U.S. Chamber Releases Recommendations for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reform

The U.S. Chamber of Commercea s Global Intellectual Property Center today released its U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recommendations to President-elect Barack Obama, highlighting needed reforms to modernize ...

Apple patents iPhone gloves

Using your iPhone on a cold winter day is a bit problematic, especially if you are wearing loves.

Apple looks to patent iPhone nav scheme

Apple is laying claim to the navigation interface provided by the iPhone, a new patent application reveals.

Chamber report proposes fixes to patent review process

The Patent and Trademark Office is "an agency in crisis" that will face significant challenges in the Obama administration due to a 750,000-application backlog and other internal inefficiencies, a report by the ...

US Patent Office Grants Patent for Destiny Media's Digital Media Distribution System

MPE Digital Media Distribution System to be Protected Globally with a USPTO Patent Grant and a WIPO PCT Publication Last update: 12:05 a.m. EST Dec.

Report calls for restructuring patent office

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office needs to be overhauled if it is to come to grips with rising backlogs and a perception of declining patent quality, according to a report the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent ...