Ericsson will also contribute 100 additional patent annually to Unwired Planet from 2014 through 2018.

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Pharmaceutical companies must worry less about squeezing additional profits from old medicines by copying the last successful drug and insisting on additional patent protections and focus more on new and innovative medicine.

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In recent weeks, a number of commentators and legal scholars have recognized that U.S. patent law needs additional reform.

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The judge also ruled that Samsung violated three additional Apple (AAPL) patents, namely patent number D618, 678, patent number RE41, 922, and patent number 7, 912, 501.

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Through supplemental examination, a patent owner can go back to the PTO after the patent is issued and voluntarily submit additional information to be considered as to whether it impacts patentability.

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The extensive patent portfolio touches nearly every aspect of telecommunications and additional markets as well, including Internet search and social networking.

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But the game's not over when the patent goes out the door--getting a decent yield requires additional vigilance.

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An additional concern is that Congress in recent years has completely restructured the U.S. patent system to harmonize it with European and Japanese practice.

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