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A provoking sampling of what people are saying about intellectual property and its role in the creative process

Expediting U.S. Innovation Comes at a Costhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704358704576118672311596138.html

U.S. Firms, China Are Locked in Major War Over Technology – Allegation made that China’s patent laws favors its own companieshttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703439504576116152871912040.html (2011/02/02)

Patent Backlog Hinders Nation’s Job Creation http://www.jsonline.com/business/114839694.html (2011/01/30)

Innovation is Doing Little for Incomes http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/business/30view.html?_r=1&ref=business (2011/01/30)

Patents, Not Just Politics, Create Obstacles to University Stem-Cell Research http://chronicle.com/article/Patents-Not-Just-Politics/126045/ (2011/01/24)

Despite efforts to improve, U.S. patent approvals move more slowly http://www.technologytransfertactics.com/content/2011/01/26/despite-efforts-to-improve-us-patent-approvals-move-more-slowly/ (2011/01/26)

USPTO Patent Grants – Year by year comparison http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2011/01/uspto-patent-grants.html (2011/01/16)

Governor Strives to Help Tech Firms Add Jobs in California http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/16/BUGB1H9275.DTL&type=business (2011/01/16)

Scientists Fault Universities as Favoring Research Over Teaching http://chronicle.com/article/Scientists-Fault-Universities/125944/ (2011/01/13)

Is It Time to Privatize the Patent Office?  htp://ipwatchdog.com/2010/09/29/is-it-time-to-privatize-the-patent-office/id=12649/ (2010-09-21)

American innovation doesn't pay - A critique of the research and development tax credit. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20100915_American_innovation_doesn_t_pay.html (2010-09-15)

U.S. innovation, feeling the pull from abroad-- The connection between American innovation and manufacturing is unraveling under the pressures of globalization. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/15/AR2010091507327.html (2010-09-16)

Watch Out for Copycats that can Steal your Business Idea http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/2010-09-19-protecting-your-business-from-copycats_N.htm?csp=usat.me (2010-09-23)

Big Blue's R&D Machine Helps Shareholders http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704858304575498181416050328.html (2010-09-20)

People and Places That Innovate - A look at books that relate to innovation. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/business/05shelf.html?ref=business (2010-09-04)

Crossing the Biotech 'Valley of Death': From Innovation to Cure http://seekingalpha.com/article/224005-crossing-the-biotech-valley-of-death-from-innovation-to-cure (2010-09-06)

Evidence Shows That Locking Up University Research With Patents Doesn't Help  http://irb-central.com/news/more-evidence-shows-that-locking-up-university-research-with-patents-doesn-t-help.html  (2010-09-06)

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman: Student entrepreneurs need support for their 'crazy ideas'  http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/university-of-michigan-president-mary-sue-coleman-student-entrepreneurs-need-support-for-their-crazy/  (2010-09-01)

Digital Library of Yoga Poses to Prevent Patenting -- "To prevent patenting of traditional yoga poses, the Indian government has created a digital library of yoga poses.  The[se] 'video graphs' are intended to provide irrefutable evidence for anyone hoping to patent a new style of yoga that the Indians got there first. A previous effort to define yoga, based simply on translations of ancient texts circulated to the relevant authorities, had mixed results, so now they are trying again.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/08/yoga-heritage-india-filming-asanas (2010-10-07)  

Patent marking litigation is on the rise - and penalties have become fair more severe - "Lawyers for product manufacturers now fear clients are liable for up to $500 for every tube of mascara or box of garbage bags marked with an expired patent--an error that turns out to be quite common."  http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/09/01/lawsuits-pending-ruling-gives-big-boost-to-patent-marking-litigation/ (2010-09-01)

Paul Allen launches patent litigation against Apple, Google, and other technology big names - The comments section is scathing. From the blog: "Paul Allen didn’t develop the technology at issue himself, but he owns the patents. He is aggressively going after companies, including many of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, that he thinks are violating technology that was developed at his Interval Research Corp. lab. 'Paul thinks this [litigation] is important, not just to him but to the researchers at Interval who created this technology.' http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/08/27/paul-allen-sues-apple-and-google-over-patents/ (2010-08-27)

"BioCouture: High Fashion Grown From Microbes" - The same process used to ferment green tea used to produce beautiful garments with great pictures.  http://www.fastcodesign.com/1661890/biocouture-high-fashion-grown-from-microbes (2010-08)

"Green-Tech Patent Program Off Target Pace" - A trial program of the US Patent and Trademark Office intended to increase the speed of innovation in green technology has not been as successful as originally hoped.  http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20014880-54.html  (2010-08-27)

"Grim Numbers Point to the End of the Venture Capital Era' - Ten-year returns on venture capital investments turned negative at the end of 2009 and have done much worse in 2010.  http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_15892001?nclick_check=1  (2010-08-25)

 

 

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