Kodak Sells OLED Business To LG, Cos Will Share Patents http://bit.ly/4M4Pba

BBC #news EU 'breakthrough' deal on patents - European ministers agree on a plan for a common EU-wide patent system... http://ow.ly/166GXK

BBC News EU 'breakthrough' deal on patents: European ministers agree on a plan for a common EU-wide patent system t... http://bit.ly/8dqZjj

hmmmm, looks like st.claire holds some pretty essential digital camera patents. it's won $ fr canon & sony, is suing...everyone

Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again [Patents]
These patent lawsuit stories are basically madlibs anyway, so what the hell: ST CLAIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS has sued APPLE COMPUTER over CAMERA TECHNOLOGY in the IPHONE. They have a history of WINNING LAWSUITS, and BUTT FARTS. The suit bears...

Increasingly convinced patents only protect incumbents and stifle innovation. Let's compete on execution, not the race to file first #openHW

@mikebutcher give us help with patents (advice, money to get them) both here and abroad so UK ideas stay with UK compaines.

Google to Upgrade its Memory? Assigned Startup MetaRAMs Memory Chip Patents - http://shar.es/aEByT

@moskowitz Ah, ok. Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were talking about as a tool they were dead. Not in terms of patents.

How Trademarks Are Categorized
Trademark safety is granted for words, logos and images that identify products of one company as distinct from others. The main objective of trademarks is to make sure that the customers are not under any confusion in relation to the origin of the prod...

Custom laser-engraved patent drawings on copper sheets
David and Hilary say, "Prior Art offers made-to-order engravings of patent illustrations in copper, aluminum, and brass. Thanks to the new Google Patents, the USPTO's database is now more accessible than ever. We're inviting customers to search...

Brand 'Biologics' Retain Edge in Bills - WSJ.com
The pharmaceutical industry is powerful, but the biotech industry is more powerful" on Capitol Hill, said Sen. Brown. He noted that many states are developing biotech industries, and "every medical center has an interest in this field."...

busting patents http://blog.josephholsten.com/2009/11/podcast-patent-busted/

@NaturalHealthEd Definitely about the money - and the recent patents created just for this purpose. If your health is important think twice!

To Amaury. Patents are based on assumption that ideas are precious and action straightforward. I think ideas are cheap and execution is gold

Patents are building imaginary fences preventing people to freely solve problems. It can't support #openinnovation initiatives in any way

Reading Copyrights vs Trademarks vs Patents online but low & behold.. there's Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks for Dummies book! (of course)

Reading the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988). Seems like a lot of things have changed since 1988

Just back frm leading #innovation workshop w/ State VT - G8 sharp group. Prob Y VT #1 state in patents issued - even have a Dept Innovation

A patent pool to kill patents - my dream http://j.mp/5TRDra come true - Global Innovation Commons http://bit.ly/5UCqCW #openinnovation

Or 'patents nouveau' - the use of patents to restrict disclosure and promote private good over public good.

There is no term to distinguish the current use of the word 'patent' from its original meaning. How about 'post-disclosurism patents'?

Secret science and the newly secret patents are not the only way to foster innovation. Finishing my talk for LLiSA conference.

Patent Issued For Podcasting
pickens writes "The EFF is reaching out for help after a company called Volomedia got the Patent Office to grant them exclusive rights to 'a method for providing episodic media' that could threaten the community of podcasters and millions of...