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Patent is a form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling and importing an invention for a limited period of years, in exchange for publishing an enabling public disclosure of the invention.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Apple Wants To Equip Devices With Carbon Monoxide Detector
Apple Wants To Equip Devices With Carbon Monoxide Detector
January 25, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has been granted a patent that would equip future devices with built-in sensors that can detect harmful, poisonous gasses, such as carbon monoxide. According to...

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Apple Teases New Wearable, iPhone Patents
Apple Teases New Wearable, iPhone Patents
January 21, 2019  |  Innovation

If recent patent applications are any indication, Apple could very well have some groundbreaking new products to debut. According to a report, the iPhone maker...

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China Tech Firms U.S. Patent Awards Increased In 2018
China Tech Firms U.S. Patent Awards Increased In 2018
January 08, 2019  |  International

The number of tech patents that China was awarded in the U.S. increased in 2018, marking the only country to see an uptick in the...

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IBM Ends 2018 With 9.1K Patents Under Its Belt
IBM Ends 2018 With 9.1K Patents Under Its Belt
January 08, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

IBM announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it received 9,100 patents last year, marking the 26th year in a row in which it led in terms...

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iPhone Sales Banned In Germany
iPhone Sales Banned In Germany
January 03, 2019  |  Apple

The ongoing battle between Apple and Qualcomm continued on Thursday (Jan. 3), with the latter striking a decisive blow over the copyright infringement suit it...

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Apple Ordered To Stop Selling Older iPhones
Apple Ordered To Stop Selling Older iPhones
December 10, 2018  |  Retail

Apple was ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling older models of the iPhone after China found that the iPhone maker infringed on Qualcomm...

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R3 Puts Blockchain KYC Tool To The Test With French Treasurers
R3 Puts Blockchain KYC Tool To The Test With French Treasurers
December 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain company R3 is putting its Know Your Customer (KYC) solution to the test with dozens of French companies and corporate treasurers, according to BTC...

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Ethereum Co-founder Sounds Off On IBM Blockchain
Ethereum Co-founder Sounds Off On IBM Blockchain
November 27, 2018  |  Blockchain

Ethereum’s co-founder doesn’t seem impressed with the IBM blockchain. The company has been among the firms investing both money and mind power into blockchain, evidenced...

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IBM And The Blockchain Bet
IBM And The Blockchain Bet
October 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Investors may have focused mainly on the headline numbers, where IBM missed top-line expectations. Management sounded sanguine on the earnings call about the longer-term potential...

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