I don't understand why Poketpair doesn't bring up Final Fantasy 5 into this case. That game had a Monster Tamer class that threw a ball at a monster to capture it, then release that monster from the ball to attack enemy monsters. It was released in 1992, 4 years before the first Pokemon game.
#patents
Archer Aviation buys Lilium’s €18M patent portfolio, gaining key eVTOL tech like ducted fans and flight controls. This boosts Archer’s edge in urban, regional, and defense electric aircraft, turning Lilium’s innovations into future flying products.
#ArcherAviation #Lilium #eVTOL #ElectricAircraft #Innovation #Aerospace #Patents #TECHi
Read Full Article Here : - https://www.techi.com/archer-acquires-lilium-patents-electric-aircraft-future/
Here's some images from my visit to the British Library on August 3rd, about the massive collections of the library, including of a gallery displaying it's top treasures. I will be posting about this library for multiple days ahead. Some of these images are blurry, but I think most of them are clear. I especially like the sixth one which shows how organization of papers used to be completed, and others about what it looks like now. For a library which was established in July 1972 (and opened in July 1973), it has certainly become integral. #libraries #london #legaldeposit #religiousrecords #muslimlaw #lendinglibrary #patents #india #recordedsound #ireland #tudor #16thcentury #wyattsrebellion
"As all things old are new again, a bill that would make obtaining bad patents easier and harder to challenge is being considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) would reverse over a decade of progress in fighting patent trolls and making the patent system more balanced.
PERA would overturn long-standing court decisions that have helped keep some of the most problematic patents in check. This includes the Supreme Court’s Alice v. CLS Bank decision, which bars patents on abstract ideas. While Alice has not completely solved the problems of the patent system or patent trolling, it has led to the rejection of hundreds of low-quality software patents and, as a result, has allowed innovation and small businesses to grow."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/pera-remains-serious-threat-efforts-against-bad-patents
#USA #Patents #PERA #IP #IntellectualMonopolies #PatentTrolls
"A new agreement between the Trump administration and drug manufacturer Pfizer will exempt the giant from proposed pharmaceutical tariffs in exchange for allegedly cutting price for American consumers. The deal has inspired Trump to declare victory over Pfizer, telling CEO Albert Bourla, “I’m surprised you’re agreeing to this.”
However, on closer inspection, the deal appears to be more of a bailout for Pfizer than the American people, with broad promises of sweeping drug savings that, in typical Trump fashion, are unfounded.
Pfizer and Trump’s team-up came as a reported “blindside” to other pharmaceutical companies facing pressure to fall in line and buddy up with the administration before it imposes additional tariffs.
The deal, which sent Pfizer’s stock soaring, is well timed: Pfizer estimates it will lose upward of $18 billion in annual revenue by 2028 as the patents for four of its major pharmaceutical products expire, and generic versions enter the market."
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/pfizer-bourla-trump-pharma-prices-dtc/
He who lives by the patent dies (metaphorically) by the patent. In a dispute over patents for railway wheels in the1830s an earlier patent holder challenged a later one over insufficient innovation. Though the earlier holder prevailed at first it went to a higher court where instead it was found that the earlier patent was invalid for the same reason. 🙂 https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/three-wooden-models-of-railway-carriage-wheels/ #history #patents #irony
'The ASAP! Program will test the USPTO’s internal artificial intelligence (AI) tool’s efficacy for conducting pre-examination prior art searches.'
USPTO: USPTO launches new AI Pilot for pre-examination utility application search. “In furtherance of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) steadfast commitment to dramatically improve examination quality, response time, and efficiency, the agency today announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot (ASAP!) Program. The ASAP! Program will test the […]
PERA Remains a Serious Threat to Efforts Against Bad Patents
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/pera-remains-serious-threat-efforts-against-bad-patents
Latest post on TechAptitude: "Quantum Technologies – Intellectual Property Considerations" which explores some of the key issues, challenges, and nuances in the intersection between Intellectual Property Rights and Quantum Technologies. https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/quantum-technologies-intellectual #Quantum #QuantumComputing #IP #Patents #CopyRight #OpenSource #TradeSecrets #Innovation #IntellectualProperty #TechAptitude
🔎 Patent citations are everywhere in innovation research. But do they really trace how ideas spill over between inventors—or are we mistaking legal paperwork for knowledge flows? 🧐
New on #ThePatentist: https://www.thepatentist.com/p/patent-citations-tracing-spillovers
#women #invention #innovation #patents
'Research by the University of Washington and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, found that some simple interventions increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by 12%.'
https://www.washington.edu/news/2025/09/29/women-inventors-patent-outcomes-improved/
This... seems very interesting
#Bluesky is "...standardizing parts of #ATProtocol in an effort to establish long-term governance for the protocol."
"to establish long-term governance for the protocol"
Here: https://docs.bsky.app/blog/taking-at-to-ietf
Also see at #Github:
"Add patent pledge link to README (# 4246)"
"Bluesky Social PBC has committed to a software patent non-aggression pledge. For details see [the original announcement] (https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-01-2025-patent-pledge)."
Here: https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/commit/d239f0bcf5e7ed391c8ced32e13aaa4c1324a757
All that said, not sure exactly what it *means* long-term, but it is... interesting
https://all3dp.com/2/the-state-of-open-source-3d-printing/
I didn't know #Creality was violating the #gpl this badly again...
I thought they learned their lesson last time.
Maybe countries should start banning products that violate #licenses the same way they do when #patents are violated.
A license is not worth the paper / disk it's written on if there's no enforcement behind it.
#linux #3d #3dprinting #opensource
Had I knew this before hand, I would not have given them my money...
I like the printer, but I would have taken a different company.
Careful if you try to buy a cheap 4090 on some selling platform, some people even managed to flash 4090's bios on less performant cards. It could be called a hardware #deepfake, but the truth is that it is already called -counterfeiting-. It is not the same as with #genAI, because it is a legal loophole. Forget about deepfaking your favorite hardware unless you want hear about Samsung and the rest #patents.
This is not the real Magna Carta #commonlaw
'European Patent Office: Scandalous patent granted on tomatoes
Monopoly on breeding with resistance genes found in wild tomatoes'
https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/enza_zaden
#EU #monopolies #patents
How to fix software patents #politics #patents #jefferson #uspto #trolls #copyright A fix for the patent system - scrap up front examination and remove the assumption that any patent is valid. Easier to get a patent, harder to use if offensively.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://ithoughthecamewithyou.com/post/how-to-fix-software-patents
Support SHIELD–a small measure of patent sanity #politics #patents Let your congressperson know that you support SHIELD, a small measure of patent sanity.
USPTO Director John A. Squires issues first patents, signaling strong support for innovative technologies in AI, blockchain, and medical diagnostics. Faster patent processes ahead for emerging tech sectors. #Innovation #Patents
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