Great minds think alike, as do the biggest gaming brands around. After it came to light earlier this year that Sony had ...

Microsoft filed patents for an Xbox help system that could summon human or AI “helpers” to take over tough parts.

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If your business relies on bringing innovations to market that generate returns on investment, then a well-designed patent strategy is critical for realizing those returns. Patents help introduce new ...

Too many entrepreneurs treat filing a patent as a milestone in itself—proof that their invention matters. But filing a patent too early, or without a clear business strategy, can create serious ...

When a helper is found another pop-up says: “LuckySeven is available to take over your game. Transfer control to LuckySeven?” If the player accepts, the helper then takes over and will be able to talk ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an antitrust expert and former FTC general counsel. Dec 24, 2024, 12:48pm EST SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 18: Nvidia CEO ...

If you’re the kind of person that often struggles at video games but finds it too finicky to look up help on your phone or computer while playing the game, a Sony patent recently made public might be ...

A Senate committee approved a bipartisan bill Nov. 21 to help small businesses protect their patents from predatory, giant corporations. With the bill now up for a floor vote, lawmakers should do ...

Researchers have deployed machine-learning techniques to analyze patents for products made from animal parts, in an effort to identify trends in the wildlife trade. The team analyzed patents filed ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has two controversial measures out for comment as it tries to make itself more fit to battle an application backlog of unprecedented proportions. Congress, ...

Patents tend to get a lot of hate these days, mostly because the patent office is prone to approving some strangely basic ideas. That can cause headaches for everyone down the line. But researchers ...