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Michael Jackson - The Shoe Behind His 'Smooth Criminal' Dance Move

Michael Jackson's Smooth Invention: His loafer/sock look was actually a highly technical, gravity-defying Velcro boot.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Moonwalker, Music!, Inventions, Science / Technology, Law

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Intellectual Property Watch

Inside Views: Tribes To WIPO: Long-Term Protection For Traditional Knowledge Needed

Indigenous people and governments like the United States' may be able to help each other, especially when it comes to protecting traditional knowledge while also using it combat global crises like climate change, says Terry Williams of the Tulalip Tribes.

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Related Topix: Law

Thu Jul 02, 2009

InformationWeek

Apple Files Touchscreen-Related Patent Applications

Apple may be developing technology that would provide non-visual feedback when a person touches the screen of a laptop, smartphone, or other electronic device, according to a patent application filed by the company Thursday.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, iPhone, Law

TwinCities.com

Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show

Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show.

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Related Topix: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Law, Katy, TX

Wed Jul 01, 2009

PR-inside.com

Dr. Zalman M. Shapiro, 89 Granted Patent for Innovative Method of Synthesizing Diamonds

DR. ZALMAN M. SHAPIRO, 89, GRANTED PATENT FOR INNOVATIVE METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING DIAMONDS /EIN News/ Pittsburgh, PA - July 1st, 2009 - Fiances have a new reason to celebrate.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Law, Alexandria, VA

Peter Zura's Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog

USPTO Posts Selected Material on Bilski

The PTO recently announced that "in view of the high level of interest sparked by the case, the USPTO is posting selected court documents from Bilski v. Doll on this Web site." Currently the site only contains PTO material related to the Federal Circuit Panel Proceedings , Federal Circuit En Banc Proceedings, and Supreme Court Briefs .

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Related Topix: Law

Tue Jun 30, 2009

GlobeNewswire

New Patent Issued to ImmuDyne by the U.S. Patent Office

ImmuDyne , continuing to build its intellectual property and leadership role in Beta Glucan technology, today announced that the Company recently received an issue notice from the U.S. Patent Office.

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Related Topix: Law

Mon Jun 29, 2009

All Points Blog

Eu LBS Patent Could Mean Trouble

The European Patent Office has granted an EU-wide patent for the transmission of location-based information between devices and the subsequent publishing of that information for viewing on a map.

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Related Topix: Law

Sat Jun 27, 2009

BNET

USPTO: Dropping Income, Growing Lines

Being underwater - or, at least, standing in line - seems to be a fact of life for the US Patent and Trademark Office , and things have only been getting worse.

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Related Topix: Law

Fri Jun 26, 2009

BNET

Kappos Gets USPTO Nod, But What Will He Do?

Barak Obama last week announced David Kappos as his choice to head the US Patent and Trademark Office .

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Related Topix: Law, UC Davis

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Peter Zura's Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog

USPTO Bailout Bill Introduced

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and ranking member Jeff Sessions came to the rescue of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday night when they introduced a bill that will allow the agency to use funds designated for its trademark portfolio to be used to address its growing backlog of patent applications.

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Related Topix: Law

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Reuters

U.S. patent office shortfall worsens: official

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is facing a growing shortfall that has forced it to ask Congress for rule changes to help it weather economic hard times, a Commerce Department official told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Law, US Politics, US News

WVNY

Recessionary Thinking: Ten zany patents

Even in a recession, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office keeps busy. Since 1996, the annual number of patent filings has jumped 130% to 485,000 last year.

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Related Topix: Law, Inventions, Science / Technology, San Antonio Metro

Medical News Today

Micronics Receives Patent On Rapid Thermocycling Methodology For Molecular Diagnostics

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT Micronics, Inc.

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Related Topix: Law, Health

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Ars Technica

Obama's USPTO choice supports patent reform

Last Thursday, the Obama administration finally named its choice to head the Patent and Trademark Office: David J. Kappos, who is currently serving as IBM's assistant general counsel.

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Related Topix: Law, US News

BusinessWeek

A Scholar-Activist Challenges U.S. Patent Law

John F Duffy is a professor at the George Washington University Law School. He is looking to change the U.S. patent system through litigation Critics of the U.S. patent system have high hopes that 2009 might be the year Congress acts to amend it.

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Related Topix: Law, US News, US Supreme Court, Inventions, Science / Technology, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Mondaq.Com

United States: Patent Law Harmonization - A Historical Perspective -...

Ladas & Parry LLP / Ladas Domains LLC United States: Patent Law Harmonization - A Historical Perspective 22 June 2009 Article By John Richards 1 In medieval times, the grant of exclusive rights "monopolies" by the sovereign had been a convenient way in which the sovereign could raise money without the need to resort to taxation.

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Related Topix: Law, Science / Technology, Inventions, Opinion

Market Wire

US Patent Issued to Jumptap for Presenting Advertisements on a Mobile Communication Facility

Jumptap, the leading mobile advertising solutions provider, today announced that it was awarded Patent No.

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Related Topix: Law, Science / Technology, Inventions

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Internet News

Obama Picks IBM Patent Guru to Head USPTO

The nomination could see the embattled Patent and Trademark Office receiving a director sympathetic to tech industry issues.

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Related Topix: Law, US News, US Politics, Patrick Leahy, US Senate, Democrat

Fri Jun 19, 2009

EETimes

IBM exec picked to head patent office

Early reactions support President Barack Obama's choice of David Kappos, the assistant general counsel for intellectual property law at IBM Corp., as the new head of the U.S. patent office.

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Related Topix: Law, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

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