Patent Newz Box – Apr 19, 2018
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Huawei receives foldable smartphone patent ahead of Samsung and Apple
moneycontrol | Apr 2, 2018
Chinese tech giant Huawei acquires a foldable smartphone patent ahead of Samsung and Apple. The news puts Huawei at the forefront of foldable display technology which is widely speculated to be the future of smartphones
Samsung emerges as the top US patent holder
businesskorea| Apr 2, 2018
Samsung Electronics surpassed IBM in United States and becomes the company with the largest number of patents registered in US. Samsung Electronics’ patents were 1.6 times second-ranked IBM’s 46,443
Google and Amazon patent Creepy spy systems to monitor your every move
dailymail | Apr 2, 2018
Google and Amazon have filed a series of applications relating to a system that use cameras and sensors in your home to know everything from your mood to your medical conditions
Chinese government to fund and grow Blockchain projects
cointelegraph | Apr 11, 2018
China owns about 400 Blockchain-related patents, which it has garnered within the past two years. The Chinese Government has initiated to fund the Blockchain Industrial Park in Hangzhou to grow Blockchain projects
BlackBerry sues Snapchat for infringing on its patented messaging technology
firstpost | Apr 5, 2018
Blackberry sues Snapchat for infringing its patented messaging technology in the Snapchat app. The 71-page complaint accused Snap of infringing six patents, including map improvements for mobile devices, advertising techniques and user interface improvements for mobile devices
Ford Licenses Hybrid Vehicle Patents from Paice, Abell Foundation
bizjournals | Apr 12, 2018
Four out of every five hybrid-electric vehicles in the world now have a Paice license. Paice, a pioneer in hybrid electric vehicle technology, has reached an agreement to license all of its hybrid vehicle technology to Ford Motor Company
Apple faces patent suit over Watch’s heart rate sensor
massdevice | Apr 12, 2018
Apple is facing a lawsuit that claims its heart rate sensor infringes on patents from Omni MedSci, according to court documents posted early this month. Omni MedSci claims that the tech giant’s Series 1 through Series 3 watches infringe on its patents, and is seeking compensation related to the infringement
US, Australia Issue Patents on Sonde’s Voice-analysis Technology for Diagnosing Diseases
multiplesclerosisnewstoday | Apr 12, 2018
United States and Australia have issued patents on Sonde Health‘s voice-analysis technology for diagnosing and monitoring multiple sclerosis and other diseases that affect speech. In addition to MS, the technology has the potential to detect Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and major depressive disorder, Sonde said
