The technology passed into the public domain in 1987, preventing him from collecting royalties on the mouse when it was in its widest use. At least 1 billion have been sold since the mid-1980s.

Their invention, called Stillae — as featured in the documentary The Nature of Invention — could be life-saving for people living in arid regions with little access to clean water.

“My first thought was that you’d think someone would have come up with a more appropriately dignified name for it by now.” Engelbart earned no royalties from his invention. He did win, in 1997, the ...

"I thought there should be a way to enjoy and use gaming systems, a personal computer, and other electronic devices with a smart television," said an inventor, from Kansas City, Mo., "so I invented ...

Australian researchers Thomas Oxley and Nicholas Opie are among three finalists for the European Inventor Award for their invention of a brain-computer interface known as the Synchron Switch. The ...

The inventors of the device used quantum mechanics to solve the problem of choosing between stable, long-term data storage and low-energy writing and erasing. The device could replace the $100bn ...

The Patents Act was amended in 1995 to delete Section 13 (2) of the Patents Act 1994 [UK Patents 1977, S 1 (2)] which declared that certain subject matter, such as "a scheme, rule or method for ...