Final First-Inventor-To-File Rules Published
Earlier today, the United States Patent & Trademark Office ("USPTO") published the final rules of practice implementing the First-Inventor-To-File portion of the America Invents Act ("AIA"). The [...]
Sleep Aid Pillow
Sony Corporation recently filed a patent application seeking to protect a pillow that is designed wake the user up at an ideal time, or otherwise after an [...]
Samsung Super Bowl Commercial
In advance of the "Big Game" this evening, Samsung released a teaser for their commercial mocking intellectual property protection. As a competitor in the intensely litigious arena [...]
Smart Shoe
In a patent application that was published on January 24, 2013, Apple attempts to patent a new smart shoe that is capable of detecting when the shoe [...]
America Invents Act: Patent Reform
On September 16, 2011, the United States passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA") that will radically modify the patent system on March 16, 2013. The most [...]