Finally. To the delight of Tim Cook – and (we imagine) many others – President Barack Obama has gone on the record to say that he, and his administration, are not going to allow ‘patent trolling’ in the U.S for very much longer.
You may one day be able to purchase that iTunes movie, or TV season, you’ve perhaps had your eye on for a while, even if you happen to have no internet connection in the location you currently find yourself in.
Originally unveiled at the company’s iPad 2 event by the then CEO, (and now late), Steve Jobs, the Smart Cover has in recent months become a staple accessory for iPad owners around the world who are looking to protect their tablet’s display from potential scratches, or other forms of potential damage.
According to an interesting report by The Korea Times (via AppleInsider) this weekend, Samsung has reportedly asked the Seoul Central District Court on Friday if it can have access to the actual source code pertaining to Apple’s iOS 6 operating system.
Following the Cupertino, CA company being awarded a patent covering the methods used for automatically dimming its “Retina” displays dependent on the content being shown to a user, yesterday, TUAW reports that the USPTO has published yet another patent relating to Apple this week, one which specifically covers the “magnification” tools seen in the current iteration of iOS.
Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office earlier today, U.S Patent No. 8,358,273, entitled “Portable Media Device With Power-Managed Display,” describes a system in which Apple may use the technology contained the “Retina” displays found on both its iPhone and iPad products, to ‘automatically adjust’ the light intensity of the smartphone (or tablet)’s backlight in order to conserve energy.
In an expansion to the technology found in its futuristic, social-everywhere “Google Glass” project, the search giant has this week been found to have filed a new patent with the USPTO, which may one day see the pair of interactive glasses able to physically project a laser keyboard onto your arm, or nearby surface.
Picture this: You’re having an argument with your married partner in the private of your own home, when all of a sudden an advert for marriage counseling pops up on your TV. Coincidence? – Well, in the future, likely not … as this patent published by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office on the behalf of U.S-based television provider Verizon at the end of last month, appears to highlight.
The U.S patent and trademark system is broken for the simple reason that it is allowing U.S companies to patent methods which are considered “general.” In other words, as the system stands today, a company could – (for instance) – patent the moving of a human finger from left to right on a multi-touch display. Actually, Apple already owns that.
ZDNet this morning reports that smartphone manufacturer Nokia has officially entered into a new patent licensing deal with Research in Motion (RIM). The new deal relates to the ownership and continued use of patents which cover a number of wireless technologies both companies are currently said to take advantage of in their mobile handsets, and will see Nokia accept a one-off payment, (alongside future fees), from the Canadian-based company.
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