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New patent reveals that Samsung could be working on a very different type of foldable phone

Samsung files a patent with WIPO for a possible Quad-fold phone that's in the works.

Android Central

The PS6 controller could come with a life-improving battery feature

A Sony patent could mean that we never have to charge our controllers again.

Blood pressure tracking could be the next big thing on a future Fitbit device

Fitbit's new patent hints that blood pressure tracking metric could be coming to the wearable.

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Samsung's tri-fold phone revealed in patent find

Samsung's next folding phone could take things in a new direction.

This new Switch 2 Joy-Con patent is perplexing – who on Earth would need it?

New Nintendo patents suggest there might be more to Switch 2 Joy-Cons than we initially thought.

Creative Bloq

A new treaty could prevent some misappropriation of Māori and Indigenous design – and shouldn’t be ignored

From patents relating to mānuka, fake Māori souvenirs being sold in Aotearoa New Zealand, or the use of Māori designs on bedspreads sold online, the misappropriation and commercialisation of indigenous knowledge and culture has long been a problem.

The Conversation

Global Trademark Bullying Conference By GLIPS - Shields Awarded To Firms Of The Global Trademark Group

GLIPS hosted the Global Trademark Bullying Conference, highlighting the growing issue of trademark bullying in the digital era. Trademark bullies exploit u...

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China Leads Patent Race For Generative AI, UN Report Reveals

Between 2014 and 2023, China filed more than 38,000 generative AI inventions. The U.S., over the same period, filed only 6,276.

International Business Times

China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says

The U.N. intellectual property agency says China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, with the United States a distant second

The Independent UK

Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge

The problem of “biopiracy” – the misappropriation and patenting for profit of Indigenous knowledge – has been on the rise for some time. So a global treaty aimed at protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources should be a welcome development.

The Conversation

Celebrations As New Biopiracy Treaty Agreed At UN

Representatives of Indigenous peoples celebrated Friday at the United Nations following the agreement of a treaty against the pillaging of their traditional knowledge and genetic resources, like those from medicinal plants.

International Business Times

Amazonian Chief At UN To Combat Traditional Knowledge Piracy

The leader of the Brazilian Amazon's Huni Kui people remains hopeful that a planned United Nations treaty will advance the fight against biopiracy: the pillaging of traditional knowledge and genetic resources.

International Business Times

UN Nears Landmark Deal On Combatting Biopiracy

The fight against biopiracy -- plundering genetic resources and the traditional knowledge surrounding them -- could soon be based on an international treaty which is being finalised at negotiations that began on Monday.

International Business Times

To understand why America’s lead in tech and innovation is eroding, look at China’s investment in women inventors

The need for change is as much about economic and technological competitiveness as it is about equality and righting historical wrongs.

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Morocco, Israel Sign MoU on Intellectual Property

Morocco and Israel signed their first memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intellectual property (IP) in Geneva on Monday. The signing was held on the sidelines of the 63rd series of meetings of the assemblies of the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Director-General of the Moroccan Office…

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Numinus Submits New Patent Application To UN Agency For Psilocybe & Novel Fungi Species

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