Nokia suffers a setback in German court over a patent with Lenovo
A German appeals court lifted the enforcement of an injunction won by Nokia in a patent disagreement with Lenovo. It blocked the world’s largest PC maker from selling its products in the largest European economy. The decision is a blow to Nokia, as it has been trying to make a comeback in other t...
A Chinese AI company has filed a $1.4B lawsuit against Apple
Apple's Siri is under fire after a lawsuit was filed by the Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligence Network Technology, also known as Xiao-i. The lawsuit contends that Apple infringed on Xiao-i patents.
The company is asking for $1.4 billion (10 billion Yuan) in dam...
European companies are lagging behind in filed AI patents
Not a single European company is featured in the top-20 filed AI-centric patents, according to a research carried out by IP specialist OxFirst. Samsung, IBM and Tencent have submitted the most patents in the last ten years.
South Korea, China and the United States dominate the AI research market...
Commvault sues Cohesity and Rubrik for patent infringement
Commvault is suing Cohesity and Rubrik in the United States. The reason is that these competitors allegedly infringed seven patents of the data management specialist.
The seven patent violations about for which Cohesity and Rubrik are now being sued relate to methods for making backups and secur...
Microsoft patent uncovered for mobile device with third screen
Microsoft may be working on a smartphone or tablet with a third screen. This is evidenced by a patent that recently appeared with the title ' Device with screen to hinge that is linked to other screens'. This may mean that the Surface Duo and Surface Neo will have a successor with a third screen.
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Patent application rejected in Europe because of AI inventor
The application for two patents in Europe has been officially rejected by the European Patent Office (EPO). The reason? The inventor of the products was an AI and not a person.
For two totally different products (EP 18 275 174 and EP 18 275 163), a patent application was filed at the beginning o...
Accenture patents machine learning module for quantum computing
Accenture has been granted a patent related to quantum computing. The patent describes a method of using machine learning to determine which workloads or problems are most suitable for quantum computers, and which are more suitable for standard, digital computers.
According to Accenture, the patent ...
HP patent on chip for printer cartridge according to High Council invalid
An HP patent on a chip in printer cartridges is invalid. That's what the Supreme Court decided, reports Tweakers. This puts an end to a patent dispute of many years between the company and 123inkt.
That case started at the end of 2014. At the time, HP stated that 123inkt private label cartridges inf...
Microsoft expands patent protection program for IoT devices
Microsoft expands its Azure IP Advantage patent protection program to include IoT devices connected to Azure. In addition, the company donates five hundred patents specifically aimed at startups to the LOT Network. That's what ZDNet reports.
Azure IP Advantage has been in existence since February 20...
IBM received most new patents in 2018
2018 was the year of IBM when it comes to patents. However, the total number of patents granted over the year has decreased slightly compared to other years. The vast majority of patent applications came from the United States (46 percent), followed by Asia (31 percent).
The company IFI Claims, whic...
Microsoft joins Lot Network against patent trolls
Microsoft has been a member of the Lot Network since Thursday. This is an initiative of the tech industry that tries to combat patent trolls. Patent trolls are bad for innovation within the sector, even though the sector is so dependent on it.
The Lot Network has been in existence for some time and ...
Groupon must pay IBM compensation of 57 million U.S. dollars for patent infringement
Groupon must pay IBM a total of 57 million dollars to resolve the patent dispute. Originally, IBM wanted compensation of $167 million, but now the two tech giants have solved the problems between themselves. All patent cases are stopped and the companies start working together.
As part of the collab...