Sentence examples for patent program from inspiring English sources

Microsoft's stepped-up patent program, analysts say, will be watched closely in the industry to see if the company uses it mainly as a defensive tactic or as an offensive weapon to try to slow the spread of open source products.

Uber previously participated in the IP3 patent program, which was run by Allied Security Trust and involved cross-licensing resulting IP across a consortium of companies.

Thomas Jefferson (who was the first patent examiner and oversaw the patent program) stated, "Society may give an exclusive right to the profits arising from them, as an encouragement to men to pursue ideas which may produce utility, but this may or may not be done, according to the will and convenience of the society, without claim or complaint from anybody".

Sisvel currently owns the rights to 12 separate pools and patent programs, many comprised of hundreds of patents per pool.

Some states offer specialized patent programs.

Some states have specialized patent programs for people with low incomes.

"You could twist this into another way that companies are raping the U.S. Treasury," said Gordon P. Etrash, a former Dow Chemical executive who oversaw development of Dow's patent management program and first donations in the mid-1990's.

Kodak said it will continue to pursue its patent licensing program as well as all litigation related to its digital imaging technology as the review proceeds.

Onkyo is the latest company to trade Android tablet royalties for access to Microsoft's patent licensing program.

Another company —  Accredited Business Consolidators Corp, which owns 15% of ATC's stock — is managing and overseeing the patent prosecution program.

One of the things she was looking for was a firm with a patent agent program in place, where the firm would pay for employees to attend law school.