Unconstitutional Appointments
"Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments."
Under a 1999 law, the head of the Patent and Trademark Office has the authority to appoint administrative judges to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. via Government Executive
Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Students Design Meaningful Medical Solutions
"One of the main challenges of today's state-of-the-art medication is in the delivery of complex and multi-component therapeutics"
When University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Claire Flanagan graduates in May 2009 with bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering and biochemistry, she might display her diploma next to an equally prestigious ... via Newswise
Court weighs whether to restrict 'business method' patents
"A narrow focus on physicality requirements is not well suited to the electronic age"
Is a baseball pitcher's method for throwing a curveball patentable? How about a chiropractor's techniques? A federal appeals court wrestled with those kinds of questions Thursday when it considered placing ... via News Observer
Apple granted patents involving QuickTime, iTunes, iPod Dock
Apple has been granted patents involving QuickTime, iTunes and the iPod Dock by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. via Macsimum News
Colligo Networks Issued U.S. Patent on Peer-to-Peer Database Synchronization
Colligo Networks Inc. , a leader in desktop collaboration solutions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved the issuance of patent No. via Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. Announces Granting Of European...
"I am pleased to announce this important milestone in our company's development"
Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 08 May 2008 Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. via MediLexicon