You can now control your computer, phone, tablet with virtually anything ranging from a banana all the way to a wiggly bowl of jello, including living pets and human beings. All this with Makey Makey ...

The EU has spoken: the directive for the patenting of computer-implemented inventions is dead. But that does not mean the end for software-related patents, as long as patent attorneys consider all ...

Scientists at Edmonton's National Institute for Nanotechnology have made a significant breakthrough that could help pave the way for new generations of smaller, more energy-efficient computers. The ...

Hardly a week goes by without the controversial issue of software patenting hitting the news. Particularly controversial are the business-method software patent filings that are inundating the U.S.

The Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee gave the green light to a proposal on 17 June on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. The Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee gave the green ...

[CIS India, Link (CC-BY)] India is one of the few countries which permits patenting of software – a monopolization that has only benefited established corporations and largely throttled innovation in ...

“The new test is expected to bring clarity to subject-matter determination of computer-implemented inventions in Canada.” Clearing the air on labyrinthine subject-matter eligibility standards for ...

The Federal Court recently endorsed a new test to assess the patentability computer-implemented inventions, which lawyers say will make the patent process simpler and more favourable to applicants.

Personal computer sales declined for the fifth consecutive quarter this year, extending the longest sales slump for the devices on record. Worldwide, 76 million new computers were sold between April ...