US Patent Issued to Jumptap for Presenting Advertisements on a Mobile Communication Facility

Jumptap, the leading mobile advertising solutions provider, today announced that it was awarded Patent No.

IBM exec picked to head patent office

Early reactions support President Barack Obama's choice of David Kappos, the assistant general counsel for intellectual property law at IBM Corp., as the new head of the U.S. patent office.

USPTO Posts Selected Material on Bilski

The PTO recently announced that "in view of the high level of interest sparked by the case, the USPTO is posting selected court documents from Bilski v. Doll on this Web site." Currently the site only contains PTO material related to the Federal Circuit Panel Proceedings , Federal Circuit En Banc Proceedings, and Supreme Court Briefs .

Apple Files Touchscreen-Related Patent Applications

Apple may be developing technology that would provide non-visual feedback when a person touches the screen of a laptop, smartphone, or other electronic device, according to a patent application filed by the company Thursday.

USPTO: Dropping Income, Growing Lines

Being underwater - or, at least, standing in line - seems to be a fact of life for the US Patent and Trademark Office , and things have only been getting worse.

Kappos Gets USPTO Nod, But What Will He Do?

Barak Obama last week announced David Kappos as his choice to head the US Patent and Trademark Office .