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Bayer's Cipro Patent Case , Schutt, Sharron Angle: Intellectual Property Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:33AMA U.S. appeals court refused to reconsider whether a patent settlement reached by Bayer AG over the anthrax treatment Cipro was appropriate, a setback in the government’s efforts to curb such deals.
Lease Up/Lease Down (Sept. 5-11): Whirlpool & Deloitte Expand, Monsanto Downsizes Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:12PMCoStar compiles news of company expansions and relocations, as well as consolidations, closures and layoffs. Look for Lease Up and Lease Down every week, to stay updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. In this week's issue...
BULLION MORNING - Gold suffers selling pressure on dollar rebound, lack of data Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:28AMLondon, 07 September 2010 - Gold prices edged lower during European trade on Tuesday, as selling pressure mounted after a sharp rebound in the dollar versus the euro following speculation that eurozone bank system debts have been underestimated.
LME MORNING - Base metals retreat on dollar bounce, renewed risk aversion Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:14AMLondon, 07 September 2010 - Base metals pulled back from recent highs during LME premarket trading on Tuesday, undermined by a sharp rebound in the dollar amid renewed risk aversion and macroeconomic worries.
Can You Be More Specific? Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 10:09AMFebrua at Almost a PhD says she was disappointed by a recent seminar she attended on alternative career opportunities in the life sciences. The presentation, she says, was a "total flop," because "no one was talking about any specific alternative careers. ...
LME LATEST - Metals pause below session highs on lack of momentum Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:59AM- Base metals moved off session highs during LME open-outcry trading on Monday, with a lack of momentum following an initial upside impetus resulting in sideways conditions as US markets are closed for Labour Day.
PRECIOUS METALS - European Opening View - Bullion treads water; silver holding close to 17-month highs Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:43AMLondon, 06 September 2010 - US stocks posted solid gains Friday with the Dow up 1.25% and the S&P500 1.3% after a stronger than forecast NF Payrolls reading offset data showing a slowdown in the US Service sector.
Spread-over relief for VRS payments Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:26PMQUESTION: VRS payments are entitled to deduction under Sec. 10(10C). Where the excess of payment over the amount allowed as a deduction is taxable, the request for spread-over relief under Sec. 89 is continued to be denied though courts have uniformly conceded the claim. What is the remedy?
LME LATEST - Bullishness lifts metals markets on stronger-than-forecast US jobs data Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:58AM- The bulls came out in force on the LME after the publication of expectation-beating US non-farm payrolls data on Friday afternoon, with copper leading the uptrend, trading as high as $7,750 per tonne.
LME LATEST - Metals drift back in open-outcry sessions, volumes light before US jobs data Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:14AM- Light volumes and a lack of noise characterised open-outcry trading on the LME on Friday, with prices static around yesterday's levels ahead of the crucial US non-farm payrolls report at 1330 BST.
LME MORNING - Metals consolidate just below highs while market awaits key payrolls data Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:13AMLondon, 03 September 2010 - Base metals traded quietly on the LME this morning, as is typical on Fridays during the summer months, ahead of a three-day holiday in the US and hours before the publication of the closely watched August non-farm payrolls report.
BULLION MORNING - Gold rangebound above $1,250 ahead of key US jobs data Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:58AMSpot gold was up $1.50 to $1,252.20/1,253.00 per ounce. The yellow metal touched a two-month high of $1,254.80 on Wednesday but failed to break through that level in the previous session.
LME LATEST - Metals sparkle near highs, perky inventory report supports ahead of US jobs report Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:58AM- Base metals held at steadier levels close to intraday highs and are looking to extend this week's mini-rally, gearing up for today's keynote economic report from the US, the August non-farm payrolls data due early this afternoon.
Precious metals hold gains ahead of key jobs reading Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:58AMLondon, 03 September 2010 - Equities gained further ground Thursday with the Dow up 0.5% and S&P500 0.9% as traders and investors remained risk positive.
The Mosque Debate Continues to Galvanize the Blogosphere Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:59PMTo a degree not seen in the mainstream press, the controversy over the lower Manhattan mosque has touched a raw nerve in the social media.
Apple wins patent for critically important iOS swipe-to-scroll gesture Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:26AMTwo years before the first iPhone, Apple applied for a patent that has become one of the staple gestures of the iOS platform.
