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Phosphate World and Patent World. Sir John Bennet Lawes, Father of Fertilizer!

ByBizMan

Check out the post at our sister blog SustainZine.com: Phosphate World. This blog talks about the phosphate industry in Florida and the nice resort being built out of the rubble of past Phosphate mines over in the Tampa Bay area. That actually is pretty cool, but the point that phosphate fertilizer from mines is non-sustainable, and consequently is a broken business model. Peak Phosphate in the world could arrive by 2030. Innovation in preserving and…

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

ByBizMan

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

ByBizMan

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…

Apple, Samsung, Google and the smartphone patent wars – everything you need to know | Technology | theguardian.com

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Apple, Samsung, Google and the smartphone patent wars – everything you need to know | Technology | theguardian.com: This is an interesting overview of the many concepts associated with patents and patent strategies. Very nice overview. Of course you will also want to get the Patent Primer 2.0 at one of these fine book store locations near you: Print version of the Patent Primer 2.0 here: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan Kindle eBook here: www.TinyURL.com/IPPrimer2e  ‘via Blog this’