The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) kept an open, internet-accessible database of private postal addresses belonging to patent filers for more than eight months. The U.S. government agency, responsible for handling patents and trademarks, sent a notification letter to affected individuals, explaining what had happened, and what it did following the discovery. As reported … Read more
The next Apple HomePod might have a much longer and thinner horizontal design than previous models, making it look more like a soundbar, according to an Apple patent spotted by AppleInsider. The patent details the design of what appears to be a horizontal HomePod with speakers and a central display that reminds us of the design of the JBL … Read more
Apple registers many patents most of which never see the light of day as consumer products – officially, that is. One burgeoning knock-off merchant in China has apparently taken cues from an idea Apple had in 2021 for AirPods featuring a case with a built-in touchscreen display. Pictures and video shared on X (Twitter) by occasional … Read more
Nokia has announced it has signed a new 5G patent agreement with Vivo, the new agreement will be a multi-year agreement between the two companies and Nokia will receive catch-up payments from Vivo. This new agreement between Nokia and Vivo will put an end to any previous legal disputes between the two companies, Nokia has … Read more
Nokia has announced that it has signed a new patent cross-license agreement with Nokia, the agreement will see Nokia receive payments from Oppo for a multi-year period, and there will also be payments for previous years. This new agreement resolves any previous litigation between Nokia and Oppo and the catch-payments will cover any previous license … Read more
Nokia has announced that it has signed a new 5G patent license agreement with smartphone maker Honor, Nokia has said that this is the fourth major smartphone maker they have signed a smartphone agreement with in the last 12 months. Susanna Martikainen, Chief Licensing Officer Mobile Devices at Nokia said: “We are delighted to have … Read more