LME LATEST - Metals slip from highs in PM trading on mixed US data Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:59AM- Base metals edged down from their highs on Thursday afternoon on the LME following slightly better-than-expected jobless claims figures out of the US after a choppy open-outcry session during which copper and zinc tested recent four-month highs.
BULLION MORNING - Gold rebounds slightly on easing risk appetite ahead of ECB, US data Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:28AMLondon, 02 September 2010 - Gold rebounded in Europe on Thursday as risk appetite eased ahead of today’s European Central Bank meeting and further US data before the weekend, while the dollar tried to recover the previous session’s losses against the euro.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: September 2 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:17AMFinancial woes spark vehicle obfuscation
Lilly, Apple, Liberty Media, Facebook: Intellectual Property Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:25PMEli Lilly & Co. won a court ruling that blocks plans by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to sell a generic version of the Evista osteoporosis treatment before March 2014.
News In Brief: jobs, Kodak/Apple, India phones Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:46PMLow- and middle-wage jobs have grown the fastest this year, indicating that even if employers pick up the pace in job creation, robust consumer spending may still be elusive.
Crime worries span the City Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:22PMTwo citizens brought their concerns to City Hall last week, putting a growing gang problem front and center at the Aug. 24 council meeting.
NYT Story on Wall Street’s Fallout with Obama Misses the Dead Bodies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:37AMAndrew Ross Sorkin has a rather curious piece up today at the New York Times in that it purports to explain why the banking industry is up in arms about Obama, yet buries and/or omits some key issues. It’s pretty well known that big financial firms have been throwing their weight around, no doubt encouraged by [...]
Rep. Sanchez pushes `Made in America' legislation Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:56PMWHITTIER - Rep. Linda Sanchez on Monday touted a series of bills called "Made In America" that she said would keep manufacturing businesses and jobs in the United States.
Next: The Smartphone and Tablet Wars Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:07AMThis week, Apple is expected to announce a refresh of several iPod products (including the touch) and possibly the Apple TV. The real drama remains with its higher-profile offerings -- the iPhone and iPad -- and last week, Qualcomm gave a credible look at their compelling future. However, with phones running on Google's Android platform passing the iPhone in shipments, there is some doubt ...
Anti-fraud commissioner tackles China on cigarette smuggling Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:43AMCigarette smuggling and fake designer goods will top the agenda when Europe's Anti-Fraud Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta meets Chinese officials in Shanghai this week. The commissioner told EurActiv the EU has an "enormous problem" with illegal goods entering the European market from China.
Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:08AM(AP) -- Even though they've lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, about 4.5 million older Americans continue to smoke.
Week in review: Dark tech days ahead? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:07AMIntel's chief executive issues a pessimistic outlook, as Gmail dials up voice calls. Also: HP versus Dell.
Plans advancing for SW Jeff waste coal plant Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:34PMAn Australian company has been offered $7 million in state tax breaks to build a new southwestern Jefferson County plant that would convert low-value or waste coal into fuel for electricity generation.
Intellectual Property Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:28AMChapter 1 What Is a Patent? Chapter 2 What Is Potentially Patentable? Chapter 3 What Is Not Patentable?
EFF: Apple Patent Is 'Traitorware' Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:55PMWhen a new device is activated on the sly and used against you, that's a step beyond spyware. In fact, it inspired the EFF to coin a new term, "traitorware." Electronic Frontier Foundation - Apple - Law - Intellectual property - Security
Reportlinker Adds Strategies for Managing Pharmaceutical Workforce and Site Reductions: Analysis of legal ... Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:54AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
What to do with a degree in anthropology Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:47AMAnthropology graduates enter a variety of professions and their employability will no doubt increase as the world becomes ever more globalised Ask people to picture an anthropologist and many will come up with someone like Bruce Parry who, in the BBC2 series Tribe, sampled life among indigenous peoples all over the world to study their cultures. While this in-at-the-deep-end approach to ...
HUFFPOST HILL - AUGUST 24TH, 2010 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:39PMWhat's Your Reaction? Happy National Waffle Day, America! Today marks the date in 1869 when Cornelius Swarthout had his patent for the waffle iron OKed.
