases, the answer may simply be to throw a bunch of brains together in a room...

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iPad vs. Galaxy Tab: Samsung Lawyer Can't Tell Rival Tablets Apart During Courtroom Face-Off

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Apple Samsung, Video, Ipad vs. Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab, Apple Samsung Patents, Galaxy Tab vs Ipad, Samsung APple, Apple Samsung Tablets, Ipad, Patents, Technology News

By Dan Levine SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said that Samsung Electronic's Galaxy tablets infringe Apple Inc's iPad patents, but ...

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Is The Startup America Initiative Moving Fast Enough?

Ray Leach | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Small Business, Startup Economy, Small Business Regulations, Innovation, Obama, Venture Capital, Economic Recovery, White House, Startup America, Regulations, Startup, Startup Regulations, Startups, Patents, Small Business News
Ray Leach

While I do wish that the macroeconomic situation in the country wasn't making it so hard for the Startup America initiative to generate outcomes more quickly, I actually couldn't be more impressed with the speed and the implementation of the White House's program.

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