We missed last week, so hopefully this lengthy startup patent report will make up for it. For the week of Tuesday, March 20, 2012, there were 5,414 U.S. patents issued by the USPTO. There are a number of notable patents issued this week, including ones to Like.com (Google), Box.net, Zynga, Zillow, TopCoder, Cleversafe, 38 Studios, [&hellip
The first week of March saw a total of 5,333 patents issued by the USPTO. Here are some of the most interesting ones. This week’s patent report includes Actimagine, Whaleback Systems, Livestream, Redseal Systems, PopCap Games, BitGravity, Jumptap, Rapleaf and icue
For the week of Tuesday, February 28, 20122, there were 5,271 patents issued by the USPTO. Below are nine interesting patents issued to small businesses. These patents are assigned to Rebit, Cross Loop, Zoombak, Roundbox, MeLLmo, Talari Networks, Perceptive Pixel and OnLive
In part 1 of this week’s Startup Patent Report, we looked at newly issued patents from Convey Computer, Ekinops, Kingsisle Entertainment, Better Place and Avalanche Technology. Part 2 examines several additional interesting patents issued this week to Kosmix, Caustic Graphics, DesignIn, and Kryptiq
For the week of February 21, 2012, the USPTO issued 5,284 patents. This was a good week for young companies, so I am dividing the report into two parts. In part 1 below, I discuss five patents issued to young companies Convey Computer, Ekinops, Kingsisle Entertainment, Better Place and Avalanche Technology that I found interesting. [&hellip
For the week of February 14, 2012, there were 5,272 patents issued in all. Below are six of those patents that caught my attention. Most of the companies presented below are younger, independent, companies. RingCube, acquired by Citrix systems last year, was included to illustrate the effect a strong IP portfolio can have in making [&hellip
As you may be aware, the United States Patent & Trademark Office issues new patents every Tuesday. Approximately 8,000 patents are issued by the USPTO every week. Many of these patents are issued to big companies. However, some are granted to startups. I will be highlighting some of these patents here every week. Check back [&hellip
Business Insider did a feature looking at the “The 20 Most Innovative Startups in Tech.” I became curious how many of these startups have IP assets, so I took a look at the USPTO assignment databases. Details are below
Earlier this week, I noted that Facebook currently owns 43 patents (and about 80 patent applications). In fact, there are only 42 currently issued patents, with one patent being listed twice. Today, I am taking a look at those 42 patents to see where they came from. Of the 42 patents, 10 were based on [&hellip
Facebook, Groupon, LinkedIn and Twitter are four of the most important startups of the past few years, so their patent portfolios are worth monitoring. How many patents do these four companies have? This morning, the popular Twitterer @counternotions made the following inaccurate tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/counternotions/status