Intent is to give immunity on a platter: Gopalakrishnan Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:47PMKOCHI: Nuclear scientist A. Gopalakrishnan, a strong critic of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, has alleged that the real intent of the measure, ‘diluted' by the Union Cabinet, is to provide foreign supplies total immunity from any liability and to help open up the Indian nuclear power sector to private business houses in due course.
New ride at Cedar Point tops out at 301 feet, but (alas!) it's not a roller coaster Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:39PMThe WindSeeker was unveiled Tuesday on the popular Sandusky amusement park's Facebook page.
HP In 3PAR Bid; iPhone Kill Switch Eyed Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:13AMHP In 3PAR Bid; iPhone Kill Switch Eyed
Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:10PMIt looks like Apple, Inc., is exploring a new business opportunity: spyware and what we're calling "traitorware." While users were celebrating the new jailbreaking and unlocking exemptions, Apple was quietly preparing to apply for a patent on technology that, among other things, would allow Apple to identify and punish users who take advantage of those exemptions or otherwise tinker with their ...
Government considering changes in bill language suggested by BJP Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:33PMNew Delhi: The government is actively considering the changes in language suggested by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the controversial Clause 17 (b) of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill 2010, official sources said.
US GOLD - US gold hits 7-wk high on disappointing jobs data Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:13PMNew York, 19 August 2010 - US gold futures rose to their highest point in seven weeks on Thursday after a unexpected rise in US jobless claims reduced appetite for risk and led investors to buy gold as a safe haven.
LME MORNING - Base metals uplifted on absence of stock inflows; diverge from broader sentiment Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:28AMLondon, 19 August 2010 - Base metals diverged from the broader market mood to trend higher in Thursday pre-ring sessions, as counter-seasonal inventory declines and receding fears of a double dip allured investors, although volumes were still modest amid summer conditions.
Andrea Lyon: The Prison Industrial Complex Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 2:25PMAlmost ten percent of our population is locked up. Does this accomplish anything? In other words, does locking up a drug dealer stop drug dealing? The answer is, and has been for decades, a resounding no.
The Dog Days of Summer and High-Tech Hijinks Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:05AMIn the mid-to-late 1980s, colleagues and friends were surprised when I transitioned from working as an on-camera investigative TV reporter to cover the then-fledgling high-technology industry for specialized trade magazines. They needn't have worried -- reality TV and the tabloids have nothing on high-technology industry hijinks.
Regional Report Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:10AMNews and notes from communities around San Diego County
Patent Office gains funds to cut application backlog Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 4:29AMThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will get an additional $129 million in federal funds to help reduce an application backlog that the Obama administration says is hindering innovation and job creation.
Restarting the machine: What's ahead for Springs tech industry Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 3:39PMWhat does Boulder or Boston or Austin or San Jose have that Colorado Springs doesn’t? Other, that is, than giant companies, billions in capital and scads of starry-eyed entrepreneurs lining up to launch the next Google or Microsoft? Comparing...
RESTARTING THE MACHINE: What's ahead for Springs tech industry Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 3:39PMWhat does Boulder or Boston or Austin or San Jose have that Colorado Springs doesn’t? Other, that is, than giant companies, billions in capital and scads of starry-eyed entrepreneurs lining up to launch the next Google or Microsoft? Comparing...
In Hindsight: Our cast: Hurd, Andreessen, Ellison, Chambers Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:28PMOracle CEO Larry Ellison defends his friend Mark Hurd; the woman who accused HP's former CEO of sexual harassment said she was 'surprised and saddened' he lost his job. Plus: Cisco's CEO warns of 'unusual uncertainty.' Oracle sues Google. Skype files for an IPO.
Startups Or Behemoths: Which Are We Going To Bet On? Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 9:05AMI knew I would be touching a raw nerve with my last two posts , on patents. But I was really surprised at the divergence of opinion. Entrepreneurs overwhelmingly supported my stance that software patents hamper innovation and need to be abolished, but friends in Microsoft, IBM, and Google were outraged at my recommendation. The big companies’ executives argued that abolishing patents would hurt ...
Oracle Sues Google – How Google Tried to End Run Java and Why Oracle’s Lawsuit Has Merit Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 8:16AMIn a terse press release yesterday released by Oracle, the company announced it is suing Google over patent infringement related to Google’s Android operating system. The release simply cited a statement from spokesperson Karen Tillman as follows: "In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks ...