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China named top patent filer in 2011

According to Thomson Reuters research reported last week, China surpassed the United States as the world’s top patent filer in 2011....
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Women and intellectual property protection

This past month one recurring theme among my female clients rose above all others: Intellectual Property protection. Each woman had confusion on...
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U.S. Supreme Court to decide what new inventions are eligible for a U.S. patent

Everyone understands that aniPod, a GPSdevice and even the shock absorberson the family car are inventions that can be patented. But what about a...
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One Economic Indicator Worth Tracking

Economists and Traders will find that most market indicators relying on forecasts are worthless in our present environment. Unemployment, inflation...
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Facebook buys AOL patents from Microsoft

Just earlier this month Microsoft spent $1 billion on on 800 patents and 125 patent applications that belonged to AOL. AOL only kept 300 patents...
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Kodak patent sale could influence smartphone patent battlefield

Kodak is about to join its once-great rival Polaroid as former photography icons that have filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection. That filing...
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Intellectual property is more than patents

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most people think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least seven items that...
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Patent it: inventors who could have made millions

How many times have you heard someone say " I invented that item " when something is already on the market ? Well that person might just...
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Trademark, copyright or patent? What type of intellectual property protection is needed?

Trademark, copyright or patent? Non-lawyers - and even many lawyers - are confused about what type of intellectual property protection is needed...
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National Inventor's Day

  • National Inventor's Day
  • February 11, 2009
How many times have you seen a new product and grumbled, “Why didn’t I invent that?”Today is National Inventor’s Day, a day...
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