Last Friday, the European Commission published a communication entitled “A Strategy for ICT R&D and Innovation in Europe: Raising the Game,” which recognizes the importance of intellectual property rights (IPRs) for innovative small and medium-sized companies in the EU. The communication, which is meant to be a first step towards [...]
Reuters speculates about the likelihood of the planned IBM-Sun merger raising antitrust concerns, writing that “[t]he prospect of staid IBM merging with brilliant but troubled Sun Microsystems could spark a bout of antitrust scrutiny in the United States and abroad as customers and suppliers raise concerns about competition. The merger [...]
Oh. Heck. Yes. I love, love, love this video. It’s a trailer for “SuperNews,” an animated show that will on the on the Current network tomorrow. (Thankfully, full episodes are available online since my old-fashioned cable doesn’t carry the network. Apparently Current is only delivered to the homes of you [...]
The San Francisco Gate has an op-ed which claims that President Obama’s ideas for helping small businesses don’t go far enough. The author of the piece, entrepreneur J.R. Johnson, writes that Obama’s proposed decrease in the capital gains tax for 75 percent of the investment if it is held for [...]
The Register reveals that “[t]he European Commission has reiterated its demand for the creation of a single European patent. It said the absence of such a protection is hindering the growth of technology companies in the European Union.” The San Francisco Gate has another article on the Obama administration’s newest [...]
