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Snapchat Could Be Stripped Of Valuable “Tap-And-Hold For Video” Patent
Snapchat has quietly been embroiled in an intellectual property interference proceeding that could revoke its lucrative patent for a design trick now widely copied by Facebook, Google and more.
Snapchat filed for a patent on the ability to tap and hold a smartphone camera’s shutter button to record a video on August 8th, 2012, while another company called Mojo Media filed for a nearly… Read More
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Apple and Samsung Agree To End All Non-U.S. Patent Disputes
Apple and Samsung have agreed to drop all non-U.S. litigation. The announcement came late Tuesday in a release first reported by the Financial Times. In the joint statement, the two tech giants said they “…have agreed to drop all litigation between the two companies outside the United States.” Read More
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Tesla has open-sourced its patents on electric vehicle technology, according to a post on the company’s blog by CEO Elon Musk who said that one of the company’s biggest goals is to move the entire electric vehicle market forward.