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Abraham Lincoln tried to patent Facebook in 1845, but failed?
Abraham Lincoln thought of the basic concept for Facebook back in 1845. Update: This story is a hoax.
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Apple loses 'Multi-Touch' trademark bid
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled that "Multi-Touch" describes how users operate the device and doesn't deserve a trademark.
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Pending patent reform unlikely to untangle software litigation mess
Proposed new patent-reform law may merely speed up tangled system; one observer suggests doing away with software patents altogether.
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Is the Patent Office backing off rigor on software patents?
The Patent Office badly needs its own stimulus, to reduce the backlog of applications and to apply more care to their examination.
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Obama Patent Office approves, then nixes trademarks for marijuana
Now, as it turns out, selling pot is a federal crime. So creating a new category of trademark specifically for marijuana was, well, ill-advised.
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Patent office reboots green tech patent program
Last week, I wrote about the government's plan to accelerate the handout of green technology patents, because I was perplexed by the fact that more companies weren't taking advantage of the...
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Patent office upholds i4i claims against Microsoft
In the patent-infringement case that seems to never end, i4i announced on May 11 that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected claims on an Office-related patent that Microsoft had requested...
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Patent wars: EchoStar cheers reexamination of Tivo patent; Tivo scoffs
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will reexamine the claims of Tivo's "Time Warp" patent--again--at EchoStar’s request. EchoStar, which recently lost a lawsuit against Tivo over the patent,...
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Hollywood to kids: Pay up for preschool movies
The scene: An Irish preschool for toddlers. The children sit on the floor in a semi-circle, watching a TV screen. They squeal with delight at "The Little Mermaid," "Toy Story" and other Hollywood...
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USPTO rains on Dell's app for 'cloud computing' trademark
The Patent and Trademark Office has officially refused to grant Dell a trademark on the term "cloud computing," as News.com posts. USPTO originally gave a thumbs-up to the trademark but earlier...
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Growing backlogs at USPTO as Supreme Court tightens standards
With two major patent decisions made today by the Supreme Court, the AP paid a little visit to the US Patent and Trademark Office. And what did the AP reporter find? Patent applications, lots of...
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USPTO: Filesharing poses national security risks
DoD documents have been found unprotected on nongovernment computers, proof that sensitive employees should not be running LimeWire.
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Stallman: OSDL patent project 'worse than nothing'
Project to fight low-quality patents could make legal terrain tougher for open source, FSF founder says.
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Once again, Valley, DC eyes on patent reform
In oral arguments, the Supreme Court considers whether MercExchange patent should be honored, or is another case of patent trollism.
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USPTO to re-examine JPEG patent
Forgent Technologies is one of the most intellectual property firms. In 1997, it bought Compression Labs. One of Compression's patents, Forgent believes, covers the compression scheme for JPEG....
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IBM joins OSDL but will USPTO look inside?
Open Source Development Labs, a repository for open source software, got a boost from IBM last week, but if a repository is never opened is it still prior art?
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Open Source® ... not now, never was
While nobody appeared to be looking, the attempt to trademark the term "Open Source" in the United States has died peacefully in its sleep. Here's a summary of the gory details. February 24,...
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10 wild new patents: The future of tech?
USPTO has been granting lots of new patents, some with a surprisingly quick turnaround. Here are drawings of 10 noteworthy patents issued to top tech players last week.
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Judge denies Oracle's motion to overturn patent ruling
Judge Alsup upholds jury's verdict on patents, arguing that remaining 10 jurors could have "rejected every word" of Oracle's primary expert witness.
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Microsoft rolls out Office 365 for Government
Microsoft has added a multi-tenant version of Office 365 for government users to its hosted app line-up.
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