Clone Lawsuit Alleges Cloning! Ah, the irony. A Chinese company by the name of Shenzhen Great Long Brother Industrial Co is preparing to sue Apple if the iPad enters the Chinese market. This company...
The North Face Sues The South Butt A popular outdoor product company, The North Face, is suing a student-founded start-up company, The South Butt, for trademark infringement. The North Face complaint includes...
Twitter Sued for Patent Infringement A Texas-based company called TechRadium filed suit against Twitter Tuesday, August 4, 2009, in the Southern District of Texas, alleging patent infringement. TechRadium is...
Microsoft Emotiflag Patent Microsoft managed to land a patent grant for emotiflags this past week despite well-known prior usage. The IP team member at Microsoft who received the Notice of Allowance...
In the category of quirky and fun, here is an antique patent from 1865, when recipes were still considered patentable subject matter. U.S. Patent 47,545 is for Improved Tomato Soup – and the specification enables you to make an enourmous amount! If anyone actually tries this recipe out, let me know how it goes.