/tags/u-s-patent-office U.S. Patent Office en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:15:00 GMT /2013-09-27/book-news-apple-seeks-patent-for-digital-book-signing-technology Also: University of Toronto faculty members disown David Gilmour; a new poem by Helen Mort; Teju Cole remembers Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor. Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:15:00 GMT /2013-09-27/book-news-apple-seeks-patent-for-digital-book-signing-technology Annalisa Quinn /npr-news/2013-06-05/how-one-patent-could-take-down-one-comedian The popular comedian Marc Maron, who works out of his garage in California, faces off with a patent holder who claims to have invented podcasting. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-05/how-one-patent-could-take-down-one-comedian Zoe Chace /npr-news/2013-06-04/u-s-trade-body-rules-apple-violated-samsung-patents The U.S. International Trade Commission's ruling affects some older models of the iPhone and iPad. President Obama has 60 days to overturn the order; Apple said it will appeal. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:55:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-04/u-s-trade-body-rules-apple-violated-samsung-patents Krishnadev Calamur /2013-06-04/president-obama-wants-to-tackle-the-patent-problem One of the proposals put forward by the president aims to address an issue we discussed in our recent story about patent litigation. The president wants to make it easier for companies being sued to find the real owner or "ultimate parent entity" of a patent. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:00:00 GMT /2013-06-04/president-obama-wants-to-tackle-the-patent-problem Caitlin Kenney /2013-06-04/when-patents-attack-part-two In 2011, a company called Oasis Research sued more than a dozen tech companies it said were violating its patent for online data backup. Now that the litigation has ended, we get a rare look inside the world of patent lawsuits and find out just how much money was at stake. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT /2013-06-04/when-patents-attack-part-two /2013-04-08/can-you-patent-a-steak-contd The world now knows how to cut a Vegas strip steak out of a dead cow. Still unclear: Whether researchers will be granted a patent on the steak. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:52:00 GMT /2013-04-08/can-you-patent-a-steak-contd Jacob Goldstein /npr-news/2012-12-27/the-quest-for-the-perfect-toothbrush There were 138 toothbrush-related patents filed this year in the U.S. Why so many new ideas? "Cleaning the teeth is actually a pretty complex problem, and I think that's why there's been so much invention around it," says the head of Colgate's global toothbrush division. Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:26:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-12-27/the-quest-for-the-perfect-toothbrush Joe Palca /2012-10-23/episode-412-how-to-fix-the-patent-mess On today's show, we talk with a Stanford law professor about the problems with software patents — and how to fix the system. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:53:00 GMT /2012-10-23/episode-412-how-to-fix-the-patent-mess /2012-09-12/can-you-patent-yoga-pants A lawsuit over $98 Lululemon yoga pants feels sort of ridiculous its face. But the case is actually a big deal. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:28:00 GMT /2012-09-12/can-you-patent-yoga-pants Jacob Goldstein /npr-news/2012-09-10/what-will-apples-patent-case-mean-for-phone-design Industrial designers are conflicted over the impact a jury's decision that Samsung infringed on many of Apple's mobile phone patents. Some say it might cramp creativity. Others say it will free them from having to make designs that look just like Apple's. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:07:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-09-10/what-will-apples-patent-case-mean-for-phone-design Laura Sydell