July 20, 2018

Patents hold clues about Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft plans for healthcare

July 20, 2018/ John Morris

A brief look at what hospitals should know about the many hundreds of patents tech giants have filed relative to health IT.

February 16, 2017

From Customized Shoes To Interactive Gaming, Nike Scores With Record High In Patent Grants in 2016

February 16, 2017/ Ben Lippincott

Nike won a record high of over 690 patent approvals in 2016, partially driven by a major expansion of patent applications the previous year. For a retail brand, Nike has been active in the tech sector over the years, collaborating with Apple, launching various wearable apps and devices, and making private market investments in artificial intelligence (via startup Reflektion) and supply chain optimization (via startup Llamasoft).

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