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Google Book Search settlement

By Ira Nathenson on October 28, 2008

Here’s an excerpt from today’s press release:
The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and Google today announced a groundbreaking settlement agreement on behalf of a broad class of authors and publishers worldwide that would expand online access to millions of in-copyright books and other written materials in the U.S. from [...]

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Today in 1840: Morse Code patent issued

By Ira Nathenson on June 20, 2008

Wired.com reports that today is the anniversary of the 1840 patent for Morse Code:
Morse code has now been in use for more than 160 years. It still has practical applications in the modern world because almost anything can be used, from telegraph key to flashlight to pencil to fingertip, to tap out or [...]

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BOGO day for patents at the Supreme Court

By Ira Nathenson on April 30, 2007

SCOTUSblog reports that the Supreme Court today issued decisions in two high-profile patent cases. According to SCOTUSblog, Microsoft won (7-1) in Microsoft v. AT&T, and in KSR v. Teleflex, a unanimous Court ruled that the Federal Circuit had applied too narrow a standard for determining “obviousness.”
Note: BOGO means “buy one, get one free.”

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