After a 12-year hiatus, a meeting of a high-level science and technology advisory board was held in Taipei in early December, 2023. The Executive Yuan Science and Technology Advisory Board Meeting was held over three days, convening top scientists and industry leaders to offer advice on a path forward for Taiwan’s technology development over the next ten years. The conference will focus on two main themes. One is green technologies amid the global effort to move toward carbon neutrality, and the other is the possible mutual enhancement between artificial intelligence (AI) and the semiconductor ..read more

Science and innovation as a tool for modernizing the economy and improving conditions and quality of life, environment and health The 17th INTARG® International Trade Fair of Inventions and Innovations will take place in Katowice, at the International Congress Center, on May 21-23, 2024. This is an event with a broad impact – interdisciplinary, national and international. The INTARG® trade fair, over the years of its existence, has developed a high international profile, as evidenced by its annual support by top-ranking national and international institutions, including – as the only trade fai ..read more

In 2017, Waymo, Google’s self-driving company, sued Uber for theft of trade secrets. Waymo accused an ex-Google engineer of stealing documents concerning the design of their driverless cars, and giving them to Uber. The two tech giants reached a settlement in 2018, which involved Uber paying Waymo $245 million, and promising not to use Waymo’s trade secrets in their own designs.  The lesson inventors can take away here? The importance of having a solid contract in place before working with anyone on your tech inventions. A confidentiality agreement (also known as a non-disclosure agreemen ..read more

We are pleased to inform you that E-NNOVATE 2024, which connects global innovators on traditional booths and a single virtual platform at the same time in hybrid mode. In this regard we would like to have Patent magazine as our official online media partner as always. Thanks in advance for considering our proposal. The E-NNOVATE 2024 edition will be held on 16 – 17 May 2024, in Hotel Ferreus Modern Art Deco, Krakow, Poland. This year, we invite you to present innovations at both traditional and virtual stands. It is the most effective form of presentation, that al ..read more

The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office has made adjustments to the designated goods and services names in trademark applications in response to the latest (12th) edition of the Nice Classification list. A total of 422 items have been added and 56 items have been deleted. An additional 15 modifications have been made to class/subclass names or annotations, as well as 25 corrections. The aforementioned changes took effect on January 1, 2024. The list of designated goods/services categories and names will be updated on the online trademark filing system as well. The official timeline of website ..read more

Where people once craved “the human touch” (or at least the human voice) they seem pretty happy to converse with chatbots! By 2027, chatbots will be the number one source of customer support and, according to research by CCW, around 84% of companies believe that AI chatbots will gain importance in the realm of customer communication. While it is true that some questions simply cannot be answered by a bot, chatbots are a vital aid for customers who ask questions outside normal business hours and need help with tasks like setting up a meeting. Many would say that chatbots are the 24/7 assistant ..read more

A Virtual Event | 7-9 August 2023 | www.mte.org.my   In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare and life sciences, the MTE 2024 Advanced Healthcare and Life Sciences International Innovation Awards & Expo (AHLS IIAE) stands as a beacon of progress and opportunity. Following the resounding success of our previous edition, which saw 2,371 attendees from 10 countries and hosted 108 groundbreaking exhibits, we are thrilled to announce our upcoming event, scheduled for 7-9 August 2024. This year, the virtual event continues to bring the pinnacle of healthcare and life science in ..read more

A team of physicians and biomedical engineers from Stanford Medicine is among the first to integrate a new augmented reality tool into surgical practice. The technology that is used is Apple Vision Pro, a headset that allows the wearer to navigate their surroundings using real-time visual data. As reported on the Stanford website, a cardiologist used the technology, with the patient’s consent, to perform an ablation procedure. Stanford Health Care has designed operating rooms to be suitable for new innovations, so patients are provided with exceptional care. Augmented reality is emerging as an ..read more

AI-powered intrusion detection systems and zero-trust wireless networks are some of the latest emerging technologies designed to boost wifi network security. Wifi security is essential to prevent unauthorized access to your network, protect your personal data, and even stop malware downloads to your devices. Yet, shockingly, as many as 70% of home wifi networks are at risk of being hacked due to weak passwords. This statistic only highlights the need for the general public to embrace strong wifi security best practices. Fortunately, cutting-edge developments in wifi security technology promise ..read more

A New Era of Minimally Invasive Diagnosis NaviCam Stomach System is an advanced capsule endoscopy system developed by AnX Robotics. Texas-based AnX Robotics offers versatility in the development and integration of technologies, including precise magnetic control, in-house ASIC design, artificial intelligence, micro-optical imaging, image processing, and wireless transmission to improve patient care. Together with its sister company, it has become a leading company in robotic capsule technology. The company was founded in 2008, when the founders decided to design and build a technology for ..read more