On January 30, the German Ministry of Justice received the French Instrument of Ratification for the London Agreement. This means that the Agreement will enter into force on 1st May 2008, bringing with it a new era for patent applicants at the European Patent Office. This is very good news, [...]
SFGate.com reveals that, according to a survey released Tuesday by the University of San Francisco, “[c]onfidence among local venture capitalists has plunged to its lowest level since 2004. Concern about a possible recession, weakness in the stock market and tight credit since the subprime mortgage crisis has caused venture capitalists [...]
The New York Times reveals that “Wall Street analysts have begun to search the globe for 1.7 million lost iPhones. Apple said that it has sold 3.75 million iPhones through the end of last year, but AT&T has activated a bit less than 2 million phones. There was a moment [...]
The Sidney Morning Herald writes that “China vowed on Sunday to improve the ‘grave situation’ of music piracy in the country, as it hosted the annual music industry event here to learn and exchange ideas with companies from around the world. China has been strongly criticised for its record on [...]
According to PCWorld, “[t]he charitable Give One, Get One XO laptop program [has come] under fire by participants who say they've suffered chronic delivery snafus and delays.” One example is David Ruggiero. “When [the] Seattle, Washington, resident […] heard about an opportunity to get his hands on the innovative XO [...]