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Topic: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  
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BILL GATES   |  2 comments

Bill Gates Patents Electromagnetic Hybrid Engine

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 92
Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 9:54 AM

Microsoft founder Bill Gates appears as a principal applicant on a patent published last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but the concept in question isn't computer-based; it's an electromagnetic combusion engine. The ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

The Control Boom

BY Mary Meehan
Relevancy Score: 74
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:44 PM

If necessity is the mother of invention, we clearly need quite a bit. The U.S. Patent Office this year has been flooded with applications. Inventors and marketers keep churning out great -- and some not so great -- new gadgets and ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  1 comment

The Control Boom


Relevancy Score: 74
Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 1:15 PM

If necessity is the mother of invention, we clearly need quite a bit. The U.S. Patent Office this year has been flooded with applications. Inventors and marketers keep churning out great -- and some not so great -- new gadgets and ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  2 comments

Cities That Shine

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 70
Fri Oct 29, 2004 at 7:21 PM

Catalytix, a group associated with Richard Florida, has developed a regional creativity scorecard. And now, Visa USA has identified what its research considers the most entrepreneurial cities in the United States. The Visa ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Zenovation - Balancing the Art, Science and Language of Innovation

BY Tom Hortel
Relevancy Score: 50
Mon Dec 8, 2008 at 6:13 AM

I’ve spent the past 30 years as a technologist, inventor and trainer of systematic innovation for Procter & Gamble, but also in the unusual role of being a corporate cartoonist . Being both a divergent artist and a convergent ...READ»

SACRAMENTO BUSINESS LAWYER   |  Comment

The Confusion over Trademarks

BY Deborah Barron
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Jul 22, 2009 at 2:33 PM

Many people don’t seem to understand the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents.READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING   |  1 comment

They Have a Better Idea ... Do You?

BY Anna Muoio
Relevancy Score: 38
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:46 PM

Unit of OneREAD»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Cheat Sheet

BY Carleen Hawn
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

Special Ambition EditionREAD»

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DC's New Economy World: A Changing Landscape

BY Vanessa Blum
Relevancy Score: 30
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:32 AM

Fast companies in the DC Metro areaREAD»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Fast Cities by the Numbers


Relevancy Score: 25
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:43 AM

How did we come up with our list of "Fast Cities"? Read on for insight into our methodology.READ»

BRANDING   |  Comment

Alliteration is Alive and Awesome

BY david heitman
Relevancy Score: 25
Tue Aug 11, 2009 at 3:31 PM

 In the midst of all the bad economic news and the escalating healthcare debate, one government program seems to be meeting with nearly universal approval: the Cash for Clunkers deal.One of the reasons this program has gained ...READ»

ATLANTA PERSONAL INJURY   |  Comment

Georgia Trademark Lawyers

BY Robert Webb
Relevancy Score: 23
Tue Feb 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM

There are times when someone decides to go ahead and try to use a trademark that is already in existence and gets sued for trademark infringement. No one knows this better than Robert Webb of Webb & D'Orazio in Atlanta, Georgia.READ»

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SMARTER PHONES   |  Comment

Patent War: Google and Apple Vying for Context-Aware Smartphone Dominance

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 22
Wed May 20, 2009 at 8:52 AM

New patent applications from rivals Google and Apple show that the companies are swiftly moving to occupy the same smartphone application arena--one in which your phone adapts to your surroundings and personal routines. Back in ...READ»

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TWITTERING GADGETS   |  6 comments

IBM Patent Means Your TV Remote Will Twitter Too

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 22
Fri Aug 28, 2009 at 7:32 AM

It's only a matter of time before someone releases a dedicated gadget for Tweeting. And now an IBM patent has surfaced implying that soon your TV remote control will do your microblogging for you.READ»

CELL PHONE REPAIR   |  Comment

CPR Franchise Opportunities Still There for the Taking

BY Jeff Gasner
Relevancy Score: 21
Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 4:32 PM

CPR, the largest cell phone repair business in the nation, with 20+ locations, offers a stellar investment bargain for canny entrepreneurs.READ»

ONLINE BUSINESS   |  Comment

Squashing the BlackBerry?

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 20
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:03 AM

They call it "CrackBerry" for a reason. Once you've gotten your hands on a BlackBerry, the wireless email device now carried by more than 3 million people across the country, life is never the same.READ»

MICHAEL WACHS   |  Comment

CEOCast AND Michael Wachs

BY CEOCAST Michael Wachs
Relevancy Score: 20
Fri Jul 24, 2009 at 2:45 PM

michael wachs, ceocast and michael wachs, ceocastREAD»

MARKETING   |  5 comments

Brewing up a storm


Relevancy Score: 18
Fri Dec 1, 2006 at 3:34 AM

When I buy coffee beans from my local Starbucks, Ethiopian Sidamo wins hands down every time. But where does my brand loyalty lie? With Starbucks? Or with Sidamo? This week Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi and Starbucks CEO Jim ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  Comment

He Seconds That Emotion

BY Anni Layne
Relevancy Score: 17
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:37 AM

Almost 20 years ago, Scott Fahlman decided that people using computer-based communications needed a way to express emotions. His solution? The now ubiquitous emoticon. Here's why the man who brought the smiley face to the Net is still smiling.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  2 comments

Boing!

BY Ron Lieber
Relevancy Score: 17
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM

After 16 years of research-and-development effort, Nike has finally figured out how to put a little spring not in your step but in your shoes. Innovation, it turns out, is a marathon, not a sprint.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  1 comment

Patently Aggressive

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 12
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:03 AM

Forgent Networks sues software giants for patent infringement. Is it protecting inventors--or driving a stake through the heart of innovation?READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Here's an Idea!

BY Jill Rosenfeld
Relevancy Score: 10
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM

Unit of OneREAD»