WIPS in the CPAC 2017

The 8th PIAC took place in Beijing, Sept. 5th - 6th, 2017. As the official event name is upgraded to CPAC (before PIAC), size and quality of the event is also upgraded in 2017. This upgraded event has given WIPS the upgraded opportunity for networking and raising the brand value.

This time WIPS had the presentation on ' How to Use the Invalidation Advisor in Prior Art Search ' showing the improved Invalidation Advisor . Hundreds of audience paid the attention to the improved features and gave a lot of questions. 

The improved Invalidation Advisor will be released in Oct. - Nov. 2017 and will be noticed as the most effective and practical tool for IP practioners.  

WIPS also participated in the exhibition with its own booth. Hundreds of people visited the WIPS booth and showed interests in the upgraded functionality. 

This event brought the special time to learn and exchange ideas with many of IP professionals and show the improvements of WIPS Global to the world.

PIAC 2017, WIPS IP Seminar

WIPS holds the IP Seminar at PIAC 2017 in Beijing.

Mr. Sean Wang, Global Business Division has a presentation on the topic

" How to use WIPS Invalidation Advisor to save your time in prior art search"

Date : Sept. 5th, 2017

Room : 308

Time : 13:50-14:10

Wal-Mart Applies for Patent for Blimp-Style Floating Warehouse

It’s no secret that Wal-Mart and Amazon have been waging an ongoing retail war. But recently, the former’s copycat efforts have gotten far less subtle.

 

 qz.com

A patent application filed by Walmart in February and published in August by the US Patent and Trademark Office proposes an “aerial transport and launch system” for dispatching delivery drones in mid-air—or, as Bloomberg describes it, a “blimp-style floating warehouse” that would send orders down from the sky.

 

www.cnbc.com

 

 



 

Designed to fly at heights of at least 500 feet and typically more than 1,000 feet, the aircraft would be operated autonomously or by a remote human pilot and coordinated with scheduling software.

 

 

“In a modern retail environment, there is a need to improve the customer service and/or convenience for the customer,” the patent states. “One aspect of customer service is the availability of products. The availability of products is dependent in part on the distribution.”

 

 

If this all sounds familiar, it’s because Amazon was a granted a patent for almost the same exact concept, back in April 2016. “This disclosure describes systems and methods for utilizing an aerial fulfillment center (“AFC”) and unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAV”) to facilitate delivery of ordered items to users,” says Amazon’s patent. “An AFC may be a fulfillment center that is supported by and/or incorporated into an airship.”

 

 

 

Extracted from qz.com