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It sounded like a dream partnership when Apple Inc. reached out to Joe Kiani, the founder of a company that makes blood-oxygen measurement devices. He figured his technology was a perfect fit for the Apple Watch.   Soon after meeting him, Apple began hiring employees from his company, Masimo Corp. , including engineers and its chief medical officer. Apple offered to double their salaries, Mr. Kiani said. In 2019, Apple published patents under the name of a former Masimo engineer for sensors similar…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: April 18, 2023, 10:24 ISTElon Musk-run Tesla has received a patent for a new interior ‘personalisation system’, potentially enhancing the accessibility and comfort of their vehicles to unprecedented levels.The recently filed patent application with the US Patent Office reveals that the company is developing an advanced ‘personalisation system’ that could potentially surpass existing technologies in the automotive industry, reports Teslarati.Also Read: Tesla Margins in Focus as EV…

Alphabet's Google received a mixed ruling from a San Francisco federal judge in a patent lawsuit brought by Sonos Inc over wireless audio technology, failing to invalidate all of the patents before a trial but narrowing Sonos' claims.The case, set for trial May 8, is part of a contentious intellectual property dispute between the former business partners over their smart speakers that includes lawsuits in the United States, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands.Sonos won a limited import ban on some Google devices…

Alphabet's Google received a mixed ruling on Thursday from a San Francisco federal judge in a patent lawsuit brought by Sonos Inc over wireless audio technology, failing to invalidate all of the patents before a trial but narrowing Sonos' claims. The case, set for trial May 8, is part of a contentious intellectual property dispute between the former business partners over their smart speakers that includes lawsuits in the United States, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Sonos won a limited import ban on some…

Ouster Inc, a San Francisco-based provider of lidar light sensors used in fields like autonomous vehicles, defence and robotics, sued Chinese rival Hesai Group on Tuesday for patent infringement in Delaware federal court and at the US International Trade Commission. Lidar technology is used for 3D mapping, navigation and object detection in various high-tech industries. Ouster's complaints said Hesai incorporated its digital lidar technology into the Shanghai-based company's sensors. Hesai did not immediately respond to a…

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BlackBerry said on Tuesday it would sell patents, primarily related to its mobile devices, for up to $900 million (roughly Rs. 7,441 crore) after the Canadian software company scrapped an earlier deal with Catapult IP Innovations.Malikie Innovations will buy the patents and pay $170 (roughly Rs. 1,405 crore) million in cash on deal closing, and another $30 million (roughly Rs. 248 crore) three years later. BlackBerry will also get annual cash royalties from the profits generated from the patents, relating to its messaging…

Last updated: March 21st, 2023 at 13:35 UTC+01:00 Samsung’s been working to make solid-state batteries a reality for at least a decade, and the tech giant appears to be getting closer every year. The time has come for new patent applications to be approved and revealed. A whopping 14 all-solid-state battery patents belonging to Samsung Electro-Mechanics were confirmed recently by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), and most were filed a couple of years ago. According to reports from the Korean media,…

FILE PHOTO: An employee gestures next to a Lenovo logo at Lenovo Tech World in Beijing, China November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jason LeeChina's Lenovo Group Ltd must pay U.S. technology firm InterDigital Inc $138.7 million for a licence for its portfolio of telecommunications patents, London's High Court ruled on Thursday in the latest round of a long-running dispute. InterDigital brought the lawsuit against Lenovo in 2019 over the terms on which Lenovo should take a licence of its patents which are essential to 3G, 4G and 5G…

China's Lenovo Group must pay US technology firm InterDigital $138.7 million (nearly Rs. 1,150 crore) for a licence for its portfolio of telecommunications patents, London's High Court ruled on Thursday in the latest round of a long-running dispute.InterDigital brought the lawsuit against Lenovo in 2019 over the terms on which Lenovo should take a licence of its patents which are essential to 3G, 4G and 5G standards.The litigation, which has so far featured five separate trials, centres on the…