Facebook has taken a serious step towards trying to push out startup competitors.  It will be interesting to see how the patent disturbs some of the new hot businesses like Foursquare and Gowalla.

Read about the new Facebook Patent here

New York Law School announced last week that the second Peer to Patent pilot program would happen.  Peer to Patent is an initiative to open the patent process to the public.  Is this a good idea?

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Looks like there are some changes ahead for the international patent system according to World Intellectual Property Organization.

Read about the changes here

An interesting law suit is going on in Europe.  One floral company is suing another floral company for buying their competitors name as a keyword on Google Adwords.  When a potential customer puts in the name of this floral company into a Google search another company is paying to be the number one listing in the advertising area for that term.  Is it illegal?

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Chile’s recent 8.8 earthquake was not enough to bring down a new building using a recently patented technology of U-shaped energy dispensers.  Thanks Chile, coming soon to California….hopefully!

Read about the new patent here

Sexting has been a hot button lately in the media.  Apple is trying to patent a new technology to help parents with their growing concerns.  The question is will these technologically advanced youths find a way around this new technology?

Read the entire article on Apple here

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