Patents

Battles over trademarks and patents are nothing new and have been pivotal in companies getting a competitive edge over the years. New trademark filings indicate that four Major League Baseball teams have something else in mind when it comes to this type of intellectual property. What Happened...

Video game giant Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY) has more patents related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) up its sleeve.  What Happened: As the owner of the PlayStation video game consoles and several video game studios, Sony is one of the leading companies in the video game sector. While...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has scored a win against AliveCor, a medical device company, in a highly-publicized dispute.  What Happened: On Tuesday, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled that three AliveCor patents covering heart monitoring technologies for...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is pushing ahead with its electric vehicle project codenamed Titan in several key areas. What happened: The Cupertino company received a patent on Tuesday that depicts a new design for its ideal charging station. As seen in the diagrams, the driver...

Companies have pulled out of Russia in record numbers after the country invaded Ukraine. Russia is retaliating against some of the companies by looking the other way or ending patent protection on trademarks. Here’s the latest. There’s A New McDonald’s: A new trademark filing in...

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has caused many U.S. companies to end or suspend operations in Russia. The end result could be the loss of patents and assets in the country, according to a new report. What Happened: Russia has legalized patent theft from countries that are “unfriendly...

Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) has filed a lawsuit against Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU), accusing the apparel company of patent infringement over its at-home Mirror fitness device and accompanying mobile apps. What Happened: Nike said in its lawsuit that it owns a robust portfolio of patents...

A patent filed by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office shows how multiple charging systems, including solar cells, can be used to power electric vehicles. What Happened: The patent, first noted on Business Insider,  detailed charging methodologies such...

GeoVax Labs Inc (NASDAQ: GOVX) has received a U.S. patent covering its vector platform for expressing tumor-associated antigens in virus-like particles (VLPs). The platform comes from a Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viral vector and encompasses GeoVax's Mucin 1 (MUC1) tumor-...

A series of trademark applications filed by Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) indicate the multinational sneaker and apparel giant is preparing to enter the metaverse. What Happened: According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on Oct. 27 Nike filed applications for “Nike,” the...

Shares of the pre-production electric automaker Nikola Corp (NASDAQ: NKLA) shot up on Tuesday. The Numbers: Shares of the trucking startup rose 4.74% to close at $11.48 on Tuesday. Nikola shares are down 28.6% so far this year. The stock has a 52-week high of $37.95 a share and a 52-week low of $9....

PyroGenesis Canada Inc (NASDAQ: PYR) has appointed Andre Mainella as Chief Financial Officer to replace Ben Simo, who no longer works for the company. PyroGenesis said Mainella has more than 20 years of experience in senior financial positions in various industries, including mining...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) have been sued by bankrupt wearable technology company Jawbones Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing court documents.  What Happened: Jawbone, which went bankrupt in 2017, has sued the two tech giants...

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) backed electric vehicle maker Rivian has filed for a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for a sliding door for a minivan-styled vehicle. What Happened: The sliding-door patent was filed in May last year and the...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has secured a patent for its idea to use laser beams as windshield wipers, documents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office show. What Happened: The Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company first filed the patent application titled “Pulsed laser...