Intellectual Property News Roundup 30. Bringing you the best from the web.

 

Electronic cigarettes pose a threat to tobacco giants, but are they as safe as you are led to believe?

 

Last month we brought you news of how children are unknowingly racking up extortionate bills for their parents. This father has crafted an ingenious, yet somewhat severe, plot for getting his money back. 

 

Are New Zealand Patent Attorneys slowly going to become extinct? It may well be the case with the Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney Regime brought in by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and IP Australia.

 

It’s the news story that keeps on giving! It has been reported that Google Glass will be banned from some establishments, such as restaurants, casinos, theatres….and most importantly, strip clubs. Click here to download a handy sign if you too are planning on making Glass unwelcome. 

 

…And it seems these signs will come in handy sooner rather than later with Glass hitting production. Although if you are one of the anticipant owners it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to boast to your friends any time soon. 

 

The Knee Air Flow Deflector, possibly one of the best patents ever filed……but purely for entertainment purposes. 

 

Where better to discuss intellectual property issues than in Vogue? The Duchess of Cambridge has applied to trade mark her royal title for use in charitable auses. 

 

eBay has been granted a patent that allows them, and them alone, to benefit from the ever so popular pop up window. Here at F&A, we’re not so sure how profitable this patent will be….

 

Are Google simply masquerading as do-gooders with their Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge or can we hope for the butterfly effect?

 

It seems the whisperings of an iPhone watch resembling a snap bracelet has come to fruition in the form of a phone with a wraparound screen. Click here to see the patent application in full. 

 

Is there no end to Apple’s talents? Never play hide and seek with your car again!