We are finally making serious headway for an all electric car. (Or even a (re)Volt economy.)
BUT we gotta get off Coal as the power source.
Way to go GE.
The belief that our patent system is broken is patently false (guest column) | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: This is a very interesting article by David Kappos (IP attorney and director of the USPTO). Intellectual Property, especially patents, is a critical foundation of the US economy and of our entrepreneurial proficiency. But we shouldn’t take it for granted. That’s why some of the IP, Hi-Tech companies have joined together into an American alliance of…
IP Creates Jobs for America | BIOtechNow: “In May, the Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) was proud to unveil the results of our state intellectual property (IP) jobs research, which has been a year in the making. The study, IP Creates Jobs for America, provides real, tangible evidence that the economic benefits of IP are broad and far-reaching.” Go here for the original GIPC report and the interactive US Map. Key points related to IP…
SU Labs | Singularity University: Check out Singularity University… Exponential growth in information and technologies. Here is the introduction of the Singularity University at the TED conference by Ray Kurzweil in 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMYVH-hBGWg Very cool This is interesting changes in technologies and technologies. ‘via Blog this’
The STEM shortage: Crisis or myth? | Spring 2014: Wow, give a look at this on STEM jobs and education. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education). So how do we (u.s.a) stem the STEM shortage? This is an interesting article about the STEM PIPELINE that has a lot of leakingcouplings. This is an original article in UoP’s Faculty Matters magazine. Keywords: school, university, training, innovation, STEM, jobs, economic development,‘via Blog this’
The Strategic Business Planning Company has long championed an aggressive approach by startup companies that centers on obtaining a patent(s) on a new product/service at or near the time of market entry to offer unique value and competitive protection. Very young companies need funding. Venture capitalists are a major source of funding and, according to a study by the University of California Berkeley Law School, “many investors place a premium on patents when making investment…
Photographer Files $1 Billion Suit Against Getty for Licensing Her Public Domain Images [UPDATED] – Hyperallergic: Wow. Getty was selling public domain photos to everyone, including the photog herself. Getty was notifying people with the images that they must pay money to keep using them (on their own web sites, etc.). So the copyright owner, Carol Highsmith, gets a $120 bill for using her own picture on her own web site. Highsmith had donated the…
