Kintera, a company in San Diego that leases software that helps nonprofit organizations raise money online, has submitted 13 patent applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The ...

Ever since the term "artificial intelligence" (AI) was first coined by John McCarthy in 1956, the field has experienced long periods in which the hype around AI's potential far exceeded its ability to ...

Yahoo wants to take advertising to the next level—that is, the Orwellian level—bombarding people in public places with targeted advertising served up by the surveillance society. That’s according to a ...

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When it comes to intellectual property, “patents” might spring to mind. A good patent can give startups a competitive edge, and once you’ve been granted one, nobody can come and mess with your ...

“The [patent] statute confirms that IPRs should not be instituted based on patent applications that published after the priority date of the challenged patent [but] the PTAB has permitted IPRs to be ...

In an earlier article on patent claim drafting I discussed what you must do before you ever think about writing patent claims. See A prelude to patent claim drafting. Today we pick up from there to ...

Disney is one step closer to creating its own theme-park metaverse. The entertainment company was recently approved for a "virtual-world simulator" patent. The tech includes a tracking system and 3D ...

Shan Xu of Kangxin Partners outlines a new provision on AI-related inventions in China’s recently revised Guidelines for ...