There’s something extra interesting about patent infringement cases that involve celebrities, isn’t there? This week’s patent news kicks off with a story about Kim Kardashian and her selfie smartphone case. Let’s dig in.

Samsung gets accused of sexism, Amazon reasserts it domination, and Lululemon goes head to head with Under Armour in this week’s biggest patent and IP-related news.

This week, the newsmakers were in full force, as Apple unveils new education technology, LG finds itself in a spot of trouble and Facebook faces some competition in the virtual reality ring.

So it’s another week in the world of patents and—you guessed it—we’re bringing you more of the latest news from companies (and inventors) from around the world.

This week, Nissan applies for patents on self-driving vehicles and the resignation of the Director of the USPTO remains shrouded in mystery.

There’s a battle brewing over patents for “Covfefe” and Amazon looks to block online price checking in the latest patent news.

Shushing the whispers that Apple had reached the end of its innovative streak, the company was granted 54 patents yesterday, June 20. These patents cover a wide range of products, both currently available and possible for the future. The applications for these patents were filed up to three years ago, with all approved and published in one day.

Facebook was recently granted a patent that aims to predict users’ emotions through their typing speed on mobile devices. The first goal is to adapt messages in response, but we suspect the end goal is the same as many other tech companies are striving for: data.