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A woman holds up the BeReal app to take a photo
Oct 19

BeReal, a French Social Media Startup, Is Being Copied by Big Tech, and There’s Not Much it Can Do About it

After BeReal became popular in the U.S., Instagram and TikTok began testing features that copied its model. For any social media startup, surviving against the giants that currently dominate the arena is an uphill battle.
By Rachyl Jones
Mar 17

Putin’s War on Intellectual Property Has Only Just Begun

With a new decree, Russia has essentially made patent theft legal.
By Helen Holmes
Aug 27

A.I. for A.I.—US Patent Regulator Uses Machine Learning to Analyze Complex A.I. Patents

The number of A.I. patent applications received by the USPTO doubled from 2002 to 2018. 
By Sissi Cao
Apr 28

Bill Gates’ Comments On COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Draw Outrage

By Sissi Cao
Mar 22

Why Cardi B’s Attempt to Trademark ‘Okurrr’ Might Be an Uphill Battle

By Helen Holmes
Is Amazon's latest innovation creepy or genius?
Feb 6

Big Brother Isn’t Watching at Amazon, Despite Employee Tracking Bracelets

By John Bonazzo
Facebook filed a new patent to predict users' socioeconomic statuses.
Feb 5

Here’s How Facebook’s New Algorithm Predicts Whether You Are Rich or Poor

By Sissi Cao
Apple will likely issue the first foldable phone in 2018.
Nov 28

Apple’s Solution to the Ever-Larger iPhone? Fold it

By Sissi Cao
It’s unknown whether Apple played an active role in the Broadcom deal, but it’s certainly believed to exert some influence.
Nov 6

This $130B Deal Could be the Largest Technology Acquisition Ever

By Sissi Cao
(Photo: Cosmos Mag)
Aug 21

Booting Up: Elevators to Space Edition

By Jessica Roy
Jul 27

Apple’s Patent Sketch for Video Glasses Is Giving Us Helmet Hair

By Nitasha Tiku
Jul 3

Survey Says: Patent Troll Shenanigans Cost U.S. Companies $29B Annually

By Kelly Faircloth
Nov 30

Clone Wars! Paperless Post Up In Arms Over Evite’s New Copycat Site, PostMark

By Ben Popper
George Lucas's patent.
Sep 9

What Happens to Startups Now That the Senate Says Patents are Based on ‘First to File’ Instead of ‘First to Invent’?

By Nitasha Tiku
Aug 22

Priceline Founder Jay Walker Sure Has Filed a Lot of Lawsuits For Someone Who’s Not a Patent Troll

By Nitasha Tiku
Posers
Aug 3

Turntable Clone Founded by, Oooh an Xoogler, Gets Unnecessary Attention

By Ben Popper
Dec 2

Square Heads To Court Over Patent Problems

By Observer Staff
Oct 6

Does Facebook’s New Patent Spell Doom For 4Square?

By Observer Staff
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