running with the devil Eddie Van Halen once filed a patent for a "musical instrument support" with some awesome artwork Thom Dunn
a method and process for doing everything everywhere Facebook has filed a laughable patent-application for the well-known practice of "shadow banning" Cory Doctorow
bugged by design New Amazon patent application reveals "solution" to missed Alexa instructions: always on recording Cory Doctorow
counterforensics Sleuthing from public sources to figure out how the Hateful Eight leaker was caught Cory Doctorow
props for grifters How the patent office's lax standards gave Elizabeth Holmes the BS patents she needed to defraud investors and patients Cory Doctorow
made towns Insider sources say Apple is shutting its east Texas stores to escape the jurisdiction of America's worst patent court Cory Doctorow
e-commerce directive How Epson's patent trolling is killing the EU market for replacement ink Cory Doctorow
injera Netherlands court strikes down Dutch grifter's patent claim over Ethiopia's ancient staple grain teff Cory Doctorow
grifter botany Houseplant patent EULA: "Asexual reproduction using scions, buds or cutting is strictly prohibited" Cory Doctorow
alice doesn't live here anymore Patent trolls celebrate as Trump's new rules breathes fresh life into parasitic grifter capitalism Cory Doctorow
mqa The audiophile MQA format really doesn't have DRM, but that doesn't mean it's not on the toxic rainbow of locked tech Cory Doctorow
arrivalstar America's most notorious patent troll, now bankrupt, values its bullshit patents at $1 Cory Doctorow
motorola Motorola patents a robocop autonomous car that brethalyzes, mirandizes you, calls your lawyer and collects your bail Cory Doctorow
