Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Facing pressure to both ensure access and capture profits before the patent window expires, companies are loathe to lose sales. Makers of weight loss drugs are looking out a big picture window of patented opportunity right now, but this rosy view is blocked by supply chain challenges.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 9, 2012

It is reportedly concerned that a court decision expected April 17 on patents could halt sales and distribution of its Xbox gaming consoles and Windows 7 software. ” See balance of article from Jennifer Baljko at EBN.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 10, 2023

With its patented technology, Pollen is transforming returns from a cost to a profit center for retailers. Pollen does not require a box or label to pick up – that’s something they’ve patented. Unlike traditional methods, Pollen does not require overhead costs such as drivers, rented space, or sort centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Locus has a strong patent portfolio but generally patents provide only limited protection. Other companies can read the patent and may be able to reverse engineer the product in a way that does not infringe on the original patent. But even if they do infringe on the patent, proving that is a “litigation nightmare.”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

This patent outlines a system where popular items are shipped to a general area near potential customers, even before a specific order is placed. Thinking Outside the Box: Underwater Warehouses (Filed September 2016) This “out there” patent might be a genius! Super fast and on-demand deliveries through the air?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Evo has a track record of generating over $300 million in profit for its clients, unique patents, and results published in multiple Harvard Business School cases. With EvoAI, clients set the business goals and direct the strategy, and the app shows the best inventory levels, prices, and offers to help to achieve them.

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Dragon Innovation

APRIL 10, 2020

There are three types of patents: the utility patent, the design patent and the plant patent. Only the first two, however, are typically sought by technology companies and inventors.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 23, 2022

Terrell Miller, intellectual property partner, counselor and registered patent attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, offers guidance on how companies can protect trade secrets at a time when they’re especially vulnerable.

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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Amazon & UPS submit patent for drone delivery integration Both Amazon and UPS have recently submitted patents on how to integrate autonomous vehicles (AVs) into their supply chain operations. More…

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A presentation by Dr Jonas Block, Head of Artificial Intelligence Development at IPwe.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

Its patented technology finds and fills underutilized trailer space so Shippers can save, Carriers can earn more, and goods can move terminal-free faster and more efficiently. Think faster than traditional LTL and with less damage and cheaper than underutilized FTL – while emitting 20-40% less carbon than the alternative.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 5, 2018

Not Clear What Amazon Can Patent at This Point, but Horse of DC Employee Tracking has been Out of the Barn for Decades

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 4, 2020

The regents of the University of California have expanded their groundbreaking patent-infringement lawsuit against major retailers and suppliers of innovative filament LED light bulbs, naming one retailer and four manufacturers as additional defendants in the action.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 11, 2024

ThroughPut leverages patented AI and ML algorithms to automatically generate insights into potential supply chain risks, such as overstocking and stockouts, in real-time. These insights are then utilized to enhance vendor lead time predictions.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 11, 2024

ThroughPut leverages patented AI and ML algorithms to automatically generate insights into potential supply chain risks, such as overstocking and stockouts, in real-time. These insights are then utilized to enhance vendor lead time predictions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2024

Seoul Semiconductor has filed a patent lawsuit against online retail giant Amazon with the newly created European Unified Patent Court. The South Korean light-emitting diode manufacturer said in a statement Tuesday that the lawsuit aims to stop the distribution of products allegedly infringing on its patent rights throughout Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Beyond Meat won a patent in December 2016 for a process of producing a “nutrient-dense meat structured protein product.” Impossible Foods won its own patent for a ground-beef like product that promises a similar result.

