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Samsung Files Patent for Smart Glasses With AI Hardware and Speaker Protected from Magnetic Interference
Samsung might be developing new wearable smart glasses which can play multimedia through a speaker, according to a patent recently granted to the company. The purported device is said to be equipped with a display for image output and a speaker which is protected from magnetic interference via a combination of a conductive plate and a coil surround...
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Apple Patents Hinge Design for Foldable Devices With Interlocked Fingers, Friction Clutch Mechanism
Apple has patented a hinge mechanism for foldable devices, applicable to various devices such as smartphones, tablets or computers. Unlike Samsung and Huawei, who have launched foldables with multiple displays, Apple is yet to introduce its own. Reports indicate that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
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Huawei Foldable Smartphone With Attached Case, Rectangular Design Spotted in Patent Document
Huawei may be developing a foldable phone featuring an attached cover, according to a patent document. It might feature a tri-fold design, with the outermost panel serving as a protective cover when it is closed. Here's everything you need to know about Huawei's latest smartphone patent.
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Opinion | Pune Porsche Crash And India's Shoddy Juvenile Justice System
In the Pune incident, the act of granting bail to the juvenile on trivial conditions, such as writing an essay on traffic safety and assisting the traffic police, was not only naive but also patently illegal.
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Samsung Patent Shows a New Square-Shaped Smartphone With Extendable Sliding Display: Report
A Samsung square-shaped smartphone with an extendable display might be in the works, as per a new report. The report spotted a new Samsung display patent that highlights a new technology to manufacture rollable displays with a new improvement to protect it from the spring-back effect of the metal layer at the end of the display.
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Apple Removes Blood Oxygen Monitoring Feature From Watches Amid Legal Battle Over Patents
After a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, Apple is removing the pulse oximeter function from its latest smartwatches to avoid a US import ban.
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Apple Granted Two Patents That Could Help Protect iPhone Screens From Snooping Eyes
Apple has been granted two patents that describe two different methods to make it difficult for snoopers to spy on the contents of a display. The company aims to limit the viewing angles of the display. The company has explored two methods of implementing the privacy features in its products, the use of a privacy film and an electric current to dyn...
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Apple Granted 'Spatial Composites' Patent, Could Develop Scratch Resistant iPhone: Details
Apple has been granted a patent that could lead to the creation of scratch resistant smartphones and mobile devices such as tablets. The company envisions a material that uses a combination of metal and ceramic to create a chassis that is resistant to abrasion.
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Apple's Foldable iPhone, iPad Could Protect Its Display From Drops, New Patent Suggests
Apple's foldable smartphones may be in the works. Upcoming foldable iPhone and iPad units with thin glass displays could automatically protect themselves from drops, a patent application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has indicated.
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Apple, Google Can Challenge US Patent-Review System, Court Rules
A US appeals court ruled on Monday, allowing Apple, Google, Cisco and others to challenge the US Patent and Trademark Office over a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal. Apple, Google, Cisco, Intel and Edwards Lifesciences sued the PTO in the California federal court in 2020 over the rule. They argued it u...
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EU Launches WTO Dispute Against China Over Telecom Patents
European Union has accused Chinese courts of preventing European companies from protecting their telecom technology patents with a legal challenge against China at the World Trade Organization.
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UN Chief Extends Support To India's Patent Waiver Initiative For Covid Products
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has extended support to India and South Africa's initiative at the WTO to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines and products.
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India Welcomes US Support To Covid Vaccines' Patent Protection Waiver
Welcoming the US support for global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, India on Thursday said it is hopeful that the waiver can be approved quickly at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with a consensus-based approach.
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On Covid Vaccines, Germany Says Patent Protection "Must Remain"
A bold US bid to waive patents on much-needed coronavirus vaccines was strongly opposed by Germany on Thursday, threatening to derail the proposal that requires the consensus of World Trade Organization members to pass.
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Patents Not "Limiting Factor" For Vaccine Production: BioNTech
German firm BioNTech said Thursday that patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines is not holding back production or supply of the jabs that it developed with Pfizer.
