Apr
8
Free Stem Cell Patent Database
Posted by Keeley Vega at 6:38 am under Innovation, Internet, Patent, Wikinomics.
Stemcellpatents.com announced the launch of its updated stem cell patent database. The site includes summaries and analysis of over 1275 expert-selected patents identified as relevant to stem cell commercialization.
According to the website, this database is an effort to exploit the infinite potential of stem cell therapeutics. “Unfortunately, due to the nature of current day science, […]
Mar
21
Multilingual websites now easier
Posted by Dirk Avery at 1:41 pm under Innovation, Internet, Wikinomics.
Google has announced a new AJAX Language API which allows for translation and language detection. Like its other AJAX APIs, Google aims to provide website developers access to its substantial software resources enabling a new generation of web applications.
The number of languages included is impressive with such common languages as English, Spanish and German, […]
Mar
19
LIVE BLOG - Cleantech Talk
Posted by Keeley Vega at 11:25 am under Events, Innovation, Patent, Technology.
Thomas Knox, 87′, a partner in Morrison and Foerster’s Northern Virginia office will speak about “The Emerging Cleantech Economy”.
Cleantech is the business of environmentally-sustainable technologies, and the practice involves intellectual property, environmental, energy, and corporate law, among other areas. As the price of oil has skyrocketed and awareness has grown about the need for innovative environmentally-friendly […]
Mar
5
Alexandrians in action: Google Books
Posted by Dirk Avery at 2:14 pm under Copyright, Innovation, Internet, Technology.
Today, here on the University of Michigan campus, I saw the Google folks at work. A huge moving truck was backed up next to the library door. Carts filled with books filled the truck.
The basic task is really pretty simple. They take books and scan them. The complexity comes from the […]
Mar
5
William Blumenthal, live blog
Posted by Dirk Avery at 12:24 pm under Innovation, Internet, Technology.
March 5, 2008, 12:20
12:23: This looks interesting: FTC 2003 Report on Innovation. We are moving away from “balancing” competition law and IP, to “aligning” the two. I like aligning. It’s very business like.
12:28: FTC thought that patent quality was on the decline with negative effects: discouraging innovation, elevating cost and leading […]
Mar
4
Michigan’s strong patent market
Posted by Dirk Avery at 5:37 pm under Innovation, Patent.
I go to the University of Michigan Law School. Ann Arbor, as a university town, is shielded a little from an otherwise awful state economy. However, innovation and patents are helping to bring things back. Sven Gustafson on MLive writes:
The auto industry may be bleeding money throughout Michigan, but it is fueling […]