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OriginOil Files Patents for Processing Oil and Gas Field Wastewater
OriginOil, Inc. , developer of a breakthrough technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, announced today it has filed two patents with the United States Patent & Trademark Office describing its unique technology for processing solids in solution.

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:01:00 -0700

Tyfone Announces NFC Design Breakthrough Associated Patents and Licensing
Tyfone , a mobile financial and security solutions provider, today announced the issuance of two U.S. Patents supporting a breakthrough design solution that is required to miniaturize a NFC antenna for use in mobile environments, including, but not limited to MicroSD cards, such as Tyfone’s next generation SideTap™ NFC card.

Mon, 21 May 2012 04:50:00 -0700

Neology Files Another Round of Patents Against Federal Signal Corporation
SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Neology has filed a second lawsuit against Federal Signal and related companies for patent infringement. This follows the filing by Neology in Delaware of a patent ...

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:50:00 -0700

Do software patents stifle innovation?
Software patents are stifling innovation and should not be applied to computational information processing, according to a Victorian software developer.

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:29:55 -0700

Majority of U.S. Patents Go to Foreigners
Since 2008 the majority of U.S. patents have been awarded to non-residents.  This pattern marks a renewed contribution of foreign inventors in recent years.  After reaching a high of 48 percent in the late 1980s, the share of patents awarded to foreigners dipped slightly until the early 2000s when it began to increase again.

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:34:33 -0700