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etc: Facebook and Google are being sued by Winksite in a case of alleged mobile social networking patent infringement.
Facebook and Google are being sued by Winksite in a case of alleged mobile social networking patent infringement. Read More: Winksite , Mashable , USPTO Read the comments on this post
Continue reading »Xerox sues Google and Yahoo! over patentspeak
Stay off my apparatus for the integration of information! Xerox has sued Google and Yahoo!, claiming that various services offered by the two web giants infringe on a pair of its patents.… ?
Continue reading »Study: Illegal Downloads at Work Up 55%
Web security firm ScanSafe reveals new data showing a “significant” increase in illegal download attempts over the last three months on corporate networks. Web security firm ScanSafe has revealed its latest data showing a significant 55% increase in illegal MP3 and software download attempts over the last three months on corporate networks. The company currently processes data across more than 100 countries for millions of employees, giving it what it calls industry’s “most significant insight” into the latest trends in Web traffic and malware.
Continue reading »Microsoft’s muscle-interface patent gets under your skin
Computers get really personal Microsoft boffins have applied for patents that could let you control computer-based devices using electronic impulses from your muscles rather than fiddling with your fingers.…
Continue reading »US Patent Office tightens the screws on software patents
The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI), a key panel within the Patent Office, has tightened the rules for American software patents. The recently-released decision builds on last year’s landmark ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of In Re Bilski. In that case, the Federal Circuit focused on business method patents and had left key questions about the patentability of software-related inventions unanswered.
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