Tag: patents
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#Tesla Abandons Its Patents, Aims to Spur Electric Car Revolution
from grist.org: Tesla, maker of the most critically acclaimed car ever, is going open source. Every patent that the Silicon Valley electric-car pioneer has ever secured will now be available for any company in the world to use, free of charge. “Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to…
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Apple Patent Could End Butt Dialing Forever!
from appleinsider.com: Apple is famous for its pioneering touchscreen devices, but a new patent shows the company has also dabbled behind the scenes in touch-sensitive buttons that would be able to distinguish between accidental activation and an actual finger press. The concept comes from a patent continuation published this week by the U.S. Patent and…
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New World Next Week: Episode180 – #SOTU? STFU!, 3D Printer Patent, Drone Rustlers Update
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode180 – #SOTU? STFU!, 3D Printer Patent, Drone Rustlers Update Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Obama Misleads Nation on Iran Deal Obama Brought 60,000 Troops Home…
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Nestlé: Stop trying to patent the fennel flower
from sumofus.org: Nigella sativa — more commonly known as fennel flower — has been used as a cure-all remedy for over a thousand years. It treats everything from vomiting to fevers to skin diseases, and has been widely available in impoverished communities across the Middle East and Asia. But now Nestlé is claiming to own…
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New World Next Week: Episode159 – Insider Threats, Poor Food, Supreme Genes
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode159 – Insider Threats, Poor Food, Supreme Genes Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: ‘Insider Threat’ Program Forces Federal Employees To Spy On Co-Workers Questions And Answers…
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Sanity prevails: US Supreme Court rules that human genes are not eligible for patent protection
from Natural News: In a unanimous ruling, the United States Supreme Court ruled today that human genes cannot be patented. The ruling invalidates the thousands of patents that have already been granted on human genes, including the patent by Myriad Genetics on the BRCA breast cancer genes which the company says no one else can…
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Fight to Patent Human Genes Heard by Supreme Court
from activistpost.com: On Monday, the Supreme Court heard Myriad Genetics plead their case on why they want to patent human genes. According to the biotech company, it discovered the gene linked to higher risks in breast and ovarian cancer and plans to further its research. Related: Genetics have little influence over health, top stem cell…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode0144 – Blemished Banquet, Monsanto Patents, Insider Ketchup
Story #1: UN Offers Banquet Of Blemished Food To Highlight Waste // Story #2: Justices Skeptical Of Farmer Who Planted Patented Monsanto Seeds // Story #3: FBI Probes Suspected Insider Trading In H.J. Heinz Buyout
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Justices Skeptical Of Farmer Who Planted Patented Monsanto Seeds
from latimes.com: In a closely watched patent case, Supreme Court justices appeared ready to dash the hopes of an Indiana farmer who claimed the unfettered right to plant the next generation of Monsanto Co.’s genetically modified soybeans. The justices strongly suggested in oral arguments Tuesday that they would agree with Monsanto that its patent protection…
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Microsoft Won’t Say If Skype Has Wiretap Backdoor
The United States government and law enforcement agencies have been trying to force VoIP carriers such as Skype and other digital communications companies to include a backdoor that would allow police and government agencies to institute a wiretap on online communications.
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Corbett Report: Episode218 – Philosophy of Liberty: Magna Carta
listen to corbett report on @RBNlive weeknights at midnight from corbett report: In this age of the destruction of our long tradition of western jurisprudence, it is a document that everyone has heard of but very few have read. The Magna Carta was written nearly 800 years ago, yet still has a profound influence on…
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12/22 defcon: planets, tweets & patents
2 earth-size planets discovered orbiting star* darpa’s new spy satellite could provide real-time video from anywhere on earth* taliban, US military waging war via twitter: report* twitter use by shabab in somalia incites US* apple wins partial victory on patent claim over android*
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‘no food rights’ judge quits to work for monsanto law firm
from food freedom: As courts and bureaucrats continue to assert that citizens have no fundamental right to produce and consume the foods of their choice, we find Monsanto lurking nearby. The Wisconsin judge who recently ruled that we have no right to own a cow or drink its milk resigned to join one of Monsanto’s…
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9/15 Defcon: Virgin, Havoc & White Space
Virgin aims for first space launch within a year // US military plane forced to land after North Korean electronic attack in March // Netflix for books? Amazon is considering // Google purchases Big Blue patents to defend Android // Twin Towers on Mars
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Organic Seeds Growers Are Suing Monsanto – Support Them
Hold Monsanto accountable for organic seed contamination and protect the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) from wrongful and harassing lawsuits from Monsanto in the future.