The Original Pull-To-Refresh Patent
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View ArticleThe Original Pull-To-Refresh Patent
Whose idea was pull-to-refresh? Was it Twitter’s? Or maybe this guy’s? No. Let’s give credit where credit’s due: to Mr. Leland J Arms, inventor of the paper towel dispenser. Since arriving in Loren...
View ArticleThe Demented Genius Of Context-Free Patent Art
Every patent needs art, but not everyone can draw. Context Free Patent Art, a brilliant new Tumblr, collects unintentionally surrealist art from video game patents. Tiny fingers, long thumbs...
View ArticleDid Google Screw Up With Its Zipper Doodle?
Who really invented the zipper? The world’s foremost zipper expert weighs in. If you haven't already, go to Google. Today's "Doodle" is a full-screen interactive zipper honoring Gideon Sundback, the...
View ArticlePatent Trolling: It's As Bad As You Think
A new study provides the data to what many knew anecdotally: The rise of patent trolls has gotten out of control. And they’re killing innovation. Patent litigation: a ton of paper. From this summer's...
View Article9 Bizarre Patents That Prove The Past Was A Nightmare
Let’s hear it for the modern age. Bathing Apparatus, 1902 Not actually a method of displaying disembodied heads, the Bathing Apparatus turned an "ordinary bath-tub commonly found in houses" into a...
View ArticleThis Appears To Be The Name Of Jeremy Clarkson's "Top Gear" Replacement Show
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View ArticleYahoo Is a Patent Troll Now
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View ArticleLululemon Is The Fashion Industry's Biggest Patent Troll
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