patents

Patent is a form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling and importing an invention for a limited period of years, in exchange for publishing an enabling public disclosure of the invention.

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Facebook’s US Patents Increased 64 Pct. In 2019 YOY
Facebook’s US Patents Increased 64 Pct. In 2019 YOY
January 15, 2020  |  Facebook

Social media giant Facebook was awarded 989 patents in 2019, putting it higher on the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s list of the Top 300 organizations...

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US Patents Hit All-Time High In 2019
US Patents Hit All-Time High In 2019
January 14, 2020  |  Innovation

More patents were filed in the U.S. in 2019 than ever before – 333,530 were granted, 15 percent more than in 2018, the global patent...

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Bitcoin Daily: The PIT Enables UK Faster Payments; Coinbase Chief Gets Patent For Emailing Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: The PIT Enables UK Faster Payments; Coinbase Chief Gets Patent For Emailing Bitcoin
December 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The PIT digital currency exchange of Blockchain.com is one of the few exchanges to turn on the U.K. Faster Payments Scheme, The Block reported. The...

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Survey: US Retailers Face Fraud, Currency Barriers In Global Online Sales
Survey: US Retailers Face Fraud, Currency Barriers In Global Online Sales
October 25, 2019  |  Retail

A new survey has found that the biggest obstacles hindering online retailers from doing business abroad is fraud prevention, and currency and payment processing. Fraud...

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Apple Gets Patent For Smart Ring Wearable With Biometrics
Apple Gets Patent For Smart Ring Wearable With Biometrics
October 15, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has patented multiple iterations on the concept of smart ring wearable technology, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Oct. 15). The patent, granted on Tuesday, has been...

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard Added To Marco Polo Network; Apple Gains Watch Patents
Top News In Payments: Mastercard Added To Marco Polo Network; Apple Gains Watch Patents
September 04, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. And...

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Apple Patents Biometric Watch Band
Apple Patents Biometric Watch Band
September 03, 2019  |  Innovation

Apple has been granted three separate patents related to the Apple Watch, which would allow for biometric identification, automatic tightening of the band and lighted...

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Court Sides With Qualcomm In Apple Infringement Case
Court Sides With Qualcomm In Apple Infringement Case
March 18, 2019  |  Apple

Apple was dealt a blow last week after a jury in federal court in San Diego sided with Qualcomm in their long-running patent court battle....

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Apple Wants To Equip Devices With Carbon Monoxide Detector
Apple Wants To Equip Devices With Carbon Monoxide Detector
January 25, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has been granted a patent that would equip future devices with built-in sensors that can detect harmful, poisonous gasses, such as carbon monoxide. According to...

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