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U.S. Patent Office's Green Tech Fast Track Program Expands Its Reach

The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Green Technology Pilot Program, launched in December to fast track green tech patent applications, has been good to many companies--Skyline Solar, for example, received a ...READ»

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Jobs Squad: Turtle-Necked Mac Geniuses to Make Tech Support House Calls?

Apple seems to be creating its version of The Geek Squad. The Boom! disposal experts. Does this mean that we will soon be seeing squadrons of silver-colored vans, driven by bespectacled men in black polonecks zipping around the ...READ»

Just in Time for Copenhagen, Green Patents Get a Boost

Have a brilliant green tech idea that you're just itching to get to store shelves? Now's the time to file a patent. The U.S. government is cutting the average review time for green technology-related patents from 40 months to 12 ...READ»