10 of the Most Amusing, Weird and Unbelievable Patents of all time

No. 1. Witch-Faced Playground Climber and Slide – USD213505 – Patented March 11, 1969 No. 2. Amusement device with flexible rubberized pop up figure – US6592426B2 – Patented July 15, 2003 No. 3. Method of Preserving the Dead – US748284…

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Autographing Reader’s eBook using Hot Spot at Signing Events: Apple’s New Patent

Attending book signing events is popular amongst book lovers. Such events are generally organized at a bookstore or library where an author sits and sign books for a period and may also add a short message for the reader and…

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Underdogs are Learning the Importance of being Design Leaders

Nowadays, design patents have been much talked about topic in almost all the manufacturing companies. The number of design patents have increased with an increase in new designs justifiable with the technology of the product. With the dispute between Apple…

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Gasoline produced by KAIST (South Korea) scientists using E. Coli

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a gram negative bacteria which is commonly found in lower intestine and most E. Coli strains are harmless however some strains can cause food poisoning in humans. The organism is a model organism for gram…

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Genzyme files an Infringement Lawsuit against Dr Reddys Laboratories for Mozobil

Genzyme, a fully owned subsidiary of Sanofi Aventis has filled an infringement lawsuit against Dr Reddys Laboratories (DRL), an Indian generic drug manufacturing major and has alleged that Dr. Reddys has infringed patents of its blockbuster cancer drug Mozobil. Mozobil…

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Facebook to pay $15 each to 614,000 users in Privacy Settlement Lawsuit

A decision taken by US District Court in the Northern District of California has said that Facebook will be paying 614,000 users a total of $20 million which means that these users may soon receive a cheque of $15 each….

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Patent to get Granted in 90 days: Superfast Patent Service Proposed at UK IPO

Lord Younger, IP minister at UK, has said, “Inspiration and inventive thoughts can emerge at any time, but acting on them quickly can often be the catalyst for making a real difference to the success or otherwise of an idea….

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Nokia patents Vibrating Tattoos and Badges

Nokia, which has about 2500 patents (published and granted) worldwide, is trying to patent an interesting technology on vibrating tattoos that can vibrate when a user’s phone will receive a call with an aim to alert the user.   Published last year on 15th…

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Sony’s PS4 patents visible

Sony has filed a patent for its next-generation gaming peripheral- PlayStation EyePad- Sony’s latest advancement in the series of ‘Eye’ accessories like the PlayStation Eye and the EyeToy, patent number EP2557482A2 It seems as an extension of the concept discovered in…

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Decreased patenting costs – Encouraging development of new ideas

Vince Cable deal with EU seems to be hugely encouraging for various entrepreneurs to invest on inventions and new developments. Previously, Patent titles in Europe used to be granted by the European Patent Office (EPO), administering a single procedure to…

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Indiana farmer’s fight over soybean seeds

A fight over soybean seeds being practiced between a southern Indiana farmer and Monsanto is closely observed in Northwest Indiana and across the country. The Supreme Court takes Monsanto Co.’s side in its claim that Bowman’s violated the company’s patent…

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Apple’s new patent: Touch with Solar

Charging a smartphone with solar energy isn’t a new idea but Apple has planned to take a step ahead in building solar charging proficiency directly into the iPhone. U.S Patent and Trademark Office have approved Apple’s patent, US8368654B2 • This…

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