Smartflash v. Apple: Is the Invention an Abstract Idea?

In the upcoming $ 500 million Apple v. Smartflash appeal, a central question will be whether the Smartflash patents properly claim eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101 as interpreted by Alice v. CLS Bank (2014). (These issues will first arise in …
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U. to host lecture on ‘Mothers of Invention’

Marie Cornwall, advisory board member of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women’s Legacy Archive at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library, will speak on “20th Century Women as Mothers of Invention.” SALT LAKE CITY — Marie Cornwall …
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Is Invention on Demand the Next Big Thing?

Recently ipCreate announced that it completed a successful merger with Article One Partners (AOP), the crowdsourcing giant that has amassed the world’s largest patent research community. ipCreate had previously acquired 31% of Article One Partners in a …
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Mothers of Invention: Finding Inspiration in Brilliant, Creative Women

Solomon, who is credited with being the wisest man ever, wrote this in the first chapter of Ecclesiastes: “There is nothing new under the sun.” That may be poetically true, but it’s patently false – and I’m using the word “patent” here in the …
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Fresh honey on tap? Beehive invention nets $2 million

Two Aussie inventors have enticed investors like bees to a honeypot with their new beehive creation. Father and son duo Stuart and Cedar Anderson have created a contraption that allows for honey on tap straight from the backyard hive. The Flow Hive is …
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70 Massapequa Innovators Shine at ‘Invention Convention’

McKenna hosts Massapequa’s first Invention Convention. The event showcased more than 70 young inventors from the district’s Magnet program who presented their ideas and demonstrated how they work. Real life inventors who developed products that we use …
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