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The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed former Google Inc executive Michelle Lee to head the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a position that has been vacant for more than two years.

Smartflash sued Apple in May 2013, alleging its iTunes software infringed its patents.

The U.S. government filed a patent application in 2009 that has yet to be approved.

Democrats, Republicans and Silicon Valley all agree patent reform is necessary. So what's taking so long?

Larger glass panes were installed in 2011 as part of a $6.6 million renovation project that replaced the original Apple glass cube design.

Mouse House wants to create a whole new world in the skies over Magic Kingdom, patent applications reveal.

How Apple could make a larger screen while not making the phone physically larger.

Apple accused Samsung of infringing the patent in a California lawsuit and was awarded nearly $120 million after the court ruled in its favor.

The company just bought out two companies to achieve that goal.

Apple's iWatch may have been inspired by the 6th-generation iPod nano

The U.S. Patent Office granted Apple a patent that covers a 3-D imaging and display invention.

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is patenting a new type of airline seat that resembles a bicycle seat.

Apple revisited its futuristic wraparound display iPhone, according to a patent published by the US patent office.

A Beijing court upheld a patent held by Zhizhen, creating new hurdles for Apple's Siri voice-recognition technology.

Apple says willing to discuss settlement with Zhizhen Internet Technology.

Apple may develop iOS devices made entirely of glass, according to patents just issued by the USPTO.

Some "abstract" software patents have been invalidated by a recent Supreme Court decision.

Elon Musk, the head of Tesla Motors Inc., says the electric vehicle company has opened up all of its patents in a move to spur more competition.

As a landmark case between Apple and Samsung comes to an end, the two companies and Google agree to stop suing each other.

The tech rivals are close to a deal that would stop all future patent cases between them.

Why did Amazon patent an unenforceable photography setup that's been around for decades?