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 ...

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 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 spending $12.5 billion on Motorola Mobility in what looks like an attempt to fight back in a mounting patent war against its Android operating system. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET ...

Over the last few years, Google executives have had plenty to say about patents. According to Google, patents, particularly software patents, are mostly bogus, largely low-quality, and used in court ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and ...

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 ...