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It was Apple versus Samsung but Google loomed large Tuesday during closing arguments at the monthlong federal trial involving claims of patent infringement exchanged by the world's two largest smartphone makers. (April 29)
A lawyer recalled the innovations of Apple founder Steve Jobs as he accused Samsung on Tuesday of unfairly and brazenly ripping off iPhone and iPad features invented by Jobs and other Apple executives.
An attorney for Samsung later stood...
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Hello World Japan: Love Potions, Wigs and So Much More
Ovt. 25 -- Japan’s top inventor, Dr. Yoshiro Nakamatsu, has more patents than anyone in history and, at 88, he continues to knock out love potions, weapon-filled wigs and whatever else comes to his eccentric mind.
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Loup's Munster Weighs In on Tesla Model Y, Apple Versus Spotify and Qualcomm
Mar.15 -- Loup Ventures co-founder Gene Munster discusses the unveiling of Tesla Inc.'s Model Y crossover, Apple Inc. firing back at Spotify's antitrust complaint and Qualcomm winning the first U.S. jury trial in its global dispute with...
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The World Needs a Path to Making More Vaccines: Johns Hopkins
May.06 -- Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Jennifer Nuzzo discusses the debate over patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines. The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and...
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Daffodils harvested to produce a drug to fight Alzheimer's disease
Brecon Beacons, Wales, United Kingdom, April 24 2009
1. Mid shot daffodils in field
2. Wide pan and move in to tractor across field
3. Mid shot tractor through daffodils
4. Close up tractor moving at ground level
5. Mid shot tractor...
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Weird and wonderful gadgets from a bygone era
London - August 19, 2008
1. Various Maurice Collins, gadgets collector, demonstrating prism glasses that allow you to lie flat while reading (book is Collins' own work 'Eccentric Contraptions')
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Maurice Collins,...
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Yahoo May Pick Winning Bid for Assets Next Week
July 19 -- Eric Hippeau, managing partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, and Bloomberg's Alex Sherman discuss the companies that are bidding to acquire Yahoo and the possibility of best and final offers coming from two or three of the top...
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Orthodontists Skeptical About Removable, Clear Teeth Aligners
Sep.20 -- Where metal braces installed in a doctor’s office were once the only way to correct misaligned teeth, a new method that uses removable clear aligners can eliminate a visit to an orthodontist and save patients thousands of...
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Software Was Sticking Point in Apple-Qualcomm Spat, Executive Emails Suggest
Jan.18 -- Billions of dollars in chip supply deals involving Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. may have actually collapsed over a squabble about software access, rather than the patent fees that sparked a bitter legal battle between the two...
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Sonos Is Getting Squeezed by Low End of Market, Ira Blumberg Says
Jan.13 -- Ira Blumberg, VideoLabs senior vice president, and Bloomberg's Brad Stone discuss the patent dispute between Sonos Inc. and Google. They speak with Bloomberg's Taylor Riggs on "Bloomberg Technology."
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Miami Dolphins Exec Invests in Covid-19 Technology
Aug.20 -- With coronavirus lockdowns being lifted worldwide, businesses ranging from shops to hotels are looking for new ways to avoid exposing their customers and staff to the virus and RSE Ventures is investing in the space. The firm's...
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USA: CHILDRENS' TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS
New York City, Crystal City, Virginia, USA, 6 and 13 December 1996
December 6, 1996, New York:
1. Slow zoom to exterior F-A-O Schwarz toy store
2. Pan of people lining up outside toy store
3. Pan of toy store
4. Close-up space-age gun...
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Covid Pandemic Has Exacerbated Inequalities, Stiglitz Says
May.06 -- Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, a Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences professor, says he supports a waiver of patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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California jury finds smartphone makers copied from each other. (May 2)
A California jury awarded Apple $119 million - far less than it demanded - in a patent battle with Samsung over alleged copying of smart phone features, and the jury made the victory even smaller by finding that Apple illegally used one...
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WTO takes up global trade rules for medicine
1. World Trade Organisation sign and group of protesters in front of building
2. Various of demonstrators carrying coffin covered by black flag
3. Police in body armour
4. Director of WTO, Mike Moore, leaving building
5. Various of...
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Apple Said to Seek Stake in Luxury Carmaker McLaren
Sept. 21 -- Apple is said to be seeking a stake in luxury carmaker McLaren and is in talks to buy Lit Motors, an electric motorbike startup according to people with knowledge of the matter. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Bloomberg View's...
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Why Qualcomm's German Legal Victory Against Apple Is So Significant
Dec.20 -- Qualcomm Inc. won an injunction that allows a ban on sales of some iPhone models in Germany, giving the chipmaker another weapon in its long and bitter licensing battle with Apple Inc. only 10 days after winning a similar...
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Apple Faces Uphill Battle Against Qualcomm in China Courts
Dec.10 -- Qualcomm Inc. said it won a ruling in China against Apple Inc. that bans the sale of several iPhone models in that country. Bloomberg Intelligence's Tamlin Bason and Bloomberg's Ian King have more on "Bloomberg Technology."
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Merkel Opposes Virus IP Waver
May.07 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel is weighing in against the U.S. proposal to waive patent protections for covid-19 vaccines, arguing that the U.S. plan would create severe complications for the production of shots. The final...
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Biotech firm offers US drug companies licence to commecialise diabetes treatment
August 11, 2009
1. Pan of Heberprot-P medication
2. Wide shot of doctors entering conference room for news briefing
3. Reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ernesto Lopez, Scientist at Cuban Centre for Genetic Engineering and...