News & Analysis as of

United States Patent and Trademark Office › Driverless Cars

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.    less -
Foley & Lardner LLP

IP Considerations in Protecting Autonomous Vehicle Software with Patents and Copyrights

Foley & Lardner LLP on

As autonomous vehicles and associated software become more commonplace in the automotive industry, it is important to recognize which forms of intellectual property grant protection within quickly evolving areas of technology...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Did AI Patents Help AV/EV-Related Companies Get Acquired by Apple?

Foley & Lardner LLP on

From 2016 to 2020, Apple bought the most AI companies. Of the AI companies Apple acquired during this time, the following appear to provide technology (e.g., vehicular technology, visual or image processing, or facial...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Leveraging E/AV Patent Portfolios During a Pandemic

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Like many industries, the pandemic has impacted the automotive industry, including electric and autonomous vehicle (E/AV) research and development. E/AV companies have laid off workers, delayed testing, and postponed the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Patent Portfolios of the Top 25 Well-Funded AV Companies

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The following table lists the top 25 well-funded autonomous vehicle companies according to CrunchBase. Based on a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s publicly available information, the top 25 autonomous vehicle...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - October 2019 #4

McGuireWoods Consulting on

This Week: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee holds hearing on reauthorizing the US SAFE WEB Act, New CRS report outlines issues in AV testing and deployment as lawmakers seek legislative compromise, California ballot...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2019

Fenwick & West LLP on

Avoiding the Top 5 Potholes for Autonomous Transportation Startups - Autonomous transportation technology was widespread at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. Advances in object identification, mapping, machine learning,...more

WilmerHale

Trends In Automotive Technology: 2017 and the Road Ahead

WilmerHale on

This has been a year in which automotive technology and the legal issues surrounding it have come increasingly to the forefront, both in legal circles and public perception. Given the many new entrants in the autonomous...more

Hogan Lovells

Emerging issues in the connected cars and autonomous vehicles market are influencing standard-essential patents and IP...

Hogan Lovells on

In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Celine Jimenez Crowson addresses the relationship between standard-essential patents (SEPs) and the connectivity technologies used in connected and autonomous vehicles...more

Weintraub Tobin

Is the Technology for Self-Driving Cars Patent-Eligible?

Weintraub Tobin on

It sounds like a silly question, doesn’t it? After all, self-driving cars represent innovative progress in technology, and patents are intended “to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Could the Flying Car Finally Take Off?

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Autonomous vehicles have been hailed as the solution to overcrowded roads and their impact on America’s aging infrastructure. However, recent accidents involving automated vehicles have some wondering if having less cars on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Self-Driving Cars - "IP Driving Acquisition"

Foley & Lardner LLP on

As Chair of Foley & Lardner’s Electronics Practice Group, I recently published a LinkedIn article about news reports of a group of German auto companies including BMW, Audi and Daimler acquiring HERE Global (Nokia’s map...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide