patents
Spotify hypes algorithm that knows when you’re sad or mad
Because just telling Spotify what you like is "tedious," they say.
Eddie Van Halen was a guitar god — and had US patent to prove it
Eddie Van Halen was a guitar legend who even had a US patent to prove it -- submitting what just might be the coolest diagram ever to the federal government...
Chinese AI company files $1.4 billion lawsuit against Apple
SHANGHAI/SAN FRANCISCO - Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co Ltd, also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc, alleging it has infringed on...
Supreme Court allows Booking.com to trademark its name
The travel reservation company Booking.com, a unit of Booking Holdings, deserves to be able to trademark its name, the US Supreme Court decided on Tuesday, overruling a federal agency that...
'Shark Tank' contestant accused of stealing idea then smearing 'real' inventor
A Long Island man claims a “Shark Tank” contestant has been badmouthing him because he accused her of stealing his business idea.
Apple files patent for mixed reality headset with face tracking
Apple has filed a patent for a mixed reality headset that could include sensors to track users' facial features, eyes and hands.
Amazon wants to use its drones to watch your home
Amazon has filed a patent that proposes, in part, to use a drone to keep tabs on your home. The patent, “Unmanned aerial vehicle-based surveillance as a service,” discusses “surveillance...
Amazon developing device that reads human emotion
Amazon is reportedly developing a voice-activated wearable device that can recognize human emotions. The gadget, meant to be worn on a person's wrist, is reportedly a health and wellness product...
Apple loses appeal of $440M VirnetX patent judgment
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a judgment worth $440 million that was won by intellectual property licensing firm VirnetX against Apple in a patent infringement case. The US...
Volkswagen reportedly settles Broadcom patent lawsuit
Germany’s Volkswagen has struck a deal with US semiconductor maker Broadcom, ending a billion-dollar patent lawsuit that pitted the carmaker against its supplier, a source close to Volkswagen told Reuters...
Walmart may soon track heart rates through shopping carts
Walmart wants to know exactly how its customers are feeling. The US retail giant applied for a patent, published in August, for a smart shopping cart that can track a...
Juul files suits against 'copycat' e-cigarette rivals
Juul Labs, the e-cigarette maker at the heart of a US crackdown on youth vaping, has filed patent infringement complaints in the United States and Europe against what it said...
OxyContin maker now in the opioid addiction treatment business
Rhodes Technologies Inc. has been granted a patent for a new drug that could help treat opioid addiction. This sounds like good news at first — like someone’s actually doing...
Lululemon wins battle against patent troll in less than 24 hours
Lululemon is free to slap pockets on its sports bras, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday. A Boston-based patent troll, Blackbird Technologies, had sued the yoga wear brand, claiming...
Lululemon battles patent troll in lawsuit over sports bra design
High-priced lawyers squared off in a federal appeals court on Wednesday to argue over a $68 sports bra. Lululemon, the popular yoga-wear maker, stands accused by a Boston patent troll...
India denies 'morally degrading' sex toy patent
What a buzzkill. India’s patent office has turned down a Canadian company’s application to patent a vibrator because sex toys violate “public order and morality,” according to the BBC. Despite...
Big Pharma's trick for making generic drugs more expensive
Generic drugs are cheaper than the brand-name alternatives, everyone knows that. But the truth turns out to be more complicated. A new analysis, from the drug price comparison platform GoodRx,...
Apple, Samsung settle years-long patent dispute
Apple and Samsung Electronics on Wednesday settled a years-long patent dispute, according to a filing in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The terms of the...
Softbank unit launches $400M 'patent troll' fund
SoftBank’s Fortress Investment Group is raising a $400 million fund to sue tech companies over intellectual property infringement, The Post has learned. That’s despite the fact that SoftBank — controlled...
Anheuser-Busch claims Heineken stole its keg design
This Bud’s not for you: Anheuser-Busch claims Heineken ripped off its design for a new kind of keg. The Budweiser maker is suing its Dutch competitor over Heineken’s Brewlock tap...