Patents

The Rise of the Intangible Economy: U.S. GDP Counts R&D, Artistic Creation – Businessweek: WOW. GDP is going to be re-calibrated to include Intangible assets. They hadn’t been included because, well, they were kinda hard to measure. ? Huh ? So expenses on a bridge or a factory becomes part of GDP and part of the “capital” of a working economy, but investment in R&D is simply an expense, with no intrinsic value for the…

» The “Patent Cliff” and its Effects upon Workers’ Compensation Claims: The Oxycontin patent expires today. So you would expect to be able to buy many people’s favorite drug on the side of the road or on hill-tops, just above cliff level.As with many things that are FDA approved and regulated, this is going to be a very slow ride down from the cliff, definitely not a one-time drop off.First, this drug is highly abused and strongly regulated by the…

Apple Offers ETSI Royalty-Free Licenses For Nano-SIM Patents – WSJ.com: So, it would appear, as part of the patent wars in the wireless and MP3 market, Apple is going to try to move to a standard that lowers the litigation prospects. ‘via Blog this’