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First there was "The Emoji Movie." Is Fruit Ninja next?

Jul 31, 2017
No. 1 at the box office this weekend was Christopher Nolan’s World War II film “Dunkirk.” Right behind it at No. 2 was “The Emoji Movie.” That’s right, a movie about those little pictures you use when you’re texting. It’s yet another in release in a developing trend in Hollywood of making films from sometimes […]

Got an invention? Head to your regional patent office

Nov 30, 2015
Fighting backlog, the US Patent office hopes regional offices will cut down wait.

Happy days for 'Happy Birthday' singers

Sep 23, 2015
Judge rules Warner/Chappell, which licensed the song, doesn't have a copyright.

Why 'Selma' can't show video from Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches

Jan 7, 2015
Estate's stewardship of Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers can produce odd results.

They put the digits in New Year's glasses

Dec 31, 2014
Inventors came up with glasses for New Year's 1991 but market was eventually flooded with knockoffs.

Hollywood wants the rest of the world to follow U.S. copyright law

Dec 20, 2013
As negotiators continue work on a trans-Pacific trade deal, one of the sticking points is intellectual property.

IP trolls sue porn-watching Germans

Dec 12, 2013
In Germany, 10,000 people are getting letters from a law firm claiming they owe cash for watching pornographic videos online. And unique addresses of computer users are part of the legal filing.

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WikiLeaks exposes Pacific Rim treaty's secret IP provisions

Nov 14, 2013
Wikileaks has leaked a new document, one that shows an evolving international conversation about intellectual property in the digital world.

Tech companies look to stay ahead of hackers

Jul 9, 2013
Intellectual property accounts for about 35 percent of U.S. GDP. But hackers, many of them in foreign countries, are working harder than ever to steal it.

Congress: Chinese telecom companies pose threat

Oct 8, 2012
A panel of the House Intelligence Committee warns U.S. telecom companies not to do business with Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp.