Pēteris Skorovs

Patent Examiner, Engineer and Researcher with broad interests in Technology, Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights.

Pēteris Skorovs

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Minox Patents

Minox Patents

Minox is the world’s most famous subminiature camera, which was invented by Walter Zapp and originally manufactured by Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (VEF) in Riga, Latvia. The Walter Zapp’s invention was protected by more than 80 patents in 24 countries.

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Rubik's Cube Patents

Rubik’s Cube Patents

Almost everybody knows the Rubik’s Cube. It is not only widely recognised as the best puzzle toy ever made, but it is also one of the best-sold toys worldwide. The Rubik’s Cube was patented in Hungary. However it had obtained almost no patent protection abroad.

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Minox Patents

Minox Patents

Minox is the world’s most famous subminiature camera, which was invented by Walter Zapp and originally manufactured by Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (VEF) in Riga, Latvia. The Walter Zapp’s invention was protected by more than 80 patents in 24 countries.

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Levi Strauss & Co.

Levi’s Patents

Many people believe that Levi Strauss invented the first of jeans, but that is not true. The original inventor of jeans was Jacob Davis, who assigned his patent partly to Levi Strauss’s company.

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Minox Patents

Minox Patents

Minox is the world’s most famous subminiature camera, which was invented by Walter Zapp and originally manufactured by Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (VEF) in Riga, Latvia. The Walter Zapp’s invention was protected by more than 80 patents in 24 countries.

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