patent
Ford Seeks Patent That Turns Car Into Dystopian Nightmare If You Miss a Payment
The patent imagines self-driving cars that will repossess themselves.
The Future of Psychedelic Medicine Will Be Drugs You’ve Never Heard Of
Scientists are designing new psychedelic-inspired drugs that don’t yet exist, which might have effects no one can yet describe.
New Filing Challenges Compass Pathways’ Infamous Patent on Synthetic Psilocybin
The non-profit Freedom to Operate used research from chemists and crystallographers to argue in a legal filing that Compass’ form of synthetic psilocybin is not a new invention.
Psychedelics Patent Claim Raises Questions From Researchers Who Say They Did It First
A recent application from CB Therapeutics on biosynthetic psilocybin is emblematic of the IP concerns around novelty and obviousness the psychedelic field will face.
Investors Are Debating Who Should Own the Future of Psychedelics
In a series of open letters and statements, investors have been debating how patents will shape the future—who will get to use psychedelics, and who will profit.
The Race to Patent Psychedelics Is Just Getting Started
Psychedelics now appear in patent applications for Philip Morris e-cigarettes, periodontal disease, hair loss, weight loss, and food allergies.
Can a Company Patent the Basic Components of Psychedelic Therapy?
Compass Pathways, a Peter Thiel-backed psychedelic mental health company, has made patent application claims on aspects of psilocybin-assisted therapy as basic as using soft furniture and holding hands.
'Project Magnum': Flywheel’s Alleged Plot to Steal Peloton’s Technology
Court documents reveal how the two spin bike companies went from potential partners to hated rivals.
Amazon Wins Patent for Data Stream to ‘Identify’ Bitcoin Users for Law Enforcement
Amazon’s latest patent aims to combine data from various sources to identify cryptocurrency users for subscribers including the taxman and cops.
Uber Wants to Fill the Boredom of Self-Driving Cars With VR
The company aims to patent virtual reality technology that lets you jack in while on the road.
Why Are So Few Things Invented in Indonesia?
Patents, although fairly cheap to secure in Indonesia, are rarely filed by local inventors. And when inventions are patented, they are usually held by foreigners.