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Ninety percent of head and neck cancer cases are due to squamous cell carcinoma -- a cancer of the epithelial cells. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) affects 270,000 people worldwide every year, and may present as tumors on the tongue or gingiva (gums).…
You know about SIMs, right? Not the Will Wright virtual life kind, but the Subscriber Identity Modules that live in your smartphone. They maintain your basic data and bottom-level passwords, even when you swap the devices that they’re plugged into.…
Nokia has recently filed a patent to the US Patent and Trademark Office regarding the innovation of tattooing, stamping or spraying "ferromagnetic" material onto a user's skin and then pairing it with a mobile device. Cambridge-based Zoran…
In the late 1990s, Novartis manufactured and patented imatinib (with the brand name Gleevec), a drug that prolongs life in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Since its release, imatinib has offered hope for patients suffering from (CML);…
Approximately seven million Americans live with scoliosis, a condition wherein the spine is curved side-to-side in an s- or c-shape. Individuals living with this condition may be restrained in their physical abilities by shortness of breath, chest and back…
Remember that scene in the Harry Potter books where Harry falls off his broom and breaks his arm, and the nurse gives him Skele-gro to heal his breaks? This new patent, assigned to Drexel University, is kind of like that. These clever scientists are using…
If you’re like the majority of Americans, you take an aspirin when you have a headache, or possibly as a preventative measure against heart attack or stroke. Aspirin accomplishes the former by inhibiting the release of prostaglandins, which sensitize…
An interesting development has occurred in the current mobile patent wars between major giants Apple, Motorola and Samsung. While these cases are technically about patent infringement, there is a lot more at stake than just ensuring a patent is not being…
If you’ve seen any of the Terminator movies, or any other sci-fi film, you’re probably familiar with the idea of in-eye display systems. Even the newest Mission Impossible movie features contact lenses that allow the user to take pictures of…
Intel has entered into a $120 million deal with RealNetworks , with the chipmaker acquiring 190 patents, 170 patent applications and a video codec development team -- and the software company retaining “certain rights” to use their existing and…
In 2012, the Intellectual Property Exchange (IPXI) is positioned to launch as the world's first patent-based bourse. IPXI has gained financial support to the tune of $10 million from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Royal Philips…
At times, when you have trouble finding something, the answer is right at your feet. As I surf the Web, I find increasing sentiment that the idea of patents is fundamentally faulty from an economic viewpoint. Many of these bloggers base their analysis on…
