Google has acquired a U.S. patent for its popular cycling logo system, also known as “Google Doodles.” Patent 7,912,915 was granted on Tuesday, nearly 10 years after its initial submission in 2001 by ...

If you're unlucky enough to be hit by one of Google's self-driving cars, the company wants you to stay glued to the front of it, according to a patent that's dated May 17—not April 1. The patent ...

Google announced this morning the launch of an experimental program that will allow it to purchase patents from businesses and other patent holders who wish to sell. The company says its new “Patent ...

It’s frustrating, isn’t it? When Google suddenly changes something, and you had no idea it was going to happen. That’s where all the awkward conversations with your clients begin. And you have to try ...

Google is about to embark on one of its biggest web-based experiences since Chrome OS. Later this month, it is, along with Microsoft, expected to go into deeper details about Project Stream, its own ...

Google is known for pursuing ambitious projects it typically dubs as "moonshots." From self-driving cars to drone delivery, the tech giant always seems to have a futuristic project in the works. So we ...

Google is pushing its Google Patents service to a hefty 11 additional countries, making it easier for budding inventors in those countries to find out whether their invention has already been made or ...

Company's purchase includes a host of patents related to everything "Web-based querying" to the "fabrication and architecture of memory and microprocessing chips." CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

In the most straightforward of language, Google announced its very own patent marketplace on Monday. "We invite you to sell us your patents," reads the first sentence of the blog post announcing the ...

On Thursday, the US International Trade Commission, which rules on import laws, determined that Alphabet-owned Google infringed on audio technology patents held by smart speaker company Sonos, a ...

Google has been developing self-driving car technology since 2009, and the company is reportedly planning to launch its own ride-sharing service that could rival Uber and Lyft. Now, a recently ...

Sonos is seeking to ban the import of several Google products that are made in China. The preliminary finding will now be reviewed by the full United States International Trade Commission. By Daisuke ...