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Business News

Disney Patents Unique Way to Keep Tabs on Theme Park Guests

Sensors would recognize guests based on the shape and size of their feet to offer customized experiences.

Business News

Apple to Supreme Court: Let's End This Samsung Patent Fight

Apple's lawyers argue that Samsung stole Apple's patents and should end its court appeal.

Business Ideas

Lori Greiner's 4 Questions to Know Whether Your Idea Is a Hero or a Zero

The serial inventor, Shark Tank star and 'Queen of QVC' shares how to figure out if you're creating a must-have product.

Business News

AT&T Seeks to Top Verizon's Bid for Yahoo

No committed financing was required for second-round bids, and Yahoo will assemble in the coming days a new shortlist of bidders from which it will solicit binding offers.

Business News

Yahoo Looking to Sell About 3,000 Patents That Could Be Worth More Than $1 Billion

The company has sent letters to a number of potential buyers for the patents, which date back to when the company was founded in 1996 and also include its original search technology.

Growth Strategies

Tips To Entrepreneurs - 5 Steps To Secure A Technology Patent

Before you even decide to launch a patent, it's crucial to first evaluate your idea as a viable business opportunity

Thought Leaders

3 Basics for Filing a Patent That Actually Has Value

A provisional patent application will provide as much protection as you need while determining if your idea can really go the distance.

Business News

Microsoft Sells Patents to Xiaomi, Builds 'Long-Term Partnership'

Jonathan Tinter, corporate vice president at Microsoft, said the company was keen to tap into Xiaomi's young, affluent and educated users by having its products pre-installed on their devices.

Business News

Facebook Wants Emojis to Be Your Face, Patent Filing Shows

'The image corresponding to the emoticon may be an image of the user with an expression similar to the expression conveyed by the detected emoticon,' the patent said.

News and Trends

Good News for Startups: Now Get Cheaper and Faster Patents with 'Tatkal' Service

Government has opened a special window just for this process.

Data & Recovery

Winning at Inventing Is a Numbers Game

Inventors too often focus on patents and expensive prototypes when what they really need is proof of demand.

Business News

Groupon Sues 'Once-Great' IBM Over Patent

The latest lawsuit concerns IBM's WebSphere Commerce platform, which Groupon said lets merchants send messages to customers with GPS-enabled devices based on their real-time locations, and their use of social media including Facebook.

Business News

IBM Is One of the World's Biggest Patent Trolls

Every tech company around is probably paying money to IBM based entirely on its massive patent portfolio.

News and Trends

Ayurveda Medicines To Get Patents

Government has taken measures to safeguard the national interest in respect of grant of patents based on Ayurvedic medicines

Business News

Chief Justice John Roberts Calls U.S. Patent Challenge Process Bizarre

The Supreme Court is hearing a case about an invalidated speedometer patent.