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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.