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- Firm wielding Theranos patents asks judge to block coronavirus test https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/firm-uses-theranos-patents-to-sue-company-making-coronavirus-test/ 143 comments
- Google asks patent office to reexamine four Oracle patents http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/02/google-asks-patent-office-to-reexamine.html 7 comments
- Today someone asked me how to protect BCH against patent trolls. The answer is... https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/9w052r/today_someone_asked_me_how_to_protect_bch_against/ 5 comments btc
- Ask Patents (Beta) http://patents.stackexchange.com/ 82 comments programming
- Huawei asks Verizon to pay over $1 billion for over 230 patents https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-verizon-patents-iduskcn1td218 15 comments technology
- Huawei asks Verizon to pay over $1 billion for over 230 patents https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-verizon-patents-iduskcn1td218 239 comments worldnews
- Huawei asks Verizon to pay over $1 billion for over 230 patents: source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-verizon-patents/huawei-asks-verizon-to-pay-for-over-200-patents-wsj-iduskcn1td218 12 comments technology
- EFF Asks PTO to Stop Issuing Abstract Software Patents https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/03/eff-asks-pto-stop-issuing-abstract-software-patents 3 comments software
- The W3C asks for help finding Prior Art to two Apple Patents. http://www.w3.org/2010/12/cfpa 5 comments opensource
- Boston University Suing Apple over 1995 Patent; asks for ban on iPhone Sales http://gigaom.com/2013/07/03/boston-university-sues-apple-over-1997-patent-asks-for-ban-on-iphone-sales/ 15 comments apple
- Thank This American Life for "When Patents Attack!"—and ask them to set an example http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/tal-when-patents-attack 8 comments technology
- Red Hat asks US Supreme Court to bar software patents http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/rh-supreme-court-brief.pdf 275 comments programming
- Firm wielding Theranos patents asks judge to block coronavirus test https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/firm-uses-theranos-patents-to-sue-company-making-coronavirus-test/ 55 comments law
- Firm wielding Theranos patents asks judge to block coronavirus test https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/firm-uses-theranos-patents-to-sue-company-making-coronavirus-test/ 180 comments worldnews
- Huawei asks Verizon for more than $1 billion in patent licensing fees https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/12/huawei-asks-verizon-for-more-than-1-billion-in-patent-licensing-fees/ 6 comments worldnews
- Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-samsung-demand-iduskbn0u71j920151224 4 comments technology
- Apple asks patent troll Lodsys to leave iOS developers alone http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/05/apple-asks-lodsys-to-cease-and-desist-patent-trolling-ios-developers.ars 9 comments technology
- Microsoft, Who Supports Software Patents, Now Asks Supreme Court To Help It Against Patent Holder http://techdirt.com/articles/20100827/18025110808.shtml 4 comments technology
- Apple asks courts to overturn $1.1 billion Caltech Wi-fi patent trial ruling https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/17/apple-asks-courts-to-overturn-11-billion-caltech-patent-trial-ruling 4 comments apple
- State regulator asks Spectrum to stop 'making patently false and misleading claims to consumers' https://www.wkbw.com/news/state-regulator-asks-spectrum-to-stop-making-patently-false-and-misleading-claims-to-consumers 3 comments technology
- Facebook, Google, Zynga Ask Courts To Reject Patents On Abstract Ideas That Plague Tech Innovation http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/09/reject-abstract-patents/ 9 comments technology
- Biden Asked Not To Accept India-Led Proposal At World Trade Body On Covid Vaccine Patents https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-president-joe-biden-urged-not-to-accept-india-proposal-at-world-trade-body-on-covid-vaccine-patents-2384792 11 comments worldnews
- EFF Politely Asks US Patent Office to Stop Issuing So Many Crappy Software Patents -- "Applicants should have to submit working code with their applications" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/04/eff-politely-asks-pto-stop-issuing-so-many-crappy-software-patents 230 comments technology
- Apple asks court to find that 4 additional Samsung products, including Galaxy S III, infringe its patents http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/01/us-apple-samsung-products-idusbre88001020120901 86 comments technology
- Patent attack imminent on Google's VP8 as MPEGLA asks members to submit patents they believe are infringed http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/11/mpeg_la_calls_for_patents_related_to_google_open_source_codec/ 3 comments technology
