All posts tagged "patent"

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    US Supreme Court agrees to hear Samsung’s appeal against Apple

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear Samsung Electronics’ appeal of the massive damages it was ordered to pay for infringing upon Apple’s design patents, a decision that could lead...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • Steven Lim
Troy High School
10th Grade
    Patent law and innovation in medicine

    Patent laws, which were initially developed to promote and protect innovation of scientists and companies, have actually discouraged the production of newer medicines that are not able to be patented. For example, as shown in the article,...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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  • A figure from a report released by Samsung Electronics Co. demonstrates the body-fat measuring feature of a smartphone. Industry sources said on July 14, 2015, South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. received a patent for the new technology to check users' body fat. (Yonhap)
    Samsung wins patent for smartphone-based body fat analysis

    SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has won a patent for analyzing body fat through smartphones, an intellectual property organization said Tuesday, which may mark another leap forward in enhancing health...

    • Posted July 13, 2015
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