Does Software Patent Stifle Innovation? - SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

Does Software Patent Stifle Innovation? SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) In the sideline of this patent war, a debate has been raging about the usefulness of the US patent law governing software patents. Point to note here is that each country has a different patent law. For example, in India, software per se cannot be ... and more »

This Day, May 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog)

This Day, May 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin Cleveland Jewish News (blog) It is said that Dyte asked as his sole reward the "patent" of selling opera-tickets, then a monopoly at the royal disposal. (As reported by James Picciotto in Sketches of Anglo Jewish History) 1800: A community of Jewish slaves, captured over a period ...

Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (11th Cir. 2012) - Patent Docs

Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (11th Cir. 2012) Patent Docs Second, generic drug companies are motivated under the Hatch-Waxman Act to challenge patents, because the "first to file" an ANDA with a certification that the generic product that does not infringe or, more commonly, that the innovator's patents are ... and more »

Book Review: "Degrees Kelvin" by David Lindley - EE Times (blog)

Book Review: "Degrees Kelvin" by David Lindley EE Times (blog) Reading some if the correspondence, even with the stilted Victorian prose, you can't help but note how they were struggling to match phenomena with words. Terms like ether, flux and vortex are bandied around as they tried to firstly describe and then ...

When did cover versions become a bad thing? Judges get tough as The Voice goes ... - Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald

When did cover versions become a bad thing? Judges get tough as The Voice goes ... Sydney Morning Herald Carmen wins best hair, even in a close fight with Joel, who has dyed his undercroft a deep purple to match his deathless lyrical prose. Michelle wins best sport for smiling bravely every time she's introduced as a "mother-of-two" even though she's been ... and more »