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.

U.S. patent office shortfall worsens: official

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is facing a growing shortfall that has forced it to ask Congress for rule changes to help it weather economic hard times, a Commerce Department official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Obama Picks IBM Patent Guru to Head USPTO

The nomination could see the embattled Patent and Trademark Office receiving a director sympathetic to tech industry issues.

Dr. Zalman M. Shapiro, 89 Granted Patent for Innovative Method of Synthesizing Diamonds

DR. ZALMAN M. SHAPIRO, 89, GRANTED PATENT FOR INNOVATIVE METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING DIAMONDS /EIN News/ Pittsburgh, PA - July 1st, 2009 - Fiances have a new reason to celebrate.

USPTO Bailout Bill Introduced

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and ranking member Jeff Sessions came to the rescue of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday night when they introduced a bill that will allow the agency to use funds designated for its trademark portfolio to be used to address its growing backlog of patent applications.

Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show

Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show.