» Strain on HTC From Apple Suit Is Likely to Be Long-Term
Apple’s patent suit against HTC will not cause major problems for the Taiwan technology company in the short term, analysts said. But it could strain its relations with partners in the U.S. market. |
» Apple Sues Nexus One Maker HTC
In the lawsuit, Apple said HTC phones running Android violate 20 of its patents, including those relating to the iPhone’s ability to recognize the touch of multiple fingers on its screen at once. |
» Building a Better Mailbox
 Flexibility and persistence helped a California couple create and successfully market their lockable mailboxes. |
» Turning Patents Into ‘Invention Capital’
 Intellectual Ventures has acquired 30,000 patents and has so far collected more than $1 billion in license fees. |
» Boston Scientific to Pay $1.7 Billion to Settle Patent Suits
The agreement with Johnson and Johnson to settle three disputes involving heart stents is one of 17 that have been settled as Boston Scientific tries to clear up pending litigation. |
» Antitrust Questions for Monsanto
The government wants to know whether the Roundup Ready soybean seed will be available to competitors when the patent expires. |
» Alarmingly Bright Futures
 The stories of television and Day-Glo paint, and a pop-up book that explains the origins of dozens of household objects. |
» As Patent Ends, a Seed’s Use Will Survive
 The first patent to expire on a widely used bioengineered crop since gene-splicing became a mainstay of crop science. |
» At Home of ‘As Seen on TV,’ a Chance for Inventors
 At TeleBrands headquarters, entrepreneurs try to get their products a starring role on late-night infomercials. |
» Inventing a Better Patent System
Congress should add five amendments to existing statutes that would improve patent processing, reduce lawsuits and speed up the arrival of innovations on the market. |
» Apple Wouldn’t Risk Its Cool Over a Gimmick, Would It?
 In a patent application, a new way to make consumers acknowledge a pop-up ad. |
» Justices Hear Patent Case on Protecting the Abstract
 The Supreme Court expressed skepticism about giving protection to abstract business innovations in a case that may reshape what can and cannot be patented. |
» Quick, Patent It!
A method for hedging financial risk in energy trading is a type of abstraction that should not qualify for a patent. |
» Robert Rines, Inventor and Monster Hunter, Dies at 87
 Mr. Rines will be mainly remembered not for holding more than 800 patents, starting a law school or writing music for the stage, but for his pursuit of the Loch Ness monster. |
» Everybody in the Pool of Green Innovation
 Several major corporations are taking a hint from the open-source software movement and pooling their green innovations. |
