Frito-Lay Loses Patent Lawsuit Over Scoops
A jury in Texas sided with the Defendant, Medallion Foods, Inc., stating that it's "Bowlz" bowl-shaped tortilla chips did not infringe the intellectual property owned by the [...]
Patent Eligibility for Computer-Based Inventions
Over the last few years the debate of patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 has been a hot topic. Recently, on February 8, 2013, [...]
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 [...]