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Samsung Files Patent for Smart Glasses With AI Hardware and Speaker Protected from Magnetic Interference
Samsung might be developing new wearable smart glasses which can play multimedia through a speaker, according to a patent recently granted to the company. The purported device is said to be equipped with a display for image output and a speaker which is protected from magnetic interference via a combination of a conductive plate and a coil surround...
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Apple Patents Hinge Design for Foldable Devices With Interlocked Fingers, Friction Clutch Mechanism
Apple has patented a hinge mechanism for foldable devices, applicable to various devices such as smartphones, tablets or computers. Unlike Samsung and Huawei, who have launched foldables with multiple displays, Apple is yet to introduce its own. Reports indicate that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
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Huawei Foldable Smartphone With Attached Case, Rectangular Design Spotted in Patent Document
Huawei may be developing a foldable phone featuring an attached cover, according to a patent document. It might feature a tri-fold design, with the outermost panel serving as a protective cover when it is closed. Here's everything you need to know about Huawei's latest smartphone patent.
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Opinion | Pune Porsche Crash And India's Shoddy Juvenile Justice System
In the Pune incident, the act of granting bail to the juvenile on trivial conditions, such as writing an essay on traffic safety and assisting the traffic police, was not only naive but also patently illegal.
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Samsung Patent Shows a New Square-Shaped Smartphone With Extendable Sliding Display: Report
A Samsung square-shaped smartphone with an extendable display might be in the works, as per a new report. The report spotted a new Samsung display patent that highlights a new technology to manufacture rollable displays with a new improvement to protect it from the spring-back effect of the metal layer at the end of the display.
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Apple Removes Blood Oxygen Monitoring Feature From Watches Amid Legal Battle Over Patents
After a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, Apple is removing the pulse oximeter function from its latest smartwatches to avoid a US import ban.
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Apple Granted Two Patents That Could Help Protect iPhone Screens From Snooping Eyes
Apple has been granted two patents that describe two different methods to make it difficult for snoopers to spy on the contents of a display. The company aims to limit the viewing angles of the display. The company has explored two methods of implementing the privacy features in its products, the use of a privacy film and an electric current to dyn...
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Apple Granted 'Spatial Composites' Patent, Could Develop Scratch Resistant iPhone: Details
Apple has been granted a patent that could lead to the creation of scratch resistant smartphones and mobile devices such as tablets. The company envisions a material that uses a combination of metal and ceramic to create a chassis that is resistant to abrasion.
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Apple's Foldable iPhone, iPad Could Protect Its Display From Drops, New Patent Suggests
Apple's foldable smartphones may be in the works. Upcoming foldable iPhone and iPad units with thin glass displays could automatically protect themselves from drops, a patent application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has indicated.
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Apple, Google Can Challenge US Patent-Review System, Court Rules
A US appeals court ruled on Monday, allowing Apple, Google, Cisco and others to challenge the US Patent and Trademark Office over a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal. Apple, Google, Cisco, Intel and Edwards Lifesciences sued the PTO in the California federal court in 2020 over the rule. They argued it u...
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EU Launches WTO Dispute Against China Over Telecom Patents
European Union has accused Chinese courts of preventing European companies from protecting their telecom technology patents with a legal challenge against China at the World Trade Organization.
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UN Chief Extends Support To India's Patent Waiver Initiative For Covid Products
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has extended support to India and South Africa's initiative at the WTO to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines and products.
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India Welcomes US Support To Covid Vaccines' Patent Protection Waiver
Welcoming the US support for global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, India on Thursday said it is hopeful that the waiver can be approved quickly at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with a consensus-based approach.
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On Covid Vaccines, Germany Says Patent Protection "Must Remain"
A bold US bid to waive patents on much-needed coronavirus vaccines was strongly opposed by Germany on Thursday, threatening to derail the proposal that requires the consensus of World Trade Organization members to pass.
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Patents Not "Limiting Factor" For Vaccine Production: BioNTech
German firm BioNTech said Thursday that patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines is not holding back production or supply of the jabs that it developed with Pfizer.