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Locus

OCTOBER 1, 2022

One of the tangible ways we commit to this form of innovation consistently and visibly is by encouraging team members to file patents in their names. The patents that have been filed cover diverse technologies and core aspects of last-mile fulfillment, such as Machine Learning, Route Optimization , Geocoding, and even Vehicle Utilization.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

The online retailer’s most recent patent focuses on drone technology, and would involve drones delivering packages with parachutes. It’s just the latest in a string of patents that span the gamut from smart stores to flying warehouses.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Parallel is developing a new patent-pending vehicle architecture to increase utilization of today’s rail network. Parallel’s zero-emissions rail vehicles are more flexible than traditional trains, allowing railroads to open new markets, increase infrastructure utilization, and improve service. trucking industry to rail.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

With a patent-pending identity engine and the most comprehensive carrier equipment data in the industry, Highway’s Single Sign-On (SSO) for trucking identity service is revolutionizing the way carriers operate and interact with digital systems.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 22, 2022

Inspired by the framework of ant colonies, Attabotics replaces the rows and aisles of traditional fulfillment centers with a patented storage structure and robotics shuttles that utilize both horizontal and vertical space, reducing the company’s warehouse needs by 85 percent.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

patent system, Humira’s manufacturer, AbbVie, was able to block competitors from entering the market. Through its savvy but legal exploitation of the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). In order to increase efficiency, the goods would be manufactured in batches based on factors such as the customer shipping address, the patent says. Source: Amazon patent.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

I’m running short on time, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon patented a highway network that controls self-driving cars and trucks (Recode). And here’s a flowchart that provides an example: Source: Amazon patent filing. November 2016 North American Freight Numbers.

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JDA software

MAY 16, 2019

From patents to product features to a new app, there many questions we must answer: how would we charge customers, would it be a reusable asset, can this be productionized on our servers etc. We smashed the record for patents filed in a year in India*! The bar gets higher as we work towards filing 24 patents this year!

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Michael Sandonato, partner in the law firm of Venable LLP, describes a bill in the House of Representatives to prevent patent trolls from using the International Trade Commission to extort royalty payments.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Under Oren’s leadership, Flock Freight continu es to rapidly grow while creating a new standard of service for shippers, increasing revenue for carriers, and eliminating the impact of carbon emissions through the patented shared truckload solution, FlockDirect. About Flock Freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 6, 2022

Under Oren’s leadership, Flock Freight continu es to rapidly grow while creating a new standard of service for shippers, increasing revenue for carriers, and eliminating the impact of carbon emissions through the patented shared truckload solution, FlockDirect. About Flock Freight.

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Dragon Innovation

MARCH 6, 2020

Understanding the patent laws and processes is a first step to making sure you protect your intellectual property and products. As innovation continues, it's the responsibility of the inventor to protect that idea, as you go from prototype all the way through high volume manufacturing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

He holds several patents and two PhDs: Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University; Experimental Psychology, University of Trieste, Italy. Versace has spoken at numerous events, including a keynote at Mobile World Congress Drone Summit, TEDx, NASA, the Pentagon, MIT Tech Review’s Future Compute and IMA Sensing Days. About Neurala.

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Techgistics

DECEMBER 29, 2016

And while that last sentence sounds awfully fantastical, enter Amazon’s patent filings that detail flying “airborne fulfillment centres” (AFC) where drone deliveries could be done at scale. And while Amazon’s patent is likely far-off in the future, one can no longer dismiss Amazon’s “tinkering” with drones as marketing gimmicks.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Amazon finally wins a patent for 3-D printing on demand, for pickup or delivery (GeekWire). Remember that patent Amazon filed back in November 2013 that envisioned sending 3D manufacturing instructions to a truck equipped with a 3D printer that could manufacture an ordered product while enroute to the customer?

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QAD

MARCH 3, 2022

Thanks to Bell, who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone, the ways in which we communicate and conduct business have evolved. His final patent, which he received in his 70s, was for a hydrofoil. Watson, come here. I want you.” Bell eventually won the subsequent legal battles over the invention.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The company’s patent-pending AI-powered inventory management system positions products according to customer demand. Walmart reports that investments in artificial intelligence have also improved inventory management. Sam’s Club performed 35 million fewer tasks in the store last year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They also have over 120 patents granted or pending. The company says it has secured seven letters of intent from companies operating in the automotive, aerospace, energy, consumer electronics and industrial sectors to join its commercialization program. This program is set to begin launching this year.

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The Network Effect

JUNE 27, 2014

Competition from generics coupled with pressure from expiring patents have flattened or decreased the top-line potential of many branded pharmaceutical business units. It is estimated that $220B in sales are at risk from patent expirations between 2013 and 2018.

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