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Google to sell Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91B – FierceWireless

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Google to sell Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91B – FierceWireless: This is a pretty good take on the strategic transaction that Google has entered into with Lenovo. The headlines will be very misleading related to the Motorola Wireless deal that Google just made for selling the handset division (hardware) to Lenovo. People will look at the almost $12.4B deal where Google bought some 17,000 and the Motorola wireless division that comes with it in May…

The Energy Roadmap – The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky … Who killed the Electric Car?… a who dun it of history.

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The Energy Roadmap – The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]: Ovshinsky is compared to Edison as a prolific inventor… He hold patents on NiMH batteries. His solar cells power the MIR space station. Good question on Cobasys and the restrictions on next-gen batteries by the patents held within the company.!:-) The batteries that have become so critical in the next generation of batteries, electric cars,…

References Cited Per Patent are up 250% in 10 years | Patently-O

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References Cited Per Patent | Patently-O: This is interesting how the number of issued patents cited have gone up from about 20 total patents references to about 50.  Over the last 10 years! WOW. The additional references from the examiner appears to be consistent at about 5 to 7; but as the comments indicate, some of those may already have already been mentioned in some form by the applicant. That is a 250% increase in…

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Secrecy cloaks patents on inventions in Canada: NSA for IP

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Secrecy cloaks patents on inventions hidden far from public eye by Industry Canada: Wow.So in Canada you can have your patent applications totally shielded from all view/publication. And, we presume, against your will and better judgement. But only for National Security. One would assume, that you will have lots of problems, then, if you were to consider bringing it to market commercially (non-military). And, here in the US of A, we are grappling with how…

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Patent Trolls Threaten Green Innovation · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader

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Patent Trolls Threaten Green Innovation · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader: There is a lot of discussion about “patent trolls” and the impact they have on various industries. Here is the argument about the impact they have on the innovation in “green” technology. This is really the case for all new technology and all new industries, but the argument is about the major impact the trolls have on smaller organizations in the…

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Anti-patent engineers a problem, says senior Google IP counsel – Blog – IAM Magazine

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Anti-patent engineers a problem, says senior Google IP counsel – Blog – IAM Magazine: Wow this is an interesting point related to the effect that Patent Trolls have on the invention and innovation process. Google spends an ever increasing amount of time and money in prevention and avoidance within the new product/invention pipeline. Yuk! This is like the doctor avoiding malpractice issues by exercising defensive medicine, but on steroids.  (Sorry about the pun!) ‘via Blog…