Patent Trolling: It’s As Bad As You Think
A new study provides the data to what many knew anecdotally: The rise of patent trolls has gotten out of control. And they’re killing innovation.
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The Most Important Document In The Apple/Samsung Patent War
It’s not even an patent. It’s a years-old educational video about how intellectual property works. This 17-minute video, which is being shown to the jury, will provide the basis on which they’ll judge the knock-down, drag-out fight about the origins of the modern smartphone.
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Did Google Screw Up With Its Zipper Doodle?
Who really invented the zipper? The world’s foremost zipper expert weighs in.
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The Demented Genius Of Context-Free Patent Art
Every patent needs art, but not everyone can draw. Context Free Patent Art, a brilliant new Tumblr, collects unintentionally surrealist art from video game patents. (via twitter.com)
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The Original Pull-To-Refresh Patent
Whose idea was pull-to-refresh? Was it Twitter’s? Or maybe this guy’s? No. Let’s give credit where credit’s due: to Mr. Leland J Arms, inventor of the paper towel dispenser.
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Yahoo Is a Patent Troll Now
Yahoo is claiming that Facebook stole its entire “social network model,” and they’re hoping for a payday. This isn’t a good look, guys!
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69 Of The Weirdest American Patents Ever
You know those times when you think of something really really awesome and you tell your friend and they look at you like a crazy person? These people didn’t have that person in their life. View List ›
