On December 11th 2012, the European Parliament has approved regulations that as of 2014 will introduce the Community Patent. It’s an important goal that has been reached after over 40 years of discussions and postponements. As stated by Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, this is a memorable decision that will help […]
Category Archives: Patents & Inventions
Apple vs. Samsung and vice versa
The two telephone giants are fighting in courts accusing each other of breaching patents. At the moment Samsung took the most severe knock, as it was sentenced to pay over one billion dollars as compensation, which however seems not to satisfy Apple who filed another refund request amounting to 700 million dollars. Samsung has been […]
Kodak loses its patent
Kodak is one of those companies that tied their name to innovation and research. It’s saddening to know that its assets are being auctioned, and it’s even more saddening that a trademark so dear to a generation of amateur photographers is lost. This is not the best time for Kodak and, as if problems were […]
The production of capsules for coffee is free
The coffee maker capsules market gained a lot of attention and during the past few years, we have witnessed arguments between the producers for the exclusive rights to sell them. It’s obvious that if every producer can easily deny a competing company the production and distribution of a coffee maker similar to that of said […]