A patent for Remote ID systems has been granted to Kenji Sugahara: Drone Advisory Committee member, CEO/President of the Drone Service Providers Alliance, and CEO of Oregon-based Ariascend drone research and development company. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill With the Federal Aviation Administration’s recent release of the final rule on Remote Identification of … [Read more...] about Patent for Remote ID Systems Goes to Oregon-Based Drone R&D Company
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The DJI Autel Lawsuit: Will DJI Really Have to Stop Selling Drones in the U.S.?
The big headline over the last few days has been about the latest results in the ongoing DJI Autel lawsuit - an epic legal battle over intellectual property between two Chinese drone manufacturers that dates back to 2016 or before. Â Last week, the Chief Adminstrative Law Judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Autel - and recommended that … [Read more...] about The DJI Autel Lawsuit: Will DJI Really Have to Stop Selling Drones in the U.S.?
Walmart’s New Patent: A More Realistic Application for Drone Delivery?
Most drone industry players working towards drone delivery can agree: those applications may be a long way off in the US, due to regulations that do not yet allow for regular flight beyond line of sight or in highly populated areas.  But Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) new patent may introduce a far more realistic application: drone delivery, indoors. The patent, first uncovered by … [Read more...] about Walmart’s New Patent: A More Realistic Application for Drone Delivery?
New Patent Expands Amazon Drone Plan
When we think of Amazon and drones, we think of airborne delivery. But with a new patent awarded to the retailer on Tuesday, Amazon wants to expand UAV technology, making drones smaller, lighter, cheaper and responsive to voice commands. In the company’s patent application, Amazon envisions “techniques and systems” that would allow drones (among other functions) “to … [Read more...] about New Patent Expands Amazon Drone Plan
DJI Files Patent Suit Against Drone Competitor
DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, says a competitor released a new product that looks “suspiciously” like the Phantom flagship line less than a year after hiring hiring away a DJI engineer. In a patent infringement complaint filed in August, DJI alleges that Chinese drone company Autel Robotics “copied the look and feel of DJI’s UAVs when it designed its X-Star” … [Read more...] about DJI Files Patent Suit Against Drone Competitor
