by MTTLR ADMIN | Dec 12, 2013 | Commentary
Last month Microsoft released its newest console, the Xbox One. As part of its basic package the Xbox One includes a separate, yet required, add-on called the Kinect. The Kinect is a combination of a microphone, a camera, and a plethora of other sensors. The Kinect...
by MTTLR ADMIN | Nov 18, 2013 | Commentary
Earlier this year, 133 Galaxy tablets and smartphones were distributed to 25 law enforcement agencies in the San Diego region as part of a pilot program. Their purpose: to allow San Diego law enforcement officials to make use of mobile facial recognition technology in...
by MTTLR ADMIN | Sep 22, 2013 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
The legendary Patent Troll Wars will not see much of a theater in New Zealand, after Parliament just this month determined that software is no longer able to be patented in New Zealand. New Zealand’s Patent Act 2013 seeks to clean up the patent process by no...
by MTTLR ADMIN | Sep 15, 2013 | Commentary
The relationship between the developer of a show, book, or other story and a fan is usually pretty straightforward. The artist conceives, produces, and distributes a story, the fan consumes the story, and, if the fan really loves the story, consumes all sorts of...
by MTTLR ADMIN | Apr 4, 2009 | Commentary, MTTLR Journal
MTTLR is pleased to announce the availability of its new issue, Volume 15, Issue 1. Here are the highlights: J. Jonas Anderson writes on the temporary presence exception and patent infringement avoidance [PDF]. Leah Chan Grinvald writes on Chinese Trademark Law [PDF]....
