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"They've Helped Themselves to My Artwork..." Banksy Accuses GUESS
“Attention All Shoplifters…” Another guerrilla marketing strategy or unintentional (intentional) copyright infringement? This fall/winter 2022...
Get to Know This Year's Women Leaders in Tech Law
The Recorder honored the women lawyers handling game-changing, law-shaping, market moving work in and around the tech sector as part of the California Legal Awards on Nov. 3. Meet...
California Police Play Copyrighted Disney Tunes to Avoid YouTube Publishing
Copyright intends to protect the rights of creators, but here is an interesting use that you probably haven't thought about. In recent years, the recording of police...
Just The Beginning For Patent Waivers?
WTO Issues Precedential Decision Sending Shock Waves Throughout the IP World In March 2020, the world was upended and faced with unimaginable challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic posed...
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A lithium-ion battery that can be painted on virtually any surface has been developed at Rice University. The rechargeable battery consists of spray-painted layers, each ... Read More »
Students at the University of Houston have engineered the concept and prototype for MyVoice, a device that reads sign language and translates its gestures into... Read More »
Superconductivity promises huge energy savings. Although they play important roles in science, industry, and medicine, conventional superconductors must be maintained ... Read More »
Graphene has caused a lot of excitement among scientists since its discovery in 2004. Just one atom thick, the famed material has several remarkable properties. It... Read More »
Duke University chemists created a new set of flexible, electrically conductive nanowires from thin strands of copper atoms mixed with nickel. A new study shows that... Read More »
As the patent wars rage on between Apple and Samsung, with the two jostling for top spot in the smartphone and tablet industries. A U.S. appeals court ruled that... Read More »
Liquid crystals underlie pixels that make sharp pictures on thin computer or television displays. Liquid crystal displays are already a multibillion dollar industry... Read More »
Researchers at the University of Texas, Dallas have designed an imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls... Read More »
Navetas has created technology that should actually make your ‘smart meter’ smart. It learns about your home or building energy usage and... Read More »
