Perhaps the Best Things Since… Sliced bread, potato flakes, or canned tuna – we are seeing more innovations in the processed edibles markets. Yet these are not for items that …
How Popular Inventions Came to Life: Bombas Socks
The Heart of the Matter How many inventions make you feel good from head, to heart, to toe? Actually, this one started with the entrepreneurial spirits and hearts of two …
Thank You, Inventors
August is National Inventor’s Month! Hey! Engineers, scientists, thinkers, questioners, dreamers… yes, you… Look up from your notebooks, circuit boards, and computer monitors, blink into the light and see that …
$105+ Million Awarded Including Lost Foreign Profits
The U.S. Supreme Court awarded lost foreign profits for U.S. Patent infringement. In a landmark case regarding patent damages, the Supreme Court has endorsed including lost foreign profits in damages …
The Sparkling Invention & IP Story Behind Fireworks
Fireworks are as American as the National Anthem, baseball and apple pie, right? Think about the lyrics “rocket’s red glare” and “bombs bursting in air.” Think about our traditional ear-blasting, …
Bringing Back Reality: An IP Perspective
In our rush to automate everything to make our lives easier and more efficient, are we actually leaving life behind? Are we losing our appreciation for an original experience in …
How Popular Inventions Came to Life: The Air Conditioner
Snow Wonder! Who would’ve thought that Buffalo, NY – a city famous for its bitterly cold and snowy winters – is the home of the modern air conditioner? But a …
Let Innovation Shine: The Intellectual Property Powering Solar Panels
With Earth Day this month, we got to thinking about solar energy. And we wondered: Who invented solar panels? Turns out, it depends on who you ask. And like many …
Do You Own Your Invention?
When you find the solution to a problem, you want to believe that you are the first, it is your idea, and you own all the rights and associated benefits.
Nothing Artificial About This Intelligence: AI Meets IP
By: Sam Baxter, Chief Technology Officer, IP.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a plot point in futuristic sci-fi novels and films. In many aspects of our lives, machines are increasingly performing tasks previously handled by human intelligence.