- Ford Patents App to Tell Pedestrians When Autonomous Vehicles Won't Stop for Them Somehow, asking pedestrians to constantly watch their smartphone to know when a car is headed for the crosswalk seems less than ideal. https://jalopnik.com/ford-patents-app-to-tell-pedestrians-when-autonomous-ve-1849366457 51 comments technology
- India-EU summit: PM Modi asks leaders to support vaccine patent waiver, EU extends solidarity https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-india-eu-summit-pm-modi-asks-leaders-to-support-vaccine-patent-waiver-eu-extends-solidarity-2889458 5 comments india
- Didn’t ask for 100 beds for judges at 5-star hotel, withdraw order or we’ll quash it: Delhi HC - Delhi High Court calls order 'patently discriminatory' and says the Delhi government 'cannot create a facility exclusive for any class'. https://theprint.in/judiciary/didnt-ask-for-100-beds-for-judges-at-5-star-hotel-withdraw-order-or-well-quash-it-delhi-hc/647140/ 25 comments india
- 500 NHS workers ask Trump to take NHS 'off the table completely' in trade talks as US president arrives in London - “We are particularly concerned about the conversations over patents for pharmaceutical products and the potential for huge drug price increases for the NHS and the rest of the world.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-visit-uk-nhs-trade-talks-boris-johnson-nato-brexit-a9230121.html 26 comments worldnews
- Science AMA Series: We’re reporters for the news team at Nature. From GM crops to customized pets, patent disputes to CRISPR babies, we’re here to answer your questions on genome editing. Ask us anything! http://www.nature.com/news 197 comments science
- EFF asks appellate court to alter patent venue case law to prevent the Eastern District of Texas from being used as one of the "most notorious situations of forum shopping in recent history." https://www.eff.org/files/2015/10/29/16-105_heartland_eff_amicus_.pdf 18 comments law
- EFF asks appeals court to “shut down the Eastern District of Texas”: "two Eastern District federal judges, Rodney Gilstrap and Robert Schroeder, handle nearly one in four patent cases nationwide. In the first half of this year, the district received 44 percent of all new patent cases." http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/eff-asks-appeals-court-to-shut-down-the-eastern-district-of-texas/ 17 comments politics
- Patent troll asks judge for gag order to silence opponent | Lumen View's lawyer says that its $50,000 demand must be kept secret. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/patent-troll-asks-judge-for-gag-order-to-shut-up-findthebest/ 16 comments technology
- Just how expensive is a patent infringement lawsuit, anyway? Google offers a hint, asking the court for millions of dollars in costs even though it won its case with Oracle. http://www.digitaltrends.com/android/google-wants-million-of-dollars-in-costs-from-oracle-lawsuit/ 5 comments technology
- "Can a farmer commit patent infringement just by planting soybeans he bought on the open market? This week, the Supreme Court asked the Obama administration to weigh in on the question. The Court is pondering an appeals court decision saying that such planting can, in fact, infringe patents." http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/farm-fresh-infringement-can-you-violate-a-patent-by-planting-some-seeds.ars 15 comments law
- Supreme Court Still Considering Whether To Take Gene Patenting Case -- The Supreme Court has delayed a decision on whether to hear a case that could affect the entire biotech industry -- one asking whether Myriad can own the patents on two breast cancer genes http://nationaljournal.com/healthcare/supreme-court-still-considering-whether-to-take-gene-patenting-case-20120221 6 comments science
- Supreme Court Still Considering Whether To Take Gene Patenting Case -- The Supreme Court has delayed a decision on whether to hear a case that could affect the entire biotech industry -- one asking whether Myriad can own the patents on two breast cancer genes http://nationaljournal.com/healthcare/supreme-court-still-considering-whether-to-take-gene-patenting-case-20120221 4 comments politics
- A German court granted Apple an injunction, blocking the sale of the Samsung Galaxy tablet in Europe. Take a look at the generic patent designs, and ask yourself if this applies to every single fucking tablet on the market. http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/10-08-2011-17-29-48.png 135 comments technology
- So remember that linked list patent... I emailed the IP holder asking if we could do a deal to buy a license for my existing software... http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7028023.html 97 comments programming
- "Not only is it becoming impossible to invent new services on the web without the permission of a patent holder who claims to own the intellectual property embodied in your invention, it is impossible to know who you need to ask permission of." http://www.unionsquareventures.com/2010/02/software-patents-are-the-problem-not-the-answer.php 3 comments technology