Patents
UK to protect commercial AI data mining from copyright claims
The UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has proposed a change to copyright law that would allow data scientists to mine…
IBM Awarded Record 9,100 Patents in 2018
IBM inventors were awarded a record 9,100 patents in 2018, topping the list of US patents received for an impressive…
Apple Row Leaves Worm in Qualcomm Earnings – but 5G a Bright Spot
A vitriolic legal battle with Apple had a stark impact on chip maker Qualcomm's results in 2018, its Q4 earnings…
Qualcomm to Apple: You Owe Us $7B in Patent Royalties
Qualcomm has said that Apple is $7 billion behind on royalty payments to the chip maker, as heard in a…
Google eyes Chinese market with Tencent patent deal
Google and Tencent have signed a deal in which the two organisations have agreed to cross-license patents, allowing Google to…
Bank of America beats IBM and Mastercard on blockchain patents
Industries across the globe have been abuzz with plans for blockchain innovation, with use cases being presented all the time.…
IBM breaks patent record with AI, cloud & blockchain innovations
A cyber attack is every CTO's worst phobia, and no company could be more acutely aware of security breaches this…
Intellectual Property Education Lags the U.S. Economy
Have you ever watched an episode of the television show Shark Tank? Contestants attempt to attract investments in their businesses…
Apple patent dispute leads to $506m order from judge
An ongoing Apple patent dispute has been brought to light again as a ruling passes that the company must pay…
Salesforce, Google, Amazon and Oracle team up to fight patent trolls
A who’s who of US tech giants are teaming up to fight for patent reform in the US. Oracle, Google,…