Stories Tagged as
Patents
Apple, Qualcomm settle lawsuits, paving way for 5G iPhone
by
Ben Bradford
Apr 17, 2019
Apple had sued the chip maker for almost $30 billion.
FDA website to post names of drug makers blocking development of cheaper generics
May 17, 2018
The FDA plans to unveil a website today naming pharmaceutical companies that have blocked the development of generic drugs by failing to provide samples to competitors. This public posting is part of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s larger crackdown to, as he says, “end the shenanigans” by brand name drug companies. Click the audio player above […]
Someone probably owns most of the things you say
by
Janet Nguyen
and David Brancaccio
Feb 15, 2018
And that's a problem for people naming new businesses.
Want to patent your invention? Here's what you need to know.
Feb 2, 2018
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is getting six times as many applications as it did in 1980. And then there's the backlog.
The Supreme Court rejects rule banning offensive trademarks
Jun 20, 2017
SCOTUS says it is unconstitutional to reject trademarks because they use offensive terms like racial slurs.
Patent sales can have lots of potential buyers
by
Annie Baxter
Jun 8, 2016
Yahoo seeks buyers for about 3,000 non-core patents.
Help us do the numbers.
Donations from you are the most important part of Marketplace's budget. Chip in today.
Got an invention? Head to your regional patent office
Nov 30, 2015
Fighting backlog, the US Patent office hopes regional offices will cut down wait.
Ride the skies ... stacked on top of other people
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 9, 2015
You can't make this stuff up.
Blackberry banks on patents
by
Nova Safo
Sep 25, 2015
Blackberry issues earnings on Friday. One part of its turnaround efforts